Minnetonka football ready for 6A semifinal against Anoka Thursday

The Minnetonka Skippers football team is in the Class 6A semifinals and will take on the Anoka Tornadoes Thursday night at US Bank Stadium.

KSTP Sports spoke this week with Minnetonka head coach Mark Esch and senior linebacker Dylan Hudgens, a South Dakota commit.

***Click on the video window above to watch our conversations with Esch and Hudgens***

RB Chase Conrad and QB Caleb Francois helped Minnetonka get past Blaine 28-0 last week in the Class 6A football quarterfinals. They combined to rush for 284 yards and three touchdowns.

Minnetonka is 9-2 with losses to fellow 6A semifinalist Maple Grove and Eden Prairie. Among their nine wins: fellow 6A semifinalist Shakopee.