Totino-Grace Football Beats Orono, Advances to Prep Bowl

The Totino-Grace football team will be playing in a state championship game for the first time since 2016.

The Eagles beat Orono in the class AAAA state semifinals Friday 30-21.

Totino-Grace scored three straight rushing touchdowns to head into halftime up 24-7, including a 64-yard touchdown run by Marquel Keten with 10 seconds remaining.

The Spartans got the lead down to three points in the second half, but Emmanuel Benson came up with a big interception near the goal line and Jimmy McNeil went three-for-three on field goals to hold Orono off.

The Eagles will play Becker in the class AAAA state championship at 1:00 PM next Friday.

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Chaz Mootz, reporting

Totino-Grace High School

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