Amy Arntson
With the game 21-21 with just more than 19 seconds left, Esko coach Scott Arntson took a timeout on third down and the team decided to take one shot at the endzone. Quarterback Ty Christensen and receiver Carter Zezulka connected on a fade pass and Esko won the Class AAA quarterfinal game in Brainerd, 28-21 against New London-Spicer. Up next is U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis Saturday against Dassel-Cokato. Esko won a state football championship in 1975. It has reached the tournament 11 times since then, the last time in 2019, but the Eskomos haven't been able to return to the championship game. Now they are one game away.
