Brian’s Best: Apple Valley vs. Bloomington Jefferson

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Apple Valley and Bloomington Jefferson opened up the Minnesota football playoffs Tuesday night in Apple Valley with an explosive offensive game. <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2022/10/survive-and-advance-apple-valley-holds-off-jefferson/">Apple Valley held on to win 35-33</a> in the Section 4AAAAA quarter-final shootout, complete with numerous impressive individual performances.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"id":"block_635b4671d524a","name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["490291"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"If it weren't for a certain top-ranked player in the state lining up on the other side of the field, Haueter would have been the most impressive guy on the field. 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