Brian’s Best – Lakeville South vs. Lakeville North

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I am a sucker for rivalry games. Even when one or both teams are not very good, rivalry games always up the level of everything about a football game. The players, the fans, the whole game-time experience is amped up. The atmosphere at a Lakeville North, Lakeville South football games is excellent, even when one of the programs is down. When they both have good teams – like this year – the whole stadium is electric. Friday night was no exception. Here are the players who stood out in <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2023/09/south-with-a-walk-off-win-on-rivals-home-field/">South's thrilling come-from-behind victory</a>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["348781"],"_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":"Rateliff was a problem for the Panthers' offensive line all night. He got off a block early and made a tackle for a short gain. He repeated the feat later with another tackle for a short gain. Against the pass, he got into the air and deflected a pass. 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