Big Southeast

Owatonna's All Conference and All District players from the 2019 fall high school sports season

Week One recap of the Big Southeast Football District

Eight Owatonna football players were named to the Big Southeast All-District team, including the Offensive Player of the Year. Four others earned a spot on the honorable mention team. Junior Jason Williamson landed the top offensive honor for the Red Division after racing for nearly 2,000 yards.

The Huskies football team is facing adversity for the first time this season. After sending nearly every game through the first six weeks into running time, the Huskies dropped a 21-17 dual to Northfield Friday night in a battle of top-five clubs.

Owatonna football is averaging more than 500 yards of offense each game. Junior running back Jason Williamson is eating up the turf at a 190 yard per-game pace. The newly-minted No. 1-5A Huskies (6-0) faces possibly their toughest test of the regular season when they play at No. 5-5A Northfield (6-0) Friday night at 7PM.

Another week, another big game for Owatonna junior running back Jason Williamson. He set a single-game OHS rushing record with about 335 yards in Friday's 46-7 win over Rochester Century. That breaks the mark set by Sam Hylle against Austin in 2015.

Winona, the top-ranked Class 4A team in Minnesota, clobbered Mankato West 38-13 Friday night at Paul Giel Field in Winona, ending the Scarlets 19-game regular season winning streak.

Owatonna put another game into running time as they whipped John Marshall 42-6 Friday night in Rochester. The Huskies led 28-0 at the half and their starters scored on six of their seven drives.

Owatonna, Northfield, Mankato West and Winona all won lopsided games Friday night to improve to 3-0. At least one of those teams will lose next week, as the Scarlets go to the Winhawks.

Owatonna used a big second quarter to give themselves plenty of breathing room in their showdown with Rochester Mayo Friday. Austin and Winona used huge second stanzas in their wins as well.