Champlin Park's Brandon Marquardt tries to get out of the backfield in the Rebels' 32-28 loss at Blaine Thursday, Sept. 24. Marquardt rushed for 138 yards and two touchdowns in the game. Photos by Nick Clark(Created: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 3:23 PM CDT)
It was supposed to pay homage to a departed pop star, but the halftime performance of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" at Blaine High School Thursday, Sept. 24, found a more local twist.
In front of a state-wide television audience and an energized homecoming crowd, the host Bengals and Champlin Park traded big-play thrills before a three-play sequence helped Blaine snag its third victory of the year, 32-28.
With Blaine pinned deep in its own end, Champlin Park linebacker Zach Heinrich dropped a sure-thing interception that would have been a touchdown. Two snaps later, the Bengals' punt slipped through the hands of Rebel returner Tanner Brust.
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