Football Wednesday: Woodbury at Forest Lake

The playoffs for high school football are nearly upon us, and hopes to get right against Forest Lake .

Woodbury (4-3 Suburban East Conference) lost to Cretin-Derham Hall 43-7; Forest Lake (2-5 SEC) lost to Mounds View 28-0.

Quran Al-Hameed (Woodbury, running back)

Al-Hameed scored Woodbury's lone touchdown last week, providing one of the few bright spots for the Royals.

Tommy Tyson (Forest Lake, running back)

Tyson led the Rangers with 61 yards on 15 carries a week ago.

Woodbury is more or less locked into the second seed for the Section 4AAAAA playoffs. The Royals aren't going to catch Cretin-Derham Hall for the top spot, and even if they lose and Eagan—the team currently in the third slot—wins, it's unlikely they'll be overtaken by the Wildcats. Woodbury is all but guaranteed to host Park—the Wolfpack trails by a wide margin in the points system standings and will be the No. 7 seed in the seven-team section—in the first round of the playoffs.

They will be the No. 5 seed in the Section 7AAAAA playoffs. If they lose, Coon Rapids could still catch them for the fifth position. Since Coon Rapids and Andover—the two teams behind them in the section points standings—play each other, Forest Lake can finish no worse than sixth. At the top of the section, if Anoka, St. Francis and Blaine—all 6-1—all win Friday, Anoka will likely be the No. 1 seed, with Blaine squeaking past St. Francis for the No 2. seed.

• Site: Forest Lake High School
• Time: 7 p.m. Wednesday
• Weather Forecast: 44 and partly cloudy
• Last Season: Woodbury 34, Forest Lake 20

WOODBURY SCHEDULE

Sept. 2: STILLWATER 27, Woodbury 20

Sept. 9: WOODBURY 29, Hastings 23

Sept. 16: Woodbury 49, PARK 13

Sept. 23: WOODBURY 35, East Ridge 34 (2OT)

Sept. 30: WHITE BEAR LAKE 24, Woodbury 21

Oct. 7: WOODBURY 37, Roseville 24

Oct. 14: Cretin-Derham Hall 43, WOODBURY 7

Wednesday, Oct. 19 at Forest Lake, 7 p.m.

FOREST LAKE SCHEDULE

Sept. 2 FOREST LAKE 53, Park 36

Sept. 9: EAST RIDGE 28, Forest Lake 10

Sept. 16: WHITE BEAR LAKE 35, Forest Lake 26

Sept. 23: Stillwater 27, FOREST LAKE 7

Sept. 30: Forest Lake 43, ROSEVILLE 42

Oct. 7: Cretin-Derham Hall 35, FOREST LAKE 6

Oct. 14: Mounds View 28, FOREST LAKE 0

Wednesday, Oct. 18 at Woodbury, 7 p.m.