Unbeaten Blaine proved to be a little more formidable. The top-seeded Bengals (10-0) scored 21 unanswered points in the second quarter en route to a 34-7 home win over of the fourth-seeded Lakers.

The Lakers endured another one Nov. 4 against Blaine, falling 21-17 on the road to the top-seeded Bengals in the second-round of the Class 6A playoffs. Blaine scored on a 16-yard touchdown pass ...

At Xcel Energy Center, the Bengals advanced past the first round just once in those three visits, but he still relishes the memories and the nerves that came along with his first experiences ...

Too bad for the Bengals - who could obviously use a legendary pass-rusher headed for Canton - Burnley's season doesn't end until May. Surely the soccer team will allow at least one goal by then.