The St. Mary Marauders opened their 2025 high school football season with an exhibition loss to the St. Paul Lions on Saturday.

The Lions opened up a 20-7 lead by halftime and cruised to a 56-17 win at Max Clunie Field. Despite the loss, St. Mary head coach Curt Hundeby said he was happy with the effort.

“We had some missed catches, had a couple of bounces that didn’t just quite go our way, but all in all, I’m quite happy with how we scrapped and how we battled,” Hundeby said. “We just need to take these lessons and get better.”

St. Paul did most of their damage on the ground, with three second half rushing touchdowns. The Lions could have had a fourth, but a 61-yard TD run early in the third quarter was called back due to an illegal block downfield.

Hundeby gave the Lions full credit

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