Photographer Jeff Veire, uncle of twins Austin and Jacob, the one-two punch that combined for big play after big play in the St. Michael-Albertville Knights’ 28-21 victory over St. Thomas Academy Saturday night, captured a host of images from the State 5A football championship.
Here are just a handful of our favorites.
Jacob Veire airs it out in the third quarter of the championship game at TCF Bank Stadium. (All photos by Jeff Veire. Copyright Jeff Veire).The Knights defense celebrates a fumble recovery. STMA kept the St. Thomas running game grounded all night.After being bottled up in the first half, standout wide receiver Isaiah Weston broke lose with this over-the-shoulder catch for a 25-yard touchdown.With his running mate, Eric Sjelin, on the bench due to injury, sophomore Mitch Kartes carried the load. And picked up two touchdowns.Austin Veire makes a big grab on a key third down play in the second half.Senior end Elijah Rice hassled STA quarterbacks all night long.Coach Jared Essler barks out instructions late in the contest. Essler, a high school state champion in North Dakota, picked up his first title as a coach with Saturday’s win.The Knights celebrate the title with the STMA faithful at The Bank.A heroic welcome home, as STMFD and AFD escorted the football team buses.
