Here are our picks for some of the biggest games in the East Metro on Friday

Bears quarterback Oluwatomi Animasaun has lifted White Bear Lake to a 2-0 record with his dual-threat capabilities.

But now the Bears take a massive step up in competition. Farmington is fresh off a 7-3 win over Lakeville North. Defensively, White Bear Lake’s defensive front will have to hold up against a Tigers team that ran the ball 44 times in each of the first two games.

Our pick: Farmington 28, White Bear Lake 14.

A big tilt for future Class 5A, Section 3 tournament seeding. Two Rivers’ Drew Altavilla and Apple Valley’s Quieris Barnslater are dual-threat quarterbacks that figure to give each opposing defense issues.

But Two Rivers’ running game — which exploded for 276 yards last week against Simley — wi

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