MINNEAPOLIS — The mood in the Como Park High School locker room Saturday at U.S. Bank Stadium after its Class 2A boys soccer championship game with top-seeded Blake mirrored the weather outside — cold, gray and damp.

The unseeded Cougars, whose run to the title clash energized their campus and sparked pride throughout the St. Paul City Conference, ended with a 3-0 loss to the Bears, who were simply too good to be beat and finished the season 19-1-2.

“They were just a good team and good teams create good chances,” said Como Park standout Blessed Htoo, who found himself tightly marked and often jostled. “Their ball movement, they’re very quick with it. And after they pass, they move right away.”

Said Cougars defender Henry Simmons: “I was nervous. I knew they were a good team and it was k

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