Mason West remembers how close his team came to a state championship two years ago.

And now, in his senior season, the Edina quarterback wasn’t about to be denied a second chance.

West threw for 314 yards and four touchdowns as the Hornets overcame a 21-point, late second quarter deficit to knock off Minnetonka 42-41 in a Class 6A state semifinal Thursday night at U.S. Bank Stadium.

Edina (8-4) rattled off 35 unanswered points over a span in the third and fourth quarters then held off a late Skippers’ surge to advance to face the winner of Friday’s other semifinal between Moorhead and Lakeville South in the state title game at 7 p.m. on Nov. 21.

That’s the same place the Hornets were two years ago during West’s first season as the starter. In that game, West threw a 21-yard touchdown p

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