Maple Grove's Gannon Farrens, shown during Wednesday's state tournament soccer game against Andover, will compete in the cross-country state championships Saturday. (Jerry Holt/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

MN high school boys soccer state tournament

Gannon Farrens stood by himself on the U.S. Bank Stadium field, frozen by disbelief and disappointment. He watched from a distance as Eagan’s boys soccer team burst into celebration.

The Maple Grove senior forward battled hard and scored a highlight-worthy goal in the Class 3A boys soccer state championship. Like every player on the field, Farrens had to feel physically and mentally exhausted after an intense back-and-forth title game ended in overtime with Eagan celebrating its first championship.

A half-hour later, Farrens already had begun preparing himself mentally for his next challenge: the cross-country state championships on Saturday.

For more on Farrens and his double state championship runs, click here to read this story on startribune.com.