BLOOMING PRAIRIE — When the Blooming Prairie football team squares off against Minneapolis North in the Class A state quarterfinals in Richfield Friday at 7 p.m., there will certainly be some differences on both sides of the field.

On one sideline you will have city kids and on the other sideline you will have country kids.

“They probably look at us as the underdog from a small town rural area,” BP junior safety and wide receiver Anthony Nelson said. “A bunch of hick farm boys.”

But that’s where the team’s differences end. Both squads are 11-0, they both love to incorporate the passing game on offense and both teams came up with lop-sided wins over Lester Prairie-Holy Trinity this season. BP beat LPHT 41-6 Sept. 12 and the Polars topped LPHT 40-13 Oct. 31.

“They run a lot of the same plays we do do, except they run it from the pistol,” BP head coach Chad Gimbel said. “Their quarterback is a big play guy and they’ve got some big play receivers that they like to throw the ball down the field to. We’ll have to be ready for that.”

Polars’ quarterback Tyler Johnson can get out and run and he also likes to throw to wide receivers Malik Matthew and Keyon Thomas. The game will be a sharp contrast to BP’s opponent in the Section 1A title game — Rushford-Peterson, a squad that liked to grind it out with the running game.

BP senior linebacker Scott Romeo said they will be looking to make sure that Johnson doesn’t hurt the Blossoms with his legs.

“You’ve got a quarterback that can get out of the pocket and you’ve got to worry about him and you’ve got to worry about running backs and receivers that can get out,” Romeo said.

North plays an aggressive 5-1 defense and it has held opponents in check throughout the season. The Polars are allowing 5.4 points per game.

“They’ve got a lot of good athletes with a lot of speed,” Gimbel said. “They’re a good team. We’re going to have to play our best game.”

BP was happy to get to state for the first time since 2011, but with a big senior class, the Blossoms are hoping that they can finish strong. They certainly don’t want Friday’s game to be their last.

“They know this is their last shot and we’ve got some very good seniors that want it badly,” Gimbel said.

Romeo said the Blossoms are hoping to extend their season all of the way to the state title game.

“We’re ready for a challenge [Friday]. We’re ready to play,” he said. “The goal wasn’t to get to state, it was to get to the state championship game. We’ve got work to do.”

The winner of the BP-North game will play the winner of Dawon-Boyd and Mahnomen Nov. 15 at Hopkins High School Nov. 15 at 1 p.m.