The Minnetonka football team runs onto the field before a high school football game at its home field, Einar Anderson Stadium, where a lively game day atmosphere prevails. (Ayrton Breckenridge/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

For many, thinking back to Friday night high school football games of their past often detours into sentimentality.

Sepia-tinged memories are conjured, of things like playing under daylight-bright lights on dew-moistened grass or finding a spot in the bleachers next to a friend with two free hours to talk loud, laugh and be silly in a carefree setting rarely available on school grounds.

With fond memories of high school football games so common, we got to wondering: What fields and stadiums are worth a visit?

Here are a few of my favorites, gathered with some welcome help from high school football savant Nate Wahl of Prep Redzone, who’s known for crisscrossing the state, rooting out the best in schoolboy football.

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