Recap: There are no style points in football; sometimes it’s as simple as making one more play. Or, in this game, two more. The Mustangs escaped with a victory over host Cretin-Derham Hall at O’Shaughnessy Field, surviving a late rally by stopping the Raiders twice in Mounds View territory in the final two minutes. The difference was a pair of long completions by Mounds View quarterback Joe Frederickson. He hit Mitch Vaske for an 85-yard score in the first half, giving the Mustangs a 7-6 lead. Then, with his team leading 13-6 early in the second half, he found Danny Dewitt for a 64-yard gain to the Raiders’ 1-yard-line. Joe Janey scored on the next play for a 20-6 lead.
Key of the game: Mounds View keeping Cretin-Derham Hall bottled up and not giving up the big play. The Raiders rarely started with good field position; Their two TDs came on 12-play drives.
Quote: “I still don’t know which team had the momentum at the end. But we fought and made the plays when we had to.” — Mounds View coach Jim Galvin
One thing to know: Cretin-Derham Hall’s defense had a terrific goal-line stand in the fourth quarter, stopping Mounds View five times inside the 2-yard line.
JIM PAULSEN
In an otherwise tightly played game, two big plays by Mounds View made the difference Friday night against Cretin-Derham Hall.
The Mustangs got an 85-yard touchdown reception by Mitch Vaske in the second quarter and a 64-yard reception by Danny DeWitt in the quarter that led to a one-yard touchdown run by Joe Janey en route to a 20-12 victory over the Raiders.
Cretin-Derham Hall tried to mount a comeback, coming up with a goal-line stand in the fourth quarter and driving to the Mounds View 25-yard line. But Raider quarterback Maxwell Jackson made one of his few mistakes of the night, throwing an interception in the end zone with 1:45 left in the game.
Jackson passed for well over 200 yards, most in the second half, and ran for both Cretin-Derham Hall touchdowns.
Mounds View improves to 3-0 on season. With its second consecutvie home loss, Cretin-Derham Hall fell to 1-2.
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