Football: Mistakes doom Cretin-Derham Hall in state quarterfinal loss to Chanhassen

Crucial mistakes undid the Cretin-Derham Hall football gang Saturday leading to a - loss to Chanhassen in a Class A quarterfinal at Osseo High School The third-seeded Raiders - were stopped at the same stage last year after winning their first section title since Chanhassen lineman Owen Linder a -foot- -pound behemoth who s committed to play at Iowa next season blocked a Cretin-Derham Hall point-after kick attempt two minutes before halftime That play loomed large when the Raiders scored with remaining in the tournament to pull within - Raiders quarterback Izaak Johnson scrambled right and threw back left on the ensuing -point try but the pass fell incomplete Johnson noted he was forced to his third read on the play My tight end Dre Frierson-Hollie ran a delayed cross on the back side announced Johnson who completed of pass attempts for yards and two touchdowns and had a toss intercepted I tried to give him a chance but I had pressure in my face when I threw Second-seeded Chanhassen drove yards to the Cretin-Derham Hall -yard line and took a knee with a minute remaining The Storm attempted to do the same thing on the next play but quarterback Nathan Ramler couldn t handle the snap and the Raiders recovered at their own with seconds on the scoreboard Two plays later however Johnson was sacked for a safety and Chanhassen - advanced to next week s semifinals at U S Bank Stadium to play St Thomas Academy a - victor Saturday over Rochester Mayo Cretin-Derham Hall was also hurt late in the first half when Elias Brasel made an ill-advised attempt to handle a rolling ball off the foot of Chanhassen s punter The Storm recovered at the Raiders -yard line and Ramler s -yard touchdown pass to Kade Bush a play later led to a -all tie Cretin-Derham Hall couldn t convert a fake field-goal attempt midway through the second quarter and Johnson had a pass intercepted by Logan Smith with seconds remaining in the first half After a nice return on that play the Storm set up at the Raiders and Ramler ran for a -yard touchdown five seconds before intermission Michael McDowell s extra point gave Chanhassen a - lead at the break and it never again trailed One of the points of emphasis for in the current era was to avoid self-inflicted errors first-year Cretin-Derham Hall coach Kim Royston noted Raiders tailback Ja Dale Thompson who could manage only yards in carries added We came back out in the second half with ability and we were communicating instead of arguing We could have come back but we did it a little too late Cretin-Derham Hall drove yards in five plays and opened the scoring when Johnson threw a -yard touchdown pass to Frierson-Hollie five minutes into the contest The Raiders muffed punt return to the Storm s tying effort at -all Cretin-Derham Hall marched yards in plays and went up - on Johnson s -yard touchdown pass to Owen Welk with two minutes remaining in the second quarter Linder blocked the extra-point kick attempt and although the Storm punted on its next possession it soon intercepted Johnson s pass and scored seconds before halftime Chanhassen went up - midway through the third quarter on a -yard Ramler run and a McDowell extra point Cretin-Derham Hall turned the ball over on downs at the Storm s on its next possession but scored the following time it had the ball this time when Johnson hit Frierson-Hollie for an -yard touchdown The Raiders couldn t convert on their -point pass attempt effectively ending their season Frierson-Hollie caught four passes for yards and two touchdowns Chanhassen s Ramler completed of pass attempts for yards and a touchdown to Bush who hauled in seven tosses for yards Related Articles State volleyball roundup Hawley Mayer Lutheran repeat as champs Football St Thomas Academy defense makes late stand to win Class A quarterfinal State football Dean runs for TDs as Lakeville South dethrones Maple Grove State volleyball New Life Academy falls in Class A semifinals State volleyball How Cretin-Derham Hall built a beliefs of success