CRETIN DERHAM HALL TOOK ON EDEN PRAIRIE FOR THE CLASS AAAAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

Eden Prairie took on Cretin Derham Hall for the Class AAAAA boy’s football championship game. Eden Prarie kicked off to Cretin Derham Hall.

With 3:26 left to in the first quarter Brooks Hitchcock scored a touchdown on a 75-yard pass from Mark Alt.
At the end of the first quarter the score was Cretin Derham Hall 7 and Eden Prairie 0.

Both teams’ defenses came up to play. Both of them have been able to come up with some good stops in critical parts of the game.

In a game that was a defensive battle Cretin Derham Hall had a 7-0 advantage over Eden Prairie at the halftime break.

Eden Prairie got the ball to begin the third quarter. They were not able to do anything with it on their first drive.
With 6:25 left to go in the third quarter Mark Alt completed a pass to Clay Horne for a touchdown for Cretin Derham Hall. With that touchdown the score was Cretin Derham Hall 13 and Eden Prairie 0.

Eden Prairie got a safety with 49 seconds left in third quarter to make the score Cretin Derham Hall 13 and Eden Prairie 2.

Eden Prairie looked to score midway through the fourth quarter. They were able to score on a 25-yard field goal by David Planter.

With that field goal the score was Cretin Derham Hall 13 and Eden Prairie 5.

With 2:26 left to go in regulation Mark Alt made a field goal.

This game was definitely a defensive battle. Both teams really stepped up on the defensive end. In the end Cretin Derham Hall was able to come away with the 16-5 victory. With that victory they are the 2009 MSHSL Class AAAAA state football champions.