Crimson clad fans packed the Maple Grove High School stadium Friday night for Homecoming football action and they got plenty of it from Derrick Jameson who scored two touchdowns to beat the Wayzata Trojans 21-3.
There wasn't a lot of scoring in the first half. Both teams defense would shine bright as the Trojans line would put pressure of Crimson quarterback Jacob Kilzer and the Crimson defense partially blocked a Wayzata punt that gave them a golden opportunity to get on the scoreboard since the ball was spotted at the Trojan 20 yard line. Unfortunately, Maple Grove came up shot on fourth down and couldn't capitalize on great field position.
The scoreless tie would eventually be broken on a 33 yard field goal from the Trojans kicker Andy Vrudny with :08 left in the first half and Wayzata led at halftime 3-0.
The Trojans lead would be short lived in the third quarter. Jameson would put the Crimson ahead as he ran down the sideline, cut to the center of the field and reach the end zone on an 84 yard touchdown run. Maple Grove would get the ball back on a bad snap from a Wayzata punt that would begin the Maple Grove drive at the Trojan 16 yard line. On the first play, Cole Newell, on the option play, fired a 16 yard strike to Kilzer and the Crimson took a 14-3 lead.
Turnovers would plague the Trojans throughout the game, including a pass intercepted by Maple Grove's Jacob Anderson. The Crimson would line up in the Wildcat formations and on a direct snap to Jameson, ran down the field like traffic heading down Highway 81 for a 50 yard touchdown to clinch the victory.
Maple Grove improved their record to 5-1 and host the St. Michael-Albertville Knights on Friday, October 15 at 7 PM. Wayzata fell to 4-2 and will also return to action on the 15th as they head to Blaine to take on the Bengals at 7 PM.
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