Cretin-Derham Hall edges East Ridge

The extra yards Cretin-Derham Hall wide receiver Aitor Flood fought for in the game's last minute led to a road victory over No. 2-ranked East Ridge. Quarterback Ricardo Johnson connected with Flood for 15 yards and the receiver broke two tackles for 3 more yards to reach the end zone with 24.3 seconds remaining. The Raptors, who had been averaging more than 40 points per game, scored their only touchdown on a 1-yard run by Austin Kamrath in the second quarter. East Ridge was in field goal position with 2:34 remaining in the game but went for it on fourth-and-5 from the 20-yard line and turned it over on downs.

Key of the game: Cretin-Derham Hall's defense, which allowed only one touchdown against one of the state's highest-scoring programs. It played without top defensive recruit Jashon Cornell, who was out with a concussion. The biggest stop came during the Raptors' final drive that ended on the edge of the red zone.

Quote: "Any time we'd get something going we'd get a penalty and hurt ourselves badly. That shouldn't happen." — East Ridge sophomore quarterback Seth Green on his team's first loss of the season and its nine penalties. He was 9-for-19 with 123 yards.

One thing to know: East Ridge was without its top running back, Nick Leach. The senior tore the ACL in his left knee last week against Park and is out for the season.

Jason Gonzalez