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One play later, Jameson ran 74 yards for a touchdown and 21-0 lead. Maintaining the pressure, Maple Grove’s defense turned Woodbury (9-2) over on downs to end the Royals’ first drive of the third quarter. Turning serious, Hill said, “I felt like we needed to score first and we didn’t, so we were fighting it the rest of the night.” “Those fakes always work in practice,” he joked. He’s a big inspirational leader for us and that play was huge.” “About 5-8, 160 pounds, but he’s scrappy and can run.

“He’s a prototypical linebacker in my defenses,” Lombardi said. But senior Jace Uzzell read the pass play and tackled the receiver short of the goal line. Woodbury, which converted a fake punt for a first down early in the second quarter, attempted a fake field goal with two seconds remaining in the first half. “We knew we had a pretty good player that had the capability of breaking it,” Lombardi said.Ī Jacob Anderson interception led to junior tight end Sam Peters’ 82-yard touchdown and a 14-0 Crimson advantage. Jameson, 6-1, 195 pounds, entered Thursday’s game with 1,163 yards rushing and 19 touchdowns. Jameson closed a truncated 2020 season by rushing for a combined 282 yards and four touchdowns in the final two games. “He figured out his junior year that, ‘Hey, I’m pretty good.’ ” “He was a B-team kid who kind of came up under the radar,” Maple Grove coach Matt Lombardi said.

Senior running back Derrick Jameson took a sweep 59 yards to the end zone for a 7-0 lead on his team’s first possession. Players responsible for some of Maple Grove’s best moments Thursday weren’t necessarily earmarked for greatness. The Crimson (10-1) advance to play the winner of Friday’s game featuring Farmington and Eden Prairie. Maple Grove’s delayed detonations produced a touchdown per quarter in a 31-12 victory in the Class 6A state tournament quarterfinals played at Eden Prairie High School. “You’re watching and it’s a pretty even game except for about four minutes where they score 28 points,” Hill said. Film study on Maple Grove made Woodbury football coach Andy Hill wary of the Crimson’s explosiveness.