Football Recap: Elk River Piles Up the Points Against Cretin-Derham Hall

Elks

Team Score (Highest)

10/15/25 vs Cretin-Derham Hall	61
09/05/25 vs Sauk Rapids-Rice	60
09/26/25 vs Cambridge-Isanti	51
09/12/25 vs St. Francis	50
08/28/25 @ Bemidji	50

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Elk River). They blew past the Cretin-Derham Hall Raiders 61-27 on Wednesday. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-7.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Elk River to victory, but perhaps none more so than Braedon Becker, who rushed for 186 yards and one touchdown on only eight carries. Becker is becoming a predictor of the Elks' success: when he posts at least 80 rushing yards the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Levi Harris was in the mix as well, providing Elk River with two TDs.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Elk River was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 617 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.

Elk River didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Harris and Caleb Healy.

Elk River's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2. Those home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.2 points over those games. As for Cretin-Derham Hall, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-3.

As of now, neither Elk River nor the Raiders have any future games scheduled.