A little aerial success in the first half was enough to keep Forest Lake unbeaten Friday night.

The Rangers got a pair of first-half touchdown passes, including one in unexpected fashion, on their way to beating East Ridge 28-7 on an unseasonably warm early October night at Ranger Stadium.

Forest Lake – ranked No. 3 in the state in Class 6A – improved to 6-0. East Ridge – which has been without starting quarterback Cedric Tomes since the University of Minnesota basketball recruit suffered a broken finger in a season-opening loss to Minnetonka – fell to 3-3.

The Rangers got on the board first when senior Connor Johnson connected with classmate Jacob Rehfeld on an 11-yard touchdown pass, then ran for the 2-point conversion with 3:11 to play in the first quarter.

A 28-yard field goal by s

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