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Raiders wide receiver Michael Floyd, Minnesota's most sought-after football recruit in six years, wasn't the sole center of attention. Although he had three receptions for 77 yards, he started the Raiders' spree by throwing an option pass and hitting Shady Salamon for a 24-yard touchdown on Cretin-Derham Hall's first play from scrimmage.

It was a play the two buddies had been working on since June.

"It was really nice to open up that way," Floyd said. "Shady is like a wide receiver anyway."

Floyd, ranked as the eighth-best high school wide receiver in the nation by recruiting Web site Rivals.com, caught a 37-yard pass to the Rangers' 1-yard line minutes later to set up another Salamon touchdown.