Two Twin Cities Catholic high schools met on the football field Friday night to honor those impacted by Wednesday's mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church .
Cretin-Derham Hall and St. Thomas Academy have a long-standing rivalry, and this matchup was no exception. Before the first kick, both teams observed a moment of silence.
"This community has been impacted this week by the events on Wednesday at Annunciation, and both schools have students from that community," explained Matt Funk, the athletic director at CDH. "We're all catholic schools united, and we wanted to take a moment to remember those we lost, those that are still grieving."
Players stood across from each other as the American flag flew at half-staff.
On Wednesday afternoon, Gov. Tim Walz ordered all U.S. and