In Rushford, the Root River was out of its banks, flooding farm fields. At Ben Niggle Field, #3 in Class A R-P (3-0) splashed Hayfield (2-1) with big plays, churning the scoreboard. The Trojans had two TDs before an FD (first down). Noah Carlson’s 49-yard TD run and Lukas Rasmussen’s 47-yard punt return TD made it 14-0 after one. A 32-yard Landon Skalet to Rasmussen TD pass made it 20-0. Hayfield’s Gunner Scott (1-yard TD run) scored just before the half to make it 20-6. The deluge of R-P plays continued in the third. Skalet hit Carlson on a 24-yard TD pass (27-7). Spencer Majerus recorded a safety (29-7). Carlson returned the free kick 53 yards and scored on a 1-yard TD run (36-6). Rasmussen then picked a pass and went 43 yards, setting up a Skalet to Rasmussen 4-yard TD (42-6). Skalet’s fourth TD pass, 43 yards to Jake Paulson in the fourth, flushed the Vikings out of town. Perfect R-P (3-0, 4-0) prevailed 48-6. Thanks to FC (above), they lead the Mid-Southeast East. The Trojans’ athletic play-makers, Carlson (19-120, 2 TDs rushing, 24-yard TD reception, FF), Skalet (10-15, 159, 4 TDs, 2 INTs passing), Rasmussen (4-50, 2 TDs receiving, PR-TD, interception), and Paulson (4-75, TD receiving, sack, FF, two FRs), flexed their fast-twitch muscles. R-P’s defense forced five Hayfield turnovers. The Trojans now have 14 takeaways the last three weeks. They are +8 on the season. They’ve won that battle all four weeks.
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