Falcons Run Streak to Five

At one point in the season, Fillmore Central football was 1-2.  Now they are 6-2.  Falcons finished off the regular season, ran their win streak to five, by beating Cotter.  FC got a 60-yard Logan Corson to Dawson Schmidt TD pass in the first and, after an 84-yard Corson to Nate Haugerud pass, a Josh Peters 2-yard run in the second, to lead 14-0.  Cotter scored right before the half; Jo Sandcork 13 yards to Zach Schell.  It marked the first points given up by FC in ten quarters.  FC led 14-6 at halftime.  They broke it open in the third.  Peters had scoring runs of 34 and 74, Brady Ristau a scoring run of 37.  The 35-6 lead stood as the final.  Peters (13-198, 3 TDs rushing) had his best game of the year.  Ristau (9-55, TD rushing) helped on the ground.  Corson (4-11, 165 yards, TD passing) had two big completions.  Haugerud (2-92 receiving) added his sixth interception in five weeks.  It was the fifth straight week FC had a big quarter. Versus Kingsland, the Falcons scored 20 in the second.  Versus Southland and USC, FC scored 21 in the second.  Versus W-K, FC scored 16 in the third.  The Falcons (5-2, 6-2) are 1A’s 4-seed and will host 5-seed W-K (4-4).  Top-ranked, District Champ Goodhue (7-0, 8-0) is the 1-seed.