Sense and Sensibility is a Jane Austen novel. It’s not about football. In the fall, it doesn’t matter. R-P senior Ethan Sense has a susceptibility, a sensibility, to wind up in the end zone. The tailback frequented pay dirt multiple times again as the #5 in Class A Trojans hosted Fillmore Central. The underdog Falcons battled for a half-plus. They scored first, a Carson Kiehne 5-yard run in the first. R-P tied it early in the second, a Landon Skalet 21-yard TD pass to Peyton Morrison (on 4th and 9 no-less). FC’s next series saw the Falcons get to 1st and 10 at the R-P 22, only for an interception (Ethan Hermanson). The score was 7-7 until the final two minutes of the half. R-P got a 34-yard pass play (Skalet to Hermanson) on 2nd and 19, then a 25-yard run (Triton Meldahl). A Sense 1-yard TD with 0:33 left sent the Trojans to intermission up 14-7. The series of events, FC not scoring, R-P scoring late, was big. R-P got a stop to start the second, and then scored, another Sense run (2 yards). Late in the third, another set of events put the game away. After R-P downed a punt at the FC 1, the Falcons high-snapped their ensuing punt out of the end zone for a safety. The ensuing free kick saw Meldahl dash 61 yards to the end zone, giving R-P a commanding 30-7 lead. The teams each scored twice in the fourth. R-P won the rivalry game 42-20. Sense had a big second half (14-121, 3 TDs) for a big game (25-170, 4 TDs rushing). He now has 10 TDs thru week three. Carter Weidemann (4-68) and Meldahl (9-57, 61-yard KOR TD) helped R-P rush for 315 yards. Skalet was 9 of 14 for 131 yards and a TD. Kobe Lind (6-71 receiving) was his favorite target. Josh Peters (6-13, 94 yards, INT passing, 19-59, TD rushing, 81-yard KOR TD, fumble recovery) was everywhere in defeat. He accounted for all but 28 yards of FC’s offensive production. The Trojans (3-0) stay unbeaten. FC falls to 1-2 (both losses to ranked foes).
Sense’s Sensibility Propels #5 R-P
