Trojans Roll Blossoms

It took one play for #9 R-P (1-seed, 8-1) to set the tone versus Blooming Prairie (4-seed, 7-2) in the other 1A semi. Noah Carlson returned the opening kick-off 81-yards to pay-dirt. It began a string of 28 unanswered first half Trojan points. They scored on their first four possessions. The last (99 yard drive) came after stopping BP at the one. Yards were near identical (393 to 390), first downs (23 to 12) in BP’s favor, but the scoreboard, 41-12, was all Trojans. The most awesome guys wore green. Carlson, with his fourth 200-yard game (26-236, 3 TDs; 81-yard KOR TD), closed in on 2,000 yards rushing. He has 29 rushing TDs. Landon Skalet (8-10, 146, 2 TDs) hit his favorites, Jake Paulson (4-80 receiving) and Lukas Rasmussen (4-66) for TDs. Two Trojan picks brought their season total to 20. They have a positive-turnover margin every game (+18 total). They have two turnovers since week four. BP sophomore QB Seth Peterson (27-47, 288, TD, 2 INT’s) threw a lot. Conner Getchell (19-77, TD rushing; 3-59, TD receiving) had both Blossoms scores. The lush match-up of co-District champs R-P (9-1) and FC (9-1) is on. R-P hasn’t been out of the Class A top ten, FC only briefly. R-P won 18-8 in week two.