Football: Awesome Blossoms run past Rebels
Published 11:47 pm Tuesday, October 25, 2016
- Blooming Prairie quarterback Seth Peterson throws in the second quarter against Southland in their Section 1A quarterfinal matchup in Blooming Prairie. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
The No. 4 seeded Blooming Prairie football team put up a dominant rushing performance as it racked up 415 rushing yards in a 43-6 win over No. 5 Southland in a Section 1A quarterfinal game in BP Tuesday.
Southland’s Carter Schmitz finds some running room against Blooming Prairie in the second quarter of their Section 1A quarterfinal matchup in Blooming Prairie Tuesday. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
Connor Getchell ran for 212 yards and three TDs for BP (7-2 overall) and he also had a TD catch.
The Rebels (3-6 overall) pulled to within 7-6 in the first quarter when Colton Mandt ran for a TD. However, BP took over from that point as the Blossoms posted 21 points in the third quarter.
Blooming Prairie’s Lucas Noble breaks a run in the second quarter against Southland in their Section 1A quarterfinal matchup in Blooming Prairie Tuesday. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
“The first half was a fun and exciting game, but you always feel bad for the seniors,” Southland head coach Shawn Kennedy said. “We have a lot of returning veteran experience coming back next year and they have to decide how hard they want to work. If they want to work hard, we know we can be competitive.”
Southland’s Lee Wilson cuts back on a run in the first quarter in their Section 1A quarterfinal game against Blooming Prairie in Blooming Prairie Tuesday night. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
BP will play in at No. 1 Rushford-Peterson in a Section 1A semifinal 7 p.m. Saturday. The Trojans beat BP 26-6 Sept. 2.
BP STATS
Rushing: Connor Getchell, 22-for-212, 3 TDs; Lucas Noble, 13-for-118, 2 TDs
SOUTHLAND STATS
Rushing: Lee Wilson, 87; Colton Mandt, 57
Blooming Prairie’s Colin Lerum gets in on tackle on Southland’s Parker Brigham during the Section 1A quarterfinals Tuesday night in Blooming Prairie. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
