FERGUS FALLS, Minn. - Tajahn Cloud scored two touchdowns to lead Fergus Falls Hillcrest to a 26-7 win over Ada-Borup and a North Tri-County Conference title.
Hillcrest held Ada-Borup scoreless until Brady Balzum scored on a 31-yard touchdown pass from Aaron Kappes. Hillcrest forced five turnovers.
"Our defense played really well," Hillcrest head coach Charlie Brue said.
Jason Austinson led the Ada-Borup running game with 37 yards on 17 carries.
"Our goal was to stop Balzum and Austinson and our defense played great," Brue said.
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Kyle Nash turned a botched punt attempt into a 54-yard gain in the fourth quarter, a play Brue said turned out to be key.
"It really put a cap on the game," he said.
Hillcrest finished with 233 yards rushing to Ada-Borup's 81.
A-B 0 0 0 7- 7
Hillcrest 0 7 13 6-26
FFH-Cloud 30 pass from Ky. Nash (Cloud kick)
FFH-Cloud 10 pass from Risbrudt (Cloud kick)
FFH-Smith 2 run (kick failed)
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FFH-Ka. Nash 54 run (kick failed)
A-B-Balzum 31 pass from Kappes (kick failed)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING: A-B, Austinson 17-37. Hillcrest, Ky. Nash 8-85, Brue 5-48. 2
PASSING: Hillcrest, Risbrudt 6-11-0 94 yards, Ky. Nash 5-13-0 86.
RECEIVING: A-B, Balzum 3-42. Hillcrest, Cloud 7-130, Ka. Nash 4-31.
