It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact North Vermillion can now relate to. They fell just short of the Riverton Parke Panthers by a score of 35-33 on Friday. The Falcons were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Panthers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September.
Despite the loss, North Vermillion still got an impressive performance from Matthew Dawson, who threw for 198 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown. Dawson has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Andrew Botner was in the mix as well, providing North Vermillion with two touchdowns.
Riverton Parke got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Kyle Price out in front who rushed for 152 yards and three touchdowns. Aj Goff was another key player, rushing for 149 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries.
The loss snapped North Vermillion's winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 9-2 record. As for Riverton Parke, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 8-3.
North Vermillion does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Riverton Parke, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against South Putnam at 7:00 p.m. South Putnam is coming into the contest with six straight victories on the road, so Riverton Parke will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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