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Tuesday May 7, 2024
Pearson Dominates As Rockets Pound Posen, 64-26

RAPID RIVER---The Rapid River Rockets fell behind early, but gradually wore down the Posen Vikings, 64-26, in a Bridge Alliance football game Thursday in Rapid River.

Jake Pearson rushed for 309 yards on 18 carries, scoring four touchdowns along the way.

Pearson also threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Josh Parrett in the second quarter, and completed all four of his passes for a total of 36 yards.

Luke Bero rushed 11 times for 65 yards and scored a touchdown for the Rockets.

Rapid River broke a 14-14 tie in the second quarter with 32 unanswered points to lead heading into halftime, 46-14. The second half was played on cruise control.

Rapid River improved to 2-0 on the season, while Posen fell to 0-2.


Jake Pearson touchdown run as first half comes to an end
The Rapid River junior varsity team pulled out a dramatic 26-25 win over the Gladstone freshman team, scoring the winning touchdown in the closing seconds.


Click the thumbnails in the ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS box to see 29 photos and eight videos from the game.







Choose team:
Date Time Opponent Score Record
8/29
7:00 PM
at Ewen-Trout Creek Panthers
44 - 12 (W)
1-0
9/5
7:00 PM
Posen Vikings
62 - 26 (W)
2-0
9/13
7:00 PM
Engadine Eagles
56 - 28 (W)
3-0
9/20
7:00 PM
at Brimley Bays
48 - 6 (W)
4-0
9/27
7:00 PM
at Engadine Eagles
46 - 22 (W)
5-0
10/4
7:00 PM
at Cedarville Trojans
48 - 25 (W)
6-0
10/11
7:00 PM
Superior Central Cougars
42 - 0 (W)
7-0
10/18
7:00 PM
Mid Peninsula Wolverines
2 - 0 (W)
8-0
10/25
7:00 PM
at Bellaire Eagles
74 - 42 (W)
9-0
11/1
7:00 PM
Posen Vikings
60 - 25 (W)
10-0
11/8
7:00 PM
Engadine Eagles
50 - 21 (W)
11-0
11/16
1:00 PM
Kinde North Huron Warriors
40 - 8 (W)
12-0
11/22
7:00 PM
at Peck Pirates
32 - 67 (L)
12-1



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