AMHERST – The undefeated Amherst Falcons hosted the 10-1 Grantsburg Pirates in the sectional final on Nov. 6.
Grantsburg scored first on their opening drive, reaching the Amherst one-yard line before running back Daxter Schultz ran it in for a 7-0 lead.
Running back Ayden Nerdahl made the Grantsburg advantage short-lived as he took a handoff from his teammate on the ensuing kickoff 91 yards to the house to tie the score 7-7.
Amherst gained a 14-7 lead with five minutes left in the first quarter as Nerdahl took a carry up the gut of the Grantsburg defense for eight yards for a score.
The Pirates responded to cut the Amherst lead to 14-13 as they got down the field in a hurry to set up a one-yard touchdown run by Schultz.
Nerdahl dashed through the Pirates’ defense for a 27-yard touchdown that made it a 21-13 ballgame.
Quarterback Tyler Loken put Amherst up 27-13 with a two-yard touchdown run.
In the fourth quarter, Nerdahl scored on a sixteen-yard run as Amherst went up 34-13.
Schultz scored his third touchdown to put the deficit at 34-19 with six minutes to go.
The Amherst Falcons punctuated the game with a one-yard touchdown by Nerdahl for his fifth touchdown of the game to give Amherst a 41-13 victory, and Nerdahl finished with 267 yards rushing.
With the win, Amherst advances to the State Semifinal in Horicon, where they will face undefeated Darlington on Nov. 13.
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