Amherst stays undefeated in week nine

AMHERST-The Amherst Falcons looked to move to 9-0 as they faced the Wittenberg-Birnamwood Chargers in their regular-season finale.

The Falcons took the lead midway through the first quarter when running back Ayden Nerdahl took a direct snap and punched in a short-yardage touchdown to go up 7-0.

Amherst drove down to their opponents’ two-yard line as Nerdahl scored his second touchdown of the game from two yards out to make it 13-0.

Nerdahl completed the hat trick with an 11-yard touchdown to extend Amherst’s lead to 19-0.

The Falcons took a 25-0 lead with a 19-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Tyler Loken to Cal Lusic, and Loken ran in a two-point conversion as the score went to 27-0.

Amherst got into scoring position once again, and Nerdahl punched it into the end zone for his fourth touchdown of the game, and it became 35-0 after a two-point conversion.

A 72-yard run by Daniel Olivarez gave the Chargers their first score and a successful two-point conversion as the deficit was 35-8.

Nerdahl scored his fifth touchdown of the night as Amherst went up 43-8 after an 11-yard run and a two-point conversion.

A fumble recovery for a touchdown extended the Falcons’ lead to 49-8 in the fourth quarter.

The Chargers scored a late touchdown to make the score more respectable, but Amherst finished the season undefeated and will rematch the Chargers next week in the playoffs.

Nerdahl finished with 140 yards rushing and five touchdowns.