Area Football: Tigers upset by Parkers Prairie

PINE RIVER - Zach Struss ran in two touchdowns and threw for two more TDs during the No. 3 Pine River-Backus Tigers 32-26 upset loss to the No. 6 Parkers Prairie Panthers during the Section 6-1A quarterfinals Tuesday.

Struss rushed for 67 yards and threw for 139 more on 14-of-16 passing.

Parkers Prairie 8 8 8 8 - 32

Pine River-Backus 0 20 6 0 - 26

First quarter

PP-Thomas Leeseberg 1 run (Andrew Johnson pass from Harry Samuelson)

Second quarter

PRB-Hank Raph 10 pass from Zach Struss (two point conversion Struss run)

PRB-Spencer Richards 24 pass from Struss (conversion failed)

PP- Samuelson 1 run (Andrew Johnson pass from Harry Samuelson)

PRB-Struss 1 run (conversion failed)

Third quarter

PRB-Struss 1 run (conversion failed)
PP-Josh McKeown 14 run (two point conversion)

Fourth quarter

PP-Travis Yohnke 25 pass from Samuelson (McKeown run)

Team statistics

Rushes-yards: PRB 138, PP 235

Pass comp-att-int-yds: PRB 14-16-0-139, PP 43

Total offense: PRB 277, PP 278

Individual leaders

Rushing: PRB-Struss 19-67

Passing: PRB-Struss 14-16-0-139

Receiving: PRB-Zach Semmler 4-41

Overall: PRB 6-3.