ST. CLOUD-A two-point conversion run by Isaiah Sloan in overtime was the difference for the Little Falls Flyers who picked up their first win of the season, 28-26 over the St. Cloud Cathedral Crusaders in an East Central North Subdistrict game Friday, Sept. 21.
With the score knotted 20-20 at the end of regulation, the Flyers had the first possession and scored on a 14-yard pass from Sloan to Luke Kush.
Cathedral scored on a 10-yard pass from Jack Pelzel in its ensuing possession, but the Crusaders' pass attempt for conversion failed.
Sloan, a senior running back, rushed 22 times for 93 yards and completed his only pass for the TD in overtime.
Little Falls opened the scoring on a 2-yard run by Sloan in the second before Cathedral took a 13-6 halftime lead on a pair of Pelzel TD passes.
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The Flyers pulled within a point on the first play of the fourth quarter when they recovered a blocked punt in the end zone, but St. Cloud responded with another Pelzel strike. With 6:23 left, Austin Udy passed 20 yards to Sloan, who ran the conversion to tie the game.
Cathedral, which has yet to win a game, held a 252-187 advantage in total yards and 15-10 edge in first downs, but turned the ball over four times.
Little Falls 0 6 0 14 8-28
Cathedral 0 13 0 7 6-26
Second quarter
LF-Isaiah Sloan 2 run (run fail) 11:56
SC-Jack Pelzel pass for 16 yards (kick good) 5:41
SC-Pelzel pass for 12 yards (kick fail)
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Fourth quarter
LF- team recovery of blocked punt in end zone (pass fail) 11:56
SC-Chris Wrenn 74 pass from Jack Pelzel (kick good) 9:45
LF-Sloan 20 pass from Austin Udy (Sloan run) 6:23
Overtime
LF-Luke Kush 14 pass from Sloan (Sloan run)
SC-Pelzel 10 pass for 10 yards (pass fail)
Team statistics
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Rushes-yards: LF 33-128, SC 39-72
Pass comp-att-int-yds: LF 7-19-0-59, SC 12-24-1-180
Total offense: LF 187, SC 252
Individual leaders
Rushing: - LF-Isaiah Sloan 22-93; SC-Talon Lenzen 6-39
Passing: - LF-Austin Udy 6-18-0-45; SC-Jack Pelzel 12-24-1-180
Receiving: - LF-Luke Kush 3-28; SC-Chris Wrenn 4-101
Sub: LF 0-1. Overall: LF 0-3. Next: Zimmerman at Little Falls 7 p.m. Friday, Sept 28.
