1st Quarter– Roseau started with the ball and marched down the field on the opening drive. An 18 yard scramble from Rams quarterback Eli Wensloff set the tone for the game. Another big run from the Roseau offense would follow, as Jake Borowicz took his first carry to the endzone for a 26 yard touchdown just a minute and a half into the game. The Rams went for two, but their run was stuffed by the Pirate defense. Crookston’s offense was gifted good starting field position after a short kickoff rolled out of bounds. They would make it over midfield due to a Roseau personal foul, but the Pirates’ drive stalled as quarterback Teagan Lubinski overthrew tight end Tate Hamre on 4th down near the 35. Roseau regained possession with 6:16 to go in the quarter, and the Borowicz brothers seamlessly moved the ball down the field. Jordan Borowicz took a 41 yard catch and run into Pirate territory, and Jake Borowicz would follow it up with 15 more yards on the ground. Jordan Borowicz was able to score his first touchdown of the night from four yards out to extend the lead to 12 with just over 4:00 to go in the quarter. A fumble from Wensloff on the two point try was recovered by Crookston, which kept the score at 12-0. Another Roseau kickoff out of bounds gave Crookston the ball at their own 35. The Pirates were able to establish the run, as Hamre and Lubinski traded touches for the final minutes of the quarter. A 17 yard scramble from Lubinski near the end of the quarter seemed to tip the momentum in the Pirates’ favor heading into the second. “I think all of our backs carried the ball well tonight,” commented Pirates head coach Nate Lubarski, “As the game went on, they figured it out and they could find the holes.”