Rocky Mountain College football had a hard-fought battle against MSU- Northern. Rocky had 390 yards of total offense to 346 of MSU- Northern. Rocky won on some more last-minute heroics by Nate Dick and company 21-28.
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Nate Dick had 238 yards passing, 117 yards rushing, two rushing touchdowns, and 1 interception. Dick's favorite target was Joseph Dwyer, who had seven receptions for 133 yards. The Battlin' Bears had their best game on the ground so far with two touchdowns from Dick and one touchdown each from Corcoran and Lambert.
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The defense added one turnover late from Kaysan Barnett, that sealed the game for Rocky. Dylan Beridon had two batted passes, and Ethan Hurst continued his pressure on opposing quarterbacks with the lone sack by Rocky.
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Riley Garrett did it all on special teams for the Battlin' Bears. He had what turned out to be the deciding field goal midway through the fourth quarter, and just missed on a 50 yard attempt earlier in the game. Garrett averaged 41.1 yards per punt with a long of 71 yards, and pinned the Lights inside their own 20 yard line three times.
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The Lights were led on offense by Kaymen Cureton, who had 62 yards passing and 59 yards on 22 rushing attempts. Izayah Boss had 158 yards rushing and a touchdown. Rocky also forced four fumbles three from Cureton and one from Boss.
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The Battlin' Bears host Montana Western this Saturday.
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