Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Rockets move to No. 3 after crushing No. 2 Cougars 60-14
NR-S junior Easton Benz pushes North Prairie running back Jonathan Mears out of bounds after North Prairie received possession of the ball due to an interception. Thomas Allmaras (9) is also shown attempting to tackle Mears.
Anyone with an interest in 9-man football was paying attention to last week's matchup between the No. 5 New Rockford-Sheyenne/Maddock Rockets and the No. 2 North Prairie Cougars.
Billed as an early-season bout between two undefeated championship contenders, the game on Friday, Sept. 6 in New Rockford was expected to be a close one – just as it was last season when NR-S/M beat the Cougars in a last...
