Dylan Walsh's 42-yard touchdown pass to Kevin Vaadeland with 1:27 to play lifted the Park Rapids football team to a 14-12 victory over Roseau Friday night at Vern Weekley Field.
The winning play on fourth-and-19 capped off homecoming week as the Panthers improved to 3-1 on the season. Roseau fell to 2-2.
After Roseau took a 6-0 lead on Lyle Norman's 1-yard TD plunge with :04 remaining in the first quarter, Vaadeland gave the Panthers an 8-6 lead with a 9-yard TD run and 2-point conversion with 1:29 remaining in the first half.
Roseau reclaimed a 12-8 lead on Kevin Erickson's 5-yard quarterback keeper with 8:55 to play. Erickson rushed for 204 yards in the game.
Park Rapids then scored the go-ahead touchdown before Colin Vaadeland recovered a fumble on the ensuing kickoff to preserve the win.
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Walsh rushed for 121 yards and threw for another 104 yards to spark the win.
In other Park Rapids homecoming events:
The Park Rapids girls swimming and diving team improved to 4-0-1 on the season with a 104-82 win over Perham/New York Mills Thursday night at the Area High School pool.
The Park Rapids volleyball team dropped a 25-20, 25-22, 25-22 match to Thief River Falls Thursday night at the Area High School gym.
See Wednesday's edition of the Enterprise for complete details from these homecoming events.
