Park of Cottage Grove overcame an early 14-point deficit to defeat host Eastview 43-36 on Thursday night in high school football.
Running back Derrik Brown Jr. provided the winning points for the Wolfpack (1-2), scoring his fourth touchdown of the game on a screen pass that he took 80 yards with 1 minute, 8 seconds to play. He rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns and caught passes for 161 yards and two more touchdowns.
Brown started the Wolfpack scoring with a 75-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. He added a 50-yard touchdown run and two touchdown receptions in the fourth quarter.
Ezra Formaneck led the Lightning (0-3) with three touchdowns. The senior quarterback ran for a 5-yard touchdown and converted the two-point play with 1:30 left to give the Lightning a 36-35 lead. Damon Green ran for two touchdowns to help the Lightning take a 20-6 lead into the second quarter.
The Wolfpack took a 21-20 lead on a touchdown pass from Sam Berrey to Ot Omot with four minutes left in the third quarter.
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Riley Schwellenbach caught three touchdown passes, Deontae Flemino and Jack Tharaldson one each, and Isaac Walker added two touchdown runs. Jacob Schroeder had two interceptions for the Raptors (1-2), including one he returned for a touchdown.
The Royals (0-3) scored their first touchdown of the season on Dylan Caspers' 8-yard pass to Mark Gonzales with 4:54 left in the game.
