Game blog: #2 North Fayette at Dyersville Beckman

DYERSVILLE - North Fayette travels to Dyersville to take on Beckman for a trip to the Class 2A state semifinals next week at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls.The Hawks (11-0) won a regular-season meeting between the two teams in Week 3, 34-6. The two teams advanced with tough contests. The Blazers (9-2) came back after being down 18-0 to beat Waterloo Columbus 32-26. North Fayette was tied at 28-28 with sumner-Fredericksburg before winning 49-28.Refresh for periodic updates.Finally arrived at Dyersville, riding up with Waterloo Courier writer Jim Nelson. Good egg who can talk wrestling with the best of them. Fifty-four minutes until game time.We're getting ready to play. North Fayette has deferred the choice and Beckman will receive. GAME ON!Beckman gets on the board first, driving 74 yards on 13 plays. Beckman's Ty Troutman is wide open on 3rd and goal from the 6 and hauls in pass from Connor Golden. Beckman runs a fake PAt and Golden hits Troutman for 2-pt conversion and an 8-0 lead with 6:22 to go.Beckman did a great job on third down, converting three first down and even converting a fourth down on the drive.North Fayette answers immediately with a Reid Nuss 9-yd TD run. Nuss also had a 31-yard run on the drive, which consisted of nothing but run plays. Not a surprise with North Fayette's run attack.Hawks driving at the end of the first. beckman leads 8-7 at the end of first.Nuss adds an 11-yd TD run to cap a 9-play, 73-yard drive. Nuss has done a good job with keepers, reading the defense and holding the ball to go around end. Giving Beckman fits.Golden floats a pass to Trout that is picked off by Tom Heying at the DB 45 and haying returns it to the 9-yd line. Two plays later, jake Greco powers his way in for a 9-yd. TD run with 8:13 to go in half.Beckman has reason to worry. Golden didn't get up and was motionless on the turf for a few minutes after the interception play. helped off the field and isn't in for their next series.Ethan brehm is in for Golden.Beckman gets their first stop of the game after NF scored on its first three possessions. Now, Blazers are driving. With 1:29 to go in half, Beckman has 1st and 10 at NF 41.After a 5-yd completion, Golden rolls out and is rushed throws an ill-advised pass in the middle of the field picked off by Hawks' Nuss. North fayette runs out the clock and leads, 21-8, at the half.Hawks take a 28-8 lead early in the 3rd on a Jake Greco 4-yd run. he ran four of the Hawks' six plays. Nuss hit lewis Guyer on a 45-yd pass play on the opening play of the half, lossening up the defense and putting them in scoring position.Golden hit as he tries to throw a deep pass, causing it to wobble before Nuss picks him off for a second time. Golden didn't get up. Ambulance team has come on the field working on him. They're putting him on an immobilization board. and have a cart on the field to take him off. This is a big shot to the Blazers, not just to lose their QB but to have a teammate go through something like this.No more scoring. 34 seconds left in third and we're at 28-8 with North fayette ahead.End of 3rd, NF up 28-8.Golden's dad came up to the press box and was asked by beckman workers about his son. he replied that Golden had motion but he was "half-conscious" and "everything hurt"Nuss adds a TD run and Derek hammann scores a 16-yd TD run for Beckman to make it 34-14.Ethan Brehm hits Troutman for 49 yard pass 34-21.game final: 34-21. North Fayette.