Triton Rally Falls Just Short
CULVER – The Triton football team came up just short in a tough loss at Culver Friday night.
The host Cavaliers held off the Trojans for a 21-19 Northern State Conference victory.
The Trojans pulled within 21-19 with 59 seconds to play when Grant Stichter connected with Cole Creighbaum on a 24-yard touchdown toss. The attempt at a two-point conversion to tie the contest failed.
Culver, which beat Triton 37-16 in 2012, led 7-0 at halftime and went up 14-0.
Stichter fired three touchdown passes to lead the Triton offense. He connected with Jayden Mosier on scoring tosses of 50 and 34 yards.
Preston Hansel rushed for 115 yards, including touchdown runs of 15 and 22 yards to lead Culver.
Triton falls to 1-2 overall and 0-1 in the NSC. Culver improves to 2-1 overall and 1-0 in league play.
Triton plays at Bremen next Friday night.