Two late scores by South Tama gave the Trojans a 29-20 win over the Charles City Comets in Friday night football action. Charles City is now 1-2 overall and 0-1 in Class 3A District 3.
The game featured Charles City’s Seth Niichel returning an interception for a touchdown to give the Comets a 20-13 early in the fourth quarter.
South Tama scored 16 unanswered points to close out the game. When a Comet pitch went awry, the Trojans took the lead on a safety with less than 5 minutes left in the game. They put the game out of reach with a touchdown on their ensuing drive.
Down by nine points with less than a minute to go, the Comets refused to fold. Quarterback Mike Cranshaw engineered a final drive that had Charles City only yards away from a late touchdown when time ran out.
Charles City returns to Comet Stadium next week to face Xavier, Cedar Rapids.
Below are the new District 3 standings and more Sept. 8 scores from Class 3A:
DISTRICT 3
- OVERALL
- TEAM: WIN – LOSS
- Waverly-Shell Rock …… 3 – 0
- Xavier, Cedar Rapids … 3 – 0
- Decorah ……………….. ….. 3 – 0
- Benton Community …… 2 – 1
- Vinton-Shellsburg ……… 2 – 1
- South Tama ……………….. 2 – 1
- Charles City ……………….. 1 – 2
- Independence ……………. 1 – 2
- IN DISTRICT
- TEAM: WIN – LOSS
- Decorah ……………….. ….. 1 – 0
- South Tama ……………….. 1 – 0
- Waverly-Shell Rock …… 1 – 0
- Xavier, Cedar Rapids … 1 – 0
- Benton Community …… 0 – 1
- Charles City ……………….. 0 – 1
- Independence ……………. 0 – 1
- Vinton-Shellsburg ……… 0 – 1
District 3:
- Decorah 55, Vinton-Shellsburg 0
- South Tama County, Tama 29, Charles City 20
- Waverly-Shell Rock 48, Independence 13
- Xavier, Cedar Rapids 31, Benton Community 21
District1
- Humboldt 17, Spencer 14
- Sergeant Bluff-Luton 35, Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 28
- Spirit Lake 49, LeMars 12
- Algona at Storm Lake Community School
District 2
- Ballard 41, Perry 17
- Boone 42, Iowa Falls-Alden 0
- Dallas Center-Grimes 31, Greene County 12
- Webster City 42, Gilbert 20
District 3
District 4
- Center Point-Urbana 44, Maquoketa 14
- Marion 49, Central DeWitt 3
- Wahlert Catholic, Dubuque 42, Clear Creek-Amana 20
- West Delaware, Manchester 21, Assumption, Davenport 14 (OT)
District 5
- Oskaloosa 58, Fort Madison 14
- Solon 47, Keokuk 7
District 6
- Carlisle 56, Nevada 34
- Grinnell 24, North Polk, Alleman 23 (OT)
- Norwalk 35, Knoxville 16
- Pella 34, Bondurant-Farrar 12
District 7
- Denison-Schleswig 31, Atlantic 28
- Glenwood 13, Carroll 12
- Harlan 42, Creston/O-M 7
- Winterset 34, ADM, Adel 13