Tri County opens season with dominating performance over Fairbury

FAIRBURY- Neb. --Tri County begins its season with a commanding win over Fairbury high school, 48-0. 

The opening play of the game was a 85 yard kick return touchdown by junior Ben Holsing which got the game started. 

It was the rushing attack of the Trojans which continued the pressure, led by senior running back Cael Washburn. He rushed for over 100 yards with 2 rushing touchdowns. Senior quarterback Dustin Kapke rushed for a little under 50 yards with 1 rushing touchdown. The Trojans rushed for over 200 yards in the game, pushing them forward to the commanding lead. 

The passing game was working for the Trojans with a 21 yard touchdown pass from Kapke to junior receiver Pierce Damrow to increase the lead. It was the backup quarterback, senior John Wehrman, who connected with junior receiver Cole Spahr for a 41 yard touchdown pass to put the game out of reach.

On the final play of the game, a pass from Fairbury freshman quarterback Jacob Nippert was intercepted in the endzone by Spahr and returned, 103 yards, for a pick six. 

This blowout came one year after Fairbury blew out Tri County 35-0 on the road to open up its season. Fairbury lost a majority of its team in the offseason to graduating seniors while Tri County returned most of its key starters, which made a key difference in the game.

Tri County will go up against Yutan at home while Fairbury will be on the road against Falls City in Week 2.