Growing Pains
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Northeast Hamilton defensive linemen Austin Pigsley (34) Tyler Fellows team up to bring down Central City running back Trent Fiechtner during the first half on Friday. Pigsley suffered an injury just a few plays later and was taken to a Cedar Rapids hospital for precautions. He was released later Friday night.
CENTRAL CITY — It took an 8-man newbie to take down an 8-man legend. And just like that, the streak was over. With 25 straight regular season wins under its belt entering Friday's season opener, the Northeast Hamilton football team looked as young and inexperienced as head coach John Seiser promised it would be. Central City quarterback Sean Brandhorst took advantage of the situation, as he passed for 255 yards and seven touchdowns — five going to his favorite target, Mason Nielsen — to lead the Wildcats to an impressive 70-55 victory. The Wildcats amassed 430 yards of total offense in their 8-man debut. Six of their scoring drives lasted less than one minute. "I told people I wouldn't be surprised if it was a shootout, but this kind of surprised me," Seiser said of the 3-hour, 30-minute marathon that featured 18 total touchdowns. "We knew we were going to give up some points and big plays, but the mistakes we made were big-play types of mistakes.
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