Carrington, N.D. (NewsDakota.com)—–A close contest between the Rugby Panthers and Carrington Cardinals was decided by a 95 yard kickoff return for a touchdown from Macen Heisler with 10:29 to play in the game. Carrington took the lead moments before on a Logan Weninger 7 yard touchdown run with 10:47 to go and Jack Paulson added the extra point from 28 yards out after a 15 yard penalty to give the Cardinals their first and only lead of the night.

Heisler scored the first points of the night on a 10 yard score with 2:40 to play in the first half giving the Panthers a 6-0 lead at halftime. The Cardinals moved the ball pretty effectively on the ground throughout the game but committed 6 turnovers that cost them several chances to put the ball into the endzone. Rugby improves to 1-1 in Region 2 (NE) class B 11-man action and the Cardinals fall to 0-2 and will travel to Hillsboro next Friday night for a 7:00 P.M. kickoff. The game will be aired on AM 1600 KDAK (THE CARDINAL), FM 100.1, and www.newsdakota.com