Rima stars as Prairie falls to Rams
Here’s how Prairie, after dropping two straight at home, can win football games:
Make sure senior speed demon and escape artist Jalen Rima gets the pigskin.
In Prairie's 42-28 second-half shootout loss to Dubuque Senior on Friday night, Rima touched the ball 11 times and accounted for 249 yards. He had five pass receptions for 116 yards, three carries for 50 yards and three kickoff returns for 83 more.
The state champion 400-meter sprinter also scored two of Prairie’s four touchdowns.
"He’s a big-time player, a big-time athlete,” said Prairie quarterback Tyler Nunemaker. “Every time he gets the ball, he comes up big.”
But scoring points doesn’t seem to be the Hawks’ problem after starting the season with a win over Linn-Mar before losing last week to Jefferson. They’ve averaged 32 points a game.
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