Ramaker scored from four yards out on his first carry. Sam Lundberg kicked the PAT and NRHEG led 7-0 early.
Ramaker ran for a 28-yard touchdown in the second quarter as the Panthers went up 14-0.
USC’s Chris Melby scored on a 53-yard run later in the second period, cutting the gap to 14-6 at halftime. Lundberg kicked a 29-yard field goal in the third period.
Ramaker finished with 132 yards rushing on 33 carries.
“It was great to get Ramaker back,” said Stork. “He looked very good at times. Nic Goette, Parker Peterson, Mitch Akemann, Noah Krell, Todd Erickson and Seth Petranek really battled in the trenches tonight.”
The Panthers snapped a three-game losing streak, improving to 3-3 in the conference and 3-4 overall. They played at Maple River in the final game of the regular season Wednesday. The playoffs start Tuesday, Oct. 25.
NRHEG 17, USC 6
USC 0 6 0 0 — 6
NRHEG 7 7 3 0 — 17
First Quarter
NRHEG — Ramaker 4 run (Lundberg kick)
Second Quarter
NRHEG — Ramaker 28 run (Lundberg kick)
USC — Melby 53 run (PAT failed)
Third Quarter
NRHEG — Lundberg 29 field goal
USC NRHEG
First Downs 10 11
Rushing attempts 33 49
Yds. Rushing 163 140
Passing 6-23-2 8-16-0
Yds. Passing 52 121
Total plays 56 65
Total Yds. 214 261
Penalties 9-90 8-60
Fumbles-lost 2-2 0-0
Punts-Avg. 6-33.0 8-22.0
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing — NRHEG: Ramaker 33-132; Lassahn 2-6; Staloch 3-5; Parpart 1-2; Lundberg 10 —5; USC: Melby 22-129; Huper 5-28; Brown 3-8; Harpestad 2-2; Herman 1 —4
Passing — NRHEG: Lundberg 8-16-0, 121; USC: Brown 5-22-2, 42; Huper 1-1-0, 9
Receiving — NRHEG: Lassahn 5-69; Parpart 2-33; Grothem 1-19; USC: Bauman 3-37; Melby 2-14; Bullerman 1-0
NRHEG DEFENSE (tackles)
Lundberg 8; Staloch 7; Minter 7; Ramaker 5; Petranek 5; Krell 5, 1 fumble recovery; Lassahn 3, 1 fumble recovery; Erickson 3; Goette 2; Mangskau 1; Meyer 1; Jewett 1; Peterson 1; Field 1; Rosacker 1 interception; Parpart 1 interception
