PERHAM, Minn. — Turnovers proved costly for East Grand Forks on Saturday afternoon.
The third-seeded Green Wave committed four turnovers in a 20-7 loss to second-seeded Perham in the Section 8AAA semifinals, falling one win short of a trip to the Fargodome.
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"I'm just heartbroken for our kids," head coach Ryan Kasowski said. "I really felt like they had the potential to get to a section championship, and unfortunately, we just fell a little bit short today. But the effort was there, like it always was. I was really proud of our kids, the way they went out and competed for four quarters and never gave up."
In addition to the turnovers, the Green Wave lost senior Jaxon Stassen in the second quarter.
Stassen, who became the second player in program history to eclipse 1,000 career receiving yards in Tuesday's quarterfinal win, exited the game with an injury and never returned.
"At the end of the day, four turnovers are just too much against a really good team like Perham," Kasowski said. "And when Jaxon Stassen got hurt in the second quarter and never was able to come back in, that totally changed things for us, too."
East Grand Forks took a 7-0 lead in the second quarter ...