WEST LIBERTY, Iowa It was a game-saving drive for the moment.

After giving up three second-quarter touchdowns, the West Liberty High School football team was able to cut the deficit to 14 at the end of the first half and received to open the second half.

The Comets would have their chances later in the game, but struggled to execute and fell to West Burlington/Notre Dame 28-7 in a Class 2A District 5 contest on West Libertys homecoming night.

We had some turnovers with our offense that kind of led to some scores, West Liberty co-head coach Jason Iske said.

The Falcons (3-4, 2-2 Class 2A District 5) were led by running back Isaiah Trousil, who finished with nearly 160 yards rushing. Quarterback Brant Wrede passed for 145 yards and rushed for 58 more.

Give them credit, they definitely have good kids in the skill positions, Iske said.

West Liberty (0-7, 0-4) quarterback Cooper Koenig passed for a little more than 100 yards while Joe Baker and Sam Weaver combined to rush for nearly 60 yards rushing.

In the second quarter, West Libertys Noel Palma intercepted a Brant Wrede pass with 11:46 left in the half, but the Comets gave the ball back on the following play as Xavier Williams intercepted Cooper Koenig and brought it back 65 yards for the first score of the game.

The Comets were forced to punt on their next possession and the Falcons added to their lead when Trousil was able to break away for a 36-yard scoring run to make it 14-0.

West Liberty immediately turned the ball over again on a pitch attempt and WB/ND took advantage once again when Williams hauled in a 10-yard pass from Wrede.

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Comets battle but miscues prove too hard to overcome