Riley County used a dominant ground game to pull away from Halstead in a 28-7 victory Friday in the first round of the Class 2A playoffs.

“It was a great win,” Falcon coach Erik Willimon said. “The kids played well, executed in the second half, especially well. The coaches and the kids dialed in, bought in all week. We had two really tough games the last two weeks, and Halstead was another tough opponent.”

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