VALLEY CITY, N.D. — Trent Nobach threw two touchdown passes, including one in the fourth quarter to Eric Lira, and Rocky Mountain College broke into the win column with a 31-21 road victory Saturday over Valley City State.

Nobach found Lira with a 16-yard scoring pass with 8:19 remaining to help the Battlin' Bears build a 10-point advantage. Austin Drake made a 35-yard field goal in the third quarter as Rocky broke a 21-21 tie.

Tuff Adams rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown for the Bears, who won for the first time this season after losing four in a row. The game was the Frontier Conference East division opener for both teams.

Rocky's Darius Haskin caught a touchdown pass and also returned a kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown.

Nobach, who missed last week's game against Carroll College,

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