The Southland football team had a last second surge come up short as it lost to Caledonia (7-1 overall) 21-14 in its last regular season game in Adams Wednesday.

The Rebels (6-2 overall) were facing a fourth and four from the 40-yard line of Caledonia with 3:30 left in the game when Jake Frodl found Nick Schmitz for a 39-yard gain all the way to the one-yard line.

“It was a great play and we’ve been practicing it for quite a while just to use it against Caledonia,” Southland head coach Shawn Kennedy said.

Unfortunately for Rebels, they couldn’t finish the drive and the game ended in a loss.

“We had our chances and the kids played great,” Kennedy said.

Southland jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter as Mike Goergen ran for a score and Schmitz took an interception back 48 yards for a TD.

But after the Warriors converted two drives into scores, they took advantage of a high snap on a Southland punt to get a short field and drive to take a 21-14 lead.

Southland lost senior running back Tyler Kressin to an injury in the first quarter and his status for Tuesday’s Section 1A tournament opener is uncertain.

SOUTHLAND STATS

Rushing: Mike Goergen, 22-for-83, TD; Tyler Kressin, 5-for-25; Jake Frodl, 8-for-12; Nick Schmitz, 2-for-5; Ben Wolterman, 1-for-1; Passing: Frodl, 9-for-16, 91, 2 INT; Receiving: Schmitz, 2-for-44; Goergen, 4-for-26; Alex Ruechel, 1-for-12; Decker Bendtsen, 1-for-9