A late 31-yard touchdown pass from Giovanni Mercier to Jake Larson proved to be the lone points of the game for Gibraltar and the final ones of the season as they lost to Lena/St. Thomas Aquinas 43-6 on Friday night.
The Titans jumped on the Vikings early with a long run from Max Peterson, setting up the first Jake Farley touchdown and a blocked punt setting up the second. Peterson would find the endzone in the second quarter to make it 30-0 at the break. The Vikings, meanwhile, were able to make good progress against the tough Titans' defense only to have mistakes foil their drives.
In the second half, Peterson pushed the game into a running clock with a 60-yard touchdown run before Farley added a 20+ yard touchdown run to make it 43-0. The Vikings' offense created some plays on the fly to end the season on a high note, with Mercier finding Larson all by himself for the final points of the game.
Neal led the way with 80 yards rushing on 18 rushes, while Mercier added another 67 on the ground.
While the Titans will wait for Saturday's bracket announcement, the Vikings concluded their season with a 2-6 record, highlighted by wins against Florence and Gillett. The game also served as senior night for the program, which said goodbye to Mercier, Bairen Lhost, Owen Dannhausen, Will Anschutz, Neal, and Leo Castro.