Big Lake quarterback Tyler Halverson hit wide receiver Connor Johnson on a 9-yard touchdown pass with no time left on the clock to defeat host Duluth East 41-36 in a Mississippi 8 Conference game Friday night at Ordean Stadium.
The Hornets (1-4 overall, 1-3 conference) faced a fourth-and-9 from East's 9-yard-line with two seconds left before Halverson connected on his third TD pass of the night.
Senior quarterback Alex Toscano was 8-for-12 passing for 221 yards, and added 158 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 23 carries for the Greyhounds
(2-3, 1-2).
East junior running back Brian Lansing also had a big night, running 25 times for 174 yards and three scores, as well as hauling in five receptions for 101 yards.
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Big Lake 8-7-12-14--41
Duluth East 8-14-8-6--36
BL -- Austin Poe 14 pass from Tyler Halverson (Kyle Wakefield pass from Halverson)
DE -- Brian Lansing 53 run (Chase Dedominces pass from Alex Toscano)
DE -- Toscano 1 run (kick failed)
DE -- Lansing 5 run (Lansing run)
BL -- Halverson 5 run (Ben Mitchell kick)
BL -- Wakefield 55 run (pass failed)
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DE -- Lansing 4 run (Toscano run)
BL -- Alex Nesser 12 run (kick failed)
DE -- Toscano 1 run (pass failed)
BL -- Poe 4 pass from Halverson (Poe run)
BL -- Connor Johnson 9 pass from Halverson
HERMANTOWN 48, INTERNATIONAL FALLS 20
Parker Anderson rushed for two long touchdowns as the Hawks took control with 33 unanswered points en route to the Sea-Range Conference victory in International Falls.
Adam Olson added tough inside rushing for Hermantown (4-1, 4-0).
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Nick Janttie's 15-yard TD reception gave International Falls (0-5, 0-4) a 20-14 lead before the Hawks got a late TD just before the half and then outscored the Broncos 26-0 in the final two quarters.
Hermantown 8-14-13-13--48
International Falls 6-14-0-0--20
H -- Parker Anderson 72 run (Anderson pass from Folman)
IF -- Luke Spilde 32 pass from Gunnar Anderson (run failed)
H -- Adam Olson 1 run (kick blocked)
IF -- Ben Humbert 75 pass from Anderson (run failed)
IF -- Nick Janttie 15 pass from Anderson (Humbert pass from Anderson)
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H -- Olson 2 run (Anderson kick)
H -- Hermantown run (Anderson kick)
H -- Justin Brendon 16 pass from Folman (kick failed)
H -- Kevin Folman 6 run (Anderson kick)
H -- Anderson 34 run (kick failed)
Proctor 33, Deer River 6
Calen Porter returned a fumble for a touchdown in the opening quarter and the host Rails added three rushing touchdowns to take command of the nonconference game.
Alex Greene rushed 17 times for 145 yards to lead a 314-yard rushing attack for Proctor (4-1).
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The Warriors fell to 2-3.
Deer River 0-0-0-6--6
Proctor 7-7-13-6--33
P -- Calen Porter 8 fumble return (Jack Nikko kick)
P -- Nikko 4 run (Nikko kick)
P -- Alex Greene 21 run (Nikko kick)
P -- Frank Napoli 56 run (kick failed)
P -- Nate Layne 10 pass from Brody Nordquist (kick failed)
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DR -- Jesse Miller 7 run (run failed)
CROMWELL 46, MCGREGOR 36
Senior running back Zach Kinstel rushed for 188 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Cardinals in a back-and-forth Great Northern Nine-Man game in Cromwell.
Jared Hutar added 141 passing yards for the Cardinals (3-2, 3-2).
Joe Moore had a rushing and receiving touchdown to lead the Mercuries (2-3, 2-3).
McGregor 8-6-14-8--36
Cromwell 14-6-14-12--46
M -- Andrew DeMenge 23 run (Trevor Honstrom run)
C -- Zach Kinstel 2 run (pass failed)
C -- Joe Couture 42 pass from Jared Hutar (Kinstel run)
M -- Joe Moore 19 run (run failed)
C -- Josh Oliver 24 pass from Hutar (run failed)
M -- DeMenge 71 run (run failed)
C -- Austin Pfisthner 30 pass from Hutar (kick failed)
M -- Moore 54 pass from Honstrom (Tim Tierney run)
C -- Kinstel 83 run (Hutar run)
C -- Kinstel 6 run (run failed)
M -- Honstrom 22 run (DeMenge run)
C -- Mitch Talley 15 run (pass failed)
Moose Lake-Willow River 59, Two Harbors 7
Running back Jake Disterhaupt rushed for three touchdowns and caught another as the Rebels (5-0, 4-0) cruised past the Agates (0-5, 0-4) in a Great Polar Blue game in Willow River.
Two Harbors quarterback Kyler Kinn tossed a 71-yard touchdown pass to Nick Johnson in the third quarter for the Agates' only score.
Two Harbors 0-0-7-0--7
MLWR 26-19-7-7--59
MLWR -- Jake Disterhaupt 24 run (Ben Moonen kick)
MLWR -- Disterhaupt 12 run (kick failed)
MLWR -- Disterhaupt 21 pass from Tony Adamczak (Moonen kick)
MLWR -- Michael Pender 37 run (kick failed)
MLWR -- Isaac Coil 27 pass from Adamczak (kick failed)
MLWR -- Disterhaupt 41 run (kick failed)
MLWR -- Moonen 16 run (Moonen kick)
MLWR -- Mike Gassert 3 run (Moonen kick)
TH -- Nick Johnson 71 pass from Kyler Kinn (Eli Hebl kick)
MLWR -- Alex Kenemore 7 run (B.J. Young kick)
Barnum 52, Braham 13
Running back Daniel Warpula had eight carries for 176 yards and three touchdowns as Barnum rolled to a Great Polar Red home victory.
Cody Shelgren had 101 yards rushing and 74 yards receiving and scored a touchdown for Barnum (3-2), which led 52-0 in the third quarter.
Braham is 3-2.
Braham 0-0-7-6--13
Barnum 24-16-12-0--52
Bar -- Daniel Warpula 16 run (Warpula run)
Bar -- Zach Peterson 25 run (Brandon Newman run)
Bar -- Warpula 49 run (Cody Shelgren run)
Bar -- Peterson 1 run (Peterson run)
Bar -- Shelgren 74 pass from Newman (Colton Selix run)
Bar -- Warpula 27 run (Kick Blocked)
Bar -- Shelgren 5 run (Kick Failed)
Braham -- Casey Grell 27 pass from Sam Stigen (Zach Dahlman Kick)
Braham -- Randy Braund 46 run (Pass Failed)
Ely 41, Silver Bay 15
Louis Gerzin rushed for 191 yards and two touchdowns as the Timberwolves won a Big North Conference game in Silver Bay.
Ely (3-2, 3-2) trailed 15-8 in the first quarter.
Ely 6-8-12-15--41
Silver Bay 15-0-0-0--15
SB -- Jonah Koehler 6 run (Koehler kick)
Ely -- Louis Gerzin 1 run (Pass failed)
SB -- Chad Smuck 23 pass from Luke Small (Bradley Rowlee pass from Small)
Ely -- Carter Manning 10 pass from Sean Jordan (Gerzin run)
Ely -- Jordan 1 run (pass failed)
Ely -- Gerzin 3 run (pass failed)
Ely -- Jordan 35 run (run failed)
Ely -- Safety, punter out of end zone
Ely -- Mark Heiman 64 pass from Jordan (Wyatt Conaway kick)
Eveleth-Gilbert 20, Crosby-Ironton 12
The Golden Bears scored the first three touchdowns and stopped previously unbeaten Crosby-Ironton in a Great Polar Blue game in Crosby, Minn.
Senior wide receiver Zach Wood caught the deciding score on a 31-yard pass from sophomore Sam Roberts for Eveleth-Gilbert (3-3, 2-3). Crosby-Ironton is 4-1 and 3-1.
Eveleth-Gilbert 7-7-0-6--20
Crosby-Ironton 0-0-0-12--12
EG -- Sam Roberts 17 run (Steve Day kick)
EG -- Chris Weston 9 run (Day kick)
EG -- Zach Wood 31 pass from Roberts (kick failed)
CI -- Daniel Hudrlik 21 pass from Jacob Leonhardt (kick failed)
CI -- Brady Tesdahl 9 pass from Leonhardt (pass failed)
