Quarterback Skyler Murray rushed for 244 yards and running back Conner Kolodge added 163 as Duluth East topped Thief River Falls 35-14 in a North Country Conference high school football game Friday night in Thief River Falls.
The sixth-ranked Greyhounds (4-0, 2-0) totaled 508 yards on the ground.
Duluth East 7-0-14-14--35
Thief River Falls 0-0-8-6--14
DE -- Conner Kolodge 66 run (Henry Roningen kick)
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TRF -- Riley Simenson 57 pass from Cody Conners (Conners run)
DE -- Skyler Murray 28 run (Murray run)
DE -- Kolodge 70 run (kick failed)
DE -- Murray 22 run (Roningen kick)
TRF -- Conners 10 run (pass failed)
DE -- Brandon Jackson 20 run (Roningen kick)
Esko 43,
Duluth Marshall 0
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Jake Toman threw three touchdown passes -- two to Cody Townsend -- as the Eskomos (4-0, 2-0 Great Polar White) rolled over the Hilltoppers (0-4, 0-2) at home.
Duluth Marshall 0-0-0-0--0
Esko 14-14-7-8--43
E -- Ryan Vang 10 run (Jeff Lindemood kick)
E -- Cody Townsend 28 pass from Jake Toman (Lindemood kick)
E -- Toman 15 run (Lindemood kick)
E -- Richard Jubie 36 pass from Toman (Lindemood kick)
E -- Townsend 31 pass from Toman (Lindemood kick)
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E -- Max Reinertson 10 run (Luke Halverson run)
DETROIT LAKES 25,
DULUTH CENTRAL 14
Reed Oistad scored three unanswered touchdowns as the Lakers (3-1, 3-0 North Country Conference) overcame a two-point fourth-quarter deficit to win at Public Schools
Stadium.
Senior running back Quinton Witherspoon ran 23 times for a 181 yards and two touchdowns in a losing effort for the Trojans (2-1, 0-1).
Detroit Lakes 0-0-12-13--25
Duluth Central 0-0-14-0--14
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DC -- Quinton Witherspoon 11 run (kick failed)
DL -- Josh Stalberger 7 pass from Reed Oistad (kick failed)
DC -- Witherspoon 68 run (Joe Serre run)
DL -- Oistad 3 run (run failed)
DL -- Oistad 8 run (kick failed)
DL -- Oistad 5 run (Brian Labat kick)
GRAND RAPIDS 8,
duluth denfeld 6
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The host Thunderhawks earned a safety on a mishandled Denfeld snap in the end zone with seven seconds left in the third quarter to record a North Country Conference victory.
Grand Rapids (1-3, 1-2) opened the game with Shay Anderson's 85-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.
Duluth Denfeld 0-6-0-0--0
Grand Rapids 6-0-2-0--8
GR -- Shay Anderson 85 kickoff return (kick failed)
DD -- Ivan Dakovic (kick failed)
GR -- Shane Powers safety
PROCTOR 20,
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eveleth-gilbert 15
Shawn Wiita's fourth-
quarter TD rallied Proctor from a 15-14 deficit for a Sea-Range Conference win at home.
Austin Oertel of Eveleth-Gilbert carried 17 times for 102 yards. Both teams are 2-2.
Eveleth-Gilbert 0-0-15-0--15
Proctor 0-14-0-6--20
P -- Reece Lamppa 5 run (pass failed)
P -- Reed Olson 21 pass from Steve Nelson (Eric Soberg pass from Nelson)
EG -- Safety, sacked in end zone
EG -- Nate Wagner 7 pass from Gian Mariucci (run failed)
EG -- Mike Maroste 2 run (Maricucci kick)
P -- Shawn Wiita 23 run (pass failed)
MENOMONIE 21, Superior 6
Menomonie (Wis.) took a 21-0 lead in the third quarter on the way to a Big Rivers Conference home victory.
Kasey Kruse carried 18 times for 68 yards and one touchdown for Menomonie. Chris Blake had 11 rushes for 68 yards for Superior.
Superior 0-0-6-0--6
Menomonie 7-6-8-0--21
M -- Austin Berend 45 pass from Nick Jacobson (Tyler Buckley kick)
M -- Brady Benn 10 run (kick failed)
M -- Kasey Kruse 16 run (Levi Kraft run)
S -- Joe Reichert 2 run (kick failed)
M oose Lake-Wr 50,
Greenway 20
Joe Bohaty completed 5 of 6 passes for 150 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Rebels (4-0, 2-0) to the Great Polar White Conference victory over the Raiders (2-2, 0-1) in Coleraine.
Moose Lake-WR 14-22-7-7--50
Greenway 0-6-8-6--20
M -- Nake Zuk 89 run (run failed)
M -- Dan Anderson 40 pass from Joe Bohaty (Zuk pass from Bohaty)
G -- Cord Semotink 3 run (run failed)
M -- Zuk 28 run (Zuk run)
M -- Anderson 49 pass from Bohaty (Zuk run)
M -- Austin Jacobson 21 pass from Bohaty (kick failed)
M -- Jacobson 2 run (kick good)
G -- Garrett Orhn 5 pass from Nick Adams (Semotink pass from Adams)
G -- Semotink 1 run (pass failed)
M -- Anderson 14 pass from Bohaty (kick good)
DEER RIVER 30,
TWO HARBORS 13
Quarterback Tyler Erzar completed 6 of 13 passes for 105 yards and one touchdown as the Warriors opened their Great Polar schedule with a home win.
Wide receiver Ben Grossell had four catches for 88 yards and one touchdown, while senior running back Kyle Wilson rushed for 82 yards and two TDs.
Two Harbors 0-7-0-6--13
Deer River 0-10-7-13--30
DR -- Kyle Wilson 1 run (Kenny Benham kick)
TH -- Scott Comrie 16 run (Tim Horgan kick)
DR -- Benham 22 field goal
DR -- Ben Grossell 19 pass from Tyler Erzar (Benham kick)
DR -- Wilson 3 run (Benham kick)
TH -- Horgan 30 field goal
DR -- Benham 60 run (run failed)
TH -- Horgan 28 field goal
VIRGINIA 27, HIBBING 14
Jordan Krebsbach passed for 203 yards and three touchdowns to lift the visiting Blue Devils (2-2, 2-1 Sea-Range Conference) past the Bluejackets (1-3, 0-3).
Virginia 0-18-6-3--27
Hibbing 0-6-0-8--14
V -- Joey Vuicich 36 interception return (kick failed)
V -- Trey Carlson 12 pass from Jordan Krebsbach (pass failed)
H -- Mike Belich 25 pass from Nate Anderson (kick failed)
V --Cavan Stockpool 28 pass from Krebsbach (pass failed)
V --Vuicich 42 pass from Krebsbach (kick failed)
V -- Eli Stokes 25 field goal
H -- Aaron Jamnick 40 run (Jamnick run)
Cook County 58,
Mesabi East 27
Senior quarterback Miles Drake ran nine times for 111 yards, had three touchdown passes and a 93-yard kickoff return as the Vikings (4-0, 4-0) won a Great Polar Red game in Grand Marais.
Mesabi East 0-6-0-21--27
Cook County 26-13-19-0--58
CC -- Casey Everson 10 pass from Miles Drake (kick failed)
CC -- Kipp Sande 20 run (Alex Senty kick)
CC -- Sammy Warren fumble recovery in end zone (kick failed)
CC -- James Groth 28 pass from Drake (Senty kick)
CC -- Everson 20 pass from Drake (Senty kick)
CC -- Brock Hommerding 24 run (kick failed)
ME -- Marcus Miranda 94 fumble recovery (kick failed)
CC -- Cody Everson 26 run (Simone Sebastiano kick)
CC -- Hommerding 8 run (kick failed)
CC -- Drake 93 kick return (kick failed)
ME -- Garrett Larson 55 run (Alex Loe kick)
ME -- Loe 1 run (Loe kick)
ME -- Matt Holmstrom 11 pass from Travis Whiting (Loe kick)
BARNUM 41,
NASHWAUK-KEEWATIN 20
Senior running back Erik Johnson tied a school record with six rushing touchdowns as Barnum won a Great Polar Red game at home. Johnson carried 40 times for 256 yards for Barnum (3-1).
Eric Curto caught two scoring passes from Justin Peratalo for Nashwauk-Keewatin (0-4).
Nashwauk-Keewatin 0-6-3-8-6--20
Barnum 22-13-6-0--41
B -- Erik Johnson 3 run (Johnson run)
B -- Johnson 4 run (Derek Bartz kick)
B -- Johnson 2 run (Bartz kick)
B -- Johnson 1 run (Bartz kick)
B -- Johnson 6 run (kick failed)
NK -- Eric Curto 55 pass from Justin Peratalo (kick failed)
NK -- Curto 12 pass from Peratalo (Curto pass from Peratalo)
B -- Johnson 2 run (run failed)
NK -- Adam Peachy 14 run (run failed)
Chisholm 34, Ogilvie 14
Senior Tucker Lindberg ran for 132 yards and three touchdowns as the Bluestreaks (4-0, 4-0) quickly overcame a 6-0 deficit to hand Ogilvie (3-1, 3-1) its first loss of the season in a Great Polar Red game in Chisholm.
Ogilvie 6-0-0-8--14
Chisholm 0-13-15-6--34
O -- Tom Sullivan 1 run (pass failed)
C -- Taylor Skoglund 81 pass from Erik Taine (kick failed)
C -- Tucker Lindberg 15 run (Skoglund kick)
C -- Lindberg 57 run (Skoglund run)
C -- Lindberg 57 run (Skoglund kick)
O -- Sullivan 6 run (Sullivan run)
C -- Taine 38 interception return (kick failed)
EAST CENTRAL 28,
CARLTON 0
Jake Jensen caught two touchdown passes as the visiting Eagles (4-0, 4-0) stayed unbeaten with a Great Polar Red shutout of the winless Bulldogs (0-4, 0-4).
East Central 7-7-7-7--28
Carlton 0-0-0-0--0
EC -- Dave Baxter 1 run (James Best kick)
EC -- Jake Jensen 5 pass from Logan McAllister (Best kick)
EC -- Jensen 22 pass from McAllister (Best kick)
EC -- Nick Gutknecht 52 run (Jake Klocke kick)
Ely 28, Onamia 6
Senior running back Ryan Willis ran for 219 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Timberwolves (2-2, 2-2) in a Great Polar Red Conference matchup.
Onamia 0-0-0-6--6
Ely 7-13-8-7--28
E -- Ryan Willis 1 run (Mike Heiman kick)
E -- Willis 16 run (kick no good0
E -- Matt Hall 3 run (Willis run)
E -- Kyle Russ 47 run (Heiman kick)
O -- Clyde Cielinski 15 run ( run failed)
MCGREGOR 18,
FLOODWOOD 6
Christopher Pierce rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries to lead the host Mercuries past Floodwood in their Great Northern East Conference opener.
Zach Heggedahl rushed for 107 yards on 23 carries and threw a touchdown pass to Amos Blanton for Floodwood (2-2, 0-2).
Zerek Marsyla threw a touchdown pass to Ryan Napstad and ran for another for McGregor (4-0, 1-0).
Floodwood 0-6-0-0--6
McGregor 0-6-12-0--18
M -- Zerek Marsyla 9 run (pass failed)
F -- Amos Blanton 20 pass from Zach Heggedahl (run failed)
M -- Christopher Pierce 4 run (run failed)
M -- Ryan Napstad 20 pass from Marsyla (pass failed)
babbitt-embarrass 50,
bigfork 20
The visiting Knights totaled 775 yards in winning the St. Louis County North Conference game.
Scott Solberg passed for 199 yards, including touchdowns of 66 and 87 yards, while Sam Swanson (201 total yards), Justin Goedderz (184) and Eric Shere (145) also had big offensive days.
Babbitt-Embarrass 8-22-14-6--50
Bigfork 0-14-6-0--20
BE -- Eric Shere 55 fumble return
BE -- Jordan Goedderz 66 from Scott Solberg (run failed)
BE -- Goedderz 65 run (Coco Goedderz pass from Solberg)
BE -- Sam Swanson 87 pass from Solberg (Shere run)
B -- Brandon Vail 45 run (Morgan Lottes run)
B -- Morgan Lottes 3 pass from Tony Anselmo
BE -- Shere 11 pass from Solberg (run failed)
BE -- Shere 8 run (Kenny Bissonette pass from Solberg)
B -- Vail 90 run (run failed)
BE -- Swanson 10 run (run failed)
Albrook 46, Cherry 0
Damontaye Gaines' 134 rushing yards and two touchdowns helped the Falcons (4-0, 3-0) dominate their St. Louis County Conference rival Tigers (2-1, 1-1).
AlBrook 14-12-14-6--46
Cherry 0-0-0-0--0
A -- Josh Johnson 25 run (kick failed)
A -- Damondtaye Gaines 56 run (Kolten Karppinen pass from Cody Anderson)
A -- Anderson 1 run (kick failed)
A -- Alex Bober 3 run (pass failed)
A -- Gaines 60 run (Anderson kick)
A -- Jake Amborn 1 run (Anderson kick)
A -- Tanner Bong 65 fumble recovery (end of game)
Silver Bay 47,
Mesabi Academy 0
Jake Evjen's 110 rushing yards and two touchdowns paced the Mariners to their first St. Louis County South Conference victory of the season.
Mesabi Academy 0-0-0-0--0
Silver Bay 13-14-21-0--47
SB -- Jake Evjen 2 run (Jesper Lingenyr kick)
SB -- Tyler McMillen 91 pass from Tanner Viola (pass failed)
SB -- Jake Topp 23 run (Cody Larson pass from Luke Thun)
SB -- Viola 5 run (kick failed)
SB -- Ryan Lenski 2 run (run failed)
SB -- Topp 8 run (Thun run)
SB -- Evjen 43 run (kick failed)
CROMWELL 50,
WRENSHALL 28
Tailback Adam Smith rushed 18 times for 203 yards and three touchdowns as the Cardinals won at home. Quarterback Jordan Suhonen had 15 rushes for 122 yards and three touchdowns for Cromwell (3-1).
Linebacker Shale Korpela made 17 tackles.
Wrenshall 6-14-0-8--28
Cromwell 7-21-12-10--50
W -- Jordan Berglund 11 pass from John Moder (run failed)
C -- Shale Korpela 12 run (Jordan Smith kick)
W -- Safety, penalty in end zone
W -- Joseph Holmes 56 run (Sebastian Hamm kick)
C -- Adam Smith 42 run (run failed)
W -- Moder 2 run (Hamm kick)
C -- A. Smith 17 run (Jordan Suhonen run)
C -- Suhonen 5 run (J. Smith kick)
C -- Suhonen 5 run (run failed)
C -- A. Smith 5 run (kick failed)
C -- Suhonen 1 run (J. Smith kick)
C -- J. Smith 33 field goal
W -- Moder 1 run (run)
