Jordan Peratalo threw a touchdown pass and rushed for another to lead the Greenway/Nashwauk-Keewatin football team past Virginia 28-24 in a Section 7AAA semifinal game Saturday afternoon in Coleraine.
Tyler Haigh caught Peratalo's scoring strike and also added a rushing TD for the Raiders.
Cade Stackpool tossed three touchdown passes to Marc Krebsbach, but the Blue Devils (5-5) were unable to convert any extra-point kicks or 2-point attempts in the four-point loss.
Greenway/Nashwauk-Keewatin (8-2) faces Cloquet (5-5) in the Section 7AAA championship Friday at 6 p.m. at Malosky Stadium.
Virginia 6-6-6-6--24
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Greenway/N-K 6-14-0-8--28
GNK -- Tyler Haigh 21 pass from Jordan Peratalo (pass failed)
V -- Marc Krebsbach 11 pass from Cade Stackpool (kick failed)
GNK -- Peratalo 3 run (pass failed)
GNK -- Haigh 3 run (Derek Bundy run)
V -- Krebsbach 26 pass from Stackpool (kick failed)
V -- Mitch Sella fumble recovery in end zone (pass failed)
GNK -- Bundy 6 run (Haigh run)
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V -- Krebsbach 35 pass from Stackpool (kick failed)
McGregor 28, Cromwell 9
Alex Carlstrom ran for 291 yards on 28 carries and scored three 50-plus-yard touchdowns to lead the host Mercuries to the Section 5 Nine-Man semifinal win and ensure a new state champion.
Carlstrom had TD runs of 51, 61 and 67 yards to push him over 1,500 yards this season. Dylan Wilkie paced the defense with 18 tackles.
The Mercuries (9-1) will host Silver Bay at 7 p.m. Friday with a state berth on the line. Cromwell, which posted several upsets en route to the 2010 state title, finished 4-6.
Cromwell 0-0-9-0--9
McGregor 0-8-8-12--28
M -- Alex Carlstrom 51 run (Carlstrom run)
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C -- Luis Martins 30 field goal
M -- Carlstrom 61 run (Kalvin Becker run)
C -- Alex Hakamaki 3 run (kick failed)
M -- Carlstrom 67 run (run failed)
M -- Tim Tierney 28 run (run failed)
