Senior running back Cole Myrdal rushed for 193 yards and three touchdowns to lead Two Harbors to a 48-14 victory over Eveleth-Gilbert in the first round of the Section 7AA football playoffs on Tuesday in Two Harbors.
The third-seeded Agates (4-5) scored 48 straight points against the Golden Bears (0-9) and now advance to play at second-seeded Hinckley-Finlayson (5-3) at 2 p.m. Saturday.
Eveleth-Gilbert 0-0-0-14--14
Two Harbors 0-27-14-7--48
TH -- Cole Myrdal 1 run (Jesse Omtvedt kick)
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TH -- Jake Homestead 63 pass from Kyle Omtvedt (Jesse Omtvedt kick)
TH -- Myrdal 2 run (Omtvedt kick)
TH -- Myrdal 12 run (kick failed)
TH -- Brandon Lambe 19 run (Omtvedt kick)
TH -- Mike Nordean 2 run (Omtvedt kick)
TH -- Chris Collins 10 run (Omtvedt kick)
EG -- Sam Roberts 85 kickoff return (Will Olson pass from Charlie Kennedy)
EG -- Will Olson 12 pass from Roberts (conversion failed)
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Moose Lake-Willow River 55, Duluth Marshall 16
Chris Gassert had 11 rushes for 130 yards and two touchdowns as the top-seeded Rebels won the home quarterfinal game.
Cade Flaherty had 22 carries for 144 yards and a touchdown for Duluth Marshall (0-9). Moose Lake-Willow River (9-0) is home Saturday against Crosby-Ironton.
Duluth Marshall 0-8-0-8--16
Moose Lake-WRiver 25-23-7-0--55
ML -- Chris Gassert 1 run (kick failed)
ML -- Josh Cisar 3 run (Jerry Young kick)
ML -- Gassert 3 run (kick failed)
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ML -- 30 FG Young
ML -- J. Cisar 3 run (Young kick)
DM -- Caden Flaherty 37 run (Flaherty run)
ML -- Tyler Cisar 45 run (kick failed)
ML -- T. Cisar 9 run (kick failed)
ML -- Jack Disterhaupt 25 pass from Tony Adamczak (Young kick)
DM -- Jeremy Stephan 97 run (Stephan run)
SECTION 8AAAAA
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Moorhead 50, Duluth East 30
Quarterback Alex Toscano threw for 163 yards and three touchdown passes, but it wasn't enough to lift the Greyhounds (3-6) past the Spuds (4-5) in quarterfinal action from Moorhead, Minn.
Duluth East 0-8-16-6--30
Moorhead 21-14-7-9--50
M -- Zack Day 1 run (Cody Rahman kick)
M -- Brady Robertson 7 pass from Aaron Lien (Rahman kick)
M -- Erik Bye 54 fumble return (Rahman kick)
M -- Mason Ness 56 pass from Lien (Rahman kick)
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D -- Quinton Coleman 42 pass from Alex Toscano (Jordan Hoffmann pass from Toscano)
M -- Ness 70 kick return (Rahman kick)
M -- Drake Benedict 24 run (Rahman kick)
D -- Dylan Boettcher 1 run (Toscano run)
D -- Brian Lansing 36 pass from Toscano (Boettcher run)
D -- Hoffmann 34 pass from Toscano (pass failed)
M -- Bye 48 fumble return (kick failed)
M -- Safety
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SECTION 7AAA
Proctor 35, Mora 7
After a scoreless first quarter, the Rails offense scored 35 points in the final three quarters to topple the Mustangs for the quarterfinal victory in Proctor. Kaz Anderson rushed for two TDs and threw for another to lead the Rails.
Proctor (6-3) tallied 281 rushing yards on 54 carries while holding the Mustangs (3-6) to 122 rushing yards on 30 attempts. Tyler Schubert had 107 rushing yards, while Anderson rushed for 77 yards and passed for 39.
Mora 0-0-7-0--7
Proctor 0-15-6-14--35
P -- Ian Scherber 4 run (Tyler Schubert kick)
P -- Kaz Anderson 2 run (Scherber run)
P -- Anderson 9 run (kick failed)
M -- Derek Graves 40 pass from Josh Cheney (Derek Barnick kick)
P -- Billy Ciesielski 12 pass from Anderson (Schubert kick)
P -- Schubert 10 run (Schubert kick)
SECTION 7A
Deer River 55, East Central 32
Senior quarterback Damon Benham had a hand in six touchdowns as Deer River won the first-round home game. He rushed for four scores, returned an interception for another and passed to Kevin Drotts for another.
Second-seeded Deer River (8-1) hosts third-seeded Cook County in Saturday's semifinals.
East Central 0-0-0-24--32
Deer River 21-20-0-14--55
DR --Damon Benham 26 run (Kevin Drotts kick)
DR --Benham 14 run (Drotts kick)
DR --Drotts 14 pass from Benham (Drotts kick)
DR --Benham 77 interception return (kick failed)
DR --August Marleau 22 run (Nick Schimek run)
DR --Marleau 34 fumble return (kick failed)
EC --Devereaux Gafkjen 2 run (Cody Olsen run)
EC --Bart Johnson 20 run (Dune Alloway pass from Corey Sura)
EC --Johnson 10 run (Johnson run)
EC --Sura 4 run (Johnson run)
DR --Benham 53 run (Benham run)
DR -- Benham 38 run (kick failed)
Nine-man Section 5
McGregor 48,
Northland-Remer 14
Senior quarterback Kalvin Becker rushed three times for two touchdowns and 83 yards as top-seeded McGregor won the first-round home game.
Tim Tierney rushed for 105 yards on four carries. McGregor (8-1) hosts fourth-seeded Cromwell (4-5) on Saturday in the semifinals.
Northland-Remer finished 0-9.
Northland-Remer 0-0-14-0--14
McGregor 34-7-0-7--48
M --Brandon Anderson 53 pass from Kalvin Becker (kick failed)
M --Kalvin Becker 11 run (Dylan Wilkie kick)
M --Alex Carlstrom 41 run (Wilkie kick)
M --Kalvin Becker 17 run (Wilkie kick)
M --Tommy Scollard 10 run (Wilkie kick)
M --Tim Tierney 45 run (Wilkie kick)
N --Dakota Kelley 1 pass from Marcus Woods (Woods run)
N --Easton Wake 43 pass from Patrick Kemper (run failed)
M --Tim Tierney 55 run (Wilkie kick)
CROMWELL 29, HILL CITY 12
Jared Hutar was 10-for-16 passing for 195 yards and three touchdown passes to Joe Couture to lead the host Cardinals.
Austin Johnson had four catches for 74 yards, and Alex Hakamaki added 66 yards rushing and a touchdown for Cromwell. The Cardinals also got 56 rushing yards from Mitch Talley and 46 from Tyler Hakamaki.
Austin Lamke had a touchdown run to lead Hill City (2-7).
Hill City 0-6-0-6--12
Cromwell 6-8-8-7--29
C--Joe Couture 5 pass from Jared Hutar (pass failed)
HC -- Austin Lamke 7 run (pass failed)
C -- Couture 13 pass from Hutar (Austin Johnson pass from Hutar)
C-- Couture 53 pass from Hutar (Alex Hakamaki run)
C-- Hakamaki 8 run (Luis Martins kick)
HC -- 10 pass as time expired
FLOODWOOD 56, SOUTH RIDGE 14
Trevor and Riley Bernsdorf each had a touchdown pass and reception to lead the host Polar Bears to the quarterfinal victory.
Floodwood (5-4) got strong offensive line play to amass more than 400 yards of offense against the Panthers (1-8). The third-seeded Polar Bears advance to play at second-seeded Silver Bay on Saturday.
South Ridge 0-8-0-6--14
Floodwood 22-14-6-14--56
F -- Levi Bailey 3 run (run failed)
F -- Trevor Bernsdorf 24 run (Ross Schminski pass from Riley Bernsdorf)
F -- Schminski 15 pass from T. Bernsdorf (pass failed)
F -- safety (Cody Farrel sacked quarterback in end zone)
F -- Cody Oak 4 run (Justin Hall pass from R. Bernsdorf)
SR -- Colton Peterson 15 pass from Dan Wood (pass completed)
F -- Jason Myrzold 14 pass from R. Bernsdorf (pass failed)
F -- R. Bernsdorf 1 run (run failed)
F -- Curt Johnston 2 run (Evan Suonveri run)
F -- Suonveri 15 run (run failed)
SR -- Matt Hanson 29 run (pass failed)
Silver Bay 59, Wrenshall 6
Freshman running back Jordan Fralich rushed for 203 yards and scored five touchdowns to lead the Mariners (7-2) over the visiting Wrens (1-8).
Senior halfback Holden Panetti chipped in 113 rushing yards and two touchdowns.
Wrenshall 0-6-0-0--6
Silver Bay 12-26-21-0--59
SB -- Jordan Fralich 10 run (kick failed)
SB -- Holden Panetti 34 run (pass failed)
WR -- Mark Mallon 26 run (run failed)
SB -- Kyle Blood 90 kickoff return (Panetti pass from Luke Thun)
SB -- Fralich 35 run (kick failed)
SB -- Fralich 50 run (run failed)
SB -- Blood 25 pass from Thun (run failed)
SB -- Panetti 27 run (kick failed)
SB -- Fralich 15 run (Thun run)
SB -- Fralich 77 run (Fralich kick)
