Senior quarterback Gunner Johnson threw two touchdowns and ran for another as Superior clinched its fifth straight Wisconsin high school football playoff berth Friday night with a 42-0 Big Rivers Conference win at Eau Claire North.
Johnson completed 5 of 7 passes for 112 yards for the Spartans (6-3 overall, 4-3 Big Rivers), while Max Plunkett caught two passes for 81 yards and two TDs.
Superior had 416 yards compared to 104 for Eau Claire North (0-9, 0-7), with Drake Samarzia and Luke Drougas intercepting passes for the Spartans.
Superior.................... 21-21-0-0-42
Eau Claire North.............. 0-0-0-0-0
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S - Gunnar Gronski 10 run (Sam Kline kick)
S - Gunner Johnson 5 run (Kline kick)
S - Max Plunkett 55 pass from Johnson (Kline kick)
S - Plunkett 26 pass from Johnson (Kline kick)
S - Conner Fonger 50 run (Kline kick)
S - Luke Drougas 28 run (Kline kick)
CHISAGO LAKES 34, DULUTH EAST 27
The Greyhounds dug themselves in too big of a hole in falling to the Wildcats in a North Central White game in Lindstrom, Minn.
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Junior running back Cole Glenna had a pair of early touchdowns as Chisago Lakes (4-3) led 27-0 at the break and 34-0 early in the third quarter before East rallied.
Senior quarterback Jack Rashid was 22-for-36 passing for 298 yards and three touchdowns but was intercepted four times. Tharold Kimball added eight carries for 82 yards and caught three passes for 81 yards and a score. Joshua Daniels-Hanbury caught 14 passes for 136 yards and another TD.
Duluth East.................. 0-0-7-20-27
Chisago Lakes........... 14-13-7-0-34
CL - Cole Glenna 39 run (Alexander Morehead kick)
CL - Mitchell Barrett 3 run (Morehead kick)
CL - Glenna 8 run (Morehead kick)
CL - Corbin Lee 1 run (kick failed)
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CL - Mason Hill 7 pass from Barrett (Morehead kick)
DE - Jack Rashid 1 run (David Holliday kick)
DE - Tyler Seymour 6 pass from Rashid (kick blocked)
DE - Tharold Kimball 52 pass from Rashid (Holiday kick)
DE - Joshua Daniels-Hanbury 18 pass from Rashid (Holiday kick)
CLOQUET 21, HIBBING 7
Aahsan Maigag ran for 110 yards, including a 69-yard touchdown, on 12 attempts as the Lumberjacks (5-2) topped the Bluejackets in a Northeast Red game in Cloquet.
Cloquet’s defense forced two turnovers and two sacks, while shutting out Hibbing (2-5) in the second half. Travis Carruth was 24-for-36 passing for 224 yards and a touchdown and interception for the Bluejackets.
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Hibbing............................ 0-7-0-0-7
Cloquet.......................... 0-7-7-7-21
C -Joseph Deppa 37 pass from Tim Pokornowski (Noah Niemi kick)
H - James Gibson 3 pass from Travis Carruth (Holden Law kick)
C - Aahsan Maigag 69 run (Niemi kick)
C - Spencer Wehr 4 run (Niemi kick)
AITKIN 14, MLWR 6
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Caleb Curtiss and Sam Peterson rushed for touchdowns and the Gobblers (6-1) gave the Rebels (3-4) their first four-game losing streak since 1993.
Moose Lake-WR. 0-6-0-0-6
Aitkin....... 7-7-0-0-14
A - Caleb Curtiss 23 run (Sam Peterson kick)
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A - Peterson 13 run (Peterson kick)
MLWR - Bryceton Butkiewicz 10 run (pass failed)
EVELETH-GILBERT 26, GNK 22
Max Roberts rushed for a touchdown and caught one, and Jonathon Day kicked a pair of field goals to lead the visiting Golden Bears (6-1), ranked 10th in Class AA, to a narrow victory.
Tyler Kemp gave Eveleth-Gilbert breathing room when he returned an interception 40 yards for the Golden Bears’ final score.
The Titans (4-2) saw their four-game losing streak end.
Eveleth-Gilbert 3-14-3-6-26
Greenway/NK. 0-8-0-14-22
EG - Jonathan Day 22 field goal
EG - Max Roberts 20 run (Day kick)
GNK - Bay Zuehlke 28 pass from Michael Chupurdia (Benjamin Steel pass from Chupurdia)
EG - Roberts 7 pass from Jake Weston (Day kick)
EG - Day 40 field goal
GNK - Spencer Potter 6 pass from Chupurdia (pass failed)
EG - Tyler Kemp 40 interception return (pass failed)
GNK - Chupurdia 6 run (Zuehlke pass from Chupurdia)
TWO HARBORS 54, VIRGINIA 7
Ian Johnson ran for 177 yards and was one of three players to surpass 100 yards as the host Agates scored 54 consecutive points to beat the Blue Devils in a Northeast White game.
Spencer Ross had three rushing touchdowns and 139 yards for Two Harbors (5-2), while teammate Karter Kinn gained 100 yards on five attempts against Virginia (2-5).
Virginia............................ 0-0-0-7-7
Two Harbors............ 14-20-14-6-54
TH - Spencer Ross 1 run (Ryan Darsow kick)
TH - Ross 52 run (Darsow kick)
TH - Ross 7 run (Darsow kick)
TH - Chad Nordean 3 run (Darsow kick)
TH - Ian Johnson 62 run (kick failed)
TH - Ricky Brenna 23 run (Darsow kick)
TH - Tyler Estby 3 run (Darsow kick)
TH - Karter Kinn 84 run (kick failed)
V - Caleb Bialke 28 pass from Jack Zupetz (Connor Cusick kick)
MORA 33, ESKO 12
Stone DeLeon threw for a touchdown and ran for another score, but the Eskomos couldn’t match Mora’s offensive pace. Jeremiah Mentel scored a pair of rushing touchdowns for Mora (5-2), which scored two unanswered touchdowns to secure the road win.
Esko............................... 0-6-6-0-12
Mora.......................... 0-7-14-12-33
M - Jeremiah Mantel 3 run (Matt Peters kick)
E - Dawsen Cossalter 15 pass from Stone DeLeon (kick failed)
M - Luke Anderson 2 run (Peters kick)
M - Isac Kelling 20 fumble return (Peters kick)
E - DeLeon 1 run (run failed)
M - Mantel 5 run (pass failed)
M - Idris Anderson 10 run (run failed)
BROOKLYN CENTER 26, INTERNATIONAL FALLS 24
Nick Hedtke scored three rushing touchdowns for the Broncos, who were edged by Brooklyn Center thanks to a two-point conversion.
Tyler Coffield had an 88-yard kickoff return for a touchdown for International Falls (0-7).
International Falls....... 0-12-6-6-24
Brooklyn Center........... 0-12-8-6-26
IF - Nick Hedtke 2 run (pass failed)
BC - Dayvia Gbor 5 run (kick failed)
BC - Tyler Miller 36 run (run failed)
IF - Hedtke 1 run (run failed)
IF - Hedtke 2 run (run failed)
BC - Brandyn Johnson 1 run (Gbor run)
BC - Johnson 3 run (kick failed)
IF - Tyler Coffield 88 kickoff return (pass failed)
DEER RIVER 34, CHISHOLM 15
Jamaal Baird rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns as the Warriors scored 18-first quarter points to top the Bluestreaks (2-4).
Chad Benham contributed to the Deer River (3-3) rushing attack with 91 yards and a touchdown.
Chisholm........................ 0-0-8-7-15
Deer River................. 18-0-0-16-34
DR - Dakota Goggleye 20 interception return (run failed)
DR- Jamaal Baird 1 run (run failed)
DR - Garret Schjenken 25 pass from Noah Williams (pass failed)
C - Eli Sundquist 19 pass from Skylar Appleman (Parker Pruitt pass from Harrison Reinke)
DR - Chad Benham 8 run (Tyler Anttila pass from Benham)
DR - Baird 5 run (Schjenken pass from Williams)
C - Ean Poulford 85 run (Kolin Howard kick)
RUSH CITY 54, MESABI EAST 12
The Tigers bolted to a 34-0 halftime lead and cruised to the Northeast Silver subdistrict win at Aurora.
Riley Sykes ran for 128 yards on 19 carries and scored three touchdowns to pace Rush City (5-2).
Levi Skelton had 61 yards rushing on 11 attempts and ended the shutout with a fourth-quarter TD run.
Rush City.................. 20-14-20-0-54
Mesabi East................. 0-0-0-12-12
RC - Tyler Oscarson 10 run (kick failed)
RC - Riley Sykes 1 run (kick failed)
RC - Sykes 11 run (Dylan Mielke pass from Oscarson)
RC - Brandon Guptill 5 run (Vincent Schmidt-Kittler kick)
RC - Sykes 1 run (Schmidt-Kittler kick)
RC - Cody McFee 36 run (Schmidt-Kittler kick)
RC - Dylan Groshens 6 pass from Oscarson (kick blocked)
RC - Mielke 22 run (Schmidt-Kittler kick)
ME - Levi Skelton 3 run (pass failed)
ME - John Grivette 5 run (pass failed)
CROMWELL-WRIGHT 69, MCGREGOR 0
Senior quarterback Zion Smith tossed four touchdown passes to lead ninth-ranked Cromwell-Wright (7-0) to the District 9 White victory over host McGregor (2-5).
Junior Nic Johnson returned two punts for touchdowns and also had a receiving score for the Cardinals, who earned their third straight shutout.
Cromwell-Wright..... 27-23-7-12-69
McGregor........................ 0-0-0-0-0
CW - Nic Johnson 51 punt return (Sawyer Strelnieks kick)
CW - Sam Kemper 4 pass from Zion Smith (Strelnieks kick)
CW - Strelnieks 55 pass from Smith (Strelnieks kick)
CW - Johnson 37 pass from Smith (kick failed)
CW - Johnson 70 punt return (Smith tun)
CW - Strelnieks 5 pass from Smith (Strelnieks kick)
CW - Cameron Cahoon 47 interception return (Alek Striowski pass from Smith)
CW - Cahoon 36 run (Strelnieks kick)
CW - Kannon Korpela 70 run (pass failed)
CW - Cyril Sworski 1 run (pass failed)
SILVER BAY 30, COOK COUNTY 6
Tanner Ketola rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns to lead the host Mariners to the District 9 Blue victory.
Jason Blood added 88 rushing yards and a score for Silver Bay (4-2), while Sam O’Phelan rushed for 185 yards and a touchdown for Cook County (3-4).
Cook County..................... 6-0-0-0-6
Silver Bay..................... 0-8-14-8-30
CC - Sam O’Phelan 1 run (run failed)
SB - Tanner Ketola 56 run (Ketola run)
SB - Jason Blood 71 run (Ketola run)
SB - Giovanni Marolt 3 run (run failed)
SB - Ketola 4 run (Marolt run)
BOYS SOCCER
ANDOVER 3, DULUTH EAST 0
Logan Rohloff, Alexander Gutenberg and Hector Coronado scored goals as the top-seeded Huskies ended the Greyhounds’ season Thursday night in the Section 7AA semifinals.
DULUTH DENFELD 8, NORTH LAKES 0
Jon Faynik scored two goals in the first 17 minutes as the Hunters cruised to the Section 7A first-round win Thursday night at Public Schools Stadium.
The Hunters (13-4) are home again at 11 a.m. today to face Duluth Marshall in a quarterfinal at PSS.
HIBBING-CHISHOLM 6, NORTH BRANCH 1
Riley Versich netted a hat trick to lead the host Bluejackets to the 7A first-round win Thursday night.
Hibbing-Chisholm faces Hermantown in today’s quarterfinal round.
GIRLS SOCCER
GRAND RAPIDS 3, ESKO 2
The Thunderhawks won 4-3 in a six-round shootout after the 7A first-round game ended 2-2 in two overtimes at Esko.
