DETROIT LAKES - Thomas Miller rushed for 107 yards during the Little Falls Flyers' 21-14 loss to the Detroit Lakes Lakers in a season opener Saturday.
The teams were tied at 14 when the Lakers' Matt Haire caught a 45-yard TD pass with 6:41 remaining.
Daniel Marod's 9-yard pass reception from Brandon Backowski with 8:42 left had tied the score.
Gage Blechinger scored the Flyers' first touchdown with a fumble recovery in the end zone in the first quarter.
Little Falls 7 0 0 7 - 14
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Detroit Lakes 0 14 0 7 - 21
First quarter
LF: Gage Blechinger 1 fumble recovery (Wyatt Nelson kick) :58
Second quarter
DL: Ben Nordmark 5 run (kick failed) 4:46
DL: Sam Busker 2 run (Jacob Richter pass from Josh Bollig) :18
Fourth quarter
LF: Daniel Marod 9 pass from Brandon Backowski (Nelson kick) 8:42
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DL: Matt Haire 45 pass from Bollig (Zane Freeman kick) 6:41
Team statistics
Rushes-yards: LF 36-92, DL 40-178
Pass comp-att-int-yds: LF 5-17-3-56, DL 6-15-0-128
Total offense: LF 148, DL 306
Individual leaders
Rushing: LF-Thomas Miller 26-107; DL- Ben Nordmark 24-107
Passing: LF- Backowski 5-17-56-3; DL- Bollig 6-15-128-0
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Receiving: LF-Justin Primus 1-16, Landon Bjorge 1-15, Daniel Marod 2-15, Zachary Opatz 1-10; DL- Richter 2-77, Haire 4-51
Overall: LF 0-1. Next: Milaca at Little Falls 7 p.m. Friday.
