STAPLES-Wadena-Deer Creek quarterback Jake Dykhoff was three-for-three on passing scores, and rushed for the go-ahead score late in the fourth quarter as the Wolverines topped Staples-Motley 28-20 in a Midwest Blue Subdistrict matchup Friday.
Dykhoff threw an 82-yard scoring pass to Preston Warren to put the Wolverines on the board in the first quarter. Eric Lisson's 4-yard scamper for the Cardinals tied the game at 6 going to halftime.
Dykhoff put WDC back up early in the third quarter with a 36-yard connection to Dacota Mittage. The Cardinals came right back with a 15-yard pass from Josh Lombard to Derek Kennedy and the teams were tied at 14 entering the fourth quarter.
Dykhoff and Spencer connected on a 34-yard scoring play to put the Wolverines ahead, but the Cardinals Hunter Berggren tied the game at 20 on an 8-yard run. Dykhoff then put the Wolverines back up for good with a 24-yard run with 3:14 left to play.
Dykhoff finished with 247 yards passing. Spencer caught six passes for 85 yards, and Warren recorded four catches for 78 yards.
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Lisson of the Cardinals was the leading rusher with 155 yards on 32 carries, and Berggren rushed 16 times for 91 yards.
Wadena-Deer Creek 6 0 8 14-28
Staples-Motley 0 6 8 6-20
First quarter
WDC - Preston Warren 82 pass from Jake Dykhoff (conversion failed) 5:24
Second quarter
SM - Eric Lisson 4 run (conversion failed) 11:20
Third quarter
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WDC - Dacotah Mittag 36 pass from Dykhoff (Lee Spencer pass from Dykhoff) 10:42
SM - Derek Kennedy 15 pass from Josh Lombard (Lisson run) 8:36
Fourth quarter
WDC - Spencer 34 pass from Dykhoff (conversion failed) 12:00
SM - Hunter Berggren 8 run (conversion failed) 9:52
WDC - Dykhoff 24 run (Dykhoff run) 3:14
Team statistics
Rushes-yards: SM 56-285, WDC 22-85
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Pass comp-att-int-yds: SM 7-17-0-69, WDC 18-29-0-247
Total offense: SM 354, WDC 332
Individual leaders
Rushing: SM- Eric Lisson 32-155, Hunter Berggren 16-91, Josh Lombard 7-27, Mason Rychner 1-12; WDC- Jake Dykhoff 12-49
Passing: SM Josh Lombard 7-16-0-69, Lisson 0-1-0-0; WDC-Dykhoff 18-29-0-247
Receiving: SM-Mason Rychner 3-29, Derek Kennedy 2-30, Lisson 1-7 ; WDC-Lee Spencer 6-95, Preston Warren 4-78, Cody Wegscheid 1-7
Sub: SM 4-1, WDC 2-2. Overall: SM 4-2, WDC 2-4. Next: Staples-Motley at Crookston 6 p.m. Wednesday; Wadena-Deer Creek hosts Ottertail Central 7 p.m. Wednesday.
