WADENA — Sivert Klefsaas rushed 23 times for 112 yards and a touchdown for the No. 5 Staples-Motley Cardinals who shut out the No. 4 Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines 20-0 in the Section 6-2A opening round Tuesday, Nov. 17.
Hunter Martin opened the scoring from a yard out in the first quarter. The Cardinals added two more scores in the third, a 10-yard run by quarterback Isaiah Schultz, and an 8-yard run by Sivert.
S-M compiled a 246-115 yard advantage in total offense and limited WDC to just 20 yards rushing.
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Staples-Motley 6 0 14 0 -- 20
Wadena-Deer Creek 0 0 0 0 -- 0
First quarter
SM-Hunter Martin 1 run (PAT fail)
Third quarter
SM-Isaiah Schultz 10 run (kick good)
SM-Sivert Klefsaas 8 run (kick good)
Team statistics
Rushing yards: WDC 44-20, SM 62-193
Pass comp-att-int-yds: WDC 9-24-1-95, SM 4-12-0-53
Total offense: WDC 53-115, SM 68-246
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Individual leaders
Rushing: SM-Sivert Klefsaas 23-112, Hunter Martin 17-70
Passing: SM-Isaiah Schultz 4-12-0-53
Receiving: SM-C. Braith 1-33, Hunter Martin 1-6
Overall: WDC 3-4, SM 2-5. Next: No. 5 Staples-Motley at No. 1 West Central in Section 6-2A semifinals 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21.
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