VERNDALE-Luke Weniger ran for two touchdowns and caught a pair of passes for two more as the fourth-ranked Verndale Pirates rolled past the Wheaton/Hermantown-Norcross Warriors 56-6 Wednesday in a District 9 West Subdistrict game.
Verndale finishes the regular season unbeaten at 8-0, 6-0 in the subdistrict.
Weniger scored the game's first two touchdowns on runs of 10 and 35 yards in the first quarter. He tallied his third score with 10:28 left in the half on an 11-yard pass from Mack Jones and was in the endzone again 10 seconds later after Wheaton fumbled the ensuing kickoff and Jones hit Weniger with a 26-yarder on the next play.
Josh Bounds scampered for two scores and Sam Moore hauled in a 63-yard strike from Jones. Jake Ismil posted the final score for the Pirates on an 8-yard run late in the fourth.
Wheaton 0 0 6 0-6
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Verndale 29 21 0 6-56
First quarter
V-Luke Weniger 10 run (Mack Jones run) 9:43
V-Weniger 35 run (Jones run) 7:09
V-Josh Bounds 2 run (pass fail) 6:49
V-Sam Moore 63 pass from Jones (Jones kick) 3:57
Second quarter
V-Weniger 11 pass from Jones (Jones kick) 10:28 W fumble KO, V score 1st play
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V-Weniger 26 pass from Jones (Jones kick) 10:18
V-Bounds 5 run (Jones kick) 6:26
Third quarter
W-James Conroy 8 run (PAT fail) 1:17
Fourth quarter
V-Jake Ismil 8 run (pass fail) 1:20
Team statistics
Rushes-yards: V 32-200, W 27-59
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Pass comp-att-int-yds: V 7-14-0-190, W 9-22-1-81
Total offense: V 390, W 140
Individual leaders
Rushing: V-Mack Jones 3-55, Luke Weniger 2-45, Braydon Vertina 7-42
Passing: V-Jones 7-11-0-190
Receiving: V-Weniger 3-48, Sam Moore 2-100
Sub: V 6-0. Overall: V 8-0. Next: Verndale in Section 4-Nine Man playoffs TBA.
