High School Football: S-M blanked in regular-season finale

BARNESVILLE -- Staples-Motley’s Sivert Klefsaas led Class 2A’s ninth-ranked Cardinals with 12 carries for 22 yards as they fell 40-0 Class 2A’s second-ranked Barnesville Trojans Wednesday, Oct. 16.

S-M’s Cade Schmidt tallied 18 yards on 11 carries and caught two passes totaling 6 yards.

Staples-Motley 0 0 0 0 -- 0

Barnesville 12 14 14 0 -- 40

First quarter

B-Jackson Wahl 9 run (conversion failed)

B-Adam Tonsfeldt 15 run (conversion failed)

Second quarter

B-Aaron Schiefert 14 run (conversion)

B-Tonsfeldt 1 run (conversion failed)

Third quarter

B-Hunter Anderson 48 run (kick)

B-Wahl 4 run (kick)

Fourth quarter

Team statistics

Rushes-yards: SM 36-61, B 44-394

Pass comp-att-int-yds: SM 4-5-0-2, B 2-3-0-44

Total offense: SM 45-63, B 53-438

Individual leaders

Rushing: SM-Sivert Klefsaas 12-22, Cade Schmidt 11-18, B-Tonsfeldt 13-148

Passing: SM-Max Strickland 4-4-0-2, B-Tonsfeldt 2-3-0-44

Receiving: SM-Schmidt 2-6, B-Joey Mark 1-34

Overall: SM 6-2. Next: Staples-Motley in Section 6-2A playoffs TBA.