High School Football: Tigers 2nd win comes at right time

WALKER — Irvin Tulenchik rushed for a touchdown and hit Rian Struss for another as No. 5 Pine River-Backus upset No. 4 Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 29-6 Tuesday, Nov. 17, in the Section 6-1A opening round.

Connor Tulenchik put the game on ice with two fourth-quarter touchdowns. He rushed for 136 yards and caught three passes for 91 more.

Irvin Tulenchik finished 10-of-21 passing for 157 yards and the TD.

Pine River-Backus 0 8 6 15 -- 29

Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 0 6 0 0 -- 6

Second quarter

WHA-83 pass from Tad Gravett (kick failed)

PRB-Irvin Tulenchik 5 run (two-point conversion good)

Third quarter

PRB-Rian Struss 6 pass from Tulenchik (two-point failed)

Fourth quarter

PRB-Connor Tulenchik 7 run (two-point conversion)

PRB-Connor Tulenchik 5 run (Nolan Olivier kick)

Team statistics

Rushes-yards: PRB 40-178, WHA 26-76

Pass comp-att-int-yds: PRB 10-22-0-157, WHA 3-7-2-107

Total offense: PRB 62-335, WHA 33-183

Individual leaders

Rushing: PRB-Connor Tulenchik 24-138, C. Hoppe 7-17, E. Lodge 3-12, Irvin Tulenchik 6-11

Passing: PRB-Irvin Tulenchik 10-21-157

Receiving: PRB-Connor Tulenchik 3-91, Hoppe 2-24, Rian Struss 3-22, Nolan Olivier 1-10, C. Travis 1-10

Overall: PRB 2-1. Next No. 5 Pine River-Backus at No. 3 Ottertail Central in Section 6-1A semifinal 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21.