WADENA — Isaac Hamann threw for 139 yards and four touchdowns while also rushing for 64 yards and a score as the No. 3 Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines beat the No. 6 Staples-Motley Cardinals 53-12 in the Section 6-2A opening round Tuesday, Oct. 25.
Teshe Loer scored a rushing and receiving touchdown for the Wolverines while Evan Lunde posted 64 rushing yards and a touchdown.
MJ Lunde led W-DC in receiving with 68 yards and a touchdown while Tyson Barthel, Jaeger Petit, and Brandon Wheeler each caught a touchdown pass.
Blake Neelan and Colbe Tappe each scored rushing touchdowns for the Cardinals who finished their season with an 0-9 record.
W-DC advances to the 6-2A Semifinals and will play Sauk Centre Saturday, Oct. 29.
Staples-Motley 0 0 0 12 – 12
Wadena-Deer Creek 13 21 13 6 – 53
WDC-Teshe Loer 3-yard run (Cole Woods kick) 1:57
WDC-Evan Lunde 16-yard run (kick failed) 0:09
WDC-Isaac Hamann 23-yard run (Cole Woods pass to Jaeger Pettit) 5:31
WDC-Teshe Loer 21-yard pass from Isaac Hamann (kick failed) 1:51
WDC-Tyson Barthel 15-yard pass from Isaac Hamann (Cole Woods kick) 0:44
WDC-MJ Lunde 3-yard pass from Isaac Hamann (Cole Woods kick) 6:23
WDC-Jaeger Pettit 4-yard pass from Isaac Hamann (kick failed) 1:39
SM-Blake Neelan 3-yard run (kick failed) 10:21
WDC-Brandon Wheeler 10-yard pass from Eshetu Loer (run failed) 4:35
SM-Colbe Tappe 8-yard run (kick failed)
Rushes-yards: WDC 35-185, SM 30-157
Pass comp-att-int-yds: WDC 14-26-0-188, SM 10-20-2-87
Total offense: WDC 61-373, SM 50-244
Rushing: WDC-Evan Lunde 13-64, Isaac Hamann 8-64, Teshe Loer 4-27, Simon Kreklau 7-24, Mason Brauch 3-6; SM-Blake Neelan 9-41, Elijah Blue 9-40, Benjamin Tyrrell 2-39, Colbe Tappe 8-32
Passing: WDC-Isaac Hamann 11-22-139, Eshetu Loer 3-4-49; SM-Blake Neelan 2-5-35, Eli Rutten 4-9-27, Peyton Mithun 4-6-25
Receiving: WDC-MJ Lunde 4-68, Teshe Loer 4-48, Brandon Wheeler 2-31, Tyson Barthel 2-19, Cole Woods 1-18, Jaeger Pettt 1-4; SM-Elijah Blue 4-52, Benjamin Tyrrell 3-19, Benet Robinson 1-19
Overall: WDC 7-2, SM 0-9. Next: Wadena-Deer Creek at Sauk Centre 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29.