Football team falls short in road game
The Staples-Motley football team battled until the end but ended up one score short, losing to Ottertail Central 33-26 at OTC on Sept. 30.
The Cardinals gave up the first score but responded with a 44 yard pass from Josh Lombard to Matt Miller.
OTC scored twice in the second quarter, but Miller ran the kickoff back 75 yards for a touchdown. Lombard passed to Hunter Berggren for the extra point to make it 14-21
Late in the half, Miller ran in a touchdown for his third score of the game and the Cardinals went into halftime down 20-21.
OTC increased their lead with a touchdown in the third quarter and another in the fourth. Berggren finished a Cardinal drive with a touchdown in the last three minutes, but that was the end of the scoring.
The loss dropped the team’s record to 3-2 with their Homecoming game coming up Friday, Oct. 7 against Long Prairie-Grey Eagle.
Team results
SM 6 14 0 6 - 26
OTC 7 14 6 6 - 33
Rushing: SM 112, OTC 254
Dalton Holmberg 15-72, Hunter Berggren 7-47, 1 TD Matt Miller 2-19, 1 TD, Eric Lisson 5-3, Mason Rychner 3-(-10), Josh Lombard 2-(-19)
Passing: SM 13-26, 147 yards, OTC 3-8, 37
Rychner 7-13, 106; Lombard 6-12, 41, 1 TD
Receiving: Miller 3-72, Berggren 4-64, Rychner 1-2, Holmberg 2-0, Lisson 2-0
Tackles: Alex Erpelding 21, Braden Tyrell 7, Scout Strickland 6, Lisson 6, Kyle Serich 6, Miller 5, Trey Skeesick 3, Lombard 2, Berggren 2, Holmberg 1, Derek Kennedy 1, Mason Nyhus 1, Isaac Swensrud 1, Rychner 1
Interceptions: Kennedy 1, Miller 1
