CROSBY -- Nate Bjerga scored two touchdowns but the Crosby-Ironton Rangers couldn't overcome a 14-0 first-quarter deficit and lost 21-12 in a Sea Range Conference football matchup Friday.
Nate Bjerga scored on an 11-yard dash in the second quarter and followed with a 1-yard run in the third. Tyler Scull rushed for 110 yards for C-I.
Greenway 14 0 0 7 -- 21
Crosby-Ironton 0 6 6 0 -- 12
First quarter
G--Andrew Guyer 9 run (kick good)
G--Brock Harling 4 pass from Jamie Guyer (kick good)
Second quarter
CI--Nate Bjerga 11 run (kick failed)
Third quarter
CI--Bjerga 1 run (run failed)
Fourth quarter
G--Adam Wright 35 run (kick good)
Team statistics
Rushes-yards --CI 40-152, G 44-260
Pass comp-att-int-yards --CI 3-16-1-34, G 5-16-0-33
Total offense --CI 186, G 293
Crosby-Ironton statistics
Rushing --Tyler Scull 23-110, Nate Bjerga 11-27, Jeremiah Riskus 5-4, Travis Klun 1-11
Passing --Nate Bjerga 3-16-34
Receiving --Billy Gottsch 1-14, Jeremy Kleineck 1-8, Josh Ruschen 1-12
Conference --CI 0-1. Overall --CI 0-2. Next game --C-I at Hermantown 7 p.m. Friday.
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