Cards win battle of 6th-ranked teams

GLYNDON - In a matchup of teams that are ranked sixth in their respective classes, Class 3A's Staples-Motley Cardinals received two rushing touchdowns from quarterback Alex Jansson for a 20-7 victory over Class 2A's sixth-ranked Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Rebels Friday.

With the victory, the 6-0 Cardinals claim the lead in the conference's South Division.

Blake Petrich scored on a 23-yard run in the first quarter. Jansson then scored on a 17-yard scamper and a 57-yard dash to give the Cardinals a 20-0 lead going into the half.

Jansson led the Cardinals with 90 yards on 15 carries. Petrich was next with 12 rushes for 73 yards.

Staples-Motley 8 12 0 0 - 20

Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 0 0 7 0 - 7

First quarter

SM-Blake Petrich 23 run (Cody Hoemberg run)

Second quarter

SM-Alex Jansson 17 run (conversion failed)

SM-Jansson 57 run (conversion failed)

Third quarter

DGF-Bennett Mercil 40 punt return (Gilles kick)

Team statistics

Rushes-yards: SM 219; DGF 81

Pass comp-att-int-yards: SM 1-3-0-12; DGF 4-17-1-60

Total offense: SM 231; DGF 141

Individual statistics

Rushing: SM Jansson 15-90, Petrich 12-73, Hoemberg 13-39, Gavin Kadlec 4-13, Brandon Flickinger 1-3, Dylan Hales 2-1, Brandon Wing 2-0; DGF Mercil 17-49, Zack Askelson 11-22, Jared Roelofs 5-13, Eric Gilles 3-(3)

Passing: SM Jansson 1-3-0-12; DGF Gilles 4-16-1-60, Askelson 0-1-0-0

Receiving: SM Tanner Roberts 1-12; DGF Dylan Dejong 2-46, Roelofs 1-12, Askelson 1-2

Conference: SM 6-0, DGF 5-1. Overall: SM 6-0, DGF 5-1. Next game: Staples-Motley hosts Warroad 6 p.m. Thursday.