Rangers win Great Polar Alliance

CROSBY - Matthew Hudrlik rushed for 129 yards and a touchdown, caught three passes for 41 yards and had an interception helping the Crosby-Ironton Rangers remain perfect at 7-0, win the Great Polar Alliance championship and secure the No. 1 seed for the Section 6-2A playoffs with Wednesday's 34-26 win over the Pine City Dragons at John Davies Field.

Nathan Hudrlik crossed the goal line twice with scoring runs of 5 and 6 yards. The junior back and younger brother of Matthew Hudrlik finished with 94 rushing yards.

Junior quarterback Phil Kuhlmann capped off the Rangers opening drive with a 3-yard touchdown run. C-I opened with Kuhlmann hitting Mark Hoge on a 45-yard reception.

Logan Patrick finished off the scoring for C-I with a 1-yard plunge.

Lee Bjerkness sealed the victory with his first interception of the season. Hoge also had a pick as C-I forced three turnovers and didn't turn it over.

Pine City 6 6 14 0 - 26

Crosby-Ironton 7 6 14 7 - 34

First quarter

CI-Phil Kuhlmann 3 run (Tyler Heinlin kick)

PC-Adam Olson 15 run (run failed)

Second quarter

CI-Nathan Hudrlik 5 run (kick failed)

PC-Mike Hansmann 60 run (run failed)

Third quarter

CI-Nathan Hudrlik 6 run (run failed)

PC-Eric Osterdyk 24 pass from Nate Wendorf (Hansmann run)

CI-Logan Patrick 1 run (Matthew Hudrlik pass from Kuhlmann)

PC-Osterdyk 19 pass from Wendorf (run failed)

Fourth quarter

CI-Matthew Hudrlik 34 run (Heinlin kick)

Team statistics

Rushes-yards: PC 32-160, C-I 42-243

Pass comp-att-int-yards: PC 9-22-3-110, C-I 5-15-0-98

Total offense: PC 54-270, C-I 57-341

Individual statistics

Rushing: C-I-Matthew Hudrlik 18-129, Nathan Hudrlik 17-94, Phil Kuhlmann 2-19, Logan Patrick 1-1

Passing: C-I Kuhlmann 5-14-98, M. Hudrlik 0-1-0

Receiving: C-I-Mark Hoge 1-45, Alex Bundy 1-13, Matthew Hudrlik 3-41

Conference: C-I 4-0. Overall: C-I 7-0. Next: Crosby-Ironton at Aitkin 7 p.m. Wednesday.