Pillager suffers 40-12 defeat

MENAHGA - Sean Nokken had two interceptions and rushed 17 times for 150 yards and a touchdown in the Pillager Huskies 40-12 Prairie North Conference loss to United North Central Wednesday.

Nokken's touchdown came on a 1-yard run just before halftime. Ben Manlick's 6-yard run in the fourth quarter capped the scoring for the Huskies.

Pillager 0 6 0 6 - 12

United North Central 0 12 14 14 - 40

Second quarter

P-Sean Nokken 1 run (conversion fail)

Fourth quarter

P-Ben Manlick 6 run (conversion fail)

Team statistics

Rushes-yards: P 42-235, UNC 41-269

Pass comp-att-int-yards: P 5-10-1-17, UNC 5-11-2-86

Total offense: P 252, UNC 355

Individual statistics

Rushing: P-Nokken 17-150, Jordan Hunstad 12-39, Manlick 3-19

Passing: P-Hunstad 5-9-1-17

Receiving: P-Nokken 3-4

Conference: P 1-6. Overall: P 1-6. Next: New York Mills at Pillager 7 p.m. Tuesday.