Cards crash W-DC

STAPLES -- Andy Mertens and Jake Wagner rushed for two touchdowns and Joe Smith found Jordan Amundson for a 30-yard touchdown pass Tuesday as the second-seeded Staples-Motley Cardinals defeated seventh-seeded Wadena-Deer Creek 47-16 in a Section 6, Class 3A quarterfinal football victory.

Beau Pilgrim added S-M's other touchdown as the Cardinals racked up 413-yards of total offense.

The Wolverines scored when Joe Paulson connected with Tyler Wolden on a 10 yard pass.

Wadena-Deer Creek 0 0 0 16 -- 16

Staples-Motley 14 24 6 3 -- 47

First quarter

SM-Andy Mertens 3 run (Jake Wagner run) 4:31

SM-Jordan Amundson 30 pass from Joe Smith (pass failed)

Second quarter

SM-Beau Pilgrim 1 run (Wagner run) 8:04

SM-Wagner 24 run (Josh Anderson pass from Smith) 6:03

SM-Mertens 17 run (Anderson pass from Smith) 1:09

Third quarter

SM-Wagner 14 run (run failed) 8:14

Fourth quarter

WDC-Tyler Wolden 10 pass from Joe Paulson (Tyler Gress run) 11:53

WDC-Evan Lachowitzer 67 run (Steve Cooney run)

Team statistics

Rushes-yards -- SM 47-383; WDC 37-231

Pass comp-att-int-yards -- SM 1-6-30; WDC 2-19-1-18

Total offense -- SM 413; WDC 249

Individual statistics

Rushing -- SM-Andy Mertens 11-144, Jake Wagner 10-92; WDC Evan Lachowitzer 11-130, Steve Cooney 4-55

Passing --SM Joe Smith 1-4; WDC Joe Paulson 1-2, Preston Stearns 1-17

Receiving --SM Jordan Amundson 1-30; WDC Tyler Wolden 1-10, Brandon Hall 1-10

Next game -- Staples-Motley host Albany 7 p.m. Saturday.