Perham ends Staples-Motley's season

PERHAM - Gavin Kadlec rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown as No. 3 Staples-Motley lost a tight 16-14 Section 8-3A semifinal game against No. 2 Perham.

The Cardinals ended the regular season undefeated and ranked fifth in 3A but could not keep up with the Perham passing attack as the Yellowjackets threw for 244 yards.

The teams were knotted 8-8 at halftime. After a third-quarter Perham touchdown, Staples-Motley's Dylan Hales returned the ensuing kickoff 80 yards for a score but the Cardinals came up short on the 2-point conversion run for the tie.

Staples-Motley 0 8 6 0 - 14

Perham 0 8 8 0 - 16

First quarter

Second quarter

SM-Gavin Kadlec 20 run (Kadlec run) 3:15

P-Ben Bucholz 1 run (Ben Waldon pass from Bucholz) :15

Third quarter

P-Chris Scheidecker 24 run (Scheidecker run) 4:05

SM-Dylan Hales 80 kick return (conversion failed) 3:53

Team statistics

Rushes-yards: 35-165, 38-176

Pass comp-att-int-yards: 3-14-1-28, 17-26-0-244

Total offense: 49-193, 54-420

Individual statistics

Rushing: SM Kadlec 16-108, Blake Petrich 7-29, Alex Jansson 7-27, Brandon Wing 2-(-3), Hales 3-4; P Scheidecker 22-119, Bucholz 14-56

Passing: SM Jansson 3-13-1-28, Petrich 0-1-0-0, P Bucholz 17-26-0-244

Receiving: SM Seth Haaland 1-24, Wing 2-4; P Charlie Schmitz 11-72, Cody Soderstrom 4-78, Scheidecker 2-15, Eric Dreyer 1-18, Waldon 3-19, Alex Phelps 2-17

Overall: S-M finishes 9-1.