WILLMAR - Four different Ridgewater quarterbacks threw touchdown passes and wide receiver/kick returner Kevin Parks scored three times as the Warriors opened the MCAC season whipping Itasca College 47-8 Thursday evening.
Starting quarterback Trevor Nystrom clicked with Parks on a 72-yard toss and run on the home team’s first play from scrimmage. Trevor Oswald (to Parks), Tony Ayala (to Eric Hudson) and Jeremiah Grimsley (to Jacob Sharp) followed with TD throws.
Running back Martell Martin logged 115 yards and a TD in 17 carries.
Up next for Ridgewater is a 3 p.m. road game in Ely next Saturday to play Vermilion.
Ridgewater 47, Itasca 8
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Itasca (0-1) 2 6 0 0 - 8
Ridgewater (1-0) 13 0 20 14 - 47
R – Kevin Parks 72 pass from Trevor Nystrom (Modesto Cruz kick)
R – Parks 16 pass from Wes Oswald (conversion failed, fumbled snap)
I – Point after returned 90 yards for score
I – Zach Kintael 41 pass from Jared Huter (conversion failed)
R – Parks 83 kickoff return (Cruz kick)
R – Martell Baker 1 run (Cruz kick)
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R – Eric Hudson 30 pass from Tony Ayala (Cruz kick)
R – Da Marko Thomas 37 run (Cruz kick)
R – Jacob Sharp 23 pass from Jeremiah Grimsley (Cruz kick)
Itasca statistics
Rushing (68 yards): Melek Thornton 10-14, Jack Vraa 7-33, Austin Carter 4-9 … Passing (82 yards): Jared Hutar 6-26-75-1, Carter 1-8-7-0 ... Receiving: Josh Engel 5-44, Zach Kintael 1-41
Ridgewater team
First downs: 14 … Rushing: 36-174 … Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 14-25-277-0 … Penalties: 10-85
Ridgewater individual
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Rushing: Martell Baker 17-115, Daniel Maras 3-20, Matt Alberts 3-12, DaMarko Thomas 2-45, Ahmad Brewton 2-11 … Passing: Nystrom 3-5-84-0, Oswald 7-12-115-0, Ayala 2-5-46-0, Grimsley 2-3-32-0 ... Receiving: Parks 5-115, Greg McPherson 3-56, Jorge Cabrera 1-8, Eric Hudson 2-56 Matt Korner 1-20, Jacob Sharp 1-23
