BRAINERD - The Central Lakes offense did it all on Saturday, running and throwing with equal efficiency in a 68-13 victory over Ridgewater.
The Raiders ran for 372 yards and five touchdowns and they threw for 203 yards and four TDs.
CLC ran 88 plays and piled up 36 first downs.
βThey controlled things so well,β said Ridgewater head coach Lloyd Danzeisen. βThey run a no-huddle but itβs not just to throw the ball down the field. They really control the ball.β
The Warriors scored on Brandon Briceβs 38-yard interception return for a score - his second in two college starts - and Tre Lewis returned a kickoff 95 yards for a fourth-quarter score.
The Warriors threw for 154 yards but were intercepted four times.
They managed just 24 rushing yards and 10 total first downs.
βWe have to run it better,β Danzeisen said. βThe defense gave up a tremendous number of yards but they were on the field a lot. (The Raiders) had a lot of long drives and our defense really got worn out.β
The Warriors, now 1-1, play the middle game of a three-game road stretch at Minnesota West in Worthington, at 7 p.m. Saturday.
Central Lakes 68,
Ridgewater 13
Ridgewater (1-1)..........................0 7 0 6 - 13
Central Lakes (2-0).............18 29 9 12 - 68
C β Carlton Djam 6 run (kick failed)
C β Jackson Winter 6 pass from Jake Faber kick failed)
C β Will Kramer 10 pass from Jake Faber (conversion failed)
C β Djam 59 run (Trey Blanchard run)
C β Kieran Johnson 22 pass from Faber (Seth Zins kick)
R β Brandon Brice 38 interception return (Glenn Meyers kick)
C β Faber 2 run (Zins kick)
C β Blanchard 34 run (Zins kick)
C β Blanchard 8 run (Zins kick)
C β Safety
C β Cody Rau 7 pass from Riley Atkinson (kick failed)
C β Roy Jackson 60 interception return (kick failed)
R β Tre Lewis 95 kickoff return (conversion failed)
Ridgewater
First downs: 10 β¦ Rushing: 12-24 β¦ Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 14-34-154-4 β¦ Fumbles lost: None β¦ Penalties: 7-55
Rushing: Raumello Cooper 6-29 β¦ Passing: Dane Massey 11-27-3-129, Maxwell Tucker 3-7-1-25 ... Receiving: Tre Lewis 5-80 β¦ Punting: 7-249 (35.6) β¦ Interceptions: Brandon Brice 1 β¦ Fumble recoveries: None β¦ Tackles (solo-assist): Brice 5-3, Jebah Joe Doe 5-3, Edward Gaines 2-6, Landon Moon 4-3, Jaquon Cogshell 5-1, Zach Rudolph 3-3 β¦ QB sacks: Gaines 0.5, Rudolph 0.5
Central Lakes
First downs: 36 β¦ Rushing: 52-372 β¦ Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 24-36-203-1 ... Fumbles lost: None β¦ Penalties: 11-120
Rushing: Carlton Djam 16-153, Trey Blanchard 1-90, Jake Faber 4-17, Teddy Sherva 7-41, Riley Atkinson 2-21, Trevor Lyon 5-14 β¦ Passing: Jake Faber 20-26-1-173, Riley Atkinson 4-10-0-30 ... Receiving: Jaelyn Price 6-42, Elias Arlington 5-43, Beau Wilhelm 3-26, Kieran Johnson 3-43 β¦ Punting: 2-75 (37.5) β¦ Interceptions: 4-91 β¦ Fumble recoveries: None