Local Roundup: Bulldogs return to 5AA finals

PAYNESVILLE - Running for 351 yards and five touchdowns, top-seeded Paynesville clinched a spot in the Section 5AA finals for the second straight year with a 46-0 shutout over fifth-seeded Eden Valley-Watkins on Saturday.

Zach Schroeder ran for a team-high 128 yards and two third-quarter touchdowns on 17 carries. Max Weidner had 82 rushing yards and a four-yard score on 14 attempts, and Daltin Christinsen had both a rushing touchdown and receiving touchdown in the Bulldogs' victory.

Paynesville's defense limited the visiting Eagles to 121 total yards and 5 of 13 on third-down conversions.

The Bulldogs will play second-seeded Minnewaska for the section championship at 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 2 at St. John's University.

Paynesville 46, EV-W 0

EV-W (3-7) 0 0 0 0 - 0

Paynesville (7-2) 8 8 24 6 - 46

Scoring Plays

P - Daltin Christinsen 25 pass from Max Weidner (2-pt conversion good)

P - Weidner 11 run (2-pt conversion good)

P - Christinsen 4 run (2-pt conversion good)

P - Zach Schroeder 6 run (2-pt conversion good)

P - Schroeder 4 run (2-pt conversion good)

P - Grady Fuchs 2 run (2-pt conversion failed)

Eden Valley-Watkins

First downs: 7 ... Penalties: 3-15 ... Rushing (Individual and team): Jack Lies 12-45, Eric Fodstad 3-25, Connor Kenning 2-8, Connor Lincoln 1-7, Logan Hoff 1-5, Parker Kenning 2-3, Mason Molitor 8-2, Justin Streit 2-2, Carson Geislinger 1-(-10), Luke Jansen 2-(-14). 34-73 ... Passing (Individual and team): Jansen 5-12-48-3, Michael Bautch 0-1-0-0. 5-13-48-3 ... Receiving (Individual and team): Jo. Streit 2-25, Justin Streit 2-21, Geislinger 1-2 ... Interceptions: N/A ... Fumble recoveries: N/A ... Tackles (solo-assist): N/A ... QB sacks: N/A

Paynesville

First downs: 26 ... Penalties: 3-20 ... Rushing (Individual and team): Zach Schroeder 17-128, Max Weidner 14-82, Daltin Christinsen 9-56, Josh Kranz 3-31, Grady Fuchs 4-29, Blake Hiltner 1-11, Drew Tangen 2-5, Craig Schmitz 1-4, Levi Bast 1-3, Cameron O'Konek 1-2. 53-351 ... Passing (Individual and team): Weidner 6-12-114-1, Fuchs 0-1-0-0. 6-13-114-1 ... Receiving (Individual and team): Bast 2-60, Christinsen 2-38, Mitchell Schlangen 1-14, Schroeder 1-2 ... Interceptions: N/A ... Fumble recoveries: N/A ... Tackles (solo-assist): N/A ... QB sacks: N/A

Minnewaska 21, ACGC 7

Holding a 14-0 halftime lead, second-seeded Minnewaska was able to fend off third seed Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City for a 21-7 win in the Section 5AA semifinals on Saturday.

The Lakers got on the scoreboard first with a three-yard Tyson Meyer touchdown run in the second quarter. Before intermission, quarterback Ryan Amundson scored was would be the game-winning touchdown on a one-yard run.

In the third, the Falcons cut the gap to seven points after a three-yard touchdown run from Josh Kinzler, who was also the team's top receiver with 67 yards on four catches. Meyer cemented the Minnewaska victory with a 22-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.

Meyer had a game-high 108 rushing yards on 23 attempts, leading a Lakers offense that outgained the Falcons 197-69 on the ground. Michael Trebil ran for an ACGC-best 63 rushing yards while also throwing for 118 yards on 9 of 24 passing.

The Lakers will take on top-seeded Paynesville in the section finals at 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 2 at St. John's University.

ACGC (5-5) 0 0 7 0 - 7

Minnewaska (8-2) 0 14 0 7 - 21

Scoring Plays

M - Tyson Meyer 3 run (Drew Nelson kick)

M - Ryan Amundson 1 run (Nelson kick)

ACGC - Josh Kinzler 2 run (Petja Vaaraniemi kick)

M - Meyer 22 run (Nelson kick)

ACGC

First downs: 14 ... Penalties: 1-5 ... Rushing (Individual and team): Michael Trebil 21-63, Josh Kinzler 10-6, Cael Blom 3-0. 34-69 ... Passing (Individual and team): Trebil 9-24-118-0 ... Receiving (Individual and team): Kinzler 4-67, Blom 2-35, Chase Litzau 3-16 ... Interceptions: Skye Powers 1 ... Fumble recoveries: N/A ... Tackles (solo-assist): Powers 7-6, Malcolm Ludwig 3-6, Tanner Berghuis 4-4, Noah Renne 3-5, Trebil 5-0 ... QB sacks: None

Minnewaska

First downs: 15 ... Penalties: 7-44 ... Rushing (Individual and team): Tyson Meyer 23-108, Ryan Amundson 18-72, Jack Blevins 4-8, Luke Barkheim 1-8, Cade Fish 1-1. 47-197 ... Passing (Individual and team): Amundson 3-11-51-1 ... Receiving (Individual and team): Grant Jensen 1-34, Meyer 2-17 ... Interceptions: None ... Fumble recoveries: Dylan Jergenson 1 ... Tackles (solo-assist): N/A ... QB sacks: Barkheim 1, John Helander 1, Tyler VanLuick 1

Section 5A

BOLD 68, Ortonville 7

Top-seeded BOLD cemented its fifth straight trip to a section final following a 68-7 drubbing of four seed Ortonville Saturday in Olivia.

Statistics were unavailable on Saturday night.

At 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 2 at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall, the Warriors will take on second seed Minneota for a state berth.

Minneota 35, Dawson-Boyd 14

Dawson-Boyd threatened with a pair of Bentley Boike touchdown runs in the third quarter to tie things with Minneota Saturday afternoon but the Vikings scored 21 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to earn their 24th win in a row.

Cole Sanow proved to be unstoppable for the Vikings, rushing for 226 yards and three touchdowns, including a pair in the fourth quarter to put the game on ice. He had plenty of help from Thomas Hennen, who ran 17 times for 149 yards with a pair of touchdowns. He logged the game's first touchdown and delivered the eventual game-winner from 13-yards out in the fourth quarter.

Boike finished the game with 99 yards and two touchdowns while Jake Lee completed 14 of his 24 passes for 148 yards.

Dawson-Boyd (8-2) 0 0 14 0 - 14

Minneota (10-0) 14 0 0 21 - 35

Scoring Plays

M - Thomas Hennen 1 run (Sebastiano Beraldo kick)

M - Cole Sanow 8 run (Beraldo kick)

DB - Bentley Boike 22 run (kick good)

DB - Boike 1 run (kick good)

M - Hennen 13 run (Beraldo kick)

M - Sanow 4 run (Beraldo kick)

M - Sanow 58 run (Beraldo kick)

Dawson-Boyd

First downs: 14 ... Penalties: 6-48 ... Rushing (Individual and team): Bentley Boike 21-99, Josh Anyasike 1-8, Keaton Schuelke 1-5, Colton Husby 2-2, Jake Lee 2-0. 27-114 ... Passing (Individual and team): Lee 14-24-148-1 ... Receiving (Individual and team): Schuelke 3-46, Husby 4-32, Romell Horton 2-28, Zach Durfee 3-20, Anyasike 1-18, Boike 1-4 ... Interceptions: Anyasike 1, Horton 1 ... Fumble recoveries: Anyasike 1 ... Tackles (solo-assist): Boike 7-2, Anyasike 7-4, Horton 7-1, Austin Moen 4-0, Husby 3-4 ... QB sacks: NA

Minneota

First downs: 23 ... Penalties: 6-49 ... Rushing (Individual and team): Cole Sanow 28-226, Thomas Hennen 17-149, Blake Reiss 4-28, Tanner Sterzinger 1-5. 43-399 ... Passing (Individual and team): T. Hennen 2-4-32-1, Jacob Hennen 2-5-21-1. 4-9-53-2 ... Receiving (Individual and team): Alex Saltzer 1-17, Sanow 1-15, Logan Sussner 1-15, T. Hennen 1-6 ... Interceptions: T. Hennen 1 ... Fumble recoveries: Sanow 1, Ty Lipinski 1 ... Tackles (solo-assist): Sterzinger 5-1, Shawn Buysse 5-1, AJ Myhre 4-1, Mitchell Rost 3-3, Sanow 3-1 ... QB sacks: None

Section 4A

KMS 28, Kimball 12

KMS moved to 9-1 with a strong win against Kimball to set up a meeting with Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity in the Section 4A championship.

Statistics were not available on Saturday night.

The top-seeded Saints will take on the Bulldogs at 5 p.m. Friday at St. John's University in Collegeville.

Section 6AA

Pillager 28,

Morris/CA 7

Pillager ended Morris/Chokio-Alberta's season with an overwhelming power run game in which the Huskies racked up 244 yards.

Pillager's defense also kept the Tigers in check, allowing just 42 rushing yards.

Morris/CA (6-4) 0 0 7 0 - 7

Pillager (9-1) 8 6 0 14 - 28

Scoring Plays

P - Jack Bentson 3 run (Tucker Peterson run)

P - Peterson 10 run (Conversion failed)

MCA - Camden Arndt 13 run (Eli Grove kick)

P - Luke Woidyla 10 run (Conversion failed)

P - Peterson 4 run (Hunter Gjovik run)

Morris/Chokio-Alberta

First downs: 6 ... Penalties: 4-30 ... Rushing (Individual and team): Camden Arndt 12-54,Matt McNeill 4-6, Jack Riley 1-3, Kenny Soderberg 1-2, Colton Scheldorf 1-2, Mace Yellow 1-(-10), Durgin Decker 8-(-15). 28-42 ... Passing (Individual and team): Decker 6-20-54-1 ... Receiving (Individual and team): Scheldorf 3-35, Riley 1-12, Arndt 2-7 ... Interceptions: None ... Fumble recoveries: NA ... Tackles (solo-assist): NA ... QB sacks: NA

Pillager

First downs: 18 ... Penalties: 4-20 ... Rushing (Individual and team): Tucker Peterson 21-110, Luke Woidyla 13-59, Jack Bentson 9-36, Hunter Gjovik 7-32, Erik Peterson 3-4, Ethan Berndt 1-3. 54-244 ... Passing (Individual and team): E Peterson 1-6-11-0 ... Receiving (Individual and team): Spencer Schaefer 1-11 ... Interceptions: T Peterson 1 ... Fumble recoveries: NA ... Tackles (solo-assist): NA ... QB sacks: NA

Section 4 9-Man

Verndale 36,

Hancock 29

Hancock battled but Verndale held on for a 36-29 win Saturday afternoon to end the Owls' season. Hancock wraps up the season with a 6-4 record.

Section 2 9-Man

Ogilvie 20, BLHS 15

Ogilvie edged Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Saturday afternoon to advance to the Section 2 9-man championship against Russell-Tyler-Ruthton. BLHS ends their season with a 3-7 record.

Swimming and Diving

Central Lakes Conference Championship

Willmar's Erica Schramm took first place in the one-meter dive at Saturday's Central Lakes Conference Championship held at Willmar High School.

Sartell finished the meet as the big winners, scoring 549 points, easily distancing second-place Brainerd's 358.

Willmar's Amanda Mathiasen also had a strong showing, taking second place as part of the 200-meter freestyle while adding third-place finishes in the 50-freestyle and 400-freestyle relay. She also took fourth place in the 100-freestyle.

In addition to her stint on the 200- and 400-freestyle relays, Ava Brogren also added a second place finish in the 100-breaststroke.

TEAM SCORING-(1) Sartell 549 (2) Brainerd 358 (3) Sauk Rapids 343 (4) Rocori 230.5 (5) St. Cloud Tech 214 (6) Alexandria 208 (7) Willmar 192 (8) Fergus Falls 172.5 (9) St. Cloud Apollo 58

200 MEDLEY RELAY - (1) Sartell 1:53.78

200 FREESTYLE - (1) Madelynn Hedlund, Sart, 2:05.30

200 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY - (1) Anna Lucas, SRR, 2:11.70 (5) Ava Brogren, Will, 2:22.92

50 FREESTYLE - (1) Jacquilyn Rude, Brainerd, 25.42 (3) Amanda Mathiasen, Will, 25.61

DIVING - (1) Erica Schramm, Will, 423.90

100 BUTTERFLY - (1) Darah Coleman, Sart, 1:00.83

100 FREESTYLE - (1) Anna Lucas, SRR, 53.22 (4) Amanda Mathiasen, Will, 56.80

500 FREESTYLE - (1) Heidi Lenarz, Sart, 5:27.78

200 FREESTYLE RELAY - (1) Sartell 1:43.43 (2) Willmar (Amanda Mathiasen, Avery Welsh, Edyn Saulsbury, Ava Brogren) 1:43.52

100 BACKSTROKE - (1) Madelynn Hedlund, Sart, 1:01.95

100 BREASTSTROKE - (1) Darah Coleman, Sart, 1:08.28 (2) Ava Brogren, Will, 1:12.33

400 FREESTYLE RELAY - (1) Sartell 3:45.92 (3) Willmar (Amanda Mathiasen, Josie MIller, Edyn Saulsbury, Ava Brogren) 3:50.41

College Volleyball

Ridgewater 3,

Western Tech 0

Morgan Gronli compiled a team-high 18 kills to power Ridgewater past Western Tech in a three-set match to wrap up the regular season Saturday afternoon.

Lexi Vos added 13 kills and four solo blocks in a strong performance for the Warriors. Staci Banks, meanwhile, added three ace serves, 21 set assists and eight digs.

Western Tech 14 11 17

Ridgewater 25 25 25

Western Tech

Stats not provided

Ridgewater

Serving (aces): Staci Banks 3, Sarah Sulflow 1, Cate Haug 1 ... Set assists: Banks 21, Hannah Nelson 1, Jessica Lemke 2, Sulflow 17 ... Hitting (kills): Baylee Larsen 9, Lemke 2, Sulflow 3, Lexi Vos 13, Morgan Gronli 18 ... Blocking (aces): Larsen 2, Vos 4 ... Digs (5 or more): Banks 8, Nelson 13, Larsen 6, Lemke 26, Sulflow 8, Gronli 9, Haug 12

1/5: Paynesville's Daltin Christinsen races toward the end zone for a 25-yard touchdown in the first quarter of Saturday's Section 5AA semifinal against Eden Valley-Watkins at Paynesville High School. Joe Brown / Tribune

2/5: Paynesville defender Josiah Walz (54) hauls down Eden Valley-Watkins' Mason Molitor during the first quarter of Saturday's Section 5AA semifinal game at Paynesville High School. Joe Brown / Tribune

3/5: Paynesville head football coach Max Meagher walks back to the sideline after addressing his team during Saturday's Section 5AA semifinal game against Eden Valley-Watkins. Joe Brown / Tribune

4/5: Paynesville's Max Weidner celebrates after scoring on an 11-yard run in the second quarter of Saturday's Section 5AA semifinal game against Eden Valley-Watkins. Joe Brown / Tribune

5/5: Paynesville's Josiah Walz claps hands with Paynesville students prior to the start of Saturday's Section 5AA semifinal game against Eden Valley-Watkins. Joe Brown / Tribune