Crookston won its second straight game Wednesday night, downing Staples-Motley 14-0 on the strength of two touchdown runs in the second and third quarters.
The Pirates improved to 2-6 while Staples-Motley dropped to 0-8. Staple-Motley now has lost 37 straight games, dating back to the 2009 season.
Aaron Hollcraft scored on a 14-yard run in the second quarter while Brandt Delage added a 2-yard touchdown run for the Pirates points.
Hollcraft rushed for 142 yards on 16 carries while Mikey Hajostek finished with 73 yards on 14 attempts.
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The Pirates’ Parker Salentine threw for 45 yards.
Crookston finished with 316 yards to 289 for Staples-Motley.
- Thief River Falls 42, Roseau 0: Nathanael Holecek rushed for 100 yards on 13 carries as Thief River Falls rolled to the road win.
Holecek scored three times on runs of 1, 1 and 4 yards. TyJuan Brown added a 14-yard scoring run. The Prowlers alos received touchdowns from Andrew Johnson (11 run) and Michael Johnson, who ended the scoring on a 35-yard interception return.
- Hawley 41, Warroad 14: Austin Koenig rushed for 111 yards on 16 carries to lead top-ranked Hawley to its win over Warroad. The Nuggets are ranked No. 1 in the Minnesota Class 2A poll. Jordan Harms added 103 yards and three touchdowns for Hawley.
Warroad received 65 yards from Tommy Villaphone on 16 carries.
- Red Lake County 54, Red Lake 6: Dylan Gustafson rushed for 98 yards while Brandon Lee added 58 in Red Lake County’s win.
Alex Erickson scored RLC’s first two touchdowns, the first on a 55-yard run and the second on a 53-yard punt return.
- Win-E-Mac 18, Norman County West 14: Zac Tradewell finished with 104 yards on 14 carries to lead the Patriots to the road win. Tradewell also rushed for a touchdown and threw for two scores. Matt Thompson added 58 yards for Win-E-Mac.
