Host Madelia tops MLA 34-16 to advance in Section 3 9-Man
The football season came to an end at Madelia for the Mountain Lake Area (MLA) Wolverines; the Section 3 9-Man #2-seeded Blackhawks stopping the #3-seed Wolverines, 34-16. In the team’s earlier match-up in the third game of the season, Madelia topped MLA, 46-34 in play at Madelia.
The loss closes the book on the season for Head Coach Tim Kirk’s squad, sporting a 7-3 record.
In other Section 3 9-Man semi-final play, #4 Edgerton/Ellsworth (E/E) upended the #1-seed, Hills-Beaver Creek, 14-12. In the opening game of the season, E/E defeated Madelia, 26-20 on their home field.
The Section 3 9-Man finals between Edgerton/Ellsworth and Madelia will be played at 12 p.m. on Friday, October 23, at Southwest Minnesota State University-Marshall.
+ MLA scores first on a 12-yard touchdown run for senior running back/wide receiver Chris Boyd. (Two point conversion good; pass from junior quarterback Levi Stoesz to senior tight end Ian Glassic.) 8-0 Wolverines.
+ Madelia is in the end zone; 8-yard run for senior running back Derrick Van Hee. (Two point conversion fails.) MLA in front, 8-6.
+ 10-yard touchdown run by Madelia’s senior quarterback Kyle Schultz. (Two point conversion good; Schultz keeps it and runs it in.) Blackhawks on top, 14-8.
+ Madelia scores again; 36-yard touchdown pass from Schultz to senior tight end Jack Fortuem. (Two-point conversion good; two-yard pass from Schultz to senior wide receiver Josh Benzel.) Scores is Madelia 22, MLA, 8.
+ Boyd with a one-yard touchdown run for MLA. (Two-point conversion is good, with Stoesz slipping in for the two yards.) MLA cuts the Madelia lead; score is 22-16.
+ Van Hee runs it in. (Two-point conversion fails.) Madelia 28, Wolverines 16.
+ Schultz runs it in from two yards out. (Two-point conversion fails.) Madelia on top 34-16.
(Thanks to Dirk Abraham and KDOM Radio for the game broadcast coverage
