CLEAR LAKE – Joey Ries threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Emmerson Larson in the fourth quarter to lift Clark-Willow Lake to a 20-14 win over Deuel in a clash between Class 11B football powers Friday night. Both were receiving votes in the latest poll.
Ries finished with 209 yards passing and a pair of TDs, as the Cyclones improved to 5-1 on the season. Larson also ran for a score.
Aiden Sievers passed for 127 yards and two touchdowns for Deuel, which fell for the first time in six games. Gavin Kloos rushed for 185 yards.
Clark-Willow Lake (5-1) 0 14 0 6 – 20
Deuel (5-1) 0 8 0 6 – 14
CWL – Emmerson Larson 5 run.
CWL – Cooper Pommer 61 pass from Joey Ries (Jakob Steen run).
D – Oliver Fieber 18 pass from Aiden Sievers (Troy Jenson pass from Sievers).
D – Gavin Maaland 29 pass from Sievers.
CWL – Larson 15 pass from Ries.
OFFENSE: Clark-Willow Lake, rushing 28-103 (Jakob Steen 11-47, Emmerson Larson 11-26, Joey Ries 2-14) passing 15-29 209 (Joey Ries 15-29 for 209) receiving (Lincoln Reidburn 9-104, Cooper Pommer 4-88), first downs 16; Deuel, rushing 28-193 (Gavin Kloos 22-185, Sievers 5-7), passing 11-22 for 127 (Aiden Sievers 11-22 for 127), receiving (Maaland 3-57, Jenson 4-45) first downs 16.
DEFENSE: Clark-Willow Lake, Mato Danoyer 8 tackles 1 sack, Reidburn 6 tackles 1 INT, Larson 4 tackles, Seth Poppen 4 tackles 2 sacks, Ernesto Garcia 4 tackles; Deuel, Malacki Maskovich 8 tackles 1 INT, Jaxtin Winter 6 tackles, Carson Marko 6 tackles, Braxtin Winter 6 tackles, Kloos 4 tackles.
