MANDAN - Propelled by four touchdown passes from junior quarterback Dane Carlson, Mandan earned its first WDA win, 42-14 over Dickinson High on Friday, Sept. 21.
Carlson completed 11 of his 18 pass attempts for 289 yards.
The Braves scored three touchdowns before the Midgets got on the board. Carlson threw passes of 36, 22 and 78 yards to find Cole Schmidt once and Elijah Klein twice.
In the second quarter, the Midgets broke through with a 14-yard rush from senior running back Martin Lopez. The extra point gave the Braves a 21-7 lead at the half.
Mandan added another to start the third and two more in the final frame.
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The highlight of the evening for Dickinson, was senior Morgan Wardner’s 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the third quarter. Wardner ended the night with 80 rushing yards and 126 passing yards, going 12-for-21. Meanwhile, Lopez finished with 76 yards on the ground.
Senior Brendan Johnson led Dickinson 76 yards over four receptions.
Mandan 42, Dickinson High 14D 0 7 7 0 - 14M 14 7 7 14 - 42First QuarterM - Cole Schmidt 36 pass from Dane Carlson (Evan Arenz)M - Elijah Klein 22 pass from Carlson (Arenz)Second QuarterM - Klein 78 pass from Carlson (Arenz)D - Martin Lopez 14 rush (Peyton Hanson)Third QuarterM - Austin Frey 12 rush (Arenz)D - Morgan Wardner 98 kickoff return (Hanson)Fourth quarterM - Keaton Meshke 11 rush (Arenz)M - Aaron Riopelle 40 pass from Carlson (Arenz)INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: D, Lopez 17-76, TD; Wardner 13-80. M, Frey 17-120, TD; Zittleman 7-24; B. Arenz 2-12.PASSING: D, Wardner 12-21, 126 yards. M, Carlson 11-18-1, 289 yards, 4 TD.RECEIVING: D, Brendan Johnson 4-76; Jaren Berger 4-13; Adam Bokanga 2-21; Jonathan Sorensen 1-7. M, Klein 3-125, 2 TD; Riopelle 4-98, TD; Schmidt 2-43, TD. Records: D, 0-5, 0-3 WDA. M, 3-2, 1-2 WDA.