Cody Hendrickson and Adam Smith took advantage of superior offensive line blocking by their teammates on Tuesday night in leading Cromwell to a 53-14 thrashing of Isle. So dominant was the Cards line play that it allowed for Hendrickson to total 312 yards on offense and Smith to catch enough passes to end up with 130 yards in receptions.
Hendrickson slithered in from the 2-yard line in the first quarter to give the Cards a 6-0 lead and then Hendrickson hooked up with Smith on a 50-yard touchdown pass and catch for a 12-0 lead before the quarter was over.
Isle cut the lead to 12-6 early in the second quarter on a Jared Oswald 18-yard touchdown run, but the Cards came right back with a 26-yard touchdown pass from Hendrickson to Smith and a Hendrickson 5-yard touchdown run. Jordan Smith caught a pass for a two-point conversion on the first score and the Cards led it 26-6 at halftime.
The fireworks started early in the second half when Hendrickson returned the kickoff 66 yards for a touchdown and then added the two-point conversion run. Before the third quarter was over it was Hendrickson scoring again on a 32-yard touchdown dash with Jordan Smith adding the extra point. Isle managed a 1-yard touchdown run, but Cromwell's Shale Korpela added another touchdown giving the Cards a 47-12 lead after three quarters.
Adam Smith powered in from the 2-yard line early in the final quarter making it 53-12 before Isle added a pair of late scores to make the final 53-24.
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The Cards, ranked No. 2 in the state poll, will host Floodwood on Saturday night in Cromwell. Floodwood defeated Wrenshall 26-12 in Floodwood on Tuesday.
Cromwell prepared for the post season last Wednesday with a 50-6 thumping of Nevis. Cody Hendrickson led the offense with 336 yards and he threw for three touchdowns in the win on the road.
Adam Smith scored twice in the first quarter and Hendrickson also scored in the quarter as the Cards got off to a 22-0 lead. Smith finished with 155 all-purpose yards in the game.
Shale Korpela started the scoring in the second quarter when he rolled in from the 2-yard line and Nolan Wester added a touchdown catch on a pass from Hendrickson. Korpela finished with 120 yards on the day.
After a Nevis score in the fourth quarter it was Mike Hedin rambling in from the 5-yard line to make the final 50-6 after the Jordan Suhonen extra point.
Hendrickson passed the 1,000 point plateau in both rushing and passing for the season in the game.
