Silver Bay tops Floodwood, 25-8

Holden Panetti rushed 32 times for 214 yards and three touchdowns to lead Silver Bay (8-2) to a 25-8 Section 5 Nine-Man semifinal victory over Floodwood on Saturday in Silver Bay.

The senior halfback also set a new single-season rushing standard at Silver Bay by reaching 1,750 yards, breaking the record set by Jamie Otterblad in 1999.

The Mariners improved to 8-2, while the Polar Bears finished 5-5.

Junior Kyle Blood recovered a fumble and made an interception for Silver Bay, which plays at McGregor for the title Friday. The top-seeded Mercuries (9-1) topped Cromwell 28-9.

Floodwood 0-8-0-0—8

Silver Bay 12-0-6-7—25

SB — Holden Panetti 5 run (kick failed)

SB — Panetti 27 run (run failed)

F — Ross Schminski 40 interception return (Trevor Bernsdorf run)

SB — Panetti 2 run (run failed)

SB — Jordan Fralich 21 run (Fralich kick)

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