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'Jacks surge over Thunderhawks

The homecoming crowd in Cloquet last Friday night was treated to a wild night of football that saw the Lumberjacks rush for nearly 400 yards in a convincing 42-18 win over Grand Rapids.

With 1:24 left in the first quarter, the Thunderhawks’ Caden Hofstad ran 61 yards to the ’Jacks 1-yard line, setting up a 1-yard touchdown run by quarterback Trent Johnson for a 6-0 Thunderhawks lead after missing the extra-point kick.

Cloquet responded on its first play when Cole Ketola sprinted 66 yards for a touchdown. After Markus Pokornowski made the extra-point kick, the ’Jacks were up 7-6.

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