Nick Radunz and Travis Myers came up on the short end of the stick last Sunday.

 

Northland Community and Technical College overcame cold temperatures and blustery winds to win their second consecutive MCAC Football State Championship, defeating Radunz and Myers’ North Dakota State College of Science team.

 

The final score was 34-10.  

 

The 9-1 NDSCS Wildcats and the 7-2 NCTC Pioneers had to play through the murky snow on the Husky Stadium surface  Nov. 11. 

 

The Wildcats scored first to take a 7-0 lead into the first quarter.  However, Northland was able to put together back-to-back scores to close out the first half with a 12-7 lead heading into the lockerroom.   

 

NDSCS opened the second half scoring with a 27-yard field goal to climb to within three points at 13-10 — but that was the closest they would come as the Pioneer offense rang up 31 un-answered points.  

 

For the Wildcats, they wrap up the 2018 season in the Minnesota College Athletic Conference with a 9-2 overall record and runner-up finish in the 2018 MCAC State Championship.   Their only two losses came at the hands of the Pioneers.

 

For the Northland Pioneers, they improved their record to 8-2 for the year and took home their second MCAC State Championship Trophy in as many seasons.

Radunz and Myers play on the offensive line for the Wildcats and will return to the team next fall for their sophomore seasons.

 

Radunz was  one of four Wildcats named to the MCAC All Region Team Wednesday.