Mike Stern laughed when asked if he’d ever scored six touchdowns in a game.

“No,” he said. “I have not.”

The senior rushed 22 times for 240 yards and the six scores as St. Croix Academy defeated Rochester Lourdes 61-29 on Saturday in the Class 3A quarterfinals at Prior Lake.

“He’s something else, isn’t he?” Crusaders coach Carl Lemke said. “He’s been a strong workhorse for us for the last two years.”

Stern scored on rushes of 3, 29, 4, 8 and 26 yards in the first three quarters, and added a 72-yarder to start the fourth quarter.

Matthew Sieh added a fumble recovery for a touchdown for the Crusaders (11-0), who avenged a loss to the Eagles in last year’s state title game. Nehemiah Hammick also scored.

Lemke said it was a relief to defeat the Eagles, his team’s first victory against them in three tries. “They’re such a good football team,” he said. “Even with the younger team they have this year, they played us tough.”

Matthew Hayford, Jimmy Fritzjunker and Zach Jungels scored for Rochester Lourdes (9-3), which has won three titles since 2010.

“I thought actually for the most part we did a pretty good job on (Stern), except for in the second half,” Eagles coach Mike Kesler said. “He’s special player, no doubt about it.”

Senior running back Mike Stern rushed for six touchdowns, as St. Croix Academy defeated Rochester Lourdes 61-29 in the Class 3A quarterfinals Saturday at Prior Lake.

Stern's final score was a 72-yard rushing touchdown to start the fourth quarter. He also rushed for scores of 3, 29, 4, 8 and 26 yards.

Matthew Sieh added a fumble recovery for a touchdown for the Crusaders (11-0), who avenged a loss to the Eagles in last year's state title game. Nehemiah Hammick also scored.

Matthew Hayford, Jimmy Fritzjunker and Zach Jungels scored for the Eagles (9-3).

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