North Dickinson's Trenton Kramer (10) makes the catch from Nordic quarterback Brady Jungwirth (15) for a successful two-point conversion in Saturday's MSHAA Division 2 eight-player regional opener against St. Ignace at James D. Priestap Memorial Field in Felch Township. Watching in back are Nordic players Richard Haney (69), Andrew Larson (49) and Ty King (80). (Betsy Bloom/Daily News photo)

FELCH TOWNSHIP — Jason Graham rushed for three touchdowns and 143 yards to power the North Dickinson Nordics to a 40-22 victory over St. Ignace in an MHSAA eight-player Division 2 regional opener Friday at NDHS.

Graham got things rolling for the Nordics (10-0) with a 1-yard TD run in the first quarter. Brady Jungwirth then hit Trent Kramer for the 2-point conversion.

Before the first quarter finished, Graham added a 3-yard rushing TD and caught a 2-point pass from Jungwirth to help give ND a 16-14 lead over the Saints (6-4) after 12 minutes.

The Nordics broke free from St. Ignace in the second period with a pair of touchdowns and 2-point conversions. First, Graham notched his third TD of the evening on a 3-yard run followed by a conversion run by Jungwirth.

Later in the quarter, Jungwirth fired an 8-yard scoring strike to Ty King and connected with Graham on the conversion as the Nordics built a 32-14 lead at the break.

The Saints pulled within 32-22 on a TD and 2-point conversion in the third quarter, but the Nordics put the game away in the fourth when Kramer ran in from the 1-yard line and then caught the 2-point pass from Jungwirth.

Jungwirth accounted for 191 total yards with 100 yards rushing on 13 carries and 91 yards passing on 13 of 18 attempts.

Kramer posted eight catches for 107 yards and Graham completed a pass of the game for 39 yards.

Defensively, Tyler Fleming made 12 tackles and picked off a pass while Graham recorded 10 tackles. Jungwirth and Richard Haney each recovered a fumble.

With the victory, the Nordics advance to the regional final where they will host Lake-Linden Hubbell on Saturday with a noon start. The Lakes (8-2) defeated visiting North Central 50-28 in the other regional semifinal game.

North Dickinson defeated LL-H 38-34 in both teams’ season-opener Aug. 28 in Felch Township.