Dueling orthodontic advertisements stripe the bottom of Hill Murray’s football scoreboard.

On Saturday, the Pioneers delivered a proverbial kick in the teeth to Johnson in a Class 4A, Section 3 semifinal, rolling to a 59-18 victory.

Grady Buettner rushed 10 times for 160 yards and three touchdowns and Brayden Hartmann completed 8 of 14 passes for 114 yards and three scores as the Pioneers led 38-12 at the half.

Hill-Murray (8-1) scored on each its first-half possessions against a foe that tackled poorly and played without injured, lynchpin center Noah Yang for a third consecutive game.

Johnson had minus-31 rushing yards on 15 attempts. Ali Farfan completed 9 of 19 pass attempts for 216 yards and a touchdown.

The senior, who ran for an 11-yard touchdown, was repeatedly sacked before be

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