Menominee players celebrate after winning regional championship against Shelby on Nov. 15, 2025 at Walton Blesch Statium in Menominee. (Adam Hinch/Daily Press)

MENOMINEE — The Menominee Maroons made quick work of the Shelby Tigers here Saturday afternoon as they posted a 43-0 shutout of Shelby.

The Maroons compiled 382 yards of offense in the victory. Maroons senior Clayton Miller carried the ball 16 times for 91 yards and a TD on the ground as well as one catch for 50 yards and a TD receiving.

The Maroons got on the board with 8:49 to go in the first quarter on a 37-yard TD run by senior Landon Bardowski to put the Maroons up 7-0.

The Marrons found their way back in the endzone with 11:53 to go in the second quarter as senior Tanner Theuerkauf connected with senior Nathan Komp on a 21-yard TD to extend the Menominee lead to 14-0.

“We had a let down in this game last year,” Theuerkauf said. “To come back this year and get a shutout win feels great.”

With 3:48 to go in the first half, junior Jackson Myszak ran it in from nine yards out extending the lead to 21-0.

The Maroons struck again with 1:47 to go in the first half as Theuerkauf connected with Landen Daigneau on a one-handed TD catch to extend the lead to 28-0.

“I just saw the ball and leaned out to make a play on it and got it in the corner where my dad was at and it felt great.”

The Maroons found the endzone again with :43 to go in the first half as Theuerkauf threw his third TD pass of the game as he connected with Miller on a 50 yard scoring play to extend the lead to 36-0 at halftime.

These kids played well today,” Maroons coach Chad Brandt said. “They had a great week of practice and couldn’t wait to get out on the field.”

Shelpy drove deep in Menominee territory late in the fourth quarter but the Maroons forced a turnover to preserve the shutout.

“We had a lot of backups in the game on that drive,” Brandt said. “I was happy that they fought it out and preserved the shutout and now we get ready for next week.”

The Maroons will take on Pewamo-Westphalia on Saturday in Gaylord at 1 p.m.