MACKSVILLE 64, MEDICINE LODGE 30
MACKSVILLE — The Medicine Lodge defense knew what was coming and couldn't stop it. Macksville quarterback Ryan Kuckelman gained 195 yards and scored three touchdowns as the Mustangs gained 370 yards to key a 64-30 victory over Medicine Lodge in the 8-man Div. 1 football playoffs. The Mustangs (5-4) advance to the playoff second round with their first playoff victory since 2012. Linemen Fabian Ortiz and Gustavo Portillo led the offensive line.
Kuckelman scored on Macksville's first play on a 39-yard dash. He scored on a 2-yard run and a 45-yard punt return. Hector Gomez delivered the game-changing play with a 42-yard fumble return after stripping the football from Chance Winter for a 48-22 lead. Jason Cleveland scored on runs of 3, 11 and 37 yards to bust the game open. Gomez also scored on a 6-yard run. Rogelio Ibarra scored on a 51-yard touchdown and intercepted an Indian pass.
Medicine Lodge routed the Mustangs 54-14 in Week 3. Indian quarterback Chance Winter scored a rushing touchdown and completed a 29-yard score to Theron Wedel.
Medicine Lodge 14 8 0 8 — 30
Macksville 12 22 16 14 — 64
M—Ryan Kuckelman 39 run (run fails)—9:48; ML—Chance Winter 11 run (Winter run)—8:11; M—Rogelio Ibarra 51 run (run fails)—7:02; ML—Ayden Edwards 3 run (run fails)—5:16; M—Jason Cleveland 11 run (Hector Gomez run)—11:52; M—Kuckelman 45 punt return (Cleveland run)—9:31; M—Kuckelman 2 run (pass fails)—1:15; ML—Wedel 29 pass from Winter (Harlem Miller run)—0:12; M—Gomez 6 run (Cleveland pass from Kuckelman)—6:25; M—Gomez 42 fumble return (Cleveland run)—3:08; ML—Miller 2 run (Miller run)—11:19; M—Cleveland 3 run (Kuckelman run)—7:21; M—Cleveland 36 run (run fails)—4:24
RUSHING—ML—32-107; Winter 19-82, Edwards 6-17, Wedel 2-11, Miller 1-2, Dylan Holloway 3-7, team 1-(-12); M—46-370; Kuckelman 28-195, Cleveland 8-75, Gomez 7-41, Rogelio Ibarra 2-60, team 1-(-1).
PASSING—ML—Winter 13-27-1, 165; M—Kuckelman 1-2-0, 14.
RECEIVING—ML—Wedel 6-102, Carter Cunningham 2-10, Keveon Ruiz 4-52; Edwards 1-2, Holloway 1-(-1); M—Rogelio Ibarra 1-14.
SOUTH BARBER 52, OTIS-BISON 6
KIOWA — Otis-Bison receiver Dalton Regan delivered a dazzling 36-yard reception in a 52-6 playoff loss to South Barber in the 8-man Div. 2 football. Regan juggled the pass from Kaden Foust and held on to set up the Cougars' score.
South Barber's Gatlin Jewell scored five touchdowns and rushed for 185 yards in Thursday's 8-man football playoffs. Gatlin Jewell scored on runs of 1, 7, 17 and 18 yards and caught a 20-yard touchdown pass from Briggs Jewell for South Barber (8-1). Briggs Jewell scored on a 29-yard and added a 33-yard scoring strike to Caden Rathgeber.
Otis-Bison ends with a 4-5 record.
Otis-Bison 0 0 5 — 6
South Barber 16 14 22 — 52
SB—Gatlin Jewell 18 run (Briggs Jewell run)—8:46; SB—G. Jewell 1 run (Caden Rathgeber run)—4:18; SB—B. Jewell 29 run (Antonio Vasquez run)—9:52; SB—G. Jewell 17 run (pass fails)—5:28; SB—G. Jewell 20 pass from B. Jewell (pass fails)—0:19; OB—Kaden Foust 14 run (pass fails)—9:39; SB—G. Jewell 7 run (B. Jewell run)—7:26; SB—C. Rathgeber 33 pass from B. Jewell (G. Jewell run)—5:47
RUSHING—OB—19-33; Foust 13-22, Ethan Graff 1-8, Christian Roth 5-3; SB—39-259; G. Jewell 17-185, B. Jewell 13-64, C. Rathgeber 7-31, team 2-(-21).
PASSING—OB—Foust 5-12-0, 71; SB—B. Jewell 4-7-1, 44.
RECEIVING—OB—Dalton Regan 3-56, Eston Juno 1-11, Graff 1-4; SB—C. Rathgeber 1-33, G. Jewell 3-27, Bryson Rathgeber 1-26, Lukas Dunham 1-11.
REMINGTON 40, ELLINWOOD 13
WHITEWATER – Ellinwood fullback Cole Petz made the touchdown of the year on a tackle-breaking 57-yard touchdown run in a 40-13 playoff loss to Whitewater-Remington in the 1A football playoffs.
Colby Heinz scored on a 3-yard touchdown for Ellinwood (1-8). Remington quarterback Braden Scribner scored on a 77-yard run and completed TD passes to Sam Entz and Rhett Boughfman.
Ellinwood 0 0 0 13 – 13
Remington 8 20 6 6 – 40
R—Braden Scribner 77 run (Evan Classen run); R—Sam Entz 15 pass from Scribner (Scribner run); R—Kole Classen 26 run; R—Isaac Jury 20 interception return; R—David Fasnight 1 run; E—Colby Heinz 3 run (kick fails); E—Cole Petz 57 run (Moritz Jaehme kick); R—Rhett Boughfman 5 pass from Scribner
CALDWELL 57, CENTRAL PLAINS 8
CALDWELL — Caldwell lightning-fast QB Kiondre Smith ran wild with five touchdowns and 246 yards to spark a 57-8 victory over Central Plains in Thursday's 8-man Div. 2 football playoffs. Smith scored on runs of 3, 44, 49, 55 and 59 yards. Dawson Bristor scored on 20- and 45-yard runs.
Cole Lamatsch scored on a 6-yard run for Central Plains (5-4). Dawson McNeal gained 57 yards and Blaine Hickel added 37 yards rushing. McNeal contributed seven tackles, one for a 10-yard loss.
Central Plains 0 8 0 0 — 8
Caldwell 28 15 0 14 — 57
C—Keiondre Smith 49 run (Smith run)—8:04; C—Smith 55 run (pass fails)—6:06; C—Dawson Bristor 45 run (kick fails)—5:52; C—Brody Perkins 51 run (Smith run)—2:55; CP—Cole Lamatsch 6 run (Lamatsch run)—10:57; C—Smith 44 run (recovers fumble)—10:22; C—Smith 3 run (kick)—6:25; C—Bristor 20 run (Smith run)—11:10; C—Smith 59 run—5:05
RUSHING—CP—44-136; Dawson McNeal 16-57, Blaine Hickel 7-37, Lamatsch 9-33; Joseph Bunch 3-7, Evan Stratmann 8-1, Hunter Klima 1-1; C—27-420; Smith 17-246, Perkins 7-91, Bristor 3-83.
PASSING—CP—Stratmann 5-10-0, 30; Lamatsch 3-8-0, 26; C—Smith 1-2-0, 22.
RECEIVING—CP—McNeal 4-29, Hickel 2-19, Bunch 2-8; C—Jackson Risley 1-14.
STAFFORD 46, TESCOTT 0
TESCOTT — Angel Dominguez and Shawn Sheets both scored two touchdowns to spark Stafford past Tescott 46-0 in Thursday's 8-man football game.
Sheets gained 90 yards and Dominguez rushed for 57 yards. Dylan Gantz and Tai Hildebrand also scored rushing touchdowns. Tarrant Young caught a 17-yard scoring pass from Tai Hildebrand, Stafford (5-4) gained 264 yards rushing. Tescott ends with a 2-7 record.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—S—20-264; Shawn Sheets 4-90, Gantz 8-73, Angel Dominguez 5-57, Tai Hildebrand 2-44, Axel Ortiz 1-0.
PASSING—S—Tai Hildebrand 1-1-0, 17.
RECEIVING—S—Tarrant Young 1-17.
FAIRFIELD 46, ST. JOHN 0
LANGDON — Fairfield completed a two-game sweep over winless St. John with a 46-0 victory in Thursday's 8-man football game. Brady Fowler scored three touchdowns and Camre Haumont scored two times. Azeke Cochran gained 144 yards and scored a touchdown.
The only games Fairfield and St. John have won the past two years are against each other. Fairfield avenged last year’s 34-32 and 56-52 losses to St. John with a dominating 50-0 victory Sept. 18.
St. John 0 0 — 0
Fairfield 26 20 —46
RUSHING—S—26-310; Azeke Cochran 5-144, Camre Haumont 9-108, Brady Fowler 11-58, Jacob Bauman 1-0.
PASSING—S—Fowler 0-2-0; Martinez 0-1-0.
