HOISINGTON 26, BELOIT 20
HOISINGTON — Hoisington’s Holt Hanzlick scored three touchdowns as the No. 2 ranked Cardinals survived 26-20 against Beloit in 2A, District 8 football. Hanzlick scored on 1-and 7-yard runs and converted a 10-yard pass from quarterback Mason Haxton with eight seconds left in the first half.
Hanzlick was a defensive terror with six tackles and 10 tackles with two stops for losses. Logan Robinson contributed six tackles and five assists. Chase Robinson intercepted a pass.
The Cardinals (8-0, 5-0 District) will play Ellis (3-5) Oct. 31 in the 2A playoffs.
Hoisington failed to build momentum heading to the 2A playoffs. The Cardinals rushed for 164 yards, half of their average. Beloit (2-6, 1-3) rushed for 160 yards and had 58 yards passing.
“Beloit played harder than we did, so a lot of credit goes to them,” said Hoisington coach Zach Baird. “It’s a lack of effort.”
Beloit quarterback Owen Eilert connected for touchdown passes to Brycn Corbett and Hunter Prohaska to keep the Trojans within one touchdown.
Beloit 6 0 7 6 — 20
Hoisington 6 7 7 6 — 26
H—Holt Hanzlick 1 run (kick failed)
B—Anthony Henke 20 run (run failed)
H—Hanzlick 10 pass from Mason Haxton (Joshua Ball kick)
H—Hanzlick 8 run (Ball kick)
B—Brycn Corbett 37 pass from Owen Eilert (Brennan Walker pass from Eilert)
H—Cole Steinert 37 pass from Haxton (kick failed)
B—Hunter Prohaska 2 pass from Eilert (run failed)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—B—48-160; Henke 25-111; Benson Berndt 18-63; Prohaska 3-7; Eilert 2-(-21); H—33-164; Holt Hanzlick 13-95; Hunter Morris 2-33; Cole Steinert 3-22; Joshua Ball 8-18; Mason Haxton 6-5; Cade Mason 1-(-9)
PASSING—H—Haxton 5-6-0, 79; B—Eilert 6-15-1, 58
RECEIVING—H—Steinert 1-37; Dylan Richards 1-18; Hanzlick 1-10; Chase Robinson 1-9, Ball 1-5; B—Corbett 2-43; Henke 3-13, Prohaska 1-2
HUTCHINSON CC 62, STAFFORD 16
HUTCHINSON — Missing leading rusher Kleyton Schrieber didn’t translate well for the Stafford Trojans. Central Christian’s T.J. Bessmer scored four touchdowns and Dawson Urwiller scored three times in a 62-16 victory over the Trojans.
Stafford (4-4, 2-4) was eliminated from playoff contention before kickoff because Peabody (5-3, 4-2) owned a 64-62 victory over Stafford. Central Christian (4-4, 3-3) was also eliminated from playoff contention by Peabody’s overtime victory over Norwich.
Stafford 8 8 0 0 — 16
Hutchinson CC 20 7 8 0 — 62
CC—T.J. Bessmer 17 run (kick failed)
CC—Carson Hamby 2 run (kick blocked)
S—Kyle Foos 47 run (Tai Hildebrand run)
CC—Emilio Ibarra 4 run (Bessmer run)
CC—Bessmer 12 run (Hudson Clark kick)
S—Tai Hildebrand 1 run (Tai Hildebrand run)
CC—Bessmer 1 run (Bessmer run)
CC—Dawson Urwiller 9 run (Clark kick)
CC—Urwiller 2 run (Erwiller run)
CC—Bessmer 5 run (pass failed)
CC—Urwiller 35 run
CENTRAL PLAINS 66, WILSON 20
CLAFLIN — Central Plains quarterback Michael Laymon scored four touchdowns and Michael Menges scored three times as the Oilers roared past Wilson 66-20 in 8-Man 2, District 5. Central Plains (5-1, 3-1) secures a home playoff game Thursday against Peabody (5-3).
Michael Laymon gained 104 yards and scored on runs of 1, 2, 16 and 32 yards. Menges rushed for 189 yards and converted scoring runs of 10, 19 and 55 yards. William Laymon scored on a 54-yard fumble return.
Wilson tailback Cooper Weinhold scored on a 51-yard run and on 4- and 11-yard passes from quarterback Camryn Eberhart.
Wilson 6 6 8 — 20
Central Plains 22 16 28 — 66
W—Cooper Weinhold 51 run
CP—Michael Menges 10 run (Beck pass from Michael Laymon)
CP—M. Laymon 2 run
CP—M. Laymon 32 run (M. Laymon run)
W—Weinhold 4 pass from Camryn Eberhart
CP—Menges 55 run (Dawson McNeal pass from M. Laymon)
CP—William Laymon 54 fumble return (M. Laymon run)
CP—Menges 19 run
W—Weinhold 11 pass from Eberhart (pass from Eberhart)
CP—M. Laymon 16 run
CP—Beck 34 pass from M. Laymon (34 run)
CP—M. Laymon 1 run (M. Laymon run)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—CP—Michael Menges 12-189; Michael Laymon 13-104; Dawson McNeal 3-7; W—25-75; Cooper Weinhold 12-62; Camryn Eberhart 13-13
PASSING—CP—M. Laymon 5-10-0, 98; W—Eberhart 9-3-0, 140.
RECEIVING—CP—Karter Beck 2-60; Menges 2-30; McNeal 1-8; W—Weinhold 4-80, James Huck 3-24; Noah Crawford 1-31; Memphis Eberhart 1-5
8-MAN 2 PLAYOFFS
Norwich 4-4 at Victoria 8-0
Sylvan-Lucas 6-2 at South Barber 5-3
Quinter 3-3 at South Central 6-2
Minneola 4-4 at Grinnell-Wheatland 6-2
Wilson 6-2 at Caldwell 6-2
Peabody 5-3 at Central Plains 5-1
Ingalls 2-6 at St. Francis 7-0
Triplains 5-3 at Bucklin 5-3
Wakefield 2-6 at Crest 8-0
St. Paul 3-5 at Hartford 5-3
Osborne 4-4 at Hanover 6-0
Axtell 6-2 at Thunder Ridge 5-3
Chetopa 3-5 at Lebo 8-0
Marais Des Cygnes 4-4 at Waverly 5-3
Onaga 2-5 at Beloit St. John's 6-2
Downs Lakeside 4-3 at Frankfort 4-1
Wilson 6 6 8 — 20
Central Plains 22 16 28 — 66
W—Cooper Weinhold 51 run
