BUHLER 49, GREAT BEND 12
BUHLER — Great Bend's defense kept battling facing a 21-6 deficit when Buhler quarterback Asher Zachary delivered a touchdown pass that sparked a 42-point second half.
The Panthers were one play away from forcing a punt down two scores. But Garrett Gleason rolled into the secondary uncovered for a 45-yard backbreaking touchdown for a 28-6 lead.
Great Bend's lone second-half highlight was a dazzling 80-yard kickoff return by sophomore Jakoby Council.
Lightning-quick Buhler tailback ran at will with four second-half touchdowns and 256 yards.
Great Bend (7-3) 0 6 0 6 — 12
Buher (8-2) 0 7 21 21 — 49
B—Edmund fumble recovery (Fletchall kick); GB—Ohnmacht 18 pass from Smiley (kick fails); B—Martinez 1 run (Fletchall kick); B—Gleason 45 pass from Asher Zachary (Fletchall kick); B—Martinez 18 run (Fletchall kick); B—Martinez 7 run (Fletchall kick); B—Martinez 28 run (Fletchall kick); GB—Council 80 kickoff return (pass fails); B—Zachary 15 run (Fletchall kick)
RUSHING—GB; Schartz; Smiley; kern 1-0; B—Martinez; McConnaughy; Rumbaugh; Gleason; A. Zachary.
PASSING—GB—Smiley; B—4 A. Zachary.
RECEIVING—GB—Ohnmacht; Premer; J. Wondra; B—3 Gleason; Hays; 5 McConnaughy; Brinar; 2 Martinez.
Landon Martinez, who has rushed for 1,477 yards with 22 touchdowns. Martinez rushed for 202 yards and Buhler passed for 164 yards in the first meeting.
HOISINGTON 26, CHAPMAN 20
HOISINGTON — in the 3A football playoffs.
Chapman averages 345 yards rushing keyed by a strong offensive line. Tailback Audiel Becker averages 182 yards rushing with 1,642 yards and 22 touchdowns. Kacien DeWeese has gained 732 yards.
Chapman 6 14 — 20
Hoisington 6 14 — 26
C—Audiel Becker 15 run (run fails); H—Holinde 62 pass from Hehn (pass fails); H—Cossel 2 run (run fails); C—Dominic Krogman 18 pass from Bo Rothchild (run fails); H—Merlau 2 run (Merlau run); C—Becker 25 run (Becker run); H—Merlau 34 run (run fails)
RUSHING—C—5 Becker; 20 DeWeese; 9 Bo Rothchild; 12 Colton Bell; H—13 Hahn; 23 Merlau; 8 Turner; 4 Cossel; 12 Chambers; 5 Staudinger.
PASSING—C—9 Bo Rothchild; H—13 Hahn; 5 Staudinger
RECEIVING—C—2 Dominic Krogman; 16 A.J. Scott; H—Hahn.
LINCOLN 52, CENTRAL PLAINS 6
LINCOLN —
Multi-talented Lincoln quarterback Jeremiah Miller is averaging 289 yards offense per game. The pass-oriented Miller has thrown for 1,450 yards and 22 touchdowns and rushed for 862 yards and 19 touchdowns.
Tailback Ben Bell has rushed for 425 yards and nine scores and535 yards receiving and nine touchdowns. Receiver Xavier Miller has 794 yards and 13 touchdowns.
Central Plains — 6
Lincoln — 52
RUSHING—CP—2 Keeton Robison; 1 Broc Klima; 10 Crites; 4 Huxtyn Rogers; L—2 Jeremiah Miller; 20 Ben Bell.
PASSING—CP—Crites; L—2 J. Miller.
RECEIVING—CP—7 Lamatsch; 14 Richard Hayes; 2 Robison; L—7 Xavier Miller; 20 Ben Bell; 27 Brock Holman
OTIS-BISON 57, MDC 0
OTIS — in the 6-man football playoffs.
Otis-Bison tailback Aiden Ochs-Lohrey has rushed for 1,721 yards and 39 yards, averaging 191 yards per game. QB Maddox Firebaugh has thrown for 637 yards and 16 touchdowns.
MDC TB Dalton Lingenfelter has rushed for 1,508 yards and 25 scores. Quarterback Landon Reed has thrown for 1,565 yards and 24 scores.
MDC —
Otis-Bison —
RUSHING—M—10 Dalton Lingenfelter; 3 Landon Reed; 23 Meka Freeman; 25 Trae Walker; 66 Gus Ford; OB—15 Lohrey; 3 Firebaugh; 20 Dylan Richardson; 25 Travis Ross.
PASSING—M—3 Reed; OB—3 Firebaugh.
RECEIVING—M—10 Lingenfelter; 25 Trae Walker; 21 Meka Freeman; 70 Josh Ulupano; OB—5 Kolten Cory; 55 Marcus Starr.
TESCOTT 50, PAWNEE HEIGHTS 0
TESCOTT —
Tescott's Joey Stirn has rushed for 842 yards and 22 touchdowns with 217 yards passing and six scores.
Last week, Tiger quarterback Cooper Josefiak accounted for five touchdowns with 109 yards rushing, two touchdown passes and a fumble recovery for a score. Kaden Jones caught two touchdown passes. Kale Amspacker scored a rushing touchdown.
Pawnee Heights —
Tescott —
RUSHING—PH—Josefiak; Amspacker; T—Stirn,
PASSING—PH—Josefiak; T—Stirn.
RECEIVING—PH—Jones; T—
