HOISINGTON 40, PRATT 16

PRATT — When red-hot quarterback Kolter Hahn departed, Hoisington's future rising star rose to the occasion.

Backup freshman quarterback Colton Staudinger shocked Pratt with a 77-yard option run to help ignite a 32-point outburst en route to a dominating 40-16 victory over Pratt in 3A, District 6 football.

"Colton is confident in his abilities. He's never gun-shy," said Hoisington coach Zach Baird. "Colton made the right read."

The Cardinals finished with 358 yards rushing for their second consecutive 300-yard plus ground game.

"We established the run game. Up front, we dominated the game," Baird said. "Credit goes to the offensive line. They've continued to work. They sustained their blocks."

Hahn scored on a pair of 3-yard runs and had a 29-yard touchdown nullified on a penalty. Drake Martin scored on a 10-yard run and Dexter Klug added the finishing touch on a 25-yard touchdown run for a 40-8 lead.

After an 8-8 halftime tie, Hoisington's defense intercepted three passes and Parker Turner recovered a fumble.

Pratt quarterback Max Thimesch torched the Cardinal defense with top receiver Caleb Strong, who caught a 16-yard scoring strike. Vence Van Der Vyver scored on 10-yard scoring strike from Thimesch.

Hoisington (3-2, 2-0) takes command of 3A District 6 with a pair of opening wins. The Cardinals face winless Larned (0-5), Nickerson (1-4) and Lyons (4-1) in District 6.

Hoisington (3-2, 2-0) 8 0 24 8— 40

Pratt (2-3, 1-1) 0 8 0 8— 16

H—Hahn 37 run (Merlau run); P—Strong 16 pass from Thimesch (Humble pass from Thimesch); H—Martin 10 run (Merlau run); H—Staudinger 77 run (Martin pass from Staudinger); H—Hahn 3 run (Merlau run); H—Klug 25 run (Gruis pass from Hahn); P—Van Der Vyver 10 pass from Thimesch (Beach run)

RUSHING—Turner; Cossel; Hahn, Staudinger 3-92.

PASSING—Hahn 0-2-0.

RECEIVING—

3A, DISTRICT 6

Hoisington 2-0 3-2

Lyons 1-0 4-1

Pratt 1-1 2-3

Nickerson 0-1 1-4

Larned 0-2 0-5

10-2—*Hoisington 40, Pratt 16; *Lyons 14, Larned 8; Nickerson 46, Sedgwick 20