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Cardinals roll past Cimarron 52-19
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HOISINGTON 52, CIMARRON 19

HOISINGTON — Hoisington's versatile Jason Robinson got rolling as the Cardinals (4-4, 4-0) clinched a home 2A playoff game while dropping Cimarron to 2-6, 2-2 in District 8. Robinson rushed for a career high 152 yards with a 61-yard scoring run. He caught a 33-yard touchdown pass from Rhen Galla.

Hoisington's Kyler Dean Russell and C.J. Bryant each scored a pair of rushing touchdowns. Mason Martin caught a 44-yard touchdown strike from Galla. Preston Merlau scored a rushing touchdown. The Cardinals gained 512 yards.

Cimarron's Trace Kopper threw for 244 yards and rushed for 65 yards.

"Offensively we were good with our weapons," said Hoisington coach Zach Baird. "Up front, we did a better job with our pad level. We ran the ball when we needed to. We're going to throw the ball to be successful. We'll continue to run offensive plays with Jason Robinson."

The Cardinals have swept 28 consecutive District victories. Hoisington plays Ellsworth (5-3) in the first round of the 2A playoffs.

"It's a brand new season after playing a schedule that challenged us," Baird said. "Our best football is ahead of us."

Cimarron 0 6 13 0 — 19

Hoisington 19 6 14 13 — 52

H—Kyler Dean Russell 16 run; C—McCoy Nash 3 run; H—C.J. Bryant 2 run; H—Bryant 3 run; H—Mason Martin 44 pass from Rhen Galla; C—Trace Kopper 5 run; H—Jason Robinson 61 run; H—Russell TD run; H—Jason Robinson 33 pass from Galla; H—Merlau TD run; C—Isayah Barranca 2 pass from Kopper 

RUSHING—C—27-120; Kopper 14-65; Barranca 5-36; Schlessener 3-15; Nash 4-7; Seifried 1-(-3); H—378; Jason Robinson 152; Russell 9-79; Bryant 6-65; Galla 5-42 Preston Merlau 5-29; Taylen Morales 2-11

PASSING—C—Kopper 19-35-1, 244; Dohrmann 1-1-0, 8; H—Galla, 5-10-0, 134

RECEIVING—C—Barranca 9-97; Thompson 1-47; Dohrmann 3-58; Wilson 3-21; Nash 2-21; Schlessener 3-15; Kopper 1-8; H—Mason Martin 1-44; Robinson 1-33; Carson Mason 2-42; Morales 1-15

2A WEST FIRST ROUND—SE Saline 8-0 vs. Larned 2-6; Hillsboro 4-4 vs. Norton 7-1; Hoisington 4-4 vs. Ellsworth 5-3; Haven 7-1 vs. Cimarron 2-6; Garden Plain 6-2 vs. Douglass 2-6; Phillipsburg 5-3 vs. Kingman 4-4; Beloit 6-2 vs. Minneapolis 3-5; Lakin 6-2 vs. Halstead 3-5