MACKSVILLE 48, ST. JOHN 0
Macksville halfback Hector Gomez scored five touchdowns and quarterback Kendall Grippin fired three touchdown passes to spark a 48-0 8-man football victory over St. John.
Gomez opened the scoring on a 50-yard dash. He added touchdown runs of 1 and 5 yards and caught 5-yard and 24-yard scoring passes from Grippin. Sophomore Ariel Marquez delivered a 1-yard touchdown run and 4-yard scoring strike from Grippin.
Macksville’s defense was equally dominant with a 3-quarter shutout triggered by Gomez’s 5-yard touchdown to end the ballgame.
Macksville 14 22 12 – 48
St.John 0 0 0 –0
M—Hector Gomez 50 run; M—Ariel Marquez 1 run; M—Gomez 24 pass from Kendall Grippin; M—Gomez 1 run; M—Gomez 5 pass from Grippin; M—Marquez 4 pass from Grippin; M—Gomez 5 run
LA CROSSE 26, OTIS-BISON 0
OTIS – La Crosse quarterback Caden Morgan completed three touchdown passes and rushed for a fourth score to spark the Leopards past Otis-Bison 26-0 in Friday's opening football game.
Morgan threw touchdown passes to Conner Barriger for 35 yards, Gage Burk for 15 yards and John Doombos for a 5-yard score. Morgan threw for 86 yards and rushed for 80 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Tyron Steinert and Chase Decker each had five tackles. Doombos recovered a fumble.
RUSHING–L–35-142; Morgan 18-80, Heimstra 13-46, Burk 4-16.
PASSING–L–Morgan 9-18-1, 86.
RECEIVING–L–Burk 5-46, Barriger 1-35, Doombos 1-5, Holopirek 1-4, Heimstra 1-1.
STAFFORD 51, FAIRFIELD 8
STAFFORD – Stafford quarterback Jacob Simmons completed three touchdown passes and rushed for 60 yards and a score to spark a 51-8 opening football victory over Fairfield.
Receiver Jimi Oleson caught five passes for 112 yards and three touchdowns. Tailback Cody Knoche rushed for 160 yards and scored a touchdown. Brody Kerschenske returned a kickoff for a touchdown.
Alexis Garcia recovered two fumbles and had four tackles and an assist. Axel Ortiz had two sacks and 10 tackles. Kerschenske contributed three sacks.
RUSHING–S–Knoche 16-160, Simmons 6-60, Brozek 2-4.
PASSING–S–Simmons 6-16-0, 119.
RECEIVING–S–Oleson 5-112, Knoche 1-7.
ELLINWOOD 42, SYRACUSE 0
SYRACUSE – Ellinwood halfback Rylan Wirtz scored three rushing touchdowns to spark a dominating 42-0 opening football victory over Syracuse. Wirtz scored on touchdown runs of 3, 8 and 10 yards.
Logan Panning and Bryan Jaske added rushing touchdowns for the Eagles (1-0). Quarterback Drew Heinz worked his usual magic with 14-yard touchdown pass to Cooper Hosman.
Cooper Hosman sparked a brilliant defensive effort with a 10-yard interception return and 40-yard interception return to set up scores. Campbell Coleman recovered a fumble. The Eagles outscored Syracuse 22-0 in the fourth quarter.
The Eagles dominated the line of scrimmage on offense and defense with a physical style.
Ellinwood 6 14 0 22 -- 42
Syracuse 0 0 0 0
E—Rylan Wirtz 3 run; E—Wirtz 10 run; E—Logan Panning 1 run; E—Cooper Hosman 14 pass from Drew Heinz; E—Bryan Jaske 1 run; E—Wirtz 8 run
PAWNEE HEIGHTS 47, MOSCOW 20
Quarterback Clayton Hammeke threw three touchdown passes and shifty Davin Hamby rushed for two scores and added a receiving touchdown as the Tigers roared past Moscow 47-20 in Friday’s football opener.
Leighton Munk caught a pair of touchdown passes from Hammeke, who added a touchdown strike to Hamby. Gardner opened with two rushing touchdowns. Hammeke threw a trio of TD passes. Hamby caught a TD pass from Gardner then scored the final touchdown on a 60-yard run.
Pawnee Heights 6 21 7 13 – 47 Moscow 7 6 7 0 – 20
PH—Jimmy Gardner TD run PH—Gardner TD run PH—Davin Hamby pass from Hammeke PH—Leighton Munk pass from Hammeke PH—Munk pass from Hammeke PH—Hamby pass from Gardner PH—Hamby 60 run
AREA SCORES
Dodge City 13, Wichita West 8
Halstead 47, Smoky Valley 8
Hays 20, Junction City 14 (OT)
Hillsboro 40, Haven 38
La Crosse 26, Otis-Bison 0
Liberal 23, Holcomb 17
Nickerson 6, Lyons 0
Stafford 51, Fairfield 8
Wichita Heights 20, Garden City 19
