HOISINGTON 42, PHILLIPSBURG 18
HOISINGTON – Hoisington’s Mason Alderdice enjoyed a spectacular outing with three touchdowns, highlighted by a 79-yard interception return in the Cardinals’ 42-18 playoff victory over Phillipsburg.
Hoisington coach Zach Baird is unbeaten (9-0) in first-round playoff games. Hoisington (7-2) plays Russell (6-3) in next week’s second round.
Alderdice gained 119 yards rushing and scored on 22- and 46-yard runs. Teron Kraft scored on a 24-yard run. Leyton Haxton caught a 45-yard touchdown pass from Tony Moore. Ian Smith scored on a 1-yard run.
The Cardinals started with a pair of lost fumbles. Phillipsburg’s Jesse Blackburn completed a 14-yard scoring pass to Ethan Miller. Alderdice followed Moore’s 15-yard run with a 46-yard score. Blackburn answered with a 38-yard touchdown run.
Smith capped a scoring drive on a 1-yard run. Haxton followed with his touchdown reception. Alderdice delivered back-to-back touchdowns on a 22-yard run and 79-yard interception. Hoisington gained 379 yards rushing and 55 yards passing.
Kraft led the defense with six tackles and five assists. Caiden Hoffman had three tackles and five assists.
Phillipsburg 6 6 0 6 – 18
Hoisington 0 14 7 21 – 42
P—Ethan Miller 14 pass from Jesse Blackburn (blocked kick); H—Mason Alderdice 46 run (Taylen Morales kick); P—Blackburn 38 run (pass fails); H—Ian Smith 1 run (Morales kick); H—Leyton Haxton 45 pass from Tony Moore (Morales kick); P—Rad Rodriguez 41 run (pass fails); H—Alderdice 22 run (Morales kick); H—Alderdice 79 interception return (Morales kick); H—Kraft 24 run (Morales kick)
RUSHING—P—46-246; Rodriguez 19-109; Blackburn 13-77; Hanchett 11-47; Hudson 2-8; Sisson 1-5; H—33-379; Alderdice 7-119; Moore 9-91; Smith 7-78; Kraft 8-53 Steinert 2-38
PASSING—P—Blackburn 5-8-1, 57; H—Moore 2-5-0, 55
RECEIVING—P—Hanchett 2-38; Miller 1-14; Sisson 2-5; H—Haxton 1-45; Alderdice 1-10
PAWNEE HEIGHTS 49, ALTOONA MIDWAY 46
ROZEL – Pawnee Heights contributed three rushing and three passing touchdowns as the Tigers outlasted Altoona-Midway 49-46 in Friday's Six-Man playoff shootout. Dakota Ryan intercepted a pass and recovered the game's final onside kickoff. The Tigers stopped Altoona Midway twice in short-yardage situations to swing the momentum.
Elusive Tiger quarterback Davin Hamby accounted for seven touchdowns. He rushed for 244 yards and scored on 3, 4, 20 and 45-yard runs. Hamby passed for 141 yards and completed 5- and 20-yard touchdown passes to Dakota Ryan. Alex Ibarra caught the game-winning 33-yard touchdown pass from Hamby. Jimmy Gardner scored on a 5-yard run. Gardner rushed for 69 yards and passed for 40 yards.
Gardner contributed 12 tackles and six assists. Ryan and Hamby each had 12 tackles. Ryan intercepted a pass that set up a Tiger touchdown.
Altoona-Midway's William Stackhouse caught 40, 52 and 63-yard touchdown passes and scored on a 67-yard kickoff return. Brandon Johnson threw two touchdown passes and caught a scoring pass. Jacob Meigs threw two touchdown passes. Kieran Foster scored two touchdowns.
The Tigers (4-5) journey to Waverly (8-0) for a second-round playoff showdown.
Altoona Midway 7 19 14 13 – 46
Pawnee Heights 13 12 12 12 – 49
AM—William Stackhouse 52 pass from Jacob Meigs (run fails); PH—Davin Hamby 4 run (Dakota Ryan pass from Hamby); AM—Kieran Foster 8 run (Brandon Johnson run); PH—Hamby 45 run (run fails); PH—Jimmy Gardner 5 run (pass fails); AM—Johnson 42 pass from Meigs (run fails); PH—Hamby 3 run (pass fails); AM—Stackhouse 67 kickoff return (Chase Nalley pass from Miegs); PH—Hamby 20 run (run fails); AM—Foster 5 run (Foster run); PH—Dakota Ryan 20 pass from Hamby (run fails); AM—Stackhouse 63 pass from Johnson (run fails); PH—Dakota Ryan 5 pass from Hamby (pass fails); PH—Alex Ibarra 33 pass from Hamby (run fails); AM—Stackhouse 40 pass from Johnson (Meigs run)
RUSHING—AM—293; Meigs 102; Lopeman 101; Foster 51; PH—38-313; Hamby 24-244; Gardner 14-69
PASSING—AM—Johnson 217; Meigs 86; PH—Hamby 10-14-0, 141; Gardner 45-7-0, 40; Ryan 1-1-0 (-2)
RECEIVING—AM—Stackhouse 179; Meigs 65; Andy Tiger 36; PH—Ryan 8-74; Gardner 7-70; Ibarra 2-32; Hamby 1-3
SATANTA – Satanta tailback Edwin Arana rushed for 208 yards and four touchdowns to spark the Indians past St. John 72-25 in Fridays non-district football game.
Quarterback Kacen Anthony enjoyed a strong night with three rushing touchdowns and 127 yards. Victor Manriguez scored on a 59-yard kickoff return and caught a 32-yard touchdown pass from Anthony. Bobby Salazar intercepted two passes and Arana intercepted one pass.
RUSHING—S—34-399; Edwin Arana 24-208; Kacen Anthony 4-127; Salazar 5-62
PASSING—S—Anthony 4-5-0, 62
RECEIVING—S—Manriguez 3-45; Salazar 1-17
