HOISINGTON 47, SW HEIGHTS 0
HOISINGTON — Hoisington quarterback Mason Haxton threw four touchdown passes and all-state tailback Wyatt Pedigo scored three touchdowns as the Cardinals roared past Southwestern Heights 47-0 in the 2A football playoffs.
The Cardinals (9-0) play Lakin (8-1) in Friday’s second round at home.
Avery Brewer caught 5- and 8-yard touchdown receptions. Pedigo caught a 17-yard touchdown reception and Cade Mason caught a 60-yard touchdown pass. Pedigo rushed for 211 yards on five carries and scored on runs of 60 and 86 yards.
Hunter Morris scored on a 17-yard run. The Cardinals gained 347 yards passing and passed for 95 yards.
“Mason Haxton threw the football really good tonight,” said Hoisington coach Zac Baird. “They gave us cover zero. There were things we could take advantage of. It was important for us to play well and get off to a good start.”
Hoisington’s Nolan Wilborn accounted for eight tackles and Jacob Specht collected seven tackles.
“Our defensive line did a good job getting off blocks,” Baird said. “Our defense played really well.”
SW Heights 0 0 0 0 – 0
Hoisington 14 20 13 0 – 47
H—Wyatt Pedigo 17 pass from Mason Haxton (Jaime Echanove kick); H—Pedigo 86 run (Echanove kick); H—Avery Brewer 5 pass from Haxton (Echanove kick); H—Hunter Morris 17 run (Echanove kick); H—Brewer 8 pass from Haxton (kick failed); H—Pedigo 60 run (Echanove kick); H—Cade Mason 60 pass from Haxton (kick failed);
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—SW—21-33; Demetrio Flores 11-22; Hunter Mercado 10-17; H—26-347; Pedigo 5-211; Cade Mason 5-38; Morris 3-37; Legend Robinson 4-24; Joshua Ball 4-21; Haxton 2-8; Ryan Woydziak 2-6; Evan Foltz 1-2.
PASSING—SW—Mercado 8-17-0, 64; H—Haxton 5-10-1, 95.
RECEIVING—SW—Memo Flores 2-38; Sergio Puentes 1-18; D. Flores 4-4; Walter Remeriz 1-4; H—Cade Mason 1-60; Brewer 3-18; Pedigo 1-17.
2A WEST
FIRST ROUND
Eureka 31, Hutchinson Trinity 6; Conway Springs 42, Cherryvale 13
Cimarron 36, Minneapolis 0; Norton 41, Sterling 7
Garden Plain 61, Fredonia 7; Belle Plaine 17, Chaparral 14
Hoisington 47, SW Heights 0; Lakin 21, Ellsworth 14
2A EAST
Humboldt 70, Central Heights 8; Cherokee SE 12, Osage City 6, 2 OT
Nemaha Central 49, St. Marys 20; Rossville 42, Atchison Maur Hill 7
Silver Lake 68, Jayhawk Linn 8; Riverton 44, Oskaloosa 14
Riley County 38, Pleasant Ridge 20; SE Saline 47, Riverside 16
FRIDAY’S SECOND ROUND
Conway Springs 7-2 at Eureka 6-3
Norton 6-3 at Cimarron 9-0
Belle Plaine 8-1 at Garden Plain 9-0
Lakin 8-1 at Hoisington 9-0
Cherokee SE 7-2 at Humboldt 9-0
Rossville 7-2 at Nemaha Central 7-2
Riverton 6-3 at Silver Lake 9-0
SE Saline 7-2 at Riley County 7-2
