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No. 1 Phillipsburg roars past Cardinals, 51-21
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Hoisington's (33) Wyatt Pedigo makes a 15 yard run for the Cardinals against Hutch Trinity. - photo by Hugo Gonzalez

PHILLIPSBURG 51, HOISINGTON 21

PHILLIPSBURG – Phillipsburg tailback Treylan Gross scored four touchdowns and rushed for 201 yards as the No. 1 2A Panthers roared past Hoisington 51-21 to clinch the top spot in 2A, District 8. Gross scored on runs of 15, 34, 57 and 72 yards to gain 178 yards on his scoring runs.

The Panthers (7-0, 4-0 District) roared to a 41-0 halftime lead. Cha’ron Ellis scored on a 34-yard run after quarterback Trey Sides converted a 22-yard run. The Panthers converted a fumble recovery and interception by Ty Sides into a 20-0 lead after 4:01. Ty Sides scored on a 38-yard touchdown pass and Gross scored on a 57-yard run,.

Hoisington’s Wyatt Pedigo rushed for 146 yards and scored on a 32-yard run to break up the shutout. Xavier Robinson scored on 3- and 45-yard runs for the Cardinals (5-2, 3-1 District).

Phillipsburg’s Jonathan Hunnacutt converted a 39-yard field goal to break the all-time scoring record for Kansas kickers held by Olathe North’s Joe Garcia.

Hoisington 0 0 7 14 – 21

Phillipsburg 27 14 7 3 – 51

P—Cha’ron Ellis 34 run (Jonathan Hunnacutt kick)

P—Ty Sides 38 pass from Trey Sides (Hunnacutt kick)

P—Treylan Gross 57 run (kick blocked)

P—Gross 72 run (Hunnacutt kick)

P—Nathan Moon 19 run (Hunnacutt kick)

P—Gross 34 run (Hunnacutt kick)

H—Wyatt Pedigo 32 run (Braxton Donovan kick)

P—Gross 15 run (Hunnacutt kick)

H— Xavier Robinson 45 run (Donovan kick)

P—Hunnacutt 39 FG

H—Robinson 3 run (Donovan kick)

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—H—Pedigo 20-146; Robinson 7-87; Joshua Ball 10-38; Braxton Donovan 6-22; Derek Boxberger 6-(-13); P—Gross 11-201; Ellis 9-61; Moon 5-49; Trey Sides 5-22; Ty Sides 1-10; Jacob Sisson 1-10; Tanner Ragsdale 2-8; Tyler Martin 1-2; DeWitt 1-3.

PASSING—H—Boxberger 1-2-1, 18; P—Trey Sides 7-8-0, 185.

RECEIVING—H—Donovan 1-18; P—Ty Sides 4-94; Kagan Keeten 1-48; Austin Miller 1-33.

2A DISTRICT 8

x-Phillipsburg 4-0 7-0

x-Hoisington 3-1 5-2

x-Norton 3-1 3-3

Minneapolis 1-3 3-4 (-48)

Hays-TMP 1-3 2-5 (-56)

Ellsworth 0-4 1-6 (-61)

x-playoff qualifier 

WEEK 1—Phillipsburg 52, Ellis 12; Minneapolis 46, Republic Co., 8; Pratt 34, Hoisington 0; Plainville 31, Norton 14; Russell 24, Ellsworth 13; Smith Center 45, Hays-TMP 0 

WEEK 2—Phillipsburg 31, Plainville 3; Minneapolis 20, Salina Sacred Heart 17, OT; Hoisington 28, Nickerson 14; Smith Center 40, Norton 0; Ellsworth 55, Republic Co 22; Hays-TMP, Ellis

WEEK 3—Phillipsburg 42, Smith Center 14; Beloit 56, Minneapolis 18; Hoisington 50, Larned 13; Norton 26, Oakley 24; Salina Sacred Heart 9, Ellsworth 7; Plainville 46, Hays-TMP 6

WEEK 4—*Phillipsburg 56, Norton 20; Hoisington 42, Hays-TMP 0; *Minneapolis 14, Ellsworth 13

WEEK 5—*Hoisington 48, Ellsworth 14; *Phillipsburg 45, Hays-TMP 0; *Norton 39, Minneapolis 7

WEEK 6—*Phillipsburg 48, Ellsworth 3; *Hoisington 41, Minneapolis 6; *Norton 24, Hays-TMP 0 

FRIDAY—*Phillipsburg 51, Hoisington 21; *Hays-TMP 14, Minneapolis 7; *Norton 35, Ellsworth 17 

WEEK 8—*Minneapolis at Phillipsburg; *Norton at Hoisington; *Hays-TMP at Ellsworth

CENTRAL KANSAS LEAGUE

Smoky Valley 5-0 7-0  

Pratt 4-0 7-0

Hillsboro 2-1 6-1

Hoisington 2-1 5-2

Hesston 3-2 4-3

Halstead 2-3 4-3

Haven 1-2 1-6

Nickerson 1-3 2-5

Lyons 0-3 0-7

Larned 0-5 0-7

WEEK 1—*Pratt 34, Hoisington 0; *Hesston 42, Hillsboro 36; *Smoky Valley 46, Larned 7; *Halstead 22, Nickerson 7; *Haven 28, Lyons 10 

WEEK 2—*Pratt 32, Halstead 16; *Hesston 28, Larned 21; *Smoky Valley 44, Haven 0; *Hoisington 28, Nickerson 14; *Hillsboro 42, Lyons 0 

WEEK 3—*Pratt 55, Hesston 0; *Smoky Valley 8, Nickerson 6; *Halstead 64, Lyons 0; *Hoisington 50, Larned 13; *Hillsboro 32, Haven 24

WEEK 4—*Smoky Valley 28, Hesston 0; *Pratt 55, Larned 0; Halstead 52, Rock Creek 16; Hoisington 42, Hays-TMP 0; Hillsboro 45, Salina Sacred Heart 31; Andale 65, Haven 0; Nickerson 27, Holcomb 7; Sterling 55, yons 21

WEEK 5—*Pratt 42, Kingman 0; *Hesston 38, Halstead 22; Smoky Valley 46, Clay Center 14; Hoplcomb 26, Larned 14; Hoisington 48, Ellsworth 14; Hillsboro 32, Waubansee 6; Clearwater 49,  Haven 12; Hugoton 42, Nickerson 20; Ellinwood 34, Lons 3

WEEK 6—*Nickerson 20, Larned 6; Pratt 42, Hugoton 0; Smoky Valley 30, Chapman 22; Halstead 50, Clay Center 22; Hillsboro 18, Marion 14; Hesston54, Rock Creek 30; Cheney 36, Haven 12; SW Heights 34, Lyons 3; Hoisington 41, Minneapolis 6

FRIDAY—*Smoky Valley 20, Halstead 14; Pratt 51, Holcomb 15; Kingman 31, Nickerson 14; Hugoton 23, Larned 7; Hillsboro 66, Bluestem 22; Chapman 38, Hesston 28; Wichita Collegiate  46, Haven 8; Cimarron 60, Lyons 0; Phillipsburg 51, Hoisington 21

WEEK 8—*Pratt at Nickerson; Kingman at Larned; Smoky Valley at Rock Creek; Chapman at Halstead; Olpe at Hillsboro; Clay Center at Hesston; Haven at Wichita Trinity; Lakin at Lyons; Norton at Hoisington