No. 1 Pratt overwhelms Indians, 55-0
BY BUDDY TABLER
Special to the Tribune
PRATT – Pratt all-stater Travis Theis accounted for seven touchdowns to spark No. 1-ranked Greenbacks to a dominating 55-0 District football win over the winless Larned Indians Friday.
Theis gained 158 yards and scored four rushing touchdowns on runs of 3, 19, 20 and 30 yards. Theis completed a trio of touchdown passes to Brett Winsor for 31, 32 and 39 yards.
Pratt (4-0, 1-0 District) travels to Kingman after the Eagles’ upset victory prevented the defending state champion out of the 2017 playoffs. Larned (0-4, 0-1 District) journeys to defending 4A state champion Holcomb (1-3, 0-1 Distirct) after the Longhorns were shocked 27-7 by Nickerson.
Due to injuries and illness Larned played without seven of their usual starters. The inexperience showed.
Theis hit Brett Winsor with a 39-yard touchdown pass and the tone had been set.
After holding Larned to one first down, behind a nifty punt return by Theis. Theis rambled for an up-the-middle 19-yard keeper for a touchdown for a 14-0 lead.
Pratt scored four second-quarter touchdowns, all of which Theis had a hand in, to lead 42-0 at halftime.
Pratt’s final score came with 8:26 left in the fourth quarter when backup running back Derek Roadhouse slashed 9 yards for a touchdown. Following that touchdown, Daniel Sanchez missed the conversion kick, his only miss of the night, for the 55-0 final score.
Larned’s offense bogged down all evening, trying to gain consistency, as they struggled to replace the quarterbacking of injured Mason Perez who was lost for the season in the Hoisington game with a broken bone in his hand.
Sophomore quarterback Dillan Smith performed admirably in the passing game, despite intense pressure from Pratt’s defensive line. Smith completed eight of 17 passes but the running game for the Indians never materialized against the bigger and quicker Greenbacks.
The Greenbacks rolled up 22 first downs behind 329 yards rushing and 137 yards passing. Tailback Hunter Huber gained 90 yards on 11 carries. Theis completed five of six passes for 137 yards. Receiver Brett Winsor caught three passes for 102 yards.
Larned managed six first downs behind 33 rushing yards and 45 passing yards on Smith’s eight completions. Andreus Tucker gained 26 yards on 10 carries.
Larned 0 0 0 0 – 0
Pratt 14 28 7 6 – 55
P—Brett Winsor 39 pass from Travis Theis (Daniel Sanchez kick)
P—Brett Winsor 31 pass from Travis Theis (Sanchez kick)
P—Brett Winsor 32 pass from Travis Theis (Sanchez kick)
P—Theis 19 run (Sanchez kick)
P—Theis 3 run (Sanchez kick)
P—Theis 20 run (Sanchez kick)
P—Theis 30 run (Sanchez kick)
P—Derek Roadhouse 9 run (kick failed)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—L—33 yards; Andreas Tucker 10-26; P—329 yards; Theis 12-158; Hunter Huber 11-90.
PASSING—L—Dillan Smith 8-17-0, 45; P—Theis 5-6-0, 137
RECEIVING—P—Winsor 3-102
3A DISTRICT 7A
Pratt 3-0 6-0
Holcomb 2-1 3-3
Hugoton 2-1 2-4
Nickerson 2-1 2-4
Kingman 0-3 1-5
Larned 0-3 0-6
WEEK 1—Pratt 34, Hoisington 0; Holcomb 34, Goodland 12; Scott City 35, Hugoton 0; Smoky Valley 46, Larned 7; Halstead 22, Nickerson 7; Chaparral 49, Kingman 23
WEEK 2—Pratt 32, Halstead 16; Scott City 24, Holcomb 0; Colby 35, Hugoton 6; Hesston 28, Larned 21; Hoisington 28, Nickerson 14; Kingman 56, Belle Plaine 18
WEEK 3—Pratt 55, Hesston 0; Colby 38, Holcomb 34; Hoisington 50, Larned 13; Smoky Valley 8, Nickerson 6; Conway Springs 38, Kingman 21; Ulysses 29, Hugoton 6
WEEK 4—*Pratt 55, Larned 0; *Nickerson 27, Holcomb 7; *Hugoton 21, Kingman 17
WEEK 5— *Pratt 42, Kingman 0; *Hugoton 42, Nickerson 20; *Holcomb 26, Larned 14
FRIDAY—*Pratt 42, Hugoton 0; *Nickerson 20, Larned 6; Holcomb 18, Kingman 14
WEEK 7—*Holcomb at Pratt; *Nickerson at Kingman; Larned at Hugoton
WEEK 8—*Pratt at Nickerson; Hugoton at Holcomb; Kingman at Larned
CENTRAL KANSAS LEAGUE
Pratt 4-0 6-0
Smoky Valley 4-0 6-0
Hoisington 2-1 5-1
Hillsboro 2-1 5-1
Hesston 3-2 4-2
Halstead 2-2 4-2
Haven 1-2 1-5
Nickerson 1-3 2-4
Lyons 0-3 0-6
Larned 0-5 0-6
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
FRIDAY—*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
WEEK 7—*Halstead at Smoky Valley; Holcomb at Pratt; Nickerson at Kingman; Larned at Hugoton; Hillsboro at Bluestem; Hesston at Chapman; Wichita Collegiate at Haven; Lyons at Cimarron; Hoisington at Phillipsburg
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
