ANDALE — Andale High School’s football playoff tradition is decades old.Larned’s football tradition is one year old.Second-ranked Andale won the battle of Indians 60-0 on Tuesday night in a Class 4A playoff opener. Andale tailback Hunter Knoblauch rushed for five touchdowns and gained 171 yards.Two-time 4A state champion Andale has reached the playoffs 12 straight years and has lost to the state champion or state runner-up seven times in the past 11 years.Larned is starting a new football playoff tradition with their first playoff trip in 28 years.Andale intercepted three passes by Easton Palmer and Andale recovered a Larned fumble and an onside kickoff to start the second half.Andale (10-0) roared to a 46-0 halftime lead that triggered a running clock after halftime. Andale rushed for 377 yards and added 19 yards passing.Larned coach A.B. Stokes gave full credit to Andale.“Their offensive line is tremendous,” Stokes said.
Andale beats Larned 60-0 in football playoffs
Class 4A State Playoffs
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