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Andale beats Larned 60-0 in football playoffs
Class 4A State Playoffs
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Larned High Schools Gage Stude (2) follows a block from teammate Skylar Hoch on Tuesday night against Andale during the Class 4A state playoffs. - photo by Janet Fleske Special to the Tribune
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.