Macksville 46,
Skyline-Pratt 0
MACKSVILLE — The Macksville High School football team looks to its future in the Eight-Man Division-I playoffs after blanking district foe Skyline on Thursday.
The Mustangs were already into the postseason, but Macksville head coach Jeff Kuckelman said that he wanted his team to use this game to gain momentum.
Macksville’s defense rolled the Thunderbirds’ offense, holding them to 97 yards of total offense — 99 rushing and minus-2 passing. The Mustangs also got an interception and a fumble recovery.
“We played a good second quarter after getting a slow start,” Kuckelman said. “I thought our defense gave us the ball in good field position and then we executed our offense well.”
The Mustangs’ offense was led by quarterback Seth Filbert, who rushed for 135 yards and four touchdowns while completing 4-of-5 passes for 39 yards and one touchdown.
Kuckelman said that he hopes to bring his team’s success in the running game to his Tuesday night playoff game at Hodgeman County, starting at 7.
“We will continue to be balanced between the run and passing game,” Kuckelman said. “Lately our running game has really developed, so we hope to use it to keep the ball away from them.
“There is no substitute for the speed that they have, so the less they have the ball, the less of a chance they have to break one.”
The speed, Kuckelman said, comes from running back Evan Kreger, who rushed for 215 yard on 25 carries and four touchdowns on Thursday against Spearville and tied a national record by scoring 10 touchdowns against Pawnee Heights in Week 1.
“They have a real fast running back and a shifty quarterback,” Kuckelman said of Hodgeman County’s offense. “So they like to run the ball a lot, probably more than any other team we’ve played.
“We are going to have to contain their running back if we are going to win. If he gets outside, it’s over.”
 
Skyline    0    0    0—0
Macksville    8    30    8—46
 First Quarter
Macksville — Bevan 4 pass from Filbert (Filbert run)
Second Quarter
Macksville — Filbert 53 run (Oak pass from Filbert)
Macksville — Filbert 17 run (Allison run)
Macksville — Filbert 6 run (run failed)
Macksville — Oak 31 run (Filbert run)
Third Quarter
Macksville — Filbert 10 run (Filbert run)
 
Cunningham 68,
Pawnee Heights 22
ROZEL — The Pawnee Heights Tigers allowed Cunningham quarterback Kyle Herschen rush for 309 yards and seven touchdowns in their loss on Thursday, which dropped their record to 2-6 on the season.
The Tigers fell behind early, giving up 34 points to Cunningham in the first quarter. Pawnee Heights didn’t get on the scoreboard until the second quarter, when Sam Spence completed a 27-yard TD pass to Jacob Hardiman.
The Wildcats took a 42-8 lead into the half.
Hardiman scored again for the Tigers in the second quarter on a 43-yard sprint. Spence, who finished the game with only 4-for-25 passing accuracy, completed his second touchdown pass of the game for 41 yards to Chad Wallace.
 
Cunningham    34    8    20    6—68
Pawnee Heights    0    8    14    0—22
 
First Quarter
Cunningham — Herschen 4 run (conversion failed)
Cunningham — Herschen 47 run (Massoth pass from Herschen)
Cunningham — Schaller 5 pass from Herschen (Hope run)
Cunningham — Herschen 33 run (conversion failed)
Cunningham — Herschen 5 run (conversion failed)
Second Quarter
Cunningham — Hope 5 run (conversion failed)
Pawnee Heights — Hardiman 27 pass from Spence (Spence run)
Third Quarter
Cunningham — Herschen 20 run (Goetz run)
Pawnee Heights — Hardiman 43 run (conversion failed)
Cunningham — Herschen 7 run (run good)
Pawnee Heights — Wallace 41 pass from Spence (Crook run)
Cunningham — Herschen 23 run (conversion failed)
Fourth Quarter
Cunningham — Hope 3 run

St. John 72,
Kiowa County 25
GREENSBURG — St. John went out with a bang in its final game of the season, drubbing Kiowa County to end the season with a 5-4 record.
The Tigers amassed 551 yards of total offense against the Mavericks — 302 rushing and 249 passing.
St. John was led by quarterback Kinser Crissman, who threw for four touchdowns and rushed for 136 yards and two touchdowns. Tigers running back Pat Prescott rang up 148 yards and four touchdowns on the ground.
Crissman’s favorite target was Zach Minnis, who caught six passes for 146 yards and one touchdown. Freshman Schuyler Brown caught three passes for 40 yards and two touchdowns.
The Mavericks quarterback Ross Binford rushed for 307 yards and two touchdowns while throwing for 56 yards and two touchdowns, both to Cody Headrick.
 
St. John    14    32    20    6—72
Kiowa County    13    6    6    0—25
 
First Quarter
St. John — Brown 32 pass from Crissman (run failed)
Kiowa County — Binford 11 run (kick good)
St. John — Prescott 7 run (Minnis pass from Crissman)
Kiowa County — Headrick 17 pass from Binford (kick failed)
Second Quarter
St. John — Mercer 13 pass from Crissman (Mercer pass from Crissman)
St. John — Prescott 51 run (Brown pass from Crissman)
St. John — Prescott 3 run (Ramirez pass from Crissman)
Kiowa County — Binford 50 run (pass failed)
St. John — Brown 11 pass from Crissman (Mercer pass from Crissman)
Third Quarter
St. John — Prescott 56 run (run failed)
St. John — Crissman 11 run (Long pas from Crissman)
Kiowa County — Headrick 27 pass from Binford (run failed)
St. John — Crissman 32 run (Minnis pass from Crissman)
Fourth Quarter
St. John — Minnis 57 pass from Crissman
 
Holcomb 47, Larned 8
HOLCOMB — Larned concluded a heart-breaking season with a road loss to Holcomb in Class 4A district action to drop the Indians to 0-9 on the season.
The Indians were led in rushing by Danton Viegra, who carried the ball 13 times for 127 yards. Viegra finished the season with 286 rushing yards.
Brady Keith scored the Indians’ lone touchdown in the third quarter on his way to finishing the season as the team’s offensive leader with 556 yards and five touchdowns.
Josh Wise led the team defensively with 50 tackles followed by Keith with 48. Dalton Hoch recorded the only sack for the Indians this season. Wise, Keith and Jamil Shoemaker each had an interception this season as well.
 
Chase 58, Stafford 8
CHASE — Stafford finished its season with a loss on the road against Chase on Thursday in Eight-Man Division II.
The loss drops the Trojans to 4-4 this season while Chase advances to the playoffs with a 7-1 record on the season and 4-1 in district play.
The Trojans’ only touchdown came when quarterback Alex Setter broke free for a 68-yard sprint.
Chase was led in scoring by Eric Root, who carried the ball 16 times for 179 yards and two touchdowns.
 
Quivira Heights 64, Linn 32
LINN — Quivira Heights left Linn with a win, giving it a 7-2 record and a berth in the Eight-Man Division-II playoffs.
The Thunderbirds secured itself at No. 2 in their district behind Hope, which beat St. John’s-Beloit to finish 5-0 in district play.

Fowler (7-2)
At Otis-Bison (8-0)
Otis-Bison will be well rested for its Eight-Man Division-I I playoff game on Tuesday night a home against Fowler at 7.
The Cougars were idle on Thursday because their opponent they were slated to face consolidated with another school, freeing up the date. Cougars head coach Travis Starr chose to leave Thursday open instead of scheduling a non-district game.
Fowler will enter the game at 7-2 after a 63-14 win over Bucklin in a non-district game. The Goldbugs held Bucklin’s offense to only 36 rushing yards, but gave up 125 passing yards and one touchdown to Blake Demoret.
“They are a pretty physical group,” Starr said of Fowler. “They have a pretty experienced running back and have three seniors in the backfield. But I’d like to think we are a pretty physical group too.”
Cosme Estrada led Fowler with 190 rushing yards and five touchdowns on nine carries. Goldbugs quarterback Jeremy Milford threw for 111 yards and one touchdown in Fowlers’ win Thursday.
“They have some good looking athletes on their line, but they are young,” Starr said. “We have more experience on our offensive and defensive lines so I think we have an advantage at the line.”