HOISINGTON – Hoisington tailback Hunter Hanzlick rushed for four touchdowns and gained 154 yards to spark the Cardinals past Nickerson 64-8 in a Central Kansas League rout Friday night. The Cardinals (6-0, 4-0 CKL) rushed for 332 yards.
Hanzlick scored on runs of 1, 8, 18 and 26 yards to lead the Cardinals to a 46-8 halftime lead. Wingback Cameron Davis, also seeing time at quarterback, scored rushing, receiving and on a 59-yard punt return.
Peyton Kuhns rushed for 83 yards and scored Nickerson’s touchdown on a first-half scoring drive. The Panthers lost five fumbles and had a pass inter-cepted.
Hoisington’s Sean Urban scored on a 75-yard run. Cameron Davis scored on a 5-yard TD pass from Tyler Specht and added a touchdown run. Alex Schremmer added a rushing touchdown. Tanner Cassity returned a fumble for a touchdown. Sean Urban, Landen Urban, Austin Doonan and Kirk Reisner also received fumbles. Wyatt Pedigo intercepted a pass.
Nickerson (4-2) will play Wichita Trinity (3-3) for Homecoming in the first Class 4A-Division 2 District game Friday night.
CARDINALS 64, PANTHERS 8
Nickerson 8 0 0 0 — 8
Hoisington 21 25 6 12 — 64
HH—Hunter Hanzlick 1 run (Hanzlick run)
HH—Cameron Davis 5 pass from Specht (kick failed)
HH—Davis 59 punt return (Inigo Barrena-Carpio kick)
N—Peyton Kuhns 5 run (Austin O’Toole run)
HH—Hanzlick 8 run (pass failed)
HH—Davis 5 run (kick failed)
HH—Hanzlick 26 run (kick failed)
HH—Hanzlick 18 run (run failed)
HH—Sean Urban 75 run (kick failed)
HH—Tanner Cassity 40 fumble return (kick failed)
HH—Alex Schremmer 13 run (kick blocked)
RUSHING—NHS 39-106; Peyton Kuhns 14-83; Tanner Smith 3-12; Jarron Kaufmann 2-14; Trystan Isley 5-8; Austin O’Toole 6-(-9); Tanner Schrag 8-(-9); Bryce Isley 1-0; HHS 34-332; Hanzlick 17-154; Sean Urban 2-87; Cameron Davis 6-61; Braxton Donovan 3-16; Alex Schremmer 1-13; Derek Boxberger 2-(-3); Tyler Specht 1-(-1); Xavier Robinson 1-5; Avery Brewer 1-0.
PASSING—NHS—Schrag 2-5-1, 62; HHS—Specht 4-5-0, 66.
RECEIVING—NHS—Braden Stewart 2-62; HHS—Davis 3-34; Sean Urban 1-32.