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Johnson leads Trojans over South Barber
High School Football
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Central Plains High Schools Jacob Warnken looks to get outside against St. John-Hudson on Friday night. - photo by Janae Ryan Special to the Tribune

Stafford 42,
South Barber 34
Stafford High School's football team remains undefeated at 4-0 after their win over South Barber on Friday night.
The Trojans were led once again by the bruising ground game of senior Ethan Johnson.
Johnson rushed for 223 yards and three touchdowns, averaging 8.9 yards per carry.
Stafford started slow, and trailed 34-30 heading into the final quarter.
The Trojans had a 12-0 fourth quarter to secure the win.
 
Central Plains 74,
St. John-Hudson 0
(Ended at halftime)
Central Plains sits at 4-0 and went into the game ranked No. 3 in Kansas in Eight-Man Division-I football.
The Oilers ran up another shut out that ended at halftime due to the 45-point lead rule.
For the second week in a row, Central Plains scored on each facet of the game, offense, defense and special teams.
The Oilers only had 148 yards of total offense.
Jacob Warnken has emerged as a major playmaker this season.
He scored on a 35-yard interception return. He recovered a fumble for a touchdown. He caught a 14-yard touchdown from quarterback Braeden Crites, and he rushed for two touchdowns.
Layne Bieberle scored on a 33-yard punt return. He also had a 15-yard receiving touchdown.
Central Plains also had a pair of rushing touchdowns from Brock Lawrence and one from Dylan Lemieux.
 
Ellinwood 56, Macksville 6
Ellinwood secured its second win of the season.
It is the first time since 2011 that the Eagles have recorded multiple wins in a season.
Ellinwood had four players rush for at least one touchdown, led by Destin Baker, who had two TDs.
Kaleb Schartz had the most rushing yards with 83 and one score.
Jordan Duvall, Tyson Martinez and Josiah Caspers each also rushed for one touchdown.
Martinez was 4-for-5 for 99 yards and two touchdowns as quarterback.
Tate Fisher and Drew Blake each had one receiving TD.

Otis-Bison 104, Kinsley 70
Otis-Bison head coach Travis Starr said after the offensive parade, “We need to get better on offense.”
That sums up the Cougars’ win where 174 points were scored.
Otis-Bison quarterback Kade Urban completed 9 of 10 passes for 185 yards and four touchdowns.
Urban also rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns.
Running back Brad Lightfoot added 278 yards and eight touchdowns.

Hoisington 35, Hillsboro 6
Hoisington improves to 3-1 on the season.
Hillsboro falls to 1-3.