HAYS — Larned High School quarterback Easton Palmer completed 8 of 11 passes for 269 yards and three touchdowns in a Mid-Central Activities Association football game against Thomas More Prep Marian.
The Indians blew past the Monarchs 41-8 to improve to 3-0 on the season and 2-0 in league play.
Palmer completed a 68-yard touchdown pass to Isiah Perez, a 35-yard score to Brayden Smith and a 24-yard touchdown throw to Tyler Stelter.
Palmer also rushed for a team-leading 57 yards and one TD.
Landon Erway and Jamil Shoemaker each scored a rushing touchdown.
Stafford 58,
Central Christian 8
HUTCHINSON — Stafford had a pair of 100-yard rushers against Central Christian.
Ethan Johnson ran for 148 yards and three touchdowns. Tristin Paulsen rushed for 107 yards and one score.
Derek McClure completed 5 of 6 passes for 77 yards and one touchdown, to Johnson, for the Trojans (2-1).
Trenton Weber and Chad Hildebrand led Stafford’s defense with five tackles each.
Kiowa County 70,
Macksville 32
MACKSVILLE — Tanner Tranbarger rushed for 181 yards and one touchdown, but couldn’t keep up with Kiowa County.
Tranbarger also threw for 104 yards and two scores to Simon Miller.
Jordan Welch rushed for a pair of TDs for the Mustangs (0-3).
Mavericks quarterback Trever Powell rushed for 265 yards and three scores.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
Friday
At Macksville
Kiowa County 70, Macksville 32
Kiowa County 8 32 8 22 — 70
Macksville 6 12 8 6 — 32
SCORING SUMMARY
First Quarter
Kiowa County — Dylan Jacks 40 pass from Trever Powell (Powell run)
Macksville — Jordan Welch 3 run (run failed)
Second Quarter
Kiowa County — Powell 14 run (Powell run)
Macksville — Simon Miller 63 pass from Tanner Tranbarger (pass failed)
Kiowa County — John Terhune 30 run (Powell run)
Kiowa County — Terhune 25 run (Powell run)
Macksville — Welch 3 run (run failed)
Kiowa County — Erik Torres 52 kickoff return (Powell run)
Third Quarter
Kiowa County — Powell 38 run (Powell run)
Macksville — Miller 9 pass from Tranbrger (Alan Ibarra pass from Tranbarger)
Fourth Quarter
Kiowa County — Powell 30 run (run failed)
Macksville — Tranbarger 11 run (pass failed)
Kiowa County — Powell 47 kickoff return (Powell run)
Kiowa County — Dylan Jacks 6 run (Powell run)
Hoxie 56, Otis-Bison 6
OTIS — Otis-Bison managed only 108 total yards of offense in a 45-point rule shortened setback to Hoxie.
Cougars quarterback Kole Urban rushed for a 6-yard touchdown, the only TD Otis-Bison (0-3) managed. Urban rushed for 64 yards, and completed 4 of 7 passes for 40 yards. He threw one interception.
At Otis
Hoxie 56, Otis-Bison 6
Hoxie 24 32 — 56
Otis-Bison 0 6 — 6
SCORING SUMMARY
First Quarter
Hoxie — Connor Katt 67 kickoff return (Katt run)
Hoxie — Josh Heim 3 run (Tyler Kauss run)
Hoxie — Chase Kennedy 1 run (Katt pass)
Second Quarter
Otis-Bison — Kole Urban 6 run (run failed)
Hoxie — Kauss 15 pass from Kennedy (Katt run)
Hoxie — Katt 4 run (Katt pass from Kennedy)
Hoxie — Kauss 10 pass from Kennedy (Katt run)
Hoxie — Kennedy 23 run (Heim run)
Ellis 36, Ellinwood 16
ELLIS — Ellinwood, trailing 18-8 at halftime, couldn’t muster a rally on the road at Ellis.
Eagles quarterback Marc Waite completed 11 of 28 passes for 196 yards and one touchdown to Tanner Swank, who had 145 receiving yards.
Kaleb Schartz rushed for a team-leading 63 yards and one TD.
Defensively, Tate Fisher led Ellinwood (0-3) with 11 tackles. Colton Churchill had 10 tackles, and Keaton Goering recorded a sack.
— Kevin Price
Palmers four TDs help Indians rout Monarchs, 41-8
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