MACKSVILLE — The St. John High School football team rushed for 337 yards in its 54-28 win against Central Prairie League foe Macksville on Friday night.
The Tigers were led by Schuyler Brown, who rushed for 162 yards, including a 55-yard touchdown run.
St. John fullback Ethan Long rushed for 136 yards and three scores.
Tigers senior quarterback Spencer Nusser completed 10 of 13 passes for 87 yards and one score.
Macksville was held to 76 rushing yards, with junior quarterback Tanner Tranbarger leading with 49.
Tranbarger got it done other ways, completing 5 of 11 passes for 53 yards and three touchdowns. He also returned a kickoff for a 71-yard TD.
Billy Burnett led Mustangs receivers with 30 yards and two touchdowns.
St. John hosts Kinsley in on Friday.
Macksville plays host to South Barber in Week 5.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

Friday

At Macksville

St. John 54, Macksville 28
                      1     2      3      4           F
St. John        0    22    16    16  —    54
Macksville    8    14     0      6   —    28

SCORING SUMMARY
First Quarter
Macksville — Billy Burnett 17 pass from Tanner Tranbarger (Tranbarger run).
Second Quarter
St. John — Ethan Long 1 run (run failed).
Macksville — Tranbarger 71 kickoff return (run failed).
St. John — Long 1 run (Long run).
Macksville — Jordan Welch 5 pass from Tranbarger ( Tranbarger run).
St. John — Spencer Nusser 5 run (Long run).
Third Quarter
St. John — Schuyler Brown 55 run (Long run).
St. John — Nusser 2 run (Dean Wade pass from Nusser).
Fourth Quarter
St. John — Long 16 run (Wade pass from Nusser).
St. John — Francisco Calleros 12 pass from Nusser (Long run).
Macksville — Burnett 13 pass from Tranbarger (run failed).

Victoria 40, Central Plains 22
VICTORIA — Central Plains struck first, but Victoria recovered to win the CPL game.
Chris Woolf scored on a 1-yard dash to give the Oilers an 8-0 advantage, but the Knights scored 24 unanswered to lead 24-8 at halftime.
Woolf, who finished with 135 yards, scored from 20 yards out to close the gap to 24-16, but the Knights responded.
Central Plains quarterback Bryce Steiner scored on a 16-yard run in the fourth quarter. Steiner completed 5 of 17 passes for 104 yards, throwing two picks.
The Oilers host Canton-Galva on Friday.

At Victoria

Victoria 40, Central Plains 22
                             1      2     3     4           F
Central Plains     8      0     8     6   —    22
Victoria              12    12    0    16  —    40

SCORING SUMMARY
First Quarter
Central Plains — Chris Woolf 1 run (Woolf run), 7:45.
Victoria — Bryan Dome 70 run (pass failed), 7:36.
Victoria — Eric McAlonan 4 run (pass failed), 3:01.
Second Quarter
Victoria — Noah Dreiling 5 pass from Sam Ottley (run failed), 8:40.
Victoria — McAlonan 14 run (run failed), :23.
Third Quarter
Central Plains — Woolf 20 run (Woolf run), 7:10.
Fourth Quarter
Victoria — McAlonan 14 pass from Ottley (run failed), 10:52.
Victoria — Ottley 1 run (Dome pass from Ottley), 1:12.
Central Plains — Bryce Steiner 16 run (run failed), :00.

Otis-Bison 58,
Pratt-Skyline 20
PRATT — Dylan Wissman was at it again in Week 4, this time running over Pratt-Skyline for 164 yards.
Wissman also torched the Thunderbirds for six touchdowns in the rout, all coming in the first three quarters.
Defensively, Wissman and Justus Bartonek each registered a team-leading 15 tackles.
Kole Urban had eight tackles, recovered a fumble and returned an interception 10 yards for a score.
The Cougars host Dighton on Friday.

At Pratt

Otis-Bison 58,
Pratt-Skyline 20
                          1     2      3      4          F
Otis-Bison       8    20    30     0  —    58
Pratt-Skyline   6     0      0    14  —    20

SCORING SUMMARY
First Quarter
Otis-Bison — Dylan Wissman 30 run (Wissman run), 11:00.
Pratt-Skyline — Sam Howell 5 pass from Cole Patterson (run failed), 3:21.
Second Quarter
Otis-Bison — Wissman 45 run (run failed), 9:43.
Otis-Bison — Kole Urban 10 interception return (Wissman run), 8:52.
Otis-Bison — Wissman 8 run (pass failed), :54.
Third Quarter
Otis-Bison — Wissman 24 run (Urban run), 9:49.
Otis-Bison — Wissman 18 run (run failed), 7:43.
Otis-Bison — Urban 7 run (Urban run), 5:20.
Otis-Bison — Wissman 17 run (Urban run), 2:51.
Fourth Quarter
Pratt-Skyline — Dustin Weber 2 run (run failed), 6:30.
Pratt-Skyline — Chanien Simar 59 interception return (Weber run), 1:20.

Ellis 36, Larned 0
ELLIS — The Ellis defense proved too much for Larned as it was held to 102 yards of total offense in its first loss of the season.
Larned quarterback Easton Palmer completed 5 of 18 passes for 56 yards, throwing four interceptions.
Senior running back Brady Keith was held to 37 yards.
Sophomore Jeromy Bartz led the Indians defense with 12 tackles.
Ellis quarterback Blake Hudson rushed for a team-leading 142 yards and one touchdown.
Running back Gage Younger totaled 133 yards and one score on the ground.
Larned travels to Cimarron on Friday.

South Barber 54, Stafford 8
KIOWA — Stafford scored one touchdown before South Barber’s defense clamped down for the night.
The Trojans, who managed only 89 yards of total offense, were led by Tristin Paulsen with 43 rushing yards.
Ethan Johnson finished with 34 rushing yards, scoring the lone touchdown for Stafford.
The Trojans host Caldwell for Week 5.

                                                                               — Kevin Price