HOISINGTON 34, PRATT 8 — The Hoisington Cardinal football team celebrated head coach Zach Baird's birthday with a hard-fought victory.

Hard-running Taylen Morales and C.J. Bryant each scored a pair of touchdowns to spark the Cardinals past Pratt 34-8 in Friday's football season opener.

Morales rushed for a career high 157 yards on 25 carries. Bryant added 122 yards on eight carries, a 15-yard average.

"Taylen is super athletic. He was phenomenal," Baird said. "Good things happen when we give him the football."

Pratt started with the opening score on a 10-yard touchdown and a 2-pointer for an 8-0 lead.

The Cardinals scored the next 34 points started by a 10-yard scoring run by quarterback Mason Martin.

"We played well tonight. I couldn't ask for anything better," Baird said. "We've got talented kids who fight. They executed."

Hoisington's Karson Kinman and Drew Hekele led a stout defense with fumble recoveries.

Pratt 8 0 0 0 — 8

Hoisington 6 8 7 13 — 34

P--10-yard touchdown (2 pointer); H—Mason Martin 10 run; H—Taylen Morales 2 run; H—Morales 10 run; H—C.J. Bryant 36 run (Gabe Pawlowski kick); H—Bryant 12 run

ELLINWOOD 38, SYRACUSE 0 — Ellinwood back Austin Brack rushed for 185 yards and scored two touchdowns and quarterback Luke Heinz converted a touchdown run and passed to Ty Hammeke for a score in the Eagles' 38-0 opening football victory over Syracuse.

Ellinwood (1-0) led 18-0 at halftime. Heinz scored on a 3-yard run followed by Hosman's 1-yard score and Hammeke's 25-yard scoring reception.

Brack scored on 7- and 12-yard runs and Layton Wirtz added a 3-yard touchdown for a 20-0 second half.

Ellinwood 12 6 14 6 — 38

Syracuse 0 0 0 0 — 0

E—Luke Heinz 3 run (run fails); E—Drake Hosman 1 run (run fails); E—Ty Hammeke 25 pass from Luke Heinz (pass fails); E—Austin Brack 12 run (run fails); E—Austin Brack 7 run (Cohen Gunn pass from Hosman); E—Layton Wirtz 3 run (run fails)

RUSHING—E—54-405; Austin Brack 18-185; Hosman 15-113; Layton Wirtz 8-23; Heinz 5-61; Cade Coleman 2-0; Kale Williams 2-9; Cannon Shartz 2-7; Brody Brack 2-7.

PASSING—E—Heinz 2-3-0, 33; Coleman 0-1-0.

RECEIVING—E—Hammeke 1-25; Cohen Gunn 1-8.

CENTRAL PLAINS 46, MACKSVILLE 0 — Central Plains quarterback Brodie Crites dazzled with three touchdown passes to spark a 46-0 Central Prairie League football victory over Macksville.

Rylan Siemsen caught 20- and 21-yard scoring passes and Teagan Schepmann grabbed an opening 16-yard scoring strike. The Oilers scored after gaining possession at the Mustang 8-yard line and 21-yard lines.

Oiler Richard Stroud rushed for 51 yards and scored on 2- and 8-yard scoring runs. The Oilers ended the game with a safety for a 46-0 victory.

Central Plains 20 24 2 — 46

Macksville 0 0 0 — 0 

M—Teagan Schepmann 16 pass from Brodie Crites (Isaac Heredia run); M—Richard Stroud 2 run (run fails); M—Stroud 8 run (run fails); M—Rylan Siemsen 20 pass from Crites (Stroud run); M—Siemsen 21 pass from Crites (Stroud run); M—Keeton Robison 5 run (pass from Crites); M—Safety (Macksville punter tackled in end zone)

RUSHING—M—27-(-26); CP—18-92; Stroud 8-51; Robison 5-21; Crites 2-16; Broc Klima 1-6; Heredia 1-2; Huxtyn Rogers 1-(-4).

PASSING—M—7-11-0, 73; CP—Crites 3-6-0, 57.

RECEIVING—CP—Siemsen 2-41; Schepmann 1-16.

PAWNEE HEIGHTS 70, CHASE 12 — Pawnee Heights Tiger Brynnen Cody scored four touchdowns and Alexis Ibarra converted three scores as the Tigers roared past Chase 70-12 in Friday's 6-man football opener.

Cody scored a pair of touchdowns on misplayed kickoffs by Chase. He scored on a 36-yard pass from Logan Enabit and on an 18-yard run. Enabit opened the scoring with a 28-yard interception return.

Ibarra scored on a 30-yard run, a 56-yard kickoff return and on a 5-yard fumble return.

Chase played inspired football featuring a 6-man roster. Chase's Humberto Rincon scored on a 50-yard kickoff return. Ladyn Hinderliter scored on a 45-yard run.

Pawnee Heights 38 32 — 70

Chase 6 6 — 12

PH—Logan Enabit 28 interception return (run); PH—Brynnen Cody 24 fumble return (run); PH—Cody 18 run; PH—Cody 36 pass from Enabit; PH—Alexis Ibarra 30 run; PH—Cody 29 fumble return; CHASE—Humbero Rincon 50 kickoff return; PH—Cameron Miles 3 run; PH—August Baier 15 pass from Enabit; CHASE—Laydn Hinderliter 45 run; PH—Ibarra 56 kickoff return; PH—Ibarra 5 fumble return

LA CROSSE 28, ST. JOHN 24 — An apparent missed call cost St. John when La Crosse scored the game-winning touchdown after a Tiger punt deflected off a Leopard player, but was not seen. The Leopards scored a 27-yard touchdown for the game winner. 

St. John quarterback Braxton Alpers scored on 14- and 44-yard runs. Alpers completed a pair of touchdown passes.

La Crosse quarterback Christian Rush threw two touchdown passes. 

La Crosse 8 8 6 6 — 28

St. John 6 6 6 6 — 24

SJ—Jace Reyes 5 pass from Braxton Alpers (run fails) L—Lee Holopirek 8 pass from Christian Rush (2-pointer); SJ—Jace Reyes pass from Alpers (run fails); L—Hooper Castaneda 20 pass from Rush (2 pointer); L—8 run (run fails); SJ—Alpers 44 run (pass fails); SJ—Alpers 14 run (run fails); L—Marcus Thielenhaus 27 run (run fails)

RENO COUNTY 68, STAFFORD 22 — Stafford quarterback Dylan Brozek threw for 87 yards and completed a pair of touchdown passes to Jace Kreutzer in a 68-22 opening 8-man football setback to Reno County Home School.

Brozek rushed for 40 yards and a touchdown and completed 5 of 27 passes, but had three passes intercepted. Kreutzer had 77 yards receiving.

Reno County — 68

Stafford — 22

RUSHING—S—Brozek 19-40; Engelbrecht 1-2; Tuff Pope 2-(-6).

PASSING—S—Brozek 5-27-3, 87.

RECEIVING—S—Kreutzer 3-77; Pope 2-7; Engelbrecht 1-3.

 

OTIS-BISON 62, WESTERN PLAINS 0 — Otis-Bison's defense forced five turnovers and Maddox Firebaugh scored on a 7-yard interception return in a 62-0 victory over Ransom-Western Plains in 6-man football.

Tailback Gavin Alloway led the offensive rushing game.

Otis-Bison 38 24 — 62

Western Plains 0 0 — 0

RUSHING—WP—Kraus 12-3; Burrell 1-(-2); Dierking 5-(-6); Flax 1-(-7).

PASSING—

RECEIVING—