ST. JOHN 30, MACKSVILLE 28

MACKSVILLE — St. John's miracle man Braxton Alpers sparked a 30-point rally as the Tigers shocked Macksville 30-28 in Friday's 8-Man, District 6 showdown. St. John (4-4, 2-2 District) captured the Stafford County Super Bowl by edging Macksville (3-5, 1-3).

Alpers scored on 5- and 44-yard runs and completed the game-winning 2-point pass to Juan Ibarra for a 30-28 victory. Wyatt Mawhirter caught a 45-yard touchdown pass right before halftime. Jace Reyes returned the second-half kickoff 60 yards for a momentum-swinging touchdown.

Macksville's James Granger gave the Mustangs a chance with a fourth-quarter fumble recovery. But St. John preserved the victory when Weston Peterson recovered a fumble and Alpers intercepted a desperation pass.

Alpers contributed nine tackles and seven assists. Ibarra had seven tackles and six assists.

Macksville led 6-0 after Keven Holguin returned the opening kickoff 37 yards for a touchdown. Macksville led 28-0 when Orion Guevara scored a pair of touchdowns and Kendall Grippin scored on a 6-yard run.

St. John 0 8 14 8 — 30

Macksville 14 14 0 0 — 28 

M—Keven Holguin 37 kickoff return; M—Safety (snap out of end zone); M—Orion Guevara 1 run (James Granger pass from Kendall Grippin); M—Guevara 5 run; M—Grippin 6 run; SJ—Wyatt Mawhirter 45 pass from Braxton Alpers (2 pointer); SJ—Jace Reyes 60 kickoff return (2 pointer); SJ—Alpers 5 run; SJ—Alpers 44 run (Juan Ibarra pass from Alpers)

RUSHING—SJ—35-144; Alpers 15-98; Daniel Portillo 12-35; Mawhirter 8-11 

PASSING—SJ—Alpers 7-18-1, 107; Mawhirter 0-1-0

RECEIVING—SJ—Mawhirter 3-57; Ibarra 1-20; Jace Reyes 2-18; Peterson 1-12

8-MAN DIV. 2 WEST FIRST ROUND

Hutchinson Central Christian 7-1 vs. Macksville 3-5

Logan-Palco 7-1 vs. Ashland 2-6

Victoria 8-0 vs. Fairfield 3-4

Minneola 7-1 vs. Wallace County 4-3

Bucklin 8-0 vs. Wheatland 1-7

Hodgeman County 6-2 vs. Norwich 3-5

Dighton 8-0 vs. Deerfield 1-6

Attica-Argonia 6-2 vs. St. John 4-4