Little River 66, Canton-Galva 6 – One of the most anticipated eight-man football games in recent years was a rout this time around, as Little River dominated from the start.
Jaren Garrison had three first-quarter touchdowns, including the game’s first score on a 43-yard run, and he later had an interception return for a touchdown.
Garrison finished with 56 rushing yards, while Logan Renken added 34 rushing yards and two touchdowns. Renken also completed 2 of 4 passes for 49 yards and a touchdown to Logan Schubert.
Little River finished with 268 yards of offense compared to 81 for Canton-Galva, which had zero rushing yards in 15 attempts.
Derby 36, Hutchinson 3 – After posting three straight shutouts, the Salthawks found the top-ranked team in Class 6A a tougher proposition, as Derby pulled away in the third quarter.
Derby, which hadn’t been seriously tested yet, led 15-0 at halftime, but then outscored Hutchinson 21-0 in the third quarter.
Kade Smith led Hutchinson’s offense with 112 rushing yards, but the rest of the offense mustered just 29 yards, including none through the air.
Southeast of Saline 66, Lyons 0 – Southeast of Saline scored on their first possession, driving 60 yards in 10 plays, finishing the drive on a 7-yard touchdown pass from Gannon Jacobson to Tucker Thaxton. That set the tone in the Trojans’ comfortable Class 2A District 6 matchup.
Leading 20-0 after one quarter, Southeast of Saline tripled its lead by halftime.
Six different Trojans scored touchdowns.
Cunningham 50, Otis-Bison 0 – The top-ranked team in six-man, Cunningham, cruised to a 50-0 win at Otis-Bison. In a game called at the 5:47 mark of the third quarter, the Wildcats used a three-headed monster of Dagim Reed, Will Wegerer and Luke Albers to move to 5-0 overall and 2-0 in 6-Man District 2.
Reed caught two passes for 103 yards, both going for touchdowns of 62 and 41 yards. He also went 6 for 6 on kicks, knocking through five two-point PATs and adding a 27-yard FG. Wegerer finished 6 for 11 for 203 yards and four touchdowns passing, while Albers had a 57-yard TD reception and a 55-yard punt return for a score. Cunningham racked up 317 total yards.
Otis-Bison, which fell to 3-2 overall and 0-1 in district play, mustered up 104 yards of offense. Jake Hoopingarner threw for 74 yards to lead the Cougar offense.
Additional Games:
Hesston 48, Smoky Valley 6 – Hesston scored all seven times they had the football in the first half and defeated Smoky Valley 48-6 on Homecoming night in Hesston.
The Swathers were led by QB Jerrick Humphreys who went 12-12 passing the ball for 176 yards and 4 touchdowns, 3 of them to his favorite receiver on the night Asher Deutschschendorf who finished with 123 yards receiving.
Hesston moves to 5-0 on the season, 2-0 in district play, while Smoky Valley falls to 1-4 overall and 0-2 in district play.
Hesston travels to Wichita Trinity next Friday while Smoky Valley will entertain Andale for senior night in Lindsborg.
Conway Springs 35, Trinity Catholic 0 – The Trinity Catholic Celtics made their second consecutive road trip for week two of district play, as they faced off with the number one team in 1A, and the defending champs in the Conway Springs Cardinals.
The Celtics offense moved the ball well at times but could never punch one in the end-zone, and the Cardinals ground attack churned out five rushing touchdowns on the way to a 35-0 victory.
Conway Springs running back Isaac Winter ran for an 18-yard and a 68-yard TD in the 1st quarter to get things rolling.
The Cardinals would also get touchdowns from Cade Howell, Levi Mies, and Logan Osner. Trinity Catholic fell to (2-3, 1-1) while Conway Springs improved to (5-0, 2-0).
After two straight road trips, the Celtics will be back at home to play Ellinwood next Friday. Conway Springs will be on the road to play Sterling.
