The Andale football team ended the season on a high note, defeating the Reno County Homeschool Sabres, 35-6, on Friday in Andale.
The Sabres didn’t make things easy early against the Indians, with Andale being held scoreless in the first quarter for the first time this season. After the Sabres turned the ball over on downs on their second possession, Andale marched down the field with a 13-yard touchdown pass from Cruz Kaiser to Konnor Bretthauer with 8 minutes, 37 seconds left before halftime. Andale took advantage of a short field with a 16-yard touchdown run by Jrayton Dansel.
Reno County made it 16-6 right before halftime with Bo Smith finding the end zone for a 5-yard touchdown run.
The Sabres elected for an onside kick to start the second half, but couldn’t recover after it was touched before going 10 yards. Andale turned the ball over on downs, giving the Sabres life early in the third quarter. Reno County got all the way to the Andale 9 before turning the ball over on downs. Andale scored four plays later, with Kaiser scoring from 59 yards out.
Andale’s final 13 points of the game all came off Sabre turnovers. A Luke Fowler fumble recovery set the tone for a 34-yard touchdown pass from Kaiser to Noah Stanley. Judd Eck’s 3-yard touchdown run with 3:09 left sealed the victory.
Andale outgained Reno County 355-183. Kaiser was 4-for-8 for 100 yards and two touchdowns while also having nine carries for 75 yards and a score. Smith led Reno County, going 10-of-23 passing for 83 yards and three interceptions, and added 60 yards rushing and a touchdown.
Andale (8-0) claimed the No. 1 seed in the Class 3A West playoffs and will host Larned on Friday in Andale. Larned earned its first win of the season, defeating Nickerson, 14-8. Reno County’s season ends with a 4-3 record.
