INMAN – Korbyn McClellan had 200 yards of offense and scored four touchdowns Friday, and Inman opened the Class 1A playoffs with a 43-2 win over Salina Sacred Heart.
McClellan scored a pair of touchdowns in the first 65 seconds. Inman tried a surprise onside kick to start the game, but Sacred Heart recovered. However, the Knights fumbled on the next play, and the Teutons recovered.
On the next play, McClellan ran 35 yards to the end zone for the game’s first score.
Inman tried another onside kick, and recovered this one. Two plays later, McClellan snagged a 44-yard touchdown pass from Malachi Brunk.
Brunk added a 3-yard touchdown run later in the first quarter, and a successful fake extra-point kick led to Cayden Gaeddert firing a two-point conversion pass to McClellan, as Inman led 22-0 after one quarter.
McClellan added second-quarter touchdowns of 9 and 3 yards, pushing the lead to 36-0 at halftime and invoking a running clock the second half.
Inman finished with 244 rushing yards and 87 more through the air. Brunk completed 3 of 5 passes, and he added 33 rushing yards.
Inman improved to 7-2 and will host Hillsboro next week in the second round. Sacred Heart ends its season 4-5.
