HOISINGTON 20, CHENEY 6 — The Cheney Cardinals had no idea what happened, especially the public address announcer who reported that "Halstead" led Cheney 20-8 Friday night.

State-ranked Hoisington avenged a 47-18 setback to 3A powerhouse Cheney with a resounding 20-6 victory keyed by a trio of Taylen Morales touchdowns and 126 yards passing by quarterback Mason Martin. 

It marked one of Zach Baird's greatest non-league, non-district football wins.

"There's certain games that draw attention. This group needed to win a 'big game' like this," Baird said. "Cheney is a quality opponent, an excellent football team."

Morales gained 102 yards rushing and sealed the victory with a 1-yard touchdown with 2:06 left. The game's biggest play was Martin's 5-yard touchdown pass to Morales on fourth-and-goal for a 12-6 lead. Mason Martin delivered the game's second-biggest play with a key 23-yard pass for a first down to Carson Mason that led to a 2-score lead. Martin converted a key run for a first down to the 9-yard line.

"It's a total team effort. I was proud of the heart we played with," Baird said. "Cheney is sound defensively. We busted a couple big ones. We made big plays through the air. For Martin's first big-time road game, he was poised. You could tell he studied the game plan and made big throws for us."  

Morales scored twice on shotgun snaps with Brody Pfannenstiel working as his lead blocker. Hoisington's aggressive defensive trio of Pfannenstiel, Layton Hoffman and Colin Mater helped sack Cheney quarterback Reese Tolar six times.

"Our offensive line did great upfront. I give all the credit to them," Martin said. "If my guys are open, I'm going to be able to get the football to them. Brody (Pfannenstiel) is a beast.  He has a shot at anything I throw."

Hoisington 6 0 6 8 — 20

Cheney  6 0 0 0 — 6

H—Taylen Morales 8 run (run fails); C—Quaid Thomas 27 pass from Reese Tolar (run fails); H—Morales 8 run (pass fails); H—Morales 1 run (Morales pass from Mason Martin) 

RUSHING—H—Morales 24-102; Mason Martin; Pfannenstiel; Bryant; Cossel; Reese Tolar; Colton Young; Nolan Durr; Coby Robinson

PASSING—H—Mason Martin 6-9-1, 126

RECEIVING—H—

ELLINWOOD 41, SOUTH SUMNER 13 — Ellinwood sparkplug Austin Brack ignited a 41-13 District victory over South Sumner with a 30-yard interception return for a touchdown on the first play from scrimmage. Brack added 20- and 35-yard touchdown runs off superb outside blocking.

Halfback Drake Hosman delivered  a trio of touchdowns on 7, 40 and 50-yard runs keyed by excellent offensive line play. South Sumner quarterback Matt Blosser converted 3- and 6-yard scoring runs.

Ellinwood (4-1, 1-1 District) beat the Outlaws (2-3, 0-2 District) for the second consecutive year in the state's toughest 1A District.

Ellinwood 7 14 6 14 — 41

South Sumner 0 7 6 0  — 13

E—Austin Brack 30 interception return (Ethan Schlochtermier kick); E—Drake Hosman 7 run (Brody Brack run); SS—Matt Blosser 3 run (Blosser kick); E—Hosman 50 run (run fails); E—Hosman 40 run (kick fails); SS—Blosser 6 run (kick fails); E—Austin Brack 35 run (Luke Heinz run); E—Austin Brack 20 run (pass fails)

CIMARRON 48, LARNED 0 — Larned's interceptions, fumbles and blocked punts paved the way for Cimarron's 48-0 football victory in 2A, District 8. Cimarron (3-2, 2-0 District) drops Larned to 0-5, 0-2. Cimarron outscored Larned 35-0 in the second period.

Cimarron's Nash McCoy scored four touchdowns on runs of 6, 13, 19 and 23 yards. Quarterback Aidyn Thompson completed 26- and 44-yard scoring strikes to Isayah Barranca. Barranca added a 3-yard scoring run to trigger a running clock. 

Larned 0 0 0 0— 0

Cimarron 6 35 7 — 48

C—McCoy Nash 19 run; C—Isayah Barranca 26 pass from Aidyn Thompson; C—McCoy 6 run; C—Barranca 44 pass from Thompson; C—Nash 23 run; C—Nash 13 run; C—Barranca 3 run

CUNNINGHAM 46, OTIS-BISON 0 — Cunningham scored five first-half touchdowns and placekicker Brody Bock converted five consecutive 2-point kicks to spark the Wildcats past Otis-Bison 46-0 in 6-man District 2. Cunningham (4-1, 1-0 District) drops Otis-Bison to 2-3, 0-1 District.

Quarterback Tyler Osner completed touchdown passes to Bock and John Paul Kerschen. Liam McGuire scored on 5 - and 40-yard runs. Stephen Kerschen scored on a 70-yard interception return. Skyler Thimesch opened the scoring on a 1-yard run. McGuire and Bock also intercepted passes as the Wildcats had three interceptions. 

Otis-Bison 0 0 — 0

Cunningham 24 16 6 — 46

C—Skyler Thimesch 1 run (Brody Bock kick); C—Stephen Kerschen 70 interception return (Bock kick); C—Bock 24 pass from Tyler Osner (Bock kick); C—John Paul Kerschen 17 pass from Osner (Bock kick); C—Liam McGuire 40 run (Bock kick); C—McGuire 5 run

VICTORIA 46, ST. JOHN 0 — Victoria quarterback Wyatt Schmidtberger scored three touchdowns to spark a 46-0 victory over St. John in 8-Man Division 2, District 6 Friday night. Schmidtberger scored on runs of 3, 10 and 20 yards and added three 2-point runs and a 2-point conversion pass to Mason Mauch.

Mauch scored on a 5-yard run. Ethan VonLintel scored on a 3-yard blocked punt by teammate Weston Scherrer against punter Braxton Alpers. Ethan Schulte scored on a 1-run touchdown and Schmidtberger converted the 2-pointer to end the ballgame art halftime.

Victoria (4-0, 1-0 District) drops St. John to 1-4, 0-2 District.

Victoria 8 38 — 46

St. John 0 0 — 0

V—Wyatt Schmidtberger 10 run (Schmidtberger run); V—Mason Mauch 5 run (Ethan Schulte run); V—Ethan VonLintel 3 blocked punt return (Schmidtberger run); V—Schmidtberger 20 run (Mauch pass from Schmidtberger);  V—Schmidtberger 3 run (run fails); V—Schulte 1 run (Schmidtberger run)

HODGEMAN COUNTY 59, STAFFORD 0 — Unbeaten Jetmore-Hodgeman County was sparked by quarterback Gavin Reese with three touchdown passes in a 59-0 victory over Stafford in 8-Man, Division 2, District 6. The Longhorns (5-0, 2-0 District) drop Stafford to 2-3, 1-1 District.

The Longhorns spread the scoring wealth. Tyson Younger scored a rushing and a pass receiving touchdown. Ian Reece rushed for a 18-yard touchdown, passed for a 24-yard touchdown and caught a 33-yard touchdown pass from Gavin Reese. 

Also scoring touchdowns were Garrett Nuss (8 yards), Ethan Schroeder (5 yards), Logan Bamberger (18 yards) and Devin Shank (28-yard pass from Gavin Reese).

Talon Shank and Brody Schroeder intercepted passes by Stafford's Dylan Brozek.

Hodgeman Co. 38 21 — 59

Stafford 0 0 — 0

RUSHING—HC—12-115; Logan Bamberger 4-32; Devin Shank 1-28; Ian Reese 2-20; Brody Schroeder 1-11; Gavin Nuss 2-10; Tyson Younger 1-8; Ethan Salmans 1-5; Jaelin Clayton 1-2.

PASSING—HC—G Reese 4-5-0, 87; Ian Reese 1-1-0, 24.

RECEIVING—HC—Younger 2-39; Devin Shank 1-28; Ian Reece 1-33.

CENTRAL PLAINS, GOESSEL (SATURDAY) —

Goessel —

Central Plains —

G—Brayton Base; Claudio Flores; Wyatt Sommerfield; Trey Gaddis; CP

RUSHING—CP—Stroud; Crites Klima; Siemsen; Peyton Dody; Stiles, Heredia

PASSING—CP—

RECEIVING—CP—

PAWNEE HEIGHTS, ROLLA —

Pawnee Heights —

Rolla —

PH—; R—