BY JIM MISUNAS
jmisunas@gbtribune.com

DODGE CITY — Great Bend football coach Erin Beck crafted a perfect offensive game plan.

The Panthers executed the plan flawlessly with seven consecutive touchdowns for a dominating 49-21 Western Athletic Conference over Dodge City. Great Bend gained 430 yards on its seven touchdown drives.

Quarterback Maxson Smiley was brilliant with four touchdown passes, 247 yards passing and a dazzling 10-yard touchdown dash. The Panthers finished with 302 yards passing.

Receiver Cooper Ohnmacht caught 6- and 16-yard touchdown passes. Tight end Kale Kern put on a highlight show with touchdown catches of 7- and 26 yards while steamrolling Dodge City defenders.

Cal Schartz returned from an injury with 91 hard-earned yards and a 4-yard touchdown run. Back-up Blake Suppes steamrolled for a closing 11-yard touchdown run to finish off Beck's masterpiece.

Great Bend (5-0, 2-0 WAC) captured its 22nd consecutive regular-season victory to drop Dodge City to 2-3, 0-2 WAC.

GB—Smiley 10 run (Cruz kick); DC—Perez 50 run (Adame kick); GB—Kale Kern 26 pass from Smiley (Cruz kick); GB—Ohnmacht 16 pass from Smiley (Cruz kick); GB—Schartz 4 run (Cruz kick); GB—Kale Kern 7 pass from Smiley (Cruz kick); GB—Ohnmacht 6 pass from Smiley (Cruz kick); GB—Suppes 11 run (Cruz kick); DC—Perez 41 run (Adame kick); DC—Guerra 26 fumble return (Adame kick)

RUSHING—GB—29-111; Schartz 16-91; Smiley 6-27; Suppes 2-12; Stone 2-(-1); Richard 1-(-1); team 2-(-17); DC—25-186; Perez 11-152; (18) 2-22; Reyes 6-14; Rich 1-3; McElgunn 1-2; (20) 1-2; (3) 2-(-6); team 1-(-3).

PASSING—GB—Smiley 15-21-0, 247; Ohnmacht 1-1-0, 52; Jaden Prilling 1-1-0, 3; DC—Reyes 2-6-0, 4; (20) 0-1-0.

RECEIVING—GB—Ohnmacht 5-111; Kale Kern 5-67; Jaxon Wondra 3-61; Premer 2-52; Schartz 1-8; Council 1-3; DC—Williams 1-8; Carrillo 1-(-4).

WESTERN ATHLETIC

Great Bend 2-0 5-0

Hays 1-0 4-1

Liberal 1-1 3-2

Garden City 1-2 3-2

Dodge City 0-2 2-3

10-2—*Great Bend 49, Dodge City 21; Hays 28, Wichita East 7; Garden City 21, Liberal 7

4A WEST DISTRICT—1—Great Bend (5-0, +57); 2—Wamego (3-1, +38); 3—McPherson (4-1, +37); Ulysses (4-1, +32); Wellington (3-1, +26); 6—Mulvane (3-1, +21); 7—Rose Hill (3-1, +18); 8—Augusta (2-2, +12); 9—Arkansas City (2-2, 0); 10—Buhler (3-2, 3); 11—Rock Creek (3-2, -3); 12—Winfield (2-2, -12); 13—Topeka Highland Park (1-3, -19); 14—El Dorado (1-4, -59); 15—Abilene (0-4, -52); 16—Circle (0-5, -73)