ATTICA 70, ST. JOHN 20

ATTICA — The underdog St. John Tigers led Attica-Argonia 20-14 by scoring three touchdowns in the 8-Man Division 1 football playoff game. The Titans (7-2) scored 56 consecutive points for a 70-20 victory over the Tigers (4-5).

St. John quarterback Braxton Alpers ignited a inspiring start with 1- ad 36-yard touchdown runs. Jace Reyes added a 1-yard touchdown and a conversion for a 20-14 lead. Alpers's best play was a scrambling first down run that broke several Titan tackles.

But the Titans swung the momentum with three touchdowns in the final five minutes of the first half. The Titans blocked a punt and the Tigers lost 22 yards on a poor snap on the next punt to set up a short field.

Carson Vineyard scored on a 2-yard run. Mac Harnden and Vineyard scored on pass receptions from Maddex Hemberger for a 37-20 halftime lead. Harnden caught a 42-yard touchdown pass on the first play of the second half. Hemberger threw four touchdown passes and scored a rushing touchdown.

St. John's Aden Adame delivered the game's rarest play when he caught an extra-point kick in midair by the Titans' Brody Bernsten.

St. John (4-5) 14 6 0 0 — 20

Attica (7-2) 14 23 27 6 — 70

AA—Carson Vineyard 29 run (Brody Bernsten kick); SJ—Jace Reyes 1 run (Reyes run); SJ—Braxton Alpers 36 run (run fails); AA—Vineyard 5 run (Bernsten kick); SJ—Alpers 1 run (run fails); AA—Vineyard 2 run (Chance Schwein pass from Hamberger); AA—Mac Harnden 12 pass from Maddex Hemberger (Bernsten kick); AA—Vineyard 23 pass from Hemberger (Bernsten kick); AA—Harnden 42 pass from Hemberger (pass fails); AA—Harnden 6 run (Bernsten kick); AA—Carter Swingle 5 pass from Hemberger (kick blocked); AA—Hemberger 6 run (Schwein pass from Hemberger); AA—

RUSHING—SJ—48-205; Alpers 24-97; Wyatt Mawhirter 7-68; Daniel Portillo 11-50; Jace Reyes 2-5; Aden Adame 2-5; team 2-(-28); AA—21-196; Vineyard 12-109; Hemberger 8-67; Andy Bennett 3-18; Schwein 1-9; Alexander 1-6; Harnden 2-11 

PASSING—SJ—Alpers 7-23-2; AA—Hemberger 5-8-1, 102; Vineyard 0-1-0

RECEIVING—SJ—Reyes 3-47; Juan Ibarra 1-1; Mawhirter 1-0; Portillo 1-0; Adame 1-0; AA—Alexander 2-54; Vineyard 2-48; Mac Harnden 2-55; Swingle 2-21

8-MAN DIV. 2 SECOND ROUND

Marmaton Valley 8-1 vs. Frankfort 7-2;  Burlingame 9-0 vs. Hanover 8-1

Axtell 9-0 vs. Rural Vista 7-2; Osborne 6-3 vs. Lebo 7-2

Hutchinson Central Christian 8-1 vs. Logan-Palco 8-1; Victoria 9-0 vs. Wallace County 5-3

Bucklin 9-0 vs. Hodgeman County 7-2; Dighton 9-0 vs. Attica/Argonia 7-2

FIRST ROUND

Marmaton Valley 76, Hartford 12; Frankfort 40, Linn 14

Burlingame 54, St. Paul 0; Hanover 49, Pike Valley 0

Axtell 54, Thunder Ridge 0; Rural Vista 62, Waverly 6

Osborne 70, Blue Valley 24; Lebo 28, Crest 6

Hutchinson Central Christian 48, Macksville 6; Logan-Palco 62, Ashland 18

Victoria 52, Fairfield 0; Wallace County 62, Minneola 36

Bucklin 54, Wheatland 6; Hodgeman County 44, Norwich 38

Dighton 70, Deerfield 0; Attica/Argonia 70, St. John 20