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 scored 56 consecutive points for a 70-20 victory.

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. 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 minutes of the first after the Tigers were unable to punt the ball effectively. The Titans blocked a punt and the Tigers lost 22 yards on a poor snap on the next punt.

Carson Vineyard scored on a 2-yard run and Jack Alexander and Vineyard scored on pass receptions from Maddex Hemberger right before halftime. Alexander 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 Tiger Aden Adame delivered the game's rarest plays when he caught an extra-point kick by Titan 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—Jack Alexander 12 pass from Maddex Hemberger (Bernsten kick); AA—Vineyard 23 pass from Hemberger (Bernsten kick); AA—Alexander 42 pass from Hemberger (pass fails); AA—Alexander 6 run (Bernsten kick); AA—Carter Swingle 5 pass from Hemberger (kick blocked); AA—Hemberger 6 run (Schwein pass from Hemberger); AA—TD

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 10-112; Hemberger 6-52; Andy Bennett 2-15; Schwein 1-9; Alexander 1-6; Harnden 1-2 

PASSING—SJ—Alpers 7-23-2; AA—Hemberger 5-8-1, 103

RECEIVING—SJ—Reyes 3-47; Juan Ibarra 1-1; Mawhirter 1-0; Portillo 1-0; Adame 1-0; AA—Alexander 2-54; Vineyard 1-23; Mac Harnden 1-21; Swingle 1-5

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