Ten scores to know: Derby goes down, Maize South QB blows up, K-State recruit scores
Here are the 10 Wichita-area game scores from Week 1 action in the Kansas high school football season to know from Friday.
1. Down goes No. 1-ranked Derby
The No. 1-ranked high school football team in Kansas saw its 46-game home winning streak come to an end in Friday’s season-opener, as Derby was stunned at Panther Stadium, 26-23, in overtime by unranked Manhattan.
It was the first home loss by Derby since Nov. 14, 2014 when the Panthers saw their season ended by Hutchinson in a 35-28 defeat in the second round of the Class 6A playoffs. Coupled with last season’s loss in the state championship game, it is the first time Derby has dropped back-to-back games since the beginning of the 2011 season, a sign of its dominance under coach Brandon Clark.
Derby had a chance to win the game in the final seconds of regulation, but a 22-yard field goal sailed wide left to give Manhattan a second chance it would capitalize on.
Up first in overtime, Derby’s drive was blown up by a false start penalty and two stuffed runs. The Panthers attempted a 35-yard field goal, but Manhattan’s rush from the right end blocked it.
That allowed Manhattan to play conservatively on its possession, as Braxton Frey converted a 25-yard field goal for the winning score, stunning the home crowd and the rest of the state on social media.
Despite a slow start (Manhattan led 15-0 early in the second quarter), Derby appeared to grab control back when Notre Dame commit Dylan Edwards (191 rushing yards) scored on a 68-yard touchdown run and followed it up with another 27-yard score on the ground.
Grady Jesseph tacked on a 33-yard field goal, then Miles Wash recovered a fumble in Manhattan territory to set up a 9-yard touchdown run by Derek Hubbard for 23 unanswered points and an 8-point lead entering the fourth quarter.
Manhattan senior quarterback Keenan Schartz proved resilient, delivering darts in crucial situations to move his team down the field and he eventually scored on a keeper and threw for a two-point conversion to tie the game up with 10:49 to play.
Both teams would miss go-ahead field goals in the final six minutes of regulation, setting up the dramatics in overtime. Derby (0-1) will try to bounce back next week at Salina South before another showdown looms in a road game at Bishop Carroll on Sept. 16.
Manhattan 7 8 0 8 3 — 26
Derby 0 7 16 0 0 — 23
M—7 run (kick)
M—Aukland 18 run (run)
D—Edwards 68 run (Jesseph kick)
D—Edwards 27 run (kick failed)
D—Jesseph 33 field goal
D—Hubbard 9 run (Jesseph kick)
M—6 run (run)
M—25 field goal
Rushing—Derby, Edwards 19-191, Zerger 9-37, Hubbard 3-16.
Passing—Derby, Zerger 5-14-0-31, Edwards 0-1-0-0.
Receiving—Derby, Edwards 2-5, Rose 1-20, Keener 1-5, Hubbard 1-1.
2. Maize South sophomore throws for 448 yards in rout
After starting for Maize South at quarterback in last year’s playoffs as a freshman, Tate McNew has been in more pressure-packed situations than Friday’s season opener.
Now entrenched as the full-time starter, McNew showed why in the first game of his sophomore season when he torched Andover for 448 passing yards and five touchdowns on just 23 completions in a rousing 44-16 win over the Trojans.
A season after Maize South’s offense revolved entirely around Evan Cantu and the running game, the Mavericks have done a near 180. While Maize South racked up more than 500 yards of total offense, 448 of those yards came through the air.
The change suits the talents of junior wide receiver Sammy Dresie, who recorded a career-best day of 14 catches for 271 yards and three touchdowns. Jeron Askren added two catches for 91 yards.
Andover couldn’t keep up with Maize South’s new-look aerial assault, as McNew connected on three touchdown passes of 23 yards or longer in the first quarter alone and the Mavericks took a 27-0 lead into halftime.
The Trojans briefly threatened when Jake Farris intercepted McNew and returned it 39 yards for a touchdown, then Devon McFarthing added a 28-yard field goal to trim the deficit to 27-10 in the third quarter. But McNew almost immediately responded with another touchdown throw and Maize South rolled from there.
Andover could only muster 42 passing yards, although its ground game was particularly effective with Christian Snipes leading the way with 127 yards and a touchdown and Nik Pai adding 77 yards.
Andover 0 0 10 6 — 16
Maize South 20 7 7 10 — 44
MS—Askren 51 pass from McNew (Parks kick)
MS—Dresie 23 pass from McNew (kick failed)
MS—Giroux 42 pass from McNew (Parks kick)
MS—Dresie 84 pass from McNew (Parks kick)
A—Farris 39 interception return (McFarthing kick)
A—McFarthing 28 field goal
MS—Dresie 22 pass from McNew (Parks kick)
MS—Parks 44 field goal
MS—Bigley 2 run (Parks kick)
A—Snipes 38 run (kick failed)
Rushing—Andover, Snipes 15-127, Pai 11-77, Law 2-35, Davis 15-33, Woolston 3-14, Wiggans 1-2, Warkentine 1-(-2), Strausz 1-(-7); Maize South, Bigley 12-37, Bailiff 2-6, Winter 1-6, Garcia 2-4, Jackson 1-1, McNew 1-1.
Passing—Andover, Pai 2-8-1-18, Strausz 2-5-0-13, Longacre 2-4-0-11, Redic 1-1-0-0; Maize South; McNew 23-34-3-448.
Receiving—Andover, Farris 2-8, Redic 1-13, Landry 1-10, Pai 1-6, Woolston 1-5, Lovett 1-0; Maize South, Dresie 14-271, Askren 2-91, Giroux 2-49, Bigley 2-11, Gatto 1-7, Youngdahl 1-4.
3. K-State recruit Will Anciaux scores twice in Kapaun’s dominant win
Will Anciaux showed his potential in the passing game in Kapaun’s 51-0 rout of South at Carpenter Stadium, catching seven balls for 114 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
The senior tight end, a Kansas State commit, even lined up wide on occasion and showed off his speed, particularly on a 40-yard touchdown catch when he beat his defender on a go route and Kapaun quarterback Dylan Hamilton slotted the ball perfectly to convert the deep throw and catch.
While Anciaux’s increased receiving role might be a new twist, it was business as usual for sophomore running back Omari Elias. After the 5-foot-9 battering ram rushed for 2,258 yards as a sophomore, Elias opened up his junior campaign by turning 23 carries into 177 yards and two touchdowns against South.
Hamilton completed 10 of 12 passes for 183 yards and scored three total touchdowns, while Charlie Chrisman and Jackson Daniel scored the other rushing touchdowns. The Crusaders led 44-0 at halftime and forced South into negative-23 rushing yards on 22 attempts for the game.
Kapaun 23 21 7 0 — 51
South 0 0 0 0 — 0
K—Elias 8 run (DuPont kick)
K—Anciaux 40 pass from Hamilton (DuPont kick)
K—Safety
K—Elias 3 run (DuPont kick)
K—Daniel 4 run (DuPont kick)
K—Chrisman 9 run (DuPont kick)
K—Anciaux 26 pass from Hamilton (DuPont kick)
K—Hamilton 4 run (DuPont kick)
Rushing—Kapaun, Elias 23-177, Chrisman 5-49, Young 9-37, Hamilton 4-32, Chrisman 4-19, Daniel 3-13, McDonald 1-0; South, Johnson 4-(-2), Wade 1-(-4), Neal 2-(-4), Ransom 8-(-6), Moss 7-(-7).
Passing—Kapaun, Hamilton 10-12-0-183, Daniel 1-1-0-3; South, Ransom 4-12-0-50.
Receiving—Kapaun, Anciaux 7-114, Thengvall 2-46, Chrisman 2-26; South, Clark 2-22, Mboule 1-22, Neal 1-6.
4. Hutchinson rallies from behind to top Eisenhower’s air attack
Eisenhower quarterback Tyner Horn, a Wichita State baseball pledge, put on a show in the air, but Hutchinson rallied from a halftime deficit to pull out a 27-20 victory at Gowans Stadium.
Horn’s excellence started from the very first play of the season when he stared down pressure in the end zone to throw a dart to Carter Pabst for a 91-yard touchdown pass. The connection between Horn and the sophomore receiver playing in his first varsity game was spectacular, as Pabst hauled in three receiving touchdowns in the first 14 minutes of the game and finished with seven catches for 179 yards in his debut.
But Hutchinson didn’t panic when the third touchdown throw by Horn (288 passing yards) buried the Salthawks in a 20-7 deficit early in the second quarter.
Hutchinson star running back Noah Khokhar (125 total yards) scored on the ground before halftime, then his running mate Daniel Hernandez gave Hutchinson a 21-20 lead on the first play of the second half when he found an opening down the right sideline on the kickoff and weaved through Eisenhower’s coverage for a 70-yard touchdown.
Hutchinson’s defense shut out Eisenhower after its early barrage, then the Salthawks added to their lead later in the third quarter when quarterback Nic Lange plowed into the end zone for a 27-20 lead. The 6-foot-6 senior signal-caller had a sterling season debut, completing all six of his passes for 127 yards and leading the team in rushing with 106 yards and two touchdowns.
Eisenhower 14 6 0 0 — 20
Hutchinson 7 7 13 0 — 27
E—Pabst 91 pass from Horn (Wright kick)
H—Lange 1 run (Runyon kick)
E—Pabst 14 pass from Horn (Wright kick)
E—Pabst 22 pass from Horn (kick blocked)
H—Khokhar 12 run (Runyon kick)
H—Hernandez 70 kick return (Runyon kick)
H—Lange 1 run (run failed)
Rushing—Eisenhower, Lowry 5-19, Dickman 11-19, Erwin 4-7, Roy 2-0, Horn 5-(-9); Hutchinson, Lange 12-106, Khokhar 12-78, Burgess 12-28, Spiller 4-7, Smith 1-2, Hernandez 1-1, Team 1-0.
Passing—Eisenhower, Horn 18-27-2-288; Hutchinson, Lange 6-6-0-127.
Receiving—Eisenhower, Roy 8-73, Pabst 7-179, Dickman 3-36; Hutchinson, Khokhar 3-47, Eye 1-40, Hernandez 1-29, Spiller 1-11.
5. Andover Central’s passes by Buhler for double-digit win
A new-look passing game looked explosive in its debut performance for Andover Central, which overwhelmed Buhler through the air for a 35-13 win on the road.
In his first start at quarterback, Andover Central senior Braden Barscewski threw for 230 yards and four touchdowns on just seven completions. Senior receiving star Cooper Tabor scored on all three of his catches, which totaled 137 yards.
Buhler actually struck first in the game, as Gavin Patton scored on a 2-yard run for a 6-0 lead in the first quarter. But Tabor took the top off the defense on a 49-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter, then struck again on a 48-yard score in the second quarter. Barscewski tacked on his third passing touchdown with 16 seconds left in the second quarter when he found Brandt Stupka for a 23-6 halftime lead.
Entering the fourth quarter, however, Buhler managed to trim the deficit to 10 points when Patton scored his second rushing touchdown after halftime.
Tabor came through in the clutch with his third score to open the lead back up, then the Jaguars’ defense solidified the win when sophomore safety Jace Adler returned an interception for a touchdown.
Buhler receiver Matthew Eddy finished with 207 receiving yards on nine receptions, while quarterback Jeffrey Neill threw for 244 yards and three interceptions.
Andover Central 8 15 0 12 — 35
Buhler 6 0 7 0 — 13
B—Patton 2 run (kick failed)
AC—Tabor 49 pass from Barscewski (Saye run)
AC—Tabor 48 pass from Barscewski (Saye kick)
AC—Stupka 6 pass from Barscewski (Payne pass from Tabor)
B—Patton 4 run (Neill kick)
AC—Tabor 40 pass from Barscewski (pass failed)
AC—Adler 37 interception return (kick failed)
Rushing—Andover Central, Rees 14-69, Barscewski 4-7, Bainum 1-7, Archibald 3-3, Jefferson 1-3; Buhler, Patton 27-86, Eddy 3-9, Neill 8-5.
Passing—Andover Central, Barscewski 7-13-0-230; Buhler, Neill 14-26-3-244.
Receiving—Andover Central, Tabor 3-137, Veatch 2-71, Sanchez 1-16, Stupka 1-6; Buhler, Eddy 9-207, Gentry 3-26, Pisano 1-10, McDaniel 1-1.
6. Goddard notches first win since 2020 with 56-point explosion
It was a jarring season for Goddard to finish last year with an 0-9 record, just three years after playing for a state championship in 2018.
The Lions were able to forget about last season’s troubles on Friday when not only did they win their first game since Oct. 30, 2020, but experienced an offensive explosion in a 56-35 win over Campus at home. The 56 points was more than half of Goddard’s entire output (96 points) from last season.
Goddard junior Ashton Sell scored three rushing touchdowns, while senior Devin Mathis added two scores and Jaden Cohens had a rushing touchdown. Micah Johnson returned a kickoff 86 yards for a score and Ashton Baker delivered a momentum-swinging strip sack that Preston Hagel recovered on defense.
The Lions led 28-21 at halftime, then opened up their lead with three unanswered touchdowns for a 28-point advantage entering the fourth quarter.
Goddard has a chance to keep its momentum going at Valley Center next.
7. East comes up just short in high-scoring loss to Washburn Rural
Coming off an 8-win year, Washburn Rural figures to be one of the top teams in Class 6A this season.
Wichita East proved it could take a team like that all the way down to the wire, but left frustrated when it couldn’t protect a fourth-quarter lead in what eventually became a bitter 49-42 loss to Washburn Rural at home.
The Blue Aces figured to have a potent offense with a loaded junior class featuring quarterback DaeOnte Mitchell, running back RayRay Leaks and receivers M.J. White, Ashton White and L.T. Robinson.
It was an entertaining and high-scoring game, as each team traded momentum swings with a flurry of points. Leaks scored three rushing touchdowns, as East surged forward for a 42-33 lead with less than seven minutes remaining in the fourth quarter.
But Washburn Rural would rally, first with a touchdown and 2-point conversion to trim the deficit to one, then the go-ahead score. East drove the field in the final seconds, but fumbled on the 2-yard line to end the game.
8. Kingman beats Cheney for first time since 1920
For the first time since 1920, according to school officials, Kingman defeated Cheney on the football field with a 28-14 victory on Friday.
While the two programs have renewed the rivalry in recent years, it was just the fifth time they have played each other since World War II.
Coming off a 10-win season that saw Kingman advance to Class 2A semifinals last season, the Eagles believe this season could be just as special with a returning offensive nucleus of quarterback Nolan Freund, running back Carter Helm and wide receiver Avrey Albright.
The trio was dynamite in the season opener against Cheney, as Albright turned a jet sweep into a 51-yard touchdown run to give Kingman a 21-7 lead early in the fourth quarter. Helm added his second rushing score of the game to extend the lead to 21 points before Cheney rallied to tack on another touchdown from first-year quarterback Josh Burdick, who connected with Carson Middleton for a 52-yard TD.
Kingman will take on another traditional power next Friday when it hosts Conway Springs.
9. Garden Plain edges Conway Springs again in low-scoring rivalry
For the third straight season opener, Garden Plain prevailed over rival Conway Springs in a tight, low-scoring affair.
This time there was only one score in the game and it came with 23 seconds left in the game, as the Owls won 6-0 over Conway Springs to blank their Central Plains rival for the first time since 2007. Garden Plain has now won four straight times in the rivalry series.
Garden Plain converted a pair of third downs on its final drive, then Gage Lee scored the game’s only touchdown when he plowed into the end zone from four yards out with 23 seconds left on the clock. Conway Springs could not threaten on the final possession.
Lee finished with a team-high 92 rushing yards for Garden Plain, while Taegen Gallagher added 66 yards. Conway Springs was led by 99 rushing yards from running back Brayden Kunz.
Garden Plain 0 0 0 6 — 6
Conway Springs 0 0 0 0 — 0
Rushing—Garden Plain, Brack 1-5-0-30; Conway Springs, Kunz 28-99, Winter 9-37, Robles 3-8, Wykes 2-6, Howell 2-4.
Passing—Garden Plain, Lee 20-92, Gallagher 4-66, Dugan 3-26, Brack 6-21, Scheer 1-5, Atkins 1-1, Stuhlsatz 1-0; Conway Springs, Wykes 1-1-0-14, Kunz 1-2-0-12, Howell 0-2-0-0.
Receiving—Garden Plain, Atkins 1-30; Conway Springs, Berntsen 1-14, Wykes 1-12.
10. Halstead wins shootout in Derek Racette’s coaching debut
Halstead scored three straight touchdowns in the fourth quarter to erase a double-digit deficit and rally for a 42-40 victory at Smoky Valley in Derek Racette’s first game as a head coach.
Racette, a Friends graduate who has been an assistant at Nickerson and Hutchinson since graduating in 2015, took over a program that finished with a 2-7 record last season.
Smoky Valley led 32-20 early in the fourth quarter, but Halstead rallied to score three unanswered touchdowns to seal the victory. Running back Skyler Geer finished with 167 rushing yards, a 50-yard reception and four rushing touchdowns, including a pair in the fourth quarter to help the Dragons win.
Tucker Divine threw for 169 yards and two touchdowns, including a 32-yard strike to Zane Maknojia (84 receiving yards) to put Halstead up 42-32 with 2:58 remaining.
Smoky Valley was led by running back Justice Autry, who finished with 157 rushing yards on 18 carries and a touchdown.
Halstead 0 12 8 22 — 42
Smoky Valley 0 16 8 16 — 40
H—Geer 3 run (kick blocked)
SV—Pihl 14 run (House pass from Pihl)
H—Geer 1 run (pass failed)
SV—Pickering 19 pass from Pihl (Blanchat run)
SV—Blanchat 4 run (Blanchat run)
H—Farmer 19 pass from Divine (Geer run)
SV—Autry 40 run (Pihl run)
H—Geer 7 run (Geer run)
H—Geer 8 run (Burns kick)
H—Maknojia 32 pass from Divine (Burns kick)
SV—Blanchat 9 pass from Pihl (Pihl run)
Rushing—Halstead, Geer 25-167, Farmer 8-60, Divine 7-21, Haight 3-12, Davison 2-9, Bigley 1-0; Smoky Valley, Autry 18-157, Blanchat 11-73, Stambaugh 12-70, Pihl 8-24, Team 1-0.
Passing—Halstead, Divine 8-13-1-169; Smoky Valley, Pihl 6-10-0-97.
Receiving—Halstead, Maknojia 4-84, Farmer 3-35, Geer 1-50; Smoky Valley, Blanchat 2-39, Pickering 2-30, Autry 1-14, House 1-14.
Other area box scores
McPherson 44, Great Bend 27
Great Bend 0 7 7 13 — 27
McPherson 10 17 3 14 — 44
M—Hoover 23 field goal
M—Schroeder 76 blocked field goal return (Hoover kick)
M—Hoover 23 field goal
M—Alvord 72 run (Hoover kick)
GB—Miller 10 run (Alex kick)
M—Alvord 11 run (Hoover kick)
GB—Miller 30 run (Alex kick)
M—Hoover 31 field goal
M—Gottwald 4 run (Hoover kick)
GB—Council 31 pass from Scheuerman (Alex kick)
M—Pelnar 51 pass from Alvord (Hoover kick)
GB—Scheuerman 5 run (kick failed)
Rushing—Great Bend, Miller 19-127, Scheuerman 14-80; McPherson, Alvord 12-144, Gumm 8-36, Gottwald 6-14, Team 2-(-5).
Passing—Great Bend, Scheuerman 13-31-2-156; McPherson, Alvord 12-18-0-182.
Receiving—Great Bend, Council 6-100, Miller 3-29, Spray 3-20, Brack 1-7; McPherson, Pelnar 6-110, Muehler 2-27, Hoover 2-14, Gottwald 1-27, Lyon 1-4.
Chaparral 12, Medicine Lodge 6 (OT)
Chaparral 6 0 0 0 6 — 12
Medicine Lodge 0 0 0 6 0 — 6
C—Smith 34 pass from Clark (run failed)
ML—Randels 10 pass from Ruiz (kick failed)
C—Swartz 10 pass from Clark
Rushing—Chaparral, Guy 15-93, Clark 11-17, Francis 1-9, Ord 2-8, Smith 1-6, Team 1-(-15); Medicine Lodge, Farr 9-19, Ruiz 4-18, Miller 5-13, Cunningham 11-3, Simmons 2-3, Team 3-(-12).
Passing—Chaparral, Clark 13-20-1-118; Medicine Lodge, Cunningham 7-16-0-156, Ruiz 1-4-1-10.
Receiving—Chaparral, Swartz 5-28, Smith 3-38, Pfaff 2-14, Francis 1-23, Guy 1-8, Ord 1-7; Medicine Lodge, Ruiz 3-91, Randels 2-21, Keller 2-10, Gerdes 1-44.
Haven 21, Hillsboro 14
Hillsboro 0 7 0 7 — 14
Haven 6 8 7 0 — 21
Hav—Sipe 18 run (kick failed)
Hil—Plenert 39 pass from Boldt (Wichert kick)
Hav—Sipe 7 run (Sipe run)
Hav—Sipe 11 run (Wray kick)
Hil—Weisbeck 8 run (Wichert kick)
Rushing—Hillsboro, W. Plenert 14-42, Weisbeck 7-19, Haslett 1-16, Smith 1-0, Boldt 6-(-23); Haven, Loop 26-113, Sipe 10-63, Weve 2-8, Team 3-(-2).
Passing—Hillsboro, Boldt 15-29-0-209, Smith 0-1-0-0; Haven, Sipe 12-16-0-124.
Receiving—Hillsboro, W. Plenert 5-33, T. Plenert 4-97, Smith 4-54, Driggers 2-25; Haven, Weve 4-42, Hogan 3-42, Pennington 2-33, Moore 1-17, Wray 1-0, Patry 1-(-10).
Inman 46, Marion 12
Inman 16 8 8 14 — 46
Marion 6 0 6 0 — 12
I—H. Brunk 69 pass from Heckel (Buller run)
M—2 run (failed run)
I—Heckel 80 kickoff return (H. Brunk run)
I—Heckel 24 run (Shober run)
M—1 run (failed run)
I—Heckel 1 run (Buller run)
I—Shober 6 run (run failed)
I—Schrag 24 run (Heckel run)
Rushing—Inman, Heckel 12-90, Schrag 8-69, Shober 9-55, Mikulecky 4-43, McConnell 6-35, Buller 5-34.
Passing—Inman, Heckel 4-16-0-116.
Receiving—Inman, H. Brunk 2-86, E. Brunk 1-18, Shober 1-12.
This story was originally published September 3, 2022 at 6:21 AM.
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