By Dean Backes
MaxPreps.com
The Week’s Top Contests
Class 6A No. 2 Derby 38, No. 8 Wichita East 18
Derby quarterback Jake Snodgrass used his arm and feet to put some distance between the second-ranked Panthers and No. 8 Wichita East in a Class 6A District 6 contest in Derby.
The Panthers, who trailed the Bryce Brown-led Aces 18-16 at the conclusion of the third quarter, rallied when Snodgrass ran for a 13-yard score and threw for 37- and 7-yard scores to Tyler Dunham and Ian Nichols, respectively.
Derby scored 22 unanswered points in the fourth quarter.
“That’s Panther time, the fourth quarter,” Derby running back Aaron Wilson told the Wichita Eagle. “This team has had so much adversity, they just find a way.”
Wilson went head-to-head with Brown, the state’s leading rusher, by chalking up 167 yards on 26 carries. Snodgrass added 187 yards passing, and 36 more running the ball.
Dunham hauled in 5 passes for 113 yards and scoring receptions of 57 and 37 yards for Derby.
Brown, who kept the game close through the first three quarters, ran for 201 yards on 24 carries and scored on runs of 67, 9 and 45 yards.
Derby travels to No. 10 Wichita Heights Friday, while the Aces host Wichita Southeast to finish off district play.
Other District Contests Matching Ranked Teams
* Class 5A No. 4 St. Thomas Aquinas 12, No. 1 Gardner-Edgerton 6
* Class 5A No. 7 McPherson 45, No. 10 Great Bend 14
* Class 3A No. 7 Norton 26, No. 8 Scott City 14
* Class 8-Man 2 No. 4 Quivira Heights 32, No. 5 Cunningham 28
Top Individual Performances
Rushing
Trae Beck of South Central rushed for 281 yards and 6 touchdowns on 24 carries in a 56-14 win over Haviland…Baldwin’s Sam Beecher rushed for 260 yards and 2 touchdowns on 32 carries in a 35-28 win over Perry-Lecompton…Dylan Barrow of McPherson rushed for 252 yards and 4 touchdowns on 31 carries in a 45-14 win over Great Bend…Wichita Northwest’s Demarcus Robinson rushed for 241 yards and 2 touchdowns in a 34-0 win over Wichita North…Ryan Fisher of Eudora rushed for 227 yards and 4 touchdowns on 23 carries in a 42-6 win over Santa Fe Trail…Halstead’s Tyler Armendariz rushed for 227 yards on 29 carries in a 29-14 win over Remington…Garrett Breech of Flinthills rushed for 226 yards and 4 touchdowns on 24 carries in a 48-0 win over Oxford…Riverton’s Brenton Cates rushed for 218 yards and 3 touchdowns in a 48-7 win over Caney Valley…Ben Pierce of Tribune rushed for 210 yards on 7 carries in a 52-6 win over Ingalls…Newton’s Nathaniel Martens rushed for 209 yards and 4 touchdowns on 12 carries in a 49-0 win over Arkansas City.
Passing
Kenneth Bronson of Northern Heights completed 23 of 40 passes for 356 yards and 3 touchdowns in a 40-34 loss to Mission Valley…Kingman’s Tucker Neal completed 9 of 38 passes for 276 yards and 3 touchdowns in a 38-24 loss to Hugoton…Blake Bell of Bishop Carroll completed 14 of 19 passes for 265 yards and 5 touchdowns in a 59-14 win over Valley Center…Ashland’s Jay Luerman completed 19 of 26 passes for 250 yards in a 54-6 win over Fowler…Justin Wilcox of Chaparral completed 23 of 48 passes for 245 yards and 1 touchdown in a 35-19 loss to Clearwater…Newton’s Nathaniel Martens completed 8 of 10 passes for 235 yards in a 49-0 win over Arkansas City…Ross Binford of Haviland completed 16 of 35 passes for 229 yards and 2 touchdowns in a 56-14 loss to South Central…Riley County’s Calvin Kenney completed 7 of 12 passes for 223 yards and 1 touchdown in a 24-7 loss to Marysville…Austin Eckert of Atchison County completed 6 of 14 passes for 221 yards and 4 touchdowns in a 42-12 win over Maur Hill…Remington’s Zack Glover completed 20 of 36 passes for 221 yards in a 29-14 loss to Halstead.
Receiving
Tyler Springer of Mulvane caught 7 passes for 161 yards and 4 touchdowns in a 57-14 win over Wichita Trinity…Kingman’s Tate Henry caught 3 passes for 145 yards and 1 touchdown in a 38-24 loss to Hugoton…Kacey Andrews of Chase caught 6 passes for 144 yards and 2 touchdowns in a 42-28 loss to Attica…Hutchinson Trinity’s Tanner Engweiler caught 4 passes for 144 yards in a 24-17 win over Sedgwick…Jake Copp of Cair Paravel caught 6 passes for 143 yards and 2 touchdowns in a 70-22 win over Wichita Word of Life…Chaparral’s Tyler Starcher caught 10 passes for 135 yards and 1 touchdown in a 35-19 loss to Clearwater…Roman Murray of Northern Heights caught 6 passes for 128 yards and 3 touchdowns in a 40-34 loss to Mission Valley…Buhler’s Jake Reffner caught 6 passes for 124 yards and 1 touchdown in a 40-6 win over Nickerson…Dillan Kuehny of Caldwell caught 9 passes for 124 yards and 1 touchdown in a 50-12 loss to South Haven…Cherryvale’s Chance Baker caught 3 passes for 120 yards and 1 touchdown in a 28-7 win over Frontenac.
Week 8 Football Rankings
Class 6A
1. Olathe East (8-0) 256-61 1
2. Derby (8-0) 301-182 2
3. Junction City (8-0) 338-107 3
4. Shawnee Mission West (8-0) 300-75 4
5. Blue Valley (7-1) 266-152 5
6. Olathe North (6-2) 285-108 6
7. Manhattan (7-1) 210-61 7
8. Wichita Northwest (6-2) 258-104 10
9. Wichita East (6-2) 261-145 8
10. Wichita Heights (7-1) 281-99 9
Class 5A
1. Hutchinson (6-2) 384-110 2
2. Bishop Carroll (7-1) 360-113 3
3. St. Thomas Aquinas (7-1) 272-98 4
4. Gardner-Edgerton (7-1) 307-36 1
5. Lansing (8-0) 298-134 5
6. Mill Valley (7-1) 184-104 6
7. McPherson (7-1) 290-169 7
8. Salina South (6-2) 248-173 9
9. Pittsburg (6-2) 161-93 -
10. Newton (6-2) 330-140 -
Class 4A
1. Topeka Hayden (7-1) 296-75 1
2. Andover (7-1) 265-116 2
3. Andover Central (7-1) 256-82 3
4. Andale (7-1) 323-68 4
5. Holton (7-1) 310-152 5
6. Buhler (6-2) 249-171 7
7. Columbus (7-1) 232-82 8
8. Baldwin (7-1) 235-139 9
9. Wellington (6-2) 174-118 -
10. Chanute (6-2) 349-118
Class 3A
1. Silver Lake (8-0) 362-45 1
2. Garden Plain (8-0) 348-48 2
3. Riverton (8-0) 397-41 3
4. Beloit (8-0) 430-35 4
5. Wichita Collegiate (8-0) 298-80 5
6. Conway Springs (6-2) 347-60 6
7. Norton (6-2) 251-129 7
8. Marysville (7-1) 252-110 10
9. Scott City (7-1) 242-78 8
10. Holcomb (7-1) 239-68 9
Class 2-1A
1. Smith Center (8-0) 371-57 1
2. LaCrosse (8-0) 411-95 2
3. St. Francis (7-1) 292-112 3
4. Pittsburg-Colgan (7-1) 291-125 4
5. Ellis (7-1) 188-88 5
6. Olpe (8-0) 365-36 6
7. St. Marys (6-2) 227-94 7
8. Meade (7-0) 356-42 8
9. Ell-Saline (8-0) 322-77 9
10. Centralia (7-1) 295-92
Class 8-Man 1
1. Baileyville B&B (8-0) 394-98 1
2. Madison (8-0) 408-38 2
3. Goessel (8-0) 410-45 3
4. Deerfield (8-0) 428-176 4
5. Quinter (8-0) 422-120 5
6. Claflin (6-2) 384-194 6
7. Pretty Prairie (7-1) 324-82 7
8. Clifton-Clyde (7-1) 338-132 8
9. Macksville (5-3) 296-146 9
10. Crest (7-1) 362-194 10
Class 8-Man 2
1. Victoria (8-0) 360-136 1
2. St. John’s-Beloit (7-0) 339-68 2
3. Hanover (7-1) 384-82 3
4. Quivira Heights (7-1) 337-120 4
5. Pawnee Heights (7-1) 404-212 6
6. Sharon Springs Wallace County (6-2) 342-116 7
7. Cunningham (7-1) 428-210 5
8. Moscow (7-1) 348-96 8
9. Axtell (6-2) 326-194 9
10. South Central (7-1) 368-146 10