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The Norton (KS) varsity football team won Friday's neutral playoff game against Thomas More Prep-Marian (Hays, KS) by a score of 18-6.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
TMPM	-	-	-	-	6
Norton	-	-	-	-	18

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Thomas More Prep-Marian (23-24)

Thomas More Prep-Marian has not entered stats for this game.

Norton (23-24)

Norton

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	8	18	66	.444	8.3	0	1	16	31.2
2	Eli Jones (Jr)	8	18	66	.444	8.3	0	1	16	31.2

Norton

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+	TD
	Team Totals	38	262	6.9	45	1	3
2	Eli Jones (Jr)	24	175	7.3	45	1	2
14	Tyler Backman (So)	4	35	8.8	22	0
15	Jack Carter (So)	1	0	0.0	0	0
32	L. Pfannenstiel (Sr)	6	29	4.8	18	0
35	B. Pfannenstiel (Jr)	3	23	7.7	16	0	1

Norton

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng
	Team Totals	8	66	8.3	16
1	Tyce Melvin (Jr)	4	26	6.5	14
4	Dominic Vahling (So)	1	16	16.0	16
17	Roman Hauser (Sr)	2	17	8.5	9
32	L. Pfannenstiel (Sr)	1	7	7.0	7

Norton

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum	Lost	Pnk Blk
	Team Totals	1
2	Eli Jones (Jr)	1

Norton

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	PR	IR	Total
	Team Totals	262	66	16	14	56	414
1	Tyce Melvin (Jr)		26		14	0	40
2	Eli Jones (Jr)	175				29	204
4	Dominic Vahling (So)		16	16			32
14	Tyler Backman (So)	35					35
17	Roman Hauser (Sr)		17				17
21	B. Pfannenstiel (Sr)					27	27
32	L. Pfannenstiel (Sr)	29	7				36
35	B. Pfannenstiel (Jr)	23					23

Norton

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	262	66	66	328
1	Tyce Melvin (Jr)			26	26
2	Eli Jones (Jr)	175	66		241
4	Dominic Vahling (So)			16	16
14	Tyler Backman (So)	35			35
17	Roman Hauser (Sr)			17	17
32	L. Pfannenstiel (Sr)	29		7	36
35	B. Pfannenstiel (Jr)	23			23

Norton

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	34	24	58	8.0
1	Tyce Melvin (Jr)	4	1	5
2	Eli Jones (Jr)	6	2	8	1.0
7	Jatin Weigel (So)	1	1	2
17	Roman Hauser (Sr)	3	2	5	1.0
21	B. Pfannenstiel (Sr)	2	0	2
32	L. Pfannenstiel (Sr)	5	2	7
35	B. Pfannenstiel (Jr)	4	7	11
55	Trevan Enfield (Jr)	2	1	3	2.0
57	Colton Stover (Jr)	2	3	5	1.0
60	Corbin Puga (Jr)	1	3	4	1.0
69	Brody Mullins (Jr)	3	2	5	2.0
75	Cope Railsback (Fr)	1		1

Norton

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl	Hurs
	Team Totals	5.0	28	4
17	Roman Hauser (Sr)	1.0	3	4
55	Trevan Enfield (Jr)	2.0	16
69	Brody Mullins (Jr)	2.0	9

Norton

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds	Avg
	Team Totals	3	56	18.7
1	Tyce Melvin (Jr)	1	0	0.0
2	Eli Jones (Jr)	1	29	29.0
21	B. Pfannenstiel (Sr)	1	27	27.0

Norton

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	4	85	21.3	25
77	T. Mordecai (Sr)	4	85	21.3	25

Norton

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	1	28	28.0	28	0
2	Eli Jones (Jr)	1	28	28.0	28	0

Norton

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	P Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	FC	KR Yds
	Team Totals	2	16	8.0	10	1	14	14.0	14	0	30
1	Tyce Melvin (Jr)					1	14	14.0	14	0	14
4	Dominic Vahling (So)	2	16	8.0	10						16

Norton

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	3	18	0	18
2	Eli Jones (Jr)	2	12	0	12
35	B. Pfannenstiel (Jr)	1	6		6

Norton

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	0	2	.0					0
2	Eli Jones (Jr)	0	2	.0					0

Norton

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	Total
	Team Totals	3	3
2	Eli Jones (Jr)	2	2
35	B. Pfannenstiel (Jr)	1	1

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Game Story

Kansas High School Football - Norton topples Thomas More Prep-Marian

November 3, 2023: Hays, KS 67601

The Norton Bluejays (Norton, KS) football defeated the host Thomas More Prep-Marian Monarchs (Hays, KS), 18-6 in Friday's non-league bout.

In their next game, the Bluejays face the Ellsworth Bearcats (Ellsworth, KS) in a non-league game, on Friday, November 10. Norton will attempt to better on its 10-0 season record. The Bearcats come into the game with a 9-1 record after their 34-31 non-league win over Garden Plain (Garden Plain, KS).

The Monarchs now sport a 5-5 record.

TMPM vs Norton Football Game Info

Fri., Nov. 3, 2023 @ 7p

The Norton (KS) varsity football team won Friday's neutral playoff game against Thomas More Prep-Marian (Hays, KS) by a score of 18-6.

This game is a part of the "2023 Kansas High School Football Playoff Brackets: KSHSAA - Class 2A" tournament.

Rankings & Records

Thomas More Prep-Marian (23-24)

KS	Class
102	15

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
5-5	0-1	3-1	2-3	0-1	.500	.000	185	158

Norton (23-24)

KS	Class
48	7

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
11-1	1-0	5-0	4-0	2-1	.917	1.000	350	136

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Thomas More Prep-Marian	2.4	3.8	4.7	9.0	18.5
Norton	6.9	10.5	6.9	5.9	29.2

Thomas More Prep-Marian Videos

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Head-to-Head

Norton won on 10/13/2023

10/13 @ 7p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Norton 7 7 7 7 28
TMPM 0 0 0 6 6

The Norton (KS) varsity football team won Friday's away non-conference game against Thomas More Prep-Marian (Hays, KS) by a score of 28-6.
Box score
Norton won on 11/3/2023

11/3 @ 7p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

TMPM - - - - 6
Norton - - - - 18

The Thomas More Prep-Marian (Hays, KS) varsity football team lost Friday's neutral playoff game against Norton (KS) by a score of 18-6.
Box score

10/13 @ 7p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Norton	7	7	7	7	28
TMPM	0	0	0	6	6

Team Stat Comparison

Thomas More Prep-Marian		Norton
161.2	Rushing Yards Per Game	168.7
37.7	Passing Yards Per Game	192.5
37.7	Receiving Yards Per Game	192.5
198.9	Total Yards Per Game	361.2
48.3	Tackles Per Game	59.9
1.5	Sacks Per Game	2.3
14.2	Points Per Game	28.9
-	Pancake Blocks	10

Team Leaders

Thomas More Prep-Marian		Norton	National Avg.
#28 Griffin Schumacher106.5	Rushing Yards Per Game	#2 Eli Jones71.5	20.6
#32 Peyton Schwartz36.2	Passing Yards Per Game	#2 Eli Jones189.5	50.5
#5 Adler Brown15.0	Receiving Yards Per Game	#1 Tyce Melvin73.3	17.5
#28 Griffin Schumacher130.6	Total Yards Per Game	#2 Eli Jones261.0	36.9
#55 Ryan Casey9.4	Tackles Per Game	#35 Brennen Pfannenstiel9.2	2.7
#60 Evan Balthazor0.4	Sacks Per Game	#17 Roman Hauser1.0	0.2
#28 Griffin Schumacher12.5	Points Per Game	#2 Eli Jones12.6	2.1
-	Pancake Blocks	#60 Corbin Puga5	6

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Thomas More Prep-Marian	3-2		Norton	5-0

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
9/1/23	Oakley	Thomas More Prep-Marian	(W) 42-0	9/15/23	Oakley	Norton	(W) 49-7
9/15/23	Plainville	Thomas More Prep-Marian	(W) 36-28	9/1/23	Plainville	Norton	(W) 37-18
9/29/23	Thomas More Prep-Marian	Russell	(L) 26-6	10/20/23	Norton	Russell	(W) 20-9
10/6/23	Phillipsburg	Thomas More Prep-Marian	(W) 22-0	9/22/23	Phillipsburg	Norton	(W) 14-6
10/20/23	Thomas More Prep-Marian	Beloit	(L) 14-6	10/6/23	Norton	Beloit	(W) 26-0

Record Breakdown

Thomas More Prep-Marian (23-24)		Norton (23-24)
5-5	Overall	11-1
0-1	League	1-0
4-3	Non-League	7-0
0-2	Head to Head	2-0
3-2	Common Opponent	5-0
3-1	Home	5-0
2-3	Away	4-0
0-1	Neutral	2-1
1-1	Playoff	3-1
5-5	In-State	11-1
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0