Football Recap: Hays Indians vs. Great Bend Panthers
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Hays had no problem doing just that on Friday. They snuck past the Great Bend Panthers with a 19-14 victory. This was payback for the Indians, who suffered a 21-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
Great Bend lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Daxton Minton, who rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also threw for 57 yards and a touchdown. Minton's longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Great Bend also got a significant boost from Ian Premer, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 91 yards.
The win made it two in a row for Hays and bumps their season record up to 6-4. As for Great Bend, they moved to 9-1 with that defeat, which also ended their nine-game winning streak.
Hays' road trip will continue as they head out to face Hutchinson at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hutchinson knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Hays likes a good challenge. Great Bend does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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