Football Game Preview: Great Bend Panthers vs. Newton Railroaders

The Great Bend Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Newton Railroaders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Great Bend will come into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.

On Friday, everything came up roses for Great Bend against Garden City as the squad secured a 41-14 victory. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by 24 points or more this season.

Great Bend had a senior duo take command as Daxton Minton threw for 235 yards and four TDs on only 17 passes and Ian Premer gained 92 total yards and four touchdowns. Premer's longest reception was for an impressive 52 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total. Jacob Hall did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 67 receiving yards.

Meanwhile, Newton came up short against Arkansas City on Thursday, falling 40-15.

Newton's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Great Bend, their win bumped their record up to 8-0.

Everything came up roses for Great Bend against Newton when the teams last played back in November of 2024, as the team secured a 49-7 victory. In that game, the Panthers amassed a halftime lead of 49-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.