Basehor-Linwood put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 42-35 win over the Shawnee Heights Thunderbirds. That's more bragging rights for the Bobcats, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Nick Doering was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 195 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 68 receiving yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 68 yards. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Nathan Martin, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Basehor-Linwood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 274 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 167 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Shawnee Heights lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Aiden Scott, who threw for 263 yards and three touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of AJ Gallegos, who picked up 96 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Basehor-Linwood's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Shawnee Heights, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Basehor-Linwood will take on De Soto at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. De Soto has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 159 points over their last three matches. As for Shawnee Heights, they will square off against Leavenworth at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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