For the first time this season, Great Bend will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. They will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Dodge City Demons at 7:00 p.m. Great Bend knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Dodge City likes a good challenge.
Great Bend is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing North: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Panthers blew the RedHawks out of the water with a 75-8 final score. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 61-8.
Daxton Minton
| 09/26/25 @ North | 4 |
| 09/19/25 @ Buhler | 2 |
| 09/12/25 @ Olathe South | 1 |
| 09/05/25 vs McPherson | 2 |
| 11/08/24 vs Hays | 1 |
| + 7 more games |
Daxton Minton continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 123 yards and four TDs while completing 88.9% of his passes, and also punching in one touchdown on the ground. That's the most passing touchdowns he has posted since back in September of 2024. Ian Premer was another key player, picking up 49 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
Great Bend's run defense was locked in: North could only muster 0.3 yards per carry. The team can thank Grant Watkins for the heroic effort on defense: he. Great Bend didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 6.1.
Special teams played a big role in the game for Great Bend, adding 12 points to the final score. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Cooper Ohnmacht, who ran a kickoff back for a touchdown. Another bright spot was a punt return touchdown from him.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Dodge City and Liberal meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Friday. The Demons took a 31-22 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Redskins. While the Demons didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Redskins 7-3 in the first quarter.
Great Bend's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Dodge City, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Great Bend strolled past Dodge City in their previous matchup back in October of 2024 by a score of 28-14. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Demons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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