While Derby put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Haysville Campus. The Derby Panthers blew past the Haysville Campus Colts, posting a 77-0 victory at home. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked second, while the Colts are ranked 119th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Derby to victory were Drew Kemp and Arieus Finley. Kemp rushed for 52 yards and a touchdown, while Finley rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. The team also got some help courtesy of John Lujan, who picked up 61 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Derby was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 304 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
One reason for the win was Derby's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Payton Pray and Amarion Houston who racked up four sacks between them.
Derby pushed their record up to 2-0 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Haysville Campus, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Derby is taking a road trip to challenge South at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Haysville Campus, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Salina Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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