The Bonner Springs Braves will head out to square off against the Tonganoxie Chieftains at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bonner Springs is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Bonner Springs is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were outmatched by Louisburg on the road and fell 57-8. While losing is never fun, the Braves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 170th, while the Wildcats are ranked 22nd).
Meanwhile, Tonganoxie strolled past Paola with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 42-28. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Chieftains.
Tonganoxie had a senior duo take command as Talon Langford rushed for 102 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries and Tanner Hand rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Hand a new career-high in rushing yards.
Tonganoxie's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Owen Schmidt and Brady Martin.
Bonner Springs' loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Tonganoxie, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Bonner Springs took a serious blow against Tonganoxie in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 52-0. Thankfully for Bonner Springs, Colton Brusven (who rushed for 209 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.0 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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