It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Great Bend can now relate to. They fell just short of the Salina Central Mustangs by a score of 30-28 on Friday. The contest marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Great Bend's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Daxton Minton, who threw for 170 yards and two touchdowns, and Cooper Ohnmacht, who picked up 146 receiving yards and a pair of scores. Ohnmacht showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 56 yards.
Cooper Reves was his usual excellent self, rushing for 161 yards and two TDs for Salina Central. Reves is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 103 every time he's taken the field this season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Great Bend fell to 11-1. As for Salina Central, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 11-1.
Great Bend does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Salina Central, they will challenge Basehor-Linwood at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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