Wyandotte was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 11th straight loss dating back to last season. They were beaten by the Atchison Phoenix 56-6. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 221st, while the Phoenix are ranked 86th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Atchison to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kolton Bonnel, who threw for 105 yards and three touchdowns on only seven passes. Bonnel has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last four times he's played. Leighton Boldridge was another key player, rushing for 63 yards and a touchdown.
Wyandotte's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Atchison, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 7-1.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Wyandotte will venture away from home to take on Gardner-Edgerton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gardner-Edgerton knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Wyandotte likes a good challenge. As for Atchison, they will be playing at home against Bonner Springs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Atchison is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 46.8 points per game this season.
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