Shawnee Mission West had lost three straight at home, but on Friday they dropped down to 1-7 to make it four. They took a blow against the Gardner-Edgerton Trailblazers, falling 48-7. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 105th, while the Trailblazers are ranked 11th).
Mason Vonfeldt threw for 39 yards on five of nine attempts. Brandon Nash was his top target, picking up 37 receiving yards.
As for Gardner-Edgerton, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 6-2. The result was nothing new for the Trailblazers, who have now won five games by 20 points or more so far this season.
Syre Padilla continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 212 yards and four scores on only 12 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his eighth straight game with at least 141 rushing yards dating back to last season.
While Shawnee Mission West had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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