It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Great Bend had no problem doing just that on Friday. They blew past the Newton Railroaders 49-7. Considering the Panthers have won five matchups by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Great Bend's victory came down to the chemistry between Daxton Minton and his top target Cooper Ohnmacht. Minton threw for 185 yards and three touchdowns while completing 90% of his passes while Ohnmacht picked up 73 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Ohnmacht a new career-high in rushing yards (12). Ian Premer got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
The win for Great Bend keeps them at an undefeated 9-0. As for Newton, they dropped their record down to 0-9 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
As of now, neither Great Bend nor Newton have any future games scheduled.
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