Great Bend put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They enjoyed a cozy 28-14 victory over the Dodge City Demons. That's more bragging rights for the Panthers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Great Bend to victory, but perhaps none more so than Daxton Minton, who threw for 180 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 86 yards on only nine carries. A healthy portion of that aerial production (88 yards to be exact) went to Cooper Ohnmacht, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Another reason for the win was Great Bend's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Leading the way was Aidan Davidson with three. Those three sacks set a new season-high mark for him. Another thorn in Dodge City's side was Trenton Kern, who picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles.
Great Bend was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 244 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Dodge City only rushed for 105.
When it comes to explaining why Dodge City lost, don't look at Alan Rios. Despite the final result, he rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
Great Bend's record is now 5-0. As for Dodge City, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Great Bend will square off against Liberal at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Liberal: 10.2, Great Bend: 13.4) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Dodge City, they will challenge Hays at 7:35 a.m. on Friday. Dodge City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.2 points per game this season.
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