On Friday, Great Bend faced Hays in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Great Bend Panthers never let the Hays Indians onto the board and left with a 21-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Panthers have posted against the Indians since September 9, 2016.
A big part of Great Bend's win came down to the chemistry between Daxton Minton and his top target Ian Premer. Minton rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries while Premer rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. That's the most rushing yards Minton has posted since back in November of 2023.
Great Bend's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Hays, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-3 record.
Great Bend will venture away from home to square off against Garden City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Great Bend's defense has only allowed 10.6 points per game this season, so Garden City's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Hays, they will take on Liberal at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Liberal is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37.8 points per game this season.
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