Hartford and Marmaton Valley squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Hartford had to settle for second. They were dealt a 76-12 defeat at the hands of the Marmaton Valley Wildcats. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the Wildcats are ranked 29th).
Jaedon Granere continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Marmaton Valley, rushing for 188 yards and four touchdowns on only six carries, while also picking up 45 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Granere a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Brayden Lawson, who threw for 116 yards and three touchdowns on only ten passes.
Hartford dropped their record down to 1-8 with the loss, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Marmaton Valley, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-1.
Hartford does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Marmaton Valley, they will face off against Frankfort at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Marmaton Valley will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
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