The Tonganoxie Chieftains will head out on the road to square off against the Basehor-Linwood Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Tonganoxie comes in on three and Basehor-Linwood on five.
Tonganoxie's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 45-0 win over Bonner Springs. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Chieftains have posted since September 29, 2023.
Talon Langford was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 182 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 passes, and also rushed for 76 yards on only eight carries. 146 of those passing yards were hauled in by Todd Brown.
Tonganoxie didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jacob Morenz and Hunter Nihart.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Basehor-Linwood on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew West out of the water with a 59-6 final score. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 24-0.
Carson Dixon had an outrageously good game as he threw for 262 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per attempt. Austin Adair was Dixon's top target, picking up 73 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Basehor-Linwood wouldn't let West keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Basehor-Linwood can thank Ryker Schwisow and Tucker Hutchison for forcing both of them.
Tonganoxie now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Basehor-Linwood, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Tonganoxie strolled past Basehor-Linwood in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a score of 34-20. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tonganoxie since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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