Week Seven of the High School Football Season saw the start of District play and very cold temperatures. Snow fell earlier day, but the sun came out and cleared off the field for the Scott City Beavers as they visited the Hoisington Cardinals. Both teams fought a hard slogging defensive struggle. In the end, Scott…
For the final time, the Larned Indians would travel to play the Hoisington Cardinals in a MCAA league matchup. The game would also decide who could claim the final league title. The Indians came into the game with an undefeated record while the Cardinals only had one victory so far. Larned took the lead off…
For the first time this season, Football weather made its appearance thanks to a strong, cold northwest wind. Not everyone was ready for the cold, this photographer included, but we were ready for a classic Western Athletic Conference showdown between the Dodge City Red Demons and the Great Bend Panthers. Great Bend held their Fall…
Week 4 of the 2013 High School Football Season took me to another 8-man matchup. Otis-Bison High School hosted the Pratt-Skyline Thunderbirds on their Homecoming game. Otis-Bison came in looking for their first win of the season. The game opened up with back and forth scoring by both teams. The Cougars held a two point…
Week Three of the 2013 Football Season took me to Claflin. Two long time Central Prairie League foes met up for an Eight Man Football game. The visiting St. John Tigers held their own for the first defensive possession. From that point on, the home Central Plains Oilers took over and dominated the game. When…
Week 2 of the High School Football season saw a matchup of two former league members. The Ellinwood Eagles traveled to Larned to face the Indians. The Indians took control from the start of the game with a big 26 point First Quarter. The Second Quarter saw the defenses take over as both sides went…
The 2013 High School Football Season kicked off with a battle of Highway 281. The Hoisington Cardinals made the short drive South to face the Great Bend Panthers. Both teams took a rather warm field for a First Half that saw Great Bend dominate the First Quarter. Then Hoisington seized the momentum in the Second…
I thought was over for the year, but an e-mail from Heather Williams of KWCH and CatchItKansas.com extended the season for one more week. They needed someone to shoot photos for the CatchItKansas.com website of the Class 2-1A Championship Game. This game pitted two recent champions, the Meade Buffaloes (2010) against the Centralia/Wetmore Panthers (2011)….
The KSHSAA Class 2-1A brought another matchup of common foes, the Oakley Plainsmen and the LaCrosse Leopards. For several years now, both teams have locked horns along the path to the State Championship game. This year’s matchup proved to be a defensive struggle with LaCrosse taking only a 6-0 lead into the locker room at…
For the second time in two seasons, the Otis-Bison Cougars and the Thunder Ridge Longhorns would face off in the playoffs in Otis. This year it took place on a sunny Saturday afternoon for the Regional Championship. Both teams kept it tight and even. Ultimately, the Cougars committed five turnovers on the day and it…
