Area roundup: La Crosse keeps on rolling, moves to 6-0
Published on -10/7/2012, 8:05 PM
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La CROSSE -- Levi Morss ran for 194 yards and two touchdowns, and caught a TD pass from Jack Garcia as the La Crosse Leopards (6-0) had little trouble with Inman in district play Friday, winning 36-13. Morss scored on runs of 81 and 50 yards, while teammate Kip Keeley scored three rushing TDs, accumulating 166 yards on the ground in the effort. La Crosse had 422 rushing yards, and led 42-7 at halftime after Inman returned the opening kickoff 80 yards for a score. The Leopards travel to Sterling on Friday.
At Bennington, Plainville (3-3) bounced back from last week's loss with a 44-12 win in district play. Plainville led 14-6 at halftime before exploding for 30 second-half points.
In Smith Center, the Redmen picked up win No. 3, outlasting visiting Ell-Saline (4-2), 20-18 in overtime. The difference was a failed two-point coversion by Ell-Saline in the overtime session. Smith Center scored second on a five-yard run by Payton Buckmaster, and Buckmaster ran in the two-pointer for the win.
Ellis (3-3) won its district opener 48-0 against visiting Leoti-Wichita County, and will travel to St. Francis on Friday.
Area high school summaries
La Crosse 56, Inman 13
Inman (4-2) 7 0 0 6 _ 13
La Crosse (6-0) 28 14 14 0 -- 56
Inman -- Cottam 80 kickoff return (Miller kick).
La Crosse -- Morss 81 run (run failed)>
La Crosse -- Keeley 9 run (Lee kick).
La Crosse -- Keeley 4 run (Lee kick).
La Crosse -- Morss 20 pass from Garcia (Lee kick).
La Crosse -- Morss 50 run (Lee kick).
La Crosse -- Keeley 64 run (Lee kick).
La Crosse -- Depperschmidt 20 run (Lee kick).
La Crosse -- Depperschmidt 4 run (Lee kick).
Inman -- Mortimer 10 run (kick failed).
Thunder Ridge 48
Stockton 0
Thunder Ridge (5-1) 8 40 x x -- 48
Stockton (2-4) 0 0 x x -- 0
Thunder Ridge -- Ritzke 74 run (Lowe run)
Thunder Ridge -- Lowe 28 run (PAT failed)
Thunder Ridge -- Krueger 1 run (Rietzke run)
Thunder Ridge -- Defensive Safety
Thunder Ridge -- Yoxall 16 run (Rietzke run)
Thunder Ridge -- Rietzke 40 pass from Krueger (Reed run)
Thunder Ridge -- Rietzke 1 run (Miner pass from Krueger)
Oakley 30, St. Francis 6
St. Francis (2-4) 0 0 0 6 -- 6
Oakley (4-2) 6 12 6 6 -- 30
Oakley -- Keller 4 run (PAT failed)
Oakley -- Keller 2 run (PAT failed)
Oakley -- Plummer 36 run (PAT failed)
Oakley -- Herl 9 run (PAT failed)
Oakley -- Keller 1 run (PAT failed)
St. Francis -- Douthit 12 run (PAT failed)
Wheatland-Grinnell 32, Logan 18
Logan (2-4) 6 0 6 6 -- 18
Wheatland-Grinnell (4-2) 14 6 6 6 -- 32
Wheatland-Grinnell -- Buck 39 run (run fail)
Logan -- Reno 35 run (pass fail)
Wheatland-Grinnell -- Lager 19 run (Buck run)
Wheatland-Grinnell -- Lager 28 fumble return (run fail)
Logan -- Reno 51 run (run fail)
Wheatland-Grinnell -- Buck 7 run (run fail)
Logan -- Tello 21 pass from Pinkerton (run fail)
Decatur Community 21
Perkins County (Neb.) 12
Perkins County (5-1) 0 0 6 6 -- 12
Decatur Community (3-3) 7 7 0 7 -- 21
Decatur Community-- Fortin 7 run (Dreher kick)
Decatur Community -- May 14 pass from Dreher (Dreher kick)
Perkins County -- Johnson 55 pass from Carlson (PAT fail)
Decatur Community -- Dreher 13 run (Dreher kick)
Perkins County -- Thelander 14 pass from Carlson (PAT fail)
Norton 26, Colby 23 OT
Colby (2-4) 0 0 6 14 3 -- 23
Norton (5-1) 3 10 7 0 6 -- 26
Norton -- Hager 26 field goal
Norton -- Miller 69 run (Hager kick)
Norton -- Hager 42 field goal
Norton -- Brooks 61 run (Hager kick)
Colby -- Brown 78 run (run fail)
Colby -- Schull 16 pass from Winger (Winger run)
Colby -- Winger 31 run (kick fail)
Colby -- Keck 31 field goal
Norton -- Brooks 4 run (no PAT attempt)
Ness City 38, Hoxie 6
Hoxie (4-2) 0 6 0 0 -- 6
Ness City (6-0) 8 16 14 0 -- 38
Ness City -- Gantz 23 run (Flax run)
Ness City -- Gantz 49 run (Gantz run)
Hoxie -- Ewers 7 run (PAT fail)
Ness City -- Gantz 1 run (Gantz run)
Ness City -- Gantz 2 run (McMillen run)
Ness City -- Gantz 1 run (PAT fail)
