The Bluebirds pasted Sunrise Christian Academy, 58-8, in Wichita.
The usual suspects did the damage on Friday, with Craig Banman scoring touchdowns on both offense and defense—first, a 35-yard fumble return and then a 28-yard run.
The Warriors claimed their second straight boys’ title at the Heart of America league meet at Hutchinson on Saturday.
Aaron Topham led the Warriors with a personal-record time for 5 kilometers of 18 minutes, 16 seconds. Topham placed second to Josiah Busenitz of Berean.
The Warriors won the lower division of the Heart of America league tournament on Saturday.
PBHS jumped to a 13-8 lead against Bennington, but dropped the first game 20-25. The Warriors claimed the next two games (25-22, 25-14) to win their opening match.
Hillsboro’s Spencer Brown puts a move on Marion defenders Derek Riggs (left) and Tylor Neil (center). Brown gained 104 yards on the ground and threw for 109, but the Trojan signal-caller made no play bigger than the game-winning extra point he booted through the uprights in Hillsboro’s 20-19 overtime win at Marion. Don Ratzlaff / Free Press.
Delay. Determination. Drama.
The district football opener between Hillsboro and Marion had a lot to “D-light” high school football fans Friday night.
In the end, though, it was Hillsboro fans who experienced deliverance and Marion fans who suffered disappointment in a 20-19 overtime decision at Warrior Stadium.
Nathan Vogel strains toward the finish line at the MCAA league cross country meet. Vogel narrowly missed out on all-league honors, placing 18th. Courtesy Photo by Kathy McMillen
The Hillsboro cross-country boys performed up to expectations Thursday, running to a second- place finish at the Mid-Central Activities Association league meet at Hoisington.
With three of the top four finishers in the race, Sterling, the 2006 Class 2A state champions and the No. 1 ranked team in 2A this season, defended its league title with a team-low 40 points.
