Cards pound Potter-Dix

Heather Mugrage/Special to the Gazette Hayes Center's Keifer Messersmith (11) rushes the football for a first down thanks to the blocking of teammates Luke Clifford (27) and Tyler Clifford (24) against Potter-Dix's John Newbanks (82). Messersmith carried the ball 13 times for 149 yards to lead the Cardinals in a 74-13 victory over Potter-Dix at Hayes Center Friday night. The Cardinals will host Sumner-Eddyville-Miller in the first round of Class D2 state football playoffs at 6 p.m. Thursday.

HAYES CENTER -- The Hayes Center Cardinals football team scored 68 points in the first half to pound Potter-Dix 74-13 Friday night.

The Cardinals racked up 380 yards total offense and allowed Potter-Dix 115 yards.

"Tonight's district championship win was another total team effort," said coach Scott Jorgensen.

"I felt we executed very well on both sides of the ball. We need to keep building on the momentum that we have established during the regular season into the playoffs. I know the boys are up to the challenges that await us in the playoffs."

Hayes Center running back Keifer Messersmith led the Cardinals with 13 carries for 149 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Brian Christner ran for 88 yards on 7 carries and 3 touchdowns.

Tyler Clifford led the defense with 11 total stops 5 solo. Matt Gohl had 9 tackles 5 solo.

The number 4 seed Cardinals finished the season with a 8-0 record and will host the number 13 seed Sumner-Eddyville-Miller (4-4) in class D-2 playoffs Thursday.

Hayes Center 28 40 6 0 -- 74

Potter Dix 0 0 0 13 -- 13

HC -- L. Clifford 1 run (Christner kick)

HC -- Christner 55 run (Christner kick)

HC -- Garrett interception (Christner kick)

HC -- T. Clifford 1 run (Christner kick)

HC -- E. Messersmith 5 run (Christner kick)

HC -- L. Clifford 5 run (Christner kick)

HC -- Christner 24 run (Christner kick)

HC -- K. Messersmith (Christner kick)

HC -- Christner 3 run (kick failed)

HC -- K. Messersmith 11 run (kick failed)

HC -- E. Messersmith 4 run (kick failed)

PD -- Holz 1 run (Juelfs kick)

PD -- Newbanks 25 pass (kick failed)

St. Francis 68,

Wichita County 32

ST. FRANCIS -- Kansas teams will play their final regular-season games Thursday and Friday.

St. Francis (7-1) and Rawlins County-Atwood (5-3) play Thursday at St. Francis.

St. Francis blasted Wichita County-Leoti 68-32 and Rawlins County ripped Syracuse 58-25 Friday night.

St. Francis rushed for 386 yards on 68 carries against Wichita County and had three runners go over 100 yards -- Cody Sherlock 117, Trevor Hilt 109 and Trent Raile 105.

Jesse Pacheco caught 3 passes for 40 yards and Trent Raile 1 for 28. Matt Raile completed 4-of-5 passes for 68 yards.

Hilt scored 4 touchdowns, Trent Raile 3. Pacheco 1 and Sherlock 1.

Trent Kinen made 13 tackles, Sherlock 11. Trent Raile 9 and Terrence Lamb 8. Casey House had 1 sack. Trent Raile, Matt Raile and Alex Long each had 1 interception.

Wichita County 6 12 7 7 -- 32

St. Francis 8 28 16 16 -- 68

WC- Harkins 49 pass from McKinney (kick failed)

SF- T. Raile 72 punt return (Pacheco pass from M. Raile)

SF- Hilt 1 run (Hilt run)

SF-T. Raile 19 run,

WC- Harkins 8 run

SF- Hilt 4 run

SF- Pacheco 13 pass from M. Raile (T. Raile run)

WC- Harkins 72 KO return (PAT failed)

SF- Hilt 11 run (T. Raile run)

WC- Bangerter 6 run (kick good)

SF- Sherlock 2 run (T. Raile run)

WC- McKinney 1 run (kick good)

SF- T. Raile 5 run (Hilt run)

SF- T. Hilt 19 run (Sherlock run)