SIX-MAN FOOTBALL REPORT – WEEK SEVEN
BY: KERRY SHERMAN
The week seven slate in six-man has three match-ups of ranked teams, and several others pitting teams in the top-10 of the CHSAA Selection and Seeding Index against squads just outside of that poll. Most of these contests are taking place in league play. Hanover has already locked up a postseason spot, winning the title in the Central division.
THURSDAY
#1 IDALIA (6-0) AT GENOA-HUGO/KARVAL (1-4)
Last week… Idalia had no problem dispatching Arickaree/Woodlin in East Central play, with the Wolves rolling to a 64-0 win. They led 48-0 at the half. Broderick Kite threw four touchdown passes, and his younger brother, Beckett Kite, tossed two. Kolby Morris caught three of the scoring passes. Gabe Kechter ran for more than 150 yards and three more touchdowns. Genoa-Hugo/Karval led Flagler 12-8 at the half, but the Pirates were outscored 22-13 after the break and lost 30-25. Ryker Lockhart threw three TD passes in the loss. He also racked up 27 tackles, 16 of them solo.
Series history… Idalia leads 5-1 head to head with the Pirates. The Wolves have won the last two meetings, including a 58-6 victory last year. Broderick Kite threw three TD passes in that win, two to Kechter, who also scored a pair of rushing touchdowns. Lockhart accounted for the lone Pirate touchdown on a scoring pass.
FRIDAY
#2 PEETZ (6-0) AT #13 FLEMING (3-3)
Last week… Peetz rolled to a 44-0 halftime lead against North Park and went on to a 57-19 victory. Dylan Wagner tossed three touchdown passes and ran for one more. He was one of seven different Bulldogs to score a TD. Parker Reker had two. Fleming struggled to get the offense going in a 52-6 loss to Cheyenne Wells. The Wildcats also had issues stopping the run, as the Tigers racked up 282 yards on the ground.
Series history… Fleming won a 76-46 shootout last year, giving the Wildcats a 13-10 edge in the series. The fourth quarter of that contest saw the teams combine for 49 points, 30 by Fleming. The Wildcats ran for more than 600 yards, 245 by Conner Marchant, who scored six touchdowns. Logan Vallier and Wagner had two rushing TD apiece for the Bulldogs.
#3 EADS (7-0) VS #6 CHEYENNE WELLS (4-1)
Last week… Karsten Buller raced for 168 yards and five touchdowns, and Adyn Hough threw for 165 and two scores, and Eads ran past Cheraw 60-12. Buller piled up 17 tackles to lead the Eagles on defense, and Johnathan Vasquez tallied three sacks. Trey Scheler picked up 180 yards and three touchdowns in the 52-6 victory by Cheyenne Wells over Fleming. Mason Marriott added a pair of TD passes for the Tigers. Scheler snagged an interception, and Kooper Brossman recovered two fumbles.
Series history… The Tigers got a 55-12 win last year, giving them seven victories in the last eight meetings. The lone Eads win in that stretch came in 2023. Scheler racked up 188 yards and three touchdowns for Cheyenne Wells last year, while Buller scored one of the two Eads touchdowns. The winner of this contest remains atop the Southeast standings.
#4 OTIS (6-0) VS #5 STRATTON (4-2)
Last week… Otis made the scoreboard operator work, beating Briggsdale 85-28. Mitchell Stivers was close to 300 yards on the ground, finishing with 295 and six touchdowns. Cambric Klinzmann added 102 yards and two TD. Both also caught a scoring pass in the aerial attack. Stivers tacked on two interceptions. Stratton used a 24-0 fourth quarter to put away a feisty Granada squad, 55-20. Von Isenbart threw for 200 yards and four TD on a blustery afternoon, with Gavin Ruhs and Judson Isenbart hauling in two touchdowns apiece.
Series history… Stratton is 12-1 vs the Bulldogs, including a pair of wins last season. Otis held a 32-18 lead at halftime of the semifinal match-up, but the Eagles scored 31 unanswered points in the second half to snare a 49-32 victory. Stivers had a rushing score for the Bulldogs, while V. Isenbart tossed a pair of touchdowns for Stratton. Otis keeps its East Central title hopes alive with a win. Stratton needs a win and an Idalia loss to Otis to create a three-way tie for the league championship.
#8 FLAGLER (5-1) VS #9 CALICHE (4-2)
Last week… Keegan Isenbart and Cody Homm helped spearhead Flagler’s rally against Genoa-Hugo/Karval with two rushing touchdowns apiece in the 30-25 victory. Isenbart totaled 176 yards on the ground. Homm and Adrea Castenis both finished the game with 11 tackles. Caliche led Prairie 16-8 after one, but the Buffs were outscored 32-6 the rest of the way in a 40-22 loss. It marked the second loss in North division play.
Series history… Caliche took a forfeit victory last year, in what was scheduled to be the first meeting between the teams as six-man squads.
#10 GRANADA (4-2) VS #11 WALSH (3-3)
Last week… The Bobcats got long touchdown catch-and-runs from Sebastian Pizarro and Fernando Cadena, both from Alejandro Perez, and the defense pounced on a fumble in the end zone for another score in the 54-20 loss to Stratton. Granada was held scoreless after the break. Walsh got back into the win column with an 81-51 win over Wiley in Southeast play. Hudson Gourley had another big night throwing the ball, racking up 388 yards and seven touchdowns, three to Gage Caddick. Samuel Wright ran for two scores and also caught nine passes for 147 yards and another TD.
Series history… Granada’s 48-6 victory was the sixth in a row for the Bobcats, and their 11th in the last 16 meetings. They led 48-0 after one quarter. Perez ran for two scores, and Cadena scored twice, once on the ground and the other on a kick return. A Ty Hoffman TD run was the lone score in the contest for the Eagles.
SATURDAY
#7 SIERRA GRANDE (5-1) AT #15 BRANSON/KIM (4-1)
Last week… Sierra Grande took a big step towards winning the Southwest division crown, beating Primero 45-7. The Panthers did not turn the ball over in the victory. The Bearcats also kept their divisional record unblemished with a 70-16 win at La Veta. Cooper Winter threw three TD passes, and Liam Doherty added two. Collin Doherty caught two. Will Doherty ran for three, caught one, and returned an interception for a fifth.
Series history… The series is tied at four wins apiece, and in the last four meetings, each team has won twice. Those four games were decided by just 21 total points. Sierra Grande collected a 52-45 win last year. Jadyn Martinez had four receiving touchdowns for the Panthers in the victory, while W. Doherty ran for a Branson/Kim TD.
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