Indian football closes out season with a loss against Wamego Red Raiders
Senior Hunter Brown tries to weed through McPherson defenders in a recent game against the McPherson Bullpups. The Indians lost to the Wamego Red Raiders 24-21 on Oct. 27 to end their season.
The Indian football team ended their season on Oct. 27, falling to the Wamego Red Raiders 24-21, allowing the Red Raiders to advance to the 4A-D1 playoffs.
At the beginning of the game, both the Indians and the Red Raiders were racking up the errors, foreshadowing a long game of tough competition.
In the first half, senior Hunter Brown could find a hole in the defense and carry the ball into the end zone for a touchdown, in addition to senior Logan Clarkâs extra point that would put the Indians up 7-0 in the second quarter.
Following an Indian error, the Red Raiders would recover the ball and carry it into their own end zone resulting in a failed two-point conversion, keeping the Indians up 7-6 at half time.
The Red Raiders lead an 85-yard punt return that would result in a touchdown, putting them up 13-12 at the beginning of the second half.
Throughout the second half, the Red Raiders would lead the Indians 24-13 up until the last couple of minutes of the final quarter when the Indians would score a touchdown putting them up 24-21, but still would not be enough to shut the Red Raiders out.
Indians ended their season at 3-6, and Wamego moved onto the 4A-D1 playoffs.
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Taylor Schiffelbein is a senior at Hays High. She is in her third year of newspaper on the sports team. The past two years Taylor has been the sports editor....
