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The Turpin Cardinals wasted no time putting away the Pioneer Mustangs, scoring six touchdowns in the first half on their way to a playoff-clinching 46-16 victory.
Carson Peters threw for 208 yards and 3 touchdowns on 10 for 14 passing and ran for another touchdown. Jhett Huffman gained 182 yards and scored 3 touchdowns on just 13 touches, and Riley Fowler led the defense with 20 tackles including 7 for a loss.
Wichita Northwest came to Liberal on a five-game winning streak, but the Grizzlies saw their season end after two first-half goals and a shutout second half by Liberal led to a 2-0 Redskin win and a Class 6A Regional championship.
The Redskins struggled to get quality shots on goal early, and the Grizzly goalkeeper denied several shots to keep his team competitive. But midway through the first half a long shot to the box from Josh Garcia came in high in a horde of players from both teams, and Suain Moncayo jumped up to meet the ball and head it toward the goal. The Northwest goalkeeper reached high to try and reach the ball, but it sailed beyond his reach and into the net for a 1-0 lead.
The Liberal Redskins dominated the first round playoff game against Haysville Campus Tuesday in a 7-0 victory despite having a starter on the bench.
The Redskins faced a stiff wind in the first half with gusts reported as high as 50 miles per hour. But that didn’t keep the Redskins from maintaining control of the ball for much of the first half near the Colt box.
HAYS — With three minutes to play and Hays trying to run out the clock with a 19-14 lead, Liberal’s chances of a victory were fading. But that changed when the Angry Red defense forced Hays to attempt a third down pass, but before the Hays quarterback could find a receiver, a blitzing Landon Martinez knocked the ball out of the quarterback’s hands backward, and Martinez headed to the dribbling ball, scooped it up in stride and headed to the end zone to give the Redskins a 20-19 lead.
The Turpin Cardinals have played the toughest schedule possible over the past two weeks taking on the number 1 and number 2 ranked teams in the state. And after a close loss to Laverne last week, the Cardinals answered big with a 44-22 over the Garber Wolverines.
Things didn’t start out so well for the Cardinals with Garber getting on the board on their opening drive with a 52-yard touchdown run to go up 8-0. But Turpin answered back with a touchdown drive of their own capped by a 7-yard run by Carson Peters to tie the game at 8-8.
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