Scott City shuts out Nickerson

Scott City, Kan. (westernkansasnews.com)–Coming in to Friday’s game with Nickerson, Scott City on paper was the overwhelming favorite against the Panthers. In the end, the Beavers made it look that way, as they shut out Nickerson 38-0 in the Week 9 Playoff game at Darner Field.

Scott City took advantage of short field on their first two possessions, and led 15-0 after the first quarter. Their first drive lasted just three plays, as Brandon Winderlin scored from 46 yards out with 10:49 left in the first quarter to go up 8-0, as Winderlin rushed it in for the two-point conversion. The Beavers’ second drive was a seven-play, 48-yard drive that was finished off on a Wyatt Hayes four-yard run with 5:46 left in the first quarter to go up 15-0.

In the first minute of the second period, Hayes would find the end zone from a yard out that capped off a 13-play, 97-yard drive to take a 22-0 lead after the Moses Hinojos PAT. Another time-consuming drive gave Scott City their fourth touchdown in four possessions in the first half. A 12-play, 80-yard drive in over four minutes was finished by a Parker Vulgamore four-yard run with 1:57 left in the half to make the score 28-0, as the two-point conversion failed.

Scott City took advantage of short field on their opening series of the second half to extend their lead. A three-play, 30-yard drive was finished off by a Winderlin four-yard run with 7:55 left in the third quarter to go up 35-0 on the Hinojos PAT.

With a running clock, the Beavers scored once more. Moses Hinojos would drill a 40-yard field goal, a career-tying field goal, with 10:30 left to make the final 38-0.

Scott City would see Brandon Winderlin rush for 100 yards on five carries with two touchdowns, and Wyatt Hayes add 97 yards on 21 carries with a pair of scores. Parker Gooden was 9-13 passing for 111 yards. Marshall FAurot caught four passes for 41 yards to lead the receiving corp. The Beavers finished with 356 yards of offense, with 245 coming on the ground.

Nickerson was led by Jarin Gomez who had 51 yards on 16 carries. Tre Garcia was 1-4 passing for six yards, with his lone completion to Kaleb Jackson. The Panthers finished with a total of 72 yards of offense.

With the win, Scott City improves to 2-0 in the all-time series, and also improved to 49-19 all-time in 24 playoff appearances, which puts them in the top 10 all-time in Kansas playoff wins. They are off to a 9-0 start for the 12th time in school history, and it’s the ninth time in the last 13 seasons they have started out 9-0.

Scott City will host Beloit next Friday night in Regional play. The Trojans improved to 6-3 with a 28-0 win at Hugoton on Friday. The Eagles finished the season at 4-5. It will be the second time that Scott City and Beloit will meet up. The Beavers won 55-12 October 4 in Beloit. Nickerson finished their season at 2-7.

Assistant Coach Dakota Hayes Postgame