Gardner ? Baldwin High’s Caleb Thomas kicked a 29-yard field goal with four minutes left Friday night, giving the Bulldogs a 19-16 football victory over Gardner-Edgerton.

Baldwin had struggled with turnovers in the first two weeks of the season and lost three more in the first half. The Trailblazers took advantage and led 16-3 at halftime.

In the second half, the Bulldogs (2-1) held on to the ball and shut down Gardner-Edgerton’s offense.

“We came out and played our best half of the year,” Baldwin coach Mike Berg said. “We didn’t turn the ball over and really made Gardner work for their yards instead of giving them a short field. We finally came out and fixed our mistakes and played good fundamental football. I’m proud of the kids for coming back.”

Micah Mason scored two second-half touchdowns to rally BHS. Baldwin’s Emery Baughn had made a 26-yard field goal in the first quarter, but he missed an extra-point attempt after Mason’s second TD in the fourth.

Berg sent Thomas in for the winning kick.

“Both those kids do a good job for us,” Berg said.

Baldwin 19, Gardner-Edgerton 16

Baldwin 3 0 7 9 — 19

Gardner 3 13 0 0 — 16

Ottawa 24, Paola 14

Paola — Ottawa recovered from a shaky first half in a victory over Paola.

The host Panthers scored on two big plays — Jordan Karr’s 25-yard interception return and Donald Smith’s 42-yard run — to take a 14-7 halftime lead, but Paola didn’t score again after halftime.

“We played a much better second half,” Ottawa coach Pat Boeh said. “We established the running game to some degree, and defensively we tightened up and stopped theirs.”

The Cyclones (3-0) took the lead in the fourth quarter on Caleb Mitchell’s 32-yard field goal.

Ottawa sealed the deal with an eight-minute, 80-yard drive that was capped by Jason Houston’s five-yard TD run with 1:22 remaining.

Houston finished with 167 yards and two touchdowns.

Ottawa 24, Paola 14

Ottawa 0 7 7 10 — 24

Paola 7 7 0 0 — 14

P — Jordan Karr 25 interception return (Onofrio kick)

O — Jason Houston 47 run (Caleb Mitchell kick)

P — Donald Smith 42 run (Onofrio kick)

O — Dom Nation 3 pass from Gabe Sheffield (Mitchell kick)

O — FG Mitchell 32

O — Houston 5 run (Mitchell kick)

Lansing 26, Santa Fe Trail 18

Lansing — Santa Fe Trail’s Jay Shively rushed for 142 yards and two touchdowns, but it wasn’t enough to keep the Chargers from dropping to 1-2.

“We’re still inconsistent,” SFT coach Dave Watkins said. “I think that goes along with being a team that doesn’t return many people.”

Shively picked up 92 of his yards on a second-quarter touchdown run. The Chargers were within two points at halftime, but Lansing scored 12 unanswered points to pull away in the second half.

The Chargers will travel Friday to Basehor-Linwood.

Lansing 26, Santa Fe Trail 18

Lansing 0 14 5 7 — 26

Santa Fe Trail 0 12 0 6 — 18

L — Slater 2 run (Garrett kick)

SFT — Jay Shively 92 run (kick failed)

L — Riemann 26 run (Garrett kick)

SFT — Jake Marquart 75 pass from Brian Shively (kick failed)

L — Garrett 24 FG

L — safety, snap over punter’s head

L — Riemann 17 run (Garrett kick)

SFT — Jay Shively 8 run (kick failed)

Jefferson North 35, Oskaloosa 8

Winchester — Oskaloosa committed five turnovers and suffered 105 yards in penalties in a loss to Jefferson County North.

The Bears (0-3) were led by Todd Newell’s 62 rushing yards off 13 carries.

Newell also had 39 yards receiving off three completions from quarterback Kevin Miles.

Miles hit six of 12 passes for 94 yards, but the Bears suffered four interceptions.

Miles and Newell had seven tackles apiece on defense.

The Bears will play host to Valley Falls Friday.

Jefferson County North 35, Oskaloosa 8

Oskaloosa 0 8 0 0 — 8

Jefferson North 14 7 0 14 — 35

JN — Noll 34 from Miles (Trexler kick).

JN — Herrig 42 run (Trexler kick).

O — Kevin Miles 1 run (Newell run).

JN — Herrig 3 run (Trexler kick).

JN — Herrig 12 pass from Miles (Trexler kick).

JN — Hill 36 interception return (Trexler kick).

Anderson County 24, Wellsville 21

Wellsville — Chase East scored the last of his four touchdowns with one minute to play, giving Anderson County a victory over Wellsville.

Wellsville had taken the lead in the third quarter on Ryan Oshel’s two-yard touchdown pass to Gary Van Horn.

The Eagles (0-3) still led with three minutes remaining, but Anderson County marched 77 yards in just two minutes and took the lead on East’s six-yard run. He finished with 196 yards rushing on 23 carries.

“It was a real good ball game for the crowd to watch,” Wellsville coach Bill Oshel said. “It wasn’t a great game for our coaches to watch. There were a lot of mistakes and missed tackles. We didn’t play as good a defense as we have the last few weeks.”

Josh Lamberd rushed for 116 yards on 25 carries, and Van Horn had 85 yards on six carries.

Anderson County 24, Wellsville 21

AC 12 6 0 6 — 24

WHS 15 0 6 0 — 21

W — Josh Lamberd 9 run (Kelsey Currin run)

AC — Chase East 25 run (run failed)

W — Currin 6 run (Gary Van Horn kick)

AC — East 6 run (run failed)

AC — East 56 run (run failed)

W — Van Horn 2 pass from Ryan Oshel (kick failed)

AC — East 6 run (pass failed)

Horton 44, McLouth 0

Horton — David Paden scored on an 85-yard kickoff return on the first play of the game, and Horton blew the game open early with a 30-point first quarter.

Paden also scored on a 55-yard fumble return, and Jeremy Frad later added a 50-yard fumble return in the quarter.

“Those two fumble returns were huge,” McLouth coach Harry Hester said. “We dug ourselves a big hole, and it’s hard to come out.”

McLouth (0-3) rushed for 230 yards, but lost two fumbles and two interceptions.

Lester Dean led McLouth with 76 yards rushing on seven carries.

Horton 44, McLouth 0

McLouth 0 0 0 0 — 0

Horton 30 7 7 0 — 44

H — David Paden 85 kickoff return (Paden kick)

H — Chris Wilson 27 pass from Paden (kick failed)

H — FG Paden 27

H — Paden 55 fumble return (Paden kick)

H — Jeremy Frad 50 fumble return (Paden kick)

H — Blake Thorson 8 pass from Nicholas Pederson (Paden kick)

H — Isaac O’Neil 1 run. (Paden kick)