High school football roundup

Baldwin 34, Louisburg 33

Baldwin — Mike Berg trusted his Baldwin High team to make one final play for the win when he opted to try a two-point conversion instead of kicking the extra point Friday.

Berg’s gamble paid off as his Bulldogs beat Louisburg, 34-33.

“I was going to kick the ball,” Berg said. Two Baldwin point-after kicks had failed in the first half. “I changed my mind when they called a timeout. We talked as a coaching staff and decided to go for the win. We had the momentum and didn’t want their offense back on the field. Our kids were fired up in the huddle.”

Baldwin’s Cornell Brown scored a touchdown with 23 seconds left in the game. The score put Baldwin within one point of Louisburg (2-4), 33-32. Berg sent his extra-point squad on the field, but the Louisburg coaches called a timeout.

After the timeout, Baldwin came back on the field with its offense. After another Louisburg timeout, Baldwin’s Chad Berg converted the two-point conversion to give Baldwin a 34-33 lead.

Louisburg’s Garrett Griffin threw a hail mary on the game’s final play and it was caught at Baldwin’s four-yard line. The Wildcats’ player was tackled immediately and Baldwin (4-2) won the game.

“We’re on a three-game winning streak,” Berg said of his team going into districts. “I couldn’t be happier to win this one at home against the defending state champions. I would say Garrett Griffin is the best player in the state. They ran all over us, but our kids never gave up and we got a big win tonight.”

Baldwin will begin its Class 4A district schedule Friday at Ottawa.

Eudora 46, Anderson County 0

Garnett — Eudora (5-1) romped into districts starting next week with a 46-0 win over Anderson County. Three players rushed for over 100 yards, including Gabe Cleveland, who had 104 yards and three touchdown runs.

Chris Pyle led Eudora in rushing with 141 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries. Quarterback Derek Webb rushed for 101 yards on 11 carries in addition to a touchdown pass to Andrew Ballock in the first quarter.

Holton 47, Perry-Lecompton 0

Perry — After outscoring its opponents 199-60 in compiling a 5-0 record, Perry-Lecompton suffered its first loss of the season to state contender Holton in a shutout.

Perry-Lecompton starts districts next week at Tonganoxie.

Lansing 37, Tonganoxie 7

Tonganoxie — Friday night at Beatty Field the Chieftains suffered their fifth straight loss, 37-7, at the hands of Lansing.

Tonganoxie plays its final home game of the season Friday against Perry-Lecompton in the first week of district play.