Eudora routs Baldwin; Perry falls

? Eudora High senior quarterback Grant Elston ran for four touchdowns and threw for another Friday as the Cardinals defeated arch-rival Baldwin in district football.

Elston got the Cardinals offense rolling on their first play from scrimmage with a 40-yard pass completion. Although he would connect late in the game for a 13-yard touchdown pass to Ryan Verbanic, Elston and the Cardinals stayed with the option ground game as they methodically pulled away from Baldwin.

Elston finished off the 80-yard initial drive with three-yard touchdown run and capped another lengthy drive with 55 second left in the first quarter with a 12-yard run.

Baldwin put together an 80-yard drive on its ensuing drive to close the gap to 13-6, only to see the Cardinals answer right back with a 66-yard scoring drive. Elston provided the big play in the drive when on a four-and-three from the Cardinals’ 46-yard-line he found the edge on the option for a 22-yard gain.

Elston rushed 15 times for 102 yards and was 2-for-3 passing for 53 yards. EHS senior Austin Downing had 19 carries for 189 yards and a TD.

Eudora (6-3 overall, 3-0 in district play) has won six straight and will host Fort Scott in a Class 4A Div. I playoff game Friday.

Baldwin finished 2-7 and 0-3 in district.

Eudora 13 13 7 12 — 45

Baldwin 0 6 6 6 — 18

E — Grant Elston 3 run (Elston kick)

E — Elston 12 run (kick fail)

B — Jake Katzer 5 run (kick fail)

E — Elston 1 run (Austin Downing pass from Elston)

E — Downing 8 run (Elston kick)

E — Elston 20 run (Elston kick)

B — Jake Katzer 28 run (kick fail)

E — Ryan Verbanic 13 pass from Elston (kick fail)

B — Joel Katzer 4 run (run fail)

E — Lee Andrews 1 run (run fail)

Jefferson West 28, Perry-Lecompton 13

Perry — Jefferson West amassed all 270 total yards on the ground.

Mitchell Bond completed 12 of 26 passes for 123 yards and a TD for the Kaws, and Cole Kellum had 17 rushes for 57 yards and a touchdown.

Jefferson West 14 0 6 8 — 28

Perry 0 7 6 0 — 13

JW — Hunter Dean 53 run (kick blocked)

JW — Keishon Brown 4 run (Brown run)

P-L — Cole Kellum 5 run (Toby Meyer kick)

P-L — Aaron Chenhall 17 pass from Mitchell Bond (kick fail)

JW — Dean 36 run (pass fail)

JW — Brown 6 run (Brown run)