Baldwin City — Baldwin High’s defense made a big fourth-down stop at midfield with 42 seconds remaining, preserving a season-opening 21-19 football victory Friday against Basehor-Linwood.

The stop at Baldwin’s 41-yard line came after the Bobcats moved the ball from their own 13 to the Baldwin 35 behind the passing of junior quarterback Justin Phillips.

The drive lost momentum, however, when Basehor was flagged for holding on second-and-10 from the Baldwin 42 and then picked up an illegal-procedure call on fourth-and-two to set up the fourth-down play.

Baldwin scored first on just its second play from scrimmage when junior running back Justin Howard broke open a run up the middle for a 58-yard touchdown. The Bulldogs scored again when senior Joel Katzer turned a mishandled punt snap into a 60-yard touchdown with 8:10 to play in the second quarter.

Basehor got its first touchdown of the season with just 8.5 seconds left in the first half when senior Nick Fisher outreached defenders for a three-yard touchdown reception, finishing a six-play, 83-yard drive. In what proved to be a key play in the game, the Bobcats missed the extra-point kick after the first successful conversion was called back on a penalty.

Baldwin took advantage of another Bobcat fumble early in the third quarter.

Senior quarterback Garrett Burkhart competed a six-play, 24-yard drive with a four-yard run. Basehor answered when senior Jahron McPherson took the ensuing to the house from 83 yards out.

Basehor came within two points when it put together a 41-yard drive that ended with Phillips connecting on a two-yard fade pass to junior Parker Scott.

Katzer maintained the lead for the Bulldogs, however, when he knocked away Phillips’ pass at the goal line on a two-point conversion.

Baldwin will play Friday at Kansas City Piper.

Baldwin 7 7 7 0 — 21

Basehor-Linwood 0 6 13 0 — 19

Baldwin — Justin Howard 58 run (Blake Adamson kick)

Baldwin — Joel Katzer 60 fumble return (Adamson kick)

Basehor — Nick Fisher 6 pass from Justin Phillips (kick fail)

Baldwin — Garrett Burkhart 4 run (Adamson kick)

Basehor — Jahron McPherson 83 kick return (Park Rusk kick)

Basehor — Eric Scott 2 pass from Phillips (pass fail)

Bonner Springs 28, Eudora 14

Eudora — Bonner Springs’ Connor Byers had touchdown runs of 69 and 22 yards and also threw for a score to push the Braves past Eudora.

Eudora’s Grant Elston rushed for 253 yards and two touchdowns.

Eudora 0 0 6 8 — 14

Bonner 14 7 0 7 — 28

Bonner Springs — Byers 22 pass to Henley (Hightower kick)

Bonner Springs — Holmes 5 run (Hightower kick)

Bonner Springs — Byers 22 run (Hightower kick)

Eudora — Elston 34 run (run fail)

Eudora — Elston 54 run Elston (Verbanic pass from Katzenmeier)

Bonner Springs — Byers 69 run (Hightower kick)

Tonganoxie 32, Perry-Lecompton 28

Perry — Tonganoxie quarterback Jordan Brown tossed three touchdown passes and also found the end zone on a 63-yard run to lead the Chieftains past Perry-Lecompton.

Perry’s Cole Kellum had touchdown runs of 70 and 35 yards in the second half, but the Kaws’ comeback fell short.

Tonganoxie 12 12 8 0 — 32

Perry 0 6 14 8 –28

Tonganoxie — Jordan Brown 63 run (run failed)

Tonganoxie — Zac Morgan 10 pass from Jordan Brown (run failed)

Tonganoxie — Kyle Burge 32 pass from Jordan Brown (run failed)

Tonganoxie — Kyle Burge pass from Jordan Brown (run failed)

Perry — Nathan Bays 4 pass from Mitchell Bond (run failed)

Perry — Cole Kellum 70 run (Mitchell Bond run)

Tonganoxie — Cayden Searcy 9 pass from Mason Beach (Michael Mast pass from Mason Beach)

Perry — Cole Kellum 35 run (run failed)

Perry — Aaron Chenhall 13 run (Aaron Chenhall pass from Mitchell Bond)