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LJWorld.com Area Football Roundup

In the regional round of the postseason on Friday, Perry-Lecompton avenged its only loss of the 2020 season when the team needed it the most.

The Kaws were trailing 7-6 after three periods but scored 14 points in the fourth quarter to beat Hayden Catholic High School, 20-7, on the road Friday in the regional round of the Class 3A postseason. In some ways, it was the inverse of the regular-season meeting, when Hayden scored all 10 points late in the game of its 10-0 win.

Senior Thad Metcalfe scored two touchdowns for Perry-Lecompton on Friday, including the go-ahead score in the fourth quarter. He also converted on a two-point conversion run. Running back Reichen Rush delivered a two-point conversion as well.

The Kaws, who were Class 3A runners-up a year ago, improved to 9-1 on their way to the sectional round of the Class 3A postseason. Hayden (No. 2 in Class 3A) ended its year with an 8-2 overall record.

Perry-Lecompton (No. 3 in Class 3A) will face Prairie View (8-1) next week.

PERRY-LECOMPTON 20, HAYDEN 7

Perry-Lecompton: 6 0 0 14 — 20

Hayden: 0 7 0 0 — 7

Perry-Lecompton: Metcalfe (2) 1 yd run, 2 yd run; Payne 20 yd fumble return.

PAT: Metcalfe run; Rush rub.

Hayden: Devader 4 yd run

PAT: Specht kick

Perry-Lecompton: Metcalfe 36 carries, 122 yds, 2 TD’s

Tonganoxie cruises to regional crown

Tonganoxie’s football team rolled to a 49-10 win over Lansing in its regional matchup in the Class 4A postseason on Friday.

Senior running back Tyler Bowden carried the ball 25 times for 257 yards and five touchdowns for the Chieftains. Lansing (5-4) scored 10 quick points to get within striking distance early on, but Tonganoxie (9-1) pulled away by the end of the night.

Tonganoxie (No. 2 in Class 4A) will face Bishop Miege (4-4, No. 3 in Class 4A) in its sectional matchup next week.

Lansing 7 3 0 0 — 10

Tonganoxie 7 21 14 7 — 49

Basehor-Linwood eliminates Eudora

After a late comeback victory in the first round of the postseason, Eudora’s football team couldn’t pull off the same trick against Basehor-Linwood on Friday night.

Basehor-Linwood made the plays down the stretch to earn a 19-12 win in the regional matchup. The Bobcats (7-3) broke a 12-12 deadlock by scoring a touchdown with a little over a minute left in the game.

Zeke Reazin was behind both of Eudora’s scores. Reazin threw a 15-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter to give Eudora an early 6-0 advantage. He later scored on a 24-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter to even things up at 12-all.

It was still a strong season for the Cardinals, who earned their first playoff win in five years by making a late comeback against Piper in the opening round of the Class 4A postseason.

Baldwin falls to Holton in playoffs

Baldwin’s football team ended up on the wrong end of a lopsided game in the second round of the Class 3A postseason.

The Bulldogs suffered a 49-8 loss at Holton on Friday. They ended their season with a 3-5 overall record, which included a 40-12 playoff win over Jefferson West. It marked the most wins by Baldwin in a single season since the team went 6-4 in 2017.

Holton (8-1) will face Frontenac (6-4) in its sectional matchup next week.

Lawrence High will face defending champs

Lawrence High’s football team will have a date with Derby in the Class 6A quarterfinals.

The Lions (9-0, No. 1 in Class 6A) had the week off after Dodge City forfeited its playoff matchup because of COVID-19 cases on its roster. The Derby Panthers (6-2, No. 3 in Class 6A) took care of business on their end with a 48-28 win over Gardner Edgerton on Friday.

Kickoff for the highly anticipated matchup between Derby and Lawrence is slated for 7 p.m. Friday at LHS. Derby has won four state titles in the last five years, which include back-to-back state crowns in 2018 and 2019.