Season ends for area schools

Marmaton Valley, Yates Center and Southern Coffey County saw their football season come to an end Thursday.

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October 28, 2022 - 1:41 PM

Marmaton Valley High defenders Bryce Ensminger (55) and Daniel Fewins (65) take on Central Christian blockers in a play. Photo by Halie Luken / MVHS
Marmaton Valley High’s Brayden Lawson carries the ball in the rain Thursday against Central Christian.Photo by Halie Luken / MVHS

The 2022 football season came to an end for Marmaton Valley, Southern Coffey County and Yates Center high schools Thursday.

In Hutchinson, Marmaton Valley bowed out at the hands of Central Christian in a 52-6 defeat in the first round of the Kansas Eight Man-II playoffs.

The game was plagued with steady rain at times as the Wildcats saw their season end with a 4-5 record.

ELSEWHERE, Southern Coffey County High’s inaugural foray into six-man football came to an end Thursday with a 73-24 loss to Burrton to open the state playoffs.

The defeat ends the Titans’ season at 1-8. Burrton advances to take on Wetmore in the second round.

YATES Center High dropped a 66-60 thriller to Maranatha Academy as the season ended for both teams. Neither qualified for the eight man-I playoffs. 

The Wildcats end with a 1-8 record.

Marmaton Valley High’s Cesar Morales blocks a Hutchinson Christian Central defender Thursday.Photo by Halie Luken / MVHS
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