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Great Bend bulldozes over Red Demons 28-7
By Garrett Ritonya
Dodge City Daily Globe
The Dodge City Red Demons knew they were getting themselves into a fist fight with Great Bend on the road.
Little did they know that they would be the ones knocked out.
Using a solid and unexpected rushing attack, the Great Bend Panthers defeated the Demons 28-7 Friday night at Great Bend.
The Panthers, who ranked last in the Western Athletic Conference with 294 yards rushing, put up 286 on the ground alone against DCHS.
Josh Lopez led the way for the Panther ground attack with 24 carries, over 150 yards and three of the team's four touchdowns.
Dodge City, which came into the game with one of the most potent offenses in the conference, managed to gain only 40 yards rushing, with star back Parker Davis held to 10 yards on six carries.
The game did not start off well for the Demons, who went go three-and-out four times in four possessions. On the fourth possession, Dodge went for it on fourth and three and completed it, but an illegal procedure penalty wiped out the first down.
After a scoreless first quarter, Great Bend started a drive from its own one-yard line, and a Lopez 38-yard scamper put the Panthers near midfield. Lopez would finish off the 99-yard drive with a 10-yard touchdown burst up the middle, a play the Demons could not stop.
The next possession Dodge City had momentum and the ball moving toward the Great Bend side of the field, when a Davis fumble gave the ball right back to the Panthers. The score would remain 7-0 at the half.
The Demons would get the ball to begin the second half, but once again, they could not move it against the Great Bend defense.
Facing a fourth and one on the Dodge City 42, the Panthers would go for it and make it. On the very next play, Jeremy Sigler exploded untouched for a 41-yard score, putting the Panthers up 14-0.
Down 14 and facing desperation, Dodge City Head Coach Dave Foster sent in backup quarterback Kellen Newton. But Newton was greeted with an interception, setting the ball up on Dodge's 10-yard line.
Great Bend would score on the next snap, a play-action pass from Mitch Kottas to Hunter Harrison.
The final nail in the coffin came when Trey Hallaman attempted a trick punt return with fellow teammate Jordan Doane. The exchange was bobbled and Great Bend recovered the fumble, which would lead to a Lopez 11-yard touchdown.
Dodge City finally got on the board after Taylor Murphy connected with Doane on a wide-open 22-yard pass play with 4:55 left in the game, but it was too little, too late.
Great Bend walks away from this matchup with a 28-7 victory, dropping Dodge to 3-2 overall and 1-1 in the WAC.
The Demons could only muster 40 yards of total rushing and had three turnovers.
Foster touched on it during his postgame radio interview.
"Our inability to strike early offensive completely changed the game," Foster said. "Once we fell behind, it took us out of plan. They keyed in on stopping (Parker) Davis, and we need to do a better job at getting him touches. You can bet that next week, we will have him running downhill."
Next up for the Demons is a home battle with Hays, who lost to Garden City.
In order to beat a good Hays squad, the Demon squad will have to work on its run defense. Hays leads the WAC in rushing by nearly 600 yards.
"We were outnumbered at the point of attack tonight," Foster said during his radio interview. "And I can guarantee you that won't happen again."
Great Bend bulldozes over Red Demons 28-7
By Garrett Ritonya
Dodge City Daily Globe
The Dodge City Red Demons knew they were getting themselves into a fist fight with Great Bend on the road.
Little did they know that they would be the ones knocked out.
Using a solid and unexpected rushing attack, the Great Bend Panthers defeated the Demons 28-7 Friday night at Great Bend.
The Panthers, who ranked last in the Western Athletic Conference with 294 yards rushing, put up 286 on the ground alone against DCHS.
Josh Lopez led the way for the Panther ground attack with 24 carries, over 150 yards and three of the team's four touchdowns.
Dodge City, which came into the game with one of the most potent offenses in the conference, managed to gain only 40 yards rushing, with star back Parker Davis held to 10 yards on six carries.
The game did not start off well for the Demons, who went go three-and-out four times in four possessions. On the fourth possession, Dodge went for it on fourth and three and completed it, but an illegal procedure penalty wiped out the first down.
After a scoreless first quarter, Great Bend started a drive from its own one-yard line, and a Lopez 38-yard scamper put the Panthers near midfield. Lopez would finish off the 99-yard drive with a 10-yard touchdown burst up the middle, a play the Demons could not stop.
The next possession Dodge City had momentum and the ball moving toward the Great Bend side of the field, when a Davis fumble gave the ball right back to the Panthers. The score would remain 7-0 at the half.
The Demons would get the ball to begin the second half, but once again, they could not move it against the Great Bend defense.
Facing a fourth and one on the Dodge City 42, the Panthers would go for it and make it. On the very next play, Jeremy Sigler exploded untouched for a 41-yard score, putting the Panthers up 14-0.
Down 14 and facing desperation, Dodge City Head Coach Dave Foster sent in backup quarterback Kellen Newton. But Newton was greeted with an interception, setting the ball up on Dodge's 10-yard line.
Great Bend would score on the next snap, a play-action pass from Mitch Kottas to Hunter Harrison.
The final nail in the coffin came when Trey Hallaman attempted a trick punt return with fellow teammate Jordan Doane. The exchange was bobbled and Great Bend recovered the fumble, which would lead to a Lopez 11-yard touchdown.
Dodge City finally got on the board after Taylor Murphy connected with Doane on a wide-open 22-yard pass play with 4:55 left in the game, but it was too little, too late.
Great Bend walks away from this matchup with a 28-7 victory, dropping Dodge to 3-2 overall and 1-1 in the WAC.
The Demons could only muster 40 yards of total rushing and had three turnovers.
Foster touched on it during his postgame radio interview.
"Our inability to strike early offensive completely changed the game," Foster said. "Once we fell behind, it took us out of plan. They keyed in on stopping (Parker) Davis, and we need to do a better job at getting him touches. You can bet that next week, we will have him running downhill."
Next up for the Demons is a home battle with Hays, who lost to Garden City.
In order to beat a good Hays squad, the Demon squad will have to work on its run defense. Hays leads the WAC in rushing by nearly 600 yards.
"We were outnumbered at the point of attack tonight," Foster said during his radio interview. "And I can guarantee you that won't happen again."
