<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4DRya8_0vlnc0kR00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4DRya8_0vlnc0kR00" width="1416" height="797" ></figure>WESTERN KANSAS WEEK 4 PICK SIX BELOIT (2-1) AT PHILLIPSBURG (2-1) Phillipsburg shutout Plainville then rolled to a 26-6 win over perennial power Smith Center before getting tripped up by TMP-Marian last week. The Panthers fell 30-22 to the Monarchs, seeing a rally fall short with TMP picking off a Panther pass with under a minute left to seal it. Phillipsburg has relied heavily on its ground game. Running back Seth Keeten has 342 yards and a touchdown on 73 carries while Tanner Horinek has 265 yards on 13 carries with four touchdowns. Quarterback Collin Springer has added 158 yards on 36 carries with three scores. Linebackers Cole Keeten and EJ Hall have 20 and 19 tackles, respectively, while Caden Seems has a pair of sacks. Beloit started with wins over Lyons (52-6) and Concordia (28-0) before dropping a 32-6 decision to Southeast of Saline last week. Joel Rexroat rushed for 199 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries in the loss for Beloit, which has won the last three matchups against Phillipsburg.COLBY (3-0) AT HUGOTON (3-0) The battle of the unbeatens will be a key clash in the Great Western Activities Conference. Hugoton opened with back-to-back shutouts of Southwestern Heights (48-0) and Ulysses (35-0) then took a hard-earned 32-22 win over Lakin last week. Colby started with a 39-6 win over Ulysses, won a tight one against Holyoke, Colo., 27-22, then blanked Cimmaron 22-0 last week. Hugoton is coming off back-to-back 6-3 seasons while Colby went 4-5 last season, a one-win improvement from the year before. Hugoton has won the last two matchups with Colby, taking a 27-6 win last year. Hugoton quarterback Miguel Hernandez has rushed for 320 yards and five touchdowns while Isia Guardado has added 306 yards and six touchdowns. Hugoton kicker Christian Zizumbo could be a factor in special teams. He’s made 14 of 15 extra-points and 2 of 3 field goals, including a 47-yarder. Linebacker Robert Williams has 38 tackles for Hugoton while defensive end Von Grubbs has notched three sacks. Colby returned several key players from a year ago including All-GWAC selections Guys Tubbs at tight end and linebacker, Brayden Foss at defensive back, Kasey Giesenhagen at receiver and defensive back and Cameron Lilly on the line. The Eagles also returned their starting quarterback in Casen Carroll.&nbsp;DIGHTON (3-0) AT WALLACE COUNTY (2-1) Dighton will look to continue to establish itself as a contender in Eight-Player Division II. The Hornets picked up hard-earned wins over Rawlins County (38-24) and Oberlin-Decatur (44-40) then blanked Quinter 50-0 last week. The Hornets are led by senior standouts Daniel Cramer and George von Leonrod. Cramer has 410 yards passing and 418 rushing with 14 total touchdowns. Von Leonrod has a logged a team-high 38 tackles from his linebacker spot. Wallace County took heavy graduation losses but returned a couple key players in Sparky Korbe and Pearce Richardson off last year’s 6-4 team. The Wildcats breezed past Deerfield (52-6) and Quinter (48-0) before taking a 52-6 loss to Oberlin-Decatur last week.OBERLIN-DECATUR (2-1) AT ST. FRANCIS (3-0) St. Francis is set for its first tough test after cruising through the first three weeks against Quinter (49-0), Wheatland-Grinnell (54-6) and Greeley County (48-0). Quarterback Lucas Raile has thrown for 348 yards and 8 touchdowns and Layn Todd has 216 yards and 6 touchdowns on the ground while the defense has dominated. The Indians have six interceptions as a team with Todd recording three. Ethan Graham leads the team with 30 tackles. Oberlin-Decatur owns blowout wins over Greeley County (52-6) and Wallace County (52-6) and lost a close one against Dighton, 44-40. Sophomore Josiah Pattangal has been the Red Devils’ top playmaker with 581 yards rushing and 10 touchdowns on 61 carries. Both St. Francis and Decatur have already matched their three-win seasons from last year. The Red Devils won last year’s meeting, 20-14. ROCK HILLS (3-0) AT SYLVAN-LUCAS (3-0)After going 3-6 last year, Rock Hills is off to a dominant start, outscoring opponents 180-38 in blowout wins over Beloit-St. John’s, Thunder Ridge and Pike Valley. Isaiah Ridgeway has rushed for 550 yards and 10 touchdowns for the Grizzlies while quarterback Cooper McDill has 479 yards and 8 touchdowns on the ground. Rock Hills has been opportunistic on defense with eight interceptions. Camden Ward has made four picks while Ridgeway has three. McDill leads the team in tackles with 38. Sylvan-Lucas is also off to a strong start after going 7-2 last year. The Mustangs have surrendered just eight points while putting up 156 in wins over Thunder Ridge, Beloit-St. John’s and Stockton. The Mustangs are led by Connor Charvat and Zayne Maupin. Maupin has rushed for 257 yards and five touchdowns while Charvat has 242 yards and four touchdowns. It will be the first meeting between Rock Hills and Sylvan-Lucas since 2007. RAWLINS COUNTY (2-1) AT HILL CITY (2-1)Ryan Sramek is continuing to put up huge numbers for Rawlins County. The senior enters Friday with 601 yards rushing on 59 carries for the Buffaloes. Sramek went for 302 yards and three touchdowns on the ground in Rawlins County’s 42-24 win over WaKeeney-Trego last week. Tru Dewey logged 22 tackles last week and has a team-high 40 stops on the season. Rawlins County’s loss came in the season opener against Dighton, 38-24. Hill City fell to Ellis in Week 2 in between blowout wins against Trego and Thunder Ridge. The Ringnecks are led by Dayton Stephen, who has 353 yards rushing and 298 yards receiving with 8 total touchdowns. Quarterback Tate Balthazor has thrown for 443 yards with four touchdowns. Sylar Rohr leads the Ringnecks in tackles with 37. Rawlins County won last year’s matchup with Hill City 54-6 on the way to a 9-2 season. </div></body>

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BELOIT (2-1) AT PHILLIPSBURG (2-1) Phillipsburg shutout Plainville then rolled to a 26-6 win over perennial power Smith Center before getting tripped up by TMP-Marian last week. The Panthers fell 30-22 to the Monarchs, seeing a rally fall short with TMP picking off a Panther pass with under a minute left to seal it. Phillipsburg has relied heavily on its ground game. Running back Seth Keeten has 342 yards and a touchdown on 73 carries while Tanner Horinek has 265 yards on 13 carries with four touchdowns. Quarterback Collin Springer has added 158 yards on 36 carries with three scores. Linebackers Cole Keeten and EJ Hall have 20 and 19 tackles, respectively, while Caden Seems has a pair of sacks. Beloit started with wins over Lyons (52-6) and Concordia (28-0) before dropping a 32-6 decision to Southeast of Saline last week. Joel Rexroat rushed for 199 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries in the loss for Beloit, which has won the last three matchups against Phillipsburg.