By Alex Benzegala
Panhandle Post
Hemingford
On the Thursday the Hemingford Bobcats were back in the playoffs after missing the postseason the last two years, but the Bobcats ran into a tough team 7-1 Arapahoe team, and they ultimately fell 52-22 in the road game.
Hemingford had their best offensive quarter in the 1st as the Bobcats scored 14 points as they tried to keep up with the Warriors offense. Arapahoe scored 38 first quarter points led by their star running back William Cacy who had three rushing touchdowns against Bobcats and a game high 106 yards.
The loss for Hemingford ended a three-game winning streak, but it also ended their season at 5-4, their best record since 2020.
Alliance
The Bulldogs put up over 300 yards of offense on one of the best teams in Class C-1 in Sidney, but the Red Raiders scored touchdowns on all six offensive drives in the first half as the 49-14 lead at halftime before winning 56-20.
Alliance fell behind 20-0 before the Bulldogs responded with a 70-yard touchdown pass from Landen Crowe Tristen Timbers to get within two touchdowns at 20-8. Sidney added two more rushing touchdowns before Alliance had a great drive using their up-tempo offense as Crowe found Seth Meyring for a 10- yard score to cut the Sidney lead to 35-14. Lance Holly returned the ensuing kickoff 88 yards to push the Red Raiders lead to 42-14 and they added one more TD on the ground from QB Isak Doty to end the half.
Jonah Amill caught a TD from Crowe to end the scoring to eclipse 20 points for the 6th time this season, something they did only once in 2022.
Landen Crowe became the first quarterback in school history to throw for more than 2,000 yards in a season with 2,331, and also the career passing record with 3,564. Tristen Timbers broke the single season receiving record at Alliance with 838.
The Bulldogs at 2-7 also won two games for the first time since 2019 and will look to build off of their success this season.