Seven drives, seven touchdowns.
 
Of all the numbers that stood out to Andover quarterback Will Quinn – besides the 48-21 final score – in the Trojans’ victory last Thursday over previously unbeaten Salina Central, it was those that highlighted his team’s offensive efficiency.
 
“We knew this game was going to be a dog fight,” said Quinn, who ran for four touchdowns and passed for two. “And we came out and executed perfectly.”
 
With a share of the Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail II title on the line, Andover blended its methodical running attack with the occasional air assault to answer every Salina Central challenge and then some. Quinn and fellow junior Pete Vega each ran for 103 yards, with Vega punctuating the Trojans’ final drive with a 2-yard touchdown run as Andover posted a season-high point total.
 
Quinn added 3-of-3 passing for 122 yards with a 36-yard touchdown to senior Ben Reynolds and a 53-yard TD to senior Barrett Hill.
 
“They did a nice job defensively of shutting us down a few times,” Andover coach Jamie Cruce said. “They forced us into some passing situations, and luckily we were able to protect enough. That’s always a concern if you’re not throwing the ball a bunch – is your protection going to hold up?
 
“It did and so we’re proud of the guys.”
 

Andover appears to have found its groove after an 0-2 start and will take a five-game winning streak into its regular-season finale at rival Andover Central. A victory would give the Trojans their first outright league title in 12 years.
 
The Trojans’ losses came to Class 4A No. 1 Kapaun Mt. Carmel – a 27-14 decision – in their season opener and a 27-0 loss at Maize, which is Class 6A’s lone unbeaten and top-ranked team.
 
“It didn’t feel like we were desperate for anything,” said Cruce, who is in his second season at Andover after previous head coaching stints at Bethany College, Pratt and Campus. “We knew we left a lot of opportunities on the field in those games.
 
“We knew those teams were going to be pretty good and that’s what we told the guys. We went back to work and worked on everything. They didn’t lose sight of the little things.”
 
Andover outlasted Goddard 19-16 in overtime in the third week of the season and hasn’t slowed down. In the victory at Salina Central, the Trojans built a 14-0 lead early in the second quarter, silencing an offense that entered the game averaging 42.7 points.
 
“We knew this game meant a lot for league,” Quinn said. “We knew we had to get it and came out with energy, put the first points on the board.
 
“After halftime, we knew we had to keep it going. We knew they were going to come back and punch us in the mouth. After they did, we finished. We took care of them.”
 
The halftime break fell in the middle of a sequence in which both teams scrambled for momentum. Andover seemed to have it entering the locker room, as Quinn scored his third touchdown on a 1-yard, fourth-down sneak with 19 seconds remaining after Salina Central was called for pass interference on a play that started with an errant snap on a field goal. That gave the Trojans a 21-7 lead.
 
Andover was also set to receive the second-half kickoff, but the Mustangs’ Abram Owings covered an onside kick near midfield. Owings then reeled in a 33-yard pass from quarterback Griffin Hall just over three minutes into the third to cut the Trojans’ lead to 21-14.
 
With Central’s home crowd into the game, Andover answered. The Trojans recovered another onside attempt and four plays later, Quinn hit Reynolds behind the Mustang secondary to restore Andover’s two-score lead.
 
The Trojans countered a second Central touchdown in the third quarter with an 8-play, 66-yard march. Quinn’s longest run of the game, a 47-yard dash, set up his 1-yard sneak that made it 35-21.
 
“That’s when you can tell the heartbeat of your team – when there’s some adversity,” Cruce said. “We’ve had some good wins the last few weeks, but we’ve a few times in the games where it’s close and we’ve had to buckle down and make a play. That experience helped us.”
 
The Trojans expect a similar challenge from Andover Central, which improved to 4-3 last week with a 55-52 victory over Eisenhower. Andover hasn’t beaten the reigning Class 4A champion since 2017. Three Jaguar victories in their seven-game winning streak against Andover have come by seven points or less.
 
“It’s a rivalry game,” Quinn said. “We can’t take our foot off the pedal. We’ve got to go get another one.”
 
 
OTHER WEEK 7 FOOTBALL STANDOUTS

• Cedar Vale-Dexter’s Cooper Criss connected with Wyatt Martin on a 15-yard touchdown pass with 14 seconds remaining, then ran in the ensuing two-point conversion to give the host Spartans an 88-86 victory over Oswego, clinching the Eight-Player I District 1 title. Criss completed 18 of 25 passes for 154 yards and three touchdowns as Cedar Vale-Dexter improved to 6-1. Senior Royce Potter ran 25 times for 193 yards and six touchdowns as the Spartans overcame an 8-touchdown performance by Oswego sophomore Demitri Williamson. Williams ran for 327 yards and seven scores, and also caught a 7-yard touchdown from Deonta Williamson. Cedar Vale-Dexter stopped the Indians on the 1-yard line on the game’s final play.
• Bishop Carroll’s John Corrigan threw two touchdown passes, one to Brittyn St. Vrain, who also added a rushing touchdown in the Golden Eagles’ 24-0 victory over visiting Wichita East. Corrigan opened the scoring with a 48-yard touchdown pass to Nathan Goertz for Carroll, which improved to 4-3.
• Wichita Heights quarterback Zane Masterson completed 12 of 17 passes for 242 yards and a touchdown, and was one of three Falcons who ran for two touchdowns in a 64-0 victory over Wichita North – Heights’ first victory of the season. Sophomore Chaylen Bodney paced the Falcons’ 323-yard rushing effort with 97 yards on three carries, two for TDs. Darius Rogers added five carries for 79 yards and a pair of scores.
• Wichita Northwest’s Jaylen Mason passed for 192 yards and two touchdowns, and Augie Fast gained 117 yards on 12 carries with a TD in the visiting Grizzlies’ 52-0 victory over Wichita South. Johnmichael Fountain ran for two touchdowns for Northwest, No. 2 in Class 6A. The Grizzlies’ defense limited South to 98 yards of total offense.
• Wichita Southeast’s Kedrick Harrison ran 28 times for 261 yards and three touchdowns in the Golden Buffaloes’ 53-0 victory over visiting Wichita West. Jeno Jones added a pair of rushing scores for Southeast, which secured its first winning season since 2008.
• Class 6A’s top-ranked Maize rolled up 544 yards of total offense and posted a season-high point total in a 68-34 victory at Valley Center. Quarterback Brayden Myovela passed for 153 yards and four touchdowns, and ran for 154 yards and two scores. Shannon Jones added 111 rushing yards and two TDs as the Eagles improved to 7-0.
• Derby quarterback Blade Clark ran for 176 yards and four touchdowns, and passed for 107 yards and another score in the Panthers’ 70-28 victory at Maize South. Junior Arieus Finley ran 12 times for 206 yards and three first-half touchdowns for Derby, which led 55-21 at the break. Isaac Nikolas added a 33-yard interception return for a touchdown in Derby’s high-scoring half as the Panthers, No. 5 in Class 6A, improved to 5-2.
• Hutchinson’s Robert Hunter ran for a touchdown and connected with Lamar Govain for another score as the visiting Salthawks rallied past Newton 15-14. Karmelo Green ran 11 times for 103 yards for Hutchinson, which also got a safety as it rallied from a 14-0 deficit.
• Salina South quarterback Izrael Telles completed 12 of 13 passes for 276 yards and six touchdowns as host Cougars defeated Campus 55-6 for their first victory. Telles connected with Jaxon Myers for four TDs totaling 164 yards. Jabrien Curtis had a pair of touchdown catches and Armane Redmon ran for two scores.
• Andover Central’s Jaxson Green ran for four touchdowns and returned the second-half kickoff 94 yards for another score as the visiting Jaguars outscored Eisenhower 55-52. Green finished with 13 carries for 193 yards, scoring on runs 27, 17, 70 and 48 yards. Quarterback Max Olson completed 13 of 19 passes for 195 yards with touchdowns to Noah Sawdy and Cooper Mason. Eisenhower’s Eli Ribaudo completed 20 of 37 passes for 291 yards and five touchdowns, three to Hayden Nall. The Tigers’ Brayden Pappas added 38 carries for 263 yards and three scores.
• Goddard kept its hopes of a share of the Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail II title alive with a 44-35 victory at Arkansas City. Joe Diekemper scored four touchdowns – three rushing, one receiving – and Erik Olivas ran 16 times for 187 yards and a score for the Lions.
• A week after getting shut out by Abilene, Augusta got three touchdown passes, three touchdown runs and a field goal from senior Brody Haskell in a 50-29 victory at McPherson. Haskell had 10 carries for 114 yards, and completed 9 of 13 passes for 292 yards, including an 80-yard touchdown to Brecken Albert for the Orioles’ first points. He also scored on runs of 67, 11 and 20 yards.
• Buhler’s Ben Clouse ran for 122 yards and a touchdown, and Max Harmony added 107 rushing yards in the host Crusaders’ 41-21 victory over Winfield. Quarterback Asher Zachary completed just two passes but both went for touchdowns, a 69-yarder to Landon Martinez and 33 yards to Jacob Miller.
• Mulvane quickly took control against visiting Coffeyville, getting a pair of touchdown passes from Manny Myers to Caleb Boor in a 31-point first quarter on the way to a 60-0 victory. Myers was 6 of 6 passing for 98 yards, and added seven carries for 130 rushing yards and two scores. His brother, Grady, ran for three touchdowns as the Wildcats won their sixth in a row to improve to 6-1.
• Andale quarterback Sam Harp ran for three touchdowns, passed for two and added a 39-yard punt return for a score as the visiting Indians won their 20^th consecutive game, defeating Wichita Trinity 68-20. Harp scored on runs 8, 67 and 1 yard, and connected with Hunter Grimes on TD passes of 9 and 27 yards as Andale, No. 1 in Class 3A, improved to 7-0 and 3-0 in District 6.
• Rose Hill’s Keedrin Jones ran for 195 yards on 18 carries and scored five touchdowns as the visiting Rockets stunned Wellington 55-14. Kai Kirchhoff-Jones added 99 rushing yards and two scores for Rose Hill, which scored 20 second-quarter points to take a 27-7 halftime lead before blowing the game open in the third with four touchdowns.
• Chaparral quarterback Daniel Schmidt passed for 209 yards and three touchdowns, and added a TD run and a 98-yard interception return for a score in the visiting Roadrunners’ 48-21 victory over Haven. Schmidt also had 10 tackles for Chaparral, which outscored the Wildcats 17-0 in the fourth quarter to pull away.
• Cheney’s Reece Tolar dashed 60 yards for a touchdown on the game’s second play, and added two other rushing TDs, three passing scores and a receiving TD in the host Cardinals’ 48-27 victory over Wichita Collegiate. Tolar caught a 55-yard touchdown from Colton Young and added a 1-yard run before halftime, but Cheney trailed 24-21. He gave the Cardinals the lead for good with a 16-yard touchdown pass to Quaid Thomas, then connected with Sam Johnson and Deitric McDaniel as the Cardinals outscored Collegiate 27-3 after the break to improve to 5-2.
• Conway Springs quarterback Eli Benge missed most of the game with a leg injury, but came on in double overtime to boot a 22-yard field goal in a 17-14 victory at Ellinwood that ended the Cardinals’ five-game losing skid. Logan Osner ran 28 times for 175 yards and two touchdowns for Conway Springs, which improved to 2-5.
• Garden Plain’s Braylen Dold, Trevor Catlin and Eli Eck each scored two touchdowns, and Emrick Hays ran for 127 yards and a score in the host Owls’ 49-0 victory over Douglass. Dold caught a touchdown pass from Eck, and also returned a punt 66 yards for a score as Garden Plain built a 42-0 halftime lead.
• Kingman’s Logan Birkenbaugh completed 9 of 15 passes for 142 yards and four touchdowns in the Eagles’ 37-7 victory at Belle Plaine. Junior Trenton Clark caught two of Birkenbaugh’s TDs, finishing with 69 receiving yards.
• Hillsboro’s Jesiah Gooch ran for six touchdowns, one on a 37-yard fake punt, to lead the host Trojans past Lyons 48-21. Gooch had a 43-yard scoring run, and Zayne Haslett added a 76-yarder for Hillsboro, which completed Class 2A District 6 play at 3-1.
• Hoisington quarterback Mason Martin passed for 130 yards and four touchdowns, and added two rushing scores as the host Cardinals stayed unbeaten with an 86-6 victory over Larned. Carson Mason returned an interception for a touchdown for Hoisington, 6-0 and No. 3 in Class 2A.
• Smoky Valley’s Andrew Lochard caught a touchdown pass, intercepted another and added a 45-yard punt return in the Vikings’ 29-7 victory over visiting Nickerson. Lochard’s 13-yard reception from quarterback Ty Heitschmidt gave Smoky Valley a 14-0 halftime lead.
• Pratt’s Cresten Pore passed for 89 yards and a touchdown, and also returned a fumble 25 yards for one of the Greenbacks’ three defensive scores in a 42-13 victory at Clearwater. Gavin Rupe returned an interception 52 yards for a touchdown and Luke Gatlin took another 48 yards for a TD as Pratt won its sixth in a row. Caleb Strong caught Pore’s 43-yard TD pass and added a rushing touchdown for the Greenbacks, who will host Cheney this week for the Class 3A District 7 title.
• Cherryvale’s Wyatt Duncan passed for 199 yards and two touchdowns, and added a 19-yard touchdown run in a 20-point first quarter that propelled the host Chargers to a 42-18 victory over Bluestem. Zeke Thornton caught three passes for 127 yards and both of Duncan’s scoring throws as Cherryvale improved to 4-3.
• Eureka’s Justin Andrews ran 24 times for 185 yards and four touchdowns as the Tornadoes clinched the Class 2A District 2 title with a 46-20 victory over visiting Central Heights. Quarterback Peyton Hare added 111 rushing yards and two scores, and also threw 114 yards and a touchdown to Cole Ptacek as Eureka improved to 6-1.
• Traxcyn Garton ran for 155 yards on 14 carries and Jace Buckley had 104 on seven attempts as Caney Valley defeated visiting Galena 48-6 to improve to 3-0 in Class 2A District 1. Garton and Buckley each scored a pair of touchdowns as the Bullpups moved to 6-1 overall.
• Humboldt’s Gavin Gunderman ran for 103 yards and a touchdown, and passed for 86 yards and two scores in the host Cubs’ 40-20 victory over West Franklin. Gunderman connected with Kolton Hanson and Broc Ivy for touchdowns, and Mason Sterling added an 84-yard kickoff return for a score as the Cubs moved to 3-4.
• Neodesha’s Camryn White ran for three touchdowns and Cole Ramey had 10 receptions for 162 yards and a score in the visiting Bluestreaks’ 35-28 victory over Baxter Springs. Quarterback Tayte Leck passed for 181 yards and the TD along to Ramey along with a rushing score as Neodesha, now 5-2, matched its highest victory total since 2017.
• Sterling, No. 3 in Class 1A, moved a step closer to an unbeaten regular season with a 75-33 victory over South Sumner County. The Black Bears (7-0) scored 10 rushing touchdowns and rolled up 531 yards on the ground. Senior Zane Farney ran 14 times for 167 yards and three scores. Senior Wyatt Newberry (4 carries, 123 yards, 2 rushing TDs, 1 receiving TD) and Jace Darnauer (3 carries, 139 yards, 3 TDs) also contributed to a big-play barrage as Sterling averaged 23 yards per play.
• Hutchinson Trinity’s Kaid McElgunn returned an interception for a touchdown, then  was on the receiving end of 28- and 48-yard scoring passes from Drew Dechant in the host Celtics’ 27-0 victory over Medicine Lodge. Dechant passed for 143 yards and added 69 rushing yards and a score as Trinity won its sixth straight to improve to 6-1.
• Inman’s Malachi Brunk scored on runs of 35 and 50 yards, and Korbyn McClellan added scoring runs of 51 and 21 yards as the host Teutons defeated Bennington 76-0 to set up a matchup with Moundridge for the Class 1A District 6 title. Jayce Jennings added a 62-yard interception return for Inman, which improved to 6-1 and 3-0 in the district.
• Marion’s Jameson Looper ran for 188 yards and three touchdowns, and Carson Krause connected with Tripp Peterson for the Warriors’ other score as they ended a two-game losing streak with a 28-12 victory over visiting Remington.
• Moundridge’s Heath Churchill was on the receiving end of two of quarterback Owen Colwell’s three touchdown passes as the Wildcats won 38-8 at Sedgwick. Colwell, starting for injured Kaizer Kanitz, completed 13 of 17 passes for 128 yards, including TDs of 3 and 13 yards to Churchill and a 22-yard scoring pass to Easton Shahan. Logan Greenwalt answered Sedgwick’s lone touchdown with an 86-yard kickoff return for Moundridge, now 6-1.
• Oxford’s Logan Gaither ran for 149 yards and three touchdowns, and the host Wildcats added six other rushing scores in a 65-6 victory over visiting Udall. Xzavier McClamy and Kegan Kelly each ran for two touchdowns as Oxford improved to 6-0.
• Ell-Saline’s Reese Krone ran for two touchdowns and passed for two, and Kas Kramer added 108 rushing yards and three touchdowns in the visiting Cardinals’ 50-0 victory over Goessel. Kramer forced a fumble on the game’s first play and Krone added a pair of sacks for Ell-Saline, No. 4 in Eight-Player I.
• Hutchinson Central Christian improved to 7-0, getting 99 rushing yards and four touchdowns from Piercen Huff in a 52-6 victory over visiting Pretty Prairie. Huff ran for three scores and returned an interception for his other TD as the Cougars, No. 5 in Eight-Player II, tallied at least 50 points for the fifth time this season.
• Fairfield’s Brodie Snodgrass ran 27 times for 247 yards and five touchdowns to propel the host Falcons to a 52-6 victory over Norwich, their second straight victory.
• Cunningham’s Stephen Kerschen ran 21 times for 306 yards and three touchdowns as the Wildcats stepped up from six-player to an eight-player matchup and defeated Argonia-Attica 62-14. Skyler Thimesch added three touchdown runs for Cunningham, which improved to 6-1.
• Peabody-Burns won its fifth consecutive game, getting 95 rushing yards and three touchdowns from Joesuf Aydelott in a 51-6 victory at Chetopa. Jameson Miles ran for a touchdown and caught one for the Warriors, who are 5-2.
• South Barber junior Austin Swonger accounted for 427 yards of total offense and eight touchdowns in the Chieftains’ 58-12 victory over visiting Pawnee Heights. Swonger completed 12 of 16 passes for 308 yards and six touchdowns – three to Steele Smith, two to Garen Cantrell and one to Brayden Duvall. Swonger also ran for 119 yards and a pair of scores on seven carries as South Barber won its sixth consecutive game.