EMPORIA, Kan. (AP) -- Josh Smith has 39 carries for 257 yards and
three touchdowns to lead Hutchinson to the Class 5A state
championship with a 38-0 win over St. Thomas Aquinas.
Quarterback Todd Schultz added 137 yards and a touchdown in a
game where Hutchinson (11-2) didn't throw a single pass but had 493
rushing yards.
It's the fifth-straight state title for the Salthawks, who won
the previous four Class 6A championships before dropping to 5A this
season.
Hutchinson's defense held Aquinas (11-2) to 106 yards of total
offense and had four interceptions.
The Salthawks led 24-0 at halftime.
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HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) -- Jaydan Bird had 99 of his 182 yards in
the fourth quarter with two touchdowns Saturday as Conway Springs
came from behind to beat Silver Lake 22-14 in the Class 3A
championship game.
Silver Lake (13-1) was leading 14-6 early in the fourth quarter
when quarterback Tyler Roberts lost a fumble at the Conway Springs
42. The Cardinals took advantage of the turnover with a 58-yard
drive that ended with a one-yard touchdown run by Bird. The
two-point conversion tied it at 14-14.
Conway Springs (12-2) forced the Eagles to punt from their own 8
yard line and got the ball on the Silver Lake 40. Three plays later
Bird ran 37 yards up the middle for a touchdown to put the
Cardinals on top, then added the two-point conversion for the final
tally.
Roberts, who threw for more than 2,500 yards this season, was 9
of 16 for 136 yards for Silver Lake.
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