Sports

Osage County’s three remaining playoff football teams each reached the ends of their seasons tonight, coming up short in sectionals and sub-state games.

Bearcats undefeated season ends

BURLINGAME—The Burlingame Bearcats rolled into the home sub-state with an 11-0 record, hosting undefeated Hanover for a chance to play in the state championship. The Bearcats trailed by a touchdown early, and played catchup throughout the match.

BURDEN—The Burlingame Bearcats broke through the second round of the Eight Man Division I playoffs with a 74-54 win over the Central High School Raiders Saturday evening at Burden.

“I knew, offensively, we were going to be able to score,” said Jeff Slater, Burlingame head coach. “They’ve won shootouts all year.”

The two teams combined for 18 touchdowns and just under 1,000 yards of total offense. Burlingame led the battle with 11 trips into the end zone.

Chargers advance to rematch with Columbus

CARBONDALE—The Santa Fe Trail Chargers made two big defensive plays that rolled into two late touchdowns to turn a deficit into a huge 35-22 win over Jefferson West Friday at home.

“It was a heck of a game,” said Jayson Duncan, Santa Fe Trail head coach. “We jumped out early and they scored right before the half.”

The Chargers scored early on a 59-yard pass from Bryce Erickson to Daniel Courtwright, and added short touchdown runs by Peyton Newton and Trevor Boudeman to carry a 20-16 lead out of the first half.

SALINA—The Santa Fe Trail Lady Chargers weren’t a ranked team for most of the season. The Lady Chargers crept into top 10 this final week, and it was that kind of year for much of the state’s top talent.

The Lady Chargers beat the fourth seed in their home sub-state championship Oct. 24 to reach state, and others around the state followed suit. Three of the eight state-qualifiers weren’t ranked in the top 10, including the teams that went on to finish second and third.