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TSnews A defensive score highlighted four Garden Plain touchdowns as the host Owls beat the Phillipsburg Panthers 28-0 last Friday in a game played on Cheney’s artificial-turf field because of rain and field conditions. The Owls, always a run-first team, put most of their offensive efforts in the ground game.

TSnews The Argonia Raiders wrapped up their most successful volleyball season in a decade last Saturday when they finished fourth at the Class 1A Division II State tournament in Emporia. Argonia made it to the semifinals by going 1-2 in pool play last Friday and earning the second bid in its pool by winning a three-way tiebreaker.

TSnews The Clearwater Indians volleyball team finished one win short of advancing to the final four at the Class 4A State tournament last Friday as the Indians finished State tournament pool play 1-2 for the second year in a row. Clearwater defeated Concordia 25-23, 25-17 in its first pool contest, but fell to McPherson 16-25, 23-25 in the second pool contest and then fell to Rock Creek 18-25, 14-25 in the final contest of pool play.

TSnews The Argonia-Attica Titans football team won its 8-man Div. II playoff opener 70-20 last week Thursday in a home game at Attica.

TSnews The Scott Community High School Beavers outscored the Clearwater Indians 21-0 after halftime to end the Indians’ season last Friday in the first round of the Class 3A football playoffs, The Beavers struck first, taking advantage of a short field after a long punt return, to go ahead 7-0 in the first quarter. The Indians tied the game at 7 with a second- quarter scoring drive that ended with a touchdown run by Garrison Wells.

TSnews The Goddard Lions will be thinking about missed opportunities through the offseason. The Lions lost their Class 5A playoff opener 7-6 to the visiting Valley Center Hornets last Friday at Goddard District Stadium.

TSnews The top-seeded Conway Springs Cardinals, looking to add yet another State title to their collection, started the Class 1A football playoffs with a 59-28 win over the No. 16 Bennington Bulldogs last Friday.

Playing a day early did not seem to hurt the Eisenhower football team, as the Tigers rolled over the Emporia Spartans 55-10 in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs on Halloween night. All the treats went to the Tigers’ Carter Pabst, who thrilled the crowd with five touchdowns.

TSnews A quick start to last week’s Class 6A first-round playoff game helped the host Derby Panthers to a 62-7 win over the Campus Colts. The undefeated Panthers had three kick returns for touchdowns, and returned other kicks inside the Colts’ 20-yard line.

TSnews Meeting up for the second time in less than three weeks, the Garden Plain Owls football team beat the visiting Douglass Bulldogs 48-0 last Friday to open the Class 2A playoffs. The Owls won 44-0 at Douglass just two Fridays prior to the rematch.