By Staff
OAKLEY – By the play of quarterback Tanner Heckel and the legs of Samuel Shober plus a stingy defense, Inman scored a 47-0 shutout win on the road Friday at Oakley and claim a Class 1A Regional Championship.
Ranked number two in Class 1A, the Teutons are now 9-1 for the season as they prep to play in the state playoff quarterfinals next Friday by hosting Smith Center. Smith Center is ranked number nine in Class 1A and will bring an 8-2 record to the game after they shutout Sedgwick 28-0 on Friday.
Tanner Heckel scored on a one-yard run early to give Inman an 8-0 lead at the end of the first quarter before scoring on an 11-yard run and then connecting with Harrison Brunk for a 27-yard pass play for another score in the second quarter. With Samuel Shober also accounting for a score in the second quarter on a 19-yard run, the Teutons took a commanding 28-0 advantage into the halftime break.
Heckel and Harrison Brunk connected again in the third quarter, this time on a 44-yard pass and catch for a touchdown while Shober added a 12-yard scoring run to give Inman a 40-0 lead heading into the final quarter.
After Heckel added a six-yard run for a score in the fourth quarter, Inman had their final 47-0 shutout win.
With Heckel at quarterback, Inman recorded 17 first downs and rolled up 419 yards in offense on 49 snaps. Of those yards, Heckel accounted for 254 yards as he completed four-of-six passes for 95 yards while covering 159 yards on nine rushes. Samuel Shober also broke the 100-yard barrier as he ran for 109 yards on 13 totes.
Harrison Brunk caught two of Heckel’s four completed passes which went for 71 yards and two scores.
The Teuton defense was stout the entire game as Oakley snapped the ball on offense 49 times but only gained 92 yards and five first downs. Oakley only completed two-of-eight passes for 38 yards while running for just 54 yards on 35 carries.
Leading the stout Inman defense, Zachary Martisko totaled 13 tackles with four of those being solo stops. Samuel Shober recorded 12 tackles with four being solo and one for going for a loss while Kellen Schrag and Eli Brunk had eight and seven tackles respectively while both recording a sack and a stop for a loss of yardage.
INMAN TEUTONS at Oakley
SCORING: TEUTONS: 8-20-12-7=47; Oakley: 0-0-0-0=0
1st Quarter:
TEUTONS – Tanner Heckel on a 1-yard run (2-Point Conversion – Tanner Heckel Run) 8-0
2nd Quarter:
TEUTONS – Tanner Heckel on an 11-yard run (2-Point Conversion Failed) 14-0
TEUTONS – Samuel Shober on a 19-yard run (2-Point Conversion – Samuel Shober Run) 22-0
TEUTONS – Harrison Brunk on a 27-yard pass play from Tanner Heckel (2-Point Conversion Failed) 28-0
3rd Quarter:
TEUTONS – Harrison Brunk on a 44-yard pass play from Tanner Heckel (2-Point Conversion Failed) 34-0
TEUTONS – Samuel Shober on a 12-yard run (2-Point Conversion Failed) 40-0
4th Quarter:
TEUTONS – Tanner Heckel on a 6-yard run (Felix Farnebo Kick) 47-0
TEAM STATS:
TEUTONS: 1st Downs – 17; Total Offense – 49 for 419; Passing – 4/6 for 95, 2 scores; Rushing – 34 for 324; Fumbles – 2/2; Penalties – 11/65.
Oakley: 1st Downs – 5; Total Offense – 49 for 92; Passing – 2/8 for 38, 1 interception; Rushing – 35 for 54; Fumbles – 1/1; Penalties – 5/30.
TEUTON INDIVIDUAL STATS:
Passing: Tanner Heckel – 4/6 for 95, 2 scores.
Rushing: Tanner Heckel – 9 for 159, 3 scores; Samuel Shober – 13 for 109, 2 scores; Josiah Buller – 4 for 19; Sebastian Martinez – 1 for 13; Dawson McConnell – 3 for 12; Felix Farnebo – 2 for 7; Kellen Schrag – 2 for 5.
Receiving: Harrison Brunk – 2 for 71, 2 scores; Eli Brunk – 1 for 26; Samuel Shober – 1 for -2.
Defense: Zachary Martisko – 13, 4 solo; Samuel Sober – 12, 4 solo, 1 for loss; Kellen Schrag – 8, 4 solo, 1 sack, 1 for loss; Eli Brunk – 7, 2 solo; 1 sack, 1 for loss; Josiah Buller – 6, 1 solo; Zaden Johnson – 4, 1 solo; TJ Froese – 3, 2 solo, 1 sack, 1 for loss; Dominic Nuese-Rasmussen – 3, 1 solo, 1 for loss; Noah Pollock – 3, 1 solo; Tanner Heckel – 3; Harrison Brunk – 2; Cooper Wiens – 2; Dawson McConnell – 1, 1 solo, 1 for loss; Sebastian Martinez – 1, 1 solo; Felix Farnebo – 1; Jesse Ballard – 1.
(The Staff covering McPherson County Activities can be reached by email at crossdovewriter@gmail.com)