cCONWAY SPRINGS 34, ELLINWOOD 21

CONWAY SPRINGS — Cardinal quarterback Logan Osner scored a pair of touchdowns as No. 1 ranked Conway Springs held off pesky Ellinwood 34-21 in Friday's 1A District football game. The defending 1A state champions (7-0, 4-0) clinch the District title. Cardinal Grant Fisher iced the victory with a 10-yard touchdown.

Ellinwood played its best game of the season to lead 7-0 and 14-8. Landon Simpson, Cason Merritt and Drake Hosman scored touchdowns to keep the Eagles within 28-21.

Ellinwood (4-3, 1-3) must beat Medicine Lodge (4-2, 2-2) to qualify for the 1A playoffs.

Ellinwood 7 8 0 6 -- 21

Conway 0 14 14 6 -- 34

E—Landon Simpson 10 run (Erik Grobe kick); CS—Logan Osner 12 run (Cade Howell run); E—Cason Merritt 12 run (1 pass from Simpson); CS—Osner 15 run (run fails); CS—Howell 3 run (run fails); CS—Isaac Winter 57 run (Grant Fisher pass from Osner); E—Drake Hosman 5 run (kick fails); CS—Fisher 10 run (run fails)

1A DISTRICT 7

Conway Springs 4-0 7-0

Sterling 3-1 4-3

Medicine Lodge 2-2 4-2

Hutchinson Trinity 2-2 3-4

Ellinwood 1-3 4-3

South Sumner 0-4 2-5

9-27—Sterling 41, Ellinwood 35; Conway Springs 45, Medicine Lodge 24; Hutchinson Trinity 30, South Sumner 28 (OT)

10-4—Sterling 33, Medicine Lodge 26; Ellinwood 59, South Sumner 27; Conway Springs 35, Hutchinson Trinity 0

10-11—Conway Springs 41, Sterling 14; Hutchinson Trinity 26, Ellinwood 15; Medicine Lodge 20, South Sumner 12

10-18—Conway Springs 34, Ellinwood 21, Medicine Lodge 13, Hutchinson Trinity 0; Sterling 55, South Sumner 18

10-25—Conway Springs at South Sumner; Sterling at Hutchinson Trinity; Medicine Lodge at Ellinwood