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# Hack and Scratch Episode 11
- URL: https://www.citizenjournal.us/hack-and-scratch-episode-11/
- Published: 2026-10-02T11:02:57.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-02T11:02:57.000Z
- Description: Midseason Bullpup sports grades
- Author: Greg Loving
- Tags: McPherson County, #news

00:00 – Cold open + Farmers State Bank intro  
00:53 – Sponsor: Sheets-Adams Realtors, McPherson and Hutchinson (620-241-3648)  
01:23 – October is here: midseason report cards for McPherson High fall sports  
02:02 – Football B+ (Coach Pav wants consistency and execution with Mulvane and Tonganoxie ahead); golf C+ but trending (Scratch grading his own team)  
03:26 – Tennis A (Coach Brown, top-three at state again?); volleyball B and close to an A (Coach Doyle, 16-6, finally beat Circle, Paola this weekend)  
04:23 – Cross country B- (good workouts, miserable weather); soccer B+ (Coach Adrian: wins over Great Bend, Salina South and Classical)  
05:52 – Fall seasons past halfway; where golf regionals might send the western Kansas schools  
07:33 – Week 5 football: Bullpups at El Dorado; Smoky Valley at 4-0 Hesston; Inman vs Hillsboro; Moundridge vs Hutch Trinity  
10:40 – Homecoming in Canton: Canton-Galva (2-2) hosts 0-4 Herington; Hack grades his Eagles a C+ and trending after the Randolph loss  
12:27 – Eight-man: Little River (4-0) at Stafford; Elyria Christian vs Southern Coffey County; Andale's 30-game streak goes to Cheney  
15:24 – Sponsor: The Citizen Journal daily brief (citizenjournal.us)  
16:01 – Oktoberfest: likes and dislikes about October — closing the pool, rain-outs and Scratch's cancellation rant, early dark; playoff brackets, patio weather, chili and soup season, pumpkin carving, Halloween costumes  
22:02 – Handoff to the Back Nine (Hack's best bet is tonight)  
23:06 – The Back Nine with Myron and the Fearless Forecaster: standings (Hack 19-9, Scratch 16-12, Myron 14-14, Fearless 6-8); K-State's loss at Cincinnati and the Avery Johnson question  
26:08 – Picks: KU -18.5 vs Middle Tennessee State (three on KU, Hack takes the points)  
28:16 – Patriots at Bills -6.5 (Hack alone on New England; "they can hang on to the football")  
30:48 – Raiders at Chiefs -4.5 (Myron and Hack on the Chiefs, Scratch and Fearless on the Raiders)  
33:26 – Texas -9.5 vs Oklahoma (Red River sweep for Texas; what happened to OU's running backs?)  
35:48 – Broncos at 49ers -2.5 (Myron: "you'd come back with a bunch of asses")  
38:42 – Cowboys at Texans -2.5 (the battle of two dumb teams)  
41:40 – Rams -3 at Eagles (west-to-east travel, Puka's last name)  
43:28 – Best bets: Bengals -2.5 over the Jaguars (Hack), Braves to close out the Phillies tonight (Scratch), Fearless rooting against the Yankees; baseball playoff talk  
45:51 – Back Nine sponsorship pitch and sign-off

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