PHOTO GALLERY Bullpups Strike Early, Hold Off Tonganoxie on Senior Night
Becker runs for two scores and Bengtson throws for 303 yards as McPherson beats the Chieftains 38-19 to improve to 6-1.
MCPHERSON, Kan. — McPherson used big plays in the first half and solid defense in the second to beat Tonganoxie 38-19 on Senior Night Friday. Dane Becker scored on a 28-yard run after a blocked punt. Carter Bengtson then threw touchdown passes of 69 yards to Ashton Malm and 64 yards to Brody Hoffman, and Brody Milleson’s eight-yard run gave McPherson a 28-13 halftime lead. Takoda Linn kept it there with an end-zone interception on fourth down in the final minute of the half.
After the break, Becker added a six-yard touchdown run and Jaxon Hoover kicked a 28-yard field goal to make it 38-13. Tonganoxie’s only score of the second half was a 41-yard pass from Hudson Myers to Jack Reischman. McPherson piled up 480 yards. Bengtson went 17 of 21 for 303 yards, Malm caught seven passes for 146 yards and Becker ran for 135 yards. Bodee Maslak led Tonganoxie with 149 rushing yards.
McPherson (6-1) stays second in the 4A West.The Bullpups close the regular season Friday at Winfield, where a win would finish an unbeaten AVCTL Division III schedule.
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