Conway Springs goes 1-0 in district with big win over rival Garden Plain
Sumner Newscow report — The Conway Springs Cardinal picked up a monstrous win over neighboring rival Garden Plain, winning 21-20 in a key Class 3A District 10 showdown. See stats here.
The two teams were tied at halftime 14-all before Conway Springs held Garden Plain on fourth down at the Conway Springs 42 on a fourth-and-7. Conway Springs’ would then score its go-ahead touchdown.
Pauly responded with a 67-yard touchdown run on the Garden Plain’s next possession, and the Owls elected to try for a two-point conversion that would have given them the lead instead of a game-tying point-after attempt. Conway Springs defense again held as Pauly’s pass fell incomplete.
The 6-1 Cardinals failed to produce any more points, leaving the defense on the hook to preserve the lead. Garden Plain, also 6-1, marched 65 yards as time wound down in the fourth quarter, setting up a game-decided fourth-and-2 on the Conway Springs 12-yard line.
Garden Plain, needing 2 yards for the first down, instead rolled Pauly out to the left for a pass to the end zone and the ball fell incomplete out of bounds, sealing the Conway Springs win.
In the first half, Garden Plain orchestrated a pair of 80-yard scoring drives that drained the clock and initially gave the visiting team the lead.
But Conway Springs’ offense countered with big plays. Trenton Jones ran a 76-yard scamper. Conway Springs would score thereafter.
Conway Springs eventually  took the lead by holding Garden Plain to 3-and-out, before getting a 48-yard touchdown run from quarterback Colton Terhune – his second score of the half.
Terhune finished with 101 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries, while Jones added 133 yards on 20 carries.
