by Tracy McCue, Sumner Newscow — In what seems to be a recurring theme, Sumner County football will depend on a flock of Cardinals.

Conway Springs and South Haven are back in the playoffs as they were last year, and the year before that and the year before that, and the year… you get the picture.

Conway Springs wrapped up another district championship with a 35-8 victory over Douglass. South Haven had no trouble beating Central 50-0.

In other Sumner County action, Oxford gave West Elk a dandy of a game before losing 42-32. Chaparral ripped Belle Plaine 47-12 and Caldwell wrapped up the season with a 32-14 victory over Norwich. 

As for the playoffs, Conway Springs will host Wichita Independent on Tuesday in Class 3A (see 3A bracket here)

http://kpreps.com/kansas/playoffs/2013/?class=3A

South Haven, runner up in district, will travel to Marias des Cygnes Valley, which is 9-1 (see 8-man Div. 1 bracket here: http://kpreps.com/kansas/playoffs/2013/?class=8M-I

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Conway Springs 35 Douglass 8

Conway Springs didn’t’ decimate Douglass but would score a touchdown every quarter until the fourth when it scored two. Douglass never found the end zone until the 2:18 mark.

Travis Wood scored all three Conway Springs touchdowns in the first three quarters. He accumulated 145 yards. Dakota Finstad rushed for 110 yards.

Luke Fisher led Conway Springs with 8.5 tackles. Jacob Koch had two interceptions. Overall, Conway Springs accumulated 433 yards to Douglass’ 269 yards.

The full stats are as follows: Conway Springs – Douglass stats

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South Haven 50 Sedan 0

This was a mismatch. The next opponent won’t be. The box score is here: South Haven 50 Sedan 0

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West Elk 42 Oxford 32 

West Elk opened with a 14-0 lead and it would need both of those touchdowns the rest of the way as Oxford tried to ruin West Elk’s perfect record.

The box score is as follows:

West Elk 20 14 0 8 42

Oxford 12 8 6 6 32

1st quarter

West Elk Gomez 34 yard run (PAT Gomez run)

West Elk: Gomez 60 punt return (PAT Fail)

Oxford: Silhan 25 yard run (PAT fail)

West Elk: Gomez 3 yard run (PAT fail)

Oxford: Haskins 34 yard run (PAT fail)

2nd Quarter

Oxford: Norris 5 yard run (PAT Haskins run)

West Elk: Noll 20 yard run (PAT fail)

West Elk: Wilson to Smith 10 yard pass (PAT Gomez run)

3rd Quarter

Oxford: Silhan 47 yard run (PAT fail)

4th quarter

West Elk: Wilson to Jennings 12 yard TD pass (PAT Gomez)

Oxford: Norris 3 yard run ( PAT Fail)

Caldwell 32 Norwich 12

Caldwell picked up a big win to end a trying season. The box score is here: Caldwell over Norwich