HUTCHINSON -- Andale delivered a stellar defensive performance in forcing four turnovers and shutting out Perry-Lecompton, 20-0, to win the Class 3A state championship for the second consecutive season.
The Indians held the Kaws to 215 yards of total offense in the contest, well below their 388-yard average this season.
The first quarter only consisted of two drives. The Kaws reached the Andale 24-yard line on its opening possession, when Cody Parthemer grabbed the first of four interceptions of Perry-Lecompton quarterback Thad Metcalfe on the day.
Andale would consume seven minutes on its first drive, culminating in a 15-yard touchdown run from Noah Meyer.
“The difference was the turnovers, we had four, and that was huge because it shortened the field for us,” Andale head Coach Dylan Schmidt commented to Gallagher Martin of the Hutchinson News.
Perry-Lecompton’s second drive would also end in an interception, with Jacob Englebrecht doing the honors for the Indians.
Andale would only take three minutes to score as Eli Rowland broke free for a 7-yard touchdown run.
After a Perry-Lecompton punt, both teams would trade interceptions and go to the halftime break with Andale leading, 12-0.
Andale would start the third quarter with a 15-play, 60-yard drive that took up 7:30 off the clock and resulted in a 3-yard touchdown run from Rowland – his second of the game.
Neither team could muster any points the remainder of the game.
The Andale defense stood up again and stopped the ensuing Perry-Lecompton drive on a turnover on down. Jacob Englebrecht later grabbed his second interception of the game.
Rowland led the Andale offense with 147 rushing yards and two scores on 29 carries. Meyer, 91 yards on 18 carries to go along with the game’s first score.
As they did much of the year, the Indians stuck to the ground game, with Wyatt Spexarth completing 1 of 3 pass attempts for 12 yards and an interception.
Metcalfe led Perry-Lecompton with 83 yards rushing and passed for 86 yards, but was intercepted four times.
The title was Andale’s fifth overall, including state titles in 2006, ’07, ’14, and ’19.
Andale 20, Perry-Lecompton 20
Perry-Lecompton (11-2) 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 | 0
Andale (12-0) 0 – 12 – 8 – 0 | 20
Scoring Summary:
Second Quarter:
Andale – Noah Meyer 15-yard run (2-PT run failed) 9:47 – Andale 6-0
Andale – Eli Rowland 7-yard run (2-PT pass failed) 3:27 – Andale 12-0
Third Quarter:
Andale – Rowland 3-yard run (Rowland 2-PT run good) 4:24 – Andale 20-0
PLHS Andale
First Downs 11 17
Rushing yards 31-109 48-240
Passing yards 106 12
Passes Comp-Att-INT 11-19-4 1-3-1
Total Offense 215 252
Punt Return-Yards 1-14 1-10
Kickoff Return-Yards 2-29 1-30
Interception Return-Yards 1-2 4-59
Punts (Number-Avg) 1-57.0 4-36.2
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards 4-37 3-25
Possession Time 23:01 24:59
Third-Down Conversions 8 of 13 8 of 11
Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 1 of 1
Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-0 3-3
Points off turnovers 0 12
Individual Statistics:
RUSHING:
P-L: Thad Metcalfe 24-83; Dawson Williams 1-14; Reichen Rush 6-12
Andale: Eli Rowland 29-147; Noah Meyer 18-91; Wyatt Spexarth 1-2
PASSING:
P-L: Metcalfe 10-18-4, 86; Williams 1-1-0, 20
Andale: Spexarth 1-3-1, 12
RECEIVING:
P-L: Williams 5-27; Rush 3-14; Ben Stone 2-46; Hunter Hess 1-19
Andale: Rowland 1-12
TACKLES (total):
P-L: Thad Metcalfe 16; Wesley Monaghan 16; Hayden Robb 12; Ryley Besler 8; Sean Urban 6; Dawson Williams 6; Hunter Hess 4; Ben Stone 3; Bradley Robb 2; Cameron Jeter 2; Cadon Quinlan 2; Brayton Leochner 1
Andale: Elijah Aouad 13; Caden Parthemer 11; Cody Parthemer 9; Gabe Ungles 6; Logan Spexarth 6; Jacob Engelbrecht 4; Hector Serratos 3; Eli Rowland 3; Noah Meyer 3; Nathan Nemechek 2; Cayden Winter 2; Alec Koehler 1; Jonah Meyer 1
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