By Jeremy McGuire
Hays Post

Phillipsburg 58, TMP 14

HAYS-Phillipsburg opened 3A, District 14 with a bang on Friday night in Hays beating the TMP Monarchs 58-14. The Panthers scored 34 first quarter points to put the game away early.  Phillipsburg used all three phases of the game to put the hurt on the Monarchs scoring on a Treylan Gross 4 yard run, a Kirk Coomes 77 yard pass from Trey Sides, a Trey Thompson 67 yard interception return, a Christopher Van Kooten 18 yard fumble return and Thompson with a 54 yard punt return all for scores.

It was the same song, different verse in the second quarter as Phillipsburg added 24 more points. John Gower scored from one yard out, Coomes added two more short runs and Jonathan Hunnacutt chipped in with a 25 yard field goal. That scoring put the Panthers up 58-0 at halftime.

TMP was able to put some scoring drives together in the second half.  Luke Ruder connected with Tucker Rhoades on a 38 yard touchdown pass in the third quarter.  In the fourth quarter Ruder found Tate Garcia on a 13 yard strike and Carson Jacobs threw his first career touchdown pass from 40 yards out to Creighton Renz.

Phillipsburg improves to 7-0 on the season and will play at Norton on Friday.  TMP drops to 1-6 and will try and keep their playoff hopes alive in Russell next week.

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