By Donna & Amy White
The Haysville Times
It was a cold night in Haysville last Friday not only for Campus football fans but also for the team. While diehard fans bundled up in coats, hats and gloves, the Colts were looking for another way to heat up the field.
Friday night’s game saw Campus face off against Wichita Northwest in the first of three district games. Both teams were slow to start and remained scoreless until the middle of the second quarter. Northwest took the lead in the second quarter with a lone touchdown, 0-7.
After a well-rounded, but cold halftime show, the Colts returned to the field. Within the first minute of play, Northwest scored another touchdown and kick for the extra point. The 0-14 deficit seemed to light a fire under the Colts. Campus scored their first seven points later in the quarter with a touchdown pass from Ryan Burke to Michael Hyde to close the gap. Campus ends the quarter down but not out, 7-14.
And just as the night air began to really chill, the two teams turned up the heat. Campus and Northwest combined for 36 points in the fourth quarter alone. Northwest added nine points with an interception return and a field goal. Campus responded with a 54-yard pass from Burke to Hyde. The failed two-point conversion left the Colts down 13-23.
Before the game was over, Northwest added two more touchdowns with matching extra point kicks. Sandwiched in the middle of the two touchdowns was Campus’ final touchdown of the game. Burke and Hyde would team up one last time in this game. However, the duo could not fill the 17-point gap between the two teams. Campus loses this one 20-37.
Campus is ranked second in the AVCTL Division 2 behind McPherson with a 4-1 league record, 4-3 overall. The loss to Northwest puts the Colts in a must-win situation for the final two district games against Maize and Wichita North. Campus will travel to Maize this week and return home on October 27th for their final home game of the season against North.