Buhler led Great Bend by a point at halftime Friday, Nov. 6. By the end of the Kansas Class 4A playoff rematch, the Crusaders had scored 42 second-half points and won 49–12 behind a 350-yard, four-touchdown rushing performance from junior Landon Martinez.
Asher McConnaughy broke a scoreless tie with a 5-yard touchdown run early in the second quarter. Great Bend answered when Cooper Ohnmacht caught an 18-yard pass from Maxson Smiley one-handed, but the missed extra point left Buhler ahead 7–6 at the break.
Martinez had already gained 112 yards by halftime. He opened the third quarter with a 61-yard run and finished that drive with a touchdown from the 1. The win avenged Buhler’s regular-season loss to Great Bend and extended the Crusaders’ winning streak to six games.
Game details were reported by Catch It Kansas and the Great Bend Tribune.
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