Wayne dents Baxter football’s playoff chances after win on Homecoming

CORYDON — After one quarter on Friday, the Baxter football team trailed Wayne Community by only two points. The Bolts also scored the only points of the fourth.

Unfortunately, what happened in the middle two quarters was too much for Baxter to overcome during a 44-12 road loss at George Saling Athletic Complex.

The Falcons rushed for 441 yards in the Class 8-man District 7 contest and dented the Bolts’ postseason chances following the win.

Baxter fell to 2-2 in district play with three games to go. The top three teams in each 8-man district automatically qualify for the playoffs.

The Bolts (2-3, 2-2 in the district) trailed 8-6 after one quarter and outscored the Falcons 6-0 in the fourth. But Wayne shut out Baxter 36-0 in the second and third to pull away on Homecoming in the first-ever meeting between the two teams, according to Bound.

Stadan Vansice was 17-of-28 through the air for 191 yards and one touchdown. He also rushed for 70 yards and one TD on 18 carries.

Eli Dee grabbed eight passes for 131 yards and one score, Hayden Burdess hauled in six passes for 38 yards and Colten Damman gained 22 yards on his three catches. Ruger Kincaid rushed for 30 yards on seven carries, too.

Vansice led the defense with 11.5 tackles and Kincaid posted nine tackles. Trevor Hamilton added 5.5 tackles, Burdess registered five tackles, Miles McCord totaled 3.5 tackles, Damman had three tackles and Dee chipped in 2.5 tackles.

Fischer Buckingham led Wayne (4-1, 2-1) with 307 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 27 carries.

Colby Holbrook gained 77 yards and scored two TDs on nine carries, while Lane Ogden had 15 carries for 57 yards and two scores. The Falcons threw for only 10 yards in the victory.

Tully Wood led the Wayne defense with eight tackles, two sacks, four tackles for loss and one forced fumble, while Buckingham totaled a team-high 8.5 tackles.