By CHARLES SPURLOCK
Special to TopSports.news
Seaman (1-1, 1-0 United Kansas Conference) hosted Topeka West (0-2, 0-2 UKC) on Friday night in the third game of the season for both teams.
Seaman senior quarterback Max Huston threw for 272 yards and five touchdowns in the Vikings' 53-6 win over Topeka West Friday night. [File photo/TSN]
Topeka West played the game with two of their offensive linemen injured, so it proved to be difficult to get their running game going while Seaman started quickly and never looked back, winning by a score of 53-6.
After holding the Chargers to a three-and-out, Seaman scored on their second play from scrimmage -- a 53-yard pass from senior Max Huston to senior Bryer Finley.
Following a Topeka West fake punt, Seaman drove down the field and junior Kaden McKinney rushed 6 yards for a touchdown.
Topeka West’s third punt was fumbled and recovered by the Chargers on the Viking 30-yard-line. On the third play following the turnover, freshman Josiah Wilke connected with senior Elijah Berg on a 37-yard touchdown pass, making the score 14-6.
Early in the second quarter, the Vikings scored on an 18 yard pass from Huston to Finley, giving Seaman a 20-6 lead.
After the Chargers turned the ball over on downs, Huston connected with Finley for their third touchdown, a 65-yard pass down the right sideline.
Following a Topeka West turnover on downs, Seaman had a time-consuming drive, which ended in a 16 yard touchdown pass from Huston to sophomore Jack Becker, giving the Vikings a 34-6 lead.
A short punt by Topeka West gave Seaman a short field and the combination of Huston and Finley connected for the fourth time, extending the Vikings' lead to 40-6, which was the halftime score.
Due to approaching inclement weather, the second half was played with a running clock.
Seaman had the first possession of the third quarter and ran the ball three straight times, leading to a McKinney 17-yard touchdown run, making the score 46-6.
Seaman scored again following a Charger turnover on downs with a 26-yard run by senior Samson Tootle, increasing the lead to 53-6.
The game was cancelled due to lightning in the area with 10 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, with Seaman improving their record to 2-1 while Topeka West fell to 0-3.
Huston had a terrific night for the Vikings, going 12 of 19 passing for 272 yards and five touchdowns. His favorite target, Finley, finished with six catches for 188 yards and four touchdowns.
The running game was also successful for Seaman as both running backs, McKinney and Tootle, carried the ball 10 times each, with McKinney gaining 86 yards and two touchdowns and Tootle rushing for 115 yards and one touchdown.
Seaman will travel to Kansas City to take on Turner next Friday night in a United Kansas Conference game.Topeka West will travel to Lansing to take on the Lions in a conference tilt next Friday night.
SEAMAN 53, TOPEKA WEST 6
Topeka West (0-3, 0-3) 6 0 0 0 -- 6
Seaman (2-1, 2-0) 14 26 13 0 -- 53
Seaman - Finley 53 pass from Huston (Hays kick)
Seaman - McKinney 6 run (Hays kick)
Topeka West - Berg 37 pass from Wilke (kick blocked)
Seaman - Finley 18 pass from Huston (kick failed)
Seaman - Finley 65 pass from Huston (Hays kick)
Seaman - Becker 16 pass from Huston (Hays kick)
Seaman - Finley 34 pass from Huston (kick failed)
Seaman - McKinney 17 run (kick failed)
Seaman - Tootle 26 run (Hays kick)
Individual Statistics
Rushing — Topeka West: Webb 10-37; Hernandez 1-7; Cosey 1-3; Berg 1-3; Emerson 2-2; Munganga 2-(-1); Barr 1-(-4). Seaman: Tootle 10-115; McKinney 10-86; Piper 1-4.
Passing — Topeka West: Wilke 6-13-0, 45 yards; Emerson 3-10-1, 10 yards. Seaman: Huston 12-19-0, 272 yards; Ketter 0-0-0, 0 yards.
Receiving — Topeka West: Berg 3-40, 1 TD; Barr 2-10; Batson 2-7; Lindsay 1-3; Munganga 1-(-5). Seaman: Finley 6-188, 4 TD’s; Kobuszewski 3-29; McKinney 1-23; Becker 1-16, 1 TD; Tootle 1-16.
Punting — Topeka West: Berg 2-35.5; Ware 1-32; Tisdale 1-27.
