Football Scoreboard: Tipton, Northwest 8-man advance to district championships
Published 11:54 am Monday, November 9, 2026
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Tipton football will play for a third straight district championship after defeating Windsor 56-14 in the Class 1 District 4 semifinals Friday, Nov. 6, at Tipton High School.
The Cardinals led 56-0 at halftime. Senior quarterback Andrew Bestgen completed 5 of 6 passes for 99 yards and three touchdowns.
Senior Cooper Doss had two catches for 40 yards and two touchdowns, while senior Ty Bixler had two catches for 50 yards and one touchdown.
On the ground, senior Levi Street ran for 95 yards and three touchdowns on 11 carries. Sophomore Micah Street ran for 64 yards and a touchdown on five carries, while senior Reid Broyles ran for 43 yards and a touchdown on five carries.
Levi Street led the defense with 10 tackles and a sack.
For Windsor, senior Ryan Millington completed 9 of 23 passes for 68 yards and a touchdown. Senior Malaki Shipps had three catches for 16 yards, while sophomore Paxton Wolfe had a 6-yard touchdown catch.
Wolfe also ran for 67 yards on 14 carries.
The Greyhounds end their season with a 5-6 record.
Tipton (10-0) will host Skyline (8-2) in the district championship game at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13.
Skyline defeated Russellville 50-32 in its semifinal game Friday.
Northwest 8-man 44, Concordia 0
A year after losing to Concordia in the district championship game, Northwest defeated the Orioles 44-0 in the 8-Man District 3 semifinals Friday, Nov. 6, at Northwest High School.
Sophomore Anthony Hieronymus led the Mustang offense with 170 rushing yards and a touchdown.
Senior Jacob Smolyuk threw for 71 yards and three touchdowns. He also ran 62 yards and two touchdowns.
Senior Connor Thorp had five catches for 71 yards.
Thorp also led the defense with 11 tackles. Smolyuk had four tackles and an interception.
Northwest (7-2) will host Santa Fe (7-3) in the district championship game at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13.
The Mustangs have never won a district championship.
Santa Fe beat Sweet Springs 69-18 in its semifinal game Friday.
Sports editor Jack Denebeim can be reached at 660-530-0142.
