Van-Far went all the way to Hillsboro on Friday night and came home with its first district football championship since 2000.
After traveling for more than two hours, the Indians defeated Grandview (Hillsboro) 22-18 to win the Class 1 District 2 championship. Van-Far stopped Grandview five times on fourth down. The Indians took an 8-6 lead into halftime after a Kasen Christian quarterback keeper touchdown and Gaven Gaston two-point run. They took their first two-possession lead of 16-6 on a six-year touchdown run by Evan Utterback and two-point run by Gaston and then was able to hold off two long Grandview touchdown passes thanks to a 41-yard Gaston touchdown run.
Gaston was the leading rusher with 136 yards on 14 carries, Utterback was close behind with 130 yards on 20 carries and Christian ran for 82 yards on seven carries. Utterback and Pacey Reading each led with six tackles and a tackle for loss on defense, Jackson Fischer had five tackles and a forced fumble, Bryce Reading had four tackles, and Ty Evans had three tackles and a tackle for loss.
Look for full story in the Wednesday, November 19, 2025 edition of the Mexico Ledger.
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