Around the Classes - Week 6 Recap
By: kpreps.com
Posted: October 12, 2009 - 7:59 PM

6A

Down 30-20 with just over four minutes to play, Olathe South scored 14 points in three minutes and ten seconds to shock Shawnee Mission East 34-30. Nick Sands caught a 57-yard touchdown pass from Tanner Dutton to pull South within 30-27. The Falcon defense then held, giving the ball back to the offense with 2:14 left. Marquis Addison capped the comeback with a 10-yard touchdown catch from Dutton to improve the Falcons to 4-2 entering district play.

Tyler Harrison threw for 237 yards and three touchdowns as Derby got past Salina South, 21-9. Devin Hedgepeth proved to be Harrison’s primary target catching six balls for 137 yards and two scores. Salina South was led by QB Jason Seibel who rushed for 161 yards and a score.

Topeka High raced out to a 21-0 lead, and shutdown Shawnee Heights on the T-birds last two possessions to hold on for a 35-34 win. While the two combined for 63 points in the first three quarters, the fourth quarter only produced six points on a Donnie Lockhart 35-yard touchdown run. The extra point was no good, however, leaving Heights down a point. Riley Williams led the Trojans on the ground with 146 yards and three touchdowns.

Demarcus Robinson rushed for over 250 yards for the second straight game as Wichita Northwest got a big road win at Garden City 42-19. Robinson followed up his 274 yard outburst last week against Wichita Southeast by running over the Buffaloes for 261 yards and three touchdowns. Robinson also recovered a fumble for a score on defense as the Grizzlies improved to 4-2.

Jonathan Swanepoel’s 1-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter was the difference as Shawnee Mission South edged Shawnee Mission North 20-17. North had taken the lead in the fourth quarter on a 27-yard field goal by Kyle Goodburm. The win propels the Raiders to 3-3 entering district play, while the Indians have lost four straight after a 2-0 start.

6A Class Notes – Overall, 6A teams are 96-96 (.500) through the first six weeks, including 33-34 (.493) against 5A schools, and 4-4 (.500) against 4A schools. The west side (50-46, .521) has been four games better than the east (46-50, .479) thus far; however the east still holds a 2-1 advantage in head-to-head contests.


5A

Mill Valley scored 27 points in the first quarter in beating Atchison 37-14. Dylan Floyd led the Jaguars with 178 yards and two touchdowns on the ground. The Redmen were without Quarterback Charlie Schneider who broke his thumb in the Colgan game.

Hays remained unbeaten by shocking Dodge City 28-17. The key for the Indians was turning Dodge City away inside the red zone. The Red Demons tallied only 10 points from six trips inside the Hays’ 20. Josh Balman led the Indians with 93 yards rushing on 10 carries. He also caught four passes for 67 yards and a score. Dodge City back Jace Banner carried 19 times for 102 yards and caught four passes for 75 yards in defeat. Hays can capture the WAC championship by beat Great Bend at home this week.

It’s not often that a team rushes for over 400 yards and loses by double digits, but that’s exactly what happened in Pratt’s 47-35 loss to Newton on Friday night. In fact, the Greenbacks rushed for 473 yards behind 209 from Jake Siroky and 113 from Skylar Angood, but four turnovers (two fumbles and two interceptions) led to their demise. Pratt led 35-28 midway through the fourth quarter before the Railers scored on an Evan Thomas 1-yard run to tie the game. Miguel Johns gave Newton the lead for good with a 72-yard run with just over three minutes left, and Kevin Ronen iced the win by returning a Pratt fumble 32 yards for the final score. Thomas led the Railers with 109 yards on the ground. These two teams played a similar high scoring affair last fall as Newton prevailed 61-35.

Winfield led only 6-0 at the half, but scored 33 points in the second half to blowout Haysville Campus 39-0. Viking signal-caller Tanner Bailey threw for 183 yards and four touchdowns, and Jacob Coble rushed for 121 yards and a score. The Winfield defense held the Colts to just 60 yards of total offense.

KC Schlagle got 100-yard rushing performances from Herman Ming and Jeff Jones as the Stallions beat KC Wyandotte 34-12. Derrick Rolls scored on a 2-yard touchdown run, and threw a touchdown pass in a losing effort for the Bulldogs.

5A Class Notes -- Overall, 5A teams are 99-93 (.516) through the first six weeks, including 34-33 (.508) against 6A schools, 26-26 (.500) against 4A schools, 1-0 against Oklahoma schools, and 6-2 against Missouri schools. The west half of 5A is 58-38 (.604), while the east is just 41-55 (.427). The west still holds a 3-1 advantage in head-to-head contests.


4A

Each week there seems to be another SEK League game coming down to the last play. This week it was Columbus building a 28-8 halftime lead, then needing overtime to edge Independence 40-34. The Bulldogs scored as time expired and converted the two-point conversion to send the game into OT. In overtime, Indy got the ball first but was slowed by a penalty, and a loss on first down. The Bulldogs would then help Columbus out by jumping offsides, and the Titans cashed in with the winning score. Titan QB Damion Tinnen threw for 285 yards and three scores in the win.

Hugoton remained unbeaten by running past fellow Hi Plains League member Holcomb 62-6. Caleb Gifford rushed for 150 yards, Zach Dunlap added 147, and Bubba Beltz 117, as the Eagles torched the Longhorn defense for 465 yards on the ground. Hugoton now enters a tough district which will feature road games at Pratt and Ulysses.

With Wellington trailing 7-2 in the third quarter and driving, Rose Hill stopped the Crusaders on 4th and four after a questionable pass interference no-call. The Rockets would change the game two plays later as Derrick Decker, filling in at quarterback for the injured Tyler Shirley, found Dillon Rapp for a 51-yard touchdown pass. That 14-point swing was enough to propel the Rockets to a 21-15 win. Decker threw for 184 yards and three touchdowns, but was intercepted two times.

Alex Gardinier rushed for 173 yards and two touchdowns as Towanda Circle doubled up Clearwater, 28-14. Circle will begin their quest for a playoff spot by taking on winless Augusta and El Dorado before traveling to Andover in week nine. The Indians open with Wellington and Chaparral at home before traveling to Cheney.

Tonganoxie scored 19 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to pull away from St. James Academy 40-28 in a game featuring two 4-1 teams. The fourth quarter onslaught included two touchdown runs from Jeremy Carlisle who finished with 159 yards and four scores.

Bishop Ward got 198 yards and five touchdowns from Cole Muder as the Cyclones ran past Santa Fe Trail 46-12. Michael Golubski added 197 yards and two scores on the ground for Ward which improved to 5-1.

4A Class Notes -- Overall, 4A teams are 196-188 (.510) through six weeks including 4-4 against 6A schools, 26-26 (.500) against 5A schools, 50-43 (.538) against 3A schools, and 9-7 (.563) against 2-1A schools. 4A schools are 1-3 against Missouri schools, 1-0 against Oklahoma schools, and 0-1 against Arkansas schools. The east half of 4A is 106-86 (.552) thus far, while the west is only 90-102 (.469). Head-to-head, west teams hold a 4-3 advantage in six games against teams from the east.


3A

Osage City got 197 yards rushing and 127 yards through the air from Jordan Tice, but it wasn’t enough to counteract Mission Valley’s balanced attack as the Vikings prevailed 22-18. Caleb Baber led the Vikings with 107 yards rushing and two scores, while QB Ryne Cook threw for 147 yards. The Vikings are in the driver’s seat for the Flint Hills League title, but still must pass road tests at Northern Heights and Council Grove during district play.

Sedgwick had two players rush for at least 225 yards as the Cardinals shutout Inman 44-0. Trent Stucky rushed for 227 yards on 17 carries, and Wade Hansen rushed for 225 yards and four touchdowns on 21 carries as Sedgwick improved to 5-1.

Douglass utilized the Ryan Troxler to Jake Lovendahl air connection to get past Chaparral 27-13. Troxler completed 17 of 32 attempts for 327 yards and added 55 yards and a touchdown on the ground. Lovendahl caught six balls for 224 yards and three touchdowns as the Bulldogs built a 20-0 lead.

Rossville won its second straight game as Mitch Buhler threw for five touchdown passes in the Bulldogs’ 51-13 win over Wabaunsee. The loss was the 40th consecutive for the Chargers who will open district play at home against winless Solomon. Rossville will begin a Flint Hills League tour starting on the road at undefeated Mission Valley.

Galena continued to roll through the CNC by blasting Southeast-Cherokee 65-5 on Friday night. Cody Clark led the Bulldog ground attack with four carries for 111 yards and two touchdowns. Clark also recovered a fumble for a touchdown and returned a punt 41 yards for a score. The Bulldogs can win the CNC outright this week, and more importantly get a leg up on the district championship by beating rival Riverton (5-1).

3A Class Notes -- Overall, 3A teams are 210-173 (.548) through six weeks including 43-50 (.462) against 4A schools, and 97-55 (.638) against 2-1A schools. 3A schools are 1-0 against Missouri schools and 1-0 against Arkansas schools. The west half continues to show its strength with a 112-80 (.583) record thus far, while the east half of 3A is a solid 98-93 (.513). Head-to-head, west teams have a 4-3 record against teams from the east.


2-1A

Valley Heights capped an 84-yard opening drive that took up most of the first quarter with an Aaron Boeschling touchdown run, and recovered an ensuing onside kick in setting the tone to beat Wathena 26-14. The Mustangs would turn their second possession in to points as well on a 30-yard Chase Blackburn pass from Cody Trimble, and take a 14-0 lead before the Wildcats offense got settled in. Wildcat back Bryce Paden never really got settled as the Mustangs held him to 42 yards on 13 carries, one week after he torched Oskaloosa for 220 yards.

Ell Saline built a 32-6 halftime lead in routing Whitewater Remington in a showdown of two of the Heart of America’s top teams. Quarterback Tate Omli completed 19 of 30 passes for 252 yards and four touchdowns for the Cardinals. Cody Rietcheck led the ground attack with 201 yards and two scores on 27 carries. Remington QB Caleb Cherryholmes completed 19 of 33 passes for 284 yards and two touchdowns in a losing effort.

Kinsley earned their first win of the season by getting past winless Satanta, 35-6. Reed State threw for 197 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 97 yards and another score for the Coyotes. Chase Young led the ground attack with 117 yards and two scores. Kinsley held Satanta to minus 9 yards of total offense marking the second straight game the Indians have finished with negative yards. The Indians lone score came on a 34-yard interception return for a touchdown by Michael Young.

Sublette got a fourth quarter touchdown from Royce Williams to hold off Leoti-Wichita Co. 20-12. The Larks gave up over 300 yards total offense, but forced four Indian turnovers including intercepting Leoti QB Watson McKinney three times. McKinney completed 22 of 33 passes for 207 yards and two scores in the losing effort.

The Chase County offense could muster only 204 total yards, but the Bulldogs forced four turnovers in beating Council Grove 16-6. Johnny Lang rushed for 76 yards and scored both touchdowns in the second half as the Bulldogs overcame a 6-0 halftime deficit. Quarterback Shawn Talkington completed 6 of 9 passes for 51 yards for Chase County.

Damon Trotnic rushed for 132 yards and three scores as Oswego remained unbeaten by shutting out Northeast-Arma 43-0. The Indian defense held the Vikings to minus 6 total yards of offense. Things don’t get any easier for Northeast (0-6), which hosts Colgan to open district play. Oswego (6-0) opens at home against West Elk.

2-1A Class Notes -- Overall, 2-1A teams are 133-178 (.428) through six weeks including 7-9 (.438) against 4A schools, and 55-97 (.362) against 3A schools. 2-1A teams are 1-0 against Nebraska teams, 1-2 against Oklahoma teams, 0-2 against Missouri teams, and 0-1 against teams from New Mexico. The east half of 2-1A continues to struggle at 62-94 (.397) with still as many winless teams (7) as teams with winning records. The west side has faired better, but is still just 71-84 (.458) thus far and has only eight teams above .500. Head-to-head the west holds a 9-5 advantage against the east.


8M-I

Lebo remained unbeaten by shutting down Southern Coffey County 52-6. Defense was the key for the Wolves who sacked SCC QB Ben Spencer seven times, and held the Titans to just nine yards rushing on 18 carries. Cole Brockelman provided plenty of offense with 62 yards rushing and three touchdowns. Alex Linsey caught all four Trevor White completions for 84 yards and two scores.

Central Burden sophomore QB Bo Savage completed 14 of 24 attempts for 320 yards and seven touchdowns as the Raiders routed Oxford 70-20. It was the second straight 70 point outing for the Raiders who beat Altoona-Midway 70-6 last week. Savage continues to torch defenses in completing 60% of his passes this season for 1,351 yards and 25 touchdowns. He’s thrown 13 touchdown passes in the last two games.

Nathan Charlton and Cody Headrick were at it again for Greensburg as the duo combined for 430 yards on the ground in a 70-22 win over St. John. Charlton followed up his 405 yard performance last week with 260 more, while Headrick added 170 yards on the ground as the Rangers continued to roll through their district.

Goessel and Little River were tied 6-6 at the half before the Bluebirds pulled away for a 42-14 district win. Cameron Stultz led the Goessel ground attack with 114 yards and two scores on just eight carries. Quarterback Tyler Schmidt threw for 174 yards and three scores; two of which went to Hayden Goertzen covering 105 yards.

Frankfort got 175 yards and five touchdowns from Kyle Huddleston in routing Elwood 60-12. The Wildcats also received 96 yards a piece from Wade Ahlvers and Vince Studer in improving to 5-1.

8M-I Class Notes -- Overall, 8M-I teams are 151-142 (.515) after six weeks including 66-58 (.532) against 8M-II teams. The west half of the bracket continues to hold a slight advantage in going 74-69 (.517) thus far, while the east is 77-73 (.513). 8M-I teams are 2-5 against Missouri, 1-0 against Nebraska teams, and 0-2 against Oklahoma teams. Head-to-head, the east and west have won one game a piece.


8M-II

Golden Plains turned a 22-20 halftime deficit into a 44-28 upset win over previously #4 ranked Sharon Springs – Wallace Co.. The Bulldogs rushed for 344 yards in the win led by Issac Brockelman’s 230 yards and three touchdowns. Corey Shaw added 103 yard and two scores for Golden Plains. Taylor Pearce led the Wildcats with 185 yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries. Both teams were missing key players as Golden Plains QB Rilee Spresser was out with an injury, and the Wildcats played without Tate Andrews.

In their final meeting, Cedar Vale used four Colby Taglialatela touchdowns to defeat rival Dexter 56-6. The two schools, which have already competed together for a full year in all other sports, will combine to form the Dexter/Cedar Vale Spartans next fall.

Logan Stephens rushed for 167 yards and four touchdowns as Grinnell-Wheatland got by Cheylin-Bird City 36-14. Stephens scored all of his four touchdowns in the second half, three in the fourth quarter, as the Thunderhawks rallied from a 14-6 halftime deficit.

South Haven scored 30 points in the second quarter to gain separation from Argonia in a 64-30 win. Austin Barlow led the Cardinal ground attack with 184 yards and two touchdowns. Barlow also caught a Blake Wilkey pass for a score, and returned a fumble five yards for a score to keep South Haven unbeaten in district play.

Gunner Phelan threw for 80 yards and two touchdowns, and Jacob Ingham rushed for 117 yards and three scores as Quivira Heights handled previously one-loss Chase 52-6. The Thunderbirds forced four Kat turnovers in taking a big step towards the district title as their three remaining opponents have combined for just three wins.

8M-II Class Notes -- Overall, 8M-II teams are 131-143 (.478) after six weeks, including finishing 58-66 (.468) against their big brothers in 8M-I. The east half of the bracket is 64-67 (.489) thus far, while the west is 67-76 (.469). Head-to-head, the west is 7-4 against the east.