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Derby at Heights
The Derby football coaches were looking for some music to play before practice last week.
Shortly after Buhler's football game against Rose Hill on Friday, it might have been difficult to tell that Buhler was hours removed from a history-making win in the Class 4A quarterfinals.
During the first two rounds of the Class 3A playoffs, Wichita Collegiate's high-powered offense scored 99 points and, as had been the case all season, didn't need its defense to make a game-ending stop.
Blake Bell did his talking Friday night without moving his lips.
MANHATTAN — In his young career, Heights quarterback Matt Reed has not had many chances to use his arm.
DERBY — Derby quarterback Tyler Harrison didn’t try to be spectacular Friday night, just steady. And he knew when to rely on the Panthers’ sure things — Devin
SALINA — Hutchinson may have aided in the future invention of two football statistics Friday — minutes of possession per touchdown and snap-to-touchdown ratio.
BUHLER — Much of the credit to Buhler's prolific rushing offense this season has been given to Jordan Oden and Jake Reffner, and rightly so, as the two have combined for more than 3,000 yards.
ANDALE — The Andale football players were on one knee, huddled in a semi-circle around coach Gary O'Hair Friday night.
Rushing
Check back throughout the night for updated scores and highlights from tonight’s action.
When Brandon Clark was hired as Derby's football coach four years ago, he was disturbed by the contentment he found in the program.
Turnovers plagued the Heights football team early this season. The Falcons have rebounded by finding their offensive rhythm and holding on to the ball.
This is supposed to be the game. Yep, Smith Center is supposed to lose to visiting Meade in tonight's Class 2-1A quarterfinal game and see its 77-game winning streak end.
Brady Foltz
This is the sixth year for All-Metro teams selected by The Eagle, recognizing the best high school athletes in team sports throughout Sedgwick, Butler and Harvey counties.
City League
Roger Robben didn't attempt to hide his disappointment at no longer being Goddard's football coach, a move that became official at Monday's school board meeting.
This is the sixth year for All-Metro teams selected by The Eagle, recognizing the best high school athletes in team sports throughout Sedgwick, Butler and Harvey counties.
CITY LEAGUE
Class 6A
WELLINGTON — Andale took control of its second round matchup in the second half and defeated Wellington 35-17 Saturday night.
Rushing
ROSE HILL — As Rose Hill coach Greg Slade wrapped up his postgame talk Saturday night following the Rockets' 24-8 victory over Abilene in the second round of the Class 4A playoffs, he turned his attention to senior Dillon Rapp.
It's starting to appear as if the Collegiate football team is untouchable.
TOPEKA — Andover running back Ben Croitoru walked toward the locker room Saturday, feeling the pain of a fourth-quarter charge that came up short.
HUTCHINSON — Derek Racette never saw if his fourth-and-29 desperation heave connected with Michael Mesh.
State Gymnastics Championships
TOWANDA — Right when the Berean Academy Warriors thought the game was theirs, Steve Loya of Lenexa St. James proved otherwise.
Time after time, Newton quarterback Evan Thomas picked apart Bishop Carroll's defense in the first half of the teams' first-round matchup Friday night in Wichita.
Class 6A and 5A opens play with 15 games tonight. The smaller classes resume second round play on Saturday.
After Derby played one of its worst football games in last week's regular-season finale, coach Brandon Clark pushed his team. Hard.
MANHATTAN — As Maize coach Craig Broadbent followed his team off the field, he sought out one of his downcast players for the last time.
In their first meeting Oct. 9, Heights committed four turnovers and lost 20-19 to South.
In preparing to play Kapaun Mount Carmel in the Class 5A playoffs this week, Salina South coach Sam Sellers saw something familiar — a power running game.
TOWANDA — Missed opportunities plagued the Rose Hill soccer team Friday night.
Check back throughout the night for updated scores and highlights from tonight’s playoff action.
Blake Bell and Blake Jablonski have a lot in common on the football field, but their friendship was cultivated on the basketball court.
Rose Hill senior Josh Aubuchon is still stunned when he looks at the number of goals the boys soccer team has scored this season.
Northwest football coach Weston Schartz often talks about running back Demarcus Robinson as a good person.
During an interview Wednesday morning, Andover football coach Mike Lee spoke with confidence about his team's balanced offense heading into Saturday's second-round Class 4A playoff game at Topeka Hayden.
Newton High will play host to the state high school girls gymnastics meet at noon Saturday. Admission is $6 for adults and $5 for students. Newton is the only south-central Kansas school with competitors.
2009 State Soccer