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Andale stays perfect by beating Wellington

BROOKS SEELEY — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:17 CST

WELLINGTON — Andale took control of its second round matchup in the second half and defeated Wellington 35-17 Saturday night.

No. 1 Andale (11-0) advances to the Class 4A quarterfinals and will host Topeka Hayden on Friday. Wellington (7-4) is knocked out by Andale in the second round of the playoffs for the second consecutive year.

Scott Lester scored two second-half touchdowns for Andale's offense, while the defense held Wellington to just 94 yards in the second half.

saturday's Top Performers

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:17 CST

Rushing

Player, schoolYards

Caleb Brill, Conway Springs177

Rose Hill rallies around Rapp

JOANNA CHADWICK — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:17 CST

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.

A difficult week turned to sadness Friday when Rapp's grandfather, Ray Buchanan, died. It was a heavy emotional load to carry into the game.

"It's been hard," Rapp said. "He was my role model. To see him, the suffering.It's been pretty sad. I needed to come out and perform for him and get the win.... It was tough to focus, but I had to get it done for the team and the coaches, to stay focused on the game, not my grandpa.

Collegiate's pass offense keeps clicking

jeffrey LUTZ — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:17 CST

It's starting to appear as if the Collegiate football team is untouchable.

That's a literal description of Spartans quarterback Blake Jablonski, who operates from the shotgun formation and hasn't been sacked since....

"It's been quite a while," Jablonski said. "The (offensive) line is doing great. It's saying something if I can't even think of it."

Hayden clamps down on Andover

SCOTT PASKE — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:17 CST

TOPEKA — Andover running back Ben Croitoru walked toward the locker room Saturday, feeling the pain of a fourth-quarter charge that came up short.

"It finally clicked," Croitoru said. "I wish we could have done it the whole game."

Instead, the Trojans discovered that three days was a short time to adjust for the loss of a three-year leader at quarterback. With senior Aaron Hansen on the sidelines in a knee brace, Andover lost to defending Class 4A champion Topeka Hayden 14-7 in a second-round playoff game.

Miracle pass lifts Hutch Trinity by Conway

TAYLOR ELDRIDGE — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:17 CST

HUTCHINSON — Derek Racette never saw if his fourth-and-29 desperation heave connected with Michael Mesh.

When his high-arching pass finally did parachute down into the hands of Mesh, Racette's back was on the ground after being pummeled by a Conway Springs rusher.

No, he never saw Mesh's improbable catch or even more implausible run after for the game-winning touchdown with a minute remaining in Hutch Trinity's 33-28 upheaval of defending Class 3A champion Conway Springs.

High schools

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:07 CST

State Gymnastics Championships

at Newton

Team scores— Lawrence Free State 103.525, Newton 103.525 (tie), SM Northwest 102.95, SM South 99.975, SM North 97.125, SM East 96.15, Olathe North 93.55, Olathe South 91.8. Olathe East, Olathe Northwest.

high school football playoff scoreboard

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:17 CST

Class 6A

Friday's First Round

Olathe North 42, SM East 14

Loya lifts Lenexa St. James to state title

JONATHAN LONG — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:17 CST

TOWANDA — Right when the Berean Academy Warriors thought the game was theirs, Steve Loya of Lenexa St. James proved otherwise.

Loya, a junior, scored the game-winning goal with 3:42 remaining to give St. James a 3-2 victory and the Class 4-1A soccer state championship Saturday afternoon at the Circle Athletic Complex.

Loya, who also scored the winning goal on a penalty kick in the semifinals Friday night against Rose Hill, took a pass from Alec Bartlett and hammered a shot high past the outstretched arms of Berean keeper Karlin Wiebe.

Carroll thrives in second half

matt browning — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:14 CST

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.

The Eagles put little pressure on Thomas, who threw for 161 yards and two touchdowns for a 21-21 tie at halftime.

At the break, Carroll coach Alan Schuckman and defensive coordinator Jim Nance talked about bringing more blitzes, wondering if Thomas could make plays fast enough to get away from five or six different players charging the backfield.

Kansas high school playoff football scores, schedule (Nov. 7)

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:56 CST

Panther pride: Derby regroups from loss

JOANNA CHADWICK — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:14 CST

After Derby played one of its worst football games in last week's regular-season finale, coach Brandon Clark pushed his team. Hard.

He had his defensive starters on the scout team against the offensive starters. He had his offensive starters on the scout team against the defensive starters.

"It became an emotional practice," Clark said. "We had some battles out there."

Manhattan shuts off Maize offense

LUKE THOMPSON — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:14 CST

MANHATTAN — As Maize coach Craig Broadbent followed his team off the field, he sought out one of his downcast players for the last time.

Senior linebacker Frank Hopkins finished with four tackles in his team's 35-6 loss to Manhattan in the first round of the Class 6A playoffs Friday night. But his 70 tackles for the season led an Eagles defense that held the Indians to seven points in the first half.

"You're trying to get some good kids," Broadbent said. "It's hard to see kids leave. They work so hard to play the game, but unfortunately it has to end sometime."

New-look Heights turns on its running game

LIONEL TIPTON — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:15 CST

Salina South halts Kapaun's season

jeffrey LUTZ — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:14 CST

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.

"We saw them on film, and that's what we like to do, too," Sellers said. "We like that physical style of football."

The Cougars perfected it Friday, getting 100-yard rushing games from three players in their 31-14 first-round win at Cessna Stadium. Kapaun had no match for South's attack, as running back Dyllon Knox was held to 71 yards.

Rose Hill falls short

JONATHAN LONG — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:14 CST

TOWANDA — Missed opportunities plagued the Rose Hill soccer team Friday night.

The Rockets missed seven shots in regulation and overtime before falling 4-2 on penalty kicks to Lenexa St. James in the semifinals of the Class 4-1A tournament.

St. James (11-9) will face Berean Academy today at 2 p.m. for the state championship. Rose Hill plays DeSoto for third place at noon.

In-game high school football and soccer scores and highlights

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:56 CST

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Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:52 CST

Two Blakes at top of game

JONATHAN LONG — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:07 CST

Blake Bell and Blake Jablonski have a lot in common on the football field, but their friendship was cultivated on the basketball court.

After meeting a decade ago as members of a youth basketball team, the two have continued to stay friends as they emerged as the premier quarterbacks in the area.

At Bishop Carroll, Bell has thrown for 2,011 yards with 25 passing touchdowns and 17 rushing touchdowns in nine games. At Collegiate, Jablonski has thrown for 2,735 yards with 37 passing touchdowns in 10 games.

Rose Hill offense clicking at high rate

JONATHAN LONG — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:07 CST

Rose Hill senior Josh Aubuchon is still stunned when he looks at the number of goals the boys soccer team has scored this season.

The Rockets lost scorer Austin Walls to graduation and were expecting to be more defensive-minded. But they've done it without sacrificing any scoring.

The Rockets are averaging about five goals en route to their second consecutive appearance in the Class 4-1A semifinals. The Rockets (16-1) face Lenexa St. James (10-9) at 5 p.m. today in Towanda. It's a rematch of last year's semifinal, won 1-0 by Rose Hill.

Robinson running for more than record

JOANNA CHADWICK — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:07 CST

Northwest football coach Weston Schartz often talks about running back Demarcus Robinson as a good person.

So Schartz wasn't surprised last week when Robinson, who has been battling an injured ankle, chose to pull himself out of Northwest's regular-season finale to save his ankle for the playoffs.

Derby (6-3) plays at Northwest (7-2) at 7 tonight.

Getting to know Evan Wessel

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:07 CST

Evan Wessel

Heights football

Injury ends year for Andover QB

JOANNA CHADWICK — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:43 CST

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.

Senior quarterback Aaron Hansen, who has 1,372 passing yards, was a perfect complement to junior running back Ben Croituru (1,410 rushing yards).

Several hours later, though, Lee's voice shook with emotion as he relayed the news — Hansen's season is over.

Gymnastics

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:07 CST

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.

TENNIS

Wichitan Nick Taylor will be inducted into the USTA Missouri Valley's 2009 Hall of Fame class on Dec. 5 in Overland Park.

State soccer schedule

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:43 CST

2009 State Soccer

Class 6A

Blue Valley District Soccer Complex, Overland Park

High school football playoff scoreboard

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:43 CST

Class 6A

Friday's First Round

All games 7 p.m. unless noted

Collegiate stops Garden Plain

JOANNA CHADWICK — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:01 CST

Dodge City tops Maize soccer once again

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:58 CST

Fish's air raid lifts Hillsboro

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:55 CST

Emporia ends Newton's soccer season

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:54 CST

Rose Hill pops Augusta

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:53 CST

Wellington rings up victory over Ulysses

TAYLOR ELDRIDGE — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:53 CST

WELLINGTON — Markkel Bradley felt the sting that accompanies carrying the football 28 times.

But after seeing the crestfallen Ulysses players in the postgame hand-shake line after he ground out 169 yards and two touchdowns in Wellington's 21-0 shutout Tuesday night, Bradley had a burst of energy.

That surge helped him climb the victory bell in Wellington's north end zone and give two clanging rings.

Kansas high school football playoff scores (Nov. 3)

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:03 CST

Class 4A

Tuesday's First Round

Eastern Bracket

In-game high school football and soccer scores and highlights

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:56 CST

Kansas high school football playoff scores (Nov. 3)

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:56 CST

Today's first-round games

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:02 CST

Class 4A

All games 7 p.m. unless noted

Upper Bracket

Messamore, Puetz have long history

JONATHAN LONG — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:02 CST

The respect that Collegiate football coach Bill Messamore and Garden Plain coach Todd Puetz have dates back to 1995, when Messamore was Friends University's offensive coordinator and Puetz was a linebacker.

"I didn't really know a lot about him personally, but he worked hard," Messamore said. "He's grown into a very good coach and has one of the top programs in the state."

Garden Plain (8-1) travels to Collegiate today to face the undefeated Spartans in the first round of the Class 3A playoffs.

Collegiate gets first state title

BRETT REGAN — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:25 CST

SALINA — Collegiate volleyball coach Donnie Wallace had his team pointing for a state championship all season. And it paid off.

Collegiate cruised past Phillipsburg 25-17 25-19 in the Class 3A championship match to win the school's first volleyball state title Saturday at the Bicentennial Center.

"Coming into the season, we did not want just want to be happy that we are here," Wallace said. "It was a great accomplishment going to state the first time in school history, but we didn't want that to be the end."

Mulvane boys win third straight

TAYLOR ELDRIDGE — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:25 CST

WAMEGO — Mulvane's tent was only a quarter-mile from the finish line, but it took Nikki Trooien-Smith much longer to reach his destination than the 16 minutes, 40 seconds it took him to cover the 5-kilometer course on Saturday morning.

An entourage immediately engulfed him after it was apparent Mulvane had secured its third consecutive Class 4A state championship on Saturday morning.

Everyone wanted a piece of anyone wearing green. When one person was done congratulating Trooien-Smith, another was waiting. College coaches stuffed informational packets into his hands, hoping to attract interest.

Carroll boys, Maki win titles

PATRICK SHELTRA — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:26 CST

LAWRENCE — Bishop Carroll boys cross country coach Cory Swords stresses the third mile of each race.

"A race is like life," Swords said. "The prize is at the end, not at the beginning. A lot of people start strong, but we talk about finishing strong so we can claim that prize."

Saturday at Rim Rock Farm, that third mile was covered in green and gold. As a result, the Golden Eagles are bringing back another Class 5A state championship.

Moundridge wins 2a volleyball

Eagle staff — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:26 CST

A year after finishing second in Class 2A, the Moundridge Wildcats won their eighth state title and first since 2006.

After having two matches go to three games in pool play Friday, the Wildcats had a relatively easy time in Saturday's matches at Gross Coliseum in Hays.

Moundridge defeated Lebo 25-15, 25-20 in the championship match after taking out Valley Heights 25-22, 25-20 in the semifinal.

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:03 CDT

Boys Soccer

Quarterfinal Schedule

Class 6A

The Eagle's final high school football rankings (Oct. 31)

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:17 CDT

Carroll, Collegiate, Mulvane win state championships

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:00 CDT

friday's Top Performers

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:43 CDT

Rushing

Player, schoolYards

Dyllon Knox, Kapaun308

Flying high again

JOANNA CHADWICK — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:43 CDT

DERBY — In Heights' season opener at Bishop Carroll, the Falcons lost four first-half fumbles and gave up 28 points.

There have been other moments like that this season — losing a late lead to Great Bend, losing by one point to South.

But Friday night, the Falcons distanced themselves from those memories by defeating Derby 27-0 to win the Class 6A-District 6 title and finish the regular season 5-4.

Backfield duo lifts Maize into playoffs

jeffrey lutz — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:43 CDT

MAIZE — Nothing has gone quite as planned for the Maize running game this season.

Starter Ty Turner has missed four games due to an injury. His replacement, Scott Hendricks, has been inconsistent, with single-game rushing totals of five, seven, 86 and 95 yards.

Against Goddard on Friday, the Eagles' plans finally formulated and there was no hint of inconsistency. Turner and Hendricks both topped the century mark, combining for 287 yards in Maize's 35-14 win in a Class 6A-District 8 game.

Randle's finale is too much for East

PATRICK SHELTRA — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:43 CDT

There are players in the City League that get more publicity by virtue of the position they play, the statistics they have accumulated or the wins they have racked up.

And then there's Southeast's Joe Randle, who put his many talents on display Friday night against East and showed why there might not be a more versatile player in all of Sedgwick County.

Randle ran for one score, threw for another and sealed the game with a 95-yard interception return for another score as the Buffaloes trounced rival East 35-15 in the season finale for both teams.

carroll 61, liberal 35

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:43 CDT

HASH(0xbb1c4e0)

west 53, valley center 14

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:43 CDT

West scored 33 first-half points en route to a Class 5A-District 8 victory, snapping its seven-game losing streak.

Dorian Flournoy led West with 327 total yards. He threw touchdown passes of 90, 32, 31, 28, and 2 yards, while also rushing for two other scores.

Flournoy ended the season with a school-record 1,113 passing yards. Jamez Jones caught three passes for 105 yards, giving him a school-record 639 receiving yards.