By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Tayson Horak
TAYSON HORAK, Rossville
A senior quarterback, Horak had a hand in five Rossville touchdowns as the Bulldawgs rallied from a 17-point deficit with 5:30 remaining to advance to the Class 1A state football sub-state round with a 42-38 win over top seed and previously-unbeaten Jackson Heights on the road Friday night. Horak threw for touchdown passes of 17, 39, 35 and 25 yards and scored the game-winning TD on a 6-yard run as the Bulldawgs improved to 8-3 on the season with their eighth straight victory.
L.J. Minner Jr.
LJ MINNER Jr., Washburn University
A 6-foot, 205-pound sophomore linebacker out of Ferguson, Mo., Minner registered 14 tackles as Washburn ended its season with a 35-28 win at Northeastern State. Minner finished his season with 103 total tackles (59 solo), 8.0 tackles for loss, 5.0 sacks, four forced fumbles and one fumble recovery for the Ichabods.
Tre Richardson
TRE RICHARDSON, Washburn University
A 5-foot-10, 175-pound sophomore receiver, the former Highland Park multi-sport star scored the game-winning touchdown with 48 seconds remaining in Washburn's season-ending 35-28 road win at Northeastern State, hauling in a 10-yard pass from Sam Van Dyne. Richardson also set up an Ichabod touchdown with an 84-yard kickoff return. Richardson caught five passes for 52 yards and had 166 all-purpose yards in the win.
Jensen Schrickel
JENSEN SCHRICKEL, Hayden
A senior receiver, Schrickel had a career night in Friday's 56-6 Class 3A home quarterfinal victory over Perry-Lecompton, scoring seven touchdowns as the Wildcats improved to 10-1 while advancing to the sub-state round. Schrickel caught TD passes of 54, 65, 24 and 33 yards and scored on runs of 24, 5 and 79 yards. Schrickel had five catches for 192 yards and rushed for 124 yards on just five attempts.
Brayden Shorter
BRAYDEN SHORTER, Washburn University
Shorter, a 6-foot-5 sophomore out of Springfield, Mo., scored 42 points in two games on the week as Washburn improved to 4-0 while posting four straight double-digit victories. Shorter scored a career-high 26 points with four 3-pointers in a 97-57 home win Tuesday over Ottawa and had 16 points with four treys in Friday's 77-55 road win at Rockhurst.
Jett Wahlmeier
JETT WAHLMEIER, Hayden
Wahlmeier, a senior quarterback, completed 12 of 18 passes for 263 yards and four touchdowns as Hayden improved to 10-1 and advanced to the sub-state round of the Class 3A state playoffs with a 56-6 home victory over Perry-Lecompton. Wahlmeier threw for TDs of 54, 65, 24 and 33 yards, all to Jensen Schrickel, as the Wildcats posted their second win of the season over the Kaws.
