By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Following Saturday night's Kansas Shrine Bowl in Dodge City, Seaman products Kaden Jordan, Max Huston and Bryer Finley will all go their separate ways to pursue their college athletic careers.
Former Seaman standout Kaden Jordan will close out its high school football career in Saturday's Kansas Shrine Bowl at Dodge City. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
And Jordan said it's very important for the three former Vikings to make the most of their final game together.
Jordan, a 6-foot-2, 305-pound defensive lineman, Finley (6-5, 195 wide receiver) and Huston (6-1, 185 quarterback) will all play for the East in Saturday's 7 p.m. all-star game while their high school coach, Jared Swafford, is an East assistant.
"The Shrine Bowl in general has been a goal for sure, to be able to prove that I was good enough to make it,'' Jordan said. "And playing with Bryer and Max and even coach Swaff is definitley a huge thing.
"I started playing football with Max in the fourth grade and Bryer in fifth, so it's kind of good to end little league and high school sports with them as well.''
Following Saturday's game, Jordan, the Shawnee County defensive player of the year for the 8-3 Vikings last fall, will turn his focus to getting ready for his freshman season at Hutchinson Community College.
Jordan said that going to Hutch was a relatively easy choice.
"Coming down to it it was definitely between Hutch and another place, but I went on the visit to Hutch and I thought everything they had there was crazy professional and kind of what I wanted to be a part of as well as some of my friends have went there and it worked out for them,'' Jordan said.
"I think I just need to continue to grow physically and maybe become smarter as far as the game goes. I'm not necessarily the biggest D-lineman but using my brain I can kind of find ways to balance it out a little bit better being undersized for sure.''
Also playing for the East is former Washburn Rural standout offensive lineman Caden Estrada (6-2, 270).
The East took a 36-25 win over the West in last year's Shrine Bowl at Emporia State Welch Stadium.
