By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Shawnee County football standouts Orrin Busenitz, Torrey Horak, Danny Saili and Casen Stallbaumer have been selected to play in the 49th annual Kansas Shrine Bowl, which will be played July 23rd in Pittsburg.
Busenitz is a 6-foot-2, 295-pound lineman out of Shawnee Heights while Horak is a 5-11, 170 quarterback/defensive back for Rossville, Saili a 6-4, 370 lineman from Topeka High and Stallbaumer a 6-3, 205 receiver/defensive back for Seaman.
Horak, Saili and Stallbaumer were named to the TopSports.news All-Shawnee County Top 22 while Busenitz was named to the all-county Second 22.
Orrin Busenitz
Busenitz was a first-team All-United Kansas Conference selection as an offensive lineman after Shawnee Heights rallied from an 0-3 start to the 2021 season to post a 5-5 record.
Torrey Horak
Horak has helped lead Rossville to back-to-back 13-0 records and Class 2A state championships. Despite missing time with a shoulder injury, Horak completed 85 of 132 pass attempts for 1,337 yards and 12 touchdowns and rushed for 1,008 yards and 14 TDs on 102 attempts.
Danny Saili
In his first season at Topeka High after transferring from Jefferson West, Saili was named to the All-Centennial League first team on both offense and defense. Saili anchored Topeka High's defense, recording 38 tackles with eight tackles for loss, four sacks, three forced fumbles and a fumble recovery.
Casen Stallbaumer
Stallbaumer earned first-team All-Centennial League honors on offense and second-team recognition on defense. Stallbaumer caught 58 passes for 759 yards and five touchdowns and had 35 tackles with seven tackles for loss and two sacks.
