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Washburn Rural improved to 2-0 on the season Friday night with a 28-14 non-league decision over De Soto at Bowen-Glaze Stadium.
Washburn Rural senior Packson Bettis (right) celebrates a tackle for a loss in Rural's 28-14 non-league win over De Soto. [Photo by Doug Walker/Special to TSN]
Washburn Rural junior Lafayette Thompson rushed for more than 100 yards and scored two touchdowns in the Junior Blues' 28-14 win over DeSoto. [Photo by Doug Walker/Special to TSN]
The Junior Blues and Wildcats were knotted at 7-7 at the end of the first quarter before Rural opened up a 21-7 advantage at the half while taking advantage of two De Soto turnovers.
De Soto cut its deficit to 21-14 early in the fourth quarter before Washburn Rural added an insurance TD.
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Highland Park held off a comeback by Kansas City-Schlagle to preserve a 32-26 Meadowlark Conference victory at Hummer Sports Park and improve to 2-0.
The Scots shook off a 12-6 deficit, scoring twice late in the second quarter to go to intermission leading 18-12. After posting 14 points in the third quarter to lead 32-12, the Scots faced a threat late.
Highland Park junior Jamon Wilson scored three touchdowns to help lead the Scots to a 32-26 Meadowlark Conference win over KC-Schlagle. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
A fourth-quarter rally brought the Stallions back to within striking distance at 32-26 with 17.9 seconds left.
A wild scramble for an onsides kick ultimately resulted with the Scots in possession of the ball and a kneel down gave the Scots their second victory of the season.
“I love how our guys stayed focused and stayed resilient,” Highland Park coach Jermaine Monroe said. “We never really panicked. As long as we’re in arms reach, we’re going to keep working hard.”
Perhaps the turning point of the game occurred late in the third quarter when the Stallions, having driven the ball 71 yards in 10 plays, fumbled at the Highland Park 1- yard-line.
Instead of cutting into the Scots’ 26-12 lead, Schlagle relinquished the ball.
Two plays later, Highland Park’s Jamon Wilson took a short pass and raced 75 yards for a touchdown.
“That was big,” Monroe said. “I just wanted to get the ball in Jamon’s hands on a bubble screen and he made one guy miss and he was gone because they stacked the box and sent three linebackers on that play.”
Wilson added two more touchdowns on the ground. His 104 yards on seven carries and 127 yards on three receptions gave him 231 total yards from scrimmage on just 11 touches.
Having suffered through an 0-9 freshman season, the junior Wilson knows how bleak the recent history of the Highland Park program was.
“That’s definitely over,” Wilson said. “The program has been completely changed around, honestly. All that losing is over. That’s in the past.”
“We’re in a position where we’re used to winning. Our mindset is winning,” said third-year coach Monroe, who guided the Scots to a 6-3 mark a year ago. “The whole culture has changed…the way we work out, the way we practice, the way we approach games, the way we approach difficult situations. We don’t take it hard. We keep calm and focus on the next play.”
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Hayden was good in last week's season-opener, rolling to a 34-point road win over traditional small-school power Olpe.
Bill Arnold's Wildcats were even better in Friday night's home opener, taking control early on the way to a 56-7 win over eight-time state champion Silver Lake.
Hayden senior Finn Dunshee rushed for 154 yards and scored three touchdowns in the Wildcats' 56-7 win over Silver Lake. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Hayden senior Jude Konrade picked up a Silver Lake fumble and returned it 24 yards for a touchdown in Friday's 56-7 Wildcat win. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
"It's a good win, Silver Lake's a good team,'' Arnold said. "They've got a storied tradition over there and they expect to win each and every time they go out and I'm just real proud of our guys and the effort they put out tonight.
"I thought our execution and our pad level was no much better than a week ago. Silver Lake spreads you across the field and I thought we did a pretty good job of tackling in the open field tonight.''
The Wildcats scored on their first five offensive possessions of the first half and also threw in a defensive touchdown to open up a commanding 42-0 advantage with 3:29 left in the half before Arnold made wholesale changes for Hayden's final drive of the half.
Hayden senior Jude Konrade (52) is congratulated by his teammates after scoring a defensive touchdown in Friday's 56-7 win over Silver Lake. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Hayden senior star Finn Dunshee scored the Wildcats' first two touchdown of the night, on 7 and 56-yard runs, and the Wildcats made it 21-0 on a 17-yard run from sophomore Kade Mitchell before senior linebacker Jude Konrade made the score 28-0 after he scooped up a Silver Lake fumble and returned it 24 yards to paydirt with 4:17 left in the opening quarter.
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Washburn Rural's soccer team pushed its record to 4-0 Thursday night with its second straight road win, a 2-0 shutout at De Soto.
Sophomore Dylan Willingham scored a goal and had an assist in Washburn Rural soccer's 2-0 road victory Thursday night. [Photo by Trevor Falcon/Special to TSN]
Washburn Rural senior Devon Rutschmann (10) scored his seventh goal of the season in Thursday's 2-0 soccer win at De Soto. [Photo by Trevor Falcon/Special to TSN]
The Junior Blues got goals from sophomore Dylan Willingham and senior Devon Rutschmann, who now has seven goals on the year.
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SILVER LAKE -- Seaman stormed through the Silver Lake volleyball quadrangular Thursday night, defeating Shawnee Heights, Silver Lake and Manhattan in straight sets to improve to 7-0 on the season.
Seaman volleyball is 7-0 on the 2023 season after sweeping Thursday's quadrangular at Silver Lake. [File photo/TSN]
The Vikings sailed through their first two matches, then defeated Manhattan handily in the first set of the final match, 25-16. Manhattan stiffened in the final set, even holding a 20-17 lead late, but Seaman rallied to complete their perfect night, winning 25-22.
“I think this night was a good test and it’s a really good deal if we can come in here and win them all in two,” Seaman coach Tatiana Dowling said. “These are really good teams, so our girls really worked hard and did that in tough situations.”
Prior to the win over Manhattan, Seaman defeated Shawnee Heights 25-16, 25-19 and Silver Lake 25-17, 25-17.
“Obviously, this is our goal. It’s what we’ve been working on all season,” Seaman senior Taylin Stallbaumer said. “It’s good playing rivalries. We know a lot of these girls on each team, so it brings a little bit of energy to want to beat them. It’s fun playing teams from our area.”
