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It was a tough 49-0 loss for Topeka West in Saturday morning's United Kansas Conference football matchup against Piper.
The United Kansas Conference is proving to be one of the tougher high school football leagues in the state, with schools such as Piper, Shawnee Heights, Seaman, De Soto and Basehor-Linwood making every week a slugfest.
Topeka West was met with a well-balanced Piper team on Saturday that presented the Chargers with more problems than one.
Topeka West huddles up after Saturday's 49-0 loss to Piper. [Photo by Isaac Deer/TSN]
Topeka West had some opportunities to gain momentum before Piper went on a roll early in the game. Unfortunately for Topeka West, turnovers and penalties had an immense impact on the outcome of the game going forward.
“It starts with me and I dropped the ball,” Topeka West coach Russell Norton said. “49-0 is not acceptable and I’ll take responsibility for that. We will go back and watch the film. We will critique and grade it. We have to continue to move forward in the process and do all of the little things right.”
The Pirates punched the ball away from Topeka West five times. Each time that Piper gained possession of the Chargers' fumbles, they scored. This was all before the halftime break.
“The defense flew around like crazy today,” Piper coach John Black said.
Piper’s ground game was stellar from the opening snap. Seven different Pirates combined for 312 yards and five touchdowns before the halftime break. Kansas State offensive line commit Camden Beebe was leading the charge.
“Offensively we got some things done that we needed to do that we haven’t been doing lately,” Black said. “Our running backs ran the ball well. I was pleased with how the offense looked today.”
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Seaman's volleyball team has known for awhile that it was going to be without coach Tatiana Dowling for a portion of Saturday's Seaman Invitational, with Dowling leaving after the Vikings' first two pool play matchess to fulfill her commitment to be part of a close friend's wedding.
But the Vikings were able to finish what they started, capping a perfect 5-0 day with a 25-15, 22-25, 25-18 victory over defending Class 3A state champion Olathe-Heritage Christian in the final to claim the tournament championship.
Seaman's volleyball team poses with the championship trophy after winning Saturday's Seaman Invitational. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Seaman celebrates a point in the Seaman Invitational championship match against Heritage Christian. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
"She told us at the beginning of the season because she wanted to let us know in advance so we could prepare for that, and that's something we've been preparing for all week,'' Seaman senior libero Laynee Brown said. "We've had our assistants (Aubree Taylor and Paul Muzzy) come up and coach us and they basically ran our practices to help us prepare for today.''
And Brown said the Vikings have all been trained to do what they needed to do.
"We all know our part annd where we stand and what we should do,'' Brown said. "I think we did really good. We really pulled together and played together as a team instead of being individuals on the court.''
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Hayden continued its impressive start to the 2022 football season Friday night, improving to 4-0 with a 52-14 home romp over Jefferson West in the Class 3A District 4 opener for both schools.
Hayden senior JC Cummings takes a handoff from sophomore Jett Wahlmeier in Friday's 52-14 district win over Jefferson West. [Photo by Sarah Carson/Special to TSN]
Hayden quarterback Jett Wahlmeier (7) talks to Wildcat coach Bill Arnold during Friday night's 52-14 Class 3A district win over Jefferson West at Hayden. [Photo by Sarah Carson/Special to TSN]
The Wildcats put the game away early on, scoring the first 37 points by the 8:04 mark of the second quarter and leading 44-7 at the half.
Senior JC Cummings opened Hayden's scoring with a 16-yard run and also scored on a 58-yard pass from sophomore quarterback Jett Wahlmeier.
Junior Finn Dunshee scored on a 29-yard pass from Wahlmeier and a 53-yard run.
Hayden also got touchdowns from seniors Braydn Rose and Dylan Foster and junior Broderick Desch.
Jefferson West (0-4) scored both of its touchdowns on long pass plays.
SEAMAN 50, LANSING 32 -- Seaman bounced back from its first loss of the season with a 50-32 United Kansas Conference victory over Lansing on Homecoming night at Seaman.
Seaman's Gabe Hernandez got the Vikings off to a good start when he batted a Lansing pass in the air and intercepted at the goal line for a touchdown at the 9:21 mark of the first quarter.
Lansing tied the game later in the quarter on a 25-yard pass from Dalton Jorgensen to Lexton Grafke but the Vikings broke the tie with 18 seconds left in the first on a 1-yard run from Bryson Vawter.
Lansing cut its deficit to 14-10 on a 25-yard Casey Watkins field goal early in the second quarter but Seaman answered with a 63-yard touchdown pass from Max Huston to Adonis VanLeeuwen to boost its lead to 21-10.
Lansing got a 35-yard pick six from Ian Patton and converted the 2-point conversion to cut Seaman's lead to 21-18 with 4:13 left in the half, but Huston scored from 4 yards out with 23 seconds left in the half to give the Vikings a 28-18 halftime lead.
Huston opened the third-quarter scoring with a 4-yard TD run to put Seaman up 35-18 and Lansing got no closer than 10 points the rest of the way.
Seaman also got a pair of second-half scores from Jack Bloom on 1-yard and 12-yard runs to take a 50-25 advantage before the Lions scored a TD in the final minute.
Huston completed 14 of 26 passes for 184 yards while Vawter carried the ball 29 times for 155 yards and Bloom had 132 yards on 12 attempts.
Jorgensen passed for 221 yards on an 18 of 40 night, but Seaman picked off the Lansing quarterback three times.
ROSSVILLE 49, ATCHISON COUNTY 8 -- Rossville opened Class 2A district play with a statement win, with the Bulldawgs rolling to a 49-8 District 3 decision over previously-unbeaten Atchison County at Rossville.
Junior quarterback Camden Horak and senior Braiden Hensley had big nights for the Bulldawgs, connecting on four touchdown passes.
Rossville opened its scoring with a 48-yard TD pass from Horak to Hensley and also hooked up on 20, 58 and 13-yard TD strikes.
Horak also scored on a 32-yard run while Kade Perine had a 1-yard TD and Tayson Horak scored Rossville's final TD on a 75-yard run.
Cedric Leistenschneider kicked five extra points while Perine had a 2-point conversion run.
With Friday's win Rossville evened its record at 2-2.
MANHTATTAN 28, WASHBURN RURAL 25 -- Manhattan outlasted Washburn Rural 28-25 Friday night at Cico Park in a key Centennial League battle between two of the top Class 6A teams in Kansas.
Manhattan improved to 4-0 overall while Washburn Rural fell to 3-1. The Indians are now 2-0 in the Centennial League while Washburn Rural is 0-1 with a key matchup with Junction City looming next Friday.
Washburn Rural senior Ma'kenttis Adams takes off on a 76-yard touchdown run in the opening minute of Friday's 28-25 Centennial League loss at Manhattan. [Photo by Doug Walker/Special to TSN]
Ty Weber and the Washburn Rural defense celebrate a big play in Friday's 28-25 Junior Blue loss at Manhattan. [Photo by Doug Walker/Special to TSN]
Rural senior Ma'kenttis Adams put the Junior Blues in front with a 76-yard touchdown run in the opening minute, but Manhattan answered with a long touchdown pass from Keenan Schartz to Jaxon Bowles.
The Indians missed the extra point to leave Rural with a 7-6 lead but Manhattan got a scoring run from DeAndre Auckland and a 2-point conversion to go in front by a 14-7 margin.
A Dayten Smoot field goal and a TD pass from Branton DeWeese to Titan Osburn put Rural back in front 17-14 late in the opening half but Schartz scored with a half-minute remaining to give Manhattan a 21-17 halftime advantage.
An Auckland TD midway through the third quarter boosted Manhattan's advantage to 28-17 before Washburn Rural got a scoring pass from DeWeese to Amr Sabbarini and a 2-point conversion midway through the fourth quarter.
Washburn Rural had a late opportunity to pull out the win but Manhattan's third interception of the night clinched the win.
LYNDON 28, CAIR PARAVEL LATIN 24 -- Cair Paravel Latin took a 24-22 lead in the fourth quarter but Lyndon answered to pull out the 28-24 Eight-Man Division I District 2 decision.
Friday's game between Cair Paravel, in its first year as a full Kansas State High School Activities Association member, and undefeated Lyndon was close throughout, with a tie and four lead changes.
Lyndon, now 4-0 and 1-0 in district play, went on top 8-0 with a 27-yard run from Jalen Massey and a Massey conversion run, but Cair Paravel (2-2, 0-1) answered with a 16-yard touchdown pass from Evan Will to Jesiah Bonura and a Will conversion run to knot the game at 8-8 in the second quarter.
The Tigers took a 14-8 halftime advantage on a 29-yard TD pass from Jackson Biggs to Evan Feuerborn (conversion failed) but Cair Paravel led 16-14 entering the fourth quarter after a 4-yard Will rush and a 2-point conversion pass from Simon Everhart to to Ty Gossard.
Lyndon regained the lead on 44-yard pass from Biggs to Ethen Raney (Feuerborn run), but CPLS took the lead a final time on a 5-yard Will pass to Jachin Bonura and a 2-point conversion pass from Will to Bonura before the Tiger scored the game-winning TD on a 10-yard Biggs passs to Ben Detwiler.
Will completed 14 of 22 passes for 118 yards and three touchdowns and added 47 rushing yards on 14 attempts.
Jesiah Bonura caught seven passes for 50 yards while Jachin Bonura caught seven passes for 17 yards and Everhart four catches for 62 yards.
Noah Collins led Cair Paravel with seven solo tackles.
ROCK CREEK 44, SILVER LAKE 28 -- Rock Creek improved to 3-1 on the season with a 44-28 home Mid-East League victory over Silver Lake Friday night.
Silver Lake fell to 2-2 on the season.
The Eagles will open Class 2A District 3 play at home next Friday against arch-rival Rossville, which is 1-0 in the district and 2-2 overall.
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Shawnee Heights' defensive clinic and Allen Baughman’s 279-yard performance on the ground led to a 27-0 shutout win over powerhouse Basehor Linwood Friday night at Wetter Field.
The complete team effort from the Thunderbirds on Friday night stunned the Bobcats of Basehor-Linwood and Shawnee Heights didn’t hand the Bobcats its first regular season loss since September 25th, 2020 by accident.
Every aspect of the game was controlled by the dominance of Shawnee Heights.
Shawnee Heights football coach Jason Swift talks to his team after Friday's 27-0 win over Basehor-Linwood. [Photo by Isaac Deer/TSN]
Shawnee Heights junior Allen Baughman (5) rushed for 279 yards and three touchdowns in Friday's 27-0 win over Basehor-Linwood. [File photo/TSN]
T-Bird junior running back Baughman had a career-defining night in front of the home faithful.
Baughman carried the ball 28 times for 279 yards and found the end zone three times as Shawnee Heights’ offensive line cleared the way with wide open alleys for Baughman all night long.
Baughman punished Bobcat defenders for a full 48 minutes. Through four games, Baughman has rushed for 776 yards and has found the end zone 10 times.
“Our offensive line’s pride that they carry in themselves and this brotherhood is truly amazing,” Shawnee Heights coach Jason Swift said. “There are not very many teams that carry that much unity within the offensive line. Our offensive line's blocking for a great running back. Allen’s a phenomenal running back who runs hard and punishes people.”
It’s no secret that Shawnee Heights’ defense has been stellar lately. The Thunderbirds have allowed just seven points in the last eight quarters.
The T-Birds stopped Basehor-Linwood on fourth down in the red zone twice. Shawnee Heights pressured the quarterback all night long, forcing three interceptions and disrupting any rhythm that the Bobcats were trying to create. The run defense was just as terrific.
“The Legion of Thunder stepped up tonight,” Swift said. “Basehor drove the ball and moved the ball, but our defense was able to not allow any points. Our defense gave us plenty of breathing room which allowed our offense to operate. Just a phenomenal night for our defense.”
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Even though Topeka High had been outsscored 164-14 over its first three games, the Trojans felt like they had been making progress.
That progress paid dividends Friday night, with the Trojans taking a 34-21 Homecoming victory over Centennial League rival Emporia at Hummer Sports Park.
Topeka High junior Isaiah Kincade finds running room in the Trojans' 34-21 win over Emporia Friday night. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Topeka High senior quarterback Peyton Wheat passed for 216 yards and a touchdown and also ran for a TD in the Trojans' 34-21 win over Emporia. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
"We've grown a lot,'' said Topeka High junior standout Isaiah Kincade, who rushed for 104 yards on 15 carries and caught eight passes for 84 yards. "It seemed really rough but we always had to bounce back, we always had the next team to worry about and I think we were still able to improve.
"We were most definitely making progress. At first it seemed a little slow because those losses were hard but you learn from it and you press forward.''
The Trojans never trailed after jumping out to a 7-0 lead with 9:29 left in the first half on a 26-yard pass from senior quarterback Peyton Wheat to senior Elijah Kincade (Jaziah Mack kick).
The TD pass was part of a big night for Wheat, who passed for 216 yards on a 17 of 25 performance (one interception) and ran for 77 yards on 10 attempts, including a 25-yard touchdown.
"Our offensive line really stepped up, they showed growth,'' Wheat said. "Our receivers stepped up and I think as a team we got better and we came out and did the little things.
"We obviously had some mistakes that we can't continue to do but we've just got to go back to practice and take it day by day and continue to get better.''
