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By ISAAC DEER
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One of the best rivalries in Kansas high school football will be on display Friday in Rossville, with Rossville and Silver Lake facing off in the War on 24 Part II, with a berth in the Class 2A state championship game on the line.
Here's a breakdown of what fans can expect in Friday's game:
SHORT HISTORY
These two schools went toe to toe on October 15th at CJ Hamilton Field in Silver Lake, with defending 2A champion Rossville receiving its first tough test of the season.
.Bulldawg star quarterback Torrey Horrak suffered an upper arm injury to end the first half, leaving starting running back Corey Catron to take snaps under center for the remainder of the game.
Rossville star Torrey Horak returned to action at quarterback last week against Riverton, providing an offensive spark for the Bulldawgs. [File photo/TSN]
Catron would lead the Bulldawgs through the back and forth battle, running for 129 yards, throwing for 34 yards and totaling two touchdowns.
The Eagles went blow for blow with the Bulldawgs throughout the game, led by quarterback Daigan Kruger, who tallied 252 total yards along with three total touchdowns.
Silver Lake could’ve had one more shot to win the game but undefeated Rossville snatched the win from them by spoiling an onsides kick, holding on for a 24-19 win.
Both Rossville and Silver Lake have continued to roll since the earlier game, with the Bulldawgs now 11-0 and Silver Lake 9-2 entering Friday's clash.
In the last four games, Rossville has routed Mission Valley, Republic County, Nemaha Central and Riverton.
The Dawgs' defense has held the four schools to a combined 32 points while the Rossville offense has lit up the scoreboard with 195 points.
Rossville senior Corey Catron scored four touchdowns in last Friday's 56-14 win over Riverton in a Class 2A quarterfinal. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Horak has returned from his earlier injury, giving the Bulldawg offensve a spark against Riverton, and allowing Catron to return to running back.
Rossville's offensive line has been a strength all season, giving the Bulldawg offense room to operate.
Rossville will need all three phases of the game to be working excellently to beat a gritty Silver Lake team, which has continued to gain momentum since the five-point loss to the Bulldawgs with wins over Pleasant Ridge, Atchison County, St. Marys and Wellsville.
As Kruger told TopSports.news last week, “We are playing our best football.''
Silver Lake is coming off of a 33-27 win last week against a previously-undefeated Wellsville team.
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By RICK PETERSON
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Washburn's women's basketball team looked like it was on the verge of taking control of Wednesday's game against Benedictine when Macy Doebele scored to put the Ichabods up by 12 points with just over three minutes remaining in the first half.
It never happened, with the Ravens outscoring the Ichabods 42-27 the rest of the way to take a 64-61 win at Lee Arena.
"The offense has been horrendous this whole year for us,'' Washburn coach Ron McHenry said. "We don't have a problem getting attempts up, we have more problems getting it in the basket and a lot of that is just we don't find the right kids.
"It's been a struggle and we kind of know that. We've got a find a way to get the ball to kids who need the ball.''
Hanover native Macy Doebele led Washburn with 14 points and seven reboounds in the Ichabods' 64-61 loss to Benedictine Wednesday at Lee Arena. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Benedictine, which counted Wednesday's game as an exhibition, scored the final 10 points of the half to get back in the game and then pushed its lead to five in both the third and fourth quarters before holding the Ichabods off down the stretch.
Washburn, which fell to 1-2, got within a point twice over the final 5:20, the last time on a hoop from Mackenzie Gamble with 51 seconds remaining.
After a Ravens miss Washburn took a time out with 13.6 seconds left to set up its final play, but senior Hunter Bentley's 3-point attempt bounced off the rim.
Benedictine's Ali Brzozowski was fouled and hit two free throws with 1.3 seconds left to account for the final margin.
Brzozowski, a 6-foot-1 senior, led the Ravens (5-1) with game-high totals of 17 points and nine rebounds while Natalie Smaron (6-2 senior) added 14 points and eight rebounds and former Nemaha Central standout Alleigh Kramer also had 14 points.
Doebele, a 5-11 sophomore out of Hanover, led Washburn with 14 points, including eight straight second-half points to help keep the Ichabods in the hunt, and also led the Ichabods with seven rebounds.
"I felt like the shots I was taking were set up well by my teammates, especially in the second half,'' Doebele said.
"We needed to get going and someone needed to step up. I think everyone was trying to their shots to fall, too, and we just had to fight.''
Bentley added nine points for Washburn.
Washburn will host its Thanksgiving Classic Nov. 26-27, facing Winona State and Rockhurst.
BENEDICTINE WOMEN 64, WASHBURN 61
Benedictine 13 19 20 12 -- 64
Washburn 21 13 14 13 -- 61
BENEDICTINE (5-1 Wednesday counted as exhibition)
Smaron 6-10 2-3 14, Washington 3-6 0-0 8, Brzozowski 4-10 9-10 17, Kramer 4-12 4-6 14, Raines 1-4 4-4 7, Carrasquillo 0-1 0-0 0, Ronnebaum 0-1 0-0 0, Nicholson 0-1 2-2 2, Melton 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 18-45 23-27 64.
WASHBURN (1-2)
Cassaday 3-6 0-0 6, Glatczak 0-1 0-0 0, Bentley 3-10 2-2 9, Barrientos 2-6 2-4 6, Doebele 6-11 0-2 14, Gamble 2-5 0-0 5, Sanchez 2-5 1-2 5, Sanz 0-1 0-0 0, Oliver 3-7 1-2 7, Johnson 3-4 0-0 6, Chapman 0-0 0-0 0, Dewey 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 25-58 6-12 61.
3-point goals -- Benedictine 5-16 (Washburn 2-5, Kramer 2-6, Raines 1-2, Brzozowski 0-2, Ronnebaum 0-1), Washburn 5-19 (Doebele 2-5, Bentley 1-7, Gamble 1-2, Dewey 1-1, Barrientos 0-1, Shanchez 0-1, Sanz 0-1, Oliver 0-1). Rebounds — Benedictine 35 (Brzozowski 9), Washburn 30 (Doebele 7). Assists -- Benedictine 11 (Raines 4), Washburn 16 (Sanchez 4). Turnovers -- Benedictine 17, Washburn 11. Total fouls -- Benedictine 16, Washburn 22. Fouled out -- none. Technical fouls -- none.
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By RICK PETERSON
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The Washburn women's basketball team begins its home schedule with a non-conference matchup 7 p.m. against Benedictine College on Wednesday at Lee Arena.
The Ichabods went 1-1 in last weekend's season-opening MIAA/GAC Crossover Challenge in Weatherford, Okla., notching a 62-50 overtime win over Oklahoma Baptist on Saturday.
Benedictine is 5-1 to start the season and Wednesday's contest will be an exhibition for Benedictine while it will count towards Washburn's win-loss record.
Mackenzie Gamble
Hunter Bentley
Mackenzie Gamble is averaging 12.5 points and hit 5 of 10 3-point attempts against Oklahoma Baptist.
Hunter Bentley is averaging 12.0 and led Washburn in scoring with 20 points in Saturday's win, with eight coming in overtime.
Abby Oliver played all 40 minutes against Oklahoma Baptist and had personal-bests in rebounds (13) and steals (three) to go with 9 points.
Benedictine closed out the 2020-21 campaign with a record of 17-9 while going 14-5 in conference play.
Alleigh Kramer leads the Ravens' offense with a 10.3 average and shoots 56.1 percent from the field. She also grabs six rebounds per game and dishes out a team-high 3.5 assists.
Washburn leads the all-time series with Benedictin, 36-7, and has won the last 26 meetings.
The Ichabods last played the Ravens on Dec. 30, 2017 and won 77-52.
Washburn will play next at its Thanksgiving Classic Nov. 26-27, hosting Winona State and Rockhurst.
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By RICK PETERSON
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The No. 11-ranked Washburn University men's basketball team is on the road for Wednesday's non-conference game (7:30 p.m. tipoff) against William Jewell in Liberty, Mo.
The Ichabods are coming off a 1-1 weekend at the Central Regional Challenge in Kansas City, Mo., topping No. 17 Northern State 86-65 before falling to Augustana on Saturday, 72-58.
The Ichabods lead the all-time series with William Jewell 12-5 and have won the last two meetings.
Wednesday's game will be the first time the Ichabods and Cardinals have played each other since Dec. 11, 1998 in Topeka.
Washburn is expected to be without third-team All-American guard Tyler Geiman and post standout Jonnny Clausing, who have both been sidelined with injuries.
Jalen Lewis
Michael Keegan
The Ichabods are led this season by junior Jalen Lewis and freshman Michael Keegan, who are each scoring 12.5 per game
McNeese State transfer Jeremy Harrell is averaging 10.5 points for Washburn.
Lewis is currently 20th on the Ichabod all-time scoring chart with 1,041 career points in 90 career games.
William Jewell is 1-1 this season, topping Purdue Northwest 76-71 before dropping a 75-67 decision to Davenport in the GLIAC/GLVC Challenge.
Jordan Jermain leads the Cardinals with a 20-point scoring average while Heri Tshiyoyo is averaging 13.5 points and Kobe McKinley.
McPherson product Mason Alexander averages 11.5 points after scoring 12.5 points a game last season.
The Ichabods will play their home-opener on Saturday (2 p.m. start) against Baker University at Lee Arena.
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By RICK PETERSON
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After absorbing a lopsided three-set Senior Night loss to Northwest Missouri last Saturday, all Washburn University volleyball coach Chris Herron wanted to see Tuesday night was for his Ichabods to repcapture the form that had resulted in 24 regular-season victories and a No. 5 national ranking.
Herron got exactly what he was looking for, with the Ichabods rolling to a 25-19, 25-17, 25-20 sweep in an MIAA Tournament quarterfinal win over Pittsburg State at Lee Arena.
"That butt-slapping we took on Saturday night was not fun to watch,'' Herron said. "But the energy was great in serve and pass today so I knew going in we were going to be OK.''
With the victory, Washburn improved to 25-4 on the year and advanced to a rematch with Northwest in Friday's 8:30 p.m. MIAA Tournament semifinal at Warrensburg, Mo. Central Missouri will face Nebraska-Kearney in the first semifinal at 6 p.m.
"We're looking forward to this opportunity to play them again,'' Herron said of the semifinal matchup. "It's an opportunity and we talk about the glass isn't half empty it's half full, so that's an opportunity for us.''
Genna Berg
Allison Maxwell
Kelsey Gordon
Senior Genna Berg led the Ichabods with 16 kills against Pittsburg State while senior Allison Maxwell added 13 kills and senior Kelsey Gordon 11 as Washburn hit at a .325 clip, compared to .238 hitting by Pittsburg State, which ended the season 15-14.
"Berg was crazy good and Alli Maxwell was off the charts and Kelsey Gordon, yikes!'' Herron said. "Those three kids by themselves were ridiculous. They were bouncing balls and it was a lot of fun.''
Senior Allison Sadler had 43 assists on the night for Washburn while senior Faith Rottinghaus led the way with 17 digs.
The five Ichabod standouts all earned All-MIAA first-team honors earlier in the day.
Gordon said Tuesday was a great bounce-back from Saturday's loss.
"I think we did really well with finding ourselves and coming back to playing Washburn volleyball because I think we can all agree that (Saturday) wasn't Washburn volleyball,'' Gordon said. "I think tonight was just about finding who we are again as a team.
"We had a meeting and we talked about what makes Washburn volleyball special and we identified those (things) and today the biggest goal was just playing to those.''
Former Silver Lake standout Marissa Bates led Pittsburg State with 11 digs.
MATCH RESULT
Washburn def. Pittsburg State, 25-19, 25-17, 25-20.
