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ROSSVILLE -- Torrey Horak’s four total touchdowns Friday night led Rossville to do what Rossville does best, win, with the Bulldawgs extending their winning streak to 17 games with a dominating 66-0 home Class 2A district win over McLouth.
Two of Horak’s touchdowns came in the first quarter, with the senior quarterback scoring on a 12 and 19-yard runs while breaking multiple tackles.
Rossville senior quarterback Torrey Horak had a hand in four touchdowns as the Bulldawgs rolled to a 66-0 district win over McLouth Friday. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Horak broke off a 78-yard run for a touchdown in the second quarter and threw a 9-yard touchdown to Raphael Cooney to propel the Bulldawgs to a quick start out of the gate en route to a 52-0 halftime advantage.
“We played great as a team,'' Horak said. "Our older guys performed well and our younger guys got to get in the game. It was a lot of fun.”
The Dawgs’ offense, defense and special teams were in midseason form on Friday night.
“I thought we were focused and ready to go,'' Rossville coach Derick Hammes said. "After what I thought was a pretty intense game last week (44-20 over St. Marys), we came back this week ready to play football.”
Rossville overwhelmed McLouth, allowing the visitors a single yard of offense.
McLouth stuck with a “run-only” game plan and Rossville read it like a book. The defense didn’t force any turnovers but they didn’t need to with the plethora of three and outs they forced.
Rossville’s varsity starters played a total of two quarters in the contest which allowed guys like Camden Horak and Avery Crosswhite to touch the ball quite a bit in the second half.
The young players were able to put up two touchdowns against McLouth in quarters three and four, accounting for the final score.
Rossville (4-0) will host the Oskaloosa Bears at Rossville next Friday
ROSSVILLE 66, McLOUTH 0
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There was little doubt that Hayden was going to win Friday night's Class 3A district football opener against numbers-strapped Baldwin.
After all, the Bulldogs had just 26 players on their roster, including 17 freshmen and sophomores, and came into the game 0-3 after three lopsided losses.
But Hayden coach Bill Arnold's main objective Friday was for his team to take care of business on their end, a goal the Wildcats accomplished with a solid effort in a 36-0 Homecoming romp.
The Wildcats, who improved to 3-1 overall and 1-0 in the district, scored three touchdowns on their first five offensive plays of the night to take command and scored all of their 36 points in the first half.
"I thought our kids came out and executed good,'' Arnold said. "You go back and look at it, there's still some things we can work on and continue to get better at, but they came out and they competed right off the bat.''
Due to an agreement between the two schools a running clock was used for the final three quarters-plus after Hayden opened up a 23-0 advantage with 4:13 left in the first quarter.
Jack Chisham scored two early touchdowns as Hayden rolled to a 36-0 district victory over Baldwin Friday night at Hayden. [File photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Hayden set the tone for the night when TL Thompson picked up 28 yards on the Wildcats first offensive play of the night and Jack Chisham followed that play with a 25-yard TD run. Quarterback Gavin Arnold ran the ball in for a two-point conversion and Hayden was off to the races just 36 seconds into the game.
A botched Baldwin punt snap set up the Wildcats at the Bulldog 28 for their next drive and Arnold immediately connected with Kaelin Rice for a 28-yard TD. Jensen Schrickel's extra point put Hayden in front 15-0 at the 5:56 mark of the opening quarter.
A Nolan Becker pass interception put Hayden back in business and Chisham scored his second touchdown of the night on a 13-yard run. Arnold's two-point conversion run made the score 23-0 at the 4:13 mark, putting the running clock in effect.
Thompson added a 13-yard score early in the second quarter (run failed) before junior Jameson Kennedy scored the Wildcats final TD on a 1-yard plunge with about two minutes left in the half (Schrickel kick).
Baldwin reached Hayden territory twice in the second half, but the Wildcat reserves stopped the Bulldogs to close out the shutout.
"I think what I liked more than anything tonight was that the older guys were right there at the end and they were supporting their teammates,'' Bill Arnold said.
Hayden will continue district play next Friday, traveling to Osawatomie.
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There's no doubt that last week's 28-24 MIAA road loss at then-No. 23-ranked Nebraska-Kearney was a gut punch for Washburn University's football team.
It's a game Ichabod coach Craig Schurig and his team knows that it could have and perhaps should have won, but now the key for 2-1 Washburn is to bounce back with a strong effort in Saturday's 1 p.m. MIAA Family Day contest against 2-1 Missouri Western at Yager Stadium.
Washburn took a 24-21 lead on a Kameron Lake field goal with 8:34 left to go in the game, but 3-0 Nebraska-Kearney got the game-winning touchdown from quarterback TJ Davis with less than a minute remaining.
"We knew it was going to be close and we knew Kearney is good,'' Schurig said. "I felt like it was a good football game live, obviously, and then afterwards you're like, 'Man, we left some points on the field,' and that ended up costing us.
"Defensively we got them in third and long, which you wanted, and they made the plays, so your hat's off to them. It was frustrating, but you're also like, 'We've got a good team, we've got to rebound.' This conference, week-in and week-out you've got to be ready.''
Washburn senior quarterback Mitch Schurig has passed for 732 yards and six touchdowns entering Saturday's home tilt against Missouri Western. [File photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Ichabod senior quarterback Mitch Schurig has completed 52 of 87 passes for 732 yards and 6 touchdowns while sophomore Taylon Peters has carried the ball 39 times for 351 yards and three TDs. Senior James Letcher Jr. has caught 14 passes for 258 yards and two scores.
Senior linebacker Jacob Anderson leads Washburn with 17 tackles (13 solo).
The Griffons, who beat Washburn 46-21 in 2019, have won their last two games, rallying from a 28-7 deficit against Emporia State with 31 second-half points to post a 38-37 win over the Hornets. It was the second straight game the Griffons trailed at the half before coming back for the win.
Missouri Western has outscored its opponents 82-23 in the second half, including a 48-10 advantage in the third quarter.
The Griffons' opponents have outscored Western 69-24 in the first half and 38-7 in the second quarter.
All tickets for Saturday's game must be pre-purchased. There will be no walk-up ticket sales at the gate on Saturday. Tickets are available at wutickets.com.
Washburn will be on the road at Emporia State on Oct. 2 (1 p.m.).
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Seaman’s goal on Thursday night was to rebound from Week 3's devastating overtime loss to Junction City and they did so in style.
The Vikings sailed past the Chargers, 57-0, extending their win streak over the Chargers to 17 straight games.
Seaman coach Jared Swafford told TopSports last week that the short week was going to be a challenge, but he believed in his guys.
“I am very proud of the dedication of our kids,'' Swafford said. "They were faced with a lot of adversity this week -- a quick turnaround, an away game and coming off of a loss wasn’t going to be an easy thing to overcome. We trusted each other and the results were great tonight. I am proud of them.”
Seaman’s defensive effort on Thursday night was poetic. The defense was running wild and making impact plays against Topeka West from the first snap to the last.
Seaman sacked West quarterback Malachi Berg seven times and Callen Barta recorded an interception and the game was all Vikings from the beginning.
![Seaman quarterback Camden Barta threw for five TDs as the Vikings rolled to a 57-0 win over Topeka West Thursday. [File photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]](/images/aa-images/Barta.jpg)
Seaman quarterback Camden Barta threw for five TDs as the Vikings rolled to a 57-0 win over Topeka West Thursday. [File photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Camden Barta threw for 149 yards and three touchdowns in the first quarter, completing a 7-yard touchdown to Casen Stallbaumer, a 40-yard TD to Brody Gormley and a 58-yard dart to PJ Vargas.
After a Week 3 injury to starting running back Aiden Polter, Seaman looked to Kaden Ireland to take the load for the Vikes and Ireland delivered a big first half with eight carries for 86 yards and two touchdowns.
At the half, Seaman had 255 total yards with five touchdowns and racked up 36 points while West accumulated a total of 46 yards in the half.
Seaman would take the ball to begin the third quarter and nice sustained rushes by Ireland and quick passes drove the Vikings down to the 29-yard line.
Camden Barta would then find Gormley again for a 29-yard touchdown.
The Chargers were handled by Seaman in the second drive of the third quarter which resulted in the Vikings getting the ball back. Just a couple plays later, Barta would throw a 71-yard bomb to Vargas, putting the Vikes up 50-0 to cap off the third quarter.
Alex Mah scoree the only touchdown in the fourth, an 8-yard run to put Seaman up 57-0.
Seaman (3-1) will hit the road to take on a tough Manhattan team next Friday while Topeka West (1-3) will travel to Junction City to take on the Blue Jays.
SEAMAN 57, TOPEKA WEST 0
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The crosstown contest did not disappoint for Seaman's boys soccer team Thursday as the Vikings notched their second victory of the season with a 4-0 Centennial League win over Topeka West at Hummer Sports Park.
"It was great to get in the win column, but it wasn't our best performance,'' Seaman coach Jacob Kirmer said. "We have a lot more to prove.''
Seaman soccer coach Jacob Kirmer talks to his team Thursday night at Hummer Sports Park. The Vikings blanked Topeka West, 4-0. [Photo by Isaac Deer/TSN]
Senior Gavin Wilhelm’s two goals keyed the Vikings' victory, with his first goal coming on a perfectly-executed free kick to open the scoring while his second goal came on a high-flying header. Pablo Font kicked the ball from the corner and Wilhelm out-jumped a pack of Chargers crowding Wilhelm as he hit the ball in for the score.
Kyson Evans added a first-half goal to put the Vikes in front 3-0 at the half. The goal came right by the crossbar and it was two Vikings versus one Charger near the line.
Only one goal was scored in the second half, as Topeka West and Seaman’s defenses both had stellar second halves.
The one score came from Font, who had an unassisted goal with 7:33 left.
Ayden Thompson picked up the shutout in goal for Seaman, which improved to 2-7. Topeka West fell to 0-7 on the year.
SEAMAN 4, TOPEKA WEST 0
Seaman (2-7-0) 3 1 -- 4
Topeka West (0-7-0) 0 0 -- 0
Seaman -- Goals: Wilhelm 2, Evans, Font. Assist: Font. Shutout: Thompson
