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CENTRALIA -- It appeared as if Rossville might have another playoff comeback in it Friday night when the Bulldawgs clawed within five points of Centralia with 7:15 remaining.
Rossville senior quarterback Tayson Horak (12) and the Bulldawgs had their eight-game winning streak snapped by Centralia in Friday's 22-9 sub-state loss. [Photo by Jesse Bruner/Special to TSN]
Rossville junior Conner Bush (5) brings down a Centralia ball-carrier in Friday's 22-9 Class 1A sub-state loss to the Panthers. [Photo by Jesse Bruner/Special to TSN]
But No. 3 East seed Centralia was able to answer with a touchdown to put the game out of reach in a 22-9 home Class 1A sub-state win over the Bulldawgs.
The Panthers, who improved to 11-1, advanced to Saturday's 5 p.m. 1A state championship game at Hutchinson Community College's Gowans Stadium to take on No. 1 West seed Conway Springs (12-0) while Rossville ended its season 8-4, with Friday's loss ending the Bulldawgs' eight-game winning streak.
After Centralia scored with 24.8 seconds remaining in the first half and connected on a two-point conversion pass to take a 14-3 advantage, Rossville cut into the Panthers' lead when senior quarterback Tayson Horak connected with junior Jack Donovan for a 39-yard touchdown pass. Rossville's attempt for a two-point conversion was unsuccessful, leaving the Bulldawgs behind 14-9.
Rossville, which had rallied from 17 points down to stun Jackson Heights in the quarterfinals, looked to be in position to launch another come-from-behind win at that point, but Centralia drove for the game-clinching TD with 3:38 remaining and tacked on the two-point conversion to account for the final score.
Rossville accepts the Class 1A sub-state runnerup plaque Friday night at Centralia. [Photo by Jesse Bruner/Special to TSN]
Centralia jumped out to a 6-0 lead with 11:06 left in the first half (two-point conversion failed), but Rossville got a 26-yard field goal from Vincent Daniel with 1:40 remaining in the half to cut its deficit to 6-3.
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WELLSVILLE -- With a repeat trip to the Class 3A state championship game on the line, No. 3 East seed Hayden turned in a dominating performance Friday night at Wellsville, rolling to a 35-7 victory over the previously-unbeaten Eagles, the top East seed.
The 11-1 Wildcats, who built a commanding 35-0 lead before the Eagles scored a late touchdown, advanced to next Saturday's 12 p.m. 3A state championship game at Hutchinson Community College's Gowans Stadium to face 12-0 Andale, a 55-14 semifinal winner over Holcomb.
Senior fullback Broderick Desch scored a pair of TDs Friday as Hayden advanced to the Class 3A title game with a 35-7 win over Wellsville. [File photo/TSN]
Senior fullback Broderick Desch scored a pair of TDs Friday as Hayden advanced to the Class 3A title game with a 35-7 win over Wellsville. [File photo/TSN]
"I felt like our kids did a really good job on both sides of the ball,'' Hayden coach Bill Arnold said. "The field was treacherous. It was so wet and the grass was so tall, but I thought our kids handled it really well.
"I was proud of the kids. I thought they did a good job of executing the game plan and I thought the coaches did a good job of getting people in the right spots defensively and it was just an all-around good opportunity to execute some good football.''
Hayden took a 7-0 lead on a 12-yard touchdown run from senior Broderick Desch in the opening quarter and added a huge TD just 20 seconds before halftime on a 5-yard Kade Mitchell run.
After a scoreless third quarter the Wildcats turned the game into a rout in the fourth stanza.
Mitchell, a junior, scored his second TD of the night with 10:36 left to play from 18 yards out and sophomore Mason Becker tacked on his third extra point of the night to put Hayden in command, 21-0.
Senior Jensen Schrickel made it a 28-0 game on an 8-yard run (Becker kick) and then Hayden recovered Becker's ensuing kickoff deep in Wellsville territory when the Eagles failed to cover the kick.
Desch scored his second TD of the game (Becker kick) to put the Wildcats in command 35-0 before Wellsville star junior running back Armond Graves broke loose for a 68-yard run to finally get the Eagles on the scoreboard.
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Washburn University women's soccer team saw its season come to an end in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday afternoon in Warrensburg, Mo., with thee Ichabods suffering a penalty-kick shootout loss to Central Oklahoma.
Washburn's soccer season came to a close in a Friday penalty-kick loss to Central Oklahoma in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. [File photo/TSN]
Washburn finished the 2024 season with a record of 14-4-3.
The Ichabods started off the contest strong, taking three shots in the first eight minutes of play, including two shots on goal from Khloe Schuckman.
The Bronchos (12-6-4) almost jumped out to an early lead after quickly moving the ball down the field, but Washburn goalkeeper Alli Harrington made a save in the bottom right corner of the goal to prevent Central Oklahoma from getting a goal.
Washburn earned its first penalty kick of the season in the 39th minute, but Schuckman's attempt was saved by Broncho goalkeeper Avery Bass to keep the game scoreless. The Ichabods finished the half with seven shot attempts, with four coming on goal.
The Washburn offense picked up in the second half, taking seven shots in the first 14 minutes of the period. Despite the increased output, the Broncho defense held strong, sending the contest to overtime after a scoreless 90 minutes of play.
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Washburn University women's basketball picked up its second straight 22-point victory on Friday, dispatching Truman State 81-59 on Friday morning.
Washburn's women posted their second straight 22-point win Friday in Kirksville, Mo., rolling to an 81-59 win over Truman State. [Photo courtesy of Washburn Athletics]
After six games on the road to begin the season, the Ichabods will return home on Monday to host Lincoln in a 6 p.m. game in Lee Arena.
After falling behind 4-2 to start the game Washburn (2-4) got a layup by NIa McKenzie and a 3-pointer by Payton Sterk to go in front with 7:20 to play and the Ichabods would not look back the rest of the way.
The Bulldogs (2-3) shot a blistering 60.0 percent in the first quarter, but the Ichabods were able to lead 18-16 after one thanks to extra opportunities and limiting turnovers.
In the second quarter, it was Washburn that began to light the nets on fire. The Ichabods started the frame on a 10-2 run to lead by 10 after Emporia product Rebecca Snyder connected on her first career 3-pointer with 7:49 to play in the half.
Truman State continued to chip away at the lead and would trail by just four at the 2:04 mark. From that point on the Ichabods closed the half on a 7-0 run with five points coming from Sterk to lead 40-29 at the half. Washburn shot 75.0 percent (9-12) in the second quarter while going 4-6 from beyond the arc.
There was no rust coming out of the half as the Ichabods went on a 7-2 run to lead 47-31 after an old-fashioned three-point play from McKenzie. Washburn pushed the lead to a game-high 17-points in the third quarter after a triple by Aniah Wayne, who had seven points in the quarter.
Defensively, the Ichabods held the Bulldogs to 5-14 (35.7) shooting for a second straight quarter to lead by 15 going into the fourth.
A deep shot from Sterk and layup by Yibari Nwidadah pushed the lead up to 20 in the opening minute of the final quarter.
The advantage never dipped below 15 the rest of the way, with a free throw by Wayne in the final minute making the final lead a game-high 22 points in the 81-59 victory.
Washburn shot a season-high 55.0 percent from the floor while also going 9-22 (40.9) from three-point land. The Ichabods won the paint battle 46-30 and the bench outscored Truman State's benhc 31-15.
Defensively, Washburn forced 17 turnovers while committing just 12. The Ichabods also had a 35-30 rebounding advantage and dished out more assists as well, 15-11.
Sterk delivered her second straight 20-point game, scoring 22 on 8-15 shooting and 5-8 from deep.
Nwidadah had her first double-double on the year with 13 points on 5-6 shooting and 10 boards. Wayne added 11 points on 4-7 shooting off the bench.
Jordan Cunningham led the Bulldogs with 18 points on 5-7 shooting and Molly Joyce had 12 points.
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No. 5 nationally-ranked Washburn University men's basketball will be back in Lee Arena for a second straight contest on Saturday, facing William Jewell in a 2 p.m. non-conference tilt.
The Ichabods improved to 5-0 with an 89-71 victory over Pittsburg State in a non-conference game on Tuesday night.
Senior Jacob Hanna is tied for Washburn's team lead in scoring with a 15.8 average in his first season with the Ichabods. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Senior Andrew Orr is averaging 15.8 points for the 5-0 Washburn Ichabods, tied for the team lead in scoring. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
All five Washburn starters cracked double figures againt Pittsburg State as the Ichabods posted their fifth straight win by at least 17 points.
"It's a confident group in the right ways,'' Washburn coach Brett Ballard said. "They don't seem to get rattled. It's a long season and we're going to be in some tough situations, but so far this group has a sense of urgency.
"We don't have any cool guys. I told them down in the locker room (after the Pittsburg State win), we don't have anybody that's cool. Sometimes you have guys that are a little cool and when things go their way they're pretty good and when things don't go their way they're not as good, but everybody just seems to be bought in and it's early, but I'm really pleased with that part of it.''
Senior Jacob Hanna led the Ichabods with a game-high 20 points while adding seven rebounds.
Senior Andrew Orr scored 17 points on 7 of 9 shooting while sophomore Brayden Shorter finished with 15 points and senior Michael Keegan and sophomore Jack Bachelor both scored 13. Bachelor had four steals in the game and Brady Christiansen had seven rebounds.
Orr needs 35 points to become the 28th member of the Ichabod 1,000 point club while Michael Keegan has 820 career points as an Ichabod and has moved into sixth all-time at Washburn in career blocked shots with 83.
Hanna and Orr are tied for the team scoring lead at 15.8 points a game while Shorter is averaging 15.6 points with a team-high 15 3-pointers, Bachelor is averaging 11.6 points with a team-high 24 assists and Keegan is averaging 11.4 points with a team-best 14 steals.
Christiansen leads the Ichabods with an 8.0 rebounding average.
