McLouth senior Jake Hullinger tries to evade the grasp of a Wathena defender during the Bulldogs' 48-8 loss to the Wildcats Friday. Hullinger had 64 rushing yards and scored the team's only touchdown on a 46-yard run.
Photo by Brad Roudybush
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Jefferson West destroys ACCHS, 53-0
Jefferson West senior Garrett Stewart cuts upfield during the early going of West’s 53-0 win over Atchison County Community High School Friday in Meriden. Stewart ran for scores of 4 and 11 yards as West improved to 2-2 on the season.
Photo by Ken Locke
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Double shot of videos from Oskaloosa-Troy
This week's contribution from Vance Massey includes two highlights from the Oskaloosa Bears' 44-20 loss to Troy Friday night. The top video shows sophomore Levi Wade making an interception, while the bottom video shows a touchdown run by senior J.T. Thurston. The Bears were down, 22-12, after one quarter and didn't get on the board in the second half as Troy handed them their first loss of the season to fall to 3-1.
Football and volleyball updates for Oct. 2 edition
Friday’s football games (Sept. 26)
Perry-Lecompton 21, Atchison 7
• The Kaws got three 4-yard touchdown runs from senior quarterback Shane Gimzo and three extra-point kicks from Neng Artwichai to defeat the Redmen and improve to 3-1.
Jefferson West 53, ACCHS 0
• West improved to 2-2 as a 26-point second quarter helped the Tigers cruise to the win. Senior Garrett Stewart ran for scores of 4 and 11 yards, senior Kyle Sanders connected with senior Cole Buckman on a 33-yard TD pass and scored on a 27-yard run, sophomore Ethan Mumaw scored on a 10-yard run, junior Steven Skaggs scored on a 5-yard run and junior Austin Siess scored on a 35-yard interception return.
JCN 21, Immaculata 7
• North got its first win of the season to move to 1-3. Senior Riley Noll scored on runs of 63 and 75 yards and senior Matt Perry threw a 10-yard TD pass to junior Austin Gaspard. Noll added an extra point and threw a 2-point conversion pass to junior Breck McMillan.
Troy 44, Oskaloosa 20
• Troy took a 22-12 lead after one quarter and rolled to the 44-20 win to deal Oskaloosa its first loss of the season at 3-1. Bears senior J.T. Thurston scored on runs of 22 and 11 yards and also threw a touchdown to senior Chase Tenpenny on a 4-yard pass play. Thurston added a 2-point conversion run. Junior Brandon Barnes had 12 rushes for 89 yards in the loss.
Pleasant Ridge 48, Valley Falls 18
• The Dragons were down, 28-6, at halftime en route to the loss to fall to 2-2. Senior Garrett Jennings scored on runs of 19 and 3 yards and junior Chance Gier scored on a 20-yard run in the loss. Gier had 13 carries for 96 yards and senior Josh Kearney rushed 18 times for 69 yards in the loss.
Wathena 48, McLouth 8
• Wathena had a shutout going in the fourth quarter before McLouth scored on a 46-yard run by senior Jake Hullinger. Senior Derrick Crouse connected with senior Jarrod Bechard on a 2-point conversion pass. Hullinger rushed for 64 yards on 6 carries in the loss.
Volleyball update
Recent Jefferson West results
Sept. 25
West def. Immaculata, 25-9, 25-18
West def. Tonganoxie, 25-19, 25-23
Pleasant Ridge def. West, 26-24, 22-25, 25-23
• West suffered its first loss of the season but improved to 15-1.
Sept. 27
Wamego Tournament
West def. Wabaunsee, 25-19, 25-13
West def. Riley County, 25-15, 25-19
West def. Nemaha Valley, 25-19, 25-13
Rock Creek def. West, 25-17, 22-25, 25-17
West def. Riley County, 25-23, 26-28, 25-22
• West placed third and improved to 19-2 at Wamego.
JCN results
Sept. 23
JCN def. Valley Falls, 28-26, 25-11
JCN def. Doniphan West, 25-20, 25-15
• The Chargers improved to 8-0 in the Delaware Valley League and 12-1 overall.
Perry-Lecompton 21, Atchison 7
• The Kaws got three 4-yard touchdown runs from senior quarterback Shane Gimzo and three extra-point kicks from Neng Artwichai to defeat the Redmen and improve to 3-1.
Jefferson West 53, ACCHS 0
• West improved to 2-2 as a 26-point second quarter helped the Tigers cruise to the win. Senior Garrett Stewart ran for scores of 4 and 11 yards, senior Kyle Sanders connected with senior Cole Buckman on a 33-yard TD pass and scored on a 27-yard run, sophomore Ethan Mumaw scored on a 10-yard run, junior Steven Skaggs scored on a 5-yard run and junior Austin Siess scored on a 35-yard interception return.
JCN 21, Immaculata 7
• North got its first win of the season to move to 1-3. Senior Riley Noll scored on runs of 63 and 75 yards and senior Matt Perry threw a 10-yard TD pass to junior Austin Gaspard. Noll added an extra point and threw a 2-point conversion pass to junior Breck McMillan.
Troy 44, Oskaloosa 20
• Troy took a 22-12 lead after one quarter and rolled to the 44-20 win to deal Oskaloosa its first loss of the season at 3-1. Bears senior J.T. Thurston scored on runs of 22 and 11 yards and also threw a touchdown to senior Chase Tenpenny on a 4-yard pass play. Thurston added a 2-point conversion run. Junior Brandon Barnes had 12 rushes for 89 yards in the loss.
Pleasant Ridge 48, Valley Falls 18
• The Dragons were down, 28-6, at halftime en route to the loss to fall to 2-2. Senior Garrett Jennings scored on runs of 19 and 3 yards and junior Chance Gier scored on a 20-yard run in the loss. Gier had 13 carries for 96 yards and senior Josh Kearney rushed 18 times for 69 yards in the loss.
Wathena 48, McLouth 8
• Wathena had a shutout going in the fourth quarter before McLouth scored on a 46-yard run by senior Jake Hullinger. Senior Derrick Crouse connected with senior Jarrod Bechard on a 2-point conversion pass. Hullinger rushed for 64 yards on 6 carries in the loss.
Volleyball update
Recent Jefferson West results
Sept. 25
West def. Immaculata, 25-9, 25-18
West def. Tonganoxie, 25-19, 25-23
Pleasant Ridge def. West, 26-24, 22-25, 25-23
• West suffered its first loss of the season but improved to 15-1.
Sept. 27
Wamego Tournament
West def. Wabaunsee, 25-19, 25-13
West def. Riley County, 25-15, 25-19
West def. Nemaha Valley, 25-19, 25-13
Rock Creek def. West, 25-17, 22-25, 25-17
West def. Riley County, 25-23, 26-28, 25-22
• West placed third and improved to 19-2 at Wamego.
JCN results
Sept. 23
JCN def. Valley Falls, 28-26, 25-11
JCN def. Doniphan West, 25-20, 25-15
• The Chargers improved to 8-0 in the Delaware Valley League and 12-1 overall.
'Cats drub 'Dogs, 48-8
McLouth’s homecoming game Friday against Wathena was a case of Murphy’s Law for the Bulldogs. Pretty much whatever could go wrong, did, as Wathena went home with a 48-8 win.
The Bulldogs lost two fumbles, saw an interception returned for a touchdown and incurred nearly 100 yards in penalties during the game as Wathena had a shutout going until the Bulldog offense got a late score on the second-string defense.
Meanwhile, the Wildcats ran heavily on McLouth as senior running back Colton Bauman scored four times and junior quarterback Bryce Paden threw for two more scores.
Both teams struggled on their first possession but Wathena scored on the first play of its second possession as Bauman broke free for a 41-yard touchdown run to make it 6-0 with 8:41 left in the first quarter. The teams traded punts before Bauman added his second TD on a 23-yard tuchdown run and added the extra-point kick to make it 13-0 Wildcats with 47 seconds left in the quarter.
McLouth picked up its first first down on a 10-yard run by senior quarterback Derrick Crouse just before the end of the quarter but was forced to punt. The Bulldogs got a break when Wathena senior Blake Haynes muffed the punt and McLouth junior Cody Winborn was in the right place at the right time to recover the ball at the Wathena 15. A holding call crippled McLouth’s chances, however, and the Bulldogs ended up turning the ball over on downs at the Wildcats 28.
The teams traded bad snap fumbles midway through the quarter and McLouth was set up again in Wildcat territory. A personal foul call on Wathena gave McLouth first down at the Wathena 15 with 5:07 left in the half but, again, the Bulldogs went backwards and turned the ball over on downs at the Wildcats 26.
Wathena responded by driving 74 yards in eight plays and were helped by a pass interference call on McLouth. Bauman finished the drive with a 5-yard TD run and Paden connected with senior Aron Sharp on the 2-point conversion play to make it 21-0 Bulldogs, which held as the halftime score.
The score remained 21-0 through most of the third quarter until a 29-yard Bauman run was followed by two Paden passes to get the Wildcats the rest of the way to the end zone. Paden found senior Matt Koelliker for a 16-yard pass play to score and the Bauman extra-point kick made it 28-0 Wathena.
The Wildcats recovered a fumble at the Bulldogs 19 on the next McLouth possession and, four plays later, Paden connected with Haynes on a 4-yard TD pass to make it 34-0 Wildcats.
The fourth quarter started with another stalled Bulldog drive and Bauman scored on a 55-yard TD run before junior Collin Schultz returned an interception of Crouse for 43 yards for the final Wildcat score to make it 48-0 with Bauman’s extra point.
Wathena put the second string defense in after the ensuing kickoff and McLouth drove 58 yards on six plays as senior Jake Hullinger scored on a 46-yard run and Crouse threw to senior Jarrod Bechard for the 2-point conversion to make it 48-8 with 6:11 to play. Wathena’s second-string offense ran out the clock to preserve the win.
McLouth was led by Hullinger’s 64 rushing yards on 6 carries and 17 carries for 44 yards by Crouse. Crouse was 3-for-15 passing for 5 yards and an interception in the loss as McLouth fell to 2-2.
Wathena was led by 12 carries for 164 yards and 4 TDs by Bauman. Paden was 5-for-11 passing for 75 yards and 2 TDs.
The Bulldogs lost two fumbles, saw an interception returned for a touchdown and incurred nearly 100 yards in penalties during the game as Wathena had a shutout going until the Bulldog offense got a late score on the second-string defense.
Meanwhile, the Wildcats ran heavily on McLouth as senior running back Colton Bauman scored four times and junior quarterback Bryce Paden threw for two more scores.
Both teams struggled on their first possession but Wathena scored on the first play of its second possession as Bauman broke free for a 41-yard touchdown run to make it 6-0 with 8:41 left in the first quarter. The teams traded punts before Bauman added his second TD on a 23-yard tuchdown run and added the extra-point kick to make it 13-0 Wildcats with 47 seconds left in the quarter.
McLouth picked up its first first down on a 10-yard run by senior quarterback Derrick Crouse just before the end of the quarter but was forced to punt. The Bulldogs got a break when Wathena senior Blake Haynes muffed the punt and McLouth junior Cody Winborn was in the right place at the right time to recover the ball at the Wathena 15. A holding call crippled McLouth’s chances, however, and the Bulldogs ended up turning the ball over on downs at the Wildcats 28.
The teams traded bad snap fumbles midway through the quarter and McLouth was set up again in Wildcat territory. A personal foul call on Wathena gave McLouth first down at the Wathena 15 with 5:07 left in the half but, again, the Bulldogs went backwards and turned the ball over on downs at the Wildcats 26.
Wathena responded by driving 74 yards in eight plays and were helped by a pass interference call on McLouth. Bauman finished the drive with a 5-yard TD run and Paden connected with senior Aron Sharp on the 2-point conversion play to make it 21-0 Bulldogs, which held as the halftime score.
The score remained 21-0 through most of the third quarter until a 29-yard Bauman run was followed by two Paden passes to get the Wildcats the rest of the way to the end zone. Paden found senior Matt Koelliker for a 16-yard pass play to score and the Bauman extra-point kick made it 28-0 Wathena.
The Wildcats recovered a fumble at the Bulldogs 19 on the next McLouth possession and, four plays later, Paden connected with Haynes on a 4-yard TD pass to make it 34-0 Wildcats.
The fourth quarter started with another stalled Bulldog drive and Bauman scored on a 55-yard TD run before junior Collin Schultz returned an interception of Crouse for 43 yards for the final Wildcat score to make it 48-0 with Bauman’s extra point.
Wathena put the second string defense in after the ensuing kickoff and McLouth drove 58 yards on six plays as senior Jake Hullinger scored on a 46-yard run and Crouse threw to senior Jarrod Bechard for the 2-point conversion to make it 48-8 with 6:11 to play. Wathena’s second-string offense ran out the clock to preserve the win.
McLouth was led by Hullinger’s 64 rushing yards on 6 carries and 17 carries for 44 yards by Crouse. Crouse was 3-for-15 passing for 5 yards and an interception in the loss as McLouth fell to 2-2.
Wathena was led by 12 carries for 164 yards and 4 TDs by Bauman. Paden was 5-for-11 passing for 75 yards and 2 TDs.
Dragons steamroll JCN, 42-6
Valley Falls made plays early and often to all but put the game away Sept. 19 with county rival Jefferson County North and senior Josh Kearney took care of the rest in a 42-6 Dragons home victory.
When the dust settled on the rout, Kearney had more than 300 all-purpose yards thanks to 142 rushing yards and two 82-yard kickoff returns for touchdowns. He added three rushing scores to finish with 5 TDs on the night.
JCN’s first possession saw junior quarterback Austin Gaspard throw an interception on third-and-9 with Kearney making the play but fumbling the ball back to North while trying to return it for a score. A North player fell on the ball at the Chargers 12. On the next play, the Chargers fumbled the ball back to Valley Falls, however, and the Dragons were set up at the Charger 14.
Three plays later, Dragons junior running back Chance Gier took the ball in from 1 yard out to make it 6-0 Valley Falls with 9:36 left in the opening quarter. Valley Falls forced North to go three-and-out on their next possession and junior Riley Bunde blocked the ensuing punt and recovered it at the JCN 4. Kearney took the ball into the end zone on the next play and Gier added a 2-point conversion run to make it 14-0 Valley Falls.
Another Charger three-and-out gave the Dragons their next possession at the JCN 44 and, two plays later, Kearney broke free for a 39-yard TD run with junior quarterback Mitchell Streeter booting the extra-point kick to make it 21-0 Valley Falls.
From there the teams went into neutral offensively as they traded punts. JCN got the ball back with 8:32 left in the first half and the Chargers mounted their first extended drive of the game. A key play came on third-and-18 at the Dragons 46 when Gaspard threw a long pass to senior Matt Perry, who made a diving fingertip catch to give the Chargers a first down at the Valley Falls 13. The Dragons held the Chargers to a fourth-down play at the 10 and Gaspard found senior tight end Matt Noll in the end zone for the score to cut the Dragons’ lead to 21-6 with 3:16 left in the half.
The momentum was about as short-lived as possible, however, as Kearney fielded the ensuing kickoff at the Dragons 18 and weaved through the Chargers kickoff squad for an 82-yard touchdown return to make it 27-6 Valley Falls.
The Chargers’ next drive stalled just across midfield and, after a JCN punt, Kearney took a second-down handoff and rambled 85 yards for a touchdown to make it 35-6 Dragons with a 2-point conversion run by senior Garrett Jennings.
That was the score entering halftime and Kearney put the game further in the bag when he ran the opening kick in the second half back 82 yards again for a touchdown with Streeter’s extra-point kick making it 42-6. With the deficit at 36, the coaches put the running clock into effect and Valley Falls wouldn’t have an offensive play in the third quarter.
That was mainly because JCN drove from its own 18 to the Dragons 23 on 13 plays that ran the rest of the clock out in the period. A bad snap over Gaspard’s head in shotgun formation on second down gave the Chargers third-and-30 at the Dragons 43 and the remaining two downs only resulted in the Dragons taking over possesion at their own 32. The Dragons chewed up clock with eight rushing plays and turned the ball over on downs at the JCN 31 with 4:03 left in the game. North made it to the Valley Falls 28 before time expired on the 42-6 Dragons win.
The bulk of the offensive threat for Valley Falls other than Kearney was 11 rushes for 28 yards by Gier.
North was led by 33 rushing yards from both senior Riley Noll and junior Breck McMillan on 6 carries each. Junior Lance Leakey added 23 yards rushing on 16 carries. Gaspard finished the game 10-for-20 passing for 99 yards with a touchdown and interception. Perry had 4 catches for 46 yards in the game.
Dragons coach Rod Bunde said despite the relatively easy win he still saw some things his team needs to work on. The Dragons moved to 2-1 while JCN fell to 0-3.
“There are a lot of little things we need to work on. We had some stupid penalties,” Bunde said. The Dragons had 6 penalties for a total of 45 yards in the game. “Any of our backs have big scoring potential. Tonight, when Josh touched the ball, he made some things happen. I think the thing is we finally have some experienced upperclassmen and the boys fought hard tonight.”
When the dust settled on the rout, Kearney had more than 300 all-purpose yards thanks to 142 rushing yards and two 82-yard kickoff returns for touchdowns. He added three rushing scores to finish with 5 TDs on the night.
JCN’s first possession saw junior quarterback Austin Gaspard throw an interception on third-and-9 with Kearney making the play but fumbling the ball back to North while trying to return it for a score. A North player fell on the ball at the Chargers 12. On the next play, the Chargers fumbled the ball back to Valley Falls, however, and the Dragons were set up at the Charger 14.
Three plays later, Dragons junior running back Chance Gier took the ball in from 1 yard out to make it 6-0 Valley Falls with 9:36 left in the opening quarter. Valley Falls forced North to go three-and-out on their next possession and junior Riley Bunde blocked the ensuing punt and recovered it at the JCN 4. Kearney took the ball into the end zone on the next play and Gier added a 2-point conversion run to make it 14-0 Valley Falls.
Another Charger three-and-out gave the Dragons their next possession at the JCN 44 and, two plays later, Kearney broke free for a 39-yard TD run with junior quarterback Mitchell Streeter booting the extra-point kick to make it 21-0 Valley Falls.
From there the teams went into neutral offensively as they traded punts. JCN got the ball back with 8:32 left in the first half and the Chargers mounted their first extended drive of the game. A key play came on third-and-18 at the Dragons 46 when Gaspard threw a long pass to senior Matt Perry, who made a diving fingertip catch to give the Chargers a first down at the Valley Falls 13. The Dragons held the Chargers to a fourth-down play at the 10 and Gaspard found senior tight end Matt Noll in the end zone for the score to cut the Dragons’ lead to 21-6 with 3:16 left in the half.
The momentum was about as short-lived as possible, however, as Kearney fielded the ensuing kickoff at the Dragons 18 and weaved through the Chargers kickoff squad for an 82-yard touchdown return to make it 27-6 Valley Falls.
The Chargers’ next drive stalled just across midfield and, after a JCN punt, Kearney took a second-down handoff and rambled 85 yards for a touchdown to make it 35-6 Dragons with a 2-point conversion run by senior Garrett Jennings.
That was the score entering halftime and Kearney put the game further in the bag when he ran the opening kick in the second half back 82 yards again for a touchdown with Streeter’s extra-point kick making it 42-6. With the deficit at 36, the coaches put the running clock into effect and Valley Falls wouldn’t have an offensive play in the third quarter.
That was mainly because JCN drove from its own 18 to the Dragons 23 on 13 plays that ran the rest of the clock out in the period. A bad snap over Gaspard’s head in shotgun formation on second down gave the Chargers third-and-30 at the Dragons 43 and the remaining two downs only resulted in the Dragons taking over possesion at their own 32. The Dragons chewed up clock with eight rushing plays and turned the ball over on downs at the JCN 31 with 4:03 left in the game. North made it to the Valley Falls 28 before time expired on the 42-6 Dragons win.
The bulk of the offensive threat for Valley Falls other than Kearney was 11 rushes for 28 yards by Gier.
North was led by 33 rushing yards from both senior Riley Noll and junior Breck McMillan on 6 carries each. Junior Lance Leakey added 23 yards rushing on 16 carries. Gaspard finished the game 10-for-20 passing for 99 yards with a touchdown and interception. Perry had 4 catches for 46 yards in the game.
Dragons coach Rod Bunde said despite the relatively easy win he still saw some things his team needs to work on. The Dragons moved to 2-1 while JCN fell to 0-3.
“There are a lot of little things we need to work on. We had some stupid penalties,” Bunde said. The Dragons had 6 penalties for a total of 45 yards in the game. “Any of our backs have big scoring potential. Tonight, when Josh touched the ball, he made some things happen. I think the thing is we finally have some experienced upperclassmen and the boys fought hard tonight.”
Sunday, September 28, 2008
County football scores from Friday, Sept. 26
Jefferson West, 53, vs. Atchison County, 0
Jefferson County North, 21, vs. Immaculata, 7
Pleasant Ridge, 48, vs. Valley Falls, 18
Wathena, 48, vs. McLouth, 8
Troy, 44, vs. Oskaloosa, 20
Perry-Lecompton, 21, vs. Atchison, 7
Jefferson County North, 21, vs. Immaculata, 7
Pleasant Ridge, 48, vs. Valley Falls, 18
Wathena, 48, vs. McLouth, 8
Troy, 44, vs. Oskaloosa, 20
Perry-Lecompton, 21, vs. Atchison, 7
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