Sept. 14 games
Oskaloosa 28, Jackson Heights 14
• The Bears stayed undefeated by running up a 20-0 halftime lead and holding on for the 28-14 win. The Bears scored first on a 34-yard pass from freshman Adam Bowser to junior J.T. Thurston before junior Lakota Coffman scored on a 9-yard run and sophomore Brandon Barnes scored on a 6-yard run. Junior Chase Tenpenny added the final score on a 60-yard kickoff return for a TD. Bowser and senior Boone Heston added 2-point conversion runs. Oskaloosa is 3-0.
Basehor-Linwood 27, Perry-Lec. 21
• A 12-point fourth quarter helped Basehor-Linwood hand the Kaws their first loss of the season. Perry-Lecompton had a 14-7 halftime lead and a 21-15 lead going into the fourth quarter. The Kaws scored on a 5-yard run and a 90-yard kickoff return by junior Shane Gimzo as well as a 75-yard fumble return for a touchdown by junior Josh Durflinger. Junior Neng Artwichai added three extra-point kicks. The Kaws are 2-1.
Valley Falls 20, JCN 0
• Valley Falls defeated the Chargers for the first time since 2003 as sophomore Chance Gier scored 2 TDs and junior Josh Kearney scored another while racking up 179 rushing yards. North was led by 75 rushing yards from senior Abe Noll. Valley Falls moved to 2-1 while North fell to 0-3.
Jefferson West 61, Maur Hill 0
• West earned its first 2007 victory in convincing fashion by running up a 49-0 halftime deficit en route to improving to 1-2.
Wathena 58, McLouth 0
• McLouth dropped to 0-3 as Wathena took a 36-0 halftime lead and didn’t look back.
Sept. 21 games
Perry-Lecompton 28, Santa Fe Trail 7
• The Kaws rebounded from their first loss of the year to take a 28-0 halftime lead and coast to the win over Trail to move to 3-1. Junior quarterback Shane Gimzo scored on runs of 3, 4, and 37 yards and then hit junior Joel Gantz for a 21-yard TD pass in the second quarter. Gimzo and senior Dillon Harrell connected on a 2-point conversion play and junior Mark Higgins also notched a 2-point conversion run. Gimzo had 20 carries for 118 yards and was 7-for-13 passing for 88 yards with 1 interception.
Valley Falls 28, McLouth 14
• Valley Falls scored 22 points in the second half to pull away for a win to move to 3-1. The Bulldogs dropped to 0-4 with the loss. Dragons junior Josh Kearney returned a kickoff 88 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter but McLouth tied it in the second quarter on a 1-yard run by senior Ryan Smith. Valley Falls junior Garrett Jennings scored on a 20-yard run in the third with sophomore Logan Wynkoop adding a 2-point conversion run to make it 14-6. McLouth struck back as Smith scored on a 29-yard run and then caught a 2-point conversion pass from senior quarterback Mark Stewart to tie it at 14. Kearney scored on a 4-yard run with Wynkoop adding the 2-point conversion and senior Devin Brown returned a fumble 54 yards for a score in the fourth quarter to seal the win. McLouth outgained Valley Falls, 355 to 120 yards on the night, but 2 interceptions and the fumble return took a toll on the Bulldogs. Smith ran 32 times for 182 yards and 2 TDs for the Bulldogs and Stewart was 10-for-25 passing for 104 yards and 2 INTs.
Pleasant Ridge 21, Oskaloosa 14
• The Bears dropped from the undefeated ranks to 3-1 as the Rams capitalized on five turnovers. The Rams drove 57 yards on their first possession to take a 7-0 lead and then recovered an Oskaloosa fumble at the Bears 4 and scored from there to take a 14-0 lead in the first quarter. Bears sophomore Brandon Barnes scored on a 44-yard run to cut it to 14-6 but the Rams recovered another fumble at the Bears 20 and drove for a score to make it 21-6 at halftime. The score stayed that way into the fourth quarter when freshman quarterback Adam Bowser hit junior Chase Tenpenny for a 71-yard touchdown pass play and senior Boone Heston added the 2-point conversion run to make it 21-14 with 5:10 left. The Bears got two more possessions to try and tie it but Bowser threw an interception with 44 seconds left to seal the Bears’ fate. Heston had 17 rushes for 74 yards and Barnes had 5 rushes for 62 yards and a score. Bowser was 3-for-8 passing for 84 yards and a TD while Tenpenny had 2 catches for 82 yards and a score.
Jefferson West 54, ACCHS 6
• West evened its record at 2-2 in scoring 29 unanswered second-half points to run away with the win. Junior Garrett Stewart scored on runs of 2, 20 and 66 yards, senior Nick Briney scored on 44- and 15-yard runs, senior Matt Edington scored on runs of 2 and 19 yards and sophomore Austin Siess scored on a 6-yard run. Juniors Kyle Sanders and Cole Buckman also connected for a 2-point conversion.
Horton 36, JCN 15
• The Chargers dropped to 0-4 as Horton took a 29-9 halftime lead and didn’t look back. Sophomore Austin Gaspard scored on a 22-yard run for North while senior Abe Noll scored on a 5-yard run. The Chargers also scored on a safety.
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
News and notes
PLHS runners place at two area events
The Perry-Lecompton High School cross-country teams recently ran well at events in Topeka and Overbrook.
The Kaws competed Aug. 30 at the Jefferson West Invitational at the Shawnee County Community Center in north Topeka. The Kaws earned first place in the overall competition while West placed second.
The PLHS varsity girls earned first place with 28 points, which was followed by Jefferson West with 44. The Kaw girls were led by the overall champion, Katie Hirsch, who ran a 16:16 on the four kilometer course. In addition, Maggie Kuhlman was third in 17:45, Sydney Allen was eighth in 19:04, Chelsea Cooley was 13th in 19:52, Belai Mills was 16th in 20:08, Kerry Neill was 18th in 20:14, and Tayler Blodgett was 34th in 22:33.
The PLHS varsity boys earned third place overall with 78 points. Leading the Kaw boys were Garrett Jones in third (18:56), Josh Payne in fourth (19:11), Philip Hinman in 12th (20:16), Ethan Merritt in 29th (22:08), Lance Morris-Bohannan in 35th (22:41), Cody Nichols in 40th (22:54) and Gage McMullin in 45 (23:33).
The team ran again Sept. 6, at Overbook in the Santa Fe Trail Invitational. Overall, the Kaws placed third as a team with girls varsity earning a title and boys varsity placing fifth.
The first place girls were led by individual champ Katie Hirsch, who won with a time of 16:34. In addition, Maggie Kuhlman was ninth (18:49), Kerry Neill placed 14th (19:41), Chelsea Cooley placed 15th (19:50), Sydney Allen placed 17th (20:00), Belai Mills placed 18th (20:11) and Tayler Blodgett placed 32nd (21:34).
The third place PLHS boys were led by Garrett Jones in fifth with a time of 19:01. In addition, Josh Payne was ninth (19:24), Philip Hinman was 32nd (21:03), Ethan Merritt was 40th (22:12), Lance Morris-Bohannan was 46th (22:53), Cody Nichols was 52nd (23:25), and Gage McMullin was 55th (24:02).
In junior varsity action, Michael Mallonee placed 27th with a time of 25:27.
West golfers third at St. Marys tourney
The Jefferson West High School girls’ golf team recently placed third at a tournament in St. Marys.
Leading the way for West was senior Becca Cozadd with a sixth-place finish and junior Abbey Deiter with an eighth-place finish. Kyane Stortzum, Karly Kennedy, Tana Kern and Christine Chadwell were also participating for West.
The Perry-Lecompton High School cross-country teams recently ran well at events in Topeka and Overbrook.
The Kaws competed Aug. 30 at the Jefferson West Invitational at the Shawnee County Community Center in north Topeka. The Kaws earned first place in the overall competition while West placed second.
The PLHS varsity girls earned first place with 28 points, which was followed by Jefferson West with 44. The Kaw girls were led by the overall champion, Katie Hirsch, who ran a 16:16 on the four kilometer course. In addition, Maggie Kuhlman was third in 17:45, Sydney Allen was eighth in 19:04, Chelsea Cooley was 13th in 19:52, Belai Mills was 16th in 20:08, Kerry Neill was 18th in 20:14, and Tayler Blodgett was 34th in 22:33.
The PLHS varsity boys earned third place overall with 78 points. Leading the Kaw boys were Garrett Jones in third (18:56), Josh Payne in fourth (19:11), Philip Hinman in 12th (20:16), Ethan Merritt in 29th (22:08), Lance Morris-Bohannan in 35th (22:41), Cody Nichols in 40th (22:54) and Gage McMullin in 45 (23:33).
The team ran again Sept. 6, at Overbook in the Santa Fe Trail Invitational. Overall, the Kaws placed third as a team with girls varsity earning a title and boys varsity placing fifth.
The first place girls were led by individual champ Katie Hirsch, who won with a time of 16:34. In addition, Maggie Kuhlman was ninth (18:49), Kerry Neill placed 14th (19:41), Chelsea Cooley placed 15th (19:50), Sydney Allen placed 17th (20:00), Belai Mills placed 18th (20:11) and Tayler Blodgett placed 32nd (21:34).
The third place PLHS boys were led by Garrett Jones in fifth with a time of 19:01. In addition, Josh Payne was ninth (19:24), Philip Hinman was 32nd (21:03), Ethan Merritt was 40th (22:12), Lance Morris-Bohannan was 46th (22:53), Cody Nichols was 52nd (23:25), and Gage McMullin was 55th (24:02).
In junior varsity action, Michael Mallonee placed 27th with a time of 25:27.
West golfers third at St. Marys tourney
The Jefferson West High School girls’ golf team recently placed third at a tournament in St. Marys.
Leading the way for West was senior Becca Cozadd with a sixth-place finish and junior Abbey Deiter with an eighth-place finish. Kyane Stortzum, Karly Kennedy, Tana Kern and Christine Chadwell were also participating for West.
County high school volleyball update
Sept. 4 games
McLouth def. Troy, 25-16, 25-23
JCN def. Troy, 25-19, 24-26, 25-22
JCN def. McLouth, 25-12, 25-7
• JCN swept the triangular in McLouth while McLouth split its matches.
Oskaloosa def. ACCHS, 25-21, 16-25, 25-20
Oskaloosa def. Cair Paravel, 17-25, 25-23, 25-14
• The Bears swept a triangular at Cair Paravel in Topeka to make their record 5-3. Nicole Rockhold had 13 kills against ACCHS while Whitney Artman had 4 kills, 5 aces and 2 blocks and Kristen Brey had 3 kills and a block. Emily Heston had 18 assists in the win, Hailey Kelly had 6 digs and Sam Drinkard had 3 aces. Rockhold also led the team with 17 kills against Cair Paravel. Artman had 9 kills, Brey had 5 kills, Drinkard had 4 kills, Heston had 31 assists and Kelly had 7 digs.
Sept. 6 games
McLouth def. Elwood, 25-17, 25-16
McLouth def. Seabury, 25-9, 25-11
• McLouth swept the triangular in Lawrence.
Bishop Ward def. Perry-Lecompton, 20-25, 25-19, 25-8
Eudora def. Perry-Lecompton, 25-7, 25-16
• Perry-Lecompton was swept at a home triangular.
Holton def. Jefferson West, 25-23, 25-19
Jefferson West def. Royal Valley, 17-25, 25-17, 25-21
• West was able to come back and split a home triangular with a win versus Royal Valley.
McLouth def. Troy, 25-16, 25-23
JCN def. Troy, 25-19, 24-26, 25-22
JCN def. McLouth, 25-12, 25-7
• JCN swept the triangular in McLouth while McLouth split its matches.
Oskaloosa def. ACCHS, 25-21, 16-25, 25-20
Oskaloosa def. Cair Paravel, 17-25, 25-23, 25-14
• The Bears swept a triangular at Cair Paravel in Topeka to make their record 5-3. Nicole Rockhold had 13 kills against ACCHS while Whitney Artman had 4 kills, 5 aces and 2 blocks and Kristen Brey had 3 kills and a block. Emily Heston had 18 assists in the win, Hailey Kelly had 6 digs and Sam Drinkard had 3 aces. Rockhold also led the team with 17 kills against Cair Paravel. Artman had 9 kills, Brey had 5 kills, Drinkard had 4 kills, Heston had 31 assists and Kelly had 7 digs.
Sept. 6 games
McLouth def. Elwood, 25-17, 25-16
McLouth def. Seabury, 25-9, 25-11
• McLouth swept the triangular in Lawrence.
Bishop Ward def. Perry-Lecompton, 20-25, 25-19, 25-8
Eudora def. Perry-Lecompton, 25-7, 25-16
• Perry-Lecompton was swept at a home triangular.
Holton def. Jefferson West, 25-23, 25-19
Jefferson West def. Royal Valley, 17-25, 25-17, 25-21
• West was able to come back and split a home triangular with a win versus Royal Valley.
County football updates for weeks 1 and 2
Week 1 -- Aug. 31
Perry-Lecompton 46, Immaculata 0
• The Kaws steamrolled Immaculata to start the season 1-0. Perry-Lecompton had a 36-0 halftime lead en route to the win. Junior Shane Gimzo scored on runs of 5 and 2 yards as well as a 48-yard pass from senior quarterback Caleb Denton. Denton added TD runs of 6 and 24 yards, senior Aaron Brooks had a 26-yard TD run, the Kaws forced a safety and junior Neng Arwichai hit a 28-yard field goal to account for the Kaws scoring.
Oskaloosa 16, Wathena 6
• All the scoring came in the first half as the Bears slugged out a 10-point opening win. Senior Boone Heston had both Bear scores on runs of 52 and 2 yards with sophomore Brandon Barnes adding two 2-point conversion runs.
Valley Falls 26, Doniphan West 12
• The Dragons started the season 1-0 after going without a win in 2006.
Pleasant Ridge 25, JCN 6
• Pleasant Ridge had an 18-0 lead after one quarter and held on for the win to start JCN off at 0-1. North’s only score came on a 6-yard run by senior Vince Foulk. The Rams forced 2 safeties in the win.
Sabetha 36, Jefferson West 8
• A 20-point outburst in the second quarter put West down, 22-8, at halftime and the Tigers couldn’t cash in for any more scores in starting 0-1. West’s only score came on an 18-yard run by Brandon Langston with Kyle Sanders hitting Cole Buckman with a pass for a 2-point conversion. Langston had 44 rushing yards while Sanders had 53 rushing yards for West while Sanders was 14-for-26 passing for 107 yards and 2 interceptions.
Troy 54, McLouth 8
• McLouth fell behind, 30-0, by the early second quarter en route to the loss and also lost senior quarterback Mark Stewart to an apparent ankle injury in the game. McLouth’s only score came on a 40-yard pass play from Stewart to senior Ryan Smith with Stewart hitting junior Derrick Crouse with a pass for a 2-point conversion. Crouse took over as QB for Stewart and was 13-for-22 for 111 yards and an interception. Smith finished with 8 catches for 106 yards. Stewart was 5-for-11 passing for 81 yards and a TD prior to his injury.
Week 2 -- Sept. 7
Perry-Lecompton 42, Lansing 13
• Perry-Lecompton posted more than 40 points for the second straight game as a 23-point third quarter helped them coast past Lansing. Senior quarterback Caleb Denton scored on runs of 5 and 68 yards and also passed for an 11-yard score to junior Joel Gantz. Junior Shane Gimzo passed for 2 TDs of 11 yards to junior Kyle Morgison and 12 yards to Gantz and junior Mark Higgins scored on a 2-yard run. Junior Neng Artwichai added 2 extra-point kicks and Gimzo and senior Dillon Harrell added 2-point runs.
Oskaloosa 20, Valley Falls 14
• A fourth-quarter scoring drive made the difference as Oskaloosa fought off a two-touchdown surge from Valley Falls in the fourth quarter. The Bears took a 14-0 lead into the fourth on touchdown runs by seniors Brandon Hawks and Boone Heston and a 2-point conversion pass from Heston to junior Chance Tenpenny, but Valley Falls scored on a short run by sophomore Chance Gier to cut it to 14-7 in the early fourth quarter. The Bears responded with a 63-yard touchdown drive capped by a 4-yard Heston TD run to make it 20-7 with 1:35 left, but Valley Falls struck back quickly on a 46-yard touchdown pass from sophomore Mitchell Streeter to senior Devin Brown to cut it back to 20-14 with the Streeter extra-point kick and 1:12 left in the game. An onside kick was recovered by the Bears as they ran out the clock to end it. Heston had 20 carries for 79 yards and 2 TDs in the win while Hawks added 16 carries for 84 yards and a score. Gier had 50 rushing yards on 9 carries for Valley Falls before leaving with an apparent knee injury and Streeter had 61 passing yards in the loss. Oskaloosa moved to 2-0 while Valley Falls dropped to 1-1.
Troy 55, JCN 23
• JCN fell to 0-2 with the road loss.
Nemaha Valley 33, Jefferson West 0
• Nemaha Valley scored 19 points in the third quarter to break open a 7-0 halftime lead en route to the win as West dropped to 0-2.
Doniphan West 18, McLouth 7
• A 16-yard touchdown pass from junior Derrick Crouse to senior Aaron Roberts gave McLouth a 7-6 halftime lead with the extra-point kick but West scored 12 points in the third quarter to win and drop the Bulldogs to 0-2. Senior Ryan Smith had 13 rushes for 58 yards and 5 catches for 52 yards while Crouse was 13-for-27 passing for 135 yards, a TD and an interception. Roberts had 4 catches for 65 yards and a score.
Perry-Lecompton 46, Immaculata 0
• The Kaws steamrolled Immaculata to start the season 1-0. Perry-Lecompton had a 36-0 halftime lead en route to the win. Junior Shane Gimzo scored on runs of 5 and 2 yards as well as a 48-yard pass from senior quarterback Caleb Denton. Denton added TD runs of 6 and 24 yards, senior Aaron Brooks had a 26-yard TD run, the Kaws forced a safety and junior Neng Arwichai hit a 28-yard field goal to account for the Kaws scoring.
Oskaloosa 16, Wathena 6
• All the scoring came in the first half as the Bears slugged out a 10-point opening win. Senior Boone Heston had both Bear scores on runs of 52 and 2 yards with sophomore Brandon Barnes adding two 2-point conversion runs.
Valley Falls 26, Doniphan West 12
• The Dragons started the season 1-0 after going without a win in 2006.
Pleasant Ridge 25, JCN 6
• Pleasant Ridge had an 18-0 lead after one quarter and held on for the win to start JCN off at 0-1. North’s only score came on a 6-yard run by senior Vince Foulk. The Rams forced 2 safeties in the win.
Sabetha 36, Jefferson West 8
• A 20-point outburst in the second quarter put West down, 22-8, at halftime and the Tigers couldn’t cash in for any more scores in starting 0-1. West’s only score came on an 18-yard run by Brandon Langston with Kyle Sanders hitting Cole Buckman with a pass for a 2-point conversion. Langston had 44 rushing yards while Sanders had 53 rushing yards for West while Sanders was 14-for-26 passing for 107 yards and 2 interceptions.
Troy 54, McLouth 8
• McLouth fell behind, 30-0, by the early second quarter en route to the loss and also lost senior quarterback Mark Stewart to an apparent ankle injury in the game. McLouth’s only score came on a 40-yard pass play from Stewart to senior Ryan Smith with Stewart hitting junior Derrick Crouse with a pass for a 2-point conversion. Crouse took over as QB for Stewart and was 13-for-22 for 111 yards and an interception. Smith finished with 8 catches for 106 yards. Stewart was 5-for-11 passing for 81 yards and a TD prior to his injury.
Week 2 -- Sept. 7
Perry-Lecompton 42, Lansing 13
• Perry-Lecompton posted more than 40 points for the second straight game as a 23-point third quarter helped them coast past Lansing. Senior quarterback Caleb Denton scored on runs of 5 and 68 yards and also passed for an 11-yard score to junior Joel Gantz. Junior Shane Gimzo passed for 2 TDs of 11 yards to junior Kyle Morgison and 12 yards to Gantz and junior Mark Higgins scored on a 2-yard run. Junior Neng Artwichai added 2 extra-point kicks and Gimzo and senior Dillon Harrell added 2-point runs.
Oskaloosa 20, Valley Falls 14
• A fourth-quarter scoring drive made the difference as Oskaloosa fought off a two-touchdown surge from Valley Falls in the fourth quarter. The Bears took a 14-0 lead into the fourth on touchdown runs by seniors Brandon Hawks and Boone Heston and a 2-point conversion pass from Heston to junior Chance Tenpenny, but Valley Falls scored on a short run by sophomore Chance Gier to cut it to 14-7 in the early fourth quarter. The Bears responded with a 63-yard touchdown drive capped by a 4-yard Heston TD run to make it 20-7 with 1:35 left, but Valley Falls struck back quickly on a 46-yard touchdown pass from sophomore Mitchell Streeter to senior Devin Brown to cut it back to 20-14 with the Streeter extra-point kick and 1:12 left in the game. An onside kick was recovered by the Bears as they ran out the clock to end it. Heston had 20 carries for 79 yards and 2 TDs in the win while Hawks added 16 carries for 84 yards and a score. Gier had 50 rushing yards on 9 carries for Valley Falls before leaving with an apparent knee injury and Streeter had 61 passing yards in the loss. Oskaloosa moved to 2-0 while Valley Falls dropped to 1-1.
Troy 55, JCN 23
• JCN fell to 0-2 with the road loss.
Nemaha Valley 33, Jefferson West 0
• Nemaha Valley scored 19 points in the third quarter to break open a 7-0 halftime lead en route to the win as West dropped to 0-2.
Doniphan West 18, McLouth 7
• A 16-yard touchdown pass from junior Derrick Crouse to senior Aaron Roberts gave McLouth a 7-6 halftime lead with the extra-point kick but West scored 12 points in the third quarter to win and drop the Bulldogs to 0-2. Senior Ryan Smith had 13 rushes for 58 yards and 5 catches for 52 yards while Crouse was 13-for-27 passing for 135 yards, a TD and an interception. Roberts had 4 catches for 65 yards and a score.
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