The Perry-Lecompton Kaws came into Friday night’s football game with Atchison in search of their first win of 2009 but the Kaws couldn’t get a defensive stop when needed and the Redmen came away with a 24-21 road victory.
The win gave Atchison a small measure of revenge for two losses to the Kaws in 2008, including one on the Kaws’ 4A state playoff run that ended the Redmen’s season.
Both offenses made headway at times in the game as Atchison racked up more than 400 yards of offense, the majority coming thanks to senior quarterback Charlie Schneider. Perry-Lecompton got a big special teams play in the second half and had a couple productive drives but finished with less than 300 yards of offense. The game was bogged down by a combined 23 penalties, including 14 on Atchison.
Atchison got off to a good start as the Redmen took the opening kick and drove 77 yards in only five plays, including a 24-yard pass from Schneider to sophomore Chris Edwards and a 39-yard run by senior fullback Jacob Camp. Schneider finished the drive with an 11-yard touchdown run and senior Jesus Teran Porras booted the extra point for a 7-0 Atchison lead.
The Kaws answered with some offensive momentum of their own to drive inside the Atchison 30 before senior Brad Phillips fumbled the ball on a run and the Redmen recovered at their own 14. The Kaw defense forced a punt and Phillips got the ensuing drive off to a good start with a 23-yard run to take the ball to the Atchison 40. A personal foul facemask penalty on the play gave the Kaws first-and-10 at the Redmen 25. The Kaws got to the 13 and a Phillips TD run was called back by a holding penalty.
Another holding penalty backed the Kaws to the Atchison 28 and a key Atchison mistake would open the door for Perry-Lecompton. Faced with fourth-and-long at the 25, an incomplete pass by Kaws sophomore quarterback Jeremy Immenschuh was accompanied by a flag for a personal foul on Atchison for roughing the passer, which gave Perry-Lecompton first down at the 12. Phillips ran the ball in on the next play and senior John Mehl added the extra point to tie the game at 7 early in the second quarter.
Atchison got to the Kaws 19 on the next possession but Kaws senior Ethan Moe picked off a Schneider pass and returned it to the Kaws 11 to stop the drive. The teams traded punts before Perry-Lecompton threatened once again.
The Kaws took over at their own 47 with 3:24 to play in the first half and a Phillips 20-yard run took the ball into Atchison territory. Runs by junior Trent Robb got the ball to the Redmen 21 but the Kaws were faced with third-and-nine at the 20. Immenschuh’s ensuing pass was picked off by Atchison junior Spencer Bauman at the 14 and the clock ran out on the next Redmen drive to make it 7-7 at the half.
The Kaws threatened again after taking the opening second-half kickoff as a 35-yard Phillips run gave them first down at the Atchison 20. Immenschuh was sacked on fourth down, however, to give the ball over to the Redmen on their own 29.
Atchison took advantage of the opportunity as a third down was converted when Schneider threw a lateral to his left to junior Cezanne Burns, who found senior Brennan Pruett up the left sideline for a 21-yard gain. Camp ran for a three-yard gain on fourth-and-short to keep the drive alive and Schneider and Burns hooked up for another 24-yard gain to take the ball to the Kaws 14. Camp ran for 13 yards to put the ball at the 1. On third-and-goal at the 3, Schneider rolled out to his right and finally found senior Brett Norris in the end zone for a three-yard touchdown pass to make it 14-7 with the Porras extra point.
The momentum was short-lived for the Redmen, as Phillips took the ensuing kickoff and returned it 89 yards for a touchdown with the Mehl extra point tying it at 14.
That was the score entering the fourth quarter, but the Redmen were driving once more. A 27-yard Schneider run put Atchison in Kaw territory and he connected with senior Corey Ochoa for a 32-yard pass play to take the ball to the Kaw 23. Schneider scored on a 23-yard jaunt on the next play to make it 21-14 with the Porras extra point and 10:37 left in the game.
The Kaws were forced to punt and Atchison had a long gain brought back by a holding penalty on the first play of the next drive. Ochoa broke loose for a 31-yard run and a 25-yard Camp run took the ball to the Perry-Lecompton 6. Faced with fourth down at the 5, the Redmen opted for a field goal and Porras kicked it true for a 21-yard field goal to make it 24-14 Atchison with 2:44 to play.
The Kaws needed a quick drive and responded with their best one of the night as another roughing the passer flag on Atchison aided the cause. Immenschuh ended the five-play drive with an 18-yard touchdown run with Mehl’s extra point cutting it to 24-21 with 1:50 left in the game.
Two tries at an onside kick resulted in Atchison taking over at the Kaw 44 and Schneider made a key play with a 36-yard run to get the ball to the Kaw 8. The Redmen turned the ball over on downs at the 3 with 12 seconds left and two Immenschuh passes fell incomplete as the clock ran out.
Schneider had 182 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries and was also 8-13 passing for 105 yards, a touchdown and an interception. Camp had 10 carries for 84 yards for the Redmen.
The Kaws were led by 117 rushing yards and a touchdown on 12 carries by Phillips and 8-16 passing for 72 yards by Immenschuh. Phillips also had the touchdown kickoff return plus two catches for 35 yards receiving to rack up more than 200 all-purpose yards. Robb had 13 carries for 61 yards for the Kaws.
The loss dropped the Kaws to 0-4. They play host to Lansing this week for homecoming.
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Odds and ends
Volleyball
The McLouth High School recently split a triangular with Jackson Heights and Jefferson County North. JCN was 2-0 on the day with a 25-20, 25-11 win over Heights and a 25-21, 25-15 win over the host Bulldogs. McLouth defeated Heights, 26-24, 25-21 in the other match.
Cross country
JCN girls second, boys third at Holton XC
The Jefferson County North High School cross-country teams recently placed in the top three at the Holton Invitational.
The girls were second, five points behind the winning team from Holton, while the boys were third, four points behind the top two teams of Holton and Cornerstone.
Medalists for the Chargers were as follows:
Girls – Mary Kern, fourth and team medal, Emma Bassette, fifth and team medal, Jordyn Mize, 11th and team medal, Lincoln Kingman, 13th and team medal, Tori Lange, 16th and team medal, Gage Funk, team medal, Anna Kern, team medal, and Luise Bellgardet, second in junior varsity.
Boys – Brad Bengel, sixth, Landon Noll, 16th, Ed Huyghebaert, 17th, Billy Noll, 18th, Jacob Schrick, 19th, Dallas Edwards, first in the junior varsity race, Cory Noll, second JV, Kyle Polson, third JV, Lance Leakey, fifth JV, and Monte Baker, sixth JV.
The McLouth High School recently split a triangular with Jackson Heights and Jefferson County North. JCN was 2-0 on the day with a 25-20, 25-11 win over Heights and a 25-21, 25-15 win over the host Bulldogs. McLouth defeated Heights, 26-24, 25-21 in the other match.
Cross country
JCN girls second, boys third at Holton XC
The Jefferson County North High School cross-country teams recently placed in the top three at the Holton Invitational.
The girls were second, five points behind the winning team from Holton, while the boys were third, four points behind the top two teams of Holton and Cornerstone.
Medalists for the Chargers were as follows:
Girls – Mary Kern, fourth and team medal, Emma Bassette, fifth and team medal, Jordyn Mize, 11th and team medal, Lincoln Kingman, 13th and team medal, Tori Lange, 16th and team medal, Gage Funk, team medal, Anna Kern, team medal, and Luise Bellgardet, second in junior varsity.
Boys – Brad Bengel, sixth, Landon Noll, 16th, Ed Huyghebaert, 17th, Billy Noll, 18th, Jacob Schrick, 19th, Dallas Edwards, first in the junior varsity race, Cory Noll, second JV, Kyle Polson, third JV, Lance Leakey, fifth JV, and Monte Baker, sixth JV.
County football scores for Sept. 18 games
Friday’s games (Sept. 18)
Oskaloosa 39, Jackson Heights 0
• The Bears took a 20-0 halftime lead en route to the shutout win to keep rolling at 3-0. Senior Brandon Barnes had 16 carries for 108 yards and a 10-yard touchdown run. Junior Mark Newell had 17 carries for 94 yards and touchdown runs of six and two yards. Junior Levi Wade had a three-yard touchdown run and an eight-yard touchdown score from junior Adam Bowser. Wade added a 2-point conversion run and senior Cody Green kicked an extra point. Senior Andy Gritz also scored on a 47-yard run.
Valley Falls 44, Jeff. Co. North 8
• A report on this game can be found below on the blog. Both teams are now 1-2.
Royal Valley 47, Jefferson West 19
• The Tigers were outscored, 34-0, in the second and third quarters as they fell to 1-2.
Troy 35, McLouth 0
• The Bulldogs were shut out for a second straight week to fall to 1-2. Marc Walbridge was 4-for-9 passing for McLouth for 35 yards.
Tonganoxie 14, Perry-Lecompton 0
• Perry-Lecompton was shut out to fall to 0-3 on the season.
Oskaloosa 39, Jackson Heights 0
• The Bears took a 20-0 halftime lead en route to the shutout win to keep rolling at 3-0. Senior Brandon Barnes had 16 carries for 108 yards and a 10-yard touchdown run. Junior Mark Newell had 17 carries for 94 yards and touchdown runs of six and two yards. Junior Levi Wade had a three-yard touchdown run and an eight-yard touchdown score from junior Adam Bowser. Wade added a 2-point conversion run and senior Cody Green kicked an extra point. Senior Andy Gritz also scored on a 47-yard run.
Valley Falls 44, Jeff. Co. North 8
• A report on this game can be found below on the blog. Both teams are now 1-2.
Royal Valley 47, Jefferson West 19
• The Tigers were outscored, 34-0, in the second and third quarters as they fell to 1-2.
Troy 35, McLouth 0
• The Bulldogs were shut out for a second straight week to fall to 1-2. Marc Walbridge was 4-for-9 passing for McLouth for 35 yards.
Tonganoxie 14, Perry-Lecompton 0
• Perry-Lecompton was shut out to fall to 0-3 on the season.
Valley Falls dominates Chargers, 44-8
Whether it was Valley Falls’ converted fourth downs or JCN’s bad snaps in shotgun or punt situations, whatever could go wrong for the Chargers on homecoming night did, as Valley Falls got its first win of the season, 44-8.
JCN was the one with a 1-1 record coming into the county rivalry tilt while Valley Falls was 0-2 after two close losses. It became evident in the first quarter, however, that the Dragons were laying that losing streak to rest.
The Dragons took the opening kickoff and drove to the JCN 30 before a holding penalty and a fumbled third-down pitch gave them fourth-and-16 at the JCN 36. An offsides penalty on the Chargers shaved five yards off that down and distance, and Dragons senior Chance Gier broke free for a 31-yard touchdown run on the next play. Gier added a 2-point conversion run to make it 8-0 Valley Falls with 7:51 left in the quarter.
JCN was able to get one first down on its first possession but then the Chargers’ first dose of bad fortune struck as a punt snap sailed over the head of sophomore punter Dalton Minor, who fell on the ball at the 12 to turn it over to Valley Falls. Gier scored from one yard out four plays later and added a 2-point conversion run to make it 16-0 Dragons.
The situation repeated itself on the Chargers’ next possession as Minor picked up a bad punt snap and ran for a yard but Valley Falls took over at the JCN 15. This time, Dragons senior Tyler Wynkoop did the offensive work with a five-yard touchdown run that made it 22-0 Valley Falls.
A fumbled pitch hampered JCN’s next drive and the Chargers got a punt off, but on the ensuing Dragons third-and-long, Valley Falls junior quarterback Alex Lederer connected with Wynkoop on a 40-yard touchdown pass play to make it 28-0 early in the second quarter.
A bad third-down shotgun snap forced another JCN punt and, after Lederer connected with senior Billy Morris on a 55-yard screen pass, Gier scored from two yards out to make it 36-0 with the Wynkoop 2-point run. Gier added another touchdown on an 11-yard run on the Dragons’ next possession with Lederer running for 2 points to make it 44-0 at halftime.
With the margin as it was, a running clock was instituted to start the second half, which made for a quick half of football. The Dragons’ junior varsity couldn’t move the ball on the Chargers and, after a bad punt snap by Valley Falls, JCN had perhaps its best scoring chance, taking over at the Dragons 22. The Chargers had first down at the Dragons 4 but the defense held strong and the Chargers turned the ball over on downs at the 1. The situation wasn’t all bad for JCN, though, as they stopped the Dragons in their own end zone on the next play to get a safety and get on the scoreboard, 44-2.
The Chargers faced third-and-eight after the ensuing safety punt and junior quarterback Jeff Hale found senior Lucas Page deep over the middle for a 48-yard scoring strike to cut the lead to 44-8 early in the fourth quarter. The Chargers got one more chance on offense but the Dragons recovered a fumbled pitch and ran out the clock.
The Dragons outgained the Chargers, 226-112, on the night offensively. Five bad snaps cost the Chargers 63 yards on the night.
Gier led the Dragons with 129 rushing yards and 4 touchdowns and Lederer was 2-for-3 passing for 95 yards and a score. Wynkoop had both a rushing and receiving score in the game.
JCN was led by 17 carries for 42 yards from senior Breck McMillan. Hale was 7-for-16 passing for 104 yards and a score, as Page had 3 catches for 71 yards and a score.
The Dragons improved to 1-2 while JCN fell to 1-2 with the loss.
JCN was the one with a 1-1 record coming into the county rivalry tilt while Valley Falls was 0-2 after two close losses. It became evident in the first quarter, however, that the Dragons were laying that losing streak to rest.
The Dragons took the opening kickoff and drove to the JCN 30 before a holding penalty and a fumbled third-down pitch gave them fourth-and-16 at the JCN 36. An offsides penalty on the Chargers shaved five yards off that down and distance, and Dragons senior Chance Gier broke free for a 31-yard touchdown run on the next play. Gier added a 2-point conversion run to make it 8-0 Valley Falls with 7:51 left in the quarter.
JCN was able to get one first down on its first possession but then the Chargers’ first dose of bad fortune struck as a punt snap sailed over the head of sophomore punter Dalton Minor, who fell on the ball at the 12 to turn it over to Valley Falls. Gier scored from one yard out four plays later and added a 2-point conversion run to make it 16-0 Dragons.
The situation repeated itself on the Chargers’ next possession as Minor picked up a bad punt snap and ran for a yard but Valley Falls took over at the JCN 15. This time, Dragons senior Tyler Wynkoop did the offensive work with a five-yard touchdown run that made it 22-0 Valley Falls.
A fumbled pitch hampered JCN’s next drive and the Chargers got a punt off, but on the ensuing Dragons third-and-long, Valley Falls junior quarterback Alex Lederer connected with Wynkoop on a 40-yard touchdown pass play to make it 28-0 early in the second quarter.
A bad third-down shotgun snap forced another JCN punt and, after Lederer connected with senior Billy Morris on a 55-yard screen pass, Gier scored from two yards out to make it 36-0 with the Wynkoop 2-point run. Gier added another touchdown on an 11-yard run on the Dragons’ next possession with Lederer running for 2 points to make it 44-0 at halftime.
With the margin as it was, a running clock was instituted to start the second half, which made for a quick half of football. The Dragons’ junior varsity couldn’t move the ball on the Chargers and, after a bad punt snap by Valley Falls, JCN had perhaps its best scoring chance, taking over at the Dragons 22. The Chargers had first down at the Dragons 4 but the defense held strong and the Chargers turned the ball over on downs at the 1. The situation wasn’t all bad for JCN, though, as they stopped the Dragons in their own end zone on the next play to get a safety and get on the scoreboard, 44-2.
The Chargers faced third-and-eight after the ensuing safety punt and junior quarterback Jeff Hale found senior Lucas Page deep over the middle for a 48-yard scoring strike to cut the lead to 44-8 early in the fourth quarter. The Chargers got one more chance on offense but the Dragons recovered a fumbled pitch and ran out the clock.
The Dragons outgained the Chargers, 226-112, on the night offensively. Five bad snaps cost the Chargers 63 yards on the night.
Gier led the Dragons with 129 rushing yards and 4 touchdowns and Lederer was 2-for-3 passing for 95 yards and a score. Wynkoop had both a rushing and receiving score in the game.
JCN was led by 17 carries for 42 yards from senior Breck McMillan. Hale was 7-for-16 passing for 104 yards and a score, as Page had 3 catches for 71 yards and a score.
The Dragons improved to 1-2 while JCN fell to 1-2 with the loss.
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