From the Wichita Eagle"
The 2016 Eagle Top 11 football team. Back row, from left: Kody Gonzalez, Goddard; Jacob Murray, Great Bend; Cutter Huss, Troy; Coach Jaime Cruce, Pratt; Michael Maffry, Blue Valley; Jacob Bradshaw, Rossville. Front row, Peerlus Walker, Derby; Jafar Armstrong, Miege; Colin Grunhard, Miege; Kenyon Tabor, Derby; Josh Rivas, Hutchinson; Trevor Thompson, Shawnee Mission East
JACOB BRADSHAW
Rossville QB-CB
Bradshaw led Rossville to its third straight Class 3A championship with a 12-1 record and did so by posting some staggering offensive numbers. Bradshaw led Kansas in rushing with 2,734 yards this season to go along with 1,774 passing yards and 56 total touchdowns.
This was the first season for Bradshaw (6-foot, 180 pounds) to play quarterback after sitting behind Tucker Horak, who rushed for 2,859 yards and threw for 2,070 yards with 77 touchdowns last season. Trying to follow a season like that was no easy task, but Bradshaw was able to handle the pressure.
Bradshaw played his best games in the playoffs. In Rossville’s five playoff victories, Bradshaw finished with 1,206 rushing yards (241.2 average) and 672 passing yards with 19 touchdowns. He rushed for 281 yards and five touchdowns in a thrilling come-from-behind 48-42 victory over Hesston in double overtime in the Class 3A championship game.
Coach Derek Hammes: “We knew going into this season what his attributes were. He knew he was a smart player and he was athletic. When he gets in the open field, he can run away from people. What we didn’t know was about his experience and how he would handle things under pressure and make the reads that he needed to make in our offense. I had a pretty good indication he would be a good player for us, but I didn’t know he would be this good. The numbers are so difficult to wrap your head around with the numbers that position has put up for us the last few years.”
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