Rossville Wins 2A State Championship

 ROSSVILLE 27, HOISINGTON 20

Rossville (13-0)    7   7   6   7 — 27

Hoisington (12-1)0  0   6 14 — 20

First quarter

Rossville — T. Horak 4 run (Reeves kick), 4:15

Second quarter

Rossville — Reeves 6 pass from T. Horak (Reeves kick), 4:07

Third quarter

Hoisington — Haxton 17 run (pass failed), 9:25

Rossville — T. Horak 66 run (kick blocked), 1:10

Fourth quarter

Hoisington — Co. Steinert 32 pass from Haxton (run failed), 10:28

Rossville — T. Horak 1 run (Reeves kick), 7:51

Hoisington — Co. Steinert 11 pass from Haxton (Boxberger pass from Haxton), 5:39

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING — Rossville: T. Horak 20-178, Sowers 7-55, Catron 5-30, Rezac 5-18, Team 2-(-3), Brown 1-3. Hoisington: Hanzlick 18-74, Haxton 16-58, Co. Steinert 8-29, Mason 4-14, Morris 4-8, Team 1-(-11).

PASSING — Rossville: T. Horak 7-18-2-96. Hoisington: Haxton 4-10-1-100, Hanzlick 0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING — Rossville: Sowers 3-45, Kenney 2-6, Brown 1-28, Rezac 1-11, Reeves 1-6. Hoisington: Co. Steinert 3-58, Richards 1-42.

For additional info,  go to CJ article at:

https://www.cjonline.com/sports/20201128/fantastic-four-rossville-denies-hoisington-27-20-for-2a-state-championship

Preview of Dawg-Hoisington Championship Game

 https://www.cjonline.com/sports/20201127/no-1-rossville-knows-hunger-no-2-hoisington-brings-to-2a-title-game

George Love Passes Away

 12/29/1925 - 11/23/2020

George C. Love, 94, Rossville, formerly of Wetmore, died on Monday, November 23, 2020 at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka.

George was born on December 29, 1925, in Elmont, Kansas just north of Topeka, the oldest son of Charles and Elizabeth Nissen Love.

George’s family moved to Wetmore when he was four years old; he attended school at Wetmore and graduated from the 8th grade. As a young man he helped his father on the farm. He joined the U.S. Army on September 21, 1944, he stationed in Philippians, and was in the Asiatic Pacific campaign, earning a bronze star. He was discharge on November 29, 1946 from Fort Beale, in California at the rank of PFC. George was employed by E and R Construction in Wetmore for 22 years; he later worked for Wetmore School District as a janitor, until retirement.

On July 28, 1973, he married Mary Wanda Peery Stubbs, at the Nemaha County Court House in Seneca. The couple resided in Rossville; they were married for 45 years before her death on March 2, 2019.

George loved to play the spoons, the harmonica and karaoke. He enjoyed dancing, and did so whenever he got the chance. He often could be found visiting with friends at the local legion in Rossville or wherever he could strike up a conversation. He was gifted at repairing small engines.

He belonged to the Levick-Barrett Post 282 of the Wetmore American Legion and the V.F.W., where he was a life time member.

Besides his wife, Wanda, he was preceded in death by his parents, Chuck on April 21, 1970 and Elizabeth “Lizzy,” on August 11, 1973; his brother, Harold “Joe” Love on October 20, 2009; and his sister, Blanche Eisenbarth on January 10, 2014.

He is survived by Anita Lamberson of Rossville; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Military graveside services will be on Saturday morning, November 28, 2020 at 10:30 A.M. at the Wetmore Cemetery in Wetmore.

Elizabeth Schaefer in NE KS Honor Band

Congratulations to Elizabeth Schaefer for receiving the 1st Chair Flute placement in the Northeast Kansas Music Educators Association District 1-4A Gold Honor Band for the 2nd year in a row! She had to submit a video-taped audition this year and will now have the opportunity to submit another audition for the All-State Honor Band in January!

2A Championship Game Sold Out

The 2A Title game between Rossville and Hoisington on Nov. 28 has been sold out.    Each school was allotted 500 tickets.

According to KSHSAA, the game will be played in Salina USD 305′s football stadium at 650 E Crawford St, Salina, KS 67401.

KSHSAA said those who missed tickets can still watch the football game live on the NFHS Network at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 28.

Grass Fire Caused By Controlled Burn

ROSSVILLE, Kan. (KSNT) – Fire investigators determined a controlled burn wasn’t completely put out and reignited two days later, causing the grassfire near Rossville.

The fire started in Shawnee County but the wind carried it north to Jackson County. Rossville Fire Captain Travis Thompson said the fire burned more than 3,000 acres across both counties. He said this is a reminder to make sure all fires are completely put out when you leave.

“I think the lesson is, if you’re going to do a controlled burn, you want to make sure that before you leave it, that it’s all the way out, that’s the most important thing,” said Thompson.

He said a garage and a couple abandoned buildings were burned in the fire.

Kansas Wesleyan Loses To Bethany

KWU lost to Bethany College 55-44 on Tue, Nov. 24, after getting off to a slow start and a good second half wasn't enough to close the gap,

Amanda Hill  (SR/Rossville, Kan.) and Kelcey Hinz  (JR/Whitewater, Kan.) combined for 33 of the Coyotes' 44 points, each finishing with a double-double – Hill 17 points (6/16) and 11 rebounds, and Hinz 16 points (7/18) and 15 rebounds.  Caila Hill added 4 points on 2/4 shooting.

For a complete description of the game,  go      https://www.kwucoyotes.com/SIDHelp/fullBoxScores/22/2/8501                          

2A State Title Game Sat.

Rossville is the Visiting team.  Hoisington is the Home team. Both are undefeated and ranked #1 and #2 in class 2A.

Saturday Fan Guidelines

Each team gets 500 tickets

Fan Gates open at 11:30, game starts 1:00

Rossville seats will be on the East Side of Salina Stadium

Limited Concession Stands

No Tailgating Before or After

No Fans will be permitted on the field -- even after the game -- no on field photos allowed by families

Masks and Social Distancing Required 

    Game will be streamed through KSHSAA and WIBW 580

    Streaming is pay-per-view; $10.50 for a months pass.    https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/kshsaa/gam63a70197ae

Two Games For KWU This Week

The Kansas Wesleyan University Coyotes are scheduled to play two crucial Kansas Conference games this week, both inside Mabee Arena. They play archrival Bethany at 6 p.m. Tuesday, then take on Bethel at 6 p.m. Saturday. Fans will not be admitted to either game.    Sisters Amanda and Caila Hill both play for the Coyotes with Amanda leading the team in scoring.

TICKETING POLICIES -  KANSAS WESLEYAN

No fans will not be allowed at either game. This is consistent with Kansas Wesleyan's fan attendance and ticketing policy, which was updated, Monday November 23 in response to an update of Saline County's COVID-19 health orders, limiting gatherings in indoor places.

LIVE COVERAGE 

The games will be available online through the Coyote Sports Network, powered by Stretch Live, portal.stretchinternet.com/kwu. Live Stats will be available on the Stretch portal and on DakStats at www.dakstats.com/naia. Radio coverage will be on FM 104.9 in the Salina area and around the world at www.ksal.com. Pat Strathman will have the call Tuesday starting with the pregame show at 5:45 p.m., and at 4:45 on Saturday. 

 

Tucker Horak In PSU Win

Tucker Horak had 12 carries for 69 yards in Pittsburg State's 42-28 win over West Texas A&M on Sat.    This is the final game of the Covid-19 shortened season

You can read game details at:  Pittsburg 42-28 Win

CJ Article On Nemaha-Central Game

The Capital=Journal has a nice large article about the  Nemaha-Central game on  Friday night.  You can read it at:

 http://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/ODN/TopekaCapitalJournal/default.aspx

KSNT Aerial View Of Fire Damage

KSNT has excllent video footage of the bare burned by the Rossville Fire of Nov. 18 at:

https://www.newsbreak.com/kansas/rossville/news/2106724445700/watch-here-birdseye-view-of-rossville-fire-aftermath

 

CJ Article On Nemaha-Central FB Game

Rossville had to work more than they had in recent games to survive this semi-final playoff game.  After three quick TD in the first 15 minutes, Rossville had to contend with a Nemaha-Central comeback that brought the half-time score to  19-13 and created some hope for the thunder since they received the 2nd half kick-off.

But,  no worry.  QB Torrey Horak took care of that in the second half with his feet and successful passes to Bo Reeves, Parker Kenny, Woodrow Rezac, Kaiden Brown, and Corey Catron 

You can read the game details at:

https://www.cjonline.com/sports/20201121/no-1-rossville-takes-out-defending-2a-state-champ-nemaha-central

or the very next article below this one on this site.

RHS At Nemaha-Central FB Sub-State

1st Qtr

6:16   Reeves, 63 yd pass from Horak          PAT  Reeves K blkd

3:11    Reeves 19 yd pass from Horak          PAT   Reeves K good

2nd Qtr

10:35  Rezac  10 yd run                                 PAT   Reeves K blkd

4:24    Kramer (NC) 1 yd run                         PAT K good

2:32    Reeves FG missed

0:42    Kramer (NC) 5 yd run                         PAT  K missed

SCORE AT HALF  19-13       

3rd Qtr

5:50    Sowers 3 yd run                                  PAT  2 pt run failed

4th Qtr   

8:11    Kenny 5 yd pass from Horak             PAT  Reeves K missed

5:20    Kramer (NC)1 yd run                        PAT  2 pt pass failed  

FINAL SCORE 31-19

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing — Rossville: Horak 22-121, Sowers 12-61, Rezac 12-35, Kai. Brown 1-3, Catron 3-11. Nemaha Central: Kramer 15-88, McWilliams 9-63, Gerety 2-9, Palic 4-3.

Passing — Rossville: Horak 16-21-0, 215 yards. Nemaha Central: Kramer 7-15-1, 83 yards.

Receiving — Rossville: Reeves 5-105, Rezac 3-29, Kenney 6-51, Kai. Brown 1-7, Catron 1-23. Nemaha Central: Gerety 3-33, Baker 2-32, Palic 2-18.

This game is the GAME OF THE WEEK for KSNT.  See interviews and  video of game at:    https://www.ksnt.com/football-frenzy/football-frenzy-playoffs-11-20-20/