Centrailia Game Photos

    Photos of the RHS game against Centrailia on Nov. 8 can be seen at:

http://rossvilleksphotos.blogspot.com/2014/11/centrailia-game-photos-110814.html

Colgan and Dawgs Matchup Fri.

From The Morning Sun, Pittsburgh, KS. 

    Since 2000, the St. Mary's Colgan Panthers are 46-10 in the state playoffs, entering their Class 3A sectional game Friday night against undefeated Rossville.

    "We've got a really tough game," Colgan head coach Chuck Smith said. "We're playing the No. 1 3A team in the state and we know we have a tough game, but we're glad to be in it."

    Yes, that's 46-10, good for a .821 winning percentage, four state titles (2000-03) and four state runner-ups (2004, 2005, 2007, 2010) this century and 56 playoff games (57 coming up Friday) translate into more than six regular seasons. Colgan also made the state title game in 1999 and last missed the playoffs in 1998, in the days of taking just one playoff team from each district.

    The Panthers (9-2) make a visit for the first time in several years to Carnie Smith Stadium, home of the nationally-ranked Pittsburg State Gorillas, on Friday (5 p.m. kickoff). Pittsburg (9-1) hosts Shawnee Heights (6-4) in a 5A sectional at 7 p.m. Friday at Hutchinson Field.

    Colgan looks for its first 3A semifinal appearance, after being stalled out the last two seasons at sectionals by Mid-East League powers Silver Lake (last season) and Rossville (2012).

The Panthers won at Galena's Abbey Field for the second time this season, 35-18 on Saturday behind 21 unanswered points in the second half to build a 28-6 lead after the Crawford-Neosho-Cherokee League rivals played to a 7-6 halftime score. Ryan Cedeno passed for more than 150 yards, Ian Duncan caught six passes for 120 yards and the ground attack produced four TDs.

Opponents have not scored more than 22 points in a game against Colgan: The Rams of Riverton reached 22 in Week 3, Humboldt hit 20 in Week 8, and Southeast and Galena each managed 18. All those games were Colgan victories and their only two losses this season came against Frontenac (14-7) and Columbus (14-12), teams a combined 19-1 headed into sectionals. Frontenac (10-0) travels to Carbondale to play Santa Fe Trail (8-2) and Columbus (9-1) hosts defending 4A champion Holton (9-1).

    The Panthers' D allows 11.9 points per game and that number will be challenged Friday night by an explosive Rossville squad.

SCOUTING THE 'DOGS

    The numbers Rossville accumulated over the first 11 games define ridiculous: 614 points, 55.8 per game, 470.9 yards per game, 331 rushing, 139 passing, 81 total touchdowns, 56 TDs rushing and 10.7 yards per carry. The Bulldogs dialed up 168 points in back-to-back wins over Oskaloosa (77-8) and Osage City (91-22); keep in mind that Colgan's surrendered 131 points over 11 games.

    "They're real good," Smith said. "I watched the Silver Lake game last night and I thought they really put it on Silver Lake. Silver Lake's one of the top teams in the state of Kansas and Rossville really took it to 'em. That's a big rival game for 'em but they still did it."

    Junior dual-threat quarterback Tucker Horak leads the offense: 20 TDs both on the ground and through the air. He's both rushed and passed for over 1,000 yards — 1,587 rushing, 1,409 passing. Horak averages right around 15 yards per carry or a first-down-and-a-half per carry and he's completed 75 percent (93-124) of his passes.

Read more: http://www.morningsun.net/article/20141112/Sports/141119939#ixzz3IzcRoNoz

Paul Steinke Sets PAT Record

From WIBW.com

ROSSVILLE, Kan. -- The NFL experimented with removing extra points, or point after touchdowns (PATs), during the preseason. They've become nearly automatic for professional kickers.

Not including the 2014 season, according to the NFL, there is a 99.1 percent success rate on PATs since 2004.

One local kicker has been even better; he set a state record for extra points, kicking 100 percent so far this season.

"That's awesome. I feel awesome. Before the game started, I didn't know I was about to break the record," Rossville kicker Paul Steinke said. "But then I made the PAT and the guy who commentates the game said Paul broke the state record and I said 'Oh, Cool!' It's awesome."

Steinke, a junior foreign exchange student from Hamburg, Germany, has made 87 consecutive PATs. In Rossville's last game, Steinke broke the previous record of 82.

"I wasn't aware of it until it was announced at the game after he kicked it," placeholder Tucker Horak said. "I was kind of surprised but I figured he had to be close to breaking some records."

Steinke's background in other sports helped him excel in football.

""I thought, I play soccer in Germany so I want to try football because it's the American thing," Steinke said. "I can come back and say 'yeah, I played American football in America.'"

His coach, Derek Hammes, said Steinke's golf background improves his accuracy.

"He's got a routine about every kick that he has and I just think that the pre-shot, or in this case the pre-kick, routine that he has has been very helpful," Hammes said.

Steinke has only attempted two field goals all season. He made both.

He'll look to extend his PAT success streak on Friday against St. Marys Colgan.

Video of Paul can be viewed  at:  http://www.wibw.com/sports/headlines/Rossville-Football-Player-Kicking-Down-Records-282334631.html

Coaches Take On SLHS & RHS Games

From CJOnline
By Brent Maycock
SILVER LAKE — As soon as the final horn sounded on Rossville’s 24-14 win over Silver Lake in the War on 24 showdown in late October, fans from both teams couldn’t help but hold one thought.
“See ya again in a few weeks.”
    Both teams are poised to earn that rematch, but first must get by big challenges in Friday’s Class 3A quarterfinals. No. 1 Rossville (11-0) hits the road to Pittsburg for a 5 p.m. clash with perennial contender Colgan (9-2), while Silver Lake (10-1) is home for the second straight week, entertaining Wellsville (9-2) at 7 p.m.
    And while fans might be dreaming of a semifinal rematch — which would be the ninth in 13 years between the Mid-East League archrivals — the coaches and players from each school haven’t even entertained such thoughts.
    “You have to take it one game at a time, survive and do the things we need to do to get prepared for our next opponent,” Silver Lake coach C.J. Hamilton said. “I don’t think coach (Derick) Hammes or any of their players are thinking anything but Colgan and we’re not thinking anything else but Wellsville.”
Hammes agreed.
“Colgan’s got our full attention, I can tell you that,” Hammes said. “They’re so well coached and play extremely hard and do everything right. For us to look ahead, we’d be in trouble. We’re not doing that. The circumstances of this game, playing in (Pittsburg State’s) Carnie-Smith Stadium against a football team with a lot of tradition, our kids are really looking forward to that.”
    Both teams survived tough battles just to get to the quarterfinals.
After dominating a regular-season matchup with Centralia 42-6, Rossville had its hands full with the Panthers in the rematch. The game was tied 14-14 at halftime before an acrobatic touchdown catch by Thatcher Horak sparked the Bulldawgs to a 21-0 advantage in the second half and a 35-14 win.
Horak caught a pair of touchdown passes from younger brother Tucker, who finished with 106 yards rushing and 134 passing. The Bulldawgs made some huge defensive stands to secure the win, twice stopping Centralia inside the Rossville 15.
    “Those guys were good and they came to play,” Hammes said of Centralia, which won the 2-1A state title last year. “They gave us a great challenge and the difference between this year’s team and last year’s is we didn’t have those challenges. We’ve had some injury situations or two to deal with and we’ve been in a couple tight ball games in the latter half of the season where we’ve pulled through. The make-up of the season has been different and the kids have responded.”
Colgan has won five straight since suffering consecutive losses to 4A Division II quarterfinalists Frontenac and Columbus. The Panthers downed Jayhawk-Linn (46-7) and Galena (35-18) to reach the quarterfinals.
    Though Colgan has yet to reach a championship game in two seasons of 3A, the Panthers do own seven state titles overall, inlcuding four straight 2-1A crowns from 2000-03. Colgan has made the 3A quarterfinals each of the last two seasons, falling to Rossville 17-7 in 2012.
    “In my career, every time you go to southeast Kansas, it’s the biggest thing in town,” Hammes said. “The atmosphere whoever you play down there is cool because everyone turns out from it locally. It’s an area of the state that really supports football and on top of that we’re playing a really good team.”
    Like Rossville, Silver Lake found itself in a tight battle with Sabetha last Friday, using a 41-yard touchdown pass from Ryan Matzke to Jace Freeman on the final play of the first half to break a 7-7 tie. The Eagles held Sabetha scoreless the rest of the way to pull out a 28-7 victory.
“They were physical, had pretty good speed and tackled really well,” Hamilton said of the Bluejays. “I was impressed with them.”
    Wellsville is nearly a carbon copy of Sabetha, relying heavily on a ground game led by speedy back Brett Osbern. The senior has rushed for 1,397 yards and 21 touchdowns this year and had logged five straight games of 130 yards or more before being held to 70 by Caney Valley.
Cole Silsby has added 923 yards and 12 touchdowns through the air, while the Eagle defense has allowed just 61 points all season with Saturday’s 11-10 win over Caney Valley  snapping a streak of five straight shutouts.
    “They’ve got good size and good speed and that’s always a tough combination,” Hamilton said.
Silver Lake has allowed just 64 points and had a string of four straight shutouts during the season. Offensively, Matzke has thrown for 1,860 yards and 22 touchdowns and also run for 635 yards and 12 scores.

RHS Kansas Scholars Named

    On Tuesday, Nov. 4, the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment honored   210 seniors from high schools in Shawnee and Wabaunsee counties  their academic achievements and named them Kansas Honor Scholars at a 7 p.m. program and reception at the Topeka Ramada Inn
    The seniors from RHS that were honored were:  Makayla Crow, Breanna Hill,  Nicholas Reesor, Andrea Rietcheck,  Lake Schultz-Pruner,  Ethan Woodcock.
    The complete article can be read at:  http://news.ku.edu/ku-honor-210-seniors-shawnee-wabaunsee-county-high-schools

Mary (Belt) Cathcart Passes Away

    Mary Josephine Cathcart, 80, of Council Grove, Kansas, passed away Monday, November 10, 2014, at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka.
    She was born September 13, 1934 in Council Grove, Kansas to Elmer and Opal (Williams) Belt. She was one of the youngest of thirteen children.
    Jo married John Cathcart on November 25, 1968 in Rossville, Kansas. After several moves, they have lived in this area for the last several years.
    She worked as a waitress at the Hays House and Saddlerock Caf . She was a homemaker and supported her husband in his business. She was a member of Council Grove Christian Church. She enjoyed flowers, cooking, decorating her home and spending time with her grandchildren.
    Jo was preceded in death by her parents and siblings: Lorenzo Belt, Irma Belt, Ila Mae Smith, Ethel Davis, Stella Ward, Freda Nester, Jack Belt, and Walter Belt. She is survived by her husband John, of the home; sons, Rick Nosker and wife Robin, of Juliette, IL, Dan Nosker and wife Becky, of Council Grove, Jason Cathcart and wife Angela, of Emporia; daughter, Lori Jo Houck and husband Jeff, of rural Americus; stepdaughters, Pam Hood and husband Robin, of Topeka and Judy Funk and husband Greg, of Overland Park; 20 grandchildren; and 9 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her sisters, Lola Phillips, Nadine Nester; and brothers, John Belt and George Belt.
    A visitation will be held on Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home in Council Grove. The funeral service will be at 2:00pm, Thursday, November 13th at Council Grove Christian Church. Interment will follow at Comisky Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Morris County Hospital Foundation and may be sent in care of Penwell-Gabel, Po Box 273, Council Grove, KS 66846. To leave a special message for the family online, please visit www.PenwellGabelCouncilGrove.com 

Robert Jacobson Passes Away

    Robert Eugene Jacobson, 84 Rossville, passed away Monday, November 10, 2014 at the Midland Hospice House in Topeka.   
    He was born January 23, 1930 at Topeka, the son of John and Catherine O'Connor Jacobson. He grew up in the Delia and Rossville communities and graduated from Topeka High School.   
    Mr. Jacobson was a lineman and had worked for PAR Electrical. Robert was a member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Rossville. He was also a member of IBEW Local Union 304. Bob was an avid sports fan and enjoyed watching KU Basketball.   
    He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Billy and John Jacobson; a sister Rosemary Pauly.    Survivors include three sons, Steve (Kate) Jacobson, St. Marys, Mike (Debbie) Jacobson, Excelsior Springs, MO, and Jesse Jacobson, Jarrell, TX; a brother, Donald (Genevieve) Jacobson, Rossville; three sisters, Betty Lambotte, Rossville, Kay (Bill) Wild, St. Marys and Dorothy (Jim) Lloyd Rossville; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.   
    Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 A.M. Thursday, November 13, 2014 at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Rossville.    The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 7:00 P.M. Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys, where a rosary will be recited at 7:00 P.M.    Inurnment will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Midland Care and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple St., St. Marys, Kansas 66536

Dawgfeed 9 You Tube Video

    For RHS news,  a few laughs,  and some video of the "War on 24"  go to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V65S8Gy9fY

Booster Club Charter Buses To Pittsburgh

Attention all DAWG fans. We are chartering a bus for Friday to go to the football game in Pittsburg. The cost will be $35/seat. Right now the tentative time for the game is 5 pm. We will plan on leaving RHS around noon.

If you are interested in riding, you can pay Cheri Grant Reesor, Wendi Rickson Horak, or Shari Gentry or you can drop your money off at the high school. This is a first come first serve basis. We only have one for now. If it fills and we will start a second one, we have it reserved but must have enough people to fill it. 

Please let everyone know who may be interested.

If you are interested -- please get with the following to reserve and pay for your spot!!!
Cheri Reesor - (785) 554-3345
Wendi Horak - (785) 640-1667
Shari Gentry - (785) 554-8071

GO DAWGS!

Dawgs Move Past Centrailia In Playoffs

From the Capital Journal
By Brent Maycock

ROSSVILLE — In Rossville football lore, it will simply go down as “The Catch.”

Tied 14-14 with Centralia late in the third quarter of Saturday night’s Class 3A playoff rematch, Bulldog quarterback Tucker Horak lofted a ball in the direction of older brother Thatcher Horak, hoping he could make a play on the jump ball. Problem was, Centralia’s Darrian Turner was right there waiting with perfect coverage.

The two athletes went up together and as they battled for the ball, it popped up and came down right into Thatcher Horak’s hands. The Bulldog senior raced untouched the rest of the way for a 65-yard touchdown that sent Rossville on its way to a 35-14 victory.

“He played that pretty well and he’s a heck of an athlete,” Thatcher said of Turner. “It was a lot of luck. When it popped in the air, I had no clue where it was. But I held my hand out and it fell right into it.”

No. 1 Rossville (11-0) will hit the road for the quarterfinals, traveling to Pittsburg for a showdown with Colgan (9-2). The Panthers rolled past Galena 35-18 earlier Saturday.

No question “The Catch” played a big role in Rossville fighting off a major challenge by Centralia, which was dominated 42-6 by the Bulldogs in their early October meeting. But so too was “The Stop,” and Horak had a hand in that as well.

After having an answer for everything Rossville threw at it in the first half, Centralia was poised to respond once again on its possession immediately following Horak’s acrobatic touchdown grab. Nice runs by Trevor Mars and Turner moved the ball to the Panther 46 and set up a third-and-1.

Centralia never got the yard it needed. Mars was stuffed for no gain on third down, and on fourth down Thatcher Horak tracked down Turner on the edge for another no gain, giving the ball back to Rossville. The Bulldogs needed just seven plays to make it a two-score game with Nick Reesor rumbling in from 10 yards out.

Rossville’s defense, gashed by Centralia for 147 yards and nine first downs in the first half, gave up just 49 yards and three first downs in the second half, including no first downs and three yards in the fourth quarter.

“When we went in at halftime, we just realized what was on the line and what we were playing for,” said senior lineman Terrance Sowers, who helped set the tone for the defensive stand by teaming with Dawson Hammes for a huge 12-yard sack of Centralia’s Wyatt VanDorn on fourth-and-4 at the Bulldog 15 on the Panthers’ first possession of the second half. “We didn’t want it to go down the drain. We just started clicking and had a bunch of fire.

“That just added juice to the tank.”

Thatcher Horak added a late 17-yard touchdown run for the final margin of victory, finishing the night with 49 yards rushing and 105 receiving with a pair of touchdown grabs. His first was a 36-yarder where he slipped all alone behind the Centralia defense for an easy score that gave Rossville a 14-6 lead early in the second quarter.

Centralia came right back, however, and tied it when Turner hauled in a 10-yard slant pass from VanDorn and then ran in the two-point conversion. Tied at halftime after being completely out of it at the break in the first meeting, Centralia was in position.

But the Panthers couldn’t convert on fourth downs in the second half after also seeing a drive deep in Rossville territory end with a Christian Roduner interception on fourth down in the end zone.

“We’re right there,” Centralia coach Larry Glatczak said. “A tipped ball for a touchdown, a couple fourth-down conversions. It’s a game of plays, a game of inches and that’s what this game was.”

Tucker Horak finished with 106 yards rushing and 134 passing, throwing for two touchdowns. Reesor added 69 yards on the ground and two touchdowns, getting the Bulldogs on the board first with a 31-yard scoring burst up the middle in the first quarter.

Rossville kicker Paul Steinke also set a state record in the game, converting all five extra-point kicks to give him 87 consecutive makes. The old mark was 82, set by Salina Central’s Alex Parker in 2005-06.

Centralia finished the season 9-2, both losses to Rossville and was led by Turner’s 78 rushing yards. Trevor Mars had the Panthers’ other touchdown on a 1-yard run late in the first quarter.

Centralia (9-2)      6    8    0    0     =     14
Rossville (11-0)     7    7    7   14     =     35

Ross — Reesor 31 run (Steinke kick)
Cent — Mars 1 run (pass failed)Ross — Th. Horak 36 pass from Tu. Horak (Steinke kick)Cent — Turner 10 pass from VanDorn (Turner run)Ross — Th. Horak 65 pass from Tu. Horak (Steinke kick)
Ross — Reesor 10 run (Steinke kick)
Ross — Th. Horak 17 run (Steinke kick)

GAME IN FIGURES

                                Cent           Ross

First downs           12               16
Rushes-yards   51-186      36-199
Passing                  10               134
Comp-Att-Int   1-5-1          7-12-1
Punts                 2-39.0        3-37.5
Fumbles-Lost    0-0             0-0
Penalties-Yds    2-15           2-20

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING — Centralia: Mars 6-25, VanDorn 15-39, Turner 20-78, J. Johnson 9-36, Deters 1-8. Rossville: Tu. Horak 18-106, Reesor 9-69, Th. Horak 8-49, Team 1-minus 17.

PASSING — Centralia: VanDorn 1-4-1, 10, Deters 0-1-0, 0. Rossville: Tu. Horak 7-12-1, 134.

RECEIVING — Centralia: Turner 1-10. Rossville: C. Horak 1-minus 3, Th. Horak 4-105, Roduner 3-32.

Coach Derick Hammes On War On 24.

    This is a video of Derick Hammes talking about the "War on 214"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4FpKajYfWI

Brent Maycock Prediction For 3A Football

Brent Maycock of the Capital Journal has issued the following prediction for 3A football

Championship game — Rossville (9-0) vs. Scott City (9-0).
Champion — Rossville. History isn’t exactly on the side of the Bulldogs, who have seen numerous title contenders in the past decade-plus that have been unable to get past archrival Silver Lake in the state semifinals. Something seems different this year, however, and junior quarterback Tucker Horak is the X-factor. Scott City has a murderer’s row to face to get to the finals and is capable of winning its second title in three years.
Contenders — Oh yeah, Silver Lake (8-1) has ONLY played in 11 of the last 12 3A title games, winning crowns in 2013, 2010 and 2006. The Eagles always seem to get it done in the postseason, so it won’t be a shock to see them there again. The East road is a little tougher this year with Centralia (8-1) joining Colgan (7-2) as former 2-1A champs looming as obstacles. The West is always tough and Norton (9-0) is enjoying its best season in years and could be a second-round foe for Scott City. Hesston (9-0) is down from 4A and has rolled, while the first-round winner between Conway Springs (8-1) and Wichita Collegiate (8-1) is dangerous. The list goes on and on ... Chaparral (8-1), Hoisington (8-1), Hutchinson Trinity (8-1), Halstead (7-2) ... as 3A is as deep as it’s ever been.

Centrailia Is Next Football Opponent

    The Dawgs will play their second playoff game on Sat. at Rossville against Centrailia (9-1)  which beat Horton  (5-4) 50-6 in their first round game Tuesday night.
 

Mark Smith (12) On Ottawa U. Football Team

    Mark Smith,  son of  Wanita Smith, is a sophomore at Ottawa University majoring in exercise science.  He attended Dodge City Community College his freshman year.
    Mark is on the football team and his bio can be viewed at:
http://www.ottawabraves.com/roster/20/5/2393.php

RHS Dance Team Videos

    RHS Dance Team video for Homecoming, 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhgGtghJXR8
   "Shake Mix" by RHS Dance Team on 10/24/14.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQS06MDYIUc&feature=em-subs_digest

Rossville Win Over Pleasant Ridge Statistics

Pleasant Ridge (5-6)   0       0       0     0     =       0
Rossville (10-0)         14     28     14     0     =     56


Rossville scoring:
Tu. Horak 67 run (Steinke kick)
Th. Horak 57 run (Steinke kick)
Reesor 1 run (Steinke kick)
C. Horak 73 pass from Tu. Horak (Steinke kick)
Roduner 6 pass from Tu. Horak (Steinke kick)
Reesor 37 pass from Tu. Horak (Steinke kick)
Reesor 51 run (Steinke kick)
Rubio 35 pass from Woodcock (Steinke kick)

GAME IN FIGURES
                          PR           RV
First downs          6              14
Rushes-yards  39-132       25-324
Passing yards      5             196
Passes             2-7-0       10-12-0
Fumbles-lost      0-0             0-0
Punts-Avg.       7-31.4       1-31.0
Penalties-yards  2-10          3-30

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING — Pleasant Ridge: Holmes 15-35, Haack 10-19, Bridges 3-43, Broddie 11-35. Rossville: Tu. Horak 4-104, Th. Horak 3-72, Balch 2-6, Reesor 6-107, Hammes 4-4, Woodcock 1-19, Lovejoy 5-12.

PASSING — Pleasant Ridge: 2-7-0, 5 yards. Rossville: Tu. Horak 9-11-0, 161 yards; Woodcock 1-1-0, 35 yards.

RECEIVING — Pleasant Ridge: Bridges 1-5, Broddie 1-0. Rossville: Th. Horak 3-19, Roduner 4-32, C. Horak 1-73, Reesor 1-37, Rubio 1-35.

PUNTING — Pleasant Ridge: Holmes 7-31.4. Rossville: Woodcock 1-31.0.

Shelly Buhler Re-elected

    Shelly Buhler of Rossville, shown above with her family,   was re-elected as Commissioner of Shawnee County.

Betty (Davis) (42) Pence Passes Away

   Betty Jane Pence, 90, Topeka, passed away Monday, November 3, 2014.
    She was born February 11, 1924, in Silver Lake, Kansas, the daughter of Henry and Blanche (Baird) Davis. She graduated from Rossville High School in 1942. Betty was a bookkeeper for Pence's Grocery Store & Stormont-Vail Hospital. Mrs. Pence was a member of the Lowman United Methodist Church.   Betty enjoyed music and Kansas State athletics.
    Betty married Clyde W. Pence on September 4, 1942 in Galveston, Texas. He preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by three brothers and one sister. Survivors include children, Judy (John) Badger, Craig (Patty) Pence; brother, Dale Davis; grandsons, Brock (Tiffaney) and Brett Badger; great-grandsons, Gavin Badger and Hunter Richardson.
    Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, November 8, 2014 at the Penwell-Gabel - Southwest Chapel, 3700 SW Wanamaker Road, Topeka. Services will follow at 11 a.m. Private interment will be at Prairie Home Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Midland Hospice, 600 SW Frazier Circle, Topeka, KS 66606 or Lowman United Methodist Church 4000 Drury Lane Topeka, KS 66604. To leave a message for the family online, please visit www.PenwellGabelTopeka.com. 

Football Team Wins Over Pleasant Ridge

    The Bulldogs advanced  in the playoffs with a convincing 56-0  win over Pleasant Ridge.    Video of  some of the scoring plays can be viewed at:
http://kansasfirstnews.com/2014/11/04/h-s-football-playoffs-begin-in-kansas/
    Additional video is at:
http://www.wibw.com/sports/ksprepzone/headlines/Week-10-Pleasant-Ridge-at-Rossville--281557271.html
    This is the fourth time this season that the Dawgs have scored 56 points.

3A Girls Golf Results

    Rossville finished 9th in the 3A State Golf Tournament.  Leading the Dawgs was Makayla Crow who tied for 22nd individually.
    Complete results can be read at:
    http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rjshs/athletics/girls_golf/14/14_state.pdf

Volleyball Team Loses in Playoffs

    The RHS volleyball team lost in the first round of  3A sub-state playoffs to Marysville, 23-25, 25-21, 13-25 on Nov. 31.

3A Football Playoff Brackets

    The Dawgs will go up against Easton-Pleasant Ridge (5-4) in the first round of 3A playoffs which pit the top 32 teams (as judged by 16 district champs and runnersup) into a single elimination tournament.  This first round game will be played at Rossville on Tue., Nov. 4.
    In the second round,  the Dawgs will face the winner of the Centrailia (8-1) and Horton (8-1) game.  Centrailia is a strong team that the Dawgs faced earlier in the year.
    Silver Lake will first play Atchison-Maur Hill-Mount(7-2) and then face the winner of the Seneca-Nemaha Valley game.  
    Should both teams continue to win,  the Dawgs and Eagles will meet in the semi-final game, just as they did last year.
    The complete bracket can be seen at:
http://kshsaa.org/Public/ScoreCenter/Brackets/Football/3A.cfm?Activity=1&Class=3A

3A Football Rankings

Wichita Eagle Class 3A Football Rankings

1. Rossville 9-0 (3)
2. Scott City 9-0 (4)
3. Silver Lake 8-1 (1)
4. Wichita Collegiate 8-1 (5)
5. Hesston 9-0 (NR)

Others: Caney Valley 8-1 (NR), Centralia 8-1 (NR), Chaparral 8-1 (NR), Conway Springs 8-1 (2), Halstead 7-2 (NR), Hoisington 8-1 (NR), Horton 7-1 (NR), Hutchinson Trinity 8-1 (NR), Nemaha Central 7-2 (NR), Neodesha 7-2 (NR), Norton 9-0 (NR), Pittsburg Colgan 7-2 (NR), SE-Saline 7-2 (NR), Wellsville 7-2 (NR).

Delores Butler Passes Away

     Delores L. Butler, 83, of West Hills, CA passed away peacefully on Monday, October 27th, 2014 in Chatsworth, CA surrounded by her family. She is survived by her 3 children, Susan Birkins, Daniel Butler and Nancy Paladino as well as 16 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren, not including 2 additional great-grandchildren on the way.
    Delores was born August 5th, 1931 in Rossville, KS and moved to the LA area with her husband Bill and their 3 children in 1959. She was deeply loved by friends and family and will be missed by all.
    Memorial service Saturday, November 8th 11am, First United Methodist Church of Canoga Park, 22700 Sherman Way West Hills, CA 91307. In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to "Laura Longman Memorial Scholarship in care of First United Methodist Church of Canoga Park".

War On 24 Video

    Video of the 2104 War on 24 can be seen at:
http://www.wibw.com/sports/ksprepzone/headlines/Week-9-Silver-Lake-at-Rossville--281031752.html

    And a slightly longer video is at:
http://kansasfirstnews.com/2014/10/30/rossville-knocks-off-defending-3a-champion-silver-lake/

Rossville Wins War On 24

By Brent Maycock

brent.maycock@cjonline.com

ROSSVILLE — There have been times this season when the Rossville defense has had issues.

Nothing major, mind you. The Bulldogs didn’t get to 8-0 entering Thursday’s War on 24 showdown with Silver Lake having serious deficiencies on that side of the ball.

Whatever minor troubles the Bulldogs have had, when the stakes have been highest the Rossville defense has more than answered the bell. They did it against Centralia midway through the season and were arguably even better in the Class 3A No. 1 vs. No. 2 clash with arch rival Silver Lake.

Rossville held the visiting Eagles to zero points and just five first downs through three quarters. By the time Silver Lake found some offensive rhythm, the Bulldogs were in full control on their way to a 24-14 victory.

Mobile users, here are the game highlights from the War on 24.

“I definitely say we stepped it up this week,” Rossville senior linebacker Nick Reesor said. “Throughout the year, we’ve had our lapses where everything wasn’t clicking right. It all came together tonight. Coach (Derick) Hammes put a great defensive scheme in and we got the job done.”

Rossville (9-0) wrapped up its second straight Mid-East League title and the 3A District 4 crown and will play host to Pleasant Ridge (5-4) in Tuesday’s playoff opener. Silver Lake (8-1) fell for the first time and takes on Maur Hill (7-2) in the first round.

Physical dominance has been Silver Lake’s calling card in its domination of the series in recent years, but on Thursday night, Rossville was not only the Eagles’ match, but perhaps even more. After yielding a pair of first downs on Silver Lake’s opening drive of the game, the Bulldogs buckled down and Reesor knocked down a fourth-down pass at the Bulldog 25.

The Eagles didn’t get another first down until their second possession of the second half.

“We certainly played hard and I don’t know how you measure that,” Hammes said. “Our kids did all the intangible things. They tackled pretty well and when we needed to in the second half, we blocked well. Those are the things it takes to win.”

In a defensive slugfest like Thursday’s first half was, it also takes a little bit of offense and Rossville finally found some late in the half. After three punts and an interception halted their first four drives, the Bulldogs got a spark from a 38-yard scamper from quarterback Tucker Horak and drove to the Silver Lake 4.

Rossville had to settle for a 19-yard field goal from Paul Steinke with 20 seconds left in the half for a 3-0 halftime lead, but the momentum was there.

“It usually takes awhile to kind of find our groove and tonight it just took us a little longer than normal,” Horak said. “Once we found it, we started hitting it hard.”

Rossville scored on three of four possessions in the second half to take control of the game. Horak found Reesor for a 28-yard touchdown strike to cap the opening drive of the half and, after Silver Lake missed a 19-yard field goal, Horak finished off an 80-yard march with a 15-yard touchdown run on the second play of the fourth quarter to build a 17-0 Bulldog lead.

Silver Lake finally found an answer as Zach Boyd scored from 10 yards out to make it 17-7 with 10:24 to go, but Rossville responded with a 77-yard drive that ate up seven-plus minutes with Horak scoring from 26 yards out on fourth and 4.

Horak finished with 192 yards on the ground and Rossville pounded out 299 as a team.

Ryan Matzke threw for 149 yards for the Eagles, and scored on a 2-yard run with 45 seconds left for the final margin.

“We didn’t take advantage of short fields,” Silver Lake coach C.J. Hamilton said. “We missed a field goal and couldn’t get one in the first half and you have to do that against good teams. ... We just have to get better and learn from this. They’re a good team — No. 1 vs. No. 2 — and I thought we played well and both teams put on a show. They deserved what they got.”

Silver Lake (8-1) 0 0 0 14 — 14

Rossville (9-0) 0 3 7 14 — 24

Ross — Steinke 19 field goal

Ross — Reesor 28 pass from Tu. Horak (Steinke kick)

Ross — Tu. Horak 15 run (Steinke kick)

SL — Boyd 10 run (Klein kick)

Ross — Tu. Horak 26 run (Steinke kick)

SL — Matzke 2 run (Klein kick)

GAME IN FIGURES

SL Ross

First downs 12 19

Rushes-yards 22-66 50-299

Passing 149 58

Comp-Att-Int 13-24-1 6-11-1

Punts 4-35.8 3-28.0

Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1

Penalties-Yards 5-33 5-40

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING — Silver Lake: Matzke 12-49, Boyd 10-17. Rossville: Tu. Horak 22-192, Th. Horak 16-41, Reesor 7-34, Hammes 5-32.

PASSING — Silver Lake: Matzke 13-24-1, 149. Rossville: Tu. Horak 6-11-1, 58.

RECEIVING — Silver Lake: C. Baird 4-57, Wolfley 3-43, K. Baird 1-2, Byers 2-25, Freeman 2-19, Boyd 1-3. Rossville: Th. Horak 3-16, Roduner 1-5, Reesor 2-37.

Library Considering Expansion

The Rossville Community Library will be having an Open House on Nov. 5 at 7:00 PM to discuss plans for a possible addition to the existing library.   Click on the flyer below to enlarge it to read the details.  

3A Football Rankings

No change in the 3A top 5 rankings this week as none of the teams lost their game Friday night.

Wichita Eagle Class 3A Football Rankings

1. Silver Lake 8-0 (1)
2. Conway Springs 8-0 (2)
3. Rossville 8-0 (3)
4. Scott City 8-0 (4)
5. Wichita Collegiate 7-1 (5)

Topeka Capital Journal 3A Football Rankings.

     1.   Silver Lake (1) 8-0 
     2.   Rossville (2) 8-0  
     3.   Conway Springs (3)8-0  
     4.   Scott City (4) 8-0  
     5.   Hutchinson Trinity (5) 8-0

Football District Standings.

A District 4 Football Standings

Rossville	2-0
Silver Lake	2-0
Osage City	0-2
Oskaloosa	0-2 The winner of the RHS-SL game on Thur. night will be District Champion Osage City and Oskaloosa play for third place in the district. Rossville and Silver Lake both advance to the playoffs./

Dawgs Trample Osage 91-22 (updated)

You can see some video of the Rossville Osage City game on Oct. 24 at the below URL.  Look to the right and just click on Rossville-Osage City.

http://www.wibw.com/sports/ksprepzone

Rossville     42    35    7    7    =    91
Osage City    8      6    0    8    =    22

Rossville  scoring:
Horak (3), 62 punt return, 48 interception, 50 run
Woodcock (3), 37 run, 30 interception, 49 run
Horak (2), 20 pass from Horak, 4 run
Reesor (2), 7 run, 30 run
Lovejoy 3 run
Luellen 6 run
Horak 12 pass from Horak
PAT — Steinke 13 Kicks.

Youtube RHS Video

    The latest RHS "Dawgfeed" video made on 10/22 is at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiB_4soNsOo&feature=em-subs_digest

Cole Brechisen at Pittsburgh State U.

   Sophomore Cole  Brechisen from Rossville is on the Pittsburgh State University Baseball team roster for 2015.  He red-shirted his freshman year but hopes for playing time this spring.
  His bio is at:
http://www.pittstategorillas.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2236&path=baseball

HCC Baseball Roster

   The fall 2014 Baseball Roster for Highland Community College has three  players from Rossville.      They are:

  Scott Schinn, sophomore,   right handed pitcher.
  Marcus Catron, freshman,  right handed pitcher.
  Zach Nitsch,  freshman,      catcher.

  The complete roster can be read at:  https://highlandcc.edu/pages/roster

Volleyball Team Splits With Wabaunsee

     The RHS volleyball team split with Wabaunsee on Oct. 21,  winning the first match in a hard fought victory with scores of 17-25, 26-24, 29-27.  The second match was no so close with the Dawgs coming out on the losing end with scores of 12-25, 24-26.
     The Dawgs are now 3-7 in the Mid-East League.

Emily Amack (11) Gets Nursing Scholarship

    The Stormont-Vail Foundation has announced nursing scholarships for the fall 2014 semester totaling $76,150 for 97 students at the Baker University School of Nursing, Stormont-Vail Campus.   Amond the recipients is Emily Amack of  Rossville who graduated from RHS in 2011.

Mid East Cross Country Meet

    The Rossville cross country team competed in the Mid-East League tournament,  but only as individuals as there were not enough athletes to make up a team in either the girls or boys race.
    In the girls 4K race,  the following Dawgs paticipated along with their finishing position:  # 15, Morgan Foster, #24, Laura Giillum,  and  #27,  Alyssa Thompson.
    In the boys 5 K race,  the following Dawgs competed:  #23 Matt Stillion, #25, Sam Thederahn, #34, Perry Foster, and 47, Fred Schuler.
    For anyone wishing to see the complete results of both races,  go to:  http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rjshs/athletics/crosscountry/14/14_mel.pdf

Abilene Invitational Volleyball

    The RHS volleyball team competed in the Abilene Invitational tournament on Oct. 18.
    Their first match was against host Abilene which the Dawgs lost,  11-25, 22-25.    Their next oppponent was Buhler.  The Dawgs easily won the first game 25-13,   but Buhler came back to win the next two games 18-25, 20-25.    The next opponent was St. Marys and this  match was a close one with scores of 26-28, 25-20, 21-25.  The final match was against Topeka High for seventh place.  The Dawgs prevailed in this match 25-23, 25-10.  

Emporia Volleyball Team Wins

    The RHS Volleyball team played Emporia on Oct. 16,  losing the match by scores of 18-25, 14-25.

Richard Wilson (66) Passes Away

    Richard E. “Dick” Wilson, 66, of Topeka, died October 15, 2014 at the House at Midland Care.
    He was born in Topeka, Kansas on July 10, 1948 the son of Leonard and Violet (Neeley) Wilson. In 1966 he graduated from Rossville High School.
    He served in the U.S. Army from 1968 to 1970. Dick was a machine operator for Hallmark Cards for 32 years. 
    Dick enjoyed spending time with his family and friends, restoring cars especially the 1971 Oldsmobile he was currently working on, and watching football. He was a Black Belt in Karate.
    Dick married Joyce M. Curran in Topeka in June of 1973. She survives. He is also survived by a daughter, Nicole (Scott) Lyons of Shoreline, WA, three grandsons, Lucas, Hudson and Mason, his step father Glenn Hause, a brother, Jim (Jeanni) Wilson, six sisters, Marilyn Holloway, Glenda (Bob) Backerman, Wanda (Ralph) Knight, Lori (Brian) McCann, Julie (Wade) McNorton, Midge Stalnaker, two step-sisters, Kathy Jackon and Amy Wadl, and a step-brother, James Vega. He was preceded in death by his mother, Violet Hause, his father, Leonard Wilson, and step-mother Freda Wilson.
    A memorial visitation will be held at the Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home after 4:00 on Monday, with a parish rosary at 6:00 p.m. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at the Mater Dei Assumption Catholic Church at 8th & Jackson, on Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. 
    Memorial contributions may be made in his memory to Midland Care, SCARS-Second Chance Animal Refuge Society or the Helping Hands Humane Society and sent in care of Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home, 800 SW 6th Ave., Topeka, Kansas 66603.
    Online condolences and fond memories may be left at www.brennanmathenafh.com.

Class 3 Football Rankings

Wichita Eagle Class 3A Football Rankings

1. Silver Lake 7-0 (1)
2. Conway Springs 7-0 (2)
3. Rossville 7-0 (3)
4. Scott City 7-0 (4)
5. Wichita Collegiate 6-1 (5)

Others: Beloit 5-2 (NR), Caney Valley 6-1 (NR), Centralia 6-1 (NR), Chaparral 6-1 (NR), Halstead 5-2 (NR), Hesston 7-0 (NR), Hoisington 6-1 (NR), Horton 6-0 (NR), Hutchinson Trinity 7-0 (NR), Kingman 6-1 (NR), Nemaha Central 5-2 (NR), Neodesha 6-1 (NR), Norton 7-0 (NR), Oskaloosa 5-2 (NR), Pittsburg Colgan 5-2 (NR), SE-Saline 6-1 (NR).

Topeka Capital Journal 3A Football Rankings.

     1.   Silver Lake (1) 7-0 
     2.   Rossville (2) 7-0  
     3.   Conway Springs (3) 7-0  
     4.   Scott City (4) 7-0  
     5.   Hutchinson Trinity (NR) 7-0

Cody Mitchell (64) Passes Away

    Cody J. Mitchell, 68, passed away Friday, October 17, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Home in Wamego.   
    He was born December 22, 1945 at Oxnard, CA, the son of Ray and Molly Kovar Mitchell.    He graduated from Rossville High School in 1964.    Cody grew up in the Delia community and served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War.  He worked for Santa Fe Railroad in Topeka and later owned and operated the Brass Rail in Topeka.   He moved to Arizona in 1985 and was a bartender at   local casinos in Laughlin, NV.    Cody moved back to Kansas in 2011.   
    He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Clara Winters and Thelma Lowy.    Survivors include nephews, Vic Poe, Meriden and Wonnie Graves, Rossville; nieces, Tuesday Winters, Emporia and Terry Kirkpatrick, Lowry City, MO; several great nephews and nieces also survive.   
    Memorial graveside services will be at 10:00 A.M Friday, October 24, 2014 at the Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Kansas.    Memorial contributions may be made to Grace Hospice and sent in care of Piper Funeral Chapel, P.O. Box 642, Rossville, Kansas 66533.
    You can sign his guestbook at:  http://piperfuneralhome.com/obituaries/cody-j-mitchell/

Glenn Rees (64) Passes Away

    Glenn E. Rees, 68, of Silver Lake, entered into his eternal life on Thursday, October 16, 2014. Glenn was the son of Harry and Nellie Rees and was born on the family farm near Grantville.
     When Glenn was 5 the family moved to Rossville where Glenn attended Stone School, a one room school house until the 4th grade. He then attended Rossville grade school and graduated from Rossville High School in 1964.
    Glenn married Mary Smith in 1970. They were blessed with two children, Phillip Eugene and Brenda Ruth. They made their home north of Topeka. Mary passed away in 1999. Glenn retired from Goodyear Tire and Rubber after 36 years of service in 2001. In addition to Mary, Glenn was preceded in death by his parents, and infant sister, Betty, a brother, Roy Rees, and his daughter Brenda Rees.
    Glenn married Deborah Anderson in 2001, when he moved north of Silver Lake. Glenn enjoyed a passion for flying and at one time in his life owned his own single engine plane. He logged hundreds of hours during his life including flying in Hawaii. Glenn also enjoyed camping, his church and his family.
    Survivors include his wife Deb of Silver Lake, son Phil and Susan Rees and their son Noah of Topeka; children by marriage, Jenifer and Todd Davidson, their children, Shelby, Jacey, Hannah, Julia and Zachary of Topeka; J.D. and Joy Hanna and their daughter Ashley of Silver Lake; brother, George Rees of Holton; family by marriage Hap and Marcia Anderson of Silver Lake, Randy and Connie Anderson of Silver Lake and Alan and Tammy Zlatnik of Rossville; many nieces and nephews also survive.
    The family will receive friends from 6-8 pm Friday evening at Bethel Community Church on NW Landon Road. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, October 18th at Bethel Community Church. Interment will follow at the Grantville Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Bethel Community Church, Midland Hospice or the Helping Hands Humane Society and sent in care of Davidson Funeral Home, 1035 N. Kansas, Topeka KS 66608.