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.

Dawgs Demolish Oskaloosa 77-8.

    The Bulldogs visited Oskaloosa Friday night and had a 63-0 lead by half time.  The final score was 77-8.

Rossville (7-0)      28     35     7     7   =   77
Oskaloosa (4-2)      0       0     8     0   =    8

Rossville  scoring:
Horak (3), 19 run, 73 run, 17 run
Horak (3), 60 run, 1 run, 62 run
Luellen 1 run
Gfeller 4 run
Reesor 18 run
Roduner 40 pass from Horak
Horak 42 run from Woodcock
PAT — Steinke 11 Kicks.

    You can see some video of the game at:
http://www.wibw.com/sports/ksprepzone/headlines/Week-7-Rossville-at-Oskaloosa-279598302.html

Other Mid-East League scores:

Silver Lake  70
Osage City     0

Rock Creek   51
St. Marys      29

Valley Heights  50
Wabaunsee         0

Volleyball Team Splits With Rock Creek

    The RHS volleyball team split with Rock Creek  on Oct. 14,  The Dawgs took the first match  easily with wins of 25-22, 25-22.   However, in the second match,  they only won game of the three with scores of 13-25, 25-22, 15-25.
    The team is now 9-18 overall and 2-6 in the Mid-East League.

RHS Golf Team Goes To State

CLASS 3-2-1A REGIONAL  at Lake Shawnee Golf Club, Oct. 13.

Team scores   (Silver Lake, Rossville and West Franklin qualify for State)

Silver Lake 481, Rossville 500, West Franklin 573, St. Marys 583, Council Grove 594, Centre 660.

Individual medalists

1. Holder, Silver Lake, 103; 2. Makayla Crow, Rossville, 112; 3. Carlson, Council Grove, 117; 4. Emily Woodcock, Rossville, 118; 5. Curtis, West Franklin, 118; 6. Sharpe, Silver Lake, 119; 7. Krogman, Silver Lake, 128; 8. Lang, Silver Lake, 131; 9. Staci Van Druff, Rossville, 133; 10. Basore, Centre, 135.

Individual qualifiers — Carlson, Council Grove, 117; Basore Centre, 135; Kleinsmith, St. Marys, 138; Bertels, St. Marys, 142; Downes, Council Grove, 144.

The State Tournament will be at Emporia Municipal Golf Course on Monday, Oct. 20.

Complete results for the Regional can be read at:
http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rjshs/athletics/girls_golf/14/14_reg.pdf

Homecoming Week Video

A YouTube video of Homecoming Week Festivities can be viewed at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIU5qKoAP3c

Skylar Flinn and Jordan Brill Are Engaged

Skylar Suzanne Flinn and Jordan Riley Brill are proud to announce their engagement. The couple became engaged on March 29, 2014.

The bride-elect is a 2009 graduate from Rossville High School in Rossville, KS. She graduated from Washburn University in May 2012 from the Radiologic Technologist program and then continued her education in Radiation Therapy and Health Administration. She graduated with a dual Bachelor's of Health Science degree with an emphasis in Health Administration and Medical Imaging at Washburn University in May 2013. Currently, she is continuing her education to obtain her Master's of Health Science where her prospective graduation date will be December of 2015. She currently works full-time as an Imaging Technologist at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital and works PRN at Edwards County Hospital and Healthcare Center. Her parents are Raymond and Susan Flinn, of Topeka, KS. She has two sisters Angelique Flinn, of Topeka, KS, and Rhiannon Flinn, who resides in Andover, KS with her fiance'  Matt Schmitt. Her grandparents are Gwendolyn McClurg, of Meriden, KS, and Wilma Flinn, of St. Marys, KS.

The prospective groom is a 2003 graduate from Elkhorn High School in Elkhorn, NE. He attended Washburn University where he played for the Washburn Ichabods Football Team. He then later met Skylar Flinn. Currently he is a crop adjuster for RCIS. His parents, Jason and Nancy Brill, reside in the Omaha Metro Area, as well as his two brothers Jared and Jaylen Brill. His grandfather is Jim Rice  of Bayard, NE. 

They will exchange vows in Tulum, Mexico at the Dreams Resort on April 26, 2015 at 5 pm and will have their reception in Larned, KS at the Knights of Columbus on June 13, 2015.

3A Football Rankings.

Wichita Eagle Class 3A  football rankings for Oct. 12.  

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


Topeka Capital-Journal rankings for Oct. 12.

1. Silver Lake (1) 6-02. Rossville (2) 6-03. Conway Springs (3) 6-04. Scott City (4) 6-05. Hutchinson Trinity (NR) 6-0

Others — Beloit 4-2, Caney Valley 5-1, Centralia 5-1, Chaparral 5-1, Colgan 4-2, Halstead 5-1, Hesston 6-0, Hoisington 5-1, Horton 5-0, Kingman 5-1, Nemaha Central 5-1, Norton 6-0, SE-Saline 5-1, Wichita Collegiate 5-1.

Notes — Rossville and Conway Springs not only passed big tests, but did so in a big way. Tucker Horak ran for 219 yards and three TDs and threw for 206 yards and two scores as Rossville rolled Centralia 42-6. Conway handed Wichita Trinity its first loss as Luke Fisher ran for 266 yards and five TDs in a 42-21 win.

Dawgs Overpoer Centrailia 42-6

From CJ Online.com

Horak, Rossville overpower Centralia 42-6

Bulldog QB racks up 425 yards total offense in battle of 3A unbeatens

By Brent Maycock

brent.maycock@cjonline.com

CENTRALIA  The comment was made somewhat in jest, but there was a hint of truth to what Larry Glatczak had to say about Rossville quarterback Tucker Horak.

"We could have put 22 (players) out there tonight and not been able to stop him," the Centralia coach said.

Indeed, Horak and Rossville's offense just had that kind of night — one the host Panthers hadn't experienced against them in quite some time. After falling behind 6-0 midway through the first quarter, the Bulldog offense put on a clinic, scoring on five straight possessions on its way to a statement-making 42-6 victory in a battle of ranked Class 3A teams.

Coach talked all week about the tradition that they had,"  Horak said of the Panthers, who were last year's Class 2-1A state champions, their third title in five years. "We just knew we had to show up and play and prove that we were the better team and it showed in the end."

Rossville, ranked No. 2 in 3A, stayed unbeaten at 6-0, while Centralia, No. 5 in 3A, fell to 5-1 and saw a 28-game regular-season winning streak snapped.

The last team to beat the Panthers in the regular season? Rossville, in 2011.

The Bulldogs didn't exactly blow out of the gate in this one, going three and out on their first two possessions. But once Horak hit Christian Roduner over the top of two Panther defenders for a 45-yard touchdown strike, Rossville found its flow.

Horak scored on runs of 5 and 68 yards on Rossville's next two possessions before Thatcher Horak got into the act with a 5-yard touchdown run and 42-yard touchdown pass from Tucker Horak. Run or pass, Rossville moved almost at will as Tucker Horak racked up 172 yards on the ground and 166 through the air in the opening half in leading the Bulldogs to a commanding 35-7 lead.

The best quarterbacks we've played against was the Smiths from Colgan (Nick and Mark), and he was better than them,"  Glatczak said. "He's so hard to tackle  he runs well and is quicker than heck. And then he can throw it a little bit. He's a player, and they've got a lot of good ones around him."

To put Rossville's first-half performance in perspective, Centralia had allowed just 34 points through its first five games this season before giving up 35 to the Bulldogs in the half. In its last 18 games, Centralia had allowed just 14 first-half points.

We were going to try to find some holes in the defense and then attack them,"  Horak said. "Once we found something that worked, we stuck to it and were off to the races."

While the offense stole the show, Rossville's defense also was up to the task. After giving up a 59-yard touchdown run to Wyatt VanDorn to start the game's scoring, the Bulldogs clamped down. Centralia finished with 242 yards rushing with VanDorn getting 106 of those, and the Bulldogs held standout back Darrian Turner to just 87 yards, 38 of those coming on the final drive of the game.

Tucker Horak added an 11-yard touchdown run in the third quarter for the only scoring in the second half and finished the game with 219 yards rushing and 206 passing. Corbin Horak had six catches for 97 yards and Thatcher Horak had a combined 85 yards rushing and receiving.

Rossville (6-0)   14   21    7    0   =    42

Centralia (5-1)     6     0    0    0   =      6

Cent  VanDorn 59 run (pass failed)

Ross  Roduner 45 pass from Tu. Horak (Steinke kick)

Ross  Tu. Horak 5 run (Steinke kick)

Ross  Tu. Horak 68 run (Steinke kick)

Ross  Th. Hatcher 5 run (Steinke kick)

Ross  Th. Horak 42 pass from Tu. Horak (Steinke kick)

Ross  Tu. Horak 11 run (Steinke kick)

GAME IN FIGURES

                                Ross          Cent

First downs                20             10

Rushes-yards        42-300       51-242

Passing                   206               0

Comp-Att-Int        14-20- 0        0-4-1

Punts                     4-39.0        7-27.2

Fumbles-Lost          1-1              1-1

Penalties-Yards     8-106          3-20

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING  Rossville: Tu. Horak 20-219, Reesor 5-16, Th. Horak 9-43, Hammes 5-13, Balch 3-9. Centralia: Turner 20-87, VanDorn 17-106, Mars 8-22, J. Johnson 4-26, B. Johnson, 2-1.

PASSING  Rossville: Tu. Horak 14-20-0, 206. Centralia: VanDorn 0-4-1, 0.

RECEIVING   Rossville: C. Horak 6-97, Roduner 4-56, Th. Horak 3-42, Reesor 1-11. Centralia: none.

Brent Maycock can be reached at (785) 295-5662 or

Dawgs Maul #5 Panthers

    The Rossville Bulldogs and number 5 ranked Centrailia Panthers battled it out on the gridiron on Oct.10 with the Dawgs coming out on top 42-6.
    There is a short video on the below web site.  Look to the right for "Rossville and Centrailia."
http://www.wibw.com/sports/ksprepzone

    There is just over one minute of game video on Kansas First News.  Go to the 4:58 mark of the video at:  http://kansasfirstnews.com/2014/10/10/football-frenzy-recap-101014/

Preview Of Centrailia Game

From The Capital-Journal Online

By Brent Maycock

brent.maycock@cjonline.com

CENTRALIA     In many ways, Friday night's clash between Rossville and Centralia isn't all that unusual.

The two programs have met a number of times throughout the years, as recently as 2011 with Rossville taking a 34-8 win after the Panthers won 20-13 in 2010.

    Yet if there's a different feeling to this year's meeting, it's for good reason. Instead of an early-season warm-up for the non-league foes, Friday's game in Centralia will be a pre-district tune-up and  with Centralia now in Class 3A, a potential playoff preview.

    "We usually have this type of game in Game 1 or Game 2,"   Centralia coach Larry Glatczak said."We're used to playing Silver Lake or Rossville or Concordia or Riley County or whoever early so that always gave us a gauge. It's a little different now that we're 3A and we've already gone through our league before playing this game. And even though Troy and Washington were good football teams, we still don't know what we have yet. So I'm tickled we're playing this game to see where we stand and what we need to get better at for the remainder of the season."

    The showdown is a huge one leading into district play. Rossville, a state semifinalist last year, is ranked No. 2 in Class 3A and is 5-0. Centralia, last year's 2-1A state champion, is ranked No. 5 in 3A and also is 5-0.

While no league or district title will be at stake, both coaches acknowledged that the game is a big one in each team's pursuit for a state title.

    We are looking forward to it and it's one of those games that's going to be a measuring stick for each program," Rossville coach Derick Hammes said. "We're going to get to find out what kind of ball club we have. We've been tested at a few moments this year and we've responded really well, but in terms of playing a top-flight, playoff contender, state championship contender like I think these guys are, it's going to be an important game for us."

Indeed neither Rossville nor Centralia have truly been pushed yet this season like they probably will be on Friday night.

    Only once this season has Rossville remotely found itself in a dogfight at halftime of a game, leading Riley County just 28-21 at the break. But the Bulldogs blitzed the Falcons with 28-second half points to roll to a 56-21 victory.

    In their other four games, the Bulldogs have outscored their foes 198-27, including 147-6 in the first half.

"We've been really efficient on offense, scoring early in our games and we've been able to score fast,"   Hammes said. "We're ahead of the game on offense from where we were at last year."

Centralia hasn't been any less dominating, outscoring its opposition 234-34 this year. A 22-8 halftime lead against Troy marks the Panthers' closest game at halftime and also are the only points they've given up in the first half this season.

    Glatczak knows that all changes against Rossville.

    "What we see Friday night is what we're going to see in the playoffs,"  he said. "It's a deal where we want to see a great team and that's why we've always scheduled those Mid-East teams, to see how we compete. It doesn't do you any good to go undefeated through the season not playing anybody and then get your tail handed to you in the playoffs. I've seen that happen to teams before. Competition is something we don't shy away from. We'll buck up to it, and if we get beat, we get beat. We're going to try and get better and this gives us a good gauge."

    Both teams boast explosive home run threats on offense.

    Rossville quarterback Tucker Horak is having another huge season. The junior has completed an astounding 86.5 percent of his passes (45 of 52) for 616 yards and nine touchdowns and also has rushed for 803 yards and 10 touchdowns on just 42 carries (19.1 yards per carry).

    Thatcher Horak has a combined 630 rushing and receiving yards, averaging 19.7 yards per carry, and eight different players have caught passes, led by Christian Roduner (17 catches, 246 yards).

“We haven’t since a team like this since Colgan in the playoffs when they had all those weapons,” Glatczak said.   The big thing is keeping Horak contained because if he gets loose, he's gone. We have to keep him corralled and in a box as much as we can."

    Centralia counters with a 1-2 punch of Darrian Turner and Wyatt VanDorn. Turner has rushed for 919 yards and 11 touchdowns and VanDorn has added 621 yards and 10 scores, each averaging better than 12 yards per carry. Of VanDorn's six pass completions (just 15 attempts) three have gone for touchdowns.

    They're going to present us some problems from the standpoint that they have an offense that's a bit unconventional," Hammes said. "It's an offense you can score a lot of points with, which they do. But that scheme itself, it provides some challenges for us and that's what's most talked about when people play them. But when you look at the defensive side of the ball, you note that they're good year after year on that side of the ball.

"It's going to be one of those contests where anything goes and both groups will be ready to go and give it their best shot."

Bourbonnais Creek Bridge Dedicated.

    A bridge west of Rossville on Highway 24 has beed dedicated to honor a Kansas family.   A sign has been unveiled  commemorating the new bridge as Bourbonnais Creek Bridge.    The creek and bridge are named for the Bourbonnais family of the Potawatomi Citizen Band  that used to live nearby.   Jim Coder, a descendant of the Bourbonnais, was on hand for the dedication.
    A Kansas First News video of the announcement can be viewed at:  http://kansasfirstnews.com/2014/10/08/rossville-bridge-sign-commemorates-family/

Rock Creek Game Photos

Photos of the Rock Creek-RHS football game can be seen at:
http://rossvilleksphotos.blogspot.com/2014/10/rock-creek-game-photos.html

Trapshoot Oct. 19

St. Marys Volleyball Team Gets Wins.

    The RHS volleyball team lost two matches to St. Marys on Oct. 7 by scores of 20-25, 13-25 and then lost a very close match at  25-18, 22-25, 24-26.

Golf Team 5th At Silver Lake Invitational

    The RHS golf team finished fifth at the Silver Lake Invitational led by Makayla Crow's 6th place score of 51.  Others on the team were Emily Woodcock - 60, Staci Woodruff - 61, Rachel Lord  - 63, Jesse Sowers - 63, and Dawn Ledeboer - 69.
    The team standings were:
1.    Holton          207
2.    Jeff West      214
3.    Silver Lake   220
4.    Hayden         226
5.    Rossville      235
6.    W. Franklin  259
7.    Osage City    264
8.    St. Marys (only 3 players)

Silver Lake Invitational Volleyball Tournament

    The RHS girls volleyball team came in second at the Silver Lake Invitational Tournament.
    They started with a win over Royal Valley, 18-25, 25-23, 25-22.   They then prevailed over Perry-Lecompton 25-20, 23-25, 25-16.   Then they had to play the powerful host team,  Silver Lake, which won 11-25, 20-25.  They then beat Sabetha 25-21, 25-21, which put them up against Silver Lake for the tournament championship.  The Eagles once again showed their power with a 16-25, 14-25 triumph.

Golf Team Fifth at Clay Center

    The RHS girls golf team was led to a fifth place finish at the Clay Center Invitaional by Makayla Crow with a 54.  The team's score of  240  finished behind (1) Salina Central - 204, (2) TMP Hayes - 206, (3) Clay Center  - 218, (4) Concordia - 226 and ahead of (6) Council Grove - 250. (7) Centre - 262, and Bennington - 265
    Complete results can be read at:
http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rjshs/athletics/girls_golf/14/14_cc.pdf

St. Marys Game Photos

    Photos of the Homecoming game against St. Marys can be seen at:

http://rossvilleksphotos.blogspot.com/2014/10/st-marys-football-game-homecoming.html

Homecoming Photos

    For some excellent pictures of the Homecoming Festivities, go to:
http://rossvilleksphotos.blogspot.com/2014/10/homecoming-2014-pictures.html

3A Football Rankings

Wichita Eagle Class 3A Football Rankings for Oct. 4.   No change, as usual.

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

Capital-Journal 3A Football Rankings.

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

Others — Beloit 4-1, Caney Valley 3-1, Cheney 4-1, Colgan 4-1, Hesston 5-0, Horton 4-0, Hutchinson Trinity 5-0, Kingman 4-1, Maur Hill 4-1, Nemaha Central 4-1, Norton 5-0, Oskaloosa 5-0, SE-Saline 4-1, Wichita Collegiate 4-1.

Notes — After starting the week with 17 undefeated teams, 3A saw those numbers take a big hit with seven of those falling for the first time — Cheney, Colgan, Kingman, Maur Hill, Nemaha Central, Neodesha and SE-Saline. Kingman allowed its first points of the season in a 21-7 loss to Hoisington A total of 28 teams still remain with one or fewer losses.

Dawgs Bury Bears

Rossville beat St. Marys 56-12 at the Friday night homecoming game at Rossville.

Rossville (5-0)            7   28   21     0     =     56
St. Marys (2-3)           6     0     0     6     =     12

Rossville scoring:
Reesor (2), 3 run, 1 run; Horak (2), 50 run, 57 run;
Hammes (2), 5 run, 39 run
Roduner 33 pass from Horak
Horak 36 pass from Horak.
PAT — Steinke 8 Kicks.

You can watch video of the game at    http://www.wibw.com/sports/ksprepzone/headlines/Week-5-St-Marys-at-Rossville-277975221.html

Football Frenzy has about 60 seconds of game video starting at the 4:44 mark in the following broadcast:  http://kansasfirstnews.com/2014/10/03/football-frenzy-recap-10314/

Riley County Football Game Photos

Some photos of the RHS-Riley County football game on Sept. 26 can be seen at:
http://rossvilleksphotos.blogspot.com/2014/10/riley-county-football-game-photos.html

Jeff West Golf Tournament

JEFFERSON WEST INVITATIONAL GOLF TOURNAMENT
At Village Greens; Par 72

Team scores
Jefferson West 409, Spring Hill 410, Holton 411, Rossville 440, St. Marys 480, Santa Fe Trail 542.

Individuals
1. Emily Pennington, KC Piper, 76; 2. MaKenzie Fabrizious, Spring Hill, 87; 3. Allie Deiter, Jefferson West, 91; 4. Cali Wing, KC Piper, 97; 5. Maddie Foster, Holton, 97; 6. Staci VanDruff, Rossville, 100; 7. Quinn Holaday, Holton, 100; 8. Josey Jones, KC Piper, 102; 9. Erika Ingold, Spring Hill, 103; 10. Olivia Neuenswander, Jefferson West 103; 11. Bailey Day, Jefferson West, 104; 12. Lauren Oberkrom, Spring Hill, 105; 13. Hannah Deegan, Holton, 105; 14. Makayla Crow, Rossville, 106; 15. Paige Delay, Holton, 109.

RHS Splits With Riley County

    The RHS volleyball team split with Riley County, winning the first match  25-23, 22-25, 25-19 and losing the second one 25-22, 19-25, 21-25.  
     Rossville is 1-3 in the Mid-East League and 5-13 overall.

Czechland Polka Band Plays Oct. 4

RHS Booster Club Newsletter

The RHS Booster Club has been staying very busy this fall season.   The crow's nest project at the football field has been completed and we are now focused on raising the funds for a new LED sign on Hwy 24 in addition to supporting the students and groups at RHS. 

Win Half a Hog and help RHS Booster Club raise the funds for the LED sign. Buy a Ticket for $10.00 or 6 for $50.00. Two winners will be announced at the boys basketball halftime December 6th. Tickets can be purchased at home football games or by contacting Shari Gentry 554-8071 or Alyssa Miller 554-6547. Pig generously donated by Miller Brothers Show Pigs (Kelly & Alyssa Miller) See RHS Booster Club for more details.

We would like to partner with each of you again this year to build a stronger booster club footprint in the school as well as the community. Please feel free to reach out to me or any of the officers with questions or requests.

Hope to see you at some of the events RHS Booster will be at in October:

Oct 2 - Homecoming Parade 2:30pm

Oct 3 - Crowning @6:30pm Football Game starts @7:00pm vs St. Marys

Oct 24 - Football vs Osage

Oct 30 - Football vs Silverlake

Thanks in advance for supporting booster club and we look forward to working with you this year.

Stop by and See the New fan apparel and merchandise. Limited Quantities - So Don't Miss Out! 

If you would like to make a donation to the LED sign,  Here's the Go Fund Me link 

We have created an on-line site to help us reach community members, Rossville students as well as our alumni members. Please go visit: http://www.gofundme.com/9d7yj8

Thank you in advance for your continued support and please feel free to contact us any time with questions or if you would like to help organize upcoming events, please let us know that as well. rossvilleboosterclub@gmail.com

Royal Valley Cross Country

The following Kaw Valley runner placed in the Royal Valley Invitational Cross Country meet.

Girls 4 K.

22.  Laura Gillum
23.  Morgan Foster
25.  Alyssa Thompson
28.  Bronwyn Giguelloni

Boys 5 K

23.  Spenser Rieschick
26.  Sam Thederahn
28.  Matt Stillion
31.  Austin Rieschick
34.  Perry Foster
38.  Fred Schuler

For complete results,  go to:
http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rjshs/athletics/crosscountry/14/14_rv.pdf

Joe Crai Benefit On Nov. 7

There will be a special benefit for Joe Crai, who is battling cancer, on Friday,   November 7, at the American Legion. Food will be served from 5:00 - 10:00 PM and DJ JoJo will entertain  with great music from 8:00 - whenever the party dies down. There will also be raffle drawings for fabulous prizes and 50/50 card game. Fliers with more details will be published shortly. 

The American Legion os looking for donations for the raffle.  If you have something to donate, contact the Legion.