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Rossville Bulldogs
Coach: Derick Hammes (4th year).
Last year’s record: 14-0
Postseason: Won 3A state championship.
Returning starters: Offense (5), Defense (5).
Top returners: Dawson Hammes, RB/LB, Sr.; Cole Schumacher, WR/DB, Sr.; Jackson Reeves, OL/DL, Sr.; Jacob Bradshaw, QB/DB, Sr.; Trevor Balch, DB/RB, Sr.; Wyatt Dyche, WR/DB, Sr.
Outlook: Bulldawgs captured second straight Class 3A state title, rallying in fourth quarter for 20-19 win over Wichita Collegiate in championship game. ... Bulldawgs now 40-1 in Hammes’ tenure and enter season on 28-game winning streak. ... Graduation hit hard, claiming two-time All-State quarterback Tucker Horak, who became the first player in state history to rush and throw for 2,000 yards in the same season, as well as All-3A picks Gabe Marney and Christian Roduner. ... Dawson Hammes also was All-3A pick and led defense with 159 tackles, while also rushing for 1,111 yards and 10 TDs. ... Bradshaw had combined 932 yards rushing, receiving and passing and takes over for Horak. ... Schumacher led Dawgs with 682 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns. .... Reeves is lone returning starting lineman.
Riley County Falcons
Outlook: Falcons had rare season where they missed the playoffs, a loss to Marysville keeping them home for the postseason. ... Staten has rushed for at least 1,000 yards the past two seasons and leads a strong cast of returning skill players. ... Passing game will miss leading receiver Jackson Wagner. ... Reed is lone returning starting lineman.
Rock Creek Mustangs
Outlook: Mustangs missed out on playoffs for fourth straight year, following each win with two losses. ... Defense gave up at least 27 points in all six losses. ... Graduation claimed All-3A defensive end Carson Becker, who also was Mustangs’ leading rusher after making move in from tight end. ... Ebert is line returning skill player ... Rock Creek returns to Class 4A Division II for first time since being 4A in 2008-09, making the playoffs both of those seasons.
Silver Lake Eagles
Outlook: Eagles haven’t missed playoffs since 2000, but failed to reach the state semifinals last year for just the second time in 14 years. ... Season ended with 34-28 loss to Sabetha and only other loss came to 3A champ Rossville. ... Dultmeier stepped in at quarterback after the opener and threw for 2,172 yards and 24 touchdowns, while also rushing for 491 yards and eight TDs. ... Baird (667 yards, 8 TDs) and Wagner (372 yards, 4 TDs) return as top targets in the passing game, but no other returner had more than 125 rushing yards. ... Boyd led defense with 122 tackles and Baird added 79. ... Hamilton is just 10 wins from 400 in his career.
St. Marys Bears
Outlook: Injuries kept Bears from fielding full lineup most of last season. ... Lone win came against Wabaunsee (14-8). ... Schoenfeld split time between tailback and quarterback and finished with 510 yards rushing, 106 receiving and 69 passing. ... He’s also leading returning tackler with 65, while Acker had 62 and Gallegos added 58. ... Flanagan takes over at quarterback and hopes to help offense which scored more than 20 points just once last year.
Wabaunsee Chargers
Outlook: Chargers bounced back from winless 2014 season to make 2-1A playoffs again. ... Biggest strides came offensively where Chargers nearly tripled 2014 scoring total (60) with 171 points. ... Droegemeier led Chargers with 684 rushing yards and Tubbs added 591 on the ground. ... Imthurn added 433 yards and the trio combined for 12 touchdowns. .. Wurtz threw for 672 yards and five scores. ... Wertzberger is two-time all-league pick and had 89 tackles last year. ... Imthurn led Chargers with 103 tackles, while Swicegood (62), Droegemeier (57) and Tubbs (53) all had at least 50.
MID-EAST LEAGUE
2015 Standings
League Overall
*Rossville 5-0 14-0
Silver Lake 3-1 9-2
Riley County 3-2 5-4
Rock Creek 2-3 3-6
St. Marys 1-4 1-8
Wabaunsee 0-4 3-7
*—Champion
Returning all-leaguers
Offense
Running back — Dawson Hammes, Rossville (1st); Taegan Schoenfeld, St. Marys (1st); Garrett Staten, Riley County (1st).
Receiver — Keenan Baird, Silver Lake (1st); Cole Schumacher, Rossville (HM).
Line — Jackson Reeves, Rossville (HM); Mitchell Wertzberger, Wabaunsee (HM).
Defense
Linebacker — Josh Boyd, Silver Lake (1st); Hammes, Rossville (1st); Wertzberger, Wabaunsee (1st).
Secondary — Jacob Bradshaw, Rossville (HM); Tyler Halstead, Riley County (1st).
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