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.