RHS-Caney Caney Valley Game Tonite

The Rossville-Caney Valley game will be at Rossville beginning at 7 PM.

Walter Brown Obituary

      Walter Wayne Brown went to be with the Lord on Monday, November 7, 2016. Walter gave the gift of life by donating his organs. 
      Walter was 80 years young and is survived by his wife, Jeannine; six children; 18 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren.
      Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Topeka Bible Church, 1135 SW College Avenue, Topeka KS 66604. Kevin Brennan Family Funeral Home is assisting the family. Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.kevinbrennanfamily.com. 

Football Playoff Capsules

CANEY VALLEY (9-2) AT ROSSVILLE (10-1) — Rossville cleared a major hurdle in its quest for a three-peat, outlasting Sabetha 34-28 on the road last Saturday. The Bulldawgs rode a huge game from Jacob Bradshaw to the victory with the senior quarterback rushing for 269 yards and throwing for 207 yards with three total touchdowns, pushing his state-leading combined rushing and passing touchdown total to 44 this year. Cole Schumacher had 11 catches for 159 yards and a touchdown, pushing his season stats to 897 yards and 15 touchdowns. Caney Valley rolled past Osage City 43-16 as Baylor Melchiori rushed for 190 yards and four touchdowns and Matthew Sampson added 132 yards rushing.

WELLSVILLE (10-1) AT NEMAHA CENTRAL (11-0) — Nemaha Central reached the quarterfinals for the first time since 1997, knocking off No. 1 Silver Lake 21-14. The Thunder scored 21 straight points in the second and third quarters, keyed by David Delaney’s recovery of a blocked punt in the end zone, and then stopped the Eagles inches short of a first down on fourth-and-1 at the Thunder 17 with 1:02 left. Ryan Hasenkamp was held to just 108 combined rushing and passing yards, but scored on a 3-yard run in the second quarter and Mitchell Henry added the game-winner on a 5-yard scoring run in the third. The Thunder meet Wellsville in a rematch of the 1985 quarterfinal, which the Eagles won 7-6. Wellsville advanced to the quarterfinals for the third straight year with a 27-22 win over Galena. Reece Williams scored on runs of 49 and 14 yards, Daryon Winton had rushing and receiving touchdowns and Trajen Smith threw for 188 yards in the win.

3A Football Game Predictions.

The Capital-Journal has issued the following playoff game predictions for 3A football using their computer power ranking system.

The favored team is on the left and home team in capitals.

107.9 … HOISINGTON … 20.5 … Garden Plain … 87.4

96.9 ….. NEMAHA CENTRAL … 17.3 … Wellsville … 79.6

103.9 … PHILLIPSBURG … 10.6 … Hesston … 93.3

97.4...… ROSSVILLE … 31.9 … Caney Valley … 65.5

Volleyball Banquet Nov. 13

    The volleyball banquet will be Sunday, Nov. 13 at 6 PM in the Commons Area at RHS.  Each family to bring a side dish and their own drinks.   Meats, plates, and utensils to be provided.

Local Election News

      Vic Miller,  RHS graduate of 1969, won the 58th district seat with no Republican opposition.  The former Shawnee Co. commissioner defeated two Democratic rivals in a 3 man primary race.

      Rossville librarian Adrienne Olejnik lost to Rep. Ron Highland, a Wamego Republican who chairs the House Education Committee.  The contested district included parts of Shawnee, Wabaunsee, Riley and Pottawatomie counties.

Latest Dawgfeed Video

      The latest Dawfeed video from RHS featuring Garrett Carver and Jared Morris is at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdamPhhd3KM&list=TLGGjYAWWmhS-NkwOTExMjAxNg

Walter Brown Passes Away

    Walter Brown of Rossville passed away Monday, Nov. 7.   More info will be added when available.

Jeffrey Glidewell Passes Away

Jeff Glidewell passed away Saturday afternoon November 5, 2016 near Rossville Kansas in a hang gliding accident. Jeff died doing what he loved.

Jeff Glidewell, 54, of Rossville was born October 30, 1962, in Topeka Ks, the son of John and Patricia Glidewell. Most of his life was spent in and around Topeka. He graduated from Highland Park High School in 1980, and spent time in the Air Force in Montgomery, Alabama. There he married Carrie Lynn Tardiff, also of Topeka. To this union was born one son, Justin Drew Glidewell, who preceded him in death on June 7, 2014. He was married to Linda Pope on August 15, 1998. Jeff and Linda managed the Rossville Liquor Store.

Left to mourn are Jeff’s parents, John and Pat Glidewell of Topeka, wife, Linda Glidewell, Rossville, Ks, brothers, John W Glidewell (Kim), Jim V Glidewell (Jill), all of Topeka, Ks., Jay C Glidewell (Jan), Meriden, Ks., sister, Julie A Glidewell, Dallas Tx, three grandchildren, Andrew and Aceline Glidewell of Scranton, Joshua Sneden, Texas, two step-sons, Jason (Ashleigh) Pope, Lawrence, Robbie Pope, Hudson Florida, three step-grandsons, a step-grand­ daughter to be born in January, and two lonely cats and a host of friends.

Donations may be sent to Piper Funeral  Home, 714 W Maple St, St Marys Ks 66536.

Private inurnment services will be held at the Silver Lake Cemetery.

A celebration of Jeff’s life will be held at the Rossville City Park on Sunday, November 13th from 1:00 until 3:00.

The obituary of Jeff's son Justin can be read at:   http://rossvilleksalumninews.blogspot.com/search?q=justin+glidewell

Mitch Doucet Fundraiser

Sat. Nov. 12 5PM -2 AM CST at Rossville Legion Post 31

Our friend, Mitch Doucet, has given so much over the years – to individuals, families, and to our communities. 

We all now have a chance to give back. 

Mitch has been battling throat and mouth cancer for a while now. He has undergone surgeries and is currently going through radiation and chemo treatments. The medical bills and medication expenses have gotten steep and it’s time for us to rally around him and Kim the way our communities are known to do.

In addition to prayers, there are currently two ways we can support Mitch and Kim. There has been a "Mitch Doucet Benefit Fund" set up at Rossville and St. Mary's Banks. All donations will go directly to medical and living expenses for Mitch and Kim. 

The other way to support them is the fundraiser on November 12th. So far, it will include a pulled pork dinner and live entertainment by the band “15 Minutes Late” out of Holton. If anyone would like to help and/or add other fundraising efforts, please contact Penny Jamvold or Melissa Doucet-Caton. 

Please help us spread the word by sharing this event. Thank you all!

Glidewell Killed Hang Gliding

A 50-year-old Rossville man lost his life Saturday afternoon in a hang-gliding crash in northwest Shawnee County, authorities said.

The victim was identified as Jeffery L. Glidewell.

Shawnee County Sheriff’s Sgt. Todd Stallbaumer said emergency crews were sent around 3:30 p.m. Saturday to the crash scene in the 3700 block of N.W. Davis Road.

When officers arrived, Stallbaumer said, they found a man lying unresponsive in a field.

Stallbaumer said the man was wearing a harness attached to a hang-glider.

Responding officers attempted cardio-pulmonary resuscitation on the victim, but the man died as a result of injuries he sustained in the crash.

The Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office was investigating the incident.

Silver Lake Loses To Nemaha Central

    Silver Lake came up a few inches short with the game on the line with 1:02 left in the game allowing Nemaha Central to advance with a 21-14 win
http://cjonline.com/sports/2016-11-05/silver-lake-comes-short-inches-short-playoff-loss-nemaha-central

Bradshaw Leads Dawgs to Win At Sabetha

From the Capital Journal:

Jacob Bradshaw carries Rossville to 34-28 win at Sabetha

Bulldawg quarterback rushes for 270 yards, throws for 204 as Rossville continues quest for third straight 3A state title

SABETHA — On a night where Jacob Bradshaw accounted for 474 yards of total offense, any number of plays could have gone down as his biggest in Saturday’s Class 3A playoff clash with Sabetha.

But one stuck out for the Rossville quarterback, and it was hard to argue it might have been the biggest play in the Bulldawgs’ 34-28 win.

With Rossville holding the slim six-point lead, the Bulldawgs faced third-and-5 at their own 32 with four-plus minutes left. Needing to get the first down to avoid giving the ball right back to Sabetha after the Bluejays had scored, Bradshaw kept on a rollout read-option run-pass.

He was hit well short of the first down but broke free from the Bluejays’ tackle and finished with a 9-yard run that all but finished off the victory for Rossville.

“It was really my choice and I had a lot of faith in myself to go pick up the first down,” Bradshaw said. “Once we got that first down, we knew we could run out the clock.”

That Rossville did and the Bulldawgs’ drive for a third straight Class 3A state title cleared a major hurdle. The victory moves Rossville (10-1) into next week’s quarterfinals where it will play host to Caney Valley (9-2), which raced past Osage City 43-16.

Getting there took everything Rossville had as Sabetha went toe-to-toe with the Bulldawgs from start to finish. The Bluejays scored first on a 60-yard touchdown run by Blake Plattner and had the game’s final score on a 27-yard touchdown pass from Christian Meyer to Trae Snyder.

And in between, the Bluejays did enough to hold a 14-13 halftime lead and keep the pressure on Rossville the entire way. But the Bulldawgs, tested and strengthened by their state-title runs, had an answer for everything Sabetha came up with, namely in the form of the playmaking Bradshaw.

“They’re an old-school football team who’s going to come out and hit you,” Bradshaw said. “We knew we had to come out and be physical. They came out and put some points on the board, but we are one of the most experienced playoff teams and that’s a benefit for us. We’ve been in this position before and we know what it takes in tough games like this.”

Bradshaw racked up 135 yards rushing and 87 passing in the first half alone, but Rossville trailed 14-13 with a missed PAT the difference. A second-half team much of this season, Rossville looked like it might bury Sabetha when Bradshaw busted runs of 19 and 14 to set up a 14-yard touchdown run by Dawson Hammes and then found Wyatt Dyche all alone for a 15-yard scoring pass on the Bulldawgs’ next possession, capping a 95-yard march to make it 28-14.

Sabetha wouldn’t go away and put together a 16-play scoring drive with Snyder scoring on a 1-yard run. Rossville quickly grabbed back the momentum when Bradshaw hit Cole Schumacher for a 72-yard touchdown bomb two plays after Snyder’s score, but the Bluejays again came up with an answer when their little-used passing game delivered.

Meyer hit Noah Garber for a 37-yard connection and three plays later found Snyder for the score to cut the deficit to six. All Sabetha needed was a defensive stop, but it couldn’t corral Bradshaw on the key play and Rossville iced the game with runs of 22 by Perry Foster and 13 by Bradshaw.

“It was just one big play and one big drive where we couldn’t stick it in the end zone and that’s huge in a game like this,” Sabetha coach Garrett Michael said. “He’s the best running back we’ve seen all year and he just happens to be a quarterback threat and it’s hard when he can throw it and run it like he does. We just tried to contain him and didn’t do that on a couple plays.”

Bradshaw finished with a career-best 270 yards rushing and also threw for 204 yards. Schumacher caught 10 passes for 156 yards.

Sabetha, which finished the year 9-2, got 107 rushing yards from Snyder, while Meyer threw for a career-best 106 yards.

“They’re so difficult to stop because they’re really good at what they do,” Rossville coach Derick Hammes said of Sabetha. “But we had the kind of stops we needed throughout the course of the game, and from that aspect our defense did a nice job. And offensively we were able to respond and ice the game.”

Rossville (10-1) 7 6 15 6 — 34

Sabetha (9-2) 7 7 0 14 — 28

Sab — Plattner 60 run (Cox kick)

Ross — Hammes 1 run (Andresen kick)

Ross — Bradshaw 1 run (kick failed)

Sab — Snyder 2 run (Cox kick)

Ross — Hammes 14 run (Andresen kick)

Ross — Dyche 15 pass from Bradshaw (Schumacher pass from Bradshaw)

Sab — Snyder 1 run (Cox kick)

Ross — Schumacher 72 pass from Bradshaw (kick failed)

Sab — Snyder 27 pass from Meyer (Cox kick)

GAME IN FIGURES

Ross Sab

First downs 26 16

Rushes-yards 47-340 51-214

Passing 204 106

Comp-Att-Int 12-19-0 5-7-0

Punts 1-46.0 4-35.0

Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0

Penalties-Yards 2-20 3-20

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING — Rossville: Bradshaw 33-270,, Hammes 10-44, Dyche 1-6, Foster 1-22, Team 2-minus 2. Sabetha: Snyder 30-107, Plattner 11-87, Meyer 6-2, Edelman 3-16, Gruber 1-2.

PASSING — Rossville: Bradshaw 12-19-0, 204. Sabetha: Meyer 5-7-0, 106.

RECEIVING — Rossville: Schumacher 10-153, Dyche 2-48. Sabetha: Edelman 1-6, Renyer 1-15, Plattner 1-21, Garber 1-37, Snyder 1-27.

Dawgs At Sabetha Football

At the end of the first quarter,  the score is Sabetha 7, Rossville 7.

At the half,  Sabetha leads 14-13.  The Dawgs had 14 first dowqns and 163 yards rushing.  Saetha had 8 first downs and 141 rushing yards.  Jacob Bradshaw had 222 yards total offense.

Having a monster 3rd quarter,  Jacob made several nice runs and a passing TD for a 28-14 lead at the end of the quarter.

Midway through the fourth qtr,  the Blye Jays added a TD to make the score 28-21, but the Dawgs scored  another very quick TD with a Bradshaw to Schumacher pass to make the score 34-21.  But a quick Sabetha pass for another TD made the score 34-28.  The Dawgs then ran the clock out to end the game at 34-28.

Rossville next plays Caney Valley next Friday on the home field.


During the second quarter,  Silver Lake is behind Nemaha Central 15-7. In the third quarter,  Nemaha leads Silver Lake 21-7.   Silver Lake came up short at the end, losing 21-14.