Maxine Smith Is Student Of Week

   Maxine Smith is this week's Student Of The Week.  Maxine has been recognized by her peers as someone who is always respectful, kind and generous to others. She is always willing to give a helping hand and will do anything to brighten someone's day! 

Final District 4 Standings

Final District 4 Standings as of Oct. 20

                                   Dist.  All 

 Riley County        ... 4-1 ...5-2  

 Southeast-Saline ... 4-1 ... 6-1   

 Rossville                ... 4-1 ... 5-2   

 Mission Valley      ... 2-3 ... 5-2 

 St. Marys                ... 1-4 ... 2-5  

 Council Grove       ... 0-5 ... 1-6     
Top four go into playoffs 

CJ 2A State Football Predictions

Capital-Journal 2A Football Playoff Predictions

State championship — Silver Lake (8-0) vs. Phillipsburg (8-0).

Champion — Phillipsburg. The Panthers were upset on the way to last year’s state title game by Marysville and that loss has stuck as a huge motivator for this year’s Phillipsburg squad. And it’s showed as the Panthers have run roughshod over a good schedule, including a 42-14 whipping of 1A No. 1 Smith Center. Silver Lake has only been tested once and has an easier path to the title game and would love to add another trophy to C.J. Hamilton’s resume.

Contenders — Conway Springs has held down the No. 1 spot in the Best of Kansas Preps rankings all year and posted impressive wins over Chaparral (6-2), Hutchinson Trinity (7-1) and Garden Plain (5-3), all of whom could be considered contenders in the west. Cimarron (7-1) lost the star power off last year’s team, but is a weather-shortened loss to Elkhart away from being undefeated. In the east, could we see another Silver Lake-Rossville (6-2) showdown to get to the title game? Perhaps, but Humboldt (8-0) has yet to be challenged and is looking to make a statement, while Riley County (6-2), Maur Hill (7-1), Nemaha Central (5-3), Southeast-Saline (7-1) and Osage City (7-1) all are capable of making a run.

Final MEL Football Standings

Final MID-EAST League Football Standings as of Oct 19

Team;             League;Overall

   Silver Lake             3-0;   7-0
   Riley County         3-1;    6-2
   Rossville                 2-2;   6-2
   St. Marys                1-3;    2-6
   Rock Creek            0-3;    0-8-
   Wabaunsee            0-0;    1-7

Girls Cross Country to State At Wamego

    The RHS varsity girls cross country team will compete in the  2A State Cross Country Meet at the Wamego Country Club this Saturday, October 27th.  The 2A Girls 5k is at 11:45 AM.  
    Rossville girls have advanced to the State Cross Country meet twice before (3A Classification), placing 7th as a team in both 2007 and 2008.
    This is a State tournament within easy driving distance.  Let's have a big turn-out to give them support.

2A Football Playoffs

    The complete 2A football playoff brackets can be seen at:

http://kshsaa.org/Public/ScoreCenter/Brackets/Football/2A.cfm?Activity=1

2A Football Playoff Pairings

East

West Franklin (4-4) at Humboldt (8-0)
Southeast-Cherokee (4-4) at Osage City (7-1)
Mission Valley (5-3) at Maur Hill (7-1)
Pleasant Ridge (5-3) at Rossville (6-2)
Riverton (2-6) at Silver Lake (8-0)
McLouth (4-4) at Jayhawk-Linn (6-2)
Riverside (2-6) at Riley County (6-2)
Southeast-Saline (7-1) at Nemaha Central (5-3)

West

Garden Plain (5-3) at Douglass (7-1)
Belle Plaine (4-4) at Hutchinson Trinity (7-1)
Ellsworth (2-6) at Cimarron (7-1)
Sterling (3-5) at Hoisington (6-2)
Eureka (3-5) at Conway Springs (8-0)
Chaparral (6-2) at Fredonia (5-3)
Southwestern Heights (2-6) at Phillipsburg (8-0)
Norton (4-4) at Lakin (7-1)

2A Football Rankings

2A Football Rankings as of Oct. 20.

                              Team ... record
1. Conway Springs (1) ... 8-0
2. Silver Lake (2)         ... 8-0
3. Phillipsburg (3)       ... 8-0
4. Humboldt (4)          ... 8-0
5. Hutchinson Trinity (NR) ... 7-1
Others — Chaparral 6-2, Cimarron 7-1, Douglass 7-1, Garden Plain 5-3, Hoisington 6-2, Lakin 7-1, Maur Hill 7-1, Nemaha Central 5-3, Osage City 7-1, Riley County 6-2, Rossville 6-2, Southeast-Saline 7-1.

RHS Girls Win 2A Cross Country Regionals

   The Rossville girls cross-country team won the  2A regionals  at Wabaunsee with 63 points. Kansas City Christian placed second (86), Jefferson County North third (87), Jackson Heights fourth (105), Bishop Seabury fifth (122), Wabaunsee sixth (153), McLouth seventh (156), Maranatha Academy eighth (162) and Mission Valley ninth (181).  The top three teams and top ten individuals advance to the State Meet at Wamego on Oct. 27.
    Top performances by the Rossville team were Julia Streit (3), Kaytlin Dohrman (4), Meagan Huston (10), Alexis Zabala (22), Emma Streit (37) Amanda Kenge ( 44), Katerina Jordan (59). 

    The Rossville boys did not fare as well.  Northern Heights was first with 70 points.  Other state qualifiers were Wabaunsee (56) and Jackson Heights (99).  KC Christian placed fourth (101), Bishop Seabury fifth (120), Jefferson County North sixth (141), McLouth seventh (146), Mission Valley eighth (196), Rossville ninth (227), Heritage Christian 10th (248) and Horton 11th (291).
    Top performers on the bulldogs boys team were Zach Archer (29),  Justin Jordan (37), Ben Price (47th), Karsen Waggoner (57), Maravin Cummings (69).

Vehicle Chase on US 24

    A vehicle chase that started in Pottawatomie County ended early Sunday in western Shawnee County, with one person reported in custody, authorities said. The chase was reported to Shawnee County authorities shortly before 8 a.m. as it was progressing east on US-24 highway in Pottawaomie County. The chase came to an end after it crossed over into Shawnee County, west of Rossville, authorities said. The vehicle being pursued was described as a flatbed pickup truck. There were no immediate reports of injuries...

Volleyball Sub-State

    Rossville competed in the Class 2A Sub-State volleyball Tournament at Valley Heights High School  on Oct. 20.  In their first round game,  the Lady Dawgs defeated Jackson Heights 25-18, 28-26.  In the semi-final, Rossville lost to Winchester-Jeff Co. North 19-25, 21-25.

Quarterfinal round

Jefferson Co. North def. Horton 25-7, 25-8
Rossville def. Jackson Heights 25-18, 28-26Valley Heights def. ACCHS 25-10, 25-11Oskaloosa def. Republic County 25-22, 20-25, 25-19

Semifinals

JCN def. Rossville 25-19, 25-21
Valley Heights def. Oskaloosa 25-8, 25-12

Championship

Valley Heights def. JCN 25-17, 25-23

Dawgs Defeat Mission Valley 34-6

    The Dawgs relied primarily on a rushing offense to dominate the Mission Valley Vikings 34-6 in the final District 4 game, which was also senior night and the last game before the Dawgs go into the 2A playoffs. 

    The Dawgs got on the board first when Bo Reeves rambled about 55 yards for a TD in the first five minutes.    The Mission Valley Vikings responded with their own TD,  but failed on a two point conversion.       The Dawgs came right back and Tyree Sowers went 75 yards for another TD to go up 14-6 in the first quarter.

     In the second quarter,  the Dawgs and Vikings  spared most of the quarter with neither team mounting a successful drive until the Dawgs scored on a long pass from Carver to Reeves of about 40 yards to go up 21-6 with about one minute remaining in the half.  

    In the third quarter,  Bo Reeves took the opening kick-off and ran it up the center for a 90 yard TD.    Trevor Johnson took his turn in the scoring column with 3:31 left in the third when he picked up a 23 yard rushing TD.  Score at the end of the quarter 34-6.  And that score stayed the same through the 4th quarter.

Mission  Valley   6    0   0  0  —    6
Rossville             14    7  13  0  —  34

Mission Valley scoring:— Phillips 1 run
Rossville  scoring:— Reeves (3) 55 run, 35 pass from Carver; 90 kickoff return; Sowers 75 run; Johnson 23 run. PAT — Lovisi 4 kicks.

KSNT covered the game and you can view video of the game which begins at 2:40 of the broadcast at: https://www.ksnt.com/sports/football-frenzy-101918-/1537033305

WIBW also covered the game and video is at:   WIBW game video

Other District Four games
Riley Co. 48, St. Marys 0
SE Saline, Council Grove (not reported)

In other Mid-East League games

Wabaunsee 16, Northern Heights 7
Smoky Valley 30, Rock Creek 0

Fall Concert Video

The Rossville Jr./Sr. High concert of Oct. 18, 2018 can be viewed at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqrMMBq42_w&feature=em-lbcastemail

Garrett Carver Rushing/Passing Stats

    Rossville QB Garrett Carver leads the team in both rushing and passing.  He has 110 carries for 796 yards, an average of 113.7 yards per game.  He is 60/110 in passing for a total of 942 yards in the first 7 games of the season,  an average of 134.6 yards per game.