Turcker Horak Scores For PSU

      Tucker Horak scored on a seven yard run for Pittsburg State on Sat  in their 23-40  loss to Washburn U.  PSU had a big advantage in the offensive statistics,  but not in points scored. 
https://www.cjonline.com/sports/20181103/james-brania-hopps-99-yard-return-in-fourth-quarter-helps-washburn-football-upset-pitt-state

Video of Maur Hill Game

WIBW sent a camera to Maur Hill and they have highlights of the Maur Hill-Rossville game at: 
https://www.wibw.com/content/news/KPZ-Rossville-Maur-Hill-499444671.html

KSNT did not have any video of the game.

Rossville Defeats Maur Hill 21-14

From the Capital-Journal:

ATCHISON — Rossville football coach Derick Hammes knew full well there would come a point in Friday’s Class 2A playoff clash with Maur Hill that his pass defense was going to have to come up with a big stop.

Sure enough, that situation presented itself with the season on the line for both teams.

With Rossville clinging to a 21-14 lead with 1:16 left in the game, Maur Hill lined up for a fourth-and-goal at the Bulldawg 7. A Raven score likely would have forced overtime. A Rossville stop would seal the victory.

“Our backs were against the wall,” Hammes said. “The field shrinks down there, so that was to our advantage. (Jack) Caudle does such a good job of buying time and that’s one of the most impressive things about him. We had to pressure him because if we gave him too much time, you can see what he did with the football.”

Having already thrown for 301 yards in the game, Caudle couldn’t quite find his mark on the fourth-down play. His pass to a heavily guarded Parker Mispagel fell incomplete and Rossville held on for the 21-14 victory.

With the win Rossville (8-2) advances to the 2A quarterfinals where the Bulldawgs will take on undefeated and No. 4 Humboldt (10-0), which beat Osage City 30-6. The game will be at Rossville.

Maur Hill finished the season 8-2.

“I knew my guys were going to come out and fight to the very end,” Maur Hill coach Jermaine Monroe said. “It’s tough and this game is a matter of inches. Being that far away from tying this thing up ... We practice scenarios like this, game’s on the line, this is the play we’re going to call. We just fell a little short.”

Maur Hill’s defense gave the Ravens a chance to get back in the game after Rossville threatened to run away with things at the end of the first half. The Bulldawgs scored twice in the second quarter on Garrett Carver touchdown runs of 1 and 58 yards to take a 21-7 halftime lead.

But the Bulldawgs squandered a chance to put the Ravens away as Maur Hill picked off Carver twice inside the Raven 30.

Maur Hill finally capitalized with a score when Tate Vowels made a spectacular 40-yard catch to set up a 7-yard scoring run by Caudle. After the Ravens forced a three-and-out, Vowels broke a tackle and scampered 41 yards to the Rossville 5.

Three plays resulted in a loss of two yards, setting up Maur Hill’s final chance. Rossville smothered Vowels, forcing Caudle to go elsewhere, and Kaleb Badura blanketed Mispagel to force the incompletion.

The teams traded touchdowns on their first two drives with Rossville needing just three plays to get on the board on a Trevor Johnson 28-yard run. Maur Hill answered with Mispagel making a diving catch in the end zone for a 19-yard score on a fourth-down play.

After Carver put Rossville back up 14-7 on a 1-yard run set up by a 51-yard burst, Maur Hill had a shot at tying it. But Vowels dropped a touchdown pass in the end zone and Rossville came up with a fourth-down sack.

Carver went 58 yards for a TD on the next play and it looked like the Bulldawgs were in firm control. But after rushing for 150 first-half yards, Carver managed just 45 in the second half and Maur Hill rallied.

“I felt like there were several times from being a play away from being comfortable,” Hammes said. “But there’s never a comfort level when you have a difference-maker at quarterback, which is what they’ve got.”

Caudle finished 19 of 36 for 301 yards with Vowels catching 10 passes for 170 yards. The eight wins were the most by Maur Hill in several decades and the most during Monroe’s tenure.

“We thought this might be a rebuilding year for us,” Monroe said. “It’s very satisfying, but also a little bittersweet because we thought we could keep going.”

ROSSVILLE 21, MAUR HILL 14

Rossville    7    14    0    0  -  21

Maur Hill  7      0    0    7  -  14

Rossville — Johnson 28 run (Lovisi kick)

Maur Hill — Mispagel 19 pass from J. Caudle (Folsom kick)

Rossville — Carver 1 run (Lovisi kick)

Rossville — Carver 58 run (Lovisi kick)

Maur Hill — J. Caudle 7 run (Folsom kick)

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING — 
Rossville: Carver 22-195, Sowers 4-27, Johnson 5-58, Reeves 2-6, Brown 2-7. 
Maur Hill: Smith 7-7, J. Caudle 14-38, Taft 3-2, Schwinn 6-40, Vowels 1-minus 1, Mispagel 1-minus 3.

PASSING — 
Rossville: Carver 1-8-3, 21 yards
Maur Hill: J. Caudle 19-36-0, 301 yards.

RECEIVING — 
Rossville: Horak 1-21. 
Maur Hill: Vowels 10-170, Schwinn 1-7, Mispagel 4-80, Regan 2-40, Ligget 1-8, Taft 1-minus 4.

Round Two Playoff Results

Class 2A football results for Nov. 2

East

Humboldt 30, Osage City 6
Rossville 21, Maur Hill 14
Silver Lake 63, McLouth 12
Riley County 33, Southeast-Saline 14

West

Hutchinson Trinity 16, Garden Plain 7
Hoisington 41, Cimarron 18
Conway Springs 21, Chaparral 14
Phillipsburg 41, Lakin 0

Rossville-Maur Hill FB Game Progress

In the first quarter,  Maur Hill tried an on-side kick which didn't go ten yards.  The Dawgs scored in less than one minute.  Maur Hill then used a long drive, including two 4th down conversions to tie the game at 7-7.

The Dawgs added two TDs in the second quarter with drives that took less than a handful of plays on each.  The Ravens had long many play drives that eventually faltered on the fourth down.  Time of possession was dominated by the Ravens,  but not so the score as the half ended with the Dawgs up 21-7.

No scoring in the third quarter.  The high scoring Raven offense has been brought back to earth by the Dawg defense and the teams traded possessions for the duration of the quarter.

In the fourth quarter,  the scoring drought was broken by the Ravens with 6:18 remaining.  The Ravens defense stopped the Dawgs after 3 plays and a punt and started their march to the Dawgs goal line.  With less than two minutes remaining,  the Ravens had the ball first and goal from the six.  But, the Dawg defense kept them from gaining even a yard and took possession with just over a minute left.   At that point they could run the clock out for the 21-14 win.

The Dawgs received theBi-District championship plaque.

CJ Maur Hill Game Prediction

From the Capital-Journal:

Both Maur Hill and Rossville survived stern tests in last week’s playoff openers with the Ravens rallying past Mission Valley 27-18 and Rossville outlasting Pleasant Ridge 36-14. The Bulldawgs were up just 16-14 in the third quarter before Garrett Carver broke a 28-yard touchdown run and then hit Bo Reeves on a 42-yard scoring pass to break the game open. Carver finished with 249 rushing and passing yards and Tyree Sowers added 123 yards rushing. Maur Hill, meanwhile, was in even bigger danger of being upset, down 18-7 at halftime to Mission Valley. But the Ravens outscored Mission Valley 20-0 in the second half to record their eighth win, the most during Jermaine Monroe’s tenure. Dylan Smith had a rushing and receiving touchdowns and Jack Caudle threw for 118 yards. For the season, Caudle has thrown for 1,584 yards and 20 touchdowns, while Carver has led Rossville with 1,160 yards and 9 touchdowns passing and 964 yards and 16 touchdowns rushin.

Prediction: Rossville over Maur Hill

Isaiah Luellen At FHSU

   Isaiah Luellen is a freshman at Ft. Hays State U. and is on the wrestling team.  Their season will begin Nov. 1.  Their schedule and roster can be read at:  https://fhsuathletics.com/schedule.aspx?path=wrestling

Dawson Hammes At Emporia State

    Dawson Hammes is a red-shirt freshman playing linebacker on the Emporia State U. football team this year.    His bio can be read at:  https://esuhornets.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=3166&path=football

Week Two 2A Matchups

This Friday,  the playoffs get tougher as the weaker seeds were mostly eliminated in week one.    Only two teams with less than 7 wins remain.

East

Osage City (8-1) at Humboldt (9-0)
Rossville (7-2) at Maur Hill (8-1)
McLouth (5-4) at Silver Lake (9-0)
Southeast-Sailne (8-1) at Riley County (7-2)

West

Garden Plain (6-3) at Hutchinson Trinity (8-1)
Hoisington (7-2) at Cimarron (8-1)
Chaparral (7-2) at Conway Springs (9-0)
Lakin (8-1) at Phillipsburg (9-0)

You can view the complete bracket at:    http://kshsaa.org/Public/ScoreCenter/Brackets/Football/2A.cfm?Activity=1

Czech History Told At Bohemian Hall

EVERYONE HAS A STORY TO TELL

On Sunday November 4^th at 3 P.M., Moravan Lodge 128 at the Bohemian Hall at 86^th and Crawford Rd is beginning a new series of informative family stories from the Czech community.  Juanita Kendall will be the first to get to tell her interesting family story that began in Czechoslovakia.  Juanita is 92 years young and has many tales to tell to make the day very interesting.  The Lodge will feature a new family story every month following their monthly business meeting held the first Sunday of the month.  The family stories will be recorded and will be included in the lodge archives for future generations.  A new camcorder has just been purchased to record these stories.  Everyone is invited and encouraged to come to see these exciting stories.

Tucker Horak At PSU

    Tucker Horak scored two TDs in Saturday's Pittsburg State (7-2) football win against Missouri Western (5-4).    Tucker scored on a 28 yd pass reception and also on a one yd run in the victory.
    In the previous game,  Tucker also scored two rushing TDs of  one yd and 13 yds.
    You can read the details of each PSU Gorilla game this year at:
https://pittstategorillas.com/schedule.aspx?path=football
    You can read Tuckers bio at:
https://pittstategorillas.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4174&path=football

Girls Cross Country Fourth At State

    It was a good weekend for Rossville athletics.  The football team won their playoff round in football, and the girls cross country team placed fourth of the eleven teams competing at the 2A State meet at Wamego on Oct. 27.  In addition to the eleven qualifying teams,  there were several individual girls that qualified which meant a total of 98 girls running.

    The future looks bright for the Rossville team with only one senior on this year's team.  Senior Kaytlin Dorhman, who finished 21st, will be missed, but Julia Streit, who led the team with an 18th place finish, is just a sophomore.  

    The team really progressed during the season earning accolades for the coaching staff.

Place  Name            Grade

18 Julia Streit            10

21 Kaytlin Dorhman  12

37 Meagan Huston    11

63 Alexis Zabala         9 

73 Emma Streit         11 

84 Amanda Kengne  11

92 Katerina Jordan   10

 Place    School                              Points 

1 Ellinwood High School                    92

2 Trego Community High School     101

3 Bennington High School                117

4 Rossville High School                   129

5 Pittsburg Colgan High School       149

6 Jeff County North High School      151

7 Kansas City Christian High            154

8 Salina-Sacred Heart High              162

9 Stanton County High School          170

10 Hutchinson-Trinity Catholic          184

11 Jayhawk-Linn High School           185

Glenn Corke Passes Away

     Glenn C Corke, 87, of Rossville, KS passed away, Friday, October 19, 2018 at Rossville Healthcare and Rehab. 

    Glenn was born February 19, 1931 in Quinter, Kansas to Clyde M and Sylvia G Corke. He grew up in Hoxie, Kansas. Glenn graduated from Seaman High school in 1949. Glenn served in the Army for 4 years. He was employed for Kansas Department of Transportation and retired 30 years. He was a member of North Topeka Baptist Church. He loved fast pitch softball and he loved Studebaker cars.

    Glenn is survived by his two daughters Glenda (Jesse) Massek ; Clydena (Wade) Keitel and his son Kevin Corke, seven grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren with one due in January.     He preceded in death by his parents, Clyde M and Sylvia G Corke, Brother Gene M. Cokre and Son D. Gene (Gno) Corke.   
    A celebration of life service will be held at 2:00 pm, Sunday, November 4th at Rossville Healthcare and Rehab, 600 E Perry St. Rossville, KS 66533.

Rossville Defeats Pleasant Ridge 36-14

    The first half of this first round of playoffs ended with the Dawgs leading 16-8.
    The Pleasant Ridge Rams pulled within two points early in the 3rd quarter,  but then the Dawgs added 20 points to pull away with an eventual 36-14 win to move on to round two of the playoffs.

Pleasant Ridge      0  8  6  0  —  14
Rossville                 7  9  7 13  —  36

Pleasant Ridge scoring— K. Comer 7 pass from C. Comer; Reed 80 pass from C. Comer. PAT — Heckman run.
Rossville scoring — Sowers 30 run; Johnson (2) 35 pass from Carver, 2 run; Carver 28 run; Reeves 42 pass from Carver; Lovisi 23 yard  field goal. PAT — Lovisi 3 kicks.

Video of the complete game can be viewed at:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN5Fe1XqxTY&feature=youtu.be
    
Rossville journeys to Atchison next week to play Maur Hill-Mount Academy.


Scores of interest in 2A

Maur Hill-Academy      27
Mission Valley              18

SE Saline                       26
Nemaha Central            13

Riley Co                        45
Riverside                         0

Silver Lake                    55
Riverton                          0