CatchItKansas Football Rankings

CLASS 2A
1. Hoisington (5-0) [1]
2. Silver Lake (5-0) [2]
3. Garden Plain (5-0) [3]
4. Humboldt (5-0) [6]
5. Conway Springs (4-1) [5]
6. Rossville (3-2) [7]
7. Lakin (5-0) [8]
8. Cimarron (5-0) [9]
9. Southeast of Saline (4-1) [4]
10. Belle Plaine (5-0) [10]

2019 Cheer Competition

The RHS Cheerleaders who will be competing in the 2019 State Cheer competition at the Expo Center on Saturday, November 23rd. They hope you can attend to support their efforts.

Rossville Pool Leaks

    The Shawnee County commissioners  voted 3-0 Monday to arrange for the county to hire Palm Springs, Calif.-based American Leak Detection to locate a leak at the Rossville Swimming Pool.

Girls CC Second At Council Grove Inv.

Rossville Cross Country competed at the Council Grove Invitational on Thursday, October 3rd. Originally scheduled to compete at Horton, the meet was cancelled due to the conditions of the course from rain.

The Varsity Girls team placed 2nd of 9 teams behind Eudora, who is currently ranked #1 in the state in 4A cross country. The Varsity Boys team placed 10th of 12 teams.

Girls Varsity Results:

Julia Streit - 6th, 20:38

Amelia Foster - 11th, 21:22

Jula Seidel - 18th, 22:14

Emma Streit - 22nd, 22:53

Alexis Zabala - 28th, 23:34

Cassie Fund - 34th, 23:59

Girls JV Results:

Reagan Wonnell - 10th, 24:11

Kitty Jordan - 25th, 28:19

Boys Varsity Results:

Sam Twombly - 21st, 18:33

Zach Archer - 39th, 19:11

Tres Faith - 69th, 21:09

Wade Twombly - 72nd, 21:15

Bronc Reser - 82nd, 22:11

Boys JV Results:

Tim Limley - 48th, 25:19

Junior High 2-Mile Results:

Audrie Davis - 6th, 14:03

Keera Lacock - 26th, 16:24

Samantha Chancellor - 38th, 18:01

Zola Morelli - 40th, 18:57

Full Results can be found here:

http://timerguys.com/2019-council-grove-xc-invitational/  

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Garrett Jones

Rossville Jr/Sr High School

Band & Choir Director

Head Cross Country Coach

Assistant HS Track Coach

RHS-SE Saline Game Rundown

From the Salina Journal:

Rossville found a way to beat Southeast of Saline at its own game.

Southeast was able to put up some big offensive numbers and featured a stingy defense while going unbeaten in the month of September. Rossville was able to do the same when the teams met in a Class 2A district contest Saturday afternoon at Graves Family Sports Complex.

The Bulldawgs (3-2) had nearly 500 yards of total offense and did a good job of keeping the Trojans high-scoring offense out of the end zone in a 43-7 victory. The game was originally scheduled for Friday night at Southeast, but was delayed and moved to the Kansas Wesleyan facility because of Friday’s heavy rains.

The loss ended Southeast’s four-game winning streak to start the season and puts the Trojans at 1-1 in 2A’s District 4.

“I think anytime you have a loss, you need to figure out what you need to improve on and go back to work,” Southeast coach Mitch Gebhardt said. “Football is a long season and if you don’t continue to improve, you aren’t going to win many games.”

Rossville was coming off a 34-15 loss last week to Riley County and needed Saturday’s win to avoid dropping to 0-2 in district. Southeast went 7-1 in the regular season in 2018, with its only loss to Rossville.

“I think Southeast is a good team, but we were just a little bit better today,” Rossville coach Derick Hammes said. “For us it was about not playing very well last week and finding our identity again.”

The Bulldawgs scored on their first three possessions to go up 21-0 early in the second quarter. The first two Rossville touchdowns came when Southeast had its opponent in third-and-long situations.

Sophomore quarterback Torrey Horak had touchdown carries of 13 yards in the first quarter and 59 yards in the second. Horak also had a 67-yard touchdown pass to Bo Reeves, with Reeves making a leaping catch over the defender near midfield and then winning a footrace to the end zone.

The Trojans had not allowed more than 18 points in a game this season, but Rossville led 21-0 with 11:11 to play in the first half.

“Their quarterback made a lot of plays for them,” Gebhardt said. “He’s a good athlete and we didn’t defend him very well.”

Horak had 154 yards rushing and 102 passing in the first half, but the Trojans were only down 21-7 after putting together a 17-play, 80-yard drive. Southeast didn’t have a play go for more than 10 yards in that drive, but kept grinding away until a 1-yard Bryant Banks touchdown carry finally put his team on the board with 4:52 to play before halftime.

Rossville added to its lead only three plays into the second half when Woodrow Rezac broke free on a 42-yard scoring run.

“Rossville is obviously a good team and they scored on their first two drives to get us back on our heels,” Gebhardt said. “At the end of the first half we got a couple of stops and I thought we were headed in the right direction.

“They came out at the start of the second half and scored another touchdown on a third-down play. We worked hard to try to recover but never did.”

Southeast had each of its three third-quarter possessions end with a turnover, though Trojan junior Jaxson Gebhardt also intercepted two Rossville passes in that period to keep Southeast in the game.

Rezac got a second touchdown run less than two minutes into the fourth quarter to make it 36-7, and Horak’s 26-yard carry set up the Bulldawgs final score on a 1-yard Tyree Sowers run.

Southeast finished with 136 yards rushing and Jaxson Gebhardt threw for 140. Matthew Rodriguez had three catches for 52 yards and Chase Poague three for 39.

“I felt like we moved the ball OK, but good teams finish drives and score touchdowns,” coach Gebhardt said. “But give Rossville credit. They did a good job of defending and stopping us, especially when we were close to the goal line.”

“The key for us was to be good against the run, which seems odd because Southeast is a good passing team,” Hammes said. “But that makes the other team more predictable if they are one dimensional and in some ways we were able to do that today.”

Rossville Defeats SE Saline

    The Rossville football team defeated SE-Saline 47-7 on Sat. afternoon Sept. 5.   The game had been postponed from Friday night.
    SE Saline was ranked number 4 and Rossville number 7 before the game. 

Rossville     13  8  7  15  -  43
SE Saline      0  7  0   0  -     7

First quarter
R—Horak 13 run (Reeves kick), 7:42.
R—Reeves 67 pass from Horak (pass failed), 4:04.

Second quarter
R—Horak 59 run (Brown run), 11:11.
SES—Banks 1 run (Kitchener kick), 4:52.

Third quarter
R—Rezac 42 run (Reeves kick), 10:54.

Fourth quarter
R—Rezac 24 run (Brown run), 10:32.
R—Sowers 1 run (Reeves kick), 5:46.

Isaiah Luellen At Baker U.

Isaiah Luellen is a freshman at Baker U. and is on their wrestling team.

Horak Scores Twice In PSU Win

Running back Tucker Horak  rushed for a pair of scores for Pitt State, including a 55-yard jaunt midway through the third quarter. He finished with a team-leading 69 yards on four carries.

For complete game details,  go to:
https://pittstategorillas.com/news/2019/10/5/football-no-15-gorillas-go-to-air-in-56-14-win-over-blue-tigers.aspx?path=football

Mid-East Football Standings

MID-EAST LEAGUE STANDINGS WEEK Five

                       League ... Overall

Silver Lake              3-0 ... 5-0
Riley County           2-1 ... 3-2
Rossville                  1-2  ... 3-2

Rock Creek              1-2 ... 2-3

St. Marys                 0-2 ... 1-4

Wabaunsee             0-0 ... 1-4

Oct 4 Games
Silver Lake 48    Central Heights 7

St. Marys    28    Council Grove  13
Rossville     47     SE-Saline           7

Riley Co.     30    Mission Valley   7

Rock Creek 14    Chapman            0 

Hillsboro     34    Wabaunsee        0

District 4:  Rossville, Southeast-Saline,  Riley County, Mission Valley.

Football Game Postponed

The Friday night football game with Southeast-Saline is postponed until 12:00 noon on Saturday.

Bob Viergever (47) Passes Away

Robert W. “Bob” Viergever, 90, Willard, KS, passed away Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at his home.

He was born August 1, 1929 in Willard, Kansas to Joe Honas and Glades (Brooks) Viergever. He graduated from Rossville High School in 1947. In June of 1949 Bob joined the Marines and was awarded a Purple Heart after being injured in Korea. He was honorably discharged in October of 1950.

He worked at Wagner Construction in Topeka, retiring in 1992.

Bob was a member of American Legion Post No. 31 in Rossville and Carpenter’s Union in Topeka.

On March 28, 1952 he married Doris Myers in Topeka. She preceded him in death May 29, 1999. He was also preceded in death by his parents and brother, Max Viergever (58).

Bob is survived by his loving wife of 18 years, Shirley; children, Jan (Don) Dolezilek, Dover; Jay (Sue) Viergever, Overbrook; and Joy (Rick) Davis of Rossville; grandchildren, Haven (Eric) Byrne, Tanner (Jenny) Davis, Trace (Erin) Davis, Bethany (Dan) Ensle, Devin (Caitlyn) Viergever, Dalton (Rene) Viergever and Ashton Ketterman; 13 great-grandchildren; step-children, Bryce (Kelly) Benedict, Topeka; Dennis (Donna) Benedict, Illinois; Linda Benedict, Silver Lake; Diana Sabatino, Texas; grandsons, Matt, Nick, Daniel, Michael, Brett and Chris; and 4 great-grandchildren.

Services will be 1:00 pm Monday, October 7, 2019 at Parker-Price Funeral Home, 245 NW Independence Ave, Topeka. Burial with military honors will follow at Rossville Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. Sunday, October 6, 2019 at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to American Legion Post No. 31, P.O. BOX 338, Rossville, KS 66533.

To share a memory of Bob or leave a message for his family, please click https://www.parkerpricefh.com/Obituary/176584/Robert-Viergever/Topeka-KS

Edward Longstaff Passes Away

    Edward "Ed" Stiebel Longstaff ,  age 75, of Topeka passed away Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at the Rossville Manor. Ed was born June 22, 1944 in Topeka the son of Ernest Sr. and Lorraine Ready Longstaff.
    His complete obituary can be read at:  https://www.davidsonfuneral.com/obituary/edward-longstaff

Morelli Is Scholar Athlete Of Week

Taylor Morelli is this week's WIBW Scholar-Athlete Of The Week.
For more info about her,  go to the WIBW video at:
https://www.wibw.com/video?vid=562035472

CatchItKansas Football Rankings

CLASS 2A  Football
1.   Hoisington (4-0)
2.   Silver Lake (4-0)
3.   Garden Plain (4-0)
4.   Southeast of Saline (4-0)
5.   Conway Springs (3-1)
6.   Humboldt (4-0)
7.   Rossville (2-2)
8.   Lakin (4-0)
9.   Cimarron (4-0)
10. Belle Plaine (4-0)