Rossville easily defeated the Jeff West volleyball team twice on Thursday, Sept 16. They first won 25-15 & 25-8, and then 25-15 & 25-9. The Lady Dawgs are now 5-2.
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Saturday, September 18, 2021
Jeff West and Rossville Volleyball
Football Scores Of Interest (updated)
Rossville 44
St. Marys 20
Osage City 45
Mission Valley 8
SE of Saline 72
Ellsworth 6
Pleasant Ridge 42
Maur Hill 28
Centrailia 36
Jackson Hts 12
Rock Creek Canceled
Marysville
Wabaunsee 8 late addition to list
Troy 10
Friday, September 17, 2021
St Marys At Rossville Football
Rossville 10 13 14 7 44
St. Marys 12 8 0 0 20
1st Qtr
8:11 Tagen Kippes 12 yd pass from Horak PAT Arantes kick
5:42 Gomez 20 yd pass from Hurla PAT Two point try failed
2:43 Hurla 6 yd pass PAT Two point try failed
0:08 22 yd FG by Arentes
2nd Qtr
7:10 Horak 6 yd run PAT Two point try failed
3:09 SM 7 yd run PAT Hurla 3 yd pass complete
1:59 Catron 5 yd run PAT Arantes kick
3rd Qtr
10:13 Catron 1 yd run PAT Arantes kick
1:45 Catron 32 yd run PAT Arantes kick
4th Qtr
6:10 Catron 1 yd run PAT Arantes kick
WIBW has some nice video of the game at:
https://www.wibw.com/2021/09/18/kpz-week-3-st-marys-20-rossville-44/
Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Monday, September 13, 2021
Wamego Inv. Cross Country
Below are the standing of the 20 boys teams in the event. The best Rossville finishes were Colby Hurla (31st) and Sam Twombly (33rd).
1 Christ Preparatory 50 1-4-10-13-22(25)(31) 1:32:54
2 West Franklin 93 5-6-14-32-36(37)(116) 1:35:50
3 Bennington 171 19-21-23-46-62(69)(103) 1:40:51
4 Marysville 181 2-34-41-43-61(76) 1:40:25
5 Sabetha 184 7-8-27-58-84(94) 1:40:15
6 Riley-Riley County 199 12-18-45-51-73(102)(113) 1:41:54
7 St. George-Rock Cre 247 29-47-48-49-74(85)(96) 1:44:03
8 Hutchinson-Trinity 253 17-39-54-66-77(120) 1:44:44
9 Silver Lake 257 11-26-42-87-91(101) 1:44:31
10 Republic County 269 40-50-57-59-63(83)(127) 1:45:34
11 Ellinwood 273 20-44-55-75-79(100) 1:45:28
12 Osage City 278 15-52-60-70-81(108) 1:45:26
13 Wellsville 319 9-64-72-82-92(106) 1:47:14
14 Santa Fe Trail 327 35-65-68-71-88(97) 1:47:52
15 Northern Heights 331 16-67-78-80-90(104)(121) 1:48:03
16 Rossville 370 28-30-93-109-110 1:51:35
17 Eskridge-Mission Vall 376 3-56-98-105-114(122) 1:50:41
18 Lebo 387 24-38-95-112-118(123) 1:53:33
19 St. Marys 397 33-53-89-107-115(119) 1:53:31
20 Alma-Wabaunsee 537 86-99-111-117- 2:02:43
The RHS girls team finished 5th out of 13 teams. The best results were Amelia Foster (25th) and Alexis Zabala (40th)
1 Christ Preparatory 44 1-6-8-9-20(21)(22) 1:52:04
2 Whitewater-Remingto 63 2-4-15-16-26(60) 1:54:55
3 Santa Fe Trail 111 10-18-19-28-36(51) 2:01:57
4 Alma-Wabaunsee 137 3-11-34-35-54(71) 2:04:32
5 Rossville 165 12-23-38-42-50(57) 2:09:37
6 Norton Community 167 7-14-45-46-55(63) 2:08:53
7 Hutchinson-Trinity 171 25-32-33-37-44(59)(75) 2:09:14
8 Bishop Seabury 176 13-29-31-41-62(78)(79) 2:11:53
9 Osage City 187 17-24-43-47-56 2:11:22
10 Bennington 222 5-39-52-61-65(66) 2:18:27
11 Clifton-Clyde 255 30-48-49-58-70 2:23:35
12 Republic County 298 27-64-67-68-72(73)(77) 2:33:46
13 Ellinwood 312 40-53-69-74-76 2:37:16
For complete results, go to: http://www.usd321.com/schools/rjshs/athletics/cross-country.html
KPreps Article: Rock Creek Vs Rossville
Rossville rolled over Rock Creek, 56-14, and won its 15th straight contest. Rock Creek had played Silver Lake to a one-score game in Week 1. Rossville led 10-0 after the first quarter and 31-7 at halftime. Overall, quarterback Torrey Horak completed 16 of 26 passes for 239 yards and two scores. He rushed 19 times for 163 yards and a TD. Senior Corey Catron delivered 16 carries for 106 yards and a score.
Next: vs. St. Marys (0-2)2A Football Rankings By Capital-Journal
Team (first place votes), record; Last week’s ranking
1. Rossville (5), 2-0 LW 1
Last week: This week:
2. Silver Lake, 2-0 LW 2
Last week: defeated St. Mary's (29-28). This week: vs. 3A No. 6 Riley County (2-0)
3. Osage City, 2-0 LW 3
Last week: defeated Council Grove (51-0). This week: vs. Mission Valley (0-2)
4. Nemaha Central, 1-1 LW 4
Last week: defeated Royal Valley (49-0). This week: at Sebetha (1-1)
5. Garden Plain, 2-0 LW 5
Last week: defeated Sterling (60-0). This week: at 3A No. 5 Cheney (2-0)
6. Maur Hill-Mount Academy, 2-0 LW 7
Last week: defeated Oskaloosa (35-8). This week: at Pleasant Ridge (1-1)
7. Hillsboro, 2-0 LW 8
Last week: defeated Hesston (25-14). This week: at Smoky Valley (2-0)
8. Hoisington, 1-1 LW 9
Last week: defeated Larned (27-14). This week: at Halstead (1-1)
9. Beloit, 1-1 LW 6
Last week: lost to 3A No. 5 Southeast of Saline (36-6). This week: at Concordia (2-0)
10. Riverton, 2-0 LW NR
Last week: defeated Qaupaw (Ok.) (32-20). This week: at Galena (1-1)
Sunday, September 12, 2021
MEL Football Standings
School League Overall
Rossville 1-0 2-0
Silver Lake 2-0 2-0
Riley Co, 1-0 2-0
Wabaunsee 0-0 2-0
Rock Creek 0-2 0-2
St. Marys 0-2 0-2
Stephen Kagay Passes Away
Stephen D. Kagay of St. Marys passed away Sept, 10, 2021. His obituary can be read at:
Saturday, September 11, 2021
Football scores of Interest Sept 10
Rossville 58
Rock Creek 14
Silver Lake 29
St. Marys 28
Riley Co. 42
Minneapolis 21
Centrailia 31
Uniontown 12
Osage City 51
Council Grove 0
Nemaha Cen. 49
Royal Valley 0
C. J. Hamilton Sidelined
Legendary Silver Lake football coach C, J. Hamilton is away from the gridiron these days as he battles health issues. See article and video at:
https://www.wibw.com/2021/09/08/silver-lakes-cj-hamilton-battles-return-field/
Friday, September 10, 2021
Rossville Runs Over Rock Creek (updated)
The Dawgs got an early start and didn't stop for 3 quarters running up 56 points to lead 56-7 at the end of the third. Rock Creek added seven during a shortened "running clock" fourth qtr. for a final 56-14 score.
Rossville 10 21 25 0 56
Rock Creek 0 7 0 7 14
1st Qtr
7:36 21 yd FG by Arantes
6.35 50 yd Int and run back by Kaiden Brown PAT Kick
2nd Qtr
11:51 27 yd FG by Arantes
6:49 2 yd run by Catron PAT Kick
4:14 Rock Creek 42 yd pass PAT Kick
2:14 3 yd run by Kaiden Brown PAT Kippes 3 yd run
0:04 27 yd FG by Arantes
3rd Qtr
11:40 15 yd run by Horak PAT Kick
6:12 26 yd FG by Arantes
0:41 49 y pass to Kade Perine PAT Kade Perine 3 yd run
0:00 30 yd run by Catron PAT Kick
4th Qtr
4:50 Rock Creek 16 yd run PAT Kick
KSNT has video of the game on Football Frenzy at the 2:20 mark. There is also video of the 29-28 Silver Lake win over St. Marys
https://www.ksnt.com/football-frenzy/football-frenzy-9-10-21/
Wibw also has video of the Rossville game at:
https://www.wibw.com/2021/09/10/kpz-football-week-2/
Thursday, September 9, 2021
MEL Activity Schedule
The below link lists all the MEL activites for all events that any MEL junior or senior high students are involved in.
Torrey Horak Game Stats
A returning All-State senior quarterback, Torrey Horak rushed for 211 yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries and completed eight of 15 pass attempts for 77 yards and a TD as the defending 2A state-champion Bulldawgs opened their season with a 38-0 romp past traditional small-school power Centralia.