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

Special Halloween Dawgfeed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cV5A6LeEGKA&feature=em-uploademail

PLEASANT RIDGE (5-3) AT ROSSVILLE (6-2)

From the C apital-Journal

Missing the playoffs last year after capturing three straight Class 3A state championships, Rossville has enjoyed a big bounce-back season. The Bulldawgs’ only losses have come to 2A No. 2 Silver Lake (17-14) and Riley County (40-25) and they opened the season with a good win over a strong Centralia team. Garrett Carver has stepped in at starting quarterback and carried on the success enjoyed by recent Rossville quarterbacks, throwing for 1,029 yards and seven touchdowns and rushing for 846 yards and 15 scores. Pleasant Ridge also leans heavily on its quarterback and Colton Comer has delivered in his first year as starter, rushing for 774 yards and 11 touchdowns and throwing for 817 yards and nine scores. The Rams were oh-so close to picking up a program-making victory earlier this year, falling 29-28 to Nemaha Central in the final minutes. The other losses came to Maur Hill and Troy.

Prediction: Rossville over Pleasant Ridge

CLASS 2A Girls Cross Country Coaches Poll

Girls — 1. Bennington; 2. Ellinwood; 3. Colgan; 4. WaKeeney; 5. Rossville; 6. Hutchinson Trinity; 7. Sacred Heart. Others: Central Heights, Jackson Heights, Jayhawk-Linn, Jefferson North, KC Christian, Northern Heights, Seabury, Stanton County, West Elk.
The Rossville girls will compete in the 2A state meet this Sat., Oct. 27, at Wamego.

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...