Kpreps.com takes you Around the Classes as we look at a handful of games in each classification from teams outside our top five rankings.
Class 6A:
Olathe Northwest held off Shawnee Mission East 21-18 thanks to a late defensive stand. On fourth-and-goal from the 6-yard line, SM East threw a pass to the end zone that was broken up on a diving play by Olathe Northwest’s Bradyn Stubenrauch. Noah Harrell led the Raven offense with 25 carries for 148 yards, while Brody Comfort added a pair of rushing scores. Jackson Connell was everywhere for the Raven defense registering 18 tackles and returning an interception 50 yards for a touchdown. Gus Ketteler led Shawnee Mission East with 136 yards and two scores on the ground.
Lawrence dominated a Sunflower League showdown with Shawnee Mission Northwest, 44-14. Quarterback Joey Dooley passed for 152 yards and a touchdown and added 190 yards rushing with another score. Dooley’s touchdown pass went to Truth Pope. Acein Goodman, Ethan Curry, and Kayden Pitts each rushed for touchdowns for the Lions. Lawrence improved to 5-2 and remains in the mix for a top three seed on the eastern half of Class 6A.
Wichita Southeast picked up a fifth consecutive win with a 46-14 decision over Wichita Heights. The Golden Buffaloes rushed for 371 yards on the night led by Mack Obar’s 175 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries. Kedrick Harrison had another big night with 141 yards and three touchdowns on 24 attempts. Harrison pushed his season total to 1,206 yards and 17 touchdowns and his career total to 3,375 yards and 31 scores.
Wichita South got a huge night from senior Jaden Logue in defeating Wichita West, 57-0. Logue completed 16 of 21 passes for 380 yards and five touchdowns for the Titans. Logue threw two touchdown passes to Travis Sanders who caught six passes for 175 yards. Jamarion Peters, Ronnie Davis, and Travis Benford also caught touchdown passes. Demareo Baldwin added a pair of rushing touchdowns and Dre Metcalf also rushed for a score.
Wichita Northwest scored 35 points in each of the first and second quarters in routing Wichita North, 91-0. The Grizzlies rushed for 486 yards and nine touchdowns in the game spread over 11 ball carriers. Freshman Braylon Scott carried twice for 161 yards and two scores. Freshman Brian Johnson passed for 140 yards and two scores, while Brekston Young also threw a touchdown pass. Korie Murphy caught all three touchdown passes and totaled 136 receiving yards.
Class 5A:
De Soto blasted Shawnee Heights, 50-7, to remain unbeaten and set up an unbeaten showdown with Spring Hill. The Wildcats rushed for 237 yards and four touchdowns on the night while averaging 7.9 yards per carry. Emerson Tjaden rushed for a team-high 88 yards and three touchdowns on 11 carries. Will Morton added 72 yards and a score. The winner of this week’s De Soto and Spring Hill showdown will be the United Kansas Conference champion and the top seed on the eastern half of Class 5A.
Salina South slipped by Haysville Campus 22-20. The Cougars scored all 22 points in the first half and had to hold off the Colts. Izrael Telles passed for 123 yards with a touchdown, while Armane Redmond added 106 yards on the ground with a score.
KC Washington scored 50 points in the first half in rolling past KC Harmon, 83-7. Junior Benito Morrell completed 15 of 18 passes for 378 yards and five touchdowns to push his season total to 1,802 yards and 23 touchdowns. Khaliel Burns-Bey added 210 rushing yards and a touchdown, while Cam’Ron Fields caught eight passes for 120 yards and two scores. Senior Carlos Alexander added four catches for 109 yards and a score.
Andover scored 21 points in the first half and held off Newton, 31-10. Pete Vega led the Trojan offense with 190 yards rushing and a touchdown on 26 attempts. Will Quinn added 99 yards on the ground with three scores. Newton’s lone touchdown came on a scoring pass from Cole Kirtley to Christian Henderson.
Salina Central rallied from down double digits to clip Andover Central, 32-31. The Mustangs trailed 21-10 at halftime and 28-19 after three quarters before outscoring the Jaguars 13-3 in the fourth quarter. Griffin Hall passed for 213 yards and three touchdowns and added 176 yards rushing with a score for the Mustangs. Eli Kreighbaum led Salina Central with five catches for 114 yards and two scores. Jaxson Green led the Andover Central offense with 25 carries for 153 yards and three scores.
Blue Valley took control early and rolled past Blue Valley West, 45-7. Dan Sogard passed for 321 yards and four touchdowns. Jordan Lockett caught 11 passes for 148 yards and two scores, while Jacob Lockett added a touchdown catch. Wes Williams caught five for 117 yards for the Tigers.
Class 4A:
Buhler rolled to a 51-7 win over Winfield to improve to 5-2 on the season. The Crusaders led 20-7 at halftime and used a 21-point third quarter to pull away. Junior Landon Martinez rushed 21 times for 251 yards and five touchdowns in the game. Martinez has now rushed for 1,288 yards and 21 touchdowns this season.
Chanute scored a pair of third-quarter touchdowns to win at Pittsburg, 12-6. The Blue Comets entered the contest at 1-5 and having lost four consecutive games before defeating the Purple Dragons. Chanute’s five losses have come to teams that are a combined 23-12. Chanute will close out the regular season by hosting Labette County.
Independence scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to win at Labette County, 34-27. Javen Colbert rushed for 72 yards and three touchdowns and added a pair of passing touchdowns to Joel King to pace the Bulldogs. Independence has won five games in a season for the first time since 2016.
Ulysses rebounded from a Week 6 loss by blowing out Colby, 62-12. Stryker Berglund rushed for 191 yards and four touchdowns and caught a pair of passes for 83 yards and a score. Sophomore Joshua Eddie added a pair of rushing scores and 63 yards on the ground. Eddie also passed for 157 yards and two scores.
Wellington traveled to Frary Field and defeated the Fort Scott Tigers, 34-13. The Crusaders took a 20-6 lead at halftime and scored single touchdowns in the third and fourth quarters to pull away. Nelson Armstrong rushed for 177 yards and a touchdown to lead the Wellington offense. Colton Elmore added 112 passing yards with a touchdown going to Sean Bannister. Vohn Williams, Fisher Elder, and Elmore each added rushing scores. Elder paced the Wellington defense with 21 tackles to push his season total to 114 tackles in seven games.
Class 3A:
Chapman kept pace in District 5 with a 36-14 win over Clay Center. Senior Audiel Becker rushed 22 times for 204 yards and five touchdowns in the win. Becker has now rushed for 1,425 yards and 19 touchdowns this season. Kaicen DeWeese added 81 yards on 18 attempts. Chapman travels to Hesston this week to decide the district championship.
Lyons defeated Nickerson 49-6 to pick up its fifth win of the season. Xander Young rushed for 133 yards and a touchdown, and quarterback Quanick Hamilton added 72 yards and three scores for the Lions. Hamilton also threw a touchdown pass to Argenis Montanez. Lyons has had its most wins in a season since a 5-4 campaign in 2013.
Prairie View picked up a key district win over Anderson County, 20-14. Senior Carter Browning rushed 28 times for 141 yards and a touchdown for the Buffaloes. Gabe Moore and Cade Jones each threw touchdown passes. Moore’s scoring pass went to Reed Krull and Jones connected with Dominic Martin. The victory kept Prairie View’s playoff hopes alive after an early-season district loss to Osawatomie.
Concordia clinched a playoff spot with an 18-14 victory over Smoky Valley. The Panthers were led by junior Jett Flax who passed for 200 yards and two touchdowns. Flax threw touchdown passes to Liam McNutt and Kale Schroeder. McNutt caught six passes for 128 yards, while Schroeder added seven catches for 78 yards. Senior Braytin Hake rushed for 130 yards and a score.
Nemaha Central used a big night from Sullivan Haverkamp in defeating Hiawatha, 49-6. Haverkamp rushed nine times for 128 yards and five touchdowns to lead the Thunder ground game. Dason Hill added 87 yards and a pair of rushing scores. Junior Cole Ranieri passed for 134 yards in the game.
Frontenac scored a pair of second-half touchdowns to pull away from Columbus, 26-7. The Raiders remained unbeaten at 7-0 and claimed the District 1 championship with the win. The Raider defense intercepted three Columbus passes and forced 19 incompletions. Frontenac also limited the Titan run game to 89 yards on 31 attempts.
Class 2A:
Beloit used a huge night from junior Paxton Fouts to defeat Russell, 52-7. Fouts rushed 20 times for 224 yards and six touchdowns. Sophomore Truitt King added 149 yards on the ground and passed for 95 yards on five completions. Beloit is now 6-1 on the season and will face Norton for the District 6 title this week.
Chaparral dominated the battle of the unbeaten Central Plains League teams with a 42-7 victory over Kingman. Quarterback Daniel Schmidt rushed 28 times for 264 yards and three touchdowns for the Roadrunners. Schmidt also completed 11 of 18 passes for 184 yards and a touchdown pass to Carter Hostetler. Hostetler caught six passes for 110 yards. Kenny Diaz added 84 yards on the ground with a touchdown.
Riley County slipped by Southeast of Saline, 21-20, to claim a key victory in District 5. Senior Kadrick Woodard rushed 24 times for 229 yards and added 111 passing yards with a touchdown. Tiernan Ptacek led Southeast of Saline with 193 yards passing and two scores. Casson Klover caught both Ptacek touchdown passes among his seven receptions for 115 yards.
Osage City picked up a fifth consecutive win with a 51-8 decision over Oskaloosa. The Indians rushed for more than 360 yards in the game led by Reed Silver’s 171 yards and a touchdown. Sawyer Speece added 132 yards rushing and a pair of scores. Silver also passed for two touchdowns while Speece also threw a touchdown pass. Osage City will take on unbeaten Silver Lake this week to decide the District 3 championship.
Halstead doubled-up Marion, 28-14, to clinch a playoff spot out of District 7. The Dragons scored all 28 points in the first half in improving to 4-3 on the season. Senior Reece Carmichael rushed 18 times for 118 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Dragons. Quarterback Damien Whillock passed for 145 yards and a touchdown and added a rushing score.
Class 1A:
St. Mary’s Colgan and Phillipsburg met at Bishop Carroll for a non-district game with the Colgan Panthers defeating the Phillipsburg Panthers, 28-26. Phillipsburg took an early 12-0 lead on a pair of TyRay Snyder touchdown runs. Colgan would respond with a short TD pass from Gabe Brown to Will Schremmer and then take a 14-12 lead on a 55-yard scoring run from Payton Armstrong. Phillipsburg regained a 20-14 lead at halftime. Colgan took the lead in the third quarter on a 14-yard touchdown run by Brown and then extended that lead on a 45-yard Armstrong scoring run. Phillipsburg scored on a 9-yard run to pull within 28-26, but Colgan sophomore Tate Renn stopped the potential game-tying two-point attempt.
Uniontown moved to 3-4 with a 28-20 victory against one-win Eureka. Uniontown sophomore Kyson Stock posted 32 carries for 185 yards and two scores. Freshman Zane Barbour had two of five passes for 82 yards, both for touchdowns, of 18 and 64 yards.
Plainville moved to 2-5 with a 38-8 win against Sacred Heart (4-3). Sacred Heart senior quarterback Maddox Wells recorded 14 of 28 passes for 238 yards with an interception. The Knights rushed for 79 yards and 3.2 yards per carry.
Class 8-man I
Atwood-Rawlins County pulled away and defeated Oakley, 34-24. Both teams had six points in the first and second quarter. Rawlins County outscored Oakley, 14-6 in the third quarter. Atwood rolled up 60 carries for 329 yards. Junior Tanner Lankas had 29 carries for 208 yards and three scores. Sophomore Ryan Micek had 29 rushes for 118 yards. Oakley junior Jett Wolf completed nine of 15 passes for 203 yards with a score. Wolf posted 29 rushes for 82 yards and three scores.
Kiowa County defeated Spearville, 46-0. Kiowa County senior quarterback Jacob Hogan had nine rushes for 160 yards and three scores. He completed two of two passing for 74 yards and a score.
Hoxie held off Hill City, 30-28, in another wild Mid-Continent League content. Hoxie continued its improvement with a 5-2 season, while Hill City stands at 4-3. The Indians led Hill City, 8-6, after the first quarter. Hoxie tallied 16 unanswered points in the second quarter. Hoxie sophomore quarterback Gage Epp had nine of 15 passing for 129 yards with four scores. Senior Matt Bretz recorded three catches for 54 yards and two scores. The Mid-Continent League eight-man stands are wild with four of the top-five teams bunched up. Hoxie is 3-1, WaKeeney-Trego stands at 2-1, while Oakley is 1-1 and Hill City 2-2.
Stanton County picked up a second consecutive victory with a 52-6 decision over Sublette. Sophomore Angel Gonzalez rushed for 239 yards on 21 carries, while senior Bo Allen added 101 yards on 11 attempts. The Trojans started the season 0-5 and have now clinched a playoff spot with two straight wins.
Yates Center continued an impressive turn-around season with a 58-6 win over Erie. Junior Gavin Busteed rushed for 181 yards and four touchdowns while Marcus Cummings added 160 yards and three scores on the ground. Busteed also completed all four of his passes for 55 yards and a touchdown that went to Benjamin Cook.
Class 8-man II
Ellis enjoyed a big 75-40 win against Stafford and improved to 2-5 in the first year of the Dan Rogers era. Stafford opened 3-0 and has since lost four in a row. Stafford junior quarterback Jace Kruetzer completed 11 of 15 passes for 265 yards with three scores against two interceptions. Junior Landon Marks caught five passes for 139 yards and two scores. Junior James Engelbrecht had six catches for 126 yards and a touchdown. Ellis rushed for 598 yards and had nearly 700 yards of total offense. Trenton Schartz delivered 22 rushes for 265 yards and five scores and caught a 26-yard TD pass. Jack Reed finished with 13 carries for 208 yards and three scores.
In a wild contest, Osborne defeated Beloit St. John’s-Tipton, 100-60. BSJT led 16-14 after the first quarter. Osborne tallied 54 points in the second quarter, 42 more than the Blujays. BSJT outscored Osborne, 18-8, in the third quarter. Osborne held a 24-14 edge in the fourth quarter. Osborne sophomore quarterback Tate Tiernan had another huge game with nine of 11 passing for 94 yards with two scores against one interception. He rushed 23 times for 218 yards and two scores. Sophomore Donavon Holloway had 18 carries for 207 yards and three scores. Osborne had 680 yards of total offense. BSJT junior Brooks Dunstan completed 18 of 30 for 275 yards and five scores against two interceptions. Dunstan finished with 13 carries for 104 yards and three scores. Senior Dominic Eilert recorded 10 catches for 185 yards and four TDs.
Cunningham, the defending six-man state champs, continued to dominate in its return to the eight-man ranks. The Wildcats are 7-0 after a 46-0 win versus Goessel and have still not allowed a point. Cunningham led 26-0 after the first quarter and 40-0 at halftime. Sophomore Liam McGuire recorded 11 catches for 217 yards and six scores. Junior Andrew Kerschen posted four tackles, a tackle for loss and a fumble recovery.
Flinthills outscored a competitive Colony-Crest team 76-30. Senior Beau Hall rushed 15 times for 200 yards and four touchdowns in the victory. Quarterback Tripp Carney passed for 202 yards and four touchdowns and added a rushing score. Carney threw a pair of touchdown passes to Charles Farris covering 120 yards. Hall also had two touchdown receptions.
Wakefield slipped by Rural Vista, 16-8, to pick up a key district victory. Nick Freeman led the Bombers with 39 carries for 248 yards and two touchdowns. Tim Bybee added a tackle for a safety in the fourth quarter to give Wakefield the eight-point lead.
6-Man
Otis-Bison defeated Chase, 82-19, in a home game called at halftime. The Cougars led 48-0 after the first quarter. Aiden Ochs-Lohrey continued his big season. Lohrey opened the scoring with a 36-yard TD run and then scored on a 29-yard run for the second TD. Marcus Starr had an interception return for a score, tallied a safety and caught a 26-yard pass from Maddox Firebaugh. Overall, Otis-Bison finished with 34 plays for 387 yards. Chase posted 30 plays for 85 yards. Ochs-Lohrey had six carries for 159 yards and four scores. Firebaugh completed five of five passes for 134 yards and three scores.
In a game featuring two teams with winning records, Peabody-Burns defeated Centre-Lost Springs, 77-38. Peabody improved to 6-1, and Centre is 4-3. Peabody-Burns senior Aiden Hurst completed 13 of 18 passes for 344 yards and six touchdowns. Senior Jameson Miles had five catches for 118 yards and two scores. Senior Colin Groff recorded three catches for 110 yards and two TDs.
In a matchup of teams at 3-3 entering the contest, Marais des Cygnes Valley defeated Elyria Christian, 45-20. Senior Landon Reed completed 11 of 14 passes for 218 yards with three scores against no interceptions. Senior Dalton Lingenfelter rushed 25 times for 218 yards and two TDs.
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