By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
(Kickoffs at 7 p.m.)
Hayden senior Jensen Schrickel has 681 receiving yards, 523 rushing yards and has scored 21 touchdowns for the 10-1 Wildcats. [Photo by Kyle Manthe/Special to TSN]
Class 3A
HAYDEN (No. 3 East: 10-1) at WELLSVILLE (No. 1 East: 11-0)
Hayden, second in Class 3A last fall, is one win away from a second straight berth in the state championship game after a 56-6 rout over Perry-Lecompton last Friday while Wellsville remained undefeated with a 35-14 quarterfinal win over Prairie View. Hayden senior quarterback Jett Wahlmeier has completed 111 of 163 passes for 1,765 yards and 21 touchdowns while junior Kade Mitchell has carried the ball 87 times for 705 yards, caught 26 passes for 419 yards and scored 23 total touchdowns. Senior Jensen Schrickel has caught 37 passes for 681 yards, rushed for 523 yards on 36 attempts and scored 21 total TDs after a seven-touchdown performance against Perry-Lecompton. Senior Broderick Desch has carried the ball 54 times for 351 yards and scored 11 touchdowns. Junior Jude Krentz leads Hayden with 115 total tackles (66 solo). Wellsville junior running back Armond Graves has carried the ball 136 times for 1,125 rushing yards (8.3 yards per carry) and scored 24 touchdowns while sophomore quarterback Pete Dorsey has completed 54 of 93 passes for 878 yards and nine TDs. Senior Matt Newhouse has caught 31 passes for 558 yards and five TDs while senior Kenyon Gillins has 37 receptions for 425 yards and three scores. The winner of Friday's game between the Wildcats and Eagles will advance to face the winner of Friday's game between No. 1 West seed Andale (11-0) and No. 7 Holcomb (9-2) in the state championship game Nov. 30 at Hutchinson.
Rossville senior Tayson Horak has passed for 1,322 yards and rushed for 1,062 yards for the 8-3 Bulldawgs. [File photo/TSN]
Class 1A
ROSSVILLE (No. 4 East: 8-3) at CENTRALIA (No. 3 East: 10-1)
Rossville advanced to the sub-state round of the Class 1A playoffs with a dramatic 42-38 comeback win over No. 1 East seed and previously-unbeaten Jackson Heights last Friday on the road, the Bulldawgs' eighth straight win. The Bulldawgs trailed by 17 points with five and half minutes remaining before recovering two onsides kicks and scoring three late TDs to pull out the victory. No. 3 East seed Centralia advanced with a 46-14 win over No. 2 East seed Pittsburg Colgan. Rossville senior quarterback Tayson Horak has completed 86 of 147 passes for 1,322 yards and 16 touchdowns and has rushed for 1,062 yards and 15 TDs on 130 attempts. Junior Conner Bush has carried the ball 69 times for 658 yards and 10 TDs while junior Jack Donovan has 31 catches for 466 yards and four TDs and senior Mekhi Jackson has 20 catches for 386 yards and four TDs. C. Bush has been in on 110 tackles with 9.0 tackles for loss while junior Andre Johnson has been in on 95 stops (45 solo). The Rossville-Centralia winner will play in the state championship game on Nov. 30 at Hutchinson against the winner of Friday's game between No. 1 West seed Conway Springs (11-0) and No. 3 Valley Heights (9-2).
