By CHARLES SPURLOCK
Special to TopSports.news
Seaman hosted United Kansas Conference foe Basehor-Linwood in its home opener Friday night, and after keeping the game close throughout most of the first half, the Bobcats pulled away in the second half for a dominant 55-20 victory.
Seaman junior Quentin Moravec rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown in Friday's 55-20 UKC loss to Basehor-Linwood. [File photo/TSN]
Basehor-Linwood, ranked No. 5 this week in the Class 5A KFBCA poll, received the opening kickoff and scored a touchdown on an eight-play drive as senior running back Peter Rodriguez bulldozed his way into the end zone on a 13 yard run, giving the Bobcats a 7-0 lead.
Seaman’s first possession was promising as the Vikings were able to move the ball down the field.
Junior running back Quentin Moravec broke loose on a 54-yard run, taking the ball inside the 5-yard-line, but there was a penalty on the play for a block in the back. The drive stalled and eventually the Vikings turned the ball over on downs, giving the Bobcats the ball near midfield.
Basehor-Linwood took advantage of the good field position and senior place kicker Colin Zimbleman kicked a 26-yard field goal to give the Bobcats a 10-0 lead late in the first quarter.
The Vikings continued to drive the ball down the field on the Bobcats and finally were able to put points on the board as Moravec scored on a 37-yard run down the sideline, cutting the Basehor lead to 10-7.
However, Basehor-Linwood responded with a five minute drive that culminated in the second touchdown of the night for Rodriguez, giving the Bobcats a 17-7 lead.
Seaman had a time consuming drive of its own and was able to get inside the Bobcat 10-yard-line with under 15 seconds left in the first half.
On the ensuing first-down play, senior quarterback Cale Ketter attempted a pass to the end zone, but Bobcat senior Lex Stanion stepped in front of the pass, intercepted it and returned it 100 yards for a touchdown on the final play of the half.
Zimbleman’s extra point was good and Basehor-Linwood took a commanding 24-7 lead into halftime.
The second half began with Seaman scoring a touchdown in the first 90 seconds on a 51-yard pass from Ketter to fellow senior wide receiver Josh Brown. Junior place kicker Oscar Serrano made the extra point, cutting the Bobcat lead to 24-14.
Basehor-Linwood continued to move the ball with relative ease, but the drive stalled and the Bobcats had to settle for another field goal. Zimbleman connected on a 38-yard field goal, making the score 27-14.
Following an interception by Ketter, the Bobcats scored another touchdown, as Rodriguez punched it in from a yard out, extending the lead to 34-14.
Rodriguez capped off his tremendous night with his fourth touchdown of the game early in the fourth quarter, giving the Bobcats a 41-14 lead. The Bobcat running back, who started due to an injury to original starter Gavin Mitchell, finished the night with 35 carries for 262 yards.
Seaman concluded their scoring on a weaving, 45-yard touchdown catch by senior wide receiver Jack Becker from Ketter, making the score 41-20 with eight minutes remaining in the game.
Basehor-Linwood finished the scoring with a touchdown run from junior running back Thomas Schubert and a 91-yard interception return by junior defensive back Clay Weber, giving the Bobcats the 55-20 victory.
Seaman (0-2, 0-2) was led by Moravec with 112 yards rushing and a touchdown while Ketter threw for 206 yards and two touchdowns.
The Vikings will host Shawnee Heights (1-1, 1-1), who were defeated by Leavenworth 37-29 in overtime, next Friday at 7:00.
BASEHOR-LINWOOD 55, SEAMAN 20
Basehor-Linwood (2-0, 2-0) 10 14 10 21 - 55
Seaman (0-2, 0-2) 0 7 7 6 - 20
Basehor-Linwood -- Rodriguez 13 run (Zimbleman kick)
Basehor-Linwood -- Zimbleman 26 yard FG
Seaman -- Moravec 37 run (Zimbleman kick)
Basehor-Linwood -- Rodriguez 2 run (Zimbleman kick)
Basehor-Linwood -- Stanion 100 interception return (Zimbleman kick)
Seaman -- Brown 51 pass from Ketter (Serrano kick)
Basehor-Linwood -- Zimbelman 38 yard FG
Basehor-Linwood -- Rodriguez 1 run (Zimbleman kick)
Basehor-Linwood -- Rodriguez 3 run (Zimbleman kick)
Seaman -- Becker 45 pass from Ketter (kick failed)
Basehor-Linwood -- Schubert 1 run (Zimbleman kick)
Basehor-Linwood -- Seber 91 interception return (Zimbleman kick)
Individual statistics
Rushing -- Basehor-Linwood: Rodriguez 35-262, Schubert 7-31, Parr 2-20, Richmond 5-15, Forshey 2-0. Seaman: Moravec 17-112, Piper 6-49, Ketter 1-12.
Passing -- Basehor-Linwood: Forshey 5-9-0, 39 yards; Richmond 2-3-0, 36. Seaman: Ketter 15-29-4, 206.
Receiving -- Basehor-Linwood: Duckworth 2-37, Parr 3-34, Essary 2-4. Seaman: Becker 5-79, Brown 3-75, Barta 4-39, Stallbaumer 1-16, Moravec 2-(minus)-3.
Punting -- Seaman: Cheney 2-44.5, Dunback 1-65.0.
Cair Paravel improves to 2-0 with 60-14 romp
Cair Paravel Latin improved to 2-0 Friday night with a 60-14 victory over 0-2 Stanton County at Yager Stadium, with the Lions equaling their win total from last season.
The Lions have now out-scored their opposition 106-14 over their first two games while giving new head coach Randall Bond wins in his first two games.
Cair Paravel will travel to Troy next Friday.
T-Birds drop overtime heartbreaker to Pioneers
Shawnee Heights took United Conference foe Leavenworth to overtime Friday night at Heights before the Pioneers prevailed 37-29 in the extra session.
Heights and Leavenworth are both 1-1 overall and in the UKC.
The game was close throughout, with Heights leading 6-0 at the end of the first quarter and Leavenworth taking a 14-6 lead into the locker room at halftime.
Heights tied the game at 14 at the end of the third quarter and both teams scored 15 points in the fourth quarter to send the game to OT tied at 29.
Shawnee Heights will travel to city rival Seaman next Friday for a UKC tilt.
Wildcats fall on road to Tonganoxie
Playing the second of three straight road games to open the 2026 season, Hayden dropped a 34-13 decision at Tonganoxie Friday night.
The Wildcats are now 0-2 on the year and face a tough test at Kansas City, Mo.-St. Pius X next Friday.
Tonganoxie improved to 1-1.
Scots drop to 0-2 with 56-0 home loss to Washington
Highland Park fell to 0-2 on the season with a 56-0 Friday night loss to Kansas City-Washington at Hummer Sports Park.
The Scots were playing their Meadowlark Conference opener after dropping a 33-6 decision to city rival Topeka High in their season-opener.
Washington improved to 2-0 overall and in the Meadowlark with its second straight shutout.
The Scots will host Atchison in a Meadowlark Conference game next Friday at Hummer Sports Park.
De Soto takes 77-6 home UKC win over Chargers
Topeka West dropped to 0-2 overall and in the United Kansas Conference Friday night, falling 77-6 on the road to De Soto.
De Soto improved to 2-0 overall and in the UKC.
West will travel to Lansing next Friday night for a conference contest.
