By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Rossville junior football standout Camden Horak and Washburn Rural state-champion junior volleyball standouts Zoe Canfield and Jada Ingram have been named the Dan Key Farmers Insurance Agency Rising Stars of the Week for last week.
The Dan Key Agency will recognize top Shawnee County underclassmen throughout the 2022-2023 school year.
Here’s a brief look at the accomplishments of Horak, Canfield and Ingram last week:
CAMDEN HORAK, Rossville
A junior quarterback, Horak had a hand in four touchdowns last Friday night as Rossville, the two-time defending Class 2A state champs, routed Minneapolis 57-6 to advance to the second round of the state playoffs.
Horak passed for three touchdowns and also ran for a TD as Rossville improved to 5-4 on the season.
Horak threw for a 14-yard touchown to senior Braiden Hensley and 33-yard and 30-yard TDs to senior Ayron Klesath. Horak also scored on a 3-yard run and now has passed for 1,144 yards and ran for 844 yards on the season.
ZOE CANFIELD and JADA INGRAM, Washburn Rural
Canfield and Ingram, both juniors, helped lead Washburn Rural's volleyball team to its eighth Class 6A state championship and first since 2012 last Saturday at the Tony's Pizza Events Center in Salina.
Canfield and Ingram helped the Junior Blues go 5-0 on the weekend, all in straight-set victories, capped by a 25-21, 26-24 win over Blue Valley in the state championship match, with Rural finishing off a 45-1 record with its 44th straight victory.
Canfield and Ingram, who played in their third straight state volleyball tournament, also helped the Junior Blues win the 6A state baketball title last season.