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A1 Lock & Key Performers Sept. 18, 2023

Details: Created: Monday, 18 September 2023 05:45

+ By RICK PETERSON

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Finn Dunshee

FINN DUNSHEE, Hayden

The 5-foot-10, 185-pound senior rushed for 170 yards on just 11 carries and scored three touchdowns as Hayden improved to 3-0 with a 49-23 road football victory at Rossville last Friday night. Dunshee scored on runs of 68 and 63 yards for the Wildcats and also returned a pass interception 50 yards for a touchdown..

Payton Fink

PAYTON FINK, Washburn Rural

A junior cross country standout, Fink won the individual title in Saturday's Shufelberger Top City Classic at Washburn Rural in a five-kilometer time of 18 minutes, 10.1 seconds. The defending city and Centennial League champion and fifth-place finisher in the 2022 Class 6A state meet, Fink won by a nine-second margin and led the Junior Blues to a runnerup team finish.

Jayden Moore

JAYDEN MOORE, Shawnee Heights

A 6-foot, 170-pound senior wide receiver/safety, Moore caught eight passes for 123 yards and a 15-yard touchdown in Shawnee Heights' 33-30 come-from-behind overtime United Kansas Conference football victory over Seaman Friday night at Heights. Moore, who helped the T-Birds improve to 3-0 on the season overall and in the UKC, also recorded four tackles on defense.

Washburn football picks up first win in 24-10 road decision at Lincoln

Details: Created: Monday, 11 September 2023 05:45

By RICK PETERSON

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Washburn University's football team withstood a 62-minute lightning delay and the Ichabod defense held Lincoln to 85 yards of offense through three quarters in a 24-10 win on Saturday night in Jefferson City, Mo. while improving to 1-2 on the season.

Washburn senior running back Taylon Peters ran for 121 yards on 11 carries in Saturday's 24-10 win over Lincoln. [Photo courtesy of Washburn Athletics]

The Ichabods won their 10th straight game over Lincoln after jumping out to a 24-0 advantage.

Washburn got on the board first on its opening possession with a 25-yard field goal by Trenton Brehm with 10:42 to go in the first quarter, capping an eight-play, 57-yard drive.

After a 5-yard punt by Lincoln (0-3), the Ichabods took over at the Blue Tiger 45-yard-line and needed just seven plays to score their first touchdown of the day on freshman Sam Van Dyne's first touchdown pass of his Ichabod career, a 7-yard pass to Connor Searcy which stretched the WU lead to 10-0 with 6:34 to go in the opening quarter.

A quick four-play drive by the Ichabods was capped by a 60-yard touchdown run by Taylon Peters stretched the Washburn lead to 17-0 after the Washburn defense forced another three-and-out by the Blue Tigers. The touchdown was Peters' 18^th of his Ichabod career.