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By RICK PETERSON
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City players earned nine of 12 first-team spots on the All-Centennial League boys soccer team, led by player of the year Porter Schafersman of Washburn Rural.
Schafersman, a senior, was one of four Washburn Rural players named to the first team after the Junior Blues posted a 19-1-0 record, a second-place finish in Class 6A and captured a 27th straight league championship (outright or shared), with seniors Wyatt Arnold and Joe Morse and junior Easton Bradstreet also earning first-team honors.
Washburn Rural senior Porter Schafersman has been named the Centennial League player of the year after helping lead the Junior Blues to a 19-1-0 record and a second-place finish in Class 6A. [File photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Seaman puts seniors Pablo Font and Gavin Wilhelm on the 12-player first team, while Hayden junior Jake Muller, Highland Park junior Villamy Diaz and Topeka High senior Sergio Ramirez also earned first-team recognition.
Topeka High freshman Chris Brown was voted the Centennial League newcomer of the year while Rural's Brian Hensyel was selected league coach of the year.
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Hunter Bentley
HUNTER BENTLEY, Washburn University
Bentley, a 5-foot-9 senior guard out of Bishop Miege, scored 16 points and added 6 rebounds and 3 assists in Washburn University's 71-69 non-conference home loss to Rockhurst University Saturday, including a late 3-pointer that gave the Ichabods a chance at the victory.
Corey Catron
COREY CATRON, Rossville
A senior, Catron capped off an oustanding senior season in Rossville's 35-12 win over Beloit in Saturday Class 2A championship football game at Salina. Catron starred at linebacker as the Bulldawgs limited the Trojans to two touchdowns and added 73 rushing yards and a touchdown on 20 carries as Rossville captured its second straight undefeated 2A state title.
Connor Deffebaugh
CONNOR DEFFEBAUGH, Washburn University
Deffebaugh, a 6-3 sophomore guard from Fayetteville, Ark., scored 17 points and grabbed six rebounds last Saturday as Washburn University's men's basketball team evened its record at 3-3 with a 79-69 non-conference victory over Benedictine College at Lee Arena.
Torrey Horak
TORREY HORAK, Rossville
Horak, a senior quarterback, completed 10 of 14 passes for 225 yards and three touchdowns as Rossville completed a second straight 13-0 season with a 35-12 win over Beloit in the Class 2A state championship game last Saturday at Salina. Horak also ran for a touchdown.
Michael Keegan
MICHAEL KEEGAN, Washburn University
A 6-6 freshman guard from Dyersville, Iowa, Keegan scored 27 points in two games on the week as Washburn evened its record at 3-3. Keegan scored 10 points in a 69-63 loss to Oklahoma Baptist and followed that up with 17 points, 8 rebounds and three 3-pointers in Saturday's 79-69 win over Benedictine College at Lee Arena.
Jalen Lewis
JALEN LEWIS, Washburn University
Lewis, a junior guard from Liberty, Mo., scored a career-high 30 points in a 69-63 loss to nationally-ranked Oklahoma Baptist last Tuesday, hitting 13 of 20 shots with four 3-pointers, and had 16 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists in the Ichabods' 79-69 win over Benedictine on Saturday.
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By KYLE MANTHE
The Washburn Review
Entering the game at 2-3, the banged-up Washburn men’s basketball team looked to get right with a Saturday matchup against Benedictine College, which was playing the game as an exhibition.
The game included 11 lead changes before the Ichabods were able to pull away down the stretch for a 79-69 win.
“I liked our response,'' Washburn coach Brett Ballard said. "There was some adversity we went through tonight. I thought we responded the right way.''
Connor Deffebaugh tied for game-high honors with 17 points in Washburn's 79-69 win over Benedictine. [Photo by Kyle Manthe/The Washburn Review]
The win moved Washburn to 3-3 on the year with conference play set to begin next week.
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By KYLE MANTHE
The Washburn Review
After dropping two games in a row with leads in the second half, Washburn women’s basketball was focused on playing a complete game in its second game of the Washburn Thanksgiving Classic against Rockhurst University Friday at Lee Arena.
But just like the previous two games, a lead in the second half did not hold and the Ichabods fell for the third straight game, dropping a 71-69 loss to the Hawks.
“We saw our body language yesterday and it wasn’t good again today, and they made their run at is it's like, 'Ok, who’s going to pick us up, who’s going to fight this out?' '' said Washburn coach Ron McHenry.
Hunter Bentley scored 16 points to lead Washburn in a tough 71-69 loss to Rockhurst Saturday at Lee Arena. [Photo by Kyle Manthe/The Washburn Review]
It took nearly three minutes to get on the board but once it did the Washburn offense scored in bunches in the first quarter.
An efficient 9 of 16 attack was led by senior Hunter Bentley, who scored eight in the opening period. The bench contributed the rest of the Ichabods' 24 first quarter points to build an eight-point lead.
Bentley’s passing began the second quarter, as two early assists expanded the Ichabod lead to double-digits. Each team committed five turnovers in the second quarter, but Washburn got to the free throw line and knocked down timely 3-pointers to make it 41-28 at half.
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Rossville celebrates its second straight undefeated state title and its fifth overall after Saturday's 35-12 win over Beloit in Salina. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
By RICK PETERSON
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SALINA -- Rossville's first four state football championship wins all went down to the wire, with the Bulldawgs winning by a total of 21 points including one-point and overtime decisions.
But after opening up a commanding 35-6 lead on the way to a 35-12 romp past Beloit, Rossville was able to breathe a little easier in Saturday's Class 2A title game at Salina Stadium.
Than again, not so much according to coach Derick Hammes, who led Rossville to its second straight state undefeated crown (13-0) and its fifth overall title overall (four undefeated) as the Bulldawgs won their 26th consecutive game.
"I never felt comfortable until there were zeros,'' Hammes said. "That's the way it is, and some of that's respect for (the opponent) as well.''
Rossville's potent ground game was slowed much of the day by a staunch Beloit defense, but it didn't really matter much as the Bulldawgs cranked up their passing to the tune of 225 yards and three touchdowns while Rossville's defense came up with multiple big plays in the red zone to help hold the 9-4 Trojans at bay.
Rossville senior quarterback Torrey Horak threw for 225 yards and three touchdowns in the Bulldawgs' 35-12 win over Beloit Saturday at Salina. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Rossville senior quarterback Torrey Horak completed 10 of 14 pass attempts for all 225 yards, including touchdown passes to junior Braiden Hensley, senior Tagen Kippes and senior Raphael Cooney to break the game open.
"That was a lot of fun,'' Horak said. "Credit to them, they shut down our running game a little bit and we had to find some things that worked and coach Hammes found a few little loopholes in their defense and we were able to exploit them a little bit and score a few touchdowns.''
"It was there,'' Hammes said of the passing attack. "They put eight in the box and we felt like that they paid a little more attention to the run game than our slot and the pass and we had that play in three different formations and we used two of the three and that was pretty important for us.''
Rossville never trailed after a six-play, 51-yard scoring drive on its first possession of the game, capped by a 4-yard TD run by Horak (Pedro Arantes kick) with 8:42 left in the opening quarter.
The Bulldawgs set up the TD with 18 and 25-yard passes from Horak to junior Kade Perine.
Rossville junior Kade Perine hauls in a pass early in Saturday's 35-12 win over Beloit in the Class 2A state championship game.''
After forcing Beloit's second straight punt to open the game, Rossville drove 54 yards in just four plays for a 43-yard touchdown strike from Horak to Hensley (Arantes kick) with 6:32 left in the opening quarter to put the Bulldawgs in front, 14-0.
A 46-yard run from Beloit junior Logan Arasmith set up a 1-yard touchdown from senior quarterback Owen Eilert (run failed) at the 1:43 mark of the first and the Trojans recovered the ensuing kickoff at the Rossville 35, but the Bulldawgs took over on downs at their 17.
