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By Todd Fertig
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The Cair Paravel Lions endured a test of their character Friday night, matched in just their third game of 11-man football with the ninth-ranked team in Class 2A.
Cair Paravel senior quarterback Jase Pavlik attempts a pass in Friday's 46-0 loss to Council Grove. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Cair Paravel senior Ben Roeder (5) carries the ball in Friday's 46-0 loss to Council Grove. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
The Lions survived a similar test a week earlier, hanging with even higher-ranked Osage City. But Friday’s battle with Council Grove – Cair Paravel’s first home game as an 11-man team – ended in a 46-0 defeat at Washburn University’s Yager Stadium.
The Braves suited up 46 players Friday to just 18 for Cair Paravel. Facing a difference in size at essentially every position across the field, the Lions looked for positives to take away following the defeat.
“(Opponents like this) definitely show your weaknesses,” said Cair Paravel coach Doug Bonura. “I told the guys I’m proud of them. We didn’t quite play the game that we wanted to play. I don’t know if that’s because of (Council Grove) or because of us yet. That’s what film tells us. But I’m proud of the way they played.”
“But we’ve got to figure some things out, because it’s not going to be easy this year. Nothing’s easy.”
The Braves came out firing to start the contest. But after surrendering two quick touchdowns, the Lions’ defense stiffened. The highlight of the first half for the home team was holding Council Grove out of the end zone on three consecutive series.
When it appeared the Lions might make it to halftime trailing just 13-0, a long Braves’ pass put them in scoring position with less than two minutes remaining. Ace Monihen blasted in for a 2-yard touchdown.
After two plays on the ensuing drive, Monihen scooped up an errant pitch in the Lion backfield and dashed 29 yards for the Braves’ fourth touchdown of the half to lead 27-0.
With a few key players hobbled in the first half, the Lions scrambled to hold things together after halftime. A running clock brought on a speedy end to the 46-0 defeat.
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By RICK PETERSON
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There was little, if any, doubt that Hayden football was going to win Friday night's home non-league game against Kansas City-Bishop Ward ... and probably by a sizeable margin.
After all, Hayden had won its first two games by a 77-21 margin while Ward had lost its first two contests by a lopsided 95-7 count.
Hayden junior Kade Mitchell scored on a 29-yard run and a 30-yard interception return in Friday's 62-8 non-league win over KC-Ward. [File photo/TSN]
Hayden senior Jensen Schrickel (9) scored a pair of touchdowns, on a 4-yard pass reception and a 45-yard punt return, in the Wildcats' 62-8 win over KC-Bishop Ward Friday night. [File photo/TSN]
But veteran Hayden coach Bill Arnold wanted to make sure his team approached Friday's game as seriously as it would any other, a goal he felt the Wildcats accomplished in a 62-8 romp past the Cyclones.
"I wanted our kids to come out and execute,'' Arnold said. "I told the seniors before the game, 'Look, you're a third done with the regular season and you have limited opportunities, particularly to play here at home, in front of the home crowd.'
"We wanted to come out and we wanted to execute right off the bat and our kids did come out and compete early and we executed pretty good offensively I thought and defensively we got some pressure on them.''
Hayden scored all eight times it got its hands on the ball in the first half en route to a 56-0 halftime advantage, scoring on offense, defense and special teams and forcing a running clock throughout the second half.
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Washburn volleyball opened the PSU Regional Challenge with six straight set victories for a pair of wins over Missouri S&T and Harding.
Washburn volleyball improved to 8-1 on the season with a pair of three-set sweeps on Friday in the PSU Regional Challenge. [Photo courtesy of Washburn Athletics]
The Ichabods will finish out the tournament at 9 a.m. on Saturday against Henderson State.
Every set of the day was won by at least four points for Washburn as the Ichabods took match one over by Missouri S&T by set scores of 25-12, 25-20 and 25-17. The win over Harding in match two went 25-21, 25-13 and 25-21.
Match one: Washburn 3, Missouri S&T 0
Washburn jumped ahead early as it blanked the Miners (2-6) for the first six points of the match.
The lead grew to 10-2 after a kill from Austin Broadie. Missouri S&T was able to cut into the lead with a 4-1 run but never got any closer.
Three kills from Jalyn Stevenson made up most of a 5-1 run for the Ichabods. Three straight points finished off the set as Washburn held the Miners to a .000 hitting percentage in the 25-12 win.
After the Ichabods jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the second set, Missouri S&T landed the next four points to take the lead.
The Miners' lead grew to a match-high four points at 9-5 after four straight points. Washburn worked back and was able to take its first lead of the set with Alex Dvorak and Emery Keebaugh combining for a block to cap off a 4-0 run.
After taking the lead the Ichabods didn't look back, with only one tie the rest of the way as WU took a 25-20 win, once again holding the Miners to under a .100 hitting percentage.
In the third set Washburn held a small lead early until back-to-back aces from Corinna McMullen called for a Missouri S&T timeout and put the Ichabods up 11-6.
Washburn had doubled up the Miners at 18-9 to create an advantage that would last the rest of the way. McMullen assisted Dvorak on each of the last two kills to finish off the match.
The Ichabods hit .235 as a team with 43 kills while holding the Miners to a .064 hitting percentage and 29 kills with 21 errors. Washburn picked up 43 assists to 27 for MS&T while also controlling the match in digs, 61 to 52.
Stevenson and Broadie led with eight kills each. Stevenson added 13 digs, tied for a team high, while Braodie had six total blocks.
Sidney Conner and McMullen had 18 and 17 assists, respectively.
Isabelle Monaco was one of two players from Missouri S&T to finish with double-digit kills as she finished with 12 along with nine digs.
Match two: Washburn 3, Harding 0
Just like in the first match of the day, Washburn (8-1) pulled ahead early with a 6-1 lead after three straight kills on passes from Conner.
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The No. 20-ranked Washburn University soccer team rolled to a 6-0 win over Black Hills State (S.D.) on Friday in Kearney, Neb. as five Ichabods scored goals in WU's third straight win.
Former Washburn Rural standout Hunter McWilliams scored her first career college goal for Washburn in Friday's 6-0 win over Black Hills State. [Photo courtesy of Washburn Athletics]
The 3-2 Ichabods will stay in Kearney for their final non-conference contest against Western Colorado at 11 a.m. on Sunday.
Washburn put the pressure on the Yellow Jackets from the opening kickoff, racking up a total of 16 shots in the first half, with seven coming on goal.
The Yellow Jacket defense would hold firm until the 26th minute, when Lakin Rold converted on a shot outside the box for her first career goal.
A fresh set of Ichabod substitutes came in and contributed to the offensive attack, highlighted by Preslee Amick's first career goal off an assist from fellow sophomore Kylee Hinrichs.
The Washburn defense would hold Black Hills State without a shot attempt in the first half.
The Ichabods continued to control possession and attack the Yellow Jacket net in the second half, with Khloe Schuckman finding Washburn Rural product Mackinly Rohn in the center of the box to put Washburn up 3-0.
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In his long college coaching career, Washburn University football coach Craig Schurig has learned to accept the good, bad and in between and move on.
Washburn sophomore D.J. Bell returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown in last Saturday's 31-28 loss to No. 5-ranked Colorado School of Mines. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Highland Park product Tre Richardson had 168 all-purpose yards, including an 85-yard touchdown reception, in Washburn's 31-28 loss to No. 5-ranked Colorado School of Mines on Saturday. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
But some games are a little harder to forget, and last Saturday's 31-28 home loss to No. 5-ranked Colorado School of Mines is likely to be one of those.
The Ichabods took the Orediggers, the national runnerup the past two seasons, down to the end before a missed 44-yard field goal allowed CSM to avoid overtime and escape with the win.
"Obviously we played a very good team and we did enough good things to possibly win the game and when you come away not winning the game it does hurt,'' Schurig said. "But it hurts in a good way in the sense that we played a lot better and you take away some positives and you hope it makes the guys and coaches focused on, 'OK, now the details really matter between those wins and losses.' ''
Washburn (0-2 overall, 0-1 MIAA) will be back in Yager Stadium on Saturday, hosting its second straight top-10 opponent as No. 10-ranked Pittsburg State comes to town for a 1 p.m. kickoff on Washburn's Family Day.
The Gorillas (2-1, 1-1) will also be looking to bounce back after falling to No. 21-ranked Emporia State 24-21 last Saturday at PSU.
Schurig said he feels like his team has recovered well from last week's heartbreaker.
"It seems like practice-wise they've done really good,'' Schurig said. "We still have some things that we have to correct to win those style of games but I think they have confidence in the sense that toe to toe they can handle personnel-wise going up against anybody.
"We've played two really good teams and you try to win individual battles and we feel like we've won a lot of individual battles.''
