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Delzeit and Berens named to WAC First Team

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By DUSTIN ARMBRUSTER
Hays Post

The Hays High Indians placed two on the Western Athletic Conference First Team. Senior Brayden Delzeit was named first team offensive line. Junior Shane Berens was named first team defensive line.

Delzeit a three year starter at center was the only returning starter along the offensive line for the Hays High Indians. He helped the Indians rush for 1585 yards in 2015. Delzeit received honorable mention from the WAC his junior season.

Berens earned first team defensive line honors for a second consecutive year. He finished in the top 20 in the WAC for tackles on the season and top 5 for each sacks, tackles for loss and fumbles caused.

Seniors Isaiah Blackmon and Maddux Winter along with sophomores Hunter Brown and Logan Clark each earned honorable mention status.

After winning the Western Athletic Conference with a 4-0 mark, Dodge City head coach Dave Foster was name WAC Coach of the Year and Red Demon Senior Eric Reid was name Player of the Year.

WAC FOOTBALL ALL CONF (2015)

Hays High’s Connor Rule signs with Kansas State

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By DUSTIN ARMBRUSTER
Hays Post

Most kids are relieved to have their college choice made sometime during their senior year sports season. Connor Rule knew before his junior season in the spring of 2015. Early in 2015 Rule attended a baseball camp at Kansas State University and the rest as they, say is history. Rule performed well enough to earn a scholarship offer from the Wildcats, an offeer he accepted. After verbally committing in the spring of 2015, Rule made it official by signing his National Letter of Intent on Wednesday.

Connor Rule

Frank Leo

Rule is a multi-year starter for the Indian baseball program and saw his first varsity action as a freshman appearing in ten games. He struck out only twice in 74 plate appearances as a sophomore. The career .383 hitter, batted .474 his junior season for his best season yet. He also had on on base percentage of .595 in 2015, which is the 4th best in a single season at Hays High.

Friday’s high school football playoff results

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StateFarmSCOREBOARDFOOTBALLClass 6A – Regional
Blue Valley Stillwell 37, SM West 14
Derby 52, Topeka 21
Junction City 56, Hutchinson 21
Lawrence 56, SM North 32
Lawrence Free State 49, Wichita West 0
Olathe North 35, BV North 28
SM East 49, BV Northwest 13
Wichita Northwest 55, Wichita North 13

Class 5A – Regional
Goddard-Eisenhower 20, Kapaun Mount Carmel 14
Maize South 26, Great Bend 14
Mill Valley 49, Leavenworth 0
Pittsburg 49, Shawnee Heights 0
St. James Academy 41, Lansing 20
St. Thomas Aquinas 55, Topeka Seaman 21
Wichita Bishop Carroll 31, Salina South 14
Wichita Heights 41, Goddard 27

Class 4A, Division I – Regional
Abilene 43, Ulysses 38
Andover Central 47, Independence 13
Basehor-Linwood 41, Louisburg 34
Bishop Miege 61, KC Piper 12
Buhler 35, Mulvane 28
Eudora 33, Fort Scott 7
Paola 38, DeSoto 21
Topeka Hayden 21, Augusta 0

Class 4A, Divisoin II – Regional
Andale 60, Nickerson 45
Colby 14, Hugoton 2
Columbus 55, Anderson County 7
Frontenac 38, Girard 6
Holcomb 48, Concordia 0
Holton 35, Osawatomie 12
Santa Fe Trail 35, Jefferson West 22
Wamego 28, Clearwater 27

Class 2-1A – Regional
Jackson Heights 24, Jefferson North 14
Lyndon 48, Mission Valley 32
Meade 42, Ellis 14
Oakley 45, Syracuse 6
Olpe 35, Northern Heights 6
Phillipsburg 38, Salina Sacred Heart 13
Smith Center 48, Sedgwick 21
Troy 67, Wabaunsee 20

 

HHS volleyball places three on All-WAC team; Schaffer Player of the Year

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The Hays High volleyball placed three players on the All-Western Athletic Conference team. Albany Schaffer was named the WAC Player of the Year for a second straight season. She’s joined on the first team by Kylie Brown. Tessa Stickle was named honorable mention.

HHS coach Kristin Nunnery was named the WAC Coach of the Year for a second straight season.

The Indians finished 29-8, losing to eventual 4A Division I state runner-up McPherson in the first round of sub-state.

Hays High ends season with home loss to McPherson

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By Dustin Armbruster

Hays and McPherson were facing the same fate at the end of Friday’s match-up at Lewis Field Stadium.  Neither team would be advancing to the playoffs.

Following a Hays punt on three plays to open the game, McPherson drove 53 yards on 12 plays to score the games first touchdown.  The drive consumed 5:40.  McPherson had a miscue on the snap and the point after failed leaving the score 6-0.  After another three plays and punt by Hays, McPherson drove 60 yards on 17 plays scoring on third and goal from the 19 yard line.  The second scoring drive took 8:14.  McPherson scored on a two point conversion attempt to lead 14-0 with 7:02 left in the second quarter.

Hays finally caught a spark on offense during their ensuing drive using a double pass, hook and ladder, and a 28 yard touchdown pass on fourth down from Hunter Brown to Jared Haynes to get with-in a touchdown at 14-7.  Maddux Winter intercepted a Bullpup pass on the following possession and the Indians again scored on fourth down this time Brown to Keith Dryden for 24 yards and a 14-14 tie at half time.

Highlights

McPherson opened the second half with a long drive that ended with a 21 yard field goal to take a 17-14 lead.  The Hays offense couldn’t gain any traction for the first half of the third quarter, but their defense held McPherson in check.  Brayden Delzeit blocked a punt to set up the Indians at the eight yard line late in the third quarter.  Hays would get their first lead of the game on a Dryden five yard touchdown run at 21-17.  Following a Bullpup touchdown the Indians would drive for a Logan Clark 40 yard field goal to tie the game at 24 with 2:56 remaining.  McPherson would find a way to drive down the field to score a touchdown pass with :27 left and take a 31-24 victory.

Coach Randall Rath

Hays finishes the season at 2-7.  McPherson is done at 5-4.

La Crosse advances to semifinals of 1A Division I state volleyball tournament

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HAYS, Kan. – The La Crosse volleyball team has advanced to the semifinals of the 1A Division I state tournament at Gross Coliseum. The Leopards, who are making their second straight appearance at the state tournament, dropped their pool play opener to two-time defending state champion Centralia (16-25, 15-25) but came back to knock off unbeaten Hoxie (25-23, 25-18) and Thunder Ridge (25-16, 25-14).

The sixth-seeded Leopards will play top-seeded Goessel Saturday at 10 a.m. Centralia and Waverly will meet in the other semifinal match. The two winners meet for the state championship while the two losing teams play in the consolation match. Both will begin 15 minutes at the conclusion of the last semifinal match.

Norton blasts TMP

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Norton 63, TMP 7

Norton scored 21 first quarter points and never looked back against TMP in the regular season finale at Travis Field in Norton.  The Bluejays continued their success in the second quarter when they added another 28 points and took a 49-0 lead at halftime.  The Bluejays outgained TMP 289 yards to 7 yards in the first half.

Norton opened the second half with a 87 yard kickoff return for a touchdown to add insult to injury.  The Bluejays added their final score shortly after that before TMP was able to find their way to the endzone on a 42 yard toucdown pass to Chase Romme.  The score made it 63-7 with just over a minute to play in the third quarter which ended up being the final score.

TMP finishes the season at 1-8 while Norton improves to 7-2.

JOHN MONTGOMERY INTERVIEW


GAME HIGHLIGHTS

 

Russell keeps playoff hopes alive, tops TMP

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Russell 19, TMP 6

Russell scored a first quarter touchdown and the Broncos were able to hold the lead the entire game in a 19-6 victory over TMP.  The one yard touchdown run from Kelton Suchy, the first of two for the game, put Russell up 7-0 with only 12 seconds remaining in the first quarter.  That would be the only score of the first half.

The Broncos would take the ball after the opening kickoff of the second half.  They had an 8 play, 69 yard drive to start the second half that ended with the second of the two Suchy one yard touchdown run.  The Broncos led 13-0 going into the fourth quarter.

TMP would recover a Russell fumble at the Bronco 26 yard line.  Two plays later the Monarchs got a 22 yard touchdown run from Luke Ruder.  That would be all that TMP would get.  Russell sealed the game with a 47 yard touchdown run from Reshean Holloway with 6:09 remaining in the game.  Russell improves to 3-5 on the year and 1-1 in 3A, District 14 play.  TMP drops to 1-7 and 0-2 in district play.  The Monarchs will close their season next Thursday in Norton.

JOHN MONTGOMERY POST-GAME

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

Hays Falls At Abilene

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By Dustin Armbruster

For a second week in a row the Hays High Indians took on an undefeated team in district play, as they traveled to Abilene on Friday night. For Hays at 0-1 in district play the game was essentially a must win to have a legitimate shot at the 4A-1 playoffs.

The Indians opened the game with a 78 yard kick-off return to the Abilene seven yard line by Jordan Betts.  Hays though could not score on four plays and lost their quarterback Kohlton Meyers to a back injury on the 4th and Goal try.

Abilene would break off a 78 yard run by fullback Parker O’Neal on third down to complete a 6 play 99 yard drive.

With Meyers out of the game and back up quarterback Maddux Winter out with an injury as well, Hays turned to tailback Hunter Brown at quarterback two drives later.  Abilene would score on their next two drives taking a 22-0 lead at the end of the first quarter.

Hays turned the ball over three times in the first half on two fumbles and an interception.  The Indians did find success late in the first half when Brown hit Keith Dryden on a 49 yard touchdown pass to make the score 22-7.  Abilene would make up the points on the kickoff however when Harley Hazlett returned the kick for a touchdown making the score 29-7 at half.

Highlights

Coach Randall Rath

 

There were only five total drives in the second half.  Abilene scored a 30 yard field goal and one yard touchdown run.  Hays punted and drove down inside the one yard line but could not score.

Hays falls to Abilene 38-7 and goes to 2-6 on the year and 0-2 in district play.  Abilene locks up a playoff spot with a 2-0 district record as Buhler also has a 2-0 district record after week 8.  Those two will meet up for district crown in Buhler.

Hays will host McPherson who is 0-2 in district play on senior night at Lewis Field Stadium.

Hays finishes the regular season at home next week for senior night against McPherson.

 

Kansas Shrine Bowl announces head coaches for 2016 game

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Kansas Shrine Bowl Release

kansas shrine bowl logoKANSAS-The Kansas Shrine Bowl Board of Directors would like to announce 2016 Head Coaches for the 43rd Kansas Shrine Bowl All-Star Football game; leading the East squad, Topeka Seaman High School’s, Blake Pierce; and for the West squad, Randall Zimmerman from Junction City High School. 

The 43rd annual Kansas Shrine Bowl will be played Saturday July 30th, 2016 in Emporia, Kansas at Welch Stadium on Emporia State University campus.  Kickoff will be at 7:00 pm.  

Coach Blake Pierce is a 28 year coach, coaching in his fourth Shrine Bowl. Coach Pierce graduated from Topeka Seaman High School in Topeka, Kansas he then went on to Emporia State University where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Education majoring in Biology.   Before becoming head coach at Topeka Seaman, Coach Pierce was an assistant at Washburn Rural High School, Osage City High School and Topeka Seaman High School.

Returning for his seventh Shrine Bowl, Coach Randall Zimmerman has been coaching for 29 years. Before coaching at Junction City High School, Coach Zimmerman has also coached at Sacred Heart High School and Phillipsburg High School. A graduate of Grinnell High School and receiving his Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education at Fort Hays State University, Coach Zimmerman continued his education at Kansas State University where he received his Masters in Educational Leadership.

Nominations for all-star football players have begun, and final rosters will be released at the first of the year. 

All Shrine Bowl events are produced and presented to benefit Shriners Hospitals for Children [SHC]. SHC is a health care system of 22 hospitals dedicated to improving the lives of children by providing pediatric specialty care, innovative research, and outstanding teaching programs for medical professionals. Children up to the age of 18 are eligible for care and receive all services in a family-centered environment, regardless of the patients’ ability to pay. Tickets and additional information are available at www.kansasshrinebowl.com or by calling 800-530-5524.

Sub-state volleyball brackets

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The Kansas State High School Activities association released brackets for this Saturday’s volleyball sub-state tournaments.

Hays High is the three-seed at the 4A-Division 1 sub-state in Buhler and will open with No. 2 seed McPherson. Abilene is the top overall seed and will take on Buhler.

4A-D1 Buhler sub-state bracket

TMP-Marian is the No. 1 seed at the 3A Norton sub-state and will take on the host Lady Jays at 2 p.m. Saturday. The winner will get the winner of four/five matchup between Minneapolis and Phillipsburg.

Beloit is the No. 2 seed and will take on seven-seed Russell. Ellsworth is the three-seed and they open with six-seed Hoisington in the other match. The winners face each other in the semifinals.

3A Norton sub-state bracket

At the 2A Oberlin sub-state Ness City is the No. 1 and they will play the winner of the Oakley versus Oberlin play-in game. Atwood and Plainville meet in the four/five matchup and the winners will play in the semifinals.

Ellis is the No. 2 seed and they will open with seven-seed Trego. Hill City is the three-seed and the will take on six-seed St. Francis. The winners face each other in the semifinals.

2A Oberlin sub-state bracket

Victoria earned the No. 4 seed at the 1A-D1 Hoxie sub-state. They will take on Triplains-Brewster in the first round. The winner gets top-seed Hoxie who earned a first-round bye.

Stockton is the No. 2 seed and will get an opening round bye. They play the winner of No. 3 Quinter and six-seed Greeley Co.

1A-D1 Hoxie sub-state bracket

In the 1A-D1 Minneola sub-state La Crosse is the top seed and will get a bye in the first-round. They play the winner of the four/five matchup between Hodgeman Co. and Minneola.
Otis-Bison, the two-seed, also get a first-round bye and will play the winner of No 3 Satanta and No. 6 Kinsley.

1A-D1 Minneola sub-state

No change for area teams in latest KVA rankings

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No change for the three area teams ranked in the AVA coaches poll. Hays High holds at No. 5 in 4A Division I, TMP-Marian is seventh in 3A and La Crosse fourth in 1A Division I.

Complete rankings below

Class 6A
1. Olathe Northwest 35-1 (1)
2. Blue Valley West 31-4 (2)
3. Olathe East 28-8 (3)
4. Blue Valley North 21-12 (4)
5. Shawnee Mission East 26-8 (5)
6. Blue Valley Northwest 20-15 (6)
7. Washburn Rural 28-10 (8)
8. Manhattan 20-13 (7)
9. Wichita East 31-5 (9)
10. Derby 31-6 (10)

Class 5A
1. St. James Academy 30-1 (1)
2. Shawnee Heights 32-4 (2)
3. St. Thomas Aquinas 27-8 (3)
4. Lansing 30-4 (4)
5. Newton 31-7 (5)
6. Emporia 30-7 (6)
7. Goddard-Eisenhower 31-5 (8)
8. Bishop Carroll 26-10 (7)
9. Andover 19-16 (10)
10. Maize 19-18 (9)

Class 4A – Division 1
1. Bishop Miege 25-11 (1)
2. McPherson 30-7 (2)
3. Abilene 33-4 (3)
4. Louisburg 25-10 (4)
5. Hays 27-7 (5)
6. Basehor-Linwood 25-10 (6)
7. Circle 27-9 (8)
8. Andale 23-12 (7)
9. Rose Hill 25-10 (9)
10. DeSoto 23-12 (10)

Class 4A – Division 2
1. Topeka-Hayden 27-10 (1)
2. Kingman 31-5 (3)
3. Burlington 25-9 (4)
4. Rock Creek 28-6 (2)
5. Smoky Valley 23-10 (6)
6. Frontenac 24-9 (7)
7. Santa Fe Trail 20-11 (NR)
8. Anderson County 25-8 (8)
9. Baxter Springs 24-7 (NR)
10. Pratt 20-13 (5)

Class 3A
1. Silver Lake 33-2 (1)
2. Garden Plain 33-2 (2)
3. Douglass 29-3 (3)
4. Southeast of Saline 30-3 (4)
5. Beloit 28-4 (5)
6. Cheney 22-6 (6)
7. Thomas More Prep-Marian 33-4 (7)
8. Marion 33-3 (10)
9. Wellsville 26-8 (NR)
10. Lakin 30-7 (NR)

Class 2A
1. Central Plains 32-0 (1)
2. Spearville 32-2 (2)
3. St. Mary’s Colgan 31-3 (3)
4. Valley Falls 31-3 (6)
5. Heritage Christian Academy 30-5 (5)
6. South Central 28-5 (7)
7. Jefferson County North 28-7 (8)
8. Ness City 24-6 (4)
9. Washington County 24-10 (10)
10. Kiowa County 24-8 (9)

Class 1A – Division 1
1. Goessel 36-0 (1)
2. Centralia 35-1 (2)
3. Hoxie 33-0 (3)
4. LaCrosse 27-5 (4)
5. Waverly 30-4 (5)
6. Hanover 28-9 (7)
7. Flinthills 30-3 (6)
8. St. Paul 23-9 (8)
9. Thunder Ridge 23-9 (NR)
10. Otis-Bison 25-10 (10)

Class 1A – Division 2
1. Beloit-St. John’s/Tipton 32-3 (1)
2. Axtell 26-9 (2)
3. Northern Valley 24-7 (4)
4. Wheatland-Grinnell 30-7 (5)
5. Logan 28-5 (6)
6. Dighton 22-11 (3)
7. Attica 27-6 (7)
8. South Barber 24-9 (8)
9. Linn 16-17 (NR)
10. Golden Plains 21-1

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