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Osage City tames Tigers
Lyndon inducted into FHL with 40-14 loss
Jeremy Gaston
Sports Editor
With just eight miles between them, Osage City and Lyndon are rivals
in many sports. The two schools, however, have rarely met on the
football field in recent years.
Friday's match-up was the first between the two since 1999 and third
in 29 years. The game reversed the trend of the last meeting between
the teams, when Lyndon dominated the show. The Tigers made the first
strike last week, but Osage City soon took over.
“We took advantage of the opportunities they presented,”
Osage City Head Coach Mike Ritzel said. “I thought our kids
played well.”
Lyndon opened up the game, and the season, with a 2-yard touchdown
by Shea Kirsop in the first quarter and PAT run by Nick Walsh in
the fourth quarter. The Tigers, however, gave the game away on multiple
turnovers and even more fumbles, dropping the ball 11 times in the
match with Osage City recovering 4 times.
The Indians weren’t without their own early season slips,
but limited themselves to two fumbles and just one turnover.
Soon after Lyndon’s initial score, the Indians settled into
a diverse offense, scoring five unanswered first-half touchdowns
through multiple means, with one more touchdown in the fourth quarter.
“They took off, but we answered,” Ritzel said. “They
made some costly mistakes and we capitalized.”
Junior running back Jordan Tice carried in two touchdowns, quarterback
C.J. Marple had two touchdown passes and a touchdown run from the
quarterback, and Devin Lindbloom scored on a goal-line run.
Blake Stoppel stole the show in the second quarter on the receiving
end of a short pass from Marple, catching the deflection off a Lyndon
defender and running out the play for the 69-yard touchdown. Josh
Carson also received a touchdown.
James Schweiger got in on all the Indians' PATs, kicking two extra
points and catching a short conversion pass from Marple.
Lyndon added a final touchdown late in the fourth quarter on a 15-yard
run by Nick Walsh, who also carried in the conversion. It did little
to change the outcome.
Marple completed 7 of 13 passes for 207 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Stoppel had 2 receptions for 103 yards; Schweiger had 2 catches
for 50 yards and Carson had 2 for 46 yards. Tice led the ground
game with 133 yards on 12 carries.
Lyndon quarterback Derek Banzhaf scrambled for 144 yards on 17 carries,
completing 3 of 7 passes for 28 yards. Connor Woodruff had 2 receptions
for 24 yards. Kirsop had 107 rushing yards on 14 carries.
Kirsop led the Lyndon defense with 12 tackles; Ryan Romine had 7
tackles; and Banzhaf, Walsh and Woodruff each had 6 tackles. Trey
Brown had 4 tackles and the Tigers’ only sack.
The Tigers (0-1) stay on the road third week, playing at 7 p.m.
Friday at Mission Valley. Osage City (1-0) will travel to play at
7 p.m. Friday at Olpe.
Lyndon 6 0 0 8 — 14
Osage City 20 13 0 7 — 40
First Quarter
LHS - Shea Kirsop 44-yard run
OC - Jordan Tice 7-yard run
OC - Devin Lindbloom 1-yard run (C.J. Marple to James Schweiger)
Second Quarter
OC - Marple 1-yard run (Schweiger kick)
OC - Marple 8-yard pass to Josh Carson
OC - Marple 80-yard pass to Blake Stoppel
Fourth Quarter
OC - Tice 28-yard run (Schweiger kick)
LHS - Nick Walsh 15-yard run (Walsh run)
LHS OC
First downs 15 11
Rushing Att-Yards 45-276 35-176
Pass Comp-Att 3-8 7-13
Passing Yards 28 207
Total plays 53 48
Total offense 304 383
Fumbles-Lost 11-4 2-1
Sacks-Yards Lost 1-7 2-7
Punts - average 4-26.8 3-27.7
Penalties-Yards 6-40 6-48
Burlingame uproots Lebo, 40-32
Glyn Day
Special to the Herald-Chronicle
BURLINGAME—“That is why you play
the game.”
For an example of the old adage, you need not look any further than
the football field in Burlingame Friday night. With a spread just
shy of 40 points, the Burlingame Bearcats overcame a slow start
to take advantage of five Lebo turnovers and beat the Wolves, 40-32.
“It’s probably been 15 years since we beat Lebo,”
Burlingame Head Coach Doug Bingham said. “To get down 18-0
with a young team and come back and win was very exciting for the
crowd.”
The game began true to prediction, with Lebo senior Adam Laughlin
running in 40- and 7-yard touchdowns, mixing in another 41-yard
run as he racked up much of his 230 yards in the first half. The
Bearcats, meanwhile, failed to produce a first down on three of
their first four possessions.
Burlingame got their first break near the end of the half after
stopping the Wolves deep in their own territory, scoring their first
points in on defense.
“They punted and snapped over the punter’s head,”
Bingham said. “He picked it up, scrambled and we caught him
in the end zone. That kind of woke us up.”
The boys in purple took five plays to drive down the field where
quarterback Austin Masters hit Ty Lang on a 14-yard touchdown. Lebo
overturned their next two possessions, but held on to an 18-10 lead
at the break.
Lebo fumbled again on the opening kick of the second half, giving
the Bearcats the ball in Lebo territory. Eight plays later, Masters
hit Brian Vandevord with a 6-yard touchdown pass, repeating the
combination on the successful 2-point conversion.
Laughlin returned the ensuing kickoff 60 yards for a touchdown,
diving into the end zone to put the Wolves back up by 10 points.
James Clem broke into the game with a 41-yard touchdown run, breaking
several would-be tackles along the way. Masters ran in the conversion,
leaving the Bearcats down 26-24 for the rest of the third quarter.
Laughlin opened the fourth quarter with his fifth touchdown, breaking
78 yards into the end zone. Lebo trailed the touchdown with another
missed conversion.
The Bearcats erased the difference with a 37-yard touchdown run
by Lang, taking on a conversion run by Masters to knot the game
at 32.
Burlingame’s defense held Lebo three-and-out. Klem returned
the punt 26 yards, leading to a 2-yard run by Lang for the go-ahead
score. Vandevord brought in the 2-point conversion to put the Bearcats
up 40-32 with 4:48 remaining.
The Bearcats’ defense closed the game, holding Lebo on downs
on one possession and ending the game with an interception by Christian
Markley.
“It was a good game the last two quarters,” Bingham
said. “Our kids didn’t fold their tents. We forced a
lot of fumbles and capitalized on them. They just had some tremendous
heart.”
Fumbles and conversions played a big part in the Bearcats’
win.
“We work on fumble drills every day,” Bingham said.
“We forced five and recovered five.
“Another thing I’m really proud of is the extra points.
We scored five touchdowns and had four conversions. We won by 8,
and that’s how many we scored on conversions.”
Coach Bingham still worries about the one that got away.
“We’ll probably run for that,” he said before
Monday’s practice. “It’s not over when you score
six. We celebrate after the two, not the touchdown.”
Nonetheless, the Bearcats hard work in the preseason paid off. Masters
threw 9 completions on 16 passes for 85 yards. Clem and Lang split
246 rushing yards, more than the total yards for the team.
The Bearcats (1-0) jump right back into the fold this week, traveling
to play a tough Jaguars’ team at 7 p.m. Friday in Hartford.
“Hartford’s huge,” Bingham said. “They have
a huge line and a couple good backs. They also throw the ball a
lot. They mix it up.”
Lebo 12 6 8 6 — 32
Burlingame 0 8 16 16 — 40
BHS Lebo
First Downs 17 7
Rushing Att-Yards 59-235 31-219
PAssing YArds 85 65
Passes Comp-Att 2-0 5-5
Punts-Avg. 4-28.75 1-28
Penalties-Yards 9-80 10-90
Trojans lock in first win
LeROY—The Marais des Cygnes Valley Trojans kicked off their
season with a 48-34 win at Southern Coffey County Friday.
The SCC Titans kept the game close, answering two of three MdCV
touchdowns in the first quarter. Brandon Litch scored first on a
1-yard run with a 2-point conversion pass to Jacob Goodwin; SCC
answered with an 8-yard touchdown pass. The Trojans took the lead
a second time on a 42-yard run by Goodwin, followed by a conversion
run by Michael Schmidt. SCC reset the game with a 32-yard touchdown
run and conversion.
MdCV’s last touchdown of the first quarter – a 23-yard
run by Patrick Ingelken – went unanswered.
The Trojans took over in the second quarter, scoring on a 19-yard
pass from Litch to Schmidt, a 67-yard kickoff return by Goodwin
and a fumble recovery by Schmidt in the end zone. SCC’s lone
touchdown left them trailing 40-22 at the break.
SCC went on to outpace the Trojans 12-8 in the second half with
touchdowns in each quarter. MdCV scored once more on an 18-yard
touchdown run by Goodwin and Litch-to-Schmidt conversion pass in
the fourth quarter, cruising to the 14-point win.
Goodwin led the Trojans with 135 yards on 27 carries. Brandon Litch
threw 4 completions for 45 yards, with Goodwin adding 48 yards on
a halfback pass. Schmidt had 3 receptions for 80 yards.
The Trojans (1-0) will travel to play the Wolves at 7 p.m. Friday
at Lebo.
MdCV 22 18 0 8 — 48
SCC 16 6 6 6 — 34
MdCV SCC
First Downs 10 14
Rushing Att-Yards 41-206 49-272
Passing Comp-Att 5-8 4-13
Passing Yards 93 25
Fumbles Lost 1 1
Penalties-Yards 6-35 8-37
SFT falls to Basehor-Linwood
BASEHOR—The Santa Fe Trail Chargers took a slow start in their
season opener Friday at Basehor-Linwood. SFT, however, found several
accomplishments in the 23-7 loss to the Bobcats.
“I was more disappointed after the game than I was after I
watched the tape,” SFT Head Coach Lucas Boss said.
Boss saw silver linings during several parts of the game. The defense
made a solid start by holding Basehor to back-to-back three-and-out
possessions, despite specials teams dropping both punts. He also
saw potential in them as the team nearly scored twice on the Bobcats
in the third quarter, which would have put the game within 6 points.
One of the punts got back to Basehor, and the second would-be touchdown
was called back on a forward lateral penalty.
“Had a few mistakes that really put us in bad field position
the whole first half,” Boss said. “On both of Basehor-Linwood’s
scores in the first half, we had people there and just didn't make
plays.”
SFT scored the first touchdown on a 9-yard run by Caleb Cook, followed
by a conversion run by Chase McIver. The second progressive drive
on the second half, which ended on the recalled 65-yard touchdown
drive, was even more damaging to their morale that it was on the
scoreboard.
“We just couldn't claw back after that play,” Boss said.
The Chargers totaled just 44 rushing yards, led by 41 by Cook and
30 by Holden Barton. Phoenix Anshutz completed 6 of 11 passes for
66 yards, but was tackled for 29 lost yards.
Cook led the defense with 11 tackles and 1.5 sacks; Brandon Downs
had 10 tackles; Ryan Garrison had 7 tackles and 2.5 sacks; and Greg
Faulk and Frank Kelemete each had 7 tackles.
The Chargers (0-1) continue the season at 7 p.m. Friday at Santa
Fe Trail.
“The kids played tough and are going to have to get used to
being undersized and realize they can still compete,” Boss
said. “We are looking forward to correcting mistakes this
week at practice and in our home opener against Anderson County.”
Santa Fe Trail 0 0 7 0 — 7
Basehor 7 7 6 3 — 23 |
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