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Mackey’s return powers Tigers to big win By Travis Mounts
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The Eisenhower Tigers scored on the first drive of the game and never looked back, winning Friday’s football game 49-29 on the road over the Arkansas City Bulldogs. The Tigers grabbed a 7-0 lead on a 24-yard touchdown pass from Collin Mackey to Chance Omli. It was Mackey’s first game back after suffering a concussion in a game two weeks before. Mackey was sharp, completing nine of 12
throws for 234 yards. He was the Tigers’ top rusher, too, picking up 137 yards on nine carries. Eisenhower increased its lead on its next possession, capped by a 3-yard run by Colton Mackinnon just before the end of the first quarter. The touchdown was set up by a 47-yard run by Parker Wenzel on a play where Mackey faked a pass before tossing the ball to Wenzel. The Bulldogs made a 38-yard field goal between the Tigers’ first-quarter touchdowns. The Tigers extendend their lead to 21-10 in the second quarter with a 20-yard scoring
run by Mackey. Arkansas City answered with an 85-yard touchdown on a screen pass. The Bulldogs then recovered an onside kick, but gave the ball back to the Tigers after failing to convert a fourth-down pass. Two plays later, Wenzel cleared the defense on the left side, scoring on a 43-yard run that gave Eisenhower a 28-10 halftime lead. The Tigers got third-quarter scores from Mackinnon on a 17-yard run, and when Mackey connected with Cooper Ryan for an 80-yard touchdown pass. Two fourth-quarter scores
pulled the Bulldogs to within 19 points at 42-23. The Tigers put together another scoring drive in the fourth quarter, with Nick Hogan reaching the end zone on a 1-yard run. Eisenhower had 573 yards of total offense, including 339 rushing yards. In addition to Mackey’s 137 yarrds, Wenzel gained 101 yards on 13 rushes and Mackinnon had 53 yard on eight carries. Ryan had a big night catching the ball, leading all receivers with 159 yards. Omli had 50 yards on three catches. Arkansas City gained a lot
of yards, as Cevin Clark was 18-for-35 for 338 yards, and the Bulldogs ran for 140 yards. The victory improves the Tigers’ record to 2-3 and moves them up to the 11th seed out of 16 teams in Class 5A’s West division. In the three largest classes, playoffs are now determined by seedings rather than by districts. This is the third year of that format for 5A and 6A, and is new for 4A. This Friday, the Tigers will host the Maize South Mavericks, who also are 2-3 but sit at 14th in the seedings based on points. Kickoff is at 7 p.m.
Celtics’ big plays ground the Owls By Travis Mounts
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A pair of big plays by the Trinity Catholic Celtics of Hutchinson early in their football game at the Garden Plain Owls was the difference in the game as the visiting Celtics beat the Owls 20-7 last Friday. The Owls found themselves in a hole just 15 seconds into the game as Trinity’s Kaleb Hammeke returned the opening kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown and a 6-0 lead. It appeared Garden Plain would tie the game on the ensuing drive. The Owls drove from their 43-yard line to the Trinity 25, but the Celtics defense forced a fumble that Aaron Guerrero returned all the way to the Owls’ 12. On fourth-and-5, the Celtics scored on a 7-yard pass. The 2-point conversion was run in by Guerrero for a 14-0 lead late in the first quarter. Guerrero hurt the Owls throughout the night, especially late in the game when the Owls needed a defensive stop. He picked up a game-high 133 yards, and ran for all but 16 of Trinity’s rushing total. Trinity was not a throwing threat, gaining just 17 yards through the air. Garden Plain’s scoring drive was set up by a
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Garden Plain defensive player Isaac Quintero brings down Trinity Catholic runner Aaron Guerrero during the Owls’ home game against the Celtics last Friday.
timely defensive play. On the first play after an Owls’ punt, the Celtics fumbled the ball and it was recovered by Garden Plain’s Anthony Hays, who covered the ball at the Trinity 34-yard line. John Nowak had three key runs on the drive, including a 10-yard run on second-and-12, and a 7-yard run on third-and-2 at the 7-yard line. That set up Jake Landwehr’s 3-yard touchdown run. The Owls weren’t able to
score after that, however. A second-quarter drive ended on downs at the Trinity 27-yard line. A pair of holding calls short-circuited a drive that made it to the Trinity 9. Starting at their own 41 in the final seconds of the third quarter, the Celtics sealed the win with a long drive that culminated in a Guerrero touchdown with 3:35 to play. The drive covered 59 yards and 8 minutes and 56 seconds, and Guererro
carried the ball on 14 of 16 plays. The Owls had 222 total yards of offense, besting Trinity’s 166. The Celtics rushed for just three more yards that the Owls. The difference was in Garden Plain’s pass game. Matt Pauly played well in place of Ethan McGregor, who is out with a finger injury suffered the week before. Pauly threw for 76 yards, completing six of 18 attempts. He had one interception late in the
game. “He was poised for just a week of practice and being thrown in against a good team,” said Garden Plain head coach Ken Dusenbury. He said the Celtics are a talented team. “They had two plays that really hurt us.” The Owls did as much to stop themselves as the Celtics did. “We had some drive killers. We did some nice things but shot ourselves in the foot. You can’t play
a team like that and make mistakes,” he said. The Celtics had been in a similar position the week before, where mistakes they made helped Conway Springs to a 22-8 win over Trinity. Now Garden Plain and Trinity Catholic are tied 1-1 in District 6, with the Owls holding a slight advantage in points. Chaparral and Conway Springs are undefeated in the district, with Chaparral holding a slight points advantage. Those four teams should make the playoffs. All four were ranked in the top 4 in 2A last week, and all were undefeated in non-district games, making District 6 the toughest in all of 2A. The district’s other teams, Remington and Independent, are winless this season. The Owls head to Chaparral this Friday, and they are expecting another tough contest. “(Quarterback) Jake Burke is the real deal. They have big, strong, aggressive linemen. They do a lot of things really well. Defensively, they play fast and that causes a lot of problems,” Dusenbury said. Friday’s game could be a big factor in who hosts a playoff game and who goes on the road. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. at Chaparral High School.
Golfers get ready for regional play
By Travis Mounts
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Cheney won the second annual Central Plains League-Central Kansas League combined golf tournament on Tuesday, edging perennial favorite Hoisington by a single stroke. The Cardinals won on their home course at Cherry Oaks, while Garden Plain – the Owls playing separately from Andale kin – came in third. Cheney shot 400 to edge Hoinsington by a single stroke. The Owls shot 426, 14 strokes better than fourth-place Pratt. Cheney did not have a top-5 finisher, but won on the overall strength of the team. The Cardinals’ Jalyn Turner and Emory Ast were seventh and eighth, and Makenzie Cox was 10th. “They’re very excited
to win the school’s first league championship. They were consistent, very good front nines and very good back nines. The greens got fast and it got windy, and they held it together,” said Cheney head coach Randy Leroux. The Owls’ Isabelle Fontes had a top-10 finish to lead her team, and Macie Foster was 14th. Also Tuesday, Eisenhower and Goddard finished third and fourth, respectively, in the sixteam Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League Div. II tournament at Hesston Golf Park. Andover and Maize South ran away and were the only teams under 400. Eisenhower shot 404, and Goddard shot 412 over 18 holes.The Lions’ Paige Strausberg shot 97 and placed 11th, while the Tigers’ Emma Fleischman and Karsen Klein each shot 98 and placed 12th and 13th, respectively.
Eisenhower took part in the 17-team Hutchinson Invitational at Carey Park on Sept. 27. They shot 407 over 18 holes, placing 12th. On Sept. 25, both Cheney and Andale-Garden Plain sent varsity squads to Pretty Prairie. The Cardinals shot 198
to win, and were the only team under 200. Andale-GP shot 237 to take fifth at the eight-team contest. Cheney had three players in the top five, with Turner and Cox placing second and third, and Ast coming in fifth. Craig placed 10th, putting all of the Cardinals scores in the
top 10. Regional golf tournaments will be held on Monday. The top three teams from each regional will go to State, as will the top five individuals at each regional not on a qualifying team. Cheney and Garden Plain will play in the 3-2-
1A regional at Hoisington. Tee time is 10 a.m. Goddard and Eisenhower will head west to play in the 5A regional at Smoky Hill Country Club in Hays. Tee time there is 9 a.m.
CPL/CKL, Oct. 2 Cheney: Jalyn Turner, 96, 7th; Emory Ast, 96, 8th; Makenzie Cox, 99, 10th; Natalie Craig, 109, 17th; Morgan Sutter, 124, 30th; Ashlynn Riggs, 135, 36th. GP: Isabelle Fontes, 97, 9th; Macie Foster, 107, 14th; Sumer Hahn, 109, 18th; Coleen Teter, 113, 24th. AVCTL, Oct. 2 EHS: Emma Fleischman, 98, 12th; Karsen Klein, 98, 13th; Jordan Luper, 102, 17th; Hannah Schaffer, 106, 20th; Tami Adeagbo, 142, 36th. GHS: Paige Strausberg, 97, 11th; Ryley Elpers, 101, 16th; Sarah Williams, 107, 21st; Lindsey Simpson, 107, 22nd; Megan Bay, 111, 27th; Sydney Sheets, 116, 31st. Hutchinson Inv., Sept. 27 EHS: Emma Fleischman, 98, 47th; Hannah Schaffer, 100, 53rd; Jordan Luper, 103, 61st; Karsen Klein, 106, 74th; Tami Adeagbo, 110, 84th.
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The Cheney girls won their first-ever Central Plains League-Central Kansas League title on Monday. This is the second year the CPL – joined with the CKL – has held a league tournament. The Cardinals won at Cherry Oaks.
Pretty Prairie, Sept. 25 Cheney: Jalyn Turner, 48, 2nd; Mackenzie Cox, 48, 3rd; Emory Ast, 49, 5th; Natalie Craig, 53, 10th; Morgan Sutter, 58, 20th; Ashlyn Riggs, 75, 48th. GP: Sumer Hahn, 56, 15th; Taryn Keeter, 59, 21st; Colleen Teter, 60, 25th; Macie Foster, 62, 29th.