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Lions wins own invite; Cards, Owls take 3rd and 4th

By Michael Buhler The Times-Sentinel

There are arguably few better places to tune up for postseason play than the Goddard Invitational volleyball tournament.

Five local teams — Campus, Cheney, Eisenhower, Garden Plain and host Goddard — competed in the tournament last Saturday, with Goddard defeating Andover in the championship and Cheney edging out Garden Plain for third place.

In Pool A, Garden Plain won the pool on a tiebreaker, as the Owls, Cheney and Andale all tied at 2-1. Garden Plain downed Andale 25-20, 25-21, while Cheney beat the Owls 2517, 21-25, 26-24 and Andale defeated Cheney 25-19, 21-25, 25-20. Campus went 0-3, losing to Andale 16-25, 4-25, Cheney 7-25, 18-25 and to Garden Plain 15-25, 23-25.

In Pool B, Andover defeated Goddard 2518, 19-25, 25-11 to win the pool. Goddard also defeated Eisenhower 25-16, 25-19 and Wichita West 25-3, 25-8. Eisenhower went 1-2 in pool play, losing to Andover 14-25, 1825 but beating Wichita West 25-8, 25-9.

In the tournament semifinals, Andover downed Cheney 25-16, 25-16, while the host Lions edged Garden Plain 25-19, 25-17, setting up the championship and third-place matches.

Cheney coach Sara Walkup was pleased with how her team did over the weekend.

“Saturday tournaments are such long days and I always feel like we are fighting our own selves in going through the motions,” Walkup said. “We had some ups and downs all day and even had some sluggish points where we had to regroup and find a spark, but I was definitely proud of the way we battled with some good teams and finished playing well in our fifth match of the day against Garden Plain.”

By contrast, Eisenhower coach Shelby Allee had hoped her team would have performed better in the weekend before the substate tournament.

“I was disappointed with their play,” Allee said. “They lacked energy and were very complacent. We are excited to take advantage of the full week before substate and break down every aspect of the game.”

Cardinals win two more league matches The Cheney Cardinals stayed hot in Central Plains League play last week, downing Chaparral 25-6, 25-17 and Belle Plaine 25-12, 25-17.

Against Chaparral, Kylee Scheer had seven kills and three aces, while Olivia Albers added five kills and Brooklyn Wewe had 13 assists. Cierra Harrison had five kills against Belle Plaine, while Albers had three aces and Wewe had 16 assists.

“I thought the girls all played well together last Tuesday as a team,” Walkup said. “It was senior night, so I thought my seniors did an awesome job of stepping up and leading us to two more league wins.”

Cheney finished the regular season earlier this week at Wichita Trinity, battling the hosts for the CPL title and also taking on Wichita Independent. The Cardinals head to Haven Saturday for the Class 3A substate, where they will join the hosts, Chaparral, Halstead, Hesston, Kingman, Wichita Collegiate and Wichita Trinity.

“I think the girls feel confident that we

ABOVE: Goddard’s Kade Hackerott and Sydney Morrow defend a kill by Garden Plain’s Claire Clark.

LEFT: Kelsey Huggans attempts a kill against the defense of Cheney’s Cierra Harrison and Olivia Albers during a pool play match Saturday.

BELOW: The Eisenhower Tigers celebrate a point during their match against Goddard.

More photos will be posted online at tsnews.com.

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are playing well and they know they can compete with the best teams in the state,” Walkup said. “It comes down to executing in the end, so we will see how we fare this week.”

Owls go 1-1 at CS

The Garden Plain Owls split a CPL triangular last Tuesday at Conway Springs, downing the hosts 25-18, 25-8 but falling to Wichita Trinity 14-25, 22-25.

Against Conway Springs, Alli Puetz had eight kills, while Natasha Dooley added five and Kennedy Horacek had 12 digs. Madysen Zoglman had nine assists and Claire Clark had eight. Dooley had six kills against Wichita Trinity, while Zoglman added 11 assists and a pair of aces and Horacek had 18 digs.

Garden Plain headed to Kingman earlier this week to conclude the regular season, taking on the hosts, Douglass and Belle Plaine in a CPL quadrangular. The Owls head to Sterling for the Class 2A substate on Saturday, where they will join the hosts, Inman, Conway Springs, Sedgwick, Moundridge, Hutchinson Trinity and Wichita Independent.

Eisenhower wins two The Eisenhower Tigers picked up a pair of wins in a triangular last week, downing Arkansas City and Valley Center.

“They got a bit complacent during the second game against Valley Center, but I was really impressed with them other than that,” Allee said. “They were focused and played a pretty consistent game.

Hannah Weber had a really good day on Tuesday and has grown a lot this season.”

The Tigers head to the Class 5A substate at Andover on Saturday and will take on McPherson in the semifinals. The winner of that match will take on either Andover or Arkansas City for the substate championship and a trip to State.

Lions split triangular Last Tuesday, the Goddard Lions took on Andover and Andover Central in a triangular, downing Andover Central 25-20, 25-13 and falling to Andover 19-25, 2025. However, Goddard would get revenge on Andover in the championship game of the Goddard Invitational four days later.

Goddard heads to Great Bend on Saturday for the Class 5A substate, where the Lions will take on Valley Center in the semifinals. The winner of that match will play either Great Bend or Salina South for the substate championship and a trip to State.

Colts drop pair of league matches

Before heading to Goddard last Saturday, the Campus Colts lost a pair of games in an Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League Division I triangular at Salina South last Tuesday, losing to Derby 9-25, 4-25 and to Salina South 19-25, 13-25.

The Colts finished the regular season against Newton and Andover earlier this week and will head to the Class 6A substate on Saturday at Garden City, where they will take on Topeka in a quarterfinal match. The winner will take on host Garden City in the semifinals, with the winner of that match battling either Wichita Southeast or Manhattan for the substate championship and a trip to State.

Hesston wins Clearwater Invitational, Indians go 1-2

By Michael Buhler The Times-Sentinel

Clearwater was not at the Goddard invite because it was hosting its own tournament last weekend, the Clearwater Invitational.

Hesston won that tournament, downing Wichita Trinity 25-19, 14-25, 26-24 in the finals. Meanwhile, Wellington beat Rose Hill 19-25, 25-20, 25-23 to claim third place.

Clearwater went 1-2 in pool play at its own tournament, downing South Haven 259, 25-10 but falling to Wichita Trinity 18-25, 22-25 and to Rose Hill 25-20, 22-25, 20-25.

Lexi Cash was named to the all-tournament team for the host Indians.

Last Tuesday, Clearwater fell to Andale 16-25, 11-25 and to Wichita Collegiate in three sets. Clearwater closed the regular season earlier this week against Mulvane and Wellington and will head to the Class 4A substate on Saturday at Andale. The Indians will play Mulvane in the quarterfinals, with the winner taking on Andale in the semis.

The winner of that match will then play Augusta or Wamego for the substate championship and a trip to State.

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ABOVE: Briona Woods goes up for a block during the Clearwater Invitational on Saturday.

LEFT: Bethany McGuire gets a kill during a match against Rose Hill. See more photos at tsnews.com.

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Ike’s Truong medals at State tennis

By Sam Jack

The Times-Sentinel sjack@tsnews.com

On Saturday at Pittsburg High School, Eisenhower Tigers senior Kelly Truong became the first girls tennis player in Eisenhower High School history to medal at a State tournament. She took 10th in the Class 5A event.

In her first round on Friday, Truong defeated a St. James Academy player 7-5, 6-2. She then faced Salina Central’s Callie Sanborn, losing 6-0, 6-0. Sanborn went on to place fourth.

On Saturday, Truong first played Merritt Ellis of Blue Valley Southwest, winning 9-3. She then battled Emma Sinclair of Andover for ninth place, but lost 9-7.

Truong finishes her season with a 19-10 win-loss record.

Rachel Davis also represented the Tigers at State, qualifying as a freshman. She lost two straight to exit the tournament, finishing the season with a 12-9 record.

Two girls from Campus High School – seniors Venus Thanasouk and Hannah Wood – represented the Colts at the Class 6A State tournament, held at the Kossover Tennis Center in Topeka. Both lost back-to-back matches on Friday and missed the cut to continue playing on Saturday.

Thanasouk finished the season with a 16-8 record, while Wood finished 14-11.

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LEFT: Eisenhower’s Kelly Truong placed 10th at State tennis, becoming the first girl in school history to medal at the tournament. ABOVE: Venus Thanasouk and Hannah Wood competed at State for the Campus Colts.

Owls declaw Panthers, get ready for Cardinals

By Travis Mounts

The Times-Sentinel news@tsnews.com

This Friday will be a battle of top 5 teams as the Garden Plain Owls host the Conway Springs Cardinals in a Class 2A District 6 battle that will determine the district championship.

Both teams come into the game healthy and playing well.

The Owls are undefeated and really haven’t been tested since Week 1. Garden Plain took advantage of multiple Cheney turnovers to jump out to a 28-0 lead and won 35-19. The game was more even after the first quarter, and Cheney went on to win its next six games.

Meanwhile, Conway Springs’

only loss was in Week 2, a 39-19 loss at Cheney. Conway Springs was short-handed in that game, and has since won five straight games in convincing fashion.

So as Friday’s game approaches, both teams are 4-0 in district play with the maximum 84 district points. The winner claims the district title, but both teams will host playoff games next week. And since teams aren’t seeded 1-16 in the playoffs, a district title does not necessarily guarantee an easier playoff path.

That said, this is a big rivalry game that both teams and both communities look forward to. It will be the toughest test for both squads since district games began. The Owls are ranked No. 3 in 2A, and the Cardinals are No.

4, according to kpreps.com.

“They key for us is to be able to hold our own on the line of scrimmage,” said Garden Plain head coach Ken Dusenbury.

“They do a good job of penetrating, and their linebackers run to the ball very well.”

He said the Cardinals once again are a strong running team.

Both squads have worked this year to improve their passing games. So will this game be an aerial assault, or a traditional ground-and-pound game?

“It’s going to be a huge challenge because they have gotten a lot better as their season has gone, like they always do.

They’re throwing the ball more.

It compliments their style.”

Dusenbury said it is tough

to evaluate the Cardinals’ pass defense. They haven’t shown any weakness, but their front seven makes it tough for other teams to have time to pass.

Independent offered little resistance last Friday as the Owls won 64-8. Garden Plain scored 30 points in the first quarter and led 57-6 at halftime.

Jeb Nowak started things off with a 44-yard punt return for a touchdown early in the game.

Black Long scored the first of three touchdowns on a 34-yard run. He also had second-quarter scores of 42 and 56 yards.

Matt Pauly had two first-quarter touchdown passes to Jordan Thomas and Trey Smith. Those were their only catches of the night.

The Owls defense also recorded a first-quarter safety.

Long led the running game with 155 yards and three touchdowns. Will Tice had 64 yards and a score, and Tranden Daerr added 44 yards and a touchdown. Nine runners had positive yards. Pauly finished 3-for-5 for 57 yards.

Francis Stuhlsatz provided the biggest second-half highlight, returning the opening kickoff 75 yards for a touchdown. Independent’s only points after halftime came on a Garden Plain safety in the game’s final minute.

The Owls had 384 total yards to just 23 for Independent. Garden Plain ran for 327 yards, and the Panthers were held to minus 19 yards rushing.

Cardinals find new kicker in win over Knights

By Travis Mounts

The Times-Sentinel news@tsnews.com

The Cheney Cardinals were a heavy favorite in Friday’s home game against the Trinity Academy Knights. The fact that the Cardinals took a 35-7 first-quarter lead and won 55-14 was no surprise.

However, the Cardinals were pleasantly surprised in their new kicker, as Hunter Ivory went 7-for-7 on extra point kicks and made field goals of 29 and 40 yards.

The Cardinals’ kicking game has been a bit of an adventure since they lost the very reliable Logan Bartlett to injury early in the season.

“It was a nice surprise,” said Cheney head coach Shelby Wehrman.

After struggling with extra points at Haven the week before, the Cardinals reopened the kicker competition. Several players tried out, including Ivory, who used to play soccer.

“He wasn’t that impressive on the first three kicks. The next three were better,” Wehrman said.

Then the team had players kick until they missed.

“Hunter then made 10 in a row and I said, ‘You’re hired.’”

Against Trinity, about the only negative was when the Cardinals allowed a 66-yard kickoff return. Cheney had already scored on its first three possessions and led 21-0.

The Cardinals blocked Trinity’s point-after kick.

The Cardinals then scored on their next possession, finding the end

zone just four plays later.

Quarterback Zac Block ran for 18 yards, and then handed off to Luke Wewe for runs of 26 and 4 yards.

Block then connected with Riley Petz for a 32-yard touchdown pass.

The Cardinals ran all over the Knights, gaining 355 yards. They passed for 194 more yards, for 549 yards of total offense.

Cheney’s defense held Trinity to zero rushing yards for the game. The Knights threw for 72 yards and had just five first downs, and struggled to move the ball all night.

Block was 5-for-7 passing for 116 yards and two touchdowns, and Harrison Voth went 2-for-6 for 28 yards. Caden Sowers took over from them and was 3-for-5 for 61 yards and a touchdown.

Petz was the top receiver with 62 yards and two TD catches from Block.

Dayton Higgs had 43 receiving yards plus a score, and Luke Grace added 37 yards. Garret Jacobs, Mason Schneider and Quincy Thomas also had catches.

Ten Cardinals ran for positive yards. Block, Wewe and Petz each ran for a touchdown. Voth was the top rusher with 88 yards, Block added 80 and Petz had 66 yards. Wewe finished with 47 yards.

Quincy Thomas highlighted the defensive effort with a third-quarter interception that he returned for a touchdown.

The starters came out after the first quarter, and then played one series in the second half. “I thought it was good experience (for the bench players).

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Hunter Ivory connects on a 40-yard field goal. The new Cheney placekicker debuted last Friday, making two field goals and not missing an extra point.

Whenever possible, we like to get the young players in. I thought they did pretty well.”

Expect the starters to stay in for four quarters this Friday against Andale.

The Indians are the top team in Class 3A and have not lost a regular-season game since 2016. Both the Cardinals and Andale are undefeated in 3A District 6, and both have 84 district points. In addition, both teams are guaranteed home playoff games in Week 9. The district title is on the line, but whatever the outcome, both teams are expected to make playoff runs.

“We need to play the mistake-free football that won us the Clearwater and Collegiate games,” Wehrman said. That means no turnovers and no kick returns. “Andale plays with a high level of intensity. We know they’re really good.

There’s hardly a weakness.”

Christian Presley pressures the Trinity quarterback during the first quarter of Cheney’s win. The Cardinals jumped out to a 35-7 early lead and won easily.

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October 24, 2019 | B3

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No losses for local soccer teams last week

By Sam Jack

The Times-Sentinel sjack@tsnews.com

No local boys soccer teams experienced the sting of defeat last week.

The Eisenhower Tigers and Goddard Lions got two wins apiece, while the Campus Colts had to settle for a tie and a win.

The highest-profile game of the week was at Eisenhower on Oct. 15: a battle of undefeateds versus Maize South.

The Tigers managed to stay undefeated, winning 6-4.

Both teams showed their quality. The Tigers’ Christian Raffinengo had a hat trick, which was matched by a hat trick from Maize South’s Landon Eskridge.

To make the score 2-2, Raffinengo controlled the ball with his chest, then lanced a kick into Maize South’s goal from 30 yards out. A video clip of the shot, posted on Twitter by the Wichita Eagle’s Hayden Barber, has been viewed more than 3,000 times.

“He’s pound for pound our best player, and the kids would even tell you that,” Tigers head coach Roger Downing said of Raffinengo. “He’s a quiet

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ABOVE: Yoseph Espinoza takes a shot on goal during the Lions’ home win against Winfield last week.

BELOW: Aidan Haislett gets by a Winfield defender during Goddard’s home game last Thursday.

kid, so he doesn’t get as much attention, but he’s scored great goals for us all year.”

With under a half hour left in the game, Eisenhower and Maize South were tied 4-4. Eisenhower got the better of their opponent in the final minutes.

“I think it was our first real test all year,” Downing said. “We haven’t been tested all that much, and we got exposed in a couple

spots. At halftime, I told the kids that I’m glad it happened now rather than once the State tournament hits. I was pleased that we could get exposed like we did and still come away with the win.”

In addition to Raffinengo’s hat trick, Carlos Fernandez, Max Raffinengo, and Isaac Shumaker scored for the Tigers. Fernandez had four assists, and Ethan Doud and Dominic LiCastro each had one.

The Tigers played Tuesday, Oct. 22, at Derby; look for results in next week’s paper.

Across Highway 54, Goddard got wins at Arkansas City, 4-3 on Oct. 15, and versus Winfield, 4-1 on Oct. 17. Goddard hosted Valley Center on Tuesday, Oct. 22.

Campus High School played at Salina Central last Tuesday, and the game finished in a 2-2 tie.

Hassan Al-Amood and Alaa Al-Amood were the scorers for the Colts; Erick Rojas had an assist.

Two days later, the Colts found themselves in overtime again, but this time they came away with a win, 1-0 at Andover.

Hassan Al-Amood scored the winning goal.

On Tuesday, Oct. 22, the Colts played at Maize.

All three teams will be playing their final regular-season games simultaneously, starting at 6:30 p.m. this Thursday.

Eisenhower is at Andover Central, Goddard is hosting Andover, and Campus is hosting Hutchinson.

Regional play begins on Monday. Opponents and game times will not be released until after seeding meetings, which are to be held Saturday morning.

Tigers fall victim to Railers’ comeback

By Travis Mounts

The Times-Sentinel news@tsnews.com

A back-and-forth game last Friday ended with a 15-13 Newton Railers win over the visiting Eisenhower Tigers.

A 61-yard touchdown pass with 5:57 to play gave the Railers the go-ahead score, and two Eisenhower drives came up short after that, including one that ended in a Newton fumble recovery.

The Tigers, who have dealt with injuries all year, suffered more this week. They lost one player to a concussion during the game, and had other injuries occur during the week prior to the game.

“We had seven guys playing positions they didn’t the Friday before, or who didn’t play the game before. We had some obstacles,” said Eisenhower head coach Darrin Fisher.

Despite the injuries, the Tigers nearly got the win.

Newton took a 3-0 lead in the first quarter on a 42-yard field goal. Eisenhower answered with a 60-yard scoring pass from Chance Omli to Mason Turney.

Omli is one of four different players to be at the quarterback position this season. He finished the night 10-for-30 for 167 yards, with two touchdowns and two interceptions. The 60-yard score was the Tigers’ longest pass play of the game.

The Railers added a field goal

in the second quarter, as the Tigers led 7-6 at halftime. A third-quarter field goal of 33 yards gave Newton a 9-7 lead.

The Tigers regained the lead on an 11-yard pass from Omli to Jordan Vincent. The point-after kick failed, and Eisenhower led 13-9 with 7:12 left in the game.

But the Railers’ big fourth-quarter score gave them the lead for good.

“The guys played hard. They did everything we asked them to,” Fisher said. “We couldn’t execute as good as we needed to.

But the guys had a lot of fight.”

Fisher said the Tigers were able to match Newton’s speed and physicality, but a lack of repetitions at practice and lack of experience were factors.

“It was still a game we could have won. I tip my cap to the guys,” he said.

The Tigers hope to get at least one linebacker and one defensive end back for this Friday’s home game against Valley Center. The Tigers are 4-3 while the Hornets come in at 2-5.

Eisenhower is currently No. 7 in Class 5A West and in position to host a playoff game, but it all depends on Friday’s game and how other teams do. The Tigers are the lowest ranked of three teams at 4-3, and four teams are a game behind at 3-4. Fisher said the Tigers could finish as high as No. 5, or fall to No. 9 or 10.

“There’s a lot on this game.

And Valley Center is a quality team with several close losses,”

he said. “This win would mean a lot to us and would secure a winning regular-season record.”

Eisenhower has just one regular-season winning record since the Tigers’ first season in 2013. In 2015, EHS was 5-4 in the regular season and finished 7-5 overall.

Valley Center runs a spread offense. The Hornets have a mobile quarterback and a talented running back, Fisher said. The defense is fast and physical. He said the Hornets are a lot like the Tigers, who Fisher said could be 6-1 or 1-6 this season.

“The league is more even than I’ve seen it,” he said.

Friday’s game kicks off at 7 p.m. at Goddard District Stadium.

Andale hands Clearwater its second loss

By Travis Mounts

The Times-Sentinel news@tsnews.com

The Clearwater Indians dropped just their second game of the year, falling 50-12 at the Andale Indians last Friday.

Andale is the topranked team in Class 3A and has not lost a regular-season contest since the 2016 season.

For Clearwater, 2019 is already one of the best seasons in recent history, despite last Friday’s loss.

The Indians are 5-2 and have already secured their first winning regular season since 2013, when they went 5-3. Clearwater has just three winning seasons since 2008, including going 8-2 in 2011.

Head coach Jeremy Scheufler said Clearwater has not seen a team with Andale’s speed and ability to get off the ball.

“The kids worked real hard in practice and we felt we had a good game plan,” he said.

That showed as Clearwater was able to contain Andale’s running game to 183 yards. However, Andale was able to throw for

310 yards, and the aerial attack opened up the game in the second half.

With Tanner Cash back from injury to start the game, Clearwater took an early lead. He handed off the Brock Toothaker for a 27-yard first-quarter score and a 6-0 lead.

But Andale had its starting quarterback returning from injury, too, and Easton Hunter led Andale to three straight scores.

Clearwater continued to fight, and a 16-yard touchdown pass from Cash to Taylor Currie pulled Clearwater to within 10 points at 22-12 at halftime.

Andale took to the air in the second half, scoring three times in the third quarter and adding an insurance touchdown in the fourth quarter.

Clearwater was able to throw for 159 yards and rush for 63 more. Cash went 9-for-26 with a touchdown and no interceptions. Toothaker was Clearwater’s top runner with 43 yards. Many of Clearwater’s running gains were offset by tackles for loss.

“They’re a good football team with good players at

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The Clearwater defense stuffs an Andale runner during last week’s game. Andale remained undefeated with a win over Clearwater.

every position. They were everywhere. They’re everything they’re advertised to be,” Sheufler said about

Andale.

Still, he was pleased with Clearwater’s ability to slow down Andale’s

runners, something that other teams haven’t done this year. He noted that roughly half of Andale’s

rushing yards came on two big plays.

And Clearwater had several potentially big plays that just missed, either on throws that were just off or due to dropped passes.

“Andale makes you play a little faster than you were expecting,” Scheufler said.

Another big game awaits this Friday as Clearwater hosts Collegiate. The teams have had very similar seasons.

The Indians and Spartans are both 5-2 overall, and 2-2 in district games with losses to Cheney and Andale. Collegiate is 1-2 in its last three games, but shutout Haven 49-0 last week. Both teams will play road playoff games next week.

This Friday’s winner will finish third in 3A District 6. Collegiate won last year’s game 35-28 on a Hail Mary pass. Two red zone fumbles hurt, too.

Scheufler said the Indians are more physical this year, and would like to make up for last year’s game.

“I think it will be a really good football game,” he said.

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Indians win league cross country title

By Michael Buhler The Times-Sentinel

The Clearwater boys cross country won the Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League Div. IV title last Thursday. Cole Bixler-Large and Zach Trotter led the way, taking the top two positions.

Hayley Trotter was the girls individual champion and helped the Indians to fourth place in the team standings.

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Mekhi Collins goes up and over a defender during Goddard’s home game against Maize South.

Lions battle hard in 7-0 loss to Maize South

By Travis Mounts The Times-Sentinel news@tsnews.com

A strong defensive effort kept the Goddard Lions in the game against undefeated Maize South last week, but the visiting Mavericks escaped with a 7-0 win.

Goddard drops to 2-5 this season.

“We didn’t play well enough offensively but we played well enough to win. It was our best game defensively,” said Goddard head coach Tommy Beason.

The Lions’ defense gave the offense a couple of first-quarter opportunities, with a fumble recovery and interceptions by Nalell Kapten and Kade Schulz.

The defense produced two more interceptions in the third quarter, one by Carter Morrow and the other by Lake Hamilton.

“We’re pretty confident on one side of the ball,” Beason said, adding that special teams play is looking good right now.

Maize South’s only score came in the second quarter on an 11-yard touchdown pass. The Mavericks were threatening late in the game, driving to the Goddard 1-yard lane. But a fumble was recovered by the Lions in the end zone, ending the Mavericks’ scoring threat.

Injuries have really challenged the Lions’ offense, especially after the loss of quarterback Kyler Semrad, a two-year starter who led the Lions’ to the State title game a year ago.

“We’re having to reinvent who we are offensively, and we play some teams who are pretty salty defensively,” Beason said.

“We’ve had to overhaul our offense a couple times.”

That said, Beason still has high expectations for the offense and for himself as offensive coordinator.

Goddard closes out the regular season this Friday at Andover. The Trojans also are 2-5, having lost their last two games.

Andover has wins over Kapaun-Mt. Carmel and beat Valley Center 127. Goddard opened the season with a win over Wichita East and then beat Valley Center 48-0, but the Lions are on a five-game skid.

The Lions are the No. 8 team in Class 4A West and in position to host a playoff game next week.

But a win this week is a must, and the bigger the win, the more helpful it will be for Goddard. The Lions are one of seven teams with 2-5 records, and leads those teams in district points at minus 22. Independence is right behind at minus 25.

Beason is looking forward to the playoffs despite the do-or-die nature of each game.

“We do pretty well in those situations,” he said.

“It’s hard. We’re not afraid of it. We just haven’t pulled it off yet. We’re still confident.”

Andover also lost its quarterback and is dealing with other injuries. The Trojans also were better on offense early in the season.

Beason said Andover has a very aggressive defense that will bring one, two or even three blitzers on nearly every play.

“They’re not very big, so they try to make up for it with risk-taking,” he said.

Boys: Cole Bixler-Large, 1st, 17:12.1; Zach Trotter, 2nd, 17:30.9; Mason Sieter, 6th, 18:05.7; Logan Patrick, 12th, 18:44.4; Colton Ohlde, 13th, 18:46.6; Cade Smith, 24th, 19:40.8.

Girls: Hayley Trotter, 1st, 20:38.5; Abbey Freeman, 23rd, 25:009.1; Ava Hanes, 24th, 25:12.4; Audrie Garrison, 32nd, 27:21.4; Channing Riggins, 34th, 28:50.5; Emma Willis, 35th, 28:56.7.

Ike, GHS run at league meet Eisenhower’s Austin Fullerton and Jaydn Pavlik finished second in the boys and girls divisions, respectively, at last Saturday’s Ark Valley

Chisholm Trail League Division II meet at Salina South, leading the Tigers to a pair of third-place finishes in the team standings.

On the boys side, Eisenhower was third with 64 points, while Goddard was seventh with 185. Maize South won the meet with 39 points, while Andover was second with 44.

On the girls side, Eisenhower was third with 59 points, seven behind second-place Andover.

Maize South won the meet with 24 points, while Goddard did not field a full team.

Boys Eisenhower: Austin Fullerton, 2nd, 16:07.81; Jacob Fawson, 10th, 17:04.62; Preston Hawkins, 15th, 17:30.24; Dawson Williams, 17th, 17:45.81; Logan Libel, 20th, 17:58.36; Kael Pavlik, 28th, 18:23.12; James Richburg, 30th, 18:27.67.

Goddard: Mason Lubbers, 26th, 18:14.15; Landon Lickly, 35th, 19:09.18; Jackson Baldwin, 37th, 19:24.50; Jason Henschel, 43rd, 20:14.68; Braxton Summers, 44th, 20:37.17.

Girls Eisenhower: Jaydn Pavlin, 2nd, 20:00.82; Kaitlynn Hayes, 9th, 21:08.78; Jorah Reynolds, 10th, 21:27.48; Lainie Burkhart, 17th, 22:31.78; Abby Bachman, 21st, 22:53.30; Mackenzie Popp, 22nd, 22:55.92; Brooklyn Freund, 26th, 23:30.45.

By Travis Mounts

The Times-Sentinel news@tsnews.com

Top-ranked and undefeated Derby left Haysville with a 54-27 win over the Campus Colts last Friday.

But the Colts can take some positives out of a game in which they were a decided underdog.

One highlight was the final score. Campus’ 27 points were the most given up by Derby this season. And while the Panthers may have pulled their starters out of the game, that’s been the case in nearly all of their games this season. And most coaches will tell you that the Panthers’ second string is as formidable as most teams’ starters.

Big plays were a big part of Campus’ success. The Colts’ firsthalf touchdown came on a 73-yard touchdown pass from Brylee Cotton to Tate Rico.

Campus got the ball courtesy of a Derby fumble that the Colts recovered. That late first-quarter score cut Derby’s lead to 28-7.

By halftime, Derby had upped its lead to 54-7.

All second-half scoring belonged to Campus. The Colts opened the second half with a 93-yard kickoff return.

Cotton scored on a 74yard fourth-quarter touchdown run, and the Colts added one more score before the game ended.

“Our kids played hard regardless of the score,” said Campus head coach Jamie Cruce. “They were excited. They continued to be coached. We executed some things well in the second half.”

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Boys: Isaac Oquendo, 2nd, 16:49.80; Paul Sevart, 10th, 17:34.99; Jeremiah Whitson, 11th, 17:43.10; Tate Shelman, 14th, 17:59.80; Kaiden Pearce, 20th, 18:05.21; Peyton Letterman, 28th, 18:37.24; Ailin Snodgrass, 39th, 19:38.75.

Girls Maddie Carpenter, 9th, 20:37.38; Adela Gonzalez, 19th, 22:02.32; Jenna Mangianello, 22nd, 22:24.53; Elle Groh, 27th 22:35.43; Addison Roberts, 31st, 23:21.19; Anna Corbett, 32nd, 23:21.98; Victoria Taylor, 46th, 26:17.93.

Boys: Ethan Albers, 2nd, 18:38.7; Jackson Riggins, 3rd, 18:44.4; Christopher Clear, 5th, 18:42.5; Elijah Jdd, 21st, 23:02.8; Hunter Maass, 22nd, 23:09.2; Mason Albers, 26th, 24:36.6; Aris Papathanasziu, 28th, 25:57.8.

Girls: Mollie Reno, 2nd, 21:56.0; Abbye Hudson, 6th, 23:00.5; Laren Wood, 15th, 27:10.1; McKenzie Robertson, 18th, 29:09.7. Brianna Little, 22nd, 30:39.0; Aubrey Strodtman, 23rd, 30:42.0.

Upcoming meets Oct. 26: Campus at Class 6A regional at Cessna Activities Center Oct. 26: Eisenhower and Goddard at Class 5A regional at Lake Afton Oct. 26: Cheney at Class 3A regional at Lake Afton

to see better execution on special teams. Derby recovered back-to-back kickoffs in the first quarter, scoring touchdowns on both drives.

But he said several Colts played well, and that Campus has a chance to pick up a win this Friday at Hutchinson. The Salthawks have had their own struggles. They are 2-5 overall, but are coming off a big win against Salina South.

“They took care of business versus South. They ran really well, and the offensive line plays well,” Cruce said. “We have a chance to win if we play

really well and don’t turn over the ball.”

In addition to similar seasons, the Colts and the Salthawks also have similar schemes.

The Colts will likely finish as the No. 15 team in Class 6A West, which means a road game in Week 9. Chances are Campus will visit either Lawrence, or have a rematch with the Dodge City Red Demons. The teams faced off in the season opener, with Dodge City winning 34-12.

Friday’s kickoff at Hutchinson is at 7 p.m. at Gowans Stadium.

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Goddard Lions This week’s Times-Sentinel Athletes of the Week are the members of the Goddard Lions volleyball. The Lions won their annual tournament on Saturday, with wins over Eisenhower and Wichita West in pool play and a victory over Garden Plain in the semifinals. The Lions beat Andover in the championship, avenging a loss earlier in the day.

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Led by a second-place finish from Isaac Oquendo, the Campus Colts took third in the boys division at the AVCTL I meet at Salina South last Saturday.

On the boys side, Campus scored 57 points.

Newton won the meet with 43 points, while Maize was second with 45.

On the girls side, Campus finished fifth with 108 points, while Derby won the meet with 46.

The Cheney boys and girls cross country teams both finished in second place at last week’s Central Plains League meet, hosted by Douglass.

Ethan Albers and Jackson Riggins were second and third in the boys race, while Mollie Reno was second in the girls race.

The Colts’ defense tackles a Derby runner. Campus managed 27 points against the Panthers but Derby got the victory.

The Goddard dance team performs at halftime of last Friday’s home game.

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Campus boys take third

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Goddard: Blair Clark, 27th, 23:45.20; Lilly Grilliot, 33rd, 24:41.40; Leah Martin, 34th, 24:46.01.

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