Prep scores

Kansas High School
Football Scores

Abilene 26, Hesston 7
Andale 30, Wichita Trinity 26
Anderson County 61, Iola 46
Ashland 46, Ingalls 0
Augusta 33, El Dorado 0
Baldwin 53, Santa Fe Trail 14
Basehor-Linwood 41, Tonganoxie 16
Belle Plaine 38, Douglass 22
Beloit 66, Republic County 8
Bishop Miege 42, KC Turner 7
Blue Valley 49, Pittsburg 7
Buhler 62, Haven 6
Burlingame 48, Marais des Cygnes Valley 0
BV North 38, SM South 14
BV Randolph 44, Pike Valley 22
Caldwell 37, South Haven 20
Cedar Vale/Dexter 52, Udall 14
Central Burden 50, Oxford 0
Centralia 34, Washington County 0
Centre 64, Altoona-Midway 6
Chanute 62, Parsons 14
Chase 56, Attica 18
Chetopa 54, Pleasanton 52
Cheylin 58, Greeley County 12
Cimarron 41, Southwestern Hts. 0
Clay Center 13, Colby 12
Concordia 42, Russell 16
Conway Springs 69, Chaparral 14
Crest 40, Yates Center 18
Cunningham 68, Bucklin 36
Derby 42, Wichita East 14
DeSoto 39, Blue Valley Southwest 14
Dighton 58, Rolla 12
Dodge City 48, Maize 14
Ell-Saline 42, Inman 27
Ellis 35, Oberlin-Decatur 8
Ellsworth 28, Lyons 0
Eudora 49, Ottawa 0
Flint Hills Christian 46, St. John’s Military 24
Fort Scott 49, Prairie View 0
Fowler 70, Moscow 24
Frontenac 48, North East-Arma 0
Garden City 28, Goddard 26
Garden Plain 44, Sedgwick 35
Gardner-Edgerton 57, St. Thomas Aquinas 17
Goessel 58, Canton-Galva 32
Golden Plains 56, Wheatland-Grinnell 6
Hanover 52, Frankfort 6
Hays 23, Salina South 20
Hill City 44, Quinter 28
Hodgeman County 66, Kiowa County 18
Hope 57, Tescott 6
Hoxie 50, Stockton 15
Hugoton 23, Holcomb 19
Hutchinson 41, Liberal 13
Hutchinson Trinity 34, Halstead 21
Independence 47, Girard 8
Johnson-Stanton County 46, Syracuse 0
Junction City 45, Topeka 26
Kapaun Mount Carmel 42, Andover 14
KC Piper 74, Hiawatha 14
Labette County 48, Baxter Springs 20
Lakeside 46, Sylvan-Lucas 0
Lansing 55, KC Schlagle 22
Lebo 46, White City 0
Lincoln 50, Solomon 0
Linn 48, St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 0
Louisburg 62, Osawatomie 6
Macksville 40, St. John 12
Madison 58, Southern Coffey 0
Maize South 40, Cheney 13
Manhattan 34, Washburn Rural 7
Marion 28, Southeast Saline 13
McPherson 33, Emporia 7
Meade 22, Elkhart 0
Mill Valley 71, KC Harmon 26
Mission Valley 50, Herington 22
Moundridge 67, Bennington 18
Mulvane 35, Clearwater 21
Natoma 58, Logan 8
Neodesha 34, Eureka 0
Ness City 30, South Gray 28, 3OT
Newton 51, Valley Center 0
Northern Heights def. Council Grove, forfeit
Northern Valley def. Western Plains, forfeit
Norton 63, Thomas More Prep 14
Olathe Northwest 17, Lawrence 16
Olpe 55, Humboldt 12
Onaga 36, Wabaunsee 7
Osborne 54, Trego 8
Oskaloosa 62, Jefferson North 20
Oswego 63, Jayhawk Linn 7
Otis-Bison 63, Pawnee Heights 14
Peabody-Burns 36, Little River 6
Perry-Lecompton 28, Jefferson West 18
Plainville 16, Valley Heights 12
Pratt 28, Nickerson 14
Pretty Prairie 50, Pratt Skyline 0
Quivira Heights 52, Wilson 20
Rawlins County 21, Oakley 20
Remington 32, Hillsboro 15
Riley County 41, Marysville 20
Riverton 33, Cherryvale 8
Rock Creek 52, Nemaha Valley 14
Rose Hill 35, Circle 13
Rossville 47, McLouth 0
Royal Valley 38, Wamego 0
Sabetha 43, Horton 7
Salina Central 42, Great Bend 20
Salina Sacred Heart 49, Chase County 0
Silver Lake 49, Pleasant Ridge 6
SM East 21, SM West 10
SM North 42, KC Wyandotte 0
SM Northwest 49, Leavenworth 20
Smith Center 40, Minneapolis 0
Smoky Valley 33, Chapman 12
South Barber 52, Norwich 6
Spearville 62, Minneola 42
St. James Academy 60, KC Bishop Ward 13
St. Mary’s 43, Jackson Heights 0
Sterling 36, Hoisington 6
Thunder Ridge 50, Palco 0
Topeka Hayden 27, Holton 13
Topeka Seaman 37, Highland Park 0
Troy 25, Doniphan West 0
Ulysses 69, Larned 0
Valley Falls 36, Wathena 27
Victoria 60, Claflin 22
Wakefield 22, Rock Hills 20
Wallace County 61, Weskan 12
Wellington 35, Winfield 19
Wellsville 48, Central Heights 0
Wichita Campus 31, Wichita South 0
Wichita Collegiate 71, Wichita Independent 0
Wichita Heights 56, Wichita Southeast 0
Wichita Northwest 35, Wichita North 12
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
Waverly vs. Hartford, ppd.
Christ Preparatory Academy vs. Immaculata, ppd. to Oct 23.
Shawnee Heights vs. Topeka West, ppd.

MVHS Wildcats lose at St. Paul

ST. PAUL — A look at the statistics suggest Marmaton Valley High and host Paul High was a hotly contested game.
But one statistic in particular ruined the Wildcats’ night in a big way.
“We turned the ball over four times,” Marmaton Valley head coach Kent Houk said following the Wildcats’ 64-14 loss to St. Paul. “You can’t do that and expect to win.”
St. Paul raced to a 22-0 lead after one quarter and 36-6 at the break. The Wildcats’ loan score in the first half came on a one-yard run by Tanner Lewis.
Daylen Houk scored for Marmaton Valley in the third period on a three-yard run before the Indians scored thrice more, the last one ending the game via Kansas’ eight-man mercy rule.
Becker rushed for 115 yards; Houk for 51. Lewis completed 3 of 16 pass attempts. All three went to Houk.
Becker had nine tackles, five solo, while four of Lewis’ six tackles were of the solo variety. Ben Smith had five tackles and a fumble recovery. Josh Kale also had five tackles.
“We could have had a couple of interceptions but we couldn’t hang onto them,” Houk said.
Marmaton Valley, 3-5, wraps up its 2010 campaign on Thursday at home against Chetopa.
Marmaton Valley    6-0-8-0—14
St. Paul    22-14-14-14—64

Madison too much for Titans

LE ROY — Visiting Madison High had defeated their opponents by a cumulative 370 to 16 headed into Friday night’s tilt with Southern Coffey County High.
The Bulldogs wasted little time doing much the same against Southern Coffey County, scoring two touchdowns before they played their first offensive down and leading 42-0 by the end of the first quarter.
“They really hit us hard on special teams,” Southern Coffey County head coach John Chanley said, pointing to early Madison kickoff and punt returns for touchdowns in a 58-0 win.
The loss drops the Titans to 2-6. They will wrap up the 2010 campaign Thursday at White City.
The Bulldogs limited Southern Coffey County to 46 total yards and two first downs.
“When you’re going up against a team with that size and speed, they can bury you pretty quickly,” Chanley said.
Wes Callahan paced the Titans with 13 yards rushing and 11 yards receiving on one catch.
Colin Kraft completed 2 of 7 passes for 17 yards. Dylan Wonser had five tackles to lead the defense, followed by Travis Bryan with four. Ryan True pulled in an interception.
Madison    42-16-x-x—58
Southern Coffey Co.    0-0-x-x—0
Madison — Schanke kickoff return (Barnard pass from Kyle)
Madison — Ott 59 yd punt return (Bybee kick)
Madison — Schanke 23 yd pass from Kyle (Thompson pass from Kyle)
Madison — Barnard 15 yd pass from Kyle (Schanke run)
Madison — Schanke 1 yd run (PAT failed)
Madison — Schanke 40 yd run (PAT failed)
Madison — Schanke 3 yd run (Barnard run)
Madison — Alvarez 1 yd run (Alvarez run)

Lancers blast Wildcats

COLONY —  Crest High began its contest Friday evening, having honored its senior class in the team’s final home game of the 2010 regular season.
The Lancers ended the night as Eight Man I, District 2 and Three Rivers League champions, courtesy of a 40-18 win over Yates Center High.
“We’ve got some good kids, who obviously have been a big part of it,” Lancer head coach Brent Smith said.
Crest raced out to a 34-6 lead by halftime and coasted from there to improve its record to 7-1 overall and 4-0 in district play. The win ensure Crest a berth in the postseason as well.
The game was in hand because of Crest’s defensive performance, Smith said.
“For the most part, we got after it,” he said. “We had a couple of lapses after halftime, but I’m proud of the guys.”
Jordan Morton scored on a one-yard run and Kyle Hammond raced in from the five-yard line to lead 14-0 after one period.
Hammond’s second score early in the second period pushed the lead to 20-0. Yates Center’s Austin Knoblock responded with the Wildcats’ first touchdown on a three-yard run to close the gap to 20-6.
Crest returned the favor two more time before the break on a 19-yard pass from Morton to Dexter Wiley and a nine-yard run by Hammond to lead 34-6.
Knoblock closed the gap to 34-12 with a 66-yard touchdown pass late in the third quarter. Hammond closed Crest’s scoring less than a minute later on a 43-yard run.
Dalton Smith found Garrett Petit for a 15-yard touchdown pass with 2:21 left in the game to cap the scoring.
Hammond rushed for 232 yards, followed by Morton’s 45 yards rushing. Moton also completed a 10-yard pass and Hammond connected on his only pass attempt for 26 yards. Both completions went to Wiley, covering 45 yards.
On defense, Wiley and Jayden Boan each had 16 tackles. Hammond and Decker added 12 tackles apiece. Boan sprinkled in three sacks and an interception, while Byran Miller had two sacks and Anthony Ellis had one sack. Hammond recovered a Wildcat fumble and Wiley and Cole Bowen both recovered fumbles.
Yates Center fell to 1-7 with the loss. Crest wraps up the regular season at Pleasanton Thursday. Yates Center will host St. Paul.
Crest    14-20-6-0—40
Yates Center    0-6-6-6—18
Crest — Morton 1 yd run (Hammond run)
Crest — Hammond 5 yd run (PAT failed)
Crest — Hammond 7 yd run (PAT failed)
YC — Knoblock 3 yd run (PAT failed)
Crest — Wiley 19 yd pass from Morton (PAT failed)
Crest — Hammond 9 yd run (Hammond run)
YC — Knoblock 66 yd run (PAT failed)
Crest — Hammond 43 yd run (PAT failed)
Crest — Pettit 15 yd pass from Smith

Eagles lose heartbreaker

UNIONTOWN — Uniontown High’s Eagles lost a heart-breaker Friday evening, giving up a late lead and ultimately any hope of advancing to the playoffs visiting West Franklin High.
The Falcons erased a 21-7 halftime deficit, tying the game with just over a minute left in regulation.
And after Uniontown failed to score during its possession of overtime, West Franklin converted a third-and-six pass play for a touchdown to win 29-21.
The loss drops the Eagles to 2-6 overall. More importantly, Uniontown is at 0-2 in Class 3A, District 4 play, eliminating the squad from playoff contention.
“I feel sick to my stomach for our kids, especially our seniors,” Eagle head coach Chad Stroud said. “We didn’t get the breaks we got in the first half, we didn’t play as well and we didn’t tackle nearly as well.”
The Eagles gained the upper hand early, courtesy of an onside kick to start the game. Uniontown chewed up most of the first quarter clock and scored a touchdown.
West Franklin responded with a touchdown to lead 7-6 after one period.
A Jordan Woods interception set up Uniontown in the second period, capped with a 10-yard touchdown pass from Zach Travis to Seth Sympson. Travis intercepted another Falcon pass late in the half, which led to Jordan Woods’ two-yard touchdown run as time ran out to put Uniontown on top 21-7.
West Franklin turned to its running game in the second half, scoring in the third quarter to close the deficit to 21-14.
Garrett Murrow led Uniontown with 51 yards rushing on offense and an interception on defense. Ty Clayton added a rushing touchdown and 10 tackles on defense. Tyler Hall had nine tackles and two sacks, while Max Labbe also had nine tackles. Travis had n interception on defense, as did Woods. Brenton Esslinger registered two sacks.
The Eagles wrap up the 2010 season Thursday Central Heights.
Uniontown    6-16-0-0-0—21
West Franklin    7-0-7-7-8—29

[Anniversary] Jerry and Betty Skidmore

High school sweethearts Jerry and Betty (Clarkson) Skidmore were married Oct. 22, 1950, in First Christian Church in Arcadia by the Rev. Vern Barker. The couple are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary today.
Their honeymoon was driving to Wichita, where he was employed.
Their daughter, Janet Apt, Iola, and sons David Skidmore, Wichita, and Dennis Skidmore, Cincinnati, Ohio, will help their parents celebrate. They have eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

[Anniversary] Richard and Joyce Dye

Richard and Joyce Dye, LaHarpe, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Oct. 13.
Richard Dye and Joyce Barnes were married Oct. 13, 1960, in Iola. The Rev. Baker performed the ceremony. Richard and Eileen Wells attended the couple.
The couple have two children, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
A family celebration is planned for Saturday. The couple requests no gifts or cards.

‘Sam’ Larson

Gordon Vaughn “Sam” Larson, 87, of Humboldt died Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010, at Pinecrest Nursing Home in Humboldt.
He was born Sept. 13, 1923, in Chanute, to Harold and Ina (Vaughn) Larson. He grew up in the Petrolia and Iola areas and graduated from Iola High School in 1942. He served in the Merchant Marines during World War II.
In October 1944, he married Jacquelene Gifford Ronsick. They had two daughters before they divorced in 1964. Later he was married to Nancy Pratt from 1967 to 1980 before they divorced.
He has made his home in Humboldt, Lincoln, Neb., Fergus Falls, Minn., Minot, N.D., and after retirement he moved to the Chanute/Petrolia area to be near his father.
He worked for an oil company, as a railroad track inspector, for Goodyear Tire, Elgin Watch Company, Singer Sewing Machine Company, as an independent telephone cable splicer and then for Northern States Power Telephone Company in Minot for more than 20 years before his retirement.
He was a member of the American Legion in Chanute. He was a pilot and flew the family from place to place. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, canoeing and hiking. He raised parakeets and tropical fish and was a collector who enjoyed tinkering with radios, clocks and other appliances.
He is survived by two daughters, Bonita Larson Baker, Humboldt, and Marcelle DeVon Miller and her husband, Ron, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; and two grandchildren, Shawn Pepper and his wife, Summer, Yorba Linda, Calif., and PaviElle Browning her husband, Michael, Stevensville, Mont.
A brother, Robert, died earlier.
Cremation has taken place.
Memorial services are being planned in Humboldt in November.
Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel of Iola is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences for the family may be left at iolafuneral.com.

Yes! Allen County Healthcare

Voters will decide Nov. 2 whether to increase a countywide sales tax by 1⁄4 of a cent to go toward a new Allen County Hospital.
Members of the Allen County Healthcare Committee address questions about the issue.
Q: Who has been paying for all the brochures, ads, banners, yard signs, etc. in support of the voter information effort?
A: More than 75 individuals and businesses from all over the county as of Oct. 18 have contributed to the voter education effort on behalf of the new hospital campaign. And it’s not too late if anyone wants to help us financially. We still need more contributions to make our budget of about $10,500 in voter education materials and advertising. And volunteers are welcome, too. We are still delivering brochures door-to-door in towns in the county to save the expense of postage.
Contributions from $5 to $1,000 have been sent in; any amount is welcome and will be appreciated. Those contributing $5 or more will be recognized on a list by name (and not amount) featured at our Thank You event on election night in the courthouse meeting room.
Financial contributors are invited to attend the Thank You event along with all other volunteers who have helped with our voter education effort. It starts at 7 p.m. and all attending will be asked to autograph the back of a “Yes” Allen County Healthcare banner. We hope to include the banner in a time capsule event that is being planned for 2012 when the hospital celebrates 60 years and opens the time capsule created 30 years ago after the 1982 remodeling.
Any funds left after all the expenses are paid for the voter education effort will be contributed to the Allen County Healthcare Foundation, our county’s not-for-profit entity that will be closely linked to the new hospital if the bond issue passes and we, again, have a local not-for-profit county hospital.
In case you are interested in what the voter education has been doing with the money, our “Yes” Allen County Healthcare budget includes brochure printing, tabloid printing, postage for brochure delivery in rural areas, radio ads, newspaper ads in Iola and in Humboldt, cable television advertising, yard signs, banners, balloons, wrist bands and the cost to purchase a list of registered voters. All donors and expenses will be reported to the county clerk.
 As you know public funds cannot be used for advocating that voters cast their ballot in a certain way so all of the money has come from individuals and businesses. Donations may be made to “Yes” Allen County Healthcare and left at any Emprise Bank in Humboldt, Iola or Moran, where we have our account, or mailed to our office address at 16 W. Jackson, Iola, KS 66749.  Please send a check if you can, but if not, at least vote “Yes” for Allen County Healthcare.

[Readers’ forum] Be positive!

Sometimes I think I’m obsessed with the new hospital, but I do want to see the vote be successful. I’m concerned about the negative comments about bills, etc.
I have been in Iola for 50 years, so consequently I’ve been in and out of the hospital for several reasons, and believe me I’ve never been more pleased with the care and kindness shown to me and my family. I’ve also been in other hospitals, and I think the care here was as good or better than those places.
I remember one night I got real sick in the night and drove myself to the emergency room. (Now that wasn’t a smart thing to do.) But the point is, it was wonderful to know I didn’t have to go 30 to 50 miles to get attention.
I agree with Mr. Lynn that some people are just negative with life, but we need to get a positive attitude and make sure Iola gets a new hospital. It is very needed and the way they are paying is the most fair tax possible.
Thank you and vote YES for this on Nov. 2.

Dona Erbert
Iola, Kan.