By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAMES
CLASS 6A
Jadyn Baum, Washburn Rural
WASHBURN RURAL (6-3) at WICHITA NORTHWEST (8-1)
Washburn Rural, the No. 7 Class 6A West seed, advanced to the second round of the playoffs with a 37-0 home win over No. 10 Wichita South last Friday while No. 2 seed Wichita Northwest routed No. 15 Campus, 57-14. Rural junior running back Jadyn Baum went over the 1,000-yard rushing mark for the season in the Junior Blues' win over Wichita South while scoring three touchdowns. Northwest senior quarterback Jaylen Mason has completed 98 of 148 passes for 1,487 yards and 17 touchdowns while senior Augie Fast has carried the ball 103 times for 1,119 yards and 21 TDs. The winner of Friday's game will advance to the 6A quarterfinals to face the winner of Friday's game between No. 6 seed Derby (6-3) and No. 3 Junction City (7-2). Derby beat Topeka High 49-0 last week while Junction City rolled to a 55-7 win over Wichita West. Game time: 7 p.m.
CLASS 3A
Xander Blasing, Hayden
WELLSVILLE (6-3) at HAYDEN (9-0)
Hayden, the No. 1 East seed in Class 3A, opened postseason with a 70-7 home win over No. 16 Columbus last Friday while No. 9 Wellsville shut out No. 8 Parsons, 50-0. Wildcat senior quarterback Connor Hanika has completed 79 of 133 passes for 1,218 yards and 18 touchdowns while senior Kade Mitchell has carried the ball 78 times for 764 yards and has scored 17 total TDs. Senior Jude Krentz leads Hayden with 76 tackles (43 solo) and six tackles for loss while Xander Blasing has 59 stops (43 solo) and seven tackles for loss. Wellsville junior quarterback Pete Dorsey has completed 47 of 89 passes for 886 yards and 10 touchdowns while junior Armond Graves has 938 rushing yards and 16 TDs on 118 carries. The winner of Friday's game will move on to the 3A quarterfinals to face the winner of Friday's game between No. 5 East seed Jefferson West (7-2) at No. 4 seed Prairie View (8-1). Jeff West opened postseason with a 45-6 win over Anderson County while Prairie View rolled to a 48-6 win over Burlington. Game time: 7 p.m.
CLASS 2A
Dayne Johnson, Silver Lake
SABETHA (8-1) at SILVER LAKE (7-2)
Silver Lake, the No. 4 East seed in Class 2A, ran its winning streak to seven games with a 29-8 win over No. 13 St. Marys last Friday while No. 5 seed Sabetha advanced with a 48-0 win over No. 12 Humboldt. Eagle freshman quarterback Kipton Kruger has completed 137 of 195 pass attempts for 1,663 yards and 14 touchdowns, while senior Dayne Johnson has 56 receptions for 852 yards and seven TDs. Bryson Burgos has carried the ball 102 times for 609 yards and eight TDs. Jayden Waterer has 59 tackles and six sacks for the Silver Lake defense while Grady Bergmann has 59 stops and three interceptions. The winner of Friday's game will advance to the 2A quarterfinals to face the winner of Friday's game between No. 1 East seed Nemaha Central (9-0) and No. 9 Council Grove (7-2). Nemaha Central is coming off an 80-0 win over West Franklin while Council Grove routed Central Heights, 67-0. Game time: 7 p.m.
CLASS 1A
Canann Mitchell, Rossville
JEFFERSON COUNTY NORTH (8-1) at ROSSVILLE (8-1)
Rossville, the No. 4 1A East seed, opened postseason with a 71-0 home win over No. 13 seed Mission Valley while No. 5 seed Jefferson County North (8-1) is coming off a 30-14 win over No. 12 McLouth. Rossville senior quarterback Canann Mitchell has completed 76 of 113 passes for 1,184 yards and 15 touchdowns and ran for 684 yards and 11 TDs on 83 attempts. Junior Cameron Miller has 28 catches for 481 yards and eight TDs while senior Jack Donovan has 28 grabs for 377 yards and three touchdowns. Senior Conner Bush has rushed for 601 yards and nine TDs on 49 carries while senior Andre Johnson leads the Bulldawgs with 85 tackles. The winner of Friday's game will advance to the state quarterfinals to face the winner of Friday's game between No. 1 East seed Pittsburg Colgan (9-0) and No. 9 Troy (6-3). Colgan beat Doniphan West 63-0 last week while Troy topped Jayhawk-Linn, 30-8. Game time: 7 p.m.
