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By ISAAC DEER
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After losing four straight to state contending 8-man teams, Cair Paravel Latin ended its football season on a high note with a 62-12 win over Maranatha Academy Friday night at Highland Park.
The Lions rapidly put 62 points on the scoreboard on their Senior Night, needing just 24 minutes to get the win at the halftime break.
Cair Paravel junior quarterback Evan Will went 7 of 7 passing for 117 yards and three TDs in Friday's 62-12 win over Maranatha Academy. [Photo by Sarah Carson/Special to TSN]
![Senior Jachin Bonura carried the ball three times for 118 yards and caught five passes for 100 yards in Cair Paravel's 62-12 win over Maranatha Academy. [Photo by Sarah Carson/Special to TSN]](/images/aa-images/CPLSFB1.jpg)
Senior Jachin Bonura carried tJunior Noah Collins had a 37-yard pick-six in Cair Paravel's 62-12 win over Maranatha Academy. [Photo by Sarah Carson/Special to TSN]
Cair Paravel junior Jesiah Bonura finds running room in the Lions' 62-12 win over Maranatha Academy. [Photo by Sarah Carson/Special to TSN]
Cair Paravel sophomore Ben Roeder (26) and junior Noah Collins (33) close in on a Maranatha Academy ball-carrier in Friday's 62-12 Lion win. [Photo by Sarah Carson/Special to TSN]
“Our guys came out and executed the way we wanted them to,” Cair Paravel Latin coach Doug Bonura said. “We were able to get a lot of guys in the game tonight and learn on the spot. They responded well after losing last week, which was a rough one for us. Being able to come back and play the way we wanted to play was great to see.
“But with all of that being said, I’m disappointed that we’re not going to the playoffs.”
In its first full year as a member of the Kansas State High School Activities Association, Cair Paravel Latin received an un-warm welcome. The Lions were delivered a juggernaut of a schedule for nearly the entirety of the 2022 campaign.
“This year was a bit of a disappointment because we have a tremendous team with a lot of talent,” D. Bonura said. “This year was good and humbling for us. Our district has several teams who are top-20 in the entire state. We learned so much about this year and we look forward to taking those lessons into next year.”
Out of the Lions’ eight regular season games played, only three of the teams that Cair Paravel has played has had a losing record. Cair Paravel Latin has won all of its games against those three teams with a losing record.
In its three games won, Cair Paravel Latin has outscored the opposition, 178-28. The Lions do what they’re supposed to do, blow out the teams that they’re supposed to beat.
On Friday night, Cair Paravel Latin was able to execute the game plan flawlessly against a wounded Maranatha Academy squad.
The Lions 40-point first quarter was impressive.
In fact, it took Cair Paravel under four minutes to put up 24 points on the scoreboard and it was evident that the Lions would roll over the Eagles in the beginning portion of the game.
Lion senior running back Jachin Bonura had an eye-opening game on Friday night, touching the pigskin eight times for 218 yards and four touchdowns.
Cair Paravel junior quarterback Evan Will had a quick but perfect night. Will went 7-7 for 117 yards and three touchdowns.
Defensively, the Lions were stout. Seven sacks, two interceptions, 14 tackles for losses and a defensive touchdown. Noah Collins’ pick-six was for 37 yards.
The game started and ended in a blink of an eye. Similar to Cair Paravel’s season. A dominating home performance to cap off a season filled with lessons was important to this young and aspiring Lions group.
“Our guys competed in every game this year,” D. Bonura said. “We played the way we wanted to. We are going to have to work on our technique going forward and polish a lot of things for us to move in the direction we want to go in.”
Cair Paravel Latin finished its season with a 3-5 overall and 1-4 district record.
CAIR PARAVEL LATIN 62, MARANATHA ACADEMY 12
Maranatha Academy (0-7, 0-4) 6 6 – 12
Cair Paravel Latin (3-5, 1-4) 40 22 – 62
Cair Paravel – Ja. Bonura 46 run (2-pt is good)
Cair Paravel – Ja. Bonura 48 pass from Will (2-pt is good)
Cair Paravel – Collins 37 interception return (2-pt is good)
Cair Paravel – Ja. Bonura 27 pass from Will (2-pt is good)
Cair Paravel – Roeder 38 run (2-pt conversion is good)
Maranatha Academy – Higginbotham 26 pass from Nelson (2-pt is no good)
Maranatha Academy – Higgenbotham 13 pass from Nelson (2-point is no good)
Cair Paravel – Ja. Bonura 47 run (2-pt is no good)
Cair Paravel – Je. Bonura 47 run (2-pt is good)
Cair Paravel – Gossard 9 pass from Will (2-pt is no good)
Individual statistics
Passing: Cair Paravel Latin – Will 7-7, 117 yards; Pavlik 2-2, 24. Maranatha Academy – Nelson 8-16, 105 yards; Smail 1-4, 7.
Rushing: Cair Paravel Latin – Ja. Bonura 3-118, Pavlik 3-26, Je. Bonura 1-47, Roeder 1-38. Maranatha Academy – Nelson 8-(minus)-54, Higginbotham 6-45, Smail 4-17, Wiley 4-(minus)-3.
Receiving: Cair Paravel Latin – Ja. Bonura 5-100, Will 2-24, Gossard 1-9, Helmbold 1-8. Maranatha Academy – Higginbotham 4-63, Smail 4-34, Dean 1-5.
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By RICK PETERSON
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It would be hard to say whether or not Homecoming week was a distraction for Shawnee Heights' football team Friday night.
But it was a fact that the T-Birds had trouble getting in synch and staying in synch in a 24-19 United Kansas Conference loss to Leavenworth at Wetter Field.
"That's the good and the bad of Homecoming,'' Shawnee Heights coach Jason Swift said. "You've got everybody here and it's a great night and a great atmosphere but you've just got to get that tunnel vision, Your job is go out there and go get a win and maybe that (the festivities of Homecoming) kind of made it so we weren't right-on perfect every time.''
Shawnee Heights junior Allen Baughman (5) rushed for 164 yards and two touchdowns in Friday's 24-19 UKC loss to Leavenworth. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Leavenworth senior quarterback Eddie McLaughlin rushed for 154 yards, passed for 176 yards and scored three TDs in the Pioneers' 24-19 UKC win over Shawnee Heights. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Shawnee Heights junior Jayden Moore hauls in a pass in Friday's 24-19 UKC loss to Leavenworth. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Leavenworth, now 3-5 overall and in the UKC, entered the game on a five-game losing streak, but the Pioneers drew first blood and then came from behind three times, scoring the game-winning touchdown on a 3-yard run from standout senior quarterback Eddie McLaughlin with 1:02 remaining.
McLaughlin was a thorn in the T-Birds' side all night long, running for 154 yards and three touchdowns on 22 carries and completing 11 of 16 passes for 176 yards in the Leavenworth win.
"He's awfully good,'' Swift said of McLaughlin. "He's a phenomenal quarterback, a three-year starter and he's been doing this for three years.''
Leavenworth took a 6-0 lead on a 2-yard run from junior Xavier Strickland with 53 seconds left in the first quarter, but Shawnee Heights (4-4, 4-3) took a slim 7-6 advantage on a 6-yard TD run from junior Allen Baughman and an extra point from senior Carson Christian at the 5:22 mark of the second quarter.
It took the Pioneers just three plays to regain the upper hand, with McLaughlin scoring the first of his three straight Leavenworth touchdowns on a 47-yard run to put his team up 12-7 at the half.
An interception by Heights senior Jayden Berry thrwarted a Leavenworth scoring threat to open the second half and Baughman carried the ball seven times for 77 yards on the T-Birds' ensuing possession, setting up a 1-yard touchdown run from senior quarterback Nick Freeland with 4:07 left in the third that put Heights back in front 13-12.
Four plays later McLaughlin scored on a 51-yard run to put Leavenworth up 18-13 at the 2:01 mark of the third stanza.
A 7-yard Baughman TD gave Shawnee Heights its final lead of the night at 19-18 lead with just 2:30 to play, but McLaughlin struck one last time, picking up 32 yards on two carries to put Leavenworth in scoring position before scoring the game-winning TD with 1:02 left.
Heights had one last chance to pull out the win but after picking up a first down at its 42-yard-line, Freeland threw an incomplete pass and was sacked as time ran out.
Baughman finished the night with 164 rushing yards on 25 attempts, including 134 yards in the second half.
The T-Birds should find out their playoff opponent on Saturday and will begin Class 5A postseason next Friday.
LEAVENWORTH 24, SHAWNEE HEIGHTS 19
Leavenworth (3-5, 3-5) 6 6 6 6 -- 24
Shawnee Heights (4-4, 4-3) 0 7 6 6 -- 19
Leavenworth -- Strickland 2 run (pass failed)
Shawnee Heights -- Baughman 6 run (Christian kick)
Leavenworth -- McLaughlin 47 run (run failed)
Shawnee Heights -- Freeland 1 run (run failed
Leavenworth -- McLaughlin 51 run (run failed)
Shawnee Heights -- Baughman 7 run (run failed)
Leavenworth -- McLaughlin 3 run (run failed)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing -- Leavenworth: McLaughlin 22-154, Strickland 11-68, Finn 1-3. Shawnee Heights: Baughman 25-164, Freeland 5-40, P. Busenitz 4-18, Malcom 3-3, Holly 1-2.
Passing -- Leavenworth: McLaughlin 11-16-2, 176 yards. Shawnee Heights: P. Busenitz 4-5-0, 32 yards; Freeland 5-10-0, 26.
Receiving -- Leavenworth: Ramey 4-54, McCannn 2-67, Daniel 2-24, Finn 2-22, Strickland 1-9. Shawnee Heights: Holly 3-29, Moore 2-17, Armbruster 2-6, Malcom 1-7, Baughman 1-(minus)-1.
Punting -- Leavenworth: McLaughlin 2-47.5. Shawnee Heights: Malcom 4-40.0; P. Busenitz 1-18.0.
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By RICK PETERSON
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Over his 21-year coaching career as Washburn University's football coach Craig Schurig has seen a lot of big victories as well as more than a few heartbreaking defeats.
And Schurig admitted that last Saturday's 32-30 loss at perennial MIAA power Northwest Missouri was among the toughest losses he and his team have ever had to deal with.
"I'd rank it right up there,'' Schurig said. "You don't have time right now to classify them, but I imagine after the season that will be a top-fiver.''
Washburn sophomore quarterback Kellen Simoncic ranks second in the nation with 22 touchdown passes. [File photo/TSN]
Washburn rallied to take a 30-29 lead over Northwest with 24 seconds left on a 10-yard fourth-quarter run from sophomore quarterback Kellen Simoncic, but the Bearcats traveled 43 yards in three plays after a 38-yard kickoff return and kicked the game-winning 36-yard field goal with two seconds remaining.
"We came back three different times and it made sense to win, but they did a hell of a job and didn't panic and got us. It was tough, but they're good for a reason.''
Now the key for the Ichabods, 4-3 overall and in the MIAA, will be to wipe away the sour taste left by that defeat in Saturday's 1 p.m. Homecoming game against Central Oklahoma (5-2, 5-2) at Yager Stadium. Saturday will be Washburn's first home game in three weeks.
Schurig said he feels like his veteran team has done a good job of trying to put last week in the rearview mirror.
"We alway meet on Sundays and kind of celebrate the wins and get on to the next week and we confront the losses,'' Schurig said. "I thought coach (Zach) Watkins and coach (Jeff) Schwinn did a really good job of getting the offense and defense together and saying, 'Hey, we've got to confront this. We feel terrible and you should feel terrible but Tuesday you flip a switch and you get back at it.
"The kids are awsome, they seem so resilient and we have that kind of veteran team. Their attitude was good, their energy was good. They weren't dragging.''
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The rebuilding Cair Paravel Latin boys soccer team took a tough 10-1 loss at the hands of a solid Kansas City Christian team on Thursday evening at the Sunflower Soccer Complex.
It’s been a tough year for the Lions as Cair Paravel still hasn’t found the win column near the end of the 2022 campaign as its young and small roster has dealt with its fair share of challenges.
Cair Paravel Latin soccer coach Mark Congdon congratulates his team after Thursday's 10-1 loss to Kansas City Christian. [Photo by Isaac Deer/TSN]
It doesn’t help the Lions that several contributors are dealing with injuries.
With a young group like the Lions have, CPLS coach Mark Congdon said it's essential to find different ways to evaluate the team, not just wins and losses.
“We were just lucky to be out here and playing today,” Congdon said. “Last night we almost lost a couple of guys and that would’ve put us in a bad spot. We have two or three nagging injuries within the team right now all with our 11 guys. A win for us right now is starting and finishing the game.
“The fact that we were able to play a game from start to finish was big for us. It’s great to allow our guys to go out there and compete as well as get some minutes. Even with the loss we had today, it was a good day for us.”
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Wasshburn Rural and Seaman, Final Four teams a year ago, lead Shawnee County's 10-school contingent into Saturday's sub-state tournaments across the state.
Washburn Rural finished fourth in Class 6A and Seaman fifth in 5A a year ago and both the Junior Blues and Vikings are coming off league championships and sport top-three state rankings entering post-season.
All 10 county high schools will be vying for berths in state tournaments, which will be contested on Oct. 28 and 29.
Rural won the Centennial League tournament and is ranked No. 1 in 6A in the final Kansas Volleyball Association rankings with a 38-1 record while Seaman won the United Kansas Conference championship and is No. 3 in 5A with a 28-8 record.
Rossville and Silver Lake are two of the top teams in 3A, with Rossville (30-5) ranked No. 6 and Silver Lake (24-9) No. 9 by the KVA.
Here's a class-by-class look at sub-state tournaments involving Shawnee County schools:
Washburn Rural volleyball, 38-1 on the season, celebrates a point in the Junior Blues' recent match against state-ranked Seaman. [File photo/TSN]
CLASS 6A
Washburn Rural, which has advanced to 23 state tournaments under coach Kevin Bordewick, with seven state titles and 20 Final Four appearances, will be a heavy favorite in Saturday's 6A sub-state at Rural.
The top-ranked Junior Blues will play a semifinal match at approximately 2 p.m. against the winner of the play-in match between Dodge City (5-27) and Wichita South (2-33).
Manhattan (15-19) will face Derby (15-20) in the other semifinal match, with the semifinal winners playing for the sub-state title at approximately 4 o'clock.
The sub-state champion will advance to the state tournament at the Tony's Pizza Events Center in Salina on Oct. 28.
• Topeka High (8-24) will make the long trek to Liberal to face the host team in a 2 p.m. semifinal. Liberal is 25-8 on the season and the No. 3 in the 6A West.
The Topeka High-Liberal winner will play the winner of the semifinal between Wichita North (16-13) and Campus (11-21) for the sub-state championship at approximately 4 p.m.
Senior Laynee Brown is a standout for Seaman's volleyball team, which will host a Class 5A sub-state on Saturday. [File photo/TSN]
CLASS 5A
Seaman, the No. 3 seed in the 5A East, will be at home on Saturday as it shoots for a third straight state tournament berth.
The Vikings will open their sub-state bid at 2 p.m. Saturday in a semifinal matchup against De Soto (9-21).
The winner of the Seaman-De Soto match will play for the sub-state title at approximately 4 p.m. against the winner of the semifinal between Kansas City-Schlagle (11-6) and KC-Turner (11-20).
The sub-state champion will move on to the 5A state tournament at the Tony's Pizza Events Center in Salina on Oct. 28.
