Stueve leads Olpe ground attack past Chase County
By The Emporia Gazette (Contact)
Saturday, October 21, 2006
There was no letdown for Olpe Friday night, as the Eagles scored 48 first-half points in the 50-point victory 58-8, over Chase County.
“The kids played well,” Olpe coach mike Plunkett said. “I thought they played with enthusiasm, hit hard and tackled well.”
Tanner Coble scored the game’s first points, finding the end zone on a one-yard run.
Colton Stueve had a hand in three of the next four Eagle touchdowns. He scored on a 30-yard pass from Coble, then ran it in from 30 and 15 yards to extend the advantage.
Dallas Burenheide contributed six extra-points and also a 37-yard field goal in the win.
Stueve paced the Eagles, rushing 10 times for 145 yards. As a team, Olpe rushed 40 times for 279 yards.
Chase County was led by Brian Palermo, who had 18 carries for 96 yards and a touchdown.
Olpe keeps its record unblemished with the victory, improving to 8-0 overall.
Circle 39,
Council Grove 22
When Council Grove jumped out to a 14-0 lead after the first quarter, it appeared it would be on its way to continuing its undefeated season.
However, those hopes were dashed when Circle scored 32 unanswered points and went on to win the game, 39-27.
“We came out hot in the first quarter,” Council Grove assistant coach Derek Scott said. “Then we kind of fell apart. You could say we shot ourselves in the foot.”
Down by only nine in the third quarter, Council Grove was in position to score when the ball came loose, resulting in a 95-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown to put Circle up by 16.
“We played pretty ugly,” Scott said. “Circle played well and took advantage of our mistakes.”
The Braves scored first in the fourth quarter, but the game was put out of reach when the Thunderbirds scored on a six-yard run.
The Braves’ rush attack was led by Justin Fuqua who carried 17 times for 87 yards, while Tanner Messer contributed 20 carries for 57 yards.
As a team, Council Grove gained 255 yards to Circle’s 233.
Hamilton 34, Dexter 14
Coming off a disappointing overtime loss one week ago, Hamilton recorded its first victory of the season Friday night, defeating Dexter in convincing fashion.
In its last home game of the season, Hamilton was playing for pride, facing a potential winless season.
“It was our last home game and our seniors played pretty hard,” Hamilton coach Brett Dannels said. “We could have gave up, but we didn’t. Those kids never gave up.”
The game did not start out so convincingly for Hamilton, however. After taking an early 8-0 lead on a 34-yard touchdown pass from Beau Smith, Dexter answered back with its own 10-yard run and two-point conversion.
Hamilton’s Charlie Schlotterbeck sent his team into the locker room up by six after breaking a 62-yard touchdown run.
Hamilton sealed the game in the second half by scoring three touchdowns, including a pair of touchdown passes from Beau Smith, before Dexter could finally answer in the fourth quarter. But, by that point, the game was already out of reach, allowing Hamilton to celebrate its first victory.
“It was a battle of two teams that hadn’t won yet,” Dannels said. “We played pretty hard and it feels pretty good to finally win one.”
Hamilton’s Jeff Smith pounded the Dexter defense for 171 yards on 17 carries, while quarterback Beau Smith added 90 yards through the air on 6-of-11 passing, including three touchdowns.
Madison 60, Crest 12
It’s tough to beat the 7-1 Madison Bulldogs this season.
It’s even tougher when you spot them 30 points.
Madison cruised to its sixth victory of the season Friday night after disposing Crest by the final score of 60-12. Fifty-four of those points came in the first half — 30 in the first quarter alone.
“We jumped on them early,” Madison assistant coach Barry Schultz said. “Our offense was really moving well and we were able to break some big plays.”
Madison’s Jordan Stout led the offense by rushing for 173 yards on only seven carries and throwing the ball for 71 yards. Stout accounted for four of Madison’s eight touchdowns, including a pair of 50-yard runs.
“Jordan broke some big plays,” Schultz said. “We were able to get him around the edges and he ended up having a pretty good game.”
But the offense wasn’t the only story of the night for the Bulldogs. The Madison defense held Crest to just 145 yards of total offense and managed to intercept three of Crest’s 10passes.
“The defense played really great and managed to get us some turnovers,” Schultz said.
Madison ran through the Crest defense for 360 yards on 23 carries. Bulldog Michael Luthi ran seven times for 62 yards, while Josh Barker carried three times for 50 yards.
Madison’s Donovan Hamilton made great use of his limited touches by scoring two rushing touchdowns (22, 20) on just three carries. Hamilton also caught his only pass on the night for a 25-yard touchdown reception from Jordan Stout.
Hartford 56,
Williamsburg 30
Despite giving up 341 yards of total offense and 30 points on Friday night, Hartford managed to defeat Williamsburg in a 56-30 shootout.
Hartford rushed 52 times for 393 yards, mostly on the legs of Mickey Matthews and Andrew Wiederholt, who had 218 yards and 104 respectively. It was the offensive line, however, that paved the way for the two backs.
“Our offensive line played great for us,” Hartford coach Les Stein said. “Our center and two guards were really good on the inside and gave our running backs a pretty good ride. I’ve got to credit our line for really stepping it up.”
Hartford struck first and second after a pair of Wiederholt touchdown runs, but Williamsburg answered with two touchdowns of its own, bringing the score to 16-12 after the first quarter.
Hartford scored three unanswered touchdowns to start the second quarter, but gave up two touchdowns before the half, sending the game to a 38-24 score at the break.
A Wiederholt touchdown run and Adam Williams reception put Williamsburg away in the third quarter.
Lucas Humerickhouse led the way for Williamsburg, rushing 16 times for 94 yards and two touchdowns. Matt Chanay added 12 carries for 48 yards. Receiver Trey Wadkins caught three balls for 117 yards.
With the win, Hartford improves to 6-2 on the season.
Flinthills 48, Chetopa 38
Flinthills built a 34-6 halftime lead and hung on from there, defeating Chetopa by 10.
The Mustangs had five different players score in the first half, including Cody Oates, Jimmy Michal, Brandon Krause, Josh Brown and Josh Birks.
Chetopa made it interesting late, scoring 24 points in the fourth quarter to cut the lead to 10. The team would never get any closer.
Matt Birks led Flinthills with 10 carries for 111 yards and a TD. Oates added 71 yards on 14 rushes.
For Chetopa, the one-two rushing punch of Brandon Krause and Colby Kabrey combined for 322 yards on 38 carries. Kabrey, however, had a night to forget at quarterback, completing only 3 of 13 passes for 14 yards with three interceptions.
Flinthills improved to 6-2 with the victory.
Burlington 20,
Central Heights 13
It was the Zach Stubby Show Friday night for Burlington.
The Wildcat scored all 20 of his team’s points, rushing for three touchdowns and kicking two extra points to lead BHS past Central Heights.