Fr e e Pr e ss Page 8 Colby Free Press Monday, October 25, 2010 SSpp o o r r t t ss Eagles’ team loses heartbreaker Lady Trojans By Andy Heintz Colby Free Press [email protected] keep improving A couple turnovers at inoppor- Even though the Lady Tro- Colorado, located in Gunnison; tune times and two missed extra jans 10th place finish at the Fort finished first with 15. points led to the Eagles’ heart- Hays Invitational on Oct. 16 Colby freshman Erica Rap- breaking 13-12 loss to Clay Cen- doesn’t look good on paper, a pard finished 53rd out of 105 ter in the varsity football team’s second glance at the cross coun- runners with a time of 20 min- last home game this season. try team’s performance shows utes, four seconds and 70 hun- While the Eagles made a few how much they have improved dredths of a second. Other Lady key mistakes that cost them the this season. Trojan times included sopho- district game, Colby’s defense had The Lady Trojans’ squad more Jackie Robledo, 20:31; one of its better performances of finished only eight points- be freshman Mikarla Swann, the season. hind Garden City Community 21:05; freshman Kelsey Locke, Coach Chris Gardner said the College, who beat them by 44 24 minutes; and freshman defense was focused on shutting points in a meet earlier this sea- Shauntae Miller, 25:49. down quarterback Joe Weitharn son. The Lady Trojans had 284 The women’s team will run at and the Eagles did an admirable and Garden City had 276. Regionals next Monday. job of this, holding him to zero Western State College of touchdowns. “I think we did a pretty good job of shutting him down,” senior linebacker Ryan Parker said. Parker added that he thought it Colby High senior was one of his team’s better games even though the scoreboard didn’t show it. takes third at state Fellow senior linebacker Corb- in Stephens said he thought Colby Colby senior Caitlyn team with 14 points. Wel- had played just as well as Clay Wark finished third out lington took first with 40. Center, but small mistakes cost of 24 girls at the Class Wark beat Erianne them. 4A state tennis tourna- Adams of Wellington The Tigers’ only touchdowns ment on Oct. 15 and 16 6-3, 6-1 in a consolation came off a turnover and a rushed at Maize High School in match for third place. She punt that left them with excel- Topeka. was swept by Bree Honer lent field position. Colby’s best Even though Wark of St. James Academy, lo- chance of winning the game was was the only Lady Eagle cated in Lenexa, 6-2, 6-3 erased when quarterback Kale who made it to state, her Caitlyn Wark in the semifinals. Wark Arnberger’s pass to Stephens was third place finish helped won her first two matches intercepted and returned to Clay Colby place seventh overall as a 6-3, 6-0 and 6-4, 6-3. Center’s 10-yard line. Moments before the interception, Arnberger had found Stephens for a 25-yard reception at the Tigers’ 12-yard Chiefs hammer Jaguars line. The game was tied at 6 going KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) An- TD kicked off a 21-0 run for the into halftime. The Eagles’ sole other injured quarterback would Chiefs (4-2) to close the game. touchdown came when Arnberger be just about the last thing the “That was the turning point hit Stephens with a 21-yard pass Jacksonville Jaguars need, or even in the whole game,” said Chiefs seconds before being hit by one of deserve. safety Jon McGraw. “That was the Clay Center’s blitzing defenders. So do they have one? momentum-shifter.” Sophomore Trek Keck missed the Todd Bouman, who played ad- In the first half, Johnson let a extra point. mirably in his first action since potential interception bounce off The Tigers’ sole touchdown in 2005, said he hurt a finger on his his hands. the first half occurred after the throwing hand while trying to “It hurt big time to drop that hurried punt led to Clay Center make a tackle in the closing min- first one,” he said. “But if you starting its possession at Colby’s utes of Kansas City’s 42-20 victo- keep playing, you’ve got to have a 12-yard line. The punt was short ry Sunday afternoon. He wouldn’t short-term memory. I got that out due to fierce pressure from the Ti- say how badly he was hurt. of my system and tried to make gers’ blitzing defense, that forced “I have no idea at this point,” a play for my team. I got the op- the punter to dodge defenders ANDY HEINTZ/Colby Free Press he said. “I will wait and see what portunity to read the quarterback’s and hurry his punt to avoid be- A Colby High defender tackled the Clay Center ball carrier during the varsity team’s second district happens. I will find out tomorrow. eyes. I jumped the route.” ing blocked. A couple plays later, game at Dennen Field on Friday. I got it caught in a guy’s jersey The Chiefs, with the league’s the Tigers’ Zach Anderson scored trying to make a tackle.” top rushing attack, ran for 236 a six-yard rushing touchdown. snap sailed over the head of Clay Later in the half, Russell tackled Later in the third, Flanagin Coach Jack Del Rio said the yards and Matt Cassel threw Other than the two touchdowns Center’s punter. But the Tigers’ the Tigers’ quarterback for a big broke loose from the pack and mo- only injury he was aware of was two touchdown passes, both to the first half mostly featured tena- defense only allowed the boys to loss on the Eagles’ 46 with less tored 63 yards to the Tigers’ three to tackle Eben Britton. Dwayne Bowe. It was the second cious defense by both teams. gain three yards on their next four than a minute left. yard line. This set up a three yard “I didn’t hear anything about week in a row Bowe caught two The Eagles forced a Tigers’ plays. Clay Centers’ second touch- touchdown run by fullback Park- Todd,” he said. “I don’t have an scoring passes. fumble on the second play of the The Eagles’ defense was im- down came in the third quarter er, cutting the Tiger’ lead to 13-12. update on anybody other than Thomas Jones had 125 yards game that Colby recovered on pressive throughout the game. Se- after Tigers’ linebacker Anderson Keck missed the extra point. Eben. There is a concern with and one TD on 20 carries. Clay Centers’ 45-yard line. The nior defensive end Rocque Rus- recovered a fumble on the Eagles’ With the loss Colby fell to 3-5 Eben and his shoulder.” Bowe had a 6-yard TD recep- Eagles’ offense got to start one sell and senior linebacker Logan 30. Colton Easterberg eventually on the season. The Eagles play Even though he threw two inter- tion in the fourth quarter and gave of their first half possessions at Middleton tackled Weitharn for a scored on a three-yard touchdown their last game of the season at 7 ceptions, Bouman also threw his the Chiefs a 21-13 lead on the sec- the Tigers’ 23-yard line after a seven-yard loss in the first half. run. p.m. Thursday at Russell. first two touchdown passes since ond play of the second half when 2005, hitting 18 of 34 passes for he caught a 53-yard scoring pass 222 yards. If David Garrard does and exploited what’s been Jack- not recover from a concussion, sonville’s season-long weakness Heartland dominates season finale Del Rio sounded as though he in the secondary. would have no problem giving the The Heartland Christian junior scored six rushing touchdowns. Seventh grader Gabriel Schriner and Brook. “These kids are very 38-year-old journeyman another high six man football team ham- Eighth grade quarterback Bren- ran for a couple two-point conver- bright and that enabled us to run a start. mered Greeley County 52-0 in nan Ziegelmeier ran for a four- sions and seventh grader Corey wide-open offense.” “Todd played great,” said Del its final game of the season on yard touchdown and eighth grader Wertz, Blaine’s younger brother, The coach said he was thankful Rio. “He played above what we Wednesday at the football field Brent Wilson caught a couple ran for a two-point conversion. his team had an injury-free season hoped and needed from him to- behind the school two-point conversion passes from “The kids had a fantas- and learned valuable life lessons day. We would like to have back Eighth grader Blaine Wertz Ziegelmeier and his twin brother tic season,” said coach Steve from playing a demanding game. the pick six there when it was a rushed for almost 300 yards and Brook. Ziegelmeier, father of Brennan tight ballgame.” NOW SHOWING All the pick six did was turn the Digital/3D Cinema game completely around. Bou- man’s 11-yard scoring pass to Oct.15th - Oct. 21st Kansas State favored to win conference Mike Sims-Walker had pulled the JaCkaSS 3D Jaguars (3-4) to 21-20. But with Starring: Johnny Knoxville, about 5 minutes left in the third, KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) nal for the first time since 1988. play the game.” tery picks as well as team leader Steve O – Instead of shirking from the But they include senior guard Ja- It’s obvious the fourth-year Sherron Collins, but were picked linebacker Derrick Johnson “read R 1 Hour, 35 Minutes pressure-causing favorite’s label cob Pullen, the coaches’ preseason coach and his program have second in the league they’ve won his eyes” and stepped in front of draped around his team, Kansas pick for Big 12 player of the year. earned respect. six seasons in a row. Bouman’s intended receiver. Friday & Saturday 7:00 & 9:00 State coach Frank Martin is wear- And also on hand are a number of “What isn’t there to like?” said Johnson’s 15-yard return for a Sunday -Thursday 7:00 ing it proudly. experienced reserves who’ve seen Texas A&M coach Mark Turgeon. NaNNy MCHpHee “It’s flattering. I’m telling you, plenty of action as Martin has “They’ve got great guard play, returNS the biggest compliment you can taken the program from doormat they’ve got unbelievable depth Starring: Emma Thompson; be paid is when your peers, the to contender. inside. And Frank’s proven he can Maggie Gyllenhaal people you compete against, re- “You don’t get picked preseason flat-out coach. I do think they’re spect what you do,” Martin said No. 1 by the coaches in this league the preseason favorite. But that This is personal. PG 1 Hour, 40 Minutes Thursday at Big 12 media day. because they like you,” said Mar- doesn’t mean we can’t win it, or Friday & Saturday 7:00 & 9:00 The Wildcats return only two tin. “Or because you’re a nice guy. Kansas can’t win it, or Texas or “She was the cornerstone of Sunday -Thursday 7:00 starters from last year’s team 5.687that in.No, sir. You get picked No. 1 in Baylor. There are a lot of teams our family. 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