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Cesar Burciaga breaks free for a 20-yard gain late in the fourth quarter Friday against the Great Bend Panthers. Burciaga’s runs helped set up a field goal with 12 seconds to play for a 23-21 Redskin win. L&T photo/Earl Watt
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Liberal’s Tyrique Chandler returns a kick-off against Great Bend Friday. Late in the fourth quarter Chandler caught a pass on third-and-16 for 36 yards when Liberal trailed by a single point, and Cesar Burciaga later hit a 23-yard field goal that gave the Redskins a 23-21 win L&T photo/Earl Watt
Key defensive stop, long drive leads to 23-21 come-from-behind win By EARL WATT • Leader & Times GREAT BEND — If games were decided in the first few minutes, the Panthers would have been poised to walk away with a blowout win. Thankfully for the Redskins, games are decided in the final few minutes, and a huge defensive stop followed by a drive with a key third-down conversion ended with a 23-yard field goal and capped a 14point fourth-quarter comeback and a 2321 Liberal Redskin win over Panthers. Liberal fell behind early when Great Bend only needed six plays to march the ball 67 yards for a first-quarter touchdown and a 7-0 Panther lead. After a Liberal punt, the Panthers put together their second straight scoring drive, marching the ball 65 yards in eight plays to take a 14-0 lead with 18 seconds remaining in the first quarter. Liberal still could not put together a sustained drive, and after the third straight Cesar Burciaga punt, the Panthers took over at their own 35 yard line. And for the third straight drive, the Panthers moved the ball against the
Redskin defense. Great Bend converted a third-and-24 along the way and even a fourth-and-5 keeping the drive alive for 17 plays before the Angry Red defense was able to force a 30-yard field goal attempt. But the kick was wide right, and the Redskins narrowly missed a three-score deficit. Liberal ended the half with a desperation throw to the goal line that was intercepted, and the only positive for the defense in the first half was a missed Panther field goal. But like they have done all season, the Redskins adjusted at half, and after a failed onside attempt by Liberal gave the Panthers the ball at midfield, the Redskin defense forced the first three-and-out of the game. Syris Dunlap gained 18 yards on two carries on an eight-play, 31-yard drive, but it stalled, and Burciaga punted for the fourth time. It would be his last punt of the night. After the Redskin defense forced another three-and-out, Liberal again took over at their own 18 yard line, and after Isaiah Witherspoon was stopped for no gain on first down, Dunlap sprinted to the
left side on a quarterback sweep, and he turned the corner, outrunning the Panther defenders for an 82-yard touchdown, and Liberal cut the Panther lead to 14-7. But Great Bend responded with a 10play, 56-yard drive that ended with an eight-yard touchdown run, and the Panthers restored their 14-point lead, 217. The Redskins were forced to look to the air to keep its next drive alive on a thirdand-nine, and a jump ball to Braxton Hyde was wrestled away from the Panther defender, and Hyde had a 42-yard gain. After three straight runs by Burciaga for 13 yards, Dunlap broke free on a 19-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter, and the Redskins were back to within seven, 21-14. Great Bend attempted to complete a pass on third-and-four on the next drive, but it was tipped high in the air, and Pancho Terrazas came down with an interception at the Panther 32 yard line. Liberal only needed four plays to reach the end zone, and Burciaga took the handoff and the ball into the end zone on I See REDSKINS/Page 2B
After having a chance to tie the game midway through the fourth quarter and missing the extra point, Liberal trailed 21-20 when Great Bend went on a march to run out the clock and potentially take an eight-point lead. But a defensive stop at the Liberal 33 yard line on a fourthand-inches play gave the Redskins a chance to win the game. Liberal went exclusively to the run, handing the ball to Cesar Burciaga for three straight runs to gain 11 yards as time continued to tick away. A block in the back penalty followed by a tackle behind the line of scrimmage of Syris Dunlap seemed to kill the drive when the Redskins faced a third-and-17 at the Liberal 45 yard line. Dunlap dropped back to pass, and he threw a deep shot down the Liberal sideline where Tyrique Chandler was in oneon-on coverage with a Panther defender. Chandler turned inside then outside before turning his back to the Panther defender and jumping up high to bring in the catch at the Great Bend 9 yard line. Three runs only gained four yards, and with 12 seconds to play Liberal coach Jason Dunlap sent the field goal team onto the field, and Burciaga put the ball between the goal while being hit by a Panther defender, and the Redskins had a 23-20 win against Great Bend for the first time in 14 years.
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Liberal quarterback Syris Dunlap hands the ball to Cesar Burciaga Friday night in Great Bend. Burciaga kicked the game-winning field goal with 12 seconds to play to give Liberal a 23-21 win. L&T photo/Earl Watt
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a one-yard dive to cut Great Bend’s lead to one. Burciaga attempted the tying PAT, but a muffed snap and bad kick led to a blocked attempt, and Liberal trailed 21-20 with seven minutes remaining in the game. The Panthers chewed up three minutes while driving the ball down to the Liberal 30 yard line. But on a fourth-and-inches, the Panthers attempted to convert, but they bobbled the snap, and the Redskins recovered, giving their offense one final chance. Liberal put together a 12-play drive that started with a steady dose of Burciaga and Dunlap that pushed the ball inside Panther territory to the 47 yard line. But Dunlap was sacked for an eight-yard loss that set up a third-and 17 at the 45 yard line. Dunlap fired the ball down the sideline toward Chandler, and even though he had a Panther right on his hip, Chandler was able to adjust in, then out, go to the top of his jump and bring down a 46yard reception, giving the Redskins the ball at the Panther 9 yard line with less than two minutes to play. Liberal attempted three straight running plays but could not cross the go line. On fourth-and-goal from the 6 yard line, Liberal coach Jason Dunlap opted for the field goal, and this time the snap was good, and Burciaga put just
enough on the kick to clear the crossbar and give the Redskins a 23-21 lead. Great Bend attempted to lateral the ball several times on the final play of the game, but the Angry Red defense forced a tackle, and the Redskins snapped a 14-year losing streak with a 23-21 comefrom-behind win. “The kids played hard,” Dunlap said. “It was bend but not break. The second half, we played a lot better as a team, stopped hurting ourselves and plays started working.” The halftime adjustments helped shut down the Panther offense and got the offensive moving. “We got on to them a little but assured them they were still in the game,” Dunlap said of the halftime discussion. “Great Bend was tougher than us to start the game.” But Dunlap was finally able to see some daylight in the second half, and he gashed the Panthers for two touchdowns. “The front line blocked, and I am so very proud of them,” Dunlap said. “They maintained their blocks a hair longer, and a hair longer is all we need.” The linebackers also keyed the shutdown defense. Including Misael Monarrez. “He got chewed on at halftime,” Dunlap said. “Misael stepped up and became a leader tonight. He did some big things for us, he played harder. I don’t think I’ve ever seen him play this hard in three years.” The win pushed the Redskins to 5-2 on the season, and they will face Dodge City who lost to Garden City 40-9 Friday.
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Some use the adage that four key plays will determine the outcome of a football game. That may or may not be true, but one thing that is true is Liberal was able to get some big plays at the right time Friday night to pull off one of the all-time great comebacks for a 23-21 win. A phrase I like better comes from the movie “The Incredibles” when Edna says, “Luck favors the prepared.” That seems to hold more truth for what happened Friday night in Great Bend. Great Bend shot out to a quick 14point lead, and it simply looked like Liberal was outclassed. But for every play, the Redskins players and coaches were able to study, to adjust, to prepare. And so far this season, halftime adjustments seem to be the key to victory. At Ulysses, against Garden City, in the Southeast game and most recently against Great Bend, Liberal was more successful in the second half than in the first. Coach Dunlap used the popular cliché of defining insanity as doing
Andale 17, Buhler 6 Andover Central 34, Rose Hill 13 Attica/Argonia 52, Kiowa County 6 Axtell 28, Wakefield 22 BV West 31, Gardner-Edgerton 26 Baldwin 53, KC Bishop Ward 6 Basehor-Linwood 33, KC Piper 0 Bishop Miege 63, Eudora 7 Burlingame 70, Valley Falls 0 Burlington 50, Iola 14 Caldwell 62, Hartford 0 Caney Valley 54, Eureka 0 Central Plains 64, Ellinwood 0 Centralia 50, Wabaunsee 6 Chanute 30, Coffeyville 28 Chase 64, Bucklin 16 Cheney 39, Chaparral 14 Cimarron 32, Lakin 8 Clay Center 48, Chapman 8 Clifton-Clyde 46, Centre 26 Columbus 41, Baxter Springs 0 Concordia 20, Goodland 19 Conway Springs 26, Garden Plain 6 Crest 42, Marais des Cygnes Valley 34 DeSoto 52, Spring Hill 7 Derby 59, Salina South 14 Douglass 64, Belle Plaine 20 El Dorado 40, Circle 14 Ell-Saline 27, Republic County 8 Fort Scott 42, Louisburg 20 Frontenac 44, Parsons 0 Galena 41, Cherryvale 8 Garden City 40, Dodge City 9 Girard 12, Anderson County 8 Goddard 57, Valley Center 7 Goddard-Eisenhower 35, Andover 21 Goessel def. St. John, forfeit
the same thing and expecting different results. Liberal adjusted. Twice Liberal had chances at interceptions earlier in the game, but when trailing by a touchdown in the fourth quarter and needing the ball back, It was Pancho Terrazas who was able to haul in a pass that was tipped high into the air. Lucky? No. It was an adjustment. It wasn’t an easy catch coming off a deflection, but the Redskins had prepared all season for just such a play. They were prepared. Trailing 21-20 and facing a thirdand-16, the Redskins again faced another make-it-or-break it moment. With the game on the line, Dunlap took the snap, surveyed the field, and after it looked like Dunlap might scramble, he lofted the ball up to a well-covered Chandler. He first looked inside, then over his outside shoulder, and he finally turned and took a leap high in the air in front of the Panther defender, and he got both hands on the football. He then drew the ball against his chest and came down right by the out-of-bounds line, and the 46-yard gain set up a key first-and-goal that led to the winning field goal.
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Golden Plains 60, Wheatland-Grinnell 14 Greeley County 44, Triplains-Brewster 30 Halstead 52, Haven 6 Hanover 60, Frankfort 0 Hesston 41, Hillsboro 6 Holcomb 36, Kingman 0 Holton 27, Jefferson West 0 Horton 46, McLouth 14 Humboldt 38, Erie 0 Hutchinson Trinity 42, Sterling 12 Ingalls 52, Rolla 0 Jackson Heights 44, Valley Heights 40 Jayhawk Linn 44, Northeast-Arma 8 Jefferson North 54, Doniphan West 8 KC Schlagle 47, KC Northeast, Mo. 0 KC Sumner 26, KC Wyandotte 21 KC Washington 16, KC Harmon 8 Kapaun Mount Carmel 28, St. James Academy 27 Labette County 59, Independence 0 Lakeside 28, Thunder Ridge 14 Lansing 35, KC Turner 13 Larned 46, Lyons 0 Lawrence Free State 38, Olathe East 31 Lebo 72, Altoona-Midway 8 Liberal 23, Great Bend 21 Little River 62, Canton-Galva 14 Madison/Hamilton 28, Southern Coffey 24 Maize 39, Salina Central 14 Maize South 31, Augusta 23 Manhattan 38, Emporia 7 Marion 58, Southeast Saline 28 Marysville 56, Beloit 28 Maur Hill - Mount Academy 56,
Pleasant Ridge 0 McPherson 48, Hays 6 Meade 55, Johnson-Stanton County 8 Mission Valley 33, Rossville 27, OT Moscow 48, Minneola 0 Mulvane 40, Ulysses 14 Nemaha Central 21, Sabetha 7 Neodesha 34, Fredonia 7 Newton 42, Arkansas City 34 Northern Valley 46, Sylvan-Lucas 6 Norton 31, Russell 7 Norwich 62, Burrton 6 Olathe South 21, Leavenworth 14 Olpe 40, Chase County 0 Osborne 36, Victoria 30 Otis-Bison 54, Dighton 8 Oxford 66, Cedar Vale/Dexter 20 Paola 24, Ottawa 0 Pawnee Heights 63, Fowler 0 Perry-Lecompton 56, Royal Valley 0 Phillipsburg 81, Hays-TMP-Marian 33 Pike Valley 50, Tescott 16 Pittsburg 39, Bonner Springs 29 Pittsburg Colgan 42, Yates Center 0 Plainville 39, Oakley 0 Pleasanton 72, Chetopa 0 Prairie View 26, Osawatomie 8 Pratt 42, Hugoton 14 Pretty Prairie 49, Ashland 0 Rawlins County 50, Quinter 0 Riley County 53, Minneapolis 0 Riverside 18, Hiawatha 13 Riverton 32, Southeast, Mo. 12 Rock Hills 54, Linn 6 SM South 33, SM West 14 Scott City 42, Colby 14 Sedgwick 41, Moundridge 7
And ice had to be running through Cesar Burciaga when Dunlap opted for the field goal attempt even though Burciaga’s previous field goal attempt on a point after touchdown failed. Dunlap still had confidence in Burciaga to kick the game-winning field goal, and the snap was perfectly placed on the tee by Braxton Hyde, and Burciaga connected while being hit in the chest by a Great Bend defender. Still the ball glided over the crossbar, and with only 9 seconds to play, the Redskins had their first and only lead of the night, 23-21. Liberal was prepared. And luck favors the prepared. It seemed as though Liberal simply wore out the Panthers, and while Great Bend had a chance at some magic on the final play of the game, tossing a pass to midfield over the middle but the Redskins were playing a prevent-style defense, and they were able to get the final tackle to secure the 23-21 win. This team never seems to believe they are out of a game, and they reflect the same, scrappy attitude of their head coach, and the same desire to do the work to win. Luck favors the prepared.
Shawnee Heights 53, Highland Park 6 Silver Lake 68, Oskaloosa 0 Smith Center 78, Salina Sacred Heart 0 Smoky Valley 36, Rock Creek 0 Solomon 68, Bennington 62 South Barber 52, Stafford 6 South Central 58, Fairfield-Cunningham 0 Spearville 64, Satanta 16 St. John's Beloit-Tipton 49, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 0 St. Mary's 51, Council Grove 11 St. Thomas Aquinas 61, Blue Valley Southwest 27 Syracuse 33, Southwestern Hts. 20 Tonganoxie 49, Atchison 0 Topeka 55, Topeka West 21 Topeka Hayden 35, Santa Fe Trail 6 Troy 34, Washington County 6 Uniontown 34, Oswego 18 Wamego 28, Abilene 27, OT Washburn Rural 35, Topeka Seaman 21 Waverly 62, Onaga 20 Wellington 14, Winfield 7 Wellsville 34, Osage City 0 Weskan 57, Western Plains-Healy 12 West Elk 48, Sedan 8 West Franklin 46, Central Heights 8 Wetmore 42, BV Randolph 8 Wichita Bishop Carroll 35, Wichita Heights 14 Wichita Campus 35, Hutchinson 7 Wichita Collegiate 40, Clearwater 20 Wichita West 49, Wichita Southeast 8
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By IAN APPLEGATE Seward sports information director The Seward County men’s basketball team will host their inaugural Saints Tip-Off Dinner at the Mid-America Air Museum Friday, November 10. The event will feature a speech given by legendary Hall of Fame coach, Bob Knight. The event will allow fans to meet the 2017 Saints basketball team for the first time, through player introductions and highlight videos. Head Coach Jason Sautter will speak to the crowd at the event as well. To go along with a formal, buffetstyle dinner, will be a silent and live auction. The live auction will feature memorabilia and tickets from local NBA, MLB and NFL teams, as well as signed memorabilia from Coach Knight. Bob Knight, former head coach for Indiana University and Texas Tech University, is a four-time National Coach of the Year. He retired with 902 career wins in NCAA Division I men’s basketball,
the most all-time at the time of his retirement. There will be two levels of experiences for this event – the AllAmerican Experience and AllRegion Experience. The AllAmerican Experience will include eight seats and dinner at a table, a table and headline sponsor, two season tickets, a player and/or
coach seated at the table, and a social with Coach Knight. The All-Region Experience will include four seats and dinner at a table, a table sponsor, a player and/or coach seated at the table, and a social with Coach Knight. The All-American Experience will cost $1,000, while the All-Region Experience will cost $500.
The event will begin at 6 p.m. with a social with Coach Knight and the silent auction, followed by the program and dinner at 6:45 p.m. To register for the event, please visit Alumni.SCCC.Edu and click Inaugural Saints Tip-Off Dinner, or call Head Coach Jason Sautter at 620-417-1557
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Cards drop second straight to No.3 Laverne By JASON EPP Leader & Times TURPIN, Okla.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;The Turpin Cardinals faced one of the toughest back-to-back starts to district play facing top-ranked Shattuck last week, then taking on defending state champion and current No.3 Laverne. Turpin fell behind early and was never able to catch the Tigers, who have now won 22 games in a row. Turpin fell 56-20. "When you lose by that margin, you have to try to find something positive," Turpin coach Justin Hanna. "I was really proud of our effort. We had a lot of young players on the field. I also felt like our execution was better than last week." Laverne took advantage of Turpin miscues early and quickly built a lead with touchdowns on each of their first four drives to take a 28-0 lead by the end of the first quarter. Turpin threatened on their third drive of the game when Isaiah Villalobos hooked up with receiver Bresson Edelen for a 48-yard game to the Laverne 20. A ten-yard run by Villalobos on the next play gave the Cardinals a first and goal at the
Turpin quarterback Isaiah Villalobos (20) cuts up the field past several Laverne defenders Friday night at Cardinal Field. Courtesy photo 10. But the Cardinals were only able to gain one yard on four plays to turn the ball over on downs. Turpin again moved deep into Tiger territory on their next possession with a halfback pass from Brady Palmer to Edelen for 24 yards to set Turpin up deep in Laverne territory. Turpin faced a fourth and four, but Villalobos was sacked for loss, coming away with no points for the second time inside the Laverne 10. Turpin finally got on the score-
board on the final play of the first half when VIllalobos scored from three yards out, but Turpin trailed at that point 42-6. Turpin added their second score when Logan Loomis muscled into the end zone from 2 yards out, to cap a 12-play drive. Laverne led 4812 at the end of the third. Freshman quarterback Riley Ratzlaff broke loose in the fourth quarter to score the Cardinals finals TD with a 40-yard scamper. Preston Archer ran in the
conversion to make the final score 56-20. Turpin (3-4, 0-2) will face a critical matchup with Seiling Friday night with major playoff implications "We told our kids after the game, put this one behind us because we're 0-0 heading into this week," Hanna said. "The two goals we have of having a winning season and a playoff birth. They're both on the table. We have to go earn it."
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Tyrone's Jonathan Corrales (15) runs for a big gain earlier in the season versus Turpin. Corrales ran for 135 yards and two TDs and caught a 44-yard TD pass in the Bobcats 46-14 win over the Waynoka Railroaders, Thursday. Photo courtesy Panhandle Illustrated
Short-handed Cats clobber Waynoka By JASON EPP Leader & Times Despite missing their starting quarterback, Brian Holley and their do everything back/receiver/returner, Antonio Pacheco, the Tyrone Bobcats topped the Waynoka Railroaders on the road, 46-14 to stay undefeated. The Bobcats got off to a slow start and trailed 14-6 with 5:27 left in the first quarter. But the Tyrone defense tightened up, and did not surrender another point the rest of the way. “We faced a lot of adversity early,” Tyrone Head Coach Josh Bell said. “After that, we played absolutely solid.” Cornerback Chance Duty stepped in as Holley’s replacement at quarterback, running for
109 yards and two touchdowns, and throwing for another. Matthew Clancy rushed 13 times for 82 yards and a TD, and Alex Torres rushed 9 times for 79 yards and a TD. Jonathan Corrales led all Bobcat rushers with 135 yards and two TDs on just 15 carries. Corrales also hauled in a 44-yard TD pass. Tyrone quickly tied the game back up at 14 when Alex Torres scored on a 48-yard run just a minute and a half later. Torres converted the two-point conversion to knot the score at 14. Then, with 1:32 still to play in the first quarter, Duty connected with Corrales for a 44-yard touchdown pass, giving the Bobcats a 20-14 lead at the end of the first quarter. Tyrone poured it on in the second with three more touchdowns. First, Corrales scored on a 59-yard run, then caught a pass from Duty for
the conversion. Matthew Clancy was next with a five-yard TD run. Corrales scored his third TD of the game on a 33-yard run to give the Bobcats a 38-14 lead at the half. Duty added a 37-yard TD run in the fourth quarter to his 50-yarder in the first quarter, and Tyrone came away with a 32-point win. Tyrone outgained Waynoka 461-169, and averaged 7 yards per play while holding the Railroaders to just 3.5. The Bobcats won the turnover battle, forcing three interceptions and two fumbles without giving up a turnover. Alex Landaverde and Jonathan Corrales led the Bobcats with 8.5 tackles each, Corrales made three tackles for a loss. Chance Duty had 7 tackles. No.8 Tyrone (6-0) will travel to Boise City, Thursday.
The Liberal cross country team at the Western Athletic Conference meet in Garden City. Courtesy photo
Liberal cross country takes 3rd at WAC Special to the Leader & Times Buffalo Dunes Golf Course in Garden City was host to the Western Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships. Both Liberal boys and girls came into the first week of their championship season ready to step it up a notch and prove they can run with the best teams in the state. The girls’ team competed in a 4 kilometer race on the hot and humid day. Sophomore Katie Horyna ran away from the competition completing the course in 16:38, 30 seconds faster than second place. Sophomore Audrey Gilmore ran a 17:36 to earn a spot on the top five and make the first team All-WAC team. Senior Ali Lucero was the third runner for the
Redskins placing 13th with a time of 18:23. Alondra Alvarado and Reece Hay were the 21st and 22nd runners to complete the course running a 19:01 and 19:04. The top five runners for the Redskins scored points for the team with a total of 62. The other runners for Liberal were Kelsey Ramsey, Reyn Slatten, Tania Minjarez, Gisselle Melendez, and Jakeline Flores. The Redskins finished in third place, just nine points away from first-place Garden City. After the meet Katie Horyna was voted WAC Runner of the Year. The boys’ team race competed in a 5 kilometer race and were led by Junior Xavier Perez. Perez finished in third place with a time of 17:43 earning All-WAC honors. Javier
Carrillo made second team AllWAC with his eighth place finish in 18:05. Joel Obando crossed the line in 18:15 to finish in 12th place. Freshman Alex Lopez finished in 19th place with a time of 18:46. The fifth and last scorer for the Redskins was Antonio Borunda in 21st place with a time of 18:54. Other runners for the Redskins were Josh Diazdeleon, Cory Nguyen, Fausto Parrall, Alex Molina, Aaron Venegas. The Redskins finished with 63 points to finish in third place behind Great Bend and Garden.
The Redskins cross country teams will travel to Lake Afton outside of Goddard Saturday for the Regional Championships with a trip to the state meet on the line. The Redskins will compete against Bishop Carroll, Goddard, Goddard Eisenhower, Maize, Maize South, Kapaun Mt. Carmel, and Great Bend. The top three teams and five individuals not on a qualifying team will advance to the state meet. Six of the eight teams on the girls’ side have all been ranked in the top 10 of the state this season.