Ottawa High eyes Bonner Springs clash after Big Blue Valley win
Ottawa High football, riding a 1-1 record after a 20-7 win over Blue Valley, heads to Bonner Springs for a Friday night road test. Coach Chuck Blaney cites confidence gains and notes Bonner Springs star Hughes Suffren as a major challenge, with Ottawa aiming to apply pressure on QB Randy Reed and rely on key defenders Voigts Brady and Jung.
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Ottawa High
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Chuck Blaney
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Blue Valley
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Braves
Shawnee Aquinas
Bonner
Sumner Academy
Cyclones
Jeff Reed
David McCrea
Bonner’s Stadium
Blue Valley Boosted To 6A In Latest KSHSAA Classification Changes
TOPEKA Kansas AP The Kansas State High School Activities Association released 34 1983 84 classification changes affecting 375 state schools with 6A 5A 4A 3A 2A and 1A groups. 6A ranges 1741 to 809. 5A 385 to 806 387. Shawnee Mission South remains largest in 6A. Stanley Blue Valley is smallest. Several schools shift classes including Wellington moving to 5A and Mulvane Caney joining 4A.
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Royal Valley
Prairie View
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Nemaha Valley
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Cheney
Southwestern Heights
Uniontown
Clathe
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Hoxie
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Greensburg
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AP Consensus Grid Rankings by Kansas Classes
Kansas prep polls list top teams across classes with several errors. Shawnee Mission West leads 6A, followed by Manhattan and Southeast. 5A includes Kapaun-Mi Carmel and Salina South with others. Class 4A highlights Baldwin Iola and Thomas More. Lower classes name Humbold Rossville Osborne Sterling and smaller schools.
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Australia II Battles Back In America's Cup Race Five
Australia II stayed alive in the America's Cup series with a comeback victory over Liberty to trim the deficit to 3-2 in a best-of-seven. Skipper John Bertrand credited momentum as Alan Bond praised the boat's wind performance, while Liberty faced equipment issues and a tough start before Australia II pulled ahead and led through the first four legs.
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Rhode Island Sound
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Stephens Athlete Of The Week At Ottawa University
Ottawa University sophomore quarterback Eric Stephens was named the Ottawa Herald Athlete Of The Week for a 62 31 loss to Southwestern Stephens rushed 24 times for 102 yards and completed 10 of 26 passes for 174 yards and three touchdowns He sits third in ECAC total offense and passing and seventh in rushing with strong standouts among peers from Mark Perdew Belinda Guzman and Pam Dooley.
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Belinda Guzman
Pam Dooley
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