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Bonner Springs only KVL team still competing in state playoffs

By Shawn Linenberger - | Nov 13, 2002

Although Tonganoxie was knocked out of the high school football playoffs in heartbreaking fashion Nov. 5, eight teams are still alive in the hunt for a Class 4A state title.
The Chieftains finished the season 5-5 after they couldn’t hold onto a 14-7 lead going into the fourth quarter. Atchison, meanwhile, didn’t fare as well Saturday. The Redmen ended their season 7-4 after Hayden throttled them 34-14 on Saturday in Topeka.
Now 10-1, the Wildcats will play undefeated Fort Scott (11-0) at 7 p.m. Friday in Fort Scott.
Eudora (10-1), which defeated District 7 champion and Kaw Valley League member Piper 20-6 on Saturday, plays at 7 p.m. Friday in Paola against the Panthers (7-4).
In other 4A regional games, Marysville (11-0) plays at Holton (10-1), while Scott City (10-1) heads to Wellington (9-2) to take on the defending 4A champions.
Bonner Springs is the lone Kaw Valley League team still in the playoffs. The Braves (6-4) defeated Turner 17-7 in regionals last Friday and will play host to 8-2 Topeka West at 7 p.m. this Friday.
Fellow KVL member Mill Valley finished its season at 8-2 after losing to Hayden 35-14 in bi-districts Nov. 5 in Topeka.
In the nearby Delaware Valley League, however, half of its playoff advancers are still competing.
Pleasant Ridge ended its season with a 61-7 bi-district loss to Rock Creek on Nov. 5, but Jackson Heights (11-0) and Jefferson County North (9-2) have advanced to sectionals.
Jackson Heights will play Pittsburg-Colgan on Saturday in Pittsburg. The game will be a rematch of sorts as Colgan (11-0) knocked the Cobras out of the state basketball tournament last March. JHHS defeated Washington, 40-8, and Lebo, 40-22, to advance in the playoffs.
JCN, meanwhile, heads to sectionals with shutout wins against Lyndon (39-0) and Frankfort (27-0). The Chargers will play Sedan (10-1) on Saturday in Winchester.
The only other DVL team not still in the playoffs is Troy. The Trojans finished their season 7-3 with a 41-12 loss to Lebo in bi-districts Nov. 5.