The Kansas City, Kan., Football League's head coaches voted recently on the league's All-League Team.

Broken down by team:

Sumner Academy

FIRST TEAM ALL-LEAGUE

• Torrell Saffold, FS
• Eric Whickliffe, LB
• Dymon Johnson
• Armond Brisbane, QB
• Adam Pack, C
• Vernon Vaughn, TE
• Benny Parker, Special Teams
• Eli Alexander, WR
• Marcus Allen, WR

HONORABLE MENTION

• James Williams
• TJ Wynn
• Garrett Mumphries

Washington

FIRST TEAM

• Levante Bryant, OL
• Deandre Clark, P
• Tim Good, LB
• Darrell Walker, DB

HONORABLE MENTION

• Clayton Young, FS
• Andy Patrzykont, DL
• Davon Carr, DL
• Deangelo Bradley, DL

Schlagle

FIRST TEAM

• Herman Ming, QB, LB, CB
• Taylor Wallace, OL
• Jeff Jones, RB
• TaiJuane Daniels, LB
• Eddie London, LB
• LeRoy Cheffon, DB

HONORABLE MENTION

• Montell White, DL
• LeAnthony Taylor, WR

Harmon

FIRST TEAM

• John Zeno, RB
• Marshawn Hargrove, LB
• Okeye Nyoudweh, LB/P
• Shaquille Simmons, DT
• Darrin Hawkins, LB
• Chris Richard, S

HONORABLE MENTION

• Marquise Cooper, OL//DE           
• Vanderbuilt Sheilds, OL
• Dominck Rodriguez, DB    
• Jervon Hooks 5'5, DB/WR           
• Cornell Duley
• Vanderbelt Sheilds, OL
• Martin Hernandez, OL/DL
• Kamile Gardner, DL

Wyandotte

FIRST TEAM

• Tyran Smith, DB

HONORABLE MENTION

• Alex Hamilton, DB
• Ledarious Kirkindol, DB
• Jaunte Collins, WR/DB

Here are highlights from last weekend's Turner-Shawnee Heights game. Turner was upset 14-10 and conclude the season at 8-2.

The Gardner-Edgerton Trailblazers handed Schlagle a shutout loss to close out the season.

The Trailblazers rushed for over 300 yards, defeating Schlagle 49-0.

Quarterback Bubba Starling led the way with 163 yards on just eight carries. He scored three touchdowns, including the game's opening seven points on a 70-yard touchdown run.

Brett Jensen added 111 yards on 12 carries, scoring the second touchdown of the game.

Leading 21-0 at halftime, Gardner-Edgerton scored 14 points early on in the third, including a 24-yard touchdown pass by Starling to Alex Knorr.

Starling scored the game's two final touchdowns from five yards out and 18 yards out, both on the ground.

Schlagle finishes 6-4 on the season, while Gardner improves to 10-0 on the season.

David Gauntt (#7) led Shawnee Heights to an upset victory on the road against Turner Friday night.

Mistakes and a few bad breaks led to an upset loss for the Turner Golden Bears football team.

Shawnee Heights defeated Turner 14-10 Friday night at Piper High School, eliminating the second seeded Wyandotte County team from the Kansas 5A Playoffs.

Both teams scored in the first half behind big running plays.

On the opening play of Shawnee Heights' second drive, running back Donnie Lockhart scored from 71 yards out, giving the Thunderbirds a 7-0 lead.

Turner, who only had one first down in the opening quarter, got things going in the second quarter despite faulty coaching head-sets through the first half.

Rashon Thames, who had 162 yards on the ground on 24 carries, rushed for 71 of them on one play early in the second quarter to set up Turner's opening score.

From the nine, David Bernal scored, tying the game up at seven.

The defenses stepped up in the second quarter, with each team throwing interceptions inside the other's red zone.

But Turner's key mistake came in the third quarter. The Bears were deep in Thunderbird territory when Thames fumbled, turning over the ball back to the Thunderbirds.

Two red zone turnovers were the difference in the game.

"Usually the team that makes the fewest mistakes wins," said Allen Terrell, head coach of the Golden Bears. "We had a lot of things go wrong in the game. It took us longer to adjust without headsets and we had a wrong call on the long score early."

Despite the mistakes, Turner would hold a lead late into the fourth quarter, as kicker Nick Rodriguez drilled a 34-yarder midway through the fourth.

However, quarterback David Gauntt came back and delivered Shawnee Heights a game-winning drive.

He connected on two key plays on the drive, passing for 174 yards in the game. He capped off the drive with a five-yard touchdown run with just over two minutes left.

Turner responded with one more opportunity.

Quarterback Nick Bloomer connected with Thames on a screen pass on a fourth and five. Thames scrambled for a nice chunk of yardage, driving the ball near the red zone.

The Golden Bears were unable to convert a second fourth down, as a a gadget play did not fool the Thunderbirds.

Concluding the season 8-2, Terrell said the Golden Bears senior class stepped up.

"We're very proud of how far they came," he said. "If people had seen this group four years ago, they would be very proud of how it turned out. We had a great run last year and we didn't want to take a step back this year."

The high school football season in Wyandotte County is officially over.

After Piper was eliminated on Tuesday, Turner, Schlagle and Sumner Academy were all defeated.

Turner lost a tough thriller to Shawnee Heights 14-10 at Piper High School. The Sabres of Sumner Academy lost a shootout with Topeka Seaman 53-34. Schlagle, meanwhile, was banked 49-0 by Gardner-Edgerton.

Recaps soon.

 

Turner quarterback Nick Bloomer, left, and Rashon Thames (behind him) led Turner to an 8-1 record this year.

The regular season has finished and the 4A State Playoffs have began. Friday's slate of games will include Turner, Schlagle and Sumner Academy.

A look at the final high school football regular season rankings for Wyandotte County.

1. Turner: The Golden Bears go wire to wire in The Kansan's power rankings. At 8-1, the Bears host Shawnee Heights tomorrow night at Piper High School. Running back Rashon Thames has led Turner all season.

2. Piper: While the Pirates were knocked out of the playoffs on Tuesday, they improved five games from last year and defeated Bishop Ward and Sumner Academy, thus giving them the second spot to close the regular season. Jasper Sanders was the team's MVP, as he led the Pirates through the air and on the ground.

3. Bishop Ward: Although the Cyclones missed the playoffs, they finish third in the rankings. Led by a very impressive rushing attack all season, the Cyclones finished 6-3 and because of being placed in a tough district with Piper and Basehor-Linwood, they missed out on postseason play.

4. Sumner Academy: The Sabres go back to state for the second straight year. The Kansas City, Kan., League champs look to defeat Topeka-Seaman on the road Friday evening.

5. Schlagle: Finishing 6-3, the Stallions have the biggest challenge of any school in Wyandotte County, playing Gardner-Edgerton Friday night. Gardner-Edgerton is 9-0 on the season.

6. Harmon: The Hawks, losing their final two games, pushed KCK champion Sumner Academy and the Golden Bears to the limit the last two weeks. Defensive improvements for the team were very noticeable this season.

7. Bonner Springs: The Braves were up and down all season long. 

8. Wyandotte: The Bulldogs snapped a lengthy losing streak this season, but lost were unable to get their second win of the season.

9. Washington: Finishing 1-8 and 0-4 in KCK play, the Wildcats were the season's biggest disappointment.

The Piper Pirates were defeated 37-21 last night by the Holton Wildcats.

Holton, entering the game undefeated, improved their record to 10-0. Piper finishes the season at 6-4.

A longer recap will be available later in the day.

Three Wyandotte County teams will be playing this Friday in the opening round of the Kansas 5A State playoffs, while Piper begins its 4A state journey tomorrow.

The Turner Golden Bears, finishing the regular season at 8-1, will host the 3-6 Shawnee Heights team in the first round in a 2-7 seed matchup. If they win, the Bears will take on the winner of the Mill Valley-St. Thomas Aquinas game on Friday, Nov. 13.

Meanwhile, two teams from the Kansas City, Kan., League have advanced to the 5A state playoffs.

The league-winning Sumner Academy Sabres (6-3) will take on Topeka Seaman this Friday. The Sabres are the #5 seed in the bracket, with Topeka Seaman the #4 seed.

Perhaps the greatest challenge any local team will face involve the Schlagle Stallions.

Finishing at 6-3 and second in district play, Schlagle will take on perennial power Gardner-Edgerton, who finished the regular season undefeated.

If Sumner and Schlagle both win, they'll renew their KCK rivalry next week.

Piper, 6-3, will take on the 9-0 Holton team tomorrow at 7 p.m. in 4A play.

The 4A bracket half with Piper:

The 5A bracket portion with the three KCK schools:

While the whole game was great, I invite you to watch the last 20 seconds over and over again.

Piper quarterback Jasper Sanders made one of the best individual efforts you'll ever see trying to make something happen on the final play.

He and the Pirates came very close to winning on a hail mary play.

The Sumner Academy Sabres and Schlagle Stallions each wrapped up 6-3 records and 3-1 Kansas City, Kan., League records Thursday night.

• The Sabres defeated Wyandotte 37-6 after a quick start in the game.

The Sabres scored all 37 of their points in the first half. Armand Brisbane scored from seven yards out to give Sumner an 8-0 lead.

Benny Parker's 36-yard touchdown run and Brisbane's touchdown pass to Vernon Vaughn provided Sumner with a 22-0 first quarter lead.

Eli Alexander was on the receiving end of a 27-yard touchdown from Brisbane to give Sumner a 30-0 lead. Torrel Saffold scored Sumner's final touchdown of the game late in the second quarter from eight yards out on the ground.

Wyandotte's Alex Hamilton provided the Bulldogs their only touchdown in the fourth quarter. Hamilton scored from 75 yards out.

Wyandotte finishes 1-8.

• The Stallions defeated city rival Washington 22-7 at Washington High School Thursday.

The tandem of Schlagle quarterback Herman Ming and running back Jeff Jones provided Washington too much of a challenge.

Jones ran for 120 yards on just 13 carries, scoring a touchdown. Ming scored two on the ground, from 13 yards out and 21 yards.

Ming gave Schlagle the first score of the game, as he carried the ball from 13 yards out. Jones' 55-yard touchdown run in the second and Ming's 21-yard touchdown run in the third gave Schlagle a 22-0 lead.

Washington's Jeremy Simmons delivered a touchdown pass to Tim Goode in the third to put the Wildcats on the board.

Washington finishes 1-8 and 0-4 in KCK League play. 

On paper, the Turner-Harmon game appeared to be the biggest mismatch of the week. Entering the game at 7-1, Turner escaped J.C. Harmon High School with a 28-14 victory.

The Hawks, who entered 2-6 on the season, punched Turner early on.

After Golden Bears quarterback Nick Bloomer gave Turner a 7-0 lead with a four-yard touchdown, Harmon's leader stepped up.

John Zeno returned a punt from 60 yards out for a touchdown. A two-point conversion by Okeye Nyondweh gave Harmon an 8-7 lead.

Zeno struck again from 60 yards out in the second quarter, scoring on a run and giving Harmon a 14-7 lead after a missed two-point conversion.

As Zeno stepped up for Harmon, Turner's leader stepped up beginning in the second quarter.

Rashon Thames scored his first of two touchdowns from 38 yards out, tying the game at 14. Bloomer scored another touchdown on the ground, this time from 17 yards, regaining the lead for Turner.

The score would remain 21-14 until Thames scored early in the fourth quarter from the 20-yard-line.

Overall, Thames rushed for 168 yards on 25 carries. Zeno ran for 123 yards on 31 carries.

The Golden Bears end the regular season at 8-1 and with the best record of any Wyandotte County team. Harmon closes 2-7.

The Bishop Ward Cyclones defeated Tonganoxie Thursday night at home to conclude its season at 6-3.

Ward defeated Tongy 14-7 in a low scoring slug fest.

Michael Golubski carried the ball 15 times for 134 yards, including the game-winning touchdown in the second quarter.

Tonganoxie jumped out to a 7-0 lead after quarterback Jeremy Carlisle connected with Justin Jacobs from 38 yards.

Ward punched their first points of the game in off a nine-yard touchdown pass by Peter McKiernan to Cole Muder. Golubski's one-yard touchdown came in the second quarter.

Both defenses stiffened in the second half as no points were scored.

With a district championship and home playoff game on the line, the Basehor-Linwood Bobcats scored in the final 30 seconds to send Piper to a heartbreaking loss entering state.

Both teams having clinched a state playoff game, the Bobcats earned a home game after their 15-12 victory at Piper Thursday night.

As expected, quarterbacks Jasper Sanders (Piper) and Brandon Leppke (pictured center) provided most of the game's highlights, even if the scoreboard didn't light up as much as many suspected.

Leppke carried the ball 38 times for 214 yards, while Sanders rushed for 192 yards on just 24 carries. However, the three biggest plays of the game came from their arms.

After Sanders (pictured left) scored the game's opening touchdown from 60 yards out on the ground, Leppke connected with Cole Bittel from 21 yards out to give Basehor its first lead at 7-6.

The score remained 7-6 during the remainder of the first half and most of the second half. Key defensive stands were made by both sides.

"The defenses did a good job containing the powerful offenses in this game," said Tom Radke, head coach at Piper. "It was a hard fought effort on both sides."

Fireworks ignited mid-way through the fourth, as Sanders connected with Dylan Hays from 25 yards out to give Piper a 12-7 lead.

With about two minutes left, Leppke led Basehor on a lengthy drive through his arms and legs, connecting on three key passes on the drive.

On third and goal from the six, Leppke hit Colin Murphy for the game winning touchdown with 21 seconds left.

Piper will now have to go on the road to begin their run for a state title. Radke believes his team can make a run.

"Penalties and minus plays killed us tonight," he said. "If we fix those and clean it up, we'll be OK."

Basehor concludes the regular season at 8-1, while Piper finishes 6-3.

Recaps wil be available soon, but here are some scores from Thursday night action.

Basehor-Linwood 15, Piper 12
Bishop Ward 14, Tonganoxie 7
Sumner Academy 37, Wyandotte 6
Turner 28, Harmon 14
Schlagle 22, Washington 7

Still searching for Bonner Springs-Topeka Seaman score.

District positioning will be on the line tonight as the regular season of Wyandotte County high school football concludes.

A look at the games:

Turner at Harmon: The Golden Bears can clinch the Kansas Class 5A, District 2 title tonight with a win against their neighbors to the east. Harmon can clinch a spot with a win and some help.

Sumner Academy at Wyandotte: The Sabres clinched the KCK League title last week and have a good shot of earning a playoff spot tonight with a victory at Wyandotte.

Basehor at Piper: Both schools are 2-0 in district play and the winner will claim the Kansas Class 4A, District 2 title.

Schlagle at Washington: The Stallions enter tonight number two in the Kansas Class 5A, District 1 standings, while Washington sits in last.

Tonganoxie at Bishop Ward: While both schools have impressive 5-3 records, neither will be able to claim a playoff spot this season, as Basehor and Piper have claimed positions.

Topeka Seaman at Bonner Springs: The Braves have an outside shot of claiming a position, but will definitely need to defeat Topeka Seaman for that to happen.

810 Preps has a nice set of standings outlining the current district situation. The Kansan will be covering the Piper-Basehor game tonight.