4 Eudora (4-0), Atchison (4-0), Wamego (4-0), Coffeyville (4-0). 2022 Council Grove Braves Football Team Class 2A Record 6-1 (4-0 FHL) (3-0 2A 2) League Flint Hills League Head Coach Butch Hayes Home Location Legion Stadium The 2022 Council Grove Braves Football Team represents Council Grove High School in the 2022 2A Football Season. That included three tackles for loss, two sacks from junior JP Harris. Author Keith Pickett is a 1966 graduate of Council Grove High School. Simecka was also an assistant coach at Hayden High School during their dominant run in the 1990s to the 2000s. Recently, I ran across an item related to the C of E Athletic Hall of Fame, in which all three athletes had been inducted years earlier. Two starters on the 1961 Wilsey championship basketball team won medals in the small-school state track meet: forward Jerry Goldsmith, 3rd place in the 120-yard high hurdles (1961); and guard Kenny Francis, 3rd in the half-mile the following spring (1962). 5 South Sumner Co. (4-0), No. Showers early, then clearing with ample sunshine by the afternoon. In 2019, then-Cimarron kicker Emmanuel Aguilar had never attempted a field goal in a game. 3 Kingman (4-0), NR Chaparral (4-0), NR Lakin, No. Next to Andale, Girard continues to have the second-best 3A record since the start of 2021. The boards next scheduled meeting is Oct. 11. Council Grove Braves Location: Council Grove, KS Season: 2021 Head Coach: Butch Hayes Record: 1-8 League: Flint Hills Season: 2015 Head Coach: Nate Teichgraeber Record: 6-3 Season: 2009 Head Coach: Jim Colins Record: 6-4 League: Flint Hills Season: 1984 Head Coach: Joe Buchanan Record: 4-5 Season: 1982 Head Coach: Joe Buchanan Record: 2-7 As a player, Hayes had an impressive high school football career at McCracken and Westmoreland. Washburn Rural has defeated Wichita East, a top-10 6A team. Not yet a subscriber? Coach John Goff, who looked more like a short, stubby, pulling guard in football (which he had been in college) was a good basketball coach. 5 in 4A. Central-Burden delivered a quality 52-35 win against previously undefeated Argonia-Attica. 1 Manhattan (4-0); No. I came to the realization was putting my own prioritizes over the prioritizes of my kids. PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK. He dreamt of nights like Friday throughout his life, an epic 20-14 district-opening home win versus Humboldt. The Centennial League has not won a state title since 2008 with Junction City and Hayden won. Council Grove battled hard in the postseason and lost to Silver Lake. Last season, Kingman went to the 2A state semifinals, its best showing in 49 years. Sophomore Armando Salcido recorded three interceptions. The Council Grove Police Department said the incident happened on September 9th at the high school football practice field, but that it wasnt reported to authorities until a few days later. A football program with mediocre results (182-210-4) from 1956-98, Center Grove is coming off back-to-back 14-0 seasons in Class 6A, winning the third and fourth state championships in school . Share with Us. Undefeated Teams: NR West Elk (4-0); NR Lyndon (4-0), NR Burlingame (4-0), No. Highland Park entered this season with a losing streak that stretched back to 2014. This site uses cookies from Google to deliver its services and to analyze traffic. Adam Dirks was summoned to court on suspicion of battery and interference with law enforcement after a practice incident Sept. 15. He recorded a school record 363 yards rushing yards and three touchdowns. COUNCIL GROVE, Kan. (WIBW) - An assistant football coach is facing battery charges after one of his players said the coach pushed him during practice. In addition, Andales volleyball team is the defending 4A champs and has won 20 straight matches entering Saturday. St. James Academy defeated 4A No. An 11-year-old boy told police his assistant coach, Adam Dirks, pushed him to the ground during youth football practice. 5 Cheylin edged No. Last year, the Huskies defeated Cheylin, 56-6. Thompson said the petition had nothing to do with his resignation and that he had already decided he would be stepping down. 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Those were the first two years of the state football playoffs; unfortunately, Council Grove was denied the opportunity to be in the Kansas playoffs by a complicated, convoluted point system that the Kansas State High School Activities Association (KSHSAA) drastically altered after a couple of years of complaints by member schools and fans. Mascot: Braves. He rushed 20 times for 150 yards, along with a touchdown. Burlingame trailed entering the fourth quarter before senior dual threat quarterback Colby Middleton scored from nine yards out with 7:52 left. The two special Americus players, Edmiston and Gibb, went down the road to College of Emporia, where they were multi-year starters and leaders of the Fighting Presbies team that battled for the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) basketball crown each season. Copyright 2021 WIBW. On Friday, Salina Central picked up a 54-44 victory versus Andover. He exceeded 1,000 rushing yards last season. At Council Grove, Hayes has led teams to stellar passing performances. Morris County Fair Fashion Revue Results, CLICK HERE TO READ COUNCIL GROVE REPUBLICAN. So proud of our defensive effort. I couldnt be more proud.. Along with football duties, Finch serves as a Teacher, Assistant Baseball Coach, and Assistant S&C Coach at Council Grove High School. Last week, a petition was created at change.org calling for Thompson's removal as coach. The Council Grove Police. To fill the hole caused by no junior-varsity players, District 417 came up with the novel idea of Council Groves freshman team representing Wilsey in junior-varsity games. Greenwood - Eric Moore embarks on his 23rd season as football coach at Center Grove with a much different outlook than any of his previous 22 years. The Wildcats are the defending state runner-up and returned all but one player. Will Thompson has resigned as Spring Grove head football coach after one season, but said the decision had nothing to do with a petition that called for his removal last week. 5 Rock Creek won the Mid-East League for the first time in 18 years. Where does your school play their home games? Hayes has served as defensive coordinator at Rock Creek High School for the past two years and was the head coach of the Ellis High School Football team . Get an email notification whenever someone contributes to the discussion. He had been the starting quarterback, and Norton moved him to tight end. In January 1971, two months after his team ended the football season by beating rivals Herington and Marion, Coach Goff succumbed in his year-long battle with cancer. Junction City entered this season with 13 winning seasons in the last 14 years. In 2020, Welch helped AC to a surprise state runner-up showing. The closest margin is 17 points. Graduated: Westmoreland HS, Highland Community College, Pittsburg State University. Between 1960-1965, two of those league schools Wilsey and Strong City won the Kansas Class BB championship, and two more Cassoday and Elmdale finished as state runner-up. He then played with a cast on his arm for several weeks. Spring Grove was not the favorite in any of those matchups. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 mph. The offensive line opened holes for 60 rushes for 400 yards and six scores in a 42-13 win versus Independence. Andale has scored 50 or more points 35 times since 2017 in a game. Plus, HP has a top-15 all-classes recruit in all-purpose threat Tre Richardson. The Chieftains beat Paola, 28-14, at home and moved to 2-2. Be Nice. Manhattan is the No. Longtime Norton coach Lucas Melvin was on the SIK All-Access Show last week. In an odd game, Scott City and Thomas More Prep-Marian were tied at 14 after three quarters in Hays. Evidently Gibb and Edmiston hooked up again in senior basketball competitions on a national level, beginning in 2003 when they were nearing 60 years of age. Dalton Whitworth, which led Kansas in passing yards last fall, finished 21 of 34 for 337 yards with three touchdowns. Carmel standout running back Omari Elias rushed for more than 2,000 yards last season, second-best in the state among 11-man players. 3 Hill City (4-0), Macksville (4-0), Meade (4-0, 18-game winning streak), No. Copyright 2021 WIBW. He rushed 25 times for 169 yards and twice pinned TMP inside its own 20-yard line on punts. Donahue has not played in a full game all season. This summer, Hayes mentioned several times to SIK that the town showed great support, even in a 1-8 season last fall when CG allowed the most points per game in 3A. Last year, the Thunder became the first team in state history to open 0-4, and then win nine straight and capture the state championship. On Friday, Junction City won, 28-21, against Bishop Carroll. Promotional Rates were found for your code. Find content for all Council Grove Braves' Football teams covered by MaxPreps over the years. He was inducted into the St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame in 2020 and now lives in Winter Garden, Florida. EMPORIA H CHASE COUNTY H LEBO H OLPE NORTHERN HEIGHTS H HARTFORD H MADISON COUNCIL GROVE. Heights is quietly 3-1 after a 27-0 home win against Basehor-Linwood, which is currently ranked No. Sometimes that is the perception, but it's not true here. They were coached by Lee Haun, a 70-year-old former teacher, coach and farmer, who came out of retirement to handle the Wilsey seniors for one season. Our website requires visitors to log in to view the best local news. See the Council Grove Braves Varsity Football coach information, news, schedule, rosters, rankings, standings and more at sblivesports.com and scorebooklive.com 5 Basehor-Linwood, 27-0, and 1A Wabaunsee issued a huge turnaround in a 40-38 win against No. Version: master-175, Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA), Alabama Independent School Association (AISA), Alaska School Activities Association (ASAA), Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA), California Interscholastic Federation (CIF), Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA), Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC), Delaware Interscholastic Athlectic Association (DIAA), District of Columbia State Athletic Association (DCSAA), Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA), Idaho High School Activities Association (IHSAA), Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA), Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA), Kansas State High School Athletic Association (KSHSAA), Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA), Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA), Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA), Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA), Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA), Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL), Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA), Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA), Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA), Nevada Interscholsatic Activities Association (NIAA), New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association (NHIAA), New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA), New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA), North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA), North Dakota High School Activities Association (NDHSAA), Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA), Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA), Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA), Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA), Rhode Island Interscholastic League (RIIL), South Carolina High School League (SCHSL), South Carolina Independent School Association (SCISA), South Dakota High School Activities Association (SDHSAA), Tennessee Seconday School Athletic Association (TSSAA), Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS), Utah High School Activities Association (UHSAA), Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association (VISAA), Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA), West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission (SSAC), Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA), Wyoming High School Activities Association (WHSAA), New York Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL), Kansas State High School Activities Association. The Cougars had zero turnovers, NV four, which Husky coach Marvin Gebhard called the difference.. An 11-year-old boy told police his assistant coach, Adam Dirks, pushed him to the ground during youth football practice. 2-Way First Team All-League/District/State Linemen. He kicked the game-winner. Anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to contact Council Grove Police to give a statement. 3 Victoria (4-0), NR South Barber (4-0), NR Stafford (4-0), No. Assistant Coach Derron Reddick Contact: derronreddick@cgrove417.org / 620-767-2172 . That is especially true in District 2 where the top-five squads: No. Saturday Oct 29. We hope that you continue to enjoy our free content. Burton caught two receiving touchdowns, including the game-tying touchdown pass. ", Dig into the stats:Check out the players that topped the YAIAA statistical leaders list this past fall, District 3 football highlights: York Suburban snaps 36-year-old playoff victory drought. Cheylin held a 530-492 edge in total yards against Northern Valley. According to Council Grove Police Chief Shawn Wangerin, Dirks was not arrested as the incident was a misdemeanor that occurred outside the view of law enforcement.. 3 Kingman, which has a quality Week 1 victory against Cheney, improved to 4-0 for the first time since 2014. This marked the first time the Thunder had ever defeated Aquinas in school history. Kapaun Mt. The contest was played in Colby. Coach Jeff Slater talked with SIK last week and noted he believed our ceiling is growing., We are solid in eight spots, Slater said. On Friday, Wabaunsee beat the No. 2 Smith Center. Ellis has used two quarterbacks this season, though Russell has provided a spark with his passing ability. each comment to let us know of abusive posts. No. Hopefully we can execute some things a little more efficiently on offense, Cheylin coach Chris Walden told SIK last week. Reddick was a part of 3 of the Braves' winningest seasons of the 2010 decade as a coach in 2014, 2016, 2017. Matt Allibone is a sports reporter for GameTimePA. Threats of harming another Shawnee Heights Alan Baughman and the offensive line recorded another 100-plus yard rushing yards and three touchdowns. 2 Ashland last week. Thin margins separate one through 10 in the Division I rankings, Kansas closest classification. Cunningham paced six-man in scoring defense in 2021. You have permission to edit this article. There was a problem saving your notification. He picked off a pass and returned it 30 yards in a 31-28 loss to Olathe West. Eli Jones, who had an impressive freshman season in basketball, took over at quarterback. Hugoton is 4-0 for the first time since 2009 with a 47-6 win versus Colby. Should the case go to trial and Dirks is convicted, he could be subject to removal by a recall petition effort. The Rockets started 2-0 and were 5-2 with three games to play but lost those contests to York High (40-37), Dallastown (60-40) and South Western (36-30) and missed the playoffs. On Friday, Beloit faced a much improved Russell team. Wins Apart of at CG: 12 as a Coach, 16 as a Player, Graduate Council Grove High School c/o 2012, Fort Hays State University c/o 2023. Thompson said he made the decision the day after Spring Grove finished the season with a 36-30 loss to South Western on Oct. 28. For the second straight season, Arkansas City quarterback Gabe Welch suffered a serious injury, per Brady Bauman, voice of Ark City. 2022-23 . Burton set Council Groves all-time school career receiving record. Senior Sean Anderson was an all-state linebacker and entered this season with 240 career tackles. "It was nothing to do with Spring Grove. NV quarterback Kenton Thalheim completed 12 of 18 passes for 306 yards and five scores for the Huskies. 2:44. 5-ranked Norton continued to stay undefeated with a 38-20 victory against rival Phillipsburg. 4 this week, improved to 4-0 with a 49-28 victory at Ottawa. Reddick has compiled an incredibly detailed online history of Council Grove football that would rival most collegiate sports information programs. COUNCIL GROVE, Kan. (WIBW) - An assistant football coach is facing battery charges after one of his players said the coach pushed him during practice. Aguilar played his senior season at Dodge City, was a Shrine Bowl pick and now the true freshman kicker at Fort Hays. Simecka is a former collegiate player at Benedictine and Washburn as a fullback/linebacker and also played Semi-Professional football in Topeka. Two other ranked teams suffered upsets when Shawnee Heights defeated 4A No. Saturday Oct 15. Adam Dirks was summoned to court on suspicion of battery and interference with law enforcement after a practice incident Sept. 15. To view our latest e-Edition click the image on the left. The Scots switched to the newly formed Meadowlark Conference, which primarily encompasses the Kansas City-Kansas schools. "I definitely thought we were making headway and growth in the program," Thompson said. 0:05. Other than football, Hayes serves the district as a JH Math Teacher, Assistant High School Track Coach, and Assistant Summer S&C Coach. 3 Bishop Carroll on Friday. Nathan Teichgraeber, who coached at WF until this year, coached at CG before Hayes took over the program. Head coach Kyle Sprenkle stepped down after the season because his wife had just had the couple's sixth child. LaMarcus Allen delivered 130 yards and a pair of touchdowns. There will be paper copies available on site at screening as well. The preseason projection was that the first month of KSHSAA sanctioned six-man football was essentially a round robin among the ranked teams in the preseason: Cunningham, Ashland, Cheylin, Northern Valley. On 9/9, the Council Grove varsity football team won their home non-conference game against Mission Valley (Eskridge, KS) by a score of 23-0.