Football

Due to COVID-19 issues at Fort Scott High School, football games scheduled in the next two weeks have been cancelled, according to USD 234 officials. The following Tiger football games have been cancelled: Friday night’s varsity game at Independence; Sept. 21 JV vs. Independence; Sept. 25 varsity at Pittsburg; Sept. 28 JV home vs. Pittsburg...

Stopping a 2-point conversation attempt late in the fourth quarter gave the Fort Scott Tiger football team a 21-20 victory over the Summit Christian Academy Eagles Friday night at Frary Field. Facing a fourth and six with about a minute left in the game, the Eagles’ 6-5, 220 pound quarterback, senior Grayson Sprouse, connected with wideout Zach Oppriecht for a 34-yard touchdown pass that brought the Eagles within one point. ...

Bo Graham’s first year at the helm of the Fort Scott High School Tiger football team was one that ended with a 1-8 record for the team, but also one that came with many learning experiences. The Tigers saw their season come to an end Friday with a 28-7 loss to the Chanute Blue Comets, the SEK champions, in the first round of the Class 4A State Football playoff. Despite the team’s final record, Graham said he is proud of the work ethic displayed by his staff and players throughout the season...

The Fort Scott High School Tiger football team fell 28-7 to the Chanute Blue Comets in a first-round state playoff game Friday night in Chanute. The Tigers, who were knotted with the Blue Comets 0-0 after the first quarter, found themselves down 14-0 at halftime after Chanute scored two touchdowns in about a minute late in the second quarter...

Despite leading at two different times during the game, the Fort Scott High School Tiger football team couldn’t overcome two costly second-half turnovers, falling to the Eudora Cardinals 21-12 Friday night. With the loss, the Tigers finish their regular season 1-7 overall. The Cardinals ended their regular season at 3-5...

The Fort Scott Community College Greyhounds blanked the Ellsworth Community College Panthers, 36-0 Saturday afternoon at Frary Field. The Greyhounds (4-2 overall, 3-2 in the KJCCC) outscored the Panthers 20-0 in the first half, and dropped 16 more points in the third quarter for the shutout win. The Panthers fumbled the ball four times in the matchup, and converted only one of 12 third down plays...

Turnovers and penalties contributed to the Fort Scott Tiger football team's 42-21 loss to the Chanute Blue Comets Friday night at Frary Field. The Tigers (1-5 overall, 1-4 in the SEK) turned the ball over on fumbles three times, and costly false start penalties kept drives alive for the Blue Comets (5-1 overall) throughout the contest...

The Fort Scott Community College football team was trounced 42-16 by the Garden City Broncbusters Saturday in Garden City. The Greyhounds, now 3-2 overall and 3-2 in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference, found themselves down 28-9 at halftime. After a scoreless third quarter, the Broncbuster outscored FSCC 14-7 in the final period...

The Fort Scott High School Tiger football team was downed 28-0 by SEK rivals, the Pittsburg Purple Dragons, on Homecoming Night Friday at Frary Field. In a game in which penalties negated big plays for both teams, Pittsburg led 7-0 at halftime. Pittsburg's two touchdowns in the third quarter and one early in the fourth put away the game...

The Fort Scott Community College Greyhound football team squeezed out a 27-25 victory over the Independence Pirates during Homecoming Night Saturday at Frary Field. After a scoreless first quarter, the Pirates, now 2-2 overall, got on the board first when freshman kicker Jalin Troutman booted through a 27-yard field goal, capping off an 18-play, 70-yard drive with 10:38 left in the second quarter. ...

The Fort Scott Tiger football team found itself outmatched by a powerful Paola Panthers team that clobbered the Tigers 58-0 Friday night at Frary Field. The Tigers (1-1 overall, 1-0 in the SEK0 dealt with offensive line issues and a strong Paola defense all night. The Tigers were only able to muster 35 total yards the entire game (-6 rushing, 42 passing) against the Panthers stifling defense. The Panthers were ranked No. 4 in the state heading into the game...

Two Kansas community colleges have forced themselves to the front of the pack on the Road to Pittsburg for the NJCAA national championship. Hutchinson (ranked No. 1 in the latest NJCAA Coaches Poll, 3-0) went into Council Bluffs to knock off Iowa Western (No. 15, 1-2) with a score of 34-27; and, Butler (now No. 2, 3-0) jumped to an early lead and never looked back in their 33-7 win over Highland (1-2.)...

In the season opener Friday night, the Fort Scott Tiger football team rolled over the Coffeyville Field Kindley Golden Tornado 40-14 at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Coffeyville. Behind a strong running game and big defensive plays, the Tigers (1-0 overall, 1-0 in the SEK) cruised to the victory, blowing open a 14-14 game in the second half to secure the victory in Head Coach Bo Graham’s coaching debut...

The Fort Scott Community College Greyhound football team kicked off its 2019 season with a 20-16 win over Highland Community College Saturday night at Frary Field. The Greyhounds (1-0 overall, 1-0 in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference) led 14-6 at halftime. The Scotties (0-1, 0-1) closed the gap somewhat in the third quarter, outscoring FSCC 10-6 in that period, but the Hounds held on for the win...

The Fort Scott High School Tiger football team, which begins practice Monday, has a new opportunity to prepare for competition this season. Due to some rule changes made this year by the Kansas State High School Activities Association, high school football teams will be able to participate in events called Jamborees - scrimmages against other Kansas teams prior to the start of the season, FSHS Activities/Athletic Director Jeff DeLaTorre said...

Nine Tribune Area players received honors from Three Rivers League football coaches as the All-TRL 11-man team was announced earlier this week. First Team spots on offense went to Uniontown senior Hayden Miller at tight end and senior Jez Simpson at wide receiver. Northeast senior Nathan Boswell was also a First Team pick at receiver...

For whatever reason, absolutely no Fort Scott Community College football players received honors — not even Honorable Mention — when the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference released its All-Conference football team earlier this week. The Greyhounds finished tied for last place in the conference with Independence, which was the only team Fort Scott defeated in conference play this season. The Pirates had seven players honored...

Fort Scott Community College’s football team saw its season close at Frary Field with a 27-7 loss to Dodge City in Jayhawk Conference play. The Greyhounds finished the season 1-6 in conference and 2-8 overall, avoiding last place on a tie-breaker over Independence, which was also 1-6, 2-8, on the basis of a 33-0 win over the defending conference champions at Independence on Sept. 22...

Fort Scott High School head football coach Bob Campbell was named Southeast Kansas League Coach of the Year and senior Alec Michaud was named the Defensive Most Valuable Player as the All-SEK football team was released Tuesday. Campbell, who just completed a 23-year tour of duty as head coach (see related item, page 6), was chosen for the honor through a vote of his peers. Coaches also picked the All-SEK teams...

Fans of Fort Scott and Basehor-Linwood shouldn’t be unfamiliar with each other. Tiger wrestlers compete in Basehor-Linwood’s home tournament every season and Fort Scott’s basketball teams were long-time participants in the mid-season basketball tournament up there...

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — Fort Scott Community College was the recipient of two Iowa Western turnovers in the first 3:38 of play here Saturday but was unable to turn either of them into points despite starting in Reiver territory. Iowa Western eventually got over its early jitters and built a 24-0 lead in the first half on the way to a 39-7 victory...

OLPE — Uniontown’s season concluded with a 1-8 record following a 61-0 loss to undefeated Olpe in the first round of the Class 1A playoffs here Friday night. Olpe, which also beat Uniontown 48-6 on Sept. 28, will host Pleasanton (8-1) in the Regional round...

Fort Scott Community College scored 45 seconds into Saturday night’s Jayhawk Conference battle with No. 13 Butler at Frary Field. But injuries and turnovers were major issues over the course of the game as the Grizzlies eventually took advantage of those things and went on a 35-14 victory in Jayhawk Conference play...

Fort Scott and Atchison will face each other on the gridiron for the first time since 1960 when the teams meet for a Class 4A first-round playoff game Friday night at Frary Field. The Tigers are 6-2 on the season and the No. 7 seed on the East side of the bracket. ...

Eudora’s pre-game adjustments threw Fort Scott High off during the first half of play at Frary Field Friday night. But the Tigers’ halftime adjustments allowed them to take the game over and prevail over the visiting Cardinals, 21-14, in overtime. The Cardinals (1-7) dominated the first quarter, using option and wider spreads between their offensive linemen than teams usually run. ...

UNIONTOWN — Uniontown already knew it was going to be on the road for the first round of the Class 1A playoffs next week. Friday night, the Eagles playoff opponent was determined when Olpe (8-0) beat Hillsboro, 28-6, on the road to win the District 2 title...

IOWA FALLS, Iowa — Fort Scott Community College receiver Jon Jiles had one of the biggest days in Greyhound football history here Saturday in FSCC’s 36-30 overtime victory over Ellsworth. Jiles caught 12 Gunner See passes for 209 yards and three touchdowns, including a game-winning 25-yard haul on the Greyhounds’ first play of their overtime possession. ...

It might not have seemed like it at the time, but when Fort Scott High blocked an extra point in the second quarter of Friday night’s game versus Bolivar, Mo., it was actually one of the game’s biggest plays in its 28-27 victory. The Tigers (5-2) led 28-13 going into the fourth quarter. ...

YATES CENTER — Uniontown lost to Yates Center here Friday night, 7-6, in a game that counted in both the Three Rivers League-Upper Division and Class 1A District 1. “It was a tough game played on a sloppy field,” Uniontown head coach Jeremy Neville said. “We had some guys out tonight that had played a lot up to this point in the season. Drew Perry stepped in and plaed a solid ball game. There were some bright spots but the conditions limited our ability to utilize more of our quickness.”...

Editor's Note: Information for this article was not available before the Tribune's Friday-night deadline. The print version will appear Wednesday ---- PLEASANTON — Uniontown gave Pleasanton a challenge in the second half here Friday night but the homestanding Blu-Jays were able to prevail and clinch the Three Rivers League 11-man football championship with a 26-20 victory. This was also the opening round of Class 1A-District 1 play...

CHANUTE — Fort Scott High clinched the Southeast Kansas League football championship for the first time since 2012 with a 22-10 win over Chanute here Friday night. Fort Scott has won 19 SEK titles, third behind two teams that currently are playing as independents — Pittsburg with 33 and Parsons with 22. The Tigers are the third different team to win the SEK since Pittsburg went the independent route following the 2015 season...

An absolutely dominant ground game was the main factor for No. 2 Garden City here Saturday as the Broncbusters rolled to a 57-17 Jayhawk Conference victory over Fort Scott Community College at Frary Field. The Broncbusters (5-0, 3-0 Jayhawk) gained 506 yards on the ground as both Dedrick Mills and Charles West ran for over 200 yards. ...

Fort Scott High took the early lead in the Southeast Kansas League football race with a 21-6 victory over Labette County on Homecoming at Frary Field. Matt Campbell came within a few yards of breaking the school record for passing yards in a game, completing 15 of 27 attempts for 268 yards, the second-most in school history. The record is Matt Wheeler’s 275 yards in a win over LCHS on Sept. 28, 2007...

UNIONTOWN — Olpe scored 20 points in the first quarter here Friday night and went on to beat Uniontown, 48-6, in non-league play. “Olpe is one of the best small-school football programs in the state of Kansas,” Eagle head coach Jeremy Neville said. “They were extremely disciplines in their execution and played as a unit...

INDEPENDENCE — Fort Scott Community College football got into the win column for the first time this season by dominating Independence, 33-0, in Jayhawk Conference action here Saturday night. The Greyhounds (1-3 conference and overall) saw every aspect of their game click. Their maligned defense, which came into the nation allowing more yards per game than any other team in the NJCAA, allowed nearly 200 fewer yards than their average coming into the contest...

Uniontown falls to Lyndon, 42-14 LYNDON — Uniontown football fell to 1-3 on the season here Friday night following a 42-14 loss to Lyndon. Ty Davidson passed for 94 yards and rushed for 37 for the Eagles but also threw four interceptions. Andrew Reed rushed for 74 yards and both Uniontown touchdowns, which came in the second quarter...

PITTSBURG — Caden Bressler’s 30-yard field goal with 1:19 remaining here Friday night gave Pittsburg the lead late in Friday night’s game. Fort Scott High then drove to the Pittsburg 16-yard line with less than a minute remaining only to see the Purple Dragons, ranked No. 3 in Class 4A, get a sack and force a pair of incompletions that allowed them to survive a Tiger rally for a 17-14 victory...

HUTCHINSON — Fort Scott Community College entered Saturday’s game versus Hutchinson here with one of the best passing games in junior-college football but also one of the worst defenses at this level. The No. 12 Blue Dragons exploited the Greyhound defense and held the passing game in check in a 61-21 victory that drops the Greyhounds to 0-3 in Jayhawk Conference play and overall...

A little home cookin’ always seems to cure what ails ya and Fort Scott High School’s football team got heaping helpings of it against Independence at Frary Field Friday night in Southeast Kansas League play. After being drubbed by Paola in Week Two, the Tigers came out, scored the game’s first 36 points and rolled up 20 first downs and 467 yards of total offense in a 55-12 roast of the Bulldogs...

UNIONTOWN — Ty Davidson threw for 218 yards and four touchdowns here Friday night as Uniontown rolled by Northeast, 52-12, in Three Rivers League action on Homecoming night. “We executed tonight within our schemes,” Eagles head coach Jeremy Neville said. “The energy and excitement was back. We had several players have very good individual performances, but the team was better at overcoming adversity tonight. We are getting better every time out, but the penalties are still hurting us.”...

Fort Scott High School has made the following changes to its freshmen and junior varsity football schedules, which were made necessary by a lack of players at some of the schools on the original schedule. The JV teams will play their original opponents while the freshmen will play new teams...

ARMA — When Northeast receiver Nathan Boswell took a jet sweep into the end zone almost six minutes into the fourth quarter here Monday night, it looked as though the Vikings had a chance to break their long losing streak. But just moments later, Yates Center’s Thayne Smith took the ensuing kickoff 76 yards for a score, giving the Wildcats the momentum as they went on to a 42-22 victory in a Three Rivers League-Upper Division contest that had been postponed from Friday night due to flooding in Yates Center.. ...

MOUND CITY — Defending 11-man champion Jayhawk-Linn jumped out to a 3-score lead by halftime here Friday and went on to beat Uniontown 18-6 in Three Rivers League play. Although the Eagles (0-2 TRL and overall) lost by about the same margin as they did to Southeast in last week’s season opener, head coach Jeremy Neville seemed to feel better about hit team’s play...

ARMA — Northeast football’s home opener has been postponed until 6 p.m. Monday night at Samuel J. Nicoletti Field due to travel concerns on the part of Yates Center, the scheduled opponent. Northeast Athletic Director Piper Richardson said that Yates Center did not wish to travel because it had started to flood there and school officials were concerned that they would not be able to get everyone back home...

A controversial call that went against Fort Scott Community College with under a minute to go at Frary Field Saturday night allowed Coffeyville to escape with a 50-47 victory in Jayhawk Conference play after what appeared to be a game-winning touchdown reception by Steven Smothers was disallowed...

PLEASANTON — Pleasanton went out to a 14-0 lead after one period and made it hold up here Friday night as Northeast fell in its season opener, 42-14, in Three Rivers League play. Karter Dugan passed for 112 yards and 2 touchdowns for the Vikings, completing 7 of 26 passes. Nathan Boswell caught 3 passes for 60 yards and a score and Tejay Cleland hauled in 2 passes for 26 yards and the other Northeast TD...

Fort Scott High football opened the season with a 23-14 win over Coffeyville in Southeast Kansas League action at Frary Field Friday night as the Tigers gained 328 yards of total offense in building a 23-0 lead. Matt Campbell threw for 143 yards in his first start at quarterback, although he only completed 7 of 19 passes. ...

UNIONTOWN — Southeast scored twice in the fourth quarter here Friday night and won its inaugural Three Rivers League football contest, 20-6, over Uniontown in both team’s season opener. Quarterback Ty Davidson scored the Eagles’ lone touchdown. He rushed for 68 yards and threw for 77. Andrew Reed ran for 82 yards and made 10 tackles. Davidson and Hayden Miller had 9 stops each...

HIGHLAND — Highland scored a touchdown on a fumble recovery in the end zone with just over a minute remaining here Saturday and came away with a 29-28 victory over Fort Scott Community College in the season opener for both teams in Jayhawk Conference action...

Fort Scott High head coach Bob Campbell wanted to have his varsity work on things without showing off too much at the annual Red & White Football Scrimmage at Frary Field Friday night. Coffeyville — the Tigers’ season-opening opponent Aug. 31 —was scouting the scrimmage since the Golden Tornado held their scrimmage on Thursday. Likewise, Fort Scott scouted Coffeyville’s scrimmage...

Fort Scott Community College’s football team has all new assistant coaches and nearly an all-new roster going into today’s season opener at Highland. Head coach Kale Pick, still the youngest head coach in all of college football, begins his second season at the helm, going 4-6 overall and 2-5 in the Jayhawk Conference in his inaugural campaign...

There have been fewer full-contact practices in the early going due to new rules imposed by the Kansas State High School Activities Association over the summer. But Fort Scott High School’s football didn’t look any less prepared during a scrimmage at Frary Field Saturday than it might have been in past seasons...

NJCAA issues pre-season polls

Area high-school athletic teams began practice on Monday under new rules designed to reduce the risk of harm from the heat in all sports and to cut the risk of injury in football. The rules were put into place by the Kansas State High School Activities Association over the summer...

PITTSBURG — Defending champion Labette County was picked to repeat while Fort Scott High was picked to tie for second in a Southeast Kansas League coaches pre-season poll released by KSHQ Radio here Wednesday. With coaches unable to vote for their own teams, LCHS head coach gave Chanute his first-place vote while his team received each of the other four. ...

PITTSBURG — Both Uniontown and Northeast fielded teams with young rosters last season. This year both UHS head coach Jeremy Neville and NHS head coach Phil Hobbs look forward to seeing their teams mature. Both coaches spoke to the media here Wednesday as KSHQ Radio played host to its annual Southeast Kansas Football Media Conference. Pre-season coaches polls were also released...

WICHITA — Defending champion Independence, a/k/a “Last Chance U”, was picked to win the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference football championship again in a vote of coaches revealed here on Friday. Fort Scott, which finished tied for fifth in Kale Pick’s first season at the helm last year (2-5 KJCCC, 4-6 overall), was chosen to bring up the rear of the eight-team circuit...

PITTSBURG — The East squad survived a second-half rally by the West here Saturday night and prevailed in the annual Kansas Shrine Bowl by a score of 21-14 at Pittsburg State’s Carnie Smith Stadium. Fort Scott High 2018 graduate Andrew Callahan played on the line for the East squad, which scored touchdowns on each of its three possessions in the first half. In February, Callahan signed a letter of intent to play at Butler Community College this season...

SALINA — Fort Scott’s Jake Lattimer was one of nine members of the Salina Liberty have received postseason honors from Champions Indoor Football. Lattimer, a 2007 graduate of Fort Scott High School, was one of four Liberty players named to the Northern Conference Second Team. He finished with 7.5 sacks and 46 tackles in 11 games...

Three Fort Scott High School seniors signed letters of intent to play football at in-state colleges in the high school commons Wednesday morning. Zarek Fewell, who set FSHS records for single-season rushing yards, total touchdowns and total points last season, signed to play at Garden City Community College. The Broncbusters, NJCAA National Champions in 2016, are coached by Jeff Sims, who was head coach at Fort Scott Community College from 2007-2010...

The Three Rivers League has released its All-Upper Division (11-man) football team. Six players from Uniontown’s team and five from Northeast received honors. Uniontown quarterback Ty Davidson and running back Andrew Reed were selected for the First Team offense as was Northeast receiver Ethan Balk and tackle Kamryn O’Dell. ...

The Southeast Kansas League announced its All-League football team earlier this week and 16 members of Fort Scott High’s team received honors. Zarek Fewell was voted to the First Team as both a running back and a kick returner. Fewell scored a school record 34 touchdowns this season, tied for second on the league’s all-time single season list, and rushed for a school record 1,960 yards. He was also honored as the league’s Offensive Most Valuable Player...

De Soto quarterback Bryce Mohl was responsible for five of his team’s seven touchdowns here Friday night as the Wildcats eliminated Fort Scott High School, 49-13, in the Sectional round of the Class 4A-Division I Playoffs. De Soto (10-1) scored on the second play of the game when Exavier Jackson returned an interception 44 yards just 45 seconds into the contest. Mohl scored on a 20-yard keeper on the Wildcats’ first offensive play with 9:29 on the clock...

Fort Scott Community College starting quarterback Dalton Sneed gained 45 yards on a quarterback keeper on the first offensive play of Saturday afternoon’s Jayhawk Conference football game at Frary Field. From that point on, however, No. 16 Garden City had nearly-complete control in a 69-0 victory...

Six members of Fort Scott Community College’s football team were honored Tuesday by the Jayhawk Conference. There were no Greyhounds named to the All-Jayhawk Conference First Team. Edward Aldred was named to the Second Team as a receiver and quarterback Dalton Sneed was selected for the Honorable Mention list...

DE SOTO — De Soto scored twice quickly in the first 2 1/2 minutes of play here Friday night and the Wildcats never let up, going on to a 49-13 victory over Fort Scott High in a Class 4A-Division I Sectional Playoff Game. The Tigers, who didn't get on the board until the fourth quarter, finished their season at 8-3...

HUTCHINSON — After building a three-score lead with 10 1/2 minutes remaining in this Jayhawk Conference contest at Gowans Stadium here Saturday afternoon, Fort Scott Community College’s football team held off No. 20-ranked Hutchinson, 29-24, giving itself a chance to finish the season at .500 for first-year head coach Kale Pick...

Fort Scott High and De Soto will face off on the football field for the first time ever when the teams face each other in the Sectional round of the Class 4A-Division I playoffs Friday night at De Soto. Fort Scott (8-2) won its Regional game versus Southeast Kansas League rival Chanute, 50-14, at Frary Field Friday night in the first-ever post-season meeting between the schools. ...

Fort Scott High School’s football team drubbed Chanute, 50-14, in Friday night’s Class 4A-Division I Regional Playoff Game at Frary Field scoring the second-most points it ever has in a playoff game. The record is 55 points against Parsons in a 2004 game...

HIGHLAND — Fort Scott Community College’s football team remained winless on the road this season following a 27-21 overtime loss to Highland in Jayhawk Conference play here Saturday afternoon. Scotties’ quarterback Narcissus Driver rolled around the left end on Highland’s possession from 4 yards out to end the game. The Scotties (2-4 Jayhawk, 3-5 overall) held the Greyhounds scoreless in the first half of overtime...

ARMA — Humboldt needed a win to be certain it would qualify for post-season play and got it by shutting out Northeast, 58-0, here Thursday night. Northeast finished Class 3A-District 6 play 0-3 and the season at 0-9. Humboldt (2-1, 7-2) advanced to a first-round Class 3A playoff game that was held at Wellsville Tuesday night...

Where to start? Zarek Fewell broke school records. Jesse Jones had his best night at quarterback. There were 49 total points in the second quarter. There was over 900 yards of total offense. And that doesn’t even begin to tell the story of Fort Scott High’s 71-34 victory over Ottawa at Frary Field Friday night in the final game of the regular season. ...

PITTSBURG — When a team is faced with playing Colgan on its home field, it faces a tough enough challenge. But when a team is able to dress only 13 players, as Uniontown did here Thursday night, the task becomes even more daunting. So, while disappointing, the outcome of this Class 2-1A District 4 contest in Colgan’s favor by a 57-8 score wasn’t unexpected. It gave the Panthers (3-0 district, 7-2 overall) the district championship and forced the Eagles (1-2, 4-5) into playing a different game...

By the numbers, Fort Scott Community College’s football team did not dominate Ellsworth in a non-conference game at Frary Field Saturday night. But they did what they had to do better than the visiting Panthers and that led to their third consecutive home victory, a 16-14 decision...

Fort Scott High School senior running back Zarek Fewell will go into Friday night’s final regular-season game versus Ottawa in hot pursuit of two school records. Fewell has rushed for 1,416 yards this season — an effort which includes a probable school-record 301-yard night at Chanute on September 15 — and scored 23 touchdowns (22 rushing and one on a reception), which leads the Southeast Kansas League...

PAOLA — Zarek Fewell has become well-known throughout the state this season because of his offensive prowess. He came into Friday night’s game here as the leading rusher in Class 4A-Division I and had already become one of few players to ever score at least 20 touchdowns for a Southeast Kansas League team in a season...

The Tribune’s pair of Three Rivers League football teams suffered losses in district play Friday night. Full details were not available by the Tribune’s midnight deadline Friday night and will be presented in Wednesday’s edition should they arrive. Northeast was eliminated from post-season play with a 46-6 loss at Erie. The Vikings fell to 0-2 in Class 3A-District 6 and 0-8 overall...

DODGE CITY — Dodge City quarterback Caden Walters threw five touchdown passes here Saturday night as host Dodge City held of Fort Scott Community College, 36-29, in Jayhawk Conference play. Although both teams had roughly the same amount of passing yards and first downs, Dodge City’s rushing game produced 146 more yards...

MOUND CITY — Jayhawk-Linn dominated play here Friday night as the home-standing Jayhawks defeated Northeast, 44-8, in a game that counted in both Three Rivers League-Upper Division and Class 3A District 6 play. The Vikings’ only score came in the third quarter on a pass from Karter Dugan to Arin Katzer from 30 yards out. Dugan, who also scored the 2-point conversion, completed 4 of 12 passes for 53 yards. Kadin Dugan caught 2 of them for 17 yards...

CHANUTE — Fort Scott Middle School’s football teams fell in both games versus tough Royster Middle School teams here Thursday. The seventh-grade team lost 50-16 while the eighth grade lost 30-8. Both teams have 3-3 records going into the last games of the season at Frary Field Thursday versus Parsons...

Fort Scott High broke a four-game losing streak versus Louisburg and a four-game losing skid in district games with a statement-making 42-20 victory over the Wildcats to open Class 4A-Division I District 3 play at Frary Field Friday night. It was the first win for the Tigers (5-2) over Louisburg since a 24-14 win in the 2005 playoffs. ...

OSWEGO — Uniontown’s football team won its Class 2-1A District 4 opener over Three Rivers League rival Oswego here Friday night, 34-18, as the Eagles put the game away with 22 fourth-quarter points. “Our guys played true ironman football tonight as we started and finished the game with 12 players,” Uniontown head coach Jeremy Neville said. ...

ARMA — Northeast football opened up Class 3A District 6 play here Friday night with a 44-8 loss to Three Rivers League rival Jayhawk-Linn. No details were available as this report was prepared. The Tribune anticipates having the information in time for Wednesday's edition...

The 2018-19 football schedules are known for two of the three area high schools that the Tribune covers. Fort Scott and Uniontown sent theirs in by email while Northeast posted its schedule on Twitter. Fort Scott will play one new opponent but they’ll open the 2018 season on August 31 with a home Southeast Kansas League game against Coffeyville. ...

BAXTER SPRINGS —Northeast scored first here Friday night. But then Baxter Springs scored the next 41 points and went on to a 71-12 win in in-league play. Arin Katzer hauled in a 12-yard pass from Karter Dugan to give the Vikings (0-6) a 6-0 lead in the first quarter. Baxter Springs (4-2) scored on a 58-yard run by Austin Hendrix and kicked the extra point to go ahead 7-6...

The conclusion of Fort Scott Community College’s Homecoming game versus Iowa Central at Frary Field Saturday afternoon was likely one of the oddest in college football history after the Greyhounds scored 9 points in overtime. Yes, 9 points. N-i-n-e...

COLUMBUS, Neb. — Fort Scott Community College’s volleyball team went unbeaten at the Central-Columbus invitational over the weekend. Friday’s play began with a sweep of North Platte, Neb., 25-19, 25-18, 25-21. Megan Turner had 13 kills and 14 digs for the Greyhounds. Katie Gorman had 24 digs and Emily Jackson had 10. Karlee Stanley handed out 18 assists while Hannah White delivered 18. Mariah Oversold had 7 blocks and Grace Graniewski had 6...

COFFEYVILLE — Fort Scott High’s starting backfield of Zarek Fewell and Jessie Lawrence combined for 320 yards and six scores here Friday night as the Tigers rolled past Coffeyville, 48-21, in their Southeast Kansas League finale for the season. Fewell scores put him at 16 touchdowns for the season, the most in the SEK this season, while Lawrence now has six scores. Meanwhile, quarterback Jessie Jones threw for 121 yards and a touchdown on 7-of-11 passing...

UNIONTOWN — Uniontown scored 20 unanswered points in the third quarter here Friday night to rally for a 34-26 victory over Shawnee Maranatha Academy. Maranatha (1-5) led 26-14 at the half. But Eagle quarterback Ty Davidson scored on a 1-yard run a bit more than six minutes into the second half on a one-yard run to cut the deficit to 6 points...

The Kansas State High School Activities Association (KSHSAA) released district assignments for the 2018 and 2019 football seasons on Wednesday, after which schools began trying to fill the open spots on their schedules. How those spots will be filled depend on what classifcation a school was assigned to at the beginning of the week as football classes now have different numbers of schools and different playoff formats...

After consecutive bye weeks, Fort Scott Community College’s football team finally got its first win for rookie head coach Kale Pick Saturday night, beating Coffeyville 26-16 in a Jayhawk Conference game at Frary Field. Pick, said to be the youngest head coach at any level of college football, saw his team go up 20-0 before Coffeyville got on the board late in the second quarter...

ARMA — Oswego held a 28-16 halftime lead here Friday night and made it hold up for a 34-28 win over Northeast in Three Rivers League play. Nathan Boswell rushed for 98 yards on 13 carries, caught 3 passes for 24 yards and returned 3 kickoffs for 69 yards. He also scored a second-quarter rushing touchdown that put the Vikings (0-3 TRL, 0-5 overall) ahead at the time, 16-13. However, Oswego (1-1, 1-4) scored twice to take a 28-16 lead into the locker room at halftime...

ALTAMONT — Labette County quarterback Easton Dean was responsible for 256 yards in total offense and three touchdowns at Lucas Field here Friday night as Labette County gained control of the Southeast Kansas League race with a 34-7 win over Fort Scott...

UNIONTOWN — Visiting Olpe scored 28 points in the first quarter Friday night and went on to a 55-0 win over Uniontown to spoil Homecoming for the Eagles. Andrew Reed gained 32 yards rushing on 7 plays, caught a pass for 13 yards and had 78 yards on returns. But the Eagles (2-3) as a team were held to 41 yards rushing and 54 yards of total offense...

ARMA — Northeast lost to Oswego in Three Rivers League action here Friday night, 34-28. Nathan Boswell’s touchdown early in the second quarter put the Vikings (0-3 TRL, 0-5 overall) ahead 16-13. But the Indians (1-1, 1-4) scored two touchdowns before halftime to go back in front, 28-16...

Fort Scott Middle School’s seventh graders held off Pittsburg with a goal-line stand in the game’s dying seconds Thursday night at Frary Field, holding on for a 6-0 win over the Purple Dragons. The game was scoreless at halftime as the defenses dominated. ...

Pittsburg dealt the Fort Scott Middle School eighth-grade football team its first loss of the season Thursday night, winning at Frary Field 38-8. Both teams came into the game undefeated but the Dragons scored less than a minute into the contest on Caiden Barber’s 16-yard touchdown run. He also ran in the 2-point conversion...

OLATHE — Christ Prep Academy rolled by Uniontown, 49-12, in a non-league football game here Saturday. The Patriots (3-1) gained 424 yards in total offense to just 79 for Uniontown (2-2). In the rushing department, Christ Prep held a 344-yard to 21-yard advantage...

BELLE PLAINE — Belle Plaine scored 28 points in the first quarter alone here Friday night as the host Dragons routed Northeast, 68-0, in a non-league football game. Belle Plaine (1-3) got its first victory of the season by rolling for 405 yards of total offense to just 92 for Northeast (0-4). The Dragons rushed for 227 yards while their defense allowed only 50 yards on 30 Viking rushes...

Fort Scott High scored first, held a lead for most of the first half and played fairly evenly with visiting Pittsburg Friday night at Frary Field. But the advantage provided by Pittsburg’s passing game proved to be the difference as the Purple Dragons defeated the Tigers for the fifth consecutive time, this by a score of 45-19...