INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Matt Ryan kept the faith Sunday.

As the 37-year-old quarterback looked around the huddle, he sensed his Indianapolis Colts teammates would find a way to make some big plays late. Eventually, with a little help from the Kansas City defense, they did.

Ryan capped a masterfully managed final drive by finding rookie Jelani Woods on a 12-yard touchdown pass with 24 seconds left for a 20-17 comeback win over the Chiefs Sunday. It was Ryan's first victory with the Colts — sealed by Rodney McLeod Jr.'s interception with 2 seconds to go.

“Sometimes you have a game where it’s just not right and you have to tighten things up, but you can't be uptight,” Ryan said, referring to last week's shutout loss at Jacksonville. “You have to be loose enough to believe we’re going to make these plays.”

While this one certainly wasn't pretty and, at times, was downright ugly, the Colts (1-1-1) still managed to snap a four-game winless streak that dated to last season's final two games. Indy looked listless in all four.

This time, the defense stymied Patrick Mahomes &amp; Co., giving up just a field goal in the second half and two touchdowns following turnovers in Colts territory. The offense, meanwhile, did just enough to take advantage of some uncharacteristic Chiefs miscues.

And when it mattered most, Ryan was at his best. He finished 27 of 37 for 222 yards despite getting sacked five times and losing two fumbles. And he found Woods twice for touchdowns. The first gave Indy its first lead of the season and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.colts.com/video/can-t-miss-play-matt-ryan-delivers-go-ahead-td-to-woods-with-under-0-30-remainin">the second one, wrestled away by Woods,</a>&nbsp;gave Indy the win.

“That’s the player we expect Jelani to be,” coach Frank Reich said. “He’s a big man and he’s fast. You could see his growth in the offseason and during training camp. He’s just continued to get better."

An unsportsmanlike conduct call on defensive tackle Chris Jones following a third-down sack extended Indy’s final drive with less than five minutes to play. Ryan wasn't sure what drew the penalty. Referee Shawn Smith later explained it was for abusive language.

Chiefs kicker Matt Ammendola missed an extra point in the first half and a 34-yard field goal just before Ryan led the decisive drive. Ammendola was replacing an injured Harrison Butker.

Plus there was a fake field goal that resulted in a turnover on downs.

Still, the Chiefs appeared to be in control after Clyde Edwards-Helaire’s 1-yard TD run and Travis Kelce’s 2-point conversion catch made it 14-10 late in the first half.

But after a third-quarter field goal gave the Chiefs a 17-13 lead, they didn’t score again and couldn’t stop the Colts on the final 16-play, 76-yard drive that took nearly 8 1/2 minutes.&nbsp;Mahomes then threw his first interception of the season.

“Whenever you’re playing a tough game like this one, you have to execute at a high level,” Mahomes said. "Our schedule gets no easier, so we have to get better quickly. If we don’t, the Ls are going to start piling up.”

EXCHANGING WORDS Mahomes wasn’t happy with the play-calling at the end of the first half and as the Chiefs walked off the field, he let offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy know about it.&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/i/status/1574106345703292928">The two exchanged words</a>&nbsp;on the field before coach Andy Reid stepped between them.

“I wanted to go and try and score,” Mahomes said. “We were in a tough position and the smart thing was to go to halftime. I told him (Bieniemy) to let me have a chance at it and then he said, 'Let's just get back to the locker room and get something going for the second half.'”

INJURY REPORT Reid said there were no significant injuries Sunday, though right tackle Andrew Wylie and safety Bryan Cook both left the game briefly.

STAT PACK Mahomes fell to 13-3 in September while going 20 of 35 for 262 yards with one TD. He was also the Chiefs' top rusher with four carries for 26 yards. Kelce caught four passes for 58 yards and one TD in addition to the conversion catch.JuJu Smith-Schuster had five catches for 89 yards.

The Chiefs visit Tampa Bay to take on Tom Brady in a Super Bowl 55 rematch next Sunday night at 7:20 central. The game will be carried on KFEQ (680, 95.3) and Q Country 92.7 FM in St. Joseph.

The Bucs (2-1) lost to Green Bay 14-12 on Sunday.

St. Joseph PostINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Matt Ryan kept the faith Sunday.As the 37-year-old quarterback looked around the huddle, he sensed his Indianapolis Colts teammates would find a way to make some big plays late. Eventually, with a little help from the Kansas City defense, they did.Ryan capped a masterfully managed final drive by finding rookie Jelani Woods on a 12-yard touchdown pass with 24 seconds left for a 20-17 comeback win over the Chiefs Sunday. It was Ryan's first victory with the Colts — sealed by Rodney McLeod Jr.'s interception with 2 seconds to go.“Sometimes you have a game where it’s just not right and you have to tighten things up, but you can't be uptight,” Ryan said, referring to last week's shutout loss at Jacksonville. “You have to be loose enough to believe we’re going to make these plays.”While this one certainly wasn't pretty and, at times, was downright ugly, the Colts (1-1-1) still managed to snap a four-game winless streak that dated to last season's final two games. Indy looked listless in all four.This time, the defense stymied Patrick Mahomes &amp; Co., giving up just a field goal in the second half and two touchdowns following turnovers in Colts territory. The offense, meanwhile, did just enough to take advantage of some uncharacteristic Chiefs miscues.And when it mattered most, Ryan was at his best. He finished 27 of 37 for 222 yards despite getting sacked five times and losing two fumbles. And he found Woods twice for touchdowns. The first gave Indy its first lead of the season and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.colts.com/video/can-t-miss-play-matt-ryan-delivers-go-ahead-td-to-woods-with-under-0-30-remainin">the second one, wrestled away by Woods,</a>&nbsp;gave Indy the win.“That’s the player we expect Jelani to be,” coach Frank Reich said. “He’s a big man and he’s fast. You could see his growth in the offseason and during training camp. He’s just continued to get better."The Chiefs (2-1) helped out, too.An unsportsmanlike conduct call on defensive tackle Chris Jones following a third-down sack extended Indy’s final drive with less than five minutes to play. Ryan wasn't sure what drew the penalty. Referee Shawn Smith later explained it was for abusive language.Chiefs kicker Matt Ammendola missed an extra point in the first half and a 34-yard field goal just before Ryan led the decisive drive. Ammendola was replacing an injured Harrison Butker.Plus there was a fake field goal that resulted in a turnover on downs.Still, the Chiefs appeared to be in control after Clyde Edwards-Helaire’s 1-yard TD run and Travis Kelce’s 2-point conversion catch made it 14-10 late in the first half.But after a third-quarter field goal gave the Chiefs a 17-13 lead, they didn’t score again and couldn’t stop the Colts on the final 16-play, 76-yard drive that took nearly 8 1/2 minutes.&nbsp;Mahomes then threw his first interception of the season.“Whenever you’re playing a tough game like this one, you have to execute at a high level,” Mahomes said. "Our schedule gets no easier, so we have to get better quickly. If we don’t, the Ls are going to start piling up.”EXCHANGING WORDS Mahomes wasn’t happy with the play-calling at the end of the first half and as the Chiefs walked off the field, he let offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy know about it.&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/i/status/1574106345703292928">The two exchanged words</a>&nbsp;on the field before coach Andy Reid stepped between them.“I wanted to go and try and score,” Mahomes said. “We were in a tough position and the smart thing was to go to halftime. I told him (Bieniemy) to let me have a chance at it and then he said, 'Let's just get back to the locker room and get something going for the second half.'”INJURY REPORT Reid said there were no significant injuries Sunday, though right tackle Andrew Wylie and safety Bryan Cook both left the game briefly.STAT PACK Mahomes fell to 13-3 in September while going 20 of 35 for 262 yards with one TD. He was also the Chiefs' top rusher with four carries for 26 yards. Kelce caught four passes for 58 yards and one TD in addition to the conversion catch.JuJu Smith-Schuster had five catches for 89 yards.The Chiefs visit Tampa Bay to take on Tom Brady in a Super Bowl 55 rematch next Sunday night at 7:20 central. The game will be carried on KFEQ (680, 95.3) and Q Country 92.7 FM in St. Joseph.The Bucs (2-1) lost to Green Bay 14-12 on Sunday.

Colts piece together late drive, beat mistake-ridden Chiefs Sunday

Missouri Western comes back but falls in overtime to Washburn

Despite efforts to erase a double digit deficit, the Missouri Western Griffons fell in overtime to the Washburn Ichabods 38-31 at Spratt Memorial Stadium.&nbsp;

Down 31-24 with just under five minutes left in regulation Sophomore quarterback Reagan Jones led Missouri Western 60 yards down the field where he found Junior wide receiver Cooper Burton for a 13 yard touchdown. Washburn would run off the last seconds of the clock to force overtime.&nbsp;

The Griffons would win the toss in overtime and opt to defend, but it only took&nbsp; one play for Washburn's Taylon Peters to run 25 yards untouched to score.&nbsp; Missouri Western struggled to move the ball in the overtime period but did convert a critical third down, before being unable to convert a fourth and seven to end the game.&nbsp;

Jones passed for 246 yards on the day going 20 of 34 through the air and setting a new career high in touchdowns with three.&nbsp; Jones also added 51 yards on the ground.&nbsp; Junior running back Jared Scott led the Griffons in carries, rushing 20 times for 65 yards, while Sophomore running back Jonas Bennett rushed just eight times for 76 yards and a touchdown.

Missouri Western is now 2-2 on the season and will head to Maryville on Saturday for the always anticipated rivalry matchup against Northwest Missouri State University.&nbsp; Coverage will begin with pregame at 12:30pm on KFEQ with kickoff set for 1:30pm

Northwest falls to former head coach Adam Dorrell on the road

The Northwest Missouri State University Bearcats dropped their first match of the season against Central Oklahoma on the road in Edmond, Oklahoma, falling to the Bronchos 23-14.

Central Oklahoma forced five Bearcat turnovers, including three interceptions from Sophomore quarterback Mike Hohensee, and did not trail at all in the game. In a rather dim game there were some bright spots for the Northwest defense as they held the Bronchos to only eight first downs, and held them to 0-of-12 on third down conversions.&nbsp;

Hohensee did manage to pass for 153 yards on the day and threw one touchdown, while Senior running back Jamar Moya rushed for 76 yards on the ground.&nbsp; Sophomore Running back Robert Rawie managed to find the endzone for the only other score of the game.&nbsp;

The Bearcats are now 3-1 on the season and will return back to Maryville next week for a rivalry matchup with the Missouri Western Griffons.&nbsp; Kickoff is set for 1:30 pm and the game can be heard on 680AM/95.3FM KFEQ

Benedictine shows no mercy to Graceland on Family Weekend

The Benedictine Ravens earned a commanding win over Graceland University, winning 72-32 on Family Weekend in Atchison, Kansas.&nbsp;

The Ravens scored in the first three possessions of the game with all three phases contributing to the scores.&nbsp; The scoring started with a seven yard run by Rayshon Mills, which was set up by an interception. Following the second touchdown, a pass from Garrett Kettle, a blocked punt would set up another touchdown pass for Kettle, giving the Ravens an early 21-0 lead after only nine plays.

Kettle would go on to pass for 294 yards on the day going 12 of 16 with five touchdown passes.&nbsp; Mills only scored one touchdown on the day and ran for 59 yards. The Ravens defense forced four turnovers, all interceptions.

The Ravens are now 4-1 on the season and will wrap up the first half of the season on Saturday against Culver Stockton in the final Heart cross divisional game.&nbsp; Kickoff is set for noon in Canton, Missouri.

Kansas State bounces back from Tulane loss to upset Oklahoma

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Kansas State quarterback Adrian Martinez ran for 148 yards and four touchdowns, and the Wildcats stunned No. 6 Oklahoma 41-34. 

Martinez also passed for 234 yards and a score and Deuce Vaughn rushed for 116 yards for the Wildcats. 

It was Brent Venables' first loss as a head coach, and it came against his alma mater. Kansas State also beat Oklahoma in 2012, 2014, 2019 and 2020. 

Dillon Gabriel passed for 330 yards and four touchdowns and Eric Gray ran for 114 yards for the Sooners.

Kansas State is now 3-1 (1-0 Big 12) on the season and will matchup with Texas Tech, who is coming off an upset of their own over Texas, on Saturday in Manhattan, Kansas.&nbsp; Kickoff is set for 11am and will be broadcast on ESPN+

Jayhawks stay hot and win battle between two unbeaten teams

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Jalon Daniels accounted for five touchdowns to lead Kansas past Duke 35-27. 

Daniels had a 3-yard run to give the Jayhawks a 34-20 lead with 4:42 remaining. It is the first time since 2009 that the Jayhawks have started the season 4-0 (1-0 Big 12), and they completed their first undefeated nonconference schedule since 2013. 

Daniels went 19-of-23 passing for 324 yards and a career-high four touchdowns. He led the team in rushing with 83 yards and a score. 

The Jayhawks outgained Duke 529-463 in yards offense. Duke's Riley Leonard went 24-of-35 for 324 yards passing.

Kansas will look to improve to 5-0 as they welcome Iowa State to Lawrence, Kansas on Saturday.&nbsp; The game will be broadcast on ESPN 2 and is set to kick off at 2:30pm.

SEC opener filled with offensive struggles as Missouri falls to Auburn

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Cayden Bridges' recovered a fumble in the end zone to give Auburn a 17-14 overtime victory over Missouri in an SEC opener. 

Missouri running back Nathaniel Peat dropped the football before a potential game-winning touchdown, and Bridges landed on it to seal the victory for Auburn. Auburn kicker Anders Carlson hit a 39-yard field goal to give the hosts the lead in overtime. 

The two teams combined for 12 consecutive punts in the second half before Auburn running back Tank Bigsby was stopped on fourth-and-1 from the Missouri 30-yard line with 1:37 remaining. 

Missouri kicker Harrison Mevis missed a 26-yard field goal attempt at the end of regulation.

Missouri is now 2-2 (0-1 SEC) and will return home Saturday to welcome the defending National Champion Georgia Bulldogs to Columbia.&nbsp; Kickoff is set for 6:30pm on the SEC Network.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/9/1664125531321.jpeg" alt="Missouri Western quarterback Reagan Jones dives over a defender in the Griffons 38-31 overtime loss against Washburn at Spratt Memorial Stadium/ Photo by Arianne Boma" />
 <figcaption>Missouri Western quarterback Reagan Jones dives over a defender in the Griffons 38-31 overtime loss against Washburn at Spratt Memorial Stadium/ Photo by Arianne Boma</figcaption>
 </figure>By MATT PIKESt. Joseph PostMissouri Western comes back but falls in overtime to WashburnDespite efforts to erase a double digit deficit, the Missouri Western Griffons fell in overtime to the Washburn Ichabods 38-31 at Spratt Memorial Stadium.&nbsp;Down 31-24 with just under five minutes left in regulation Sophomore quarterback Reagan Jones led Missouri Western 60 yards down the field where he found Junior wide receiver Cooper Burton for a 13 yard touchdown. Washburn would run off the last seconds of the clock to force overtime.&nbsp;The Griffons would win the toss in overtime and opt to defend, but it only took&nbsp; one play for Washburn's Taylon Peters to run 25 yards untouched to score.&nbsp; Missouri Western struggled to move the ball in the overtime period but did convert a critical third down, before being unable to convert a fourth and seven to end the game.&nbsp;Jones passed for 246 yards on the day going 20 of 34 through the air and setting a new career high in touchdowns with three.&nbsp; Jones also added 51 yards on the ground.&nbsp; Junior running back Jared Scott led the Griffons in carries, rushing 20 times for 65 yards, while Sophomore running back Jonas Bennett rushed just eight times for 76 yards and a touchdown.Missouri Western is now 2-2 on the season and will head to Maryville on Saturday for the always anticipated rivalry matchup against Northwest Missouri State University.&nbsp; Coverage will begin with pregame at 12:30pm on KFEQ with kickoff set for 1:30pmNorthwest falls to former head coach Adam Dorrell on the roadThe Northwest Missouri State University Bearcats dropped their first match of the season against Central Oklahoma on the road in Edmond, Oklahoma, falling to the Bronchos 23-14.Central Oklahoma forced five Bearcat turnovers, including three interceptions from Sophomore quarterback Mike Hohensee, and did not trail at all in the game. In a rather dim game there were some bright spots for the Northwest defense as they held the Bronchos to only eight first downs, and held them to 0-of-12 on third down conversions.&nbsp;Hohensee did manage to pass for 153 yards on the day and threw one touchdown, while Senior running back Jamar Moya rushed for 76 yards on the ground.&nbsp; Sophomore Running back Robert Rawie managed to find the endzone for the only other score of the game.&nbsp;The Bearcats are now 3-1 on the season and will return back to Maryville next week for a rivalry matchup with the Missouri Western Griffons.&nbsp; Kickoff is set for 1:30 pm and the game can be heard on 680AM/95.3FM KFEQBenedictine shows no mercy to Graceland on Family WeekendThe Benedictine Ravens earned a commanding win over Graceland University, winning 72-32 on Family Weekend in Atchison, Kansas.&nbsp;The Ravens scored in the first three possessions of the game with all three phases contributing to the scores.&nbsp; The scoring started with a seven yard run by Rayshon Mills, which was set up by an interception. Following the second touchdown, a pass from Garrett Kettle, a blocked punt would set up another touchdown pass for Kettle, giving the Ravens an early 21-0 lead after only nine plays.Kettle would go on to pass for 294 yards on the day going 12 of 16 with five touchdown passes.&nbsp; Mills only scored one touchdown on the day and ran for 59 yards. The Ravens defense forced four turnovers, all interceptions.The Ravens are now 4-1 on the season and will wrap up the first half of the season on Saturday against Culver Stockton in the final Heart cross divisional game.&nbsp; Kickoff is set for noon in Canton, Missouri.Kansas State bounces back from Tulane loss to upset OklahomaNORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Kansas State quarterback Adrian Martinez ran for 148 yards and four touchdowns, and the Wildcats stunned No. 6 Oklahoma 41-34. Martinez also passed for 234 yards and a score and Deuce Vaughn rushed for 116 yards for the Wildcats. It was Brent Venables' first loss as a head coach, and it came against his alma mater. Kansas State also beat Oklahoma in 2012, 2014, 2019 and 2020. Dillon Gabriel passed for 330 yards and four touchdowns and Eric Gray ran for 114 yards for the Sooners.Kansas State is now 3-1 (1-0 Big 12) on the season and will matchup with Texas Tech, who is coming off an upset of their own over Texas, on Saturday in Manhattan, Kansas.&nbsp; Kickoff is set for 11am and will be broadcast on ESPN+Jayhawks stay hot and win battle between two unbeaten teamsLAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Jalon Daniels accounted for five touchdowns to lead Kansas past Duke 35-27. Daniels had a 3-yard run to give the Jayhawks a 34-20 lead with 4:42 remaining. It is the first time since 2009 that the Jayhawks have started the season 4-0 (1-0 Big 12), and they completed their first undefeated nonconference schedule since 2013. Daniels went 19-of-23 passing for 324 yards and a career-high four touchdowns. He led the team in rushing with 83 yards and a score. The Jayhawks outgained Duke 529-463 in yards offense. Duke's Riley Leonard went 24-of-35 for 324 yards passing.Kansas will look to improve to 5-0 as they welcome Iowa State to Lawrence, Kansas on Saturday.&nbsp; The game will be broadcast on ESPN 2 and is set to kick off at 2:30pm.SEC opener filled with offensive struggles as Missouri falls to AuburnAUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Cayden Bridges' recovered a fumble in the end zone to give Auburn a 17-14 overtime victory over Missouri in an SEC opener. Missouri running back Nathaniel Peat dropped the football before a potential game-winning touchdown, and Bridges landed on it to seal the victory for Auburn. Auburn kicker Anders Carlson hit a 39-yard field goal to give the hosts the lead in overtime. The two teams combined for 12 consecutive punts in the second half before Auburn running back Tank Bigsby was stopped on fourth-and-1 from the Missouri 30-yard line with 1:37 remaining. Missouri kicker Harrison Mevis missed a 26-yard field goal attempt at the end of regulation.Missouri is now 2-2 (0-1 SEC) and will return home Saturday to welcome the defending National Champion Georgia Bulldogs to Columbia.&nbsp; Kickoff is set for 6:30pm on the SEC Network.

CFB Roundup: MWSU falls in overtime, NWMSU loses, Wildcats upset Sooners

(AP) — Cal Raleigh homered and drove in three runs as the Seattle Mariners rallied for a 6-5 win over the Kansas City Royals. 

The Mariners have won two of three after dropping five of six as they try to hold off the Baltimore Orioles for the third and final wild-card spot. They closed to a half-game behind Tampa Bay, which lost to Toronto. With one out in the ninth, Jarred Kelenic and Jesse Winker singled ahead of Raleigh’s tiebreaking RBI double off Brad Keller (6-14). Raleigh had tied the score 5-5 as a pinch-hitter with his 25th homer, a two-run shot to start the sixth inning. 

Paul Sewald (5-4) earned the victory with two scoreless innings and Andres Munoz worked the ninth for his fourth save. The Royals snapped a season-high four-game win streak.

The Royals take on the Mariners again Sunday afternoon with first pitch at 1:10 central. Coverage begins at 12:30 on KFEQ Radio (680, 95.3) in St. Joseph.

(AP) — Cal Raleigh homered and drove in three runs as the Seattle Mariners rallied for a 6-5 win over the Kansas City Royals. The Mariners have won two of three after dropping five of six as they try to hold off the Baltimore Orioles for the third and final wild-card spot. They closed to a half-game behind Tampa Bay, which lost to Toronto. With one out in the ninth, Jarred Kelenic and Jesse Winker singled ahead of Raleigh’s tiebreaking RBI double off Brad Keller (6-14). Raleigh had tied the score 5-5 as a pinch-hitter with his 25th homer, a two-run shot to start the sixth inning. Paul Sewald (5-4) earned the victory with two scoreless innings and Andres Munoz worked the ninth for his fourth save. The Royals snapped a season-high four-game win streak.The Royals take on the Mariners again Sunday afternoon with first pitch at 1:10 central. Coverage begins at 12:30 on KFEQ Radio (680, 95.3) in St. Joseph.

Raleigh has HR, 3 RBIs as Mariners beat Royals 6-5

(AP) — Brady Singer pitched seven strong innings to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 5-1 victory over Seattle, cutting the Mariners’ lead for the final AL wild-card spot to three games. 

Playing without All-Star rookie center fielder Julio Rodriguez, the Mariners lost for the sixth time in eight games. Rodriguez was placed on the 10-day IL with a lower back strain shortly before the game.

 With the Orioles’ 6-0 win over Houston, Seattle’s lead over Baltimore for the third wild-card spot shrank to three games. Both clubs have 12 games remaining in the regular season.

(AP) — Brady Singer pitched seven strong innings to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 5-1 victory over Seattle, cutting the Mariners’ lead for the final AL wild-card spot to three games. Playing without All-Star rookie center fielder Julio Rodriguez, the Mariners lost for the sixth time in eight games. Rodriguez was placed on the 10-day IL with a lower back strain shortly before the game. With the Orioles’ 6-0 win over Houston, Seattle’s lead over Baltimore for the third wild-card spot shrank to three games. Both clubs have 12 games remaining in the regular season.

Royals cut Mariners' lead for last AL wild card to 3 games

It's the first weekend of fall, and there were some big time area matchups in week 5 in Missouri and week 4 in Kansas.

Below is a list of all of the area results. Be sure to tune into KFEQ Radio (680, 95.3) from 10-11 p.m. every week of the regular season for Friday Night Lights with Matt Pike for a full hour of scores and live interviews with area head coaches.

MEC Savannah 54 (5-0) Benton 22 (3-2) - FINAL. <a href="https://stjosephpost.com/posts/3c6ac2e2-25b6-4c95-8f67-d4b8e9b58172">Full coverage here</a>. - Week 6: Benton @ Maryville - Week 6: Savannah home to Cameron

Sarcoxie 18 (5-0) Lafayette 7 (0-5) - FINAL - Week 6: Lafayette @ Chillicothe

Chillicothe 29 (3-2) #2 St. Pius X 20 (4-1) - FINAL - Week 6: Chillicothe home to Lafayette

#8 Maryville 49 (3-2) Cameron 0 (1-4) - FINAL - Week 6: Maryville home to Benton - Week 6: Cameron @ Savannah

#3 Archie 56 (5-0) Bishop LeBlond 28(2-3) - FINAL - Week 6: @ KC East Christian Academy (3-0)

KCI North Platte 45 (3-2) Plattsburg 6 (0-5) - FINAL - Week 6: North Platte home to Mid-Buchanan - Week 6: Plattsburg @ Lawson

#3 Mid-Buchanan 34 (5-0) Lathrop 7 (2-3) - FINAL - Week 6: Lathrop @ Hamilton - Week 6: Mid-Buchanan @ North Platte

#2 East Buchanan 45 (5-0) Hamilton 16 (0-5) - FINAL - Week 6: Hamilton home to Lathrop - Week 6: East Buchanan home to West Platte

Lawson 29 (2-3) West Platte 6 (2-3) - FINAL - Week 6: West Platte @ East Buchanan

GRC 11-man South Harrison 16 (1-4)&nbsp;Polo 8 (2-3) - FINAL - Week 6: Polo home to Trenton - Week 6: South Harrison @ Putnam County

#6 Gallatin 35 (5-0)&nbsp;Maysville 12 (3-2) - FINAL - Week 6: Gallatin @ Milan - Week 6: Maysville home to Princeton

Trenton 21 (5-0)&nbsp;Milan 7 (2-3) - FINAL - Week 6: Trenton @ Polo

GRC 8-man #1 North Andrew 86 (5-0)&nbsp;St. Joseph Christian 30 (0-5) - FINAL - Week 6: North Andrew home to Stanberry (StJosephPost.com broadcast) - Week 6: St. Joseph Christian home to Albany

Stanberry 84 (3-2)&nbsp;Pattonsburg 48 (0-5) - FINAL - Week 6: Stanberry @ North Andrew

#5 Worth County 42 (4-1)#8 King City 8 (3-2) - FINAL - Week 6: Worth County home to Knox County - Week 6: King City @ Rock Port

#4 Albany 36 (5-0)&nbsp;#2 Platte Valley 34 (4-1) - FINAL - Week 6: Platte Valley @ Southwest Livingston - Week 6: Albany @ St. Joseph Christian

275 Conference Nodaway Valley 46 (1-4) Mound City 12 (1-4) - FINAL - Week 6: Mound City home to East Atchison - Week 6: Nodaway Valley home to DeKalb

South Holt 64 (2-3) DeKalb 30 (1-4) - FINAL - Week 6: DeKalb @ Nodaway Valley - Week 6: South Holt home to Stewartsville-Osborn

Rock Port (3-1) @ #7 East Atchison (3-1) - Saturday 1 p.m. - Week 6: East Atchison @ Mound City - Week 6: Rock Port home to King City

Stewartsville-Osborn 64 (4-1)&nbsp;Southwest Livingston 6 (0-5) - FINAL - Week 6: Stewartsville-Osborn @ South Holt

Greater KC Suburban North Kansas City 53 (4-1) St. Joseph Central 14 (3-2) - FINAL - Week 6: Central @ Fort Osage

Northeast Kansas Atchison 63 (4-0)&nbsp;Schlagle 14 (1-3) - FINAL - Week 5: Atchison @ Washington

Riverside 26 (2-2)&nbsp;Jackson Heights 12 (3-1) - FINAL - Week 5: Riverside @ Onaga

Centralia 20 (4-0)&nbsp;Troy 19 (3-1) - FINAL - Week 5: Troy home to Maur Hill Prep Mount Academy

Clay Center 61 (3-1)&nbsp;Hiawatha 0 (2-2) - FINAL - Week 5: Hiawatha @ Concordia

Frankfort 54 (1-3)&nbsp;Doniphan West 6 (1-3) - FINAL - Week 5: Doniphan West @ Hanover

Pleasant Ridge 36 (2-2)&nbsp;Maur Hill Prep Mount Academy 31 (2-2) - FINAL - Week 5: Maur Hill home to Troy

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/9/1663998437200.jpeg" alt="Photo by Harry Loomis." />
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 </figure>By TOMMY REZACSt. Joseph PostIt's the first weekend of fall, and there were some big time area matchups in week 5 in Missouri and week 4 in Kansas.Below is a list of all of the area results. Be sure to tune into KFEQ Radio (680, 95.3) from 10-11 p.m. every week of the regular season for Friday Night Lights with Matt Pike for a full hour of scores and live interviews with area head coaches.MEC Savannah 54 (5-0) Benton 22 (3-2) - FINAL. <a href="https://stjosephpost.com/posts/3c6ac2e2-25b6-4c95-8f67-d4b8e9b58172">Full coverage here</a>. - Week 6: Benton @ Maryville - Week 6: Savannah home to CameronSarcoxie 18 (5-0) Lafayette 7 (0-5) - FINAL - Week 6: Lafayette @ ChillicotheChillicothe 29 (3-2) #2 St. Pius X 20 (4-1) - FINAL - Week 6: Chillicothe home to Lafayette#8 Maryville 49 (3-2) Cameron 0 (1-4) - FINAL - Week 6: Maryville home to Benton - Week 6: Cameron @ Savannah#3 Archie 56 (5-0) Bishop LeBlond 28(2-3) - FINAL - Week 6: @ KC East Christian Academy (3-0)KCI North Platte 45 (3-2) Plattsburg 6 (0-5) - FINAL - Week 6: North Platte home to Mid-Buchanan - Week 6: Plattsburg @ Lawson#3 Mid-Buchanan 34 (5-0) Lathrop 7 (2-3) - FINAL - Week 6: Lathrop @ Hamilton - Week 6: Mid-Buchanan @ North Platte#2 East Buchanan 45 (5-0) Hamilton 16 (0-5) - FINAL - Week 6: Hamilton home to Lathrop - Week 6: East Buchanan home to West PlatteLawson 29 (2-3) West Platte 6 (2-3) - FINAL - Week 6: West Platte @ East BuchananGRC 11-man South Harrison 16 (1-4)&nbsp;Polo 8 (2-3) - FINAL - Week 6: Polo home to Trenton - Week 6: South Harrison @ Putnam County#6 Gallatin 35 (5-0)&nbsp;Maysville 12 (3-2) - FINAL - Week 6: Gallatin @ Milan - Week 6: Maysville home to PrincetonTrenton 21 (5-0)&nbsp;Milan 7 (2-3) - FINAL - Week 6: Trenton @ PoloGRC 8-man #1 North Andrew 86 (5-0)&nbsp;St. Joseph Christian 30 (0-5) - FINAL - Week 6: North Andrew home to Stanberry (StJosephPost.com broadcast) - Week 6: St. Joseph Christian home to AlbanyStanberry 84 (3-2)&nbsp;Pattonsburg 48 (0-5) - FINAL - Week 6: Stanberry @ North Andrew#5 Worth County 42 (4-1)#8 King City 8 (3-2) - FINAL - Week 6: Worth County home to Knox County - Week 6: King City @ Rock Port#4 Albany 36 (5-0)&nbsp;#2 Platte Valley 34 (4-1) - FINAL - Week 6: Platte Valley @ Southwest Livingston - Week 6: Albany @ St. Joseph Christian275 Conference Nodaway Valley 46 (1-4) Mound City 12 (1-4) - FINAL - Week 6: Mound City home to East Atchison - Week 6: Nodaway Valley home to DeKalbSouth Holt 64 (2-3) DeKalb 30 (1-4) - FINAL - Week 6: DeKalb @ Nodaway Valley - Week 6: South Holt home to Stewartsville-OsbornRock Port (3-1) @ #7 East Atchison (3-1) - Saturday 1 p.m. - Week 6: East Atchison @ Mound City - Week 6: Rock Port home to King CityStewartsville-Osborn 64 (4-1)&nbsp;Southwest Livingston 6 (0-5) - FINAL - Week 6: Stewartsville-Osborn @ South HoltGreater KC Suburban North Kansas City 53 (4-1) St. Joseph Central 14 (3-2) - FINAL - Week 6: Central @ Fort OsageNortheast Kansas Atchison 63 (4-0)&nbsp;Schlagle 14 (1-3) - FINAL - Week 5: Atchison @ WashingtonRiverside 26 (2-2)&nbsp;Jackson Heights 12 (3-1) - FINAL - Week 5: Riverside @ OnagaCentralia 20 (4-0)&nbsp;Troy 19 (3-1) - FINAL - Week 5: Troy home to Maur Hill Prep Mount AcademyClay Center 61 (3-1)&nbsp;Hiawatha 0 (2-2) - FINAL - Week 5: Hiawatha @ ConcordiaFrankfort 54 (1-3)&nbsp;Doniphan West 6 (1-3) - FINAL - Week 5: Doniphan West @ HanoverPleasant Ridge 36 (2-2)&nbsp;Maur Hill Prep Mount Academy 31 (2-2) - FINAL - Week 5: Maur Hill home to Troy

KFEQ/St. Joseph Post area high school football scoreboard - September 23, 2022

When Benton scored a touchdown with 47 seconds left in the second quarter to make it a 27-14 game against Savannah, it felt like Friday's game would be a battle into the second half.&nbsp;

The Savages (5-0) made sure that it wasn't.

Savannah scored a series of 27 unanswered points, including a touchdown with nine seconds left in the first half, to take control and beat Benton 54-22 at Sparks Field in St. Joseph Friday.

Savannah went into halftime ahead 34-14, and eventually led 54-14 with less than eight minutes to play.

"Credit to Benton," Savannah coach Anthony Hays said. "They're much improved. They got on the board a couple of times and made it a tight game, but our guys responded. I think that's the thing I took away the most is that we had some adversity, faced a good team, had some self-inflicted stuff, but we overcame it and pulled away in the second half."

Savannah scored touchdowns on each of their first seven possessions. Senior quarterback Ethan Dudeck got things going on the Savages' first possession in the first quarter, capping a nine-play scoring drive with a nine-yard touchdown throw to junior Zayden Snapp, making it 7-0 Savages with 3:59 to go in the opening quarter.

Benton (3-2) had an answer on the ensuing drive, as sophomore quarterback Jaxson Rich fired a pass down the sideline to senior tight end Denver Domann, who took it 32 yards to the endzone. The point-after from Ryker Wells missed, and Savannah led 7-6 at the end of one.

The Savages had the ball to start the second quarter, and capped an 11-play scoring drive with a seven-yard touchdown run from junior running back Cade Chappell, and Savannah led 14-6 with 10:27 left in the second.

After Benton turned the ball over on downs on their next series, Savannah kept the pressure on, as Dudeck fired a beautiful 50-yard touchdown strike to Snapp down the sideline.

Snapp caught the ball about 10 or so yards away from the endzone, and drug Benton's Devon Hoffmann with him to the goal line before stretching out for the score.

Snapp had four catches for 73 yards and two scores Friday.

Benton had no answer again, punting on their next drive. Just four plays later, Chappell took off down the Savannah sideline on a 44-yard score and Savannah led 27-6 with 1:10 left until halftime.

Badly needing a score, Benton made it happen on just one play seconds later. Rich fired a pass to Hoffmann in the middle of the field, who caught the ball fairly wide open and went 64 yards to the house to make it a 27-14 ballgame with 47 seconds left until the break.

Then, the Savannah avalanche started. Just three plays later, aided by a Benton horse-collar penalty, Dudeck lobbed a pass to an open Truman Bodenhausen in the endzone, putting Savannah ahead 34-14 at the break.

Dudeck completed 6-of-9 passes for 104 yards and a touchdown.

"I think it was great play all around by our whole team," Dudeck said. "Defense really stepped up in the second half after allowing a couple of touchdowns early on, but Chappell runs the ball hard every time. Our offensive line gave me plenty of time. So, just all around great play for the whole team."

The Savages got the ball to start the second half and tightened their grip on the game. Milking more than six minutes off the clock on a 12-play drive, Chappell scored for a third time in the game from seven yards out, making it a 41-14 contest with 5:44 left in the third.

Chappell finished with 205 yards rushing on 28 carries to go with his three touchdowns.

Senior Alex Hopper and freshman backup quarterback Aiden Knechtenhofer added rushing scores in the fourth quarter. Benton senior Adrian Byrd scored on a 15-yard touchdown run to get the Cardinals back on the board before game's end with 1:56 remaining.

Benton had a stretch of three straight drives in the third and fourth quarter that ended in punt. The Cardinals had just one first down in the third quarter as well.

Rich led Benton offensively, completing 13-of-18 passes for 205 yards and two touchdowns. Domann caught seven passes for 87 yards and a score. Hoffmann had three snags for 114 receiving yards and a touchdown.

This marks five straight wins over Benton for Savannah. But more importantly, with Chillicothe's 29-20 win over St. Pius X on Friday, the Savages are the lone undefeated team left in the Midland Empire Conference and in Class 3 District 8.

Savannah also hasn't gone unbeaten through its first five games since 2012.

"We enjoy the wins," Hays said, "but we clean slate on the weekend and look at our next opponent. We don't take anybody for granted. Just try to be 1-0 every week and hopefully at the end, we're holding up an MEC title and a district title."

Savannah is home to Cameron next week, while Benton heads to Maryville. The Spoofhounds beat the Dragons 49-0 Friday.

You can follow Tommy on Twitter @TommyKFEQ and St. Joseph Post @StJosephPost.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/9/1663996694133.jpeg" alt="Cade Chappell takes off down the sideline during Savannah's 54-22 win at Benton Friday. Photo by Harry Loomis." />
 <figcaption>Cade Chappell takes off down the sideline during Savannah's 54-22 win at Benton Friday. Photo by Harry Loomis.</figcaption>
 </figure>By TOMMY REZACSt. Joseph PostWhen Benton scored a touchdown with 47 seconds left in the second quarter to make it a 27-14 game against Savannah, it felt like Friday's game would be a battle into the second half.&nbsp;The Savages (5-0) made sure that it wasn't.Savannah scored a series of 27 unanswered points, including a touchdown with nine seconds left in the first half, to take control and beat Benton 54-22 at Sparks Field in St. Joseph Friday.Savannah went into halftime ahead 34-14, and eventually led 54-14 with less than eight minutes to play."Credit to Benton," Savannah coach Anthony Hays said. "They're much improved. They got on the board a couple of times and made it a tight game, but our guys responded. I think that's the thing I took away the most is that we had some adversity, faced a good team, had some self-inflicted stuff, but we overcame it and pulled away in the second half."Savannah scored touchdowns on each of their first seven possessions. Senior quarterback Ethan Dudeck got things going on the Savages' first possession in the first quarter, capping a nine-play scoring drive with a nine-yard touchdown throw to junior Zayden Snapp, making it 7-0 Savages with 3:59 to go in the opening quarter.Benton (3-2) had an answer on the ensuing drive, as sophomore quarterback Jaxson Rich fired a pass down the sideline to senior tight end Denver Domann, who took it 32 yards to the endzone. The point-after from Ryker Wells missed, and Savannah led 7-6 at the end of one.The Savages had the ball to start the second quarter, and capped an 11-play scoring drive with a seven-yard touchdown run from junior running back Cade Chappell, and Savannah led 14-6 with 10:27 left in the second.After Benton turned the ball over on downs on their next series, Savannah kept the pressure on, as Dudeck fired a beautiful 50-yard touchdown strike to Snapp down the sideline.Snapp caught the ball about 10 or so yards away from the endzone, and drug Benton's Devon Hoffmann with him to the goal line before stretching out for the score.Snapp had four catches for 73 yards and two scores Friday.Benton had no answer again, punting on their next drive. Just four plays later, Chappell took off down the Savannah sideline on a 44-yard score and Savannah led 27-6 with 1:10 left until halftime.Badly needing a score, Benton made it happen on just one play seconds later. Rich fired a pass to Hoffmann in the middle of the field, who caught the ball fairly wide open and went 64 yards to the house to make it a 27-14 ballgame with 47 seconds left until the break.Then, the Savannah avalanche started. Just three plays later, aided by a Benton horse-collar penalty, Dudeck lobbed a pass to an open Truman Bodenhausen in the endzone, putting Savannah ahead 34-14 at the break.Dudeck completed 6-of-9 passes for 104 yards and a touchdown."I think it was great play all around by our whole team," Dudeck said. "Defense really stepped up in the second half after allowing a couple of touchdowns early on, but Chappell runs the ball hard every time. Our offensive line gave me plenty of time. So, just all around great play for the whole team."The Savages got the ball to start the second half and tightened their grip on the game. Milking more than six minutes off the clock on a 12-play drive, Chappell scored for a third time in the game from seven yards out, making it a 41-14 contest with 5:44 left in the third.Chappell finished with 205 yards rushing on 28 carries to go with his three touchdowns.Senior Alex Hopper and freshman backup quarterback Aiden Knechtenhofer added rushing scores in the fourth quarter. Benton senior Adrian Byrd scored on a 15-yard touchdown run to get the Cardinals back on the board before game's end with 1:56 remaining.Benton had a stretch of three straight drives in the third and fourth quarter that ended in punt. The Cardinals had just one first down in the third quarter as well.Rich led Benton offensively, completing 13-of-18 passes for 205 yards and two touchdowns. Domann caught seven passes for 87 yards and a score. Hoffmann had three snags for 114 receiving yards and a touchdown.This marks five straight wins over Benton for Savannah. But more importantly, with Chillicothe's 29-20 win over St. Pius X on Friday, the Savages are the lone undefeated team left in the Midland Empire Conference and in Class 3 District 8.Savannah also hasn't gone unbeaten through its first five games since 2012."We enjoy the wins," Hays said, "but we clean slate on the weekend and look at our next opponent. We don't take anybody for granted. Just try to be 1-0 every week and hopefully at the end, we're holding up an MEC title and a district title."Savannah is home to Cameron next week, while Benton heads to Maryville. The Spoofhounds beat the Dragons 49-0 Friday.<div><iframe src="https://anchor.fm/tommy-rezac/embed/episodes/Savannah-coach-Anthony-Hays--head-coach-Ethan-Dudeck-e1o9r3t" height="102px" width="400px" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div>Full broadcast<div><iframe src="https://anchor.fm/tommy-rezac/embed/episodes/Savannah--Benton-football---September-23--2022-e1o9r4o" height="102px" width="400px" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div><figure>
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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/9/1663997051136.jpeg" alt="Jaxson Rich (1) looks downfield for Devon Hoffmann (5)." />
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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/9/1663997120681.jpeg" alt="Cade Chappell and teammates celebrate a second quarter touchdown." />
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 </figure>You can follow Tommy on Twitter @TommyKFEQ and St. Joseph Post @StJosephPost.

Savannah wins big at Benton Friday, Savages control their destiny in Class 3 District 8

(AP) — Jonathan Heasley pitched six effective innings, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 4-1 to complete a three-game sweep. 

Edward Oliveras and Drew Waters homered for Kansas City. Salvador Perez also drove in a run for the Royals, extending his streak to seven straight games with an RBI. 

Caleb Hamilton drove in the only run for the Twins, who limp home to wrap up the season having lost 17 of their last 20 road games.

The Royals next take on the Mariners Friday night with first pitch at 7:10 central. Coverage begins at 6:30 on KFEQ Radio (680, 95.3) in St. Joseph.

(AP) — Jonathan Heasley pitched six effective innings, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 4-1 to complete a three-game sweep. Edward Oliveras and Drew Waters homered for Kansas City. Salvador Perez also drove in a run for the Royals, extending his streak to seven straight games with an RBI. Caleb Hamilton drove in the only run for the Twins, who limp home to wrap up the season having lost 17 of their last 20 road games.The Royals next take on the Mariners Friday night with first pitch at 7:10 central. Coverage begins at 6:30 on KFEQ Radio (680, 95.3) in St. Joseph.

Heasley shuts down Twins, Royals win 4-1 to finish sweep

Volleyball East Buchanan 3 Mid-Buchanan 2. <a href="https://stjosephpost.com/posts/0e264218-f921-4f47-aeb8-1a6f55478e9a">Full coverage here</a>. St. Pius X 3 Bishop LeBlond 1 Platte County 3 St. Joseph Central 0 Lafayette 3 Chillicothe 1 St. Joseph Christian 3 Maysville 0 South Holt 3 Nodaway Valley 0 Union Star @ Mound City - missing Savannah @ Benton - missing

Softball Savannah 9 Bishop LeBlond 4 Lafayette 3 Falls City, NE 0 St. Joseph Central 5 Park Hill 0 North Platte 7 Mid-Buchanan 3 Plattsburg 8 East Buchanan 7 King City 14 Maysville 2 Gallatin 10 Stanberry 0 Chillicothe @ Benton was postponed DeKalb @ Stewartsville-Osborn - missing

Boys’ soccer Excelsior Springs 8 Benton 0 Bishop LeBlond 3 St. Pius X 1 Fort Osage 1 St. Joseph Central 0 Savannah @ Chillicothe - missing

Girls’ tennis Savannah 7 Benton 2 St. Joseph Central 9 Fort Osage 0

Cross country Mound City’s Keaton Zembles won the Duane Kimble Invitational at Rosecrans Memorial Airport. Benton’s Elliott McCoy finished second, LeBlond’s Jonathan Eckstein was third and Benton’s Kruz Bigham was fourth. Central also had four boys’ runners in the top 10 (Gideon Montgomery 6th, Dainon Mauzey 7th, Wyatt Stagg 8th, Owen Case 10th).

Mound City won the boys’ team title. On the girls’ side, Savannah won the team title. St. Joseph Christian’s Joy Wallick finished third in the girls’ race, while Mid-Buchanan’s Hannah Williams finished 6th.

See full results <a href="https://mo.milesplit.com/meets/502771-duane-kimble-invitational-2022/results#.Yy2fPXbMK3B">from the meet here</a>.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/9/1663934376203.jpeg" alt="Photo by Tommy Rezac." />
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 </figure>By TOMMY REZACSt. Joseph PostVolleyball East Buchanan 3 Mid-Buchanan 2. <a href="https://stjosephpost.com/posts/0e264218-f921-4f47-aeb8-1a6f55478e9a">Full coverage here</a>. St. Pius X 3 Bishop LeBlond 1 Platte County 3 St. Joseph Central 0 Lafayette 3 Chillicothe 1 St. Joseph Christian 3 Maysville 0 South Holt 3 Nodaway Valley 0 Union Star @ Mound City - missing Savannah @ Benton - missingSoftball Savannah 9 Bishop LeBlond 4 Lafayette 3 Falls City, NE 0 St. Joseph Central 5 Park Hill 0 North Platte 7 Mid-Buchanan 3 Plattsburg 8 East Buchanan 7 King City 14 Maysville 2 Gallatin 10 Stanberry 0 Chillicothe @ Benton was postponed DeKalb @ Stewartsville-Osborn - missingBoys’ soccer Excelsior Springs 8 Benton 0 Bishop LeBlond 3 St. Pius X 1 Fort Osage 1 St. Joseph Central 0 Savannah @ Chillicothe - missingGirls’ tennis Savannah 7 Benton 2 St. Joseph Central 9 Fort Osage 0Cross country Mound City’s Keaton Zembles won the Duane Kimble Invitational at Rosecrans Memorial Airport. Benton’s Elliott McCoy finished second, LeBlond’s Jonathan Eckstein was third and Benton’s Kruz Bigham was fourth. Central also had four boys’ runners in the top 10 (Gideon Montgomery 6th, Dainon Mauzey 7th, Wyatt Stagg 8th, Owen Case 10th).Mound City won the boys’ team title. On the girls’ side, Savannah won the team title. St. Joseph Christian’s Joy Wallick finished third in the girls’ race, while Mid-Buchanan’s Hannah Williams finished 6th.See full results <a href="https://mo.milesplit.com/meets/502771-duane-kimble-invitational-2022/results#.Yy2fPXbMK3B">from the meet here</a>.You can follow Tommy on Twitter @TommyKFEQ and St. Joseph Post @StJosephPost.

KFEQ/St. Joseph Post area high school scoreboard - September 22, 2022

FAUCETT - East Buchanan dominated the first set, had a lapse in the second, dominated the third and had match point in the fourth - only to fall to Mid-Buchanan 26-24.

The Dragons got off to a 4-2 start in set five, but the Bulldogs reeled off an 8-0 run to eventually win the fifth set 15-10 and win the match 3-2 (25-17, 20-25, 25-16, 24-26, 15-10) at Mid-Buchanan High School Thursday night.

It's the tenth straight win for East Buchanan (17-2-1), who went 5-0 in the Lathrop Invitational this past Saturday - one of those wins being a 2-1 decision against the Dragons.

"Just, the more aggressive team won each set," East Buchanan head coach Ryan Horn said of Thursday's match. "I know that seems easy to say it, but it was just that simple at times."

The first set started back-and-forth. With East Buchanan leading 14-13, Horn called timeout, and his team reeled off an 11-4 run to win set one 25-17.

Set two was nearly a complete swing for Mid-Buchanan (9-7-1), as the Dragons started that frame on an 8-2 run and won it 25-20 to knot the match at a set apiece.

Senior middle Mallie Lieffring, who led the Dragons with 16 kills, seven blocks and three aces Thursday, had five kills in the second set alone. Senior Hailey Clark had four kills, a block and an ace in the second set as well.

Set three was all East Buchanan, as the Bulldogs raced out to a 6-1 lead. Then, they led 14-5 and they won it 25-16. Senior Maya Watkins came alive for East Buchanan in set three with six kills. Fellow senior Brooklyn Adams had four kills in the third set as well.

"Our passing picked up," Horn said. "Setter put the ball in the right spot, Maya started getting those kills. Our energy picked up. Usually when your energy picks up, your communication gets a little bit better. So, we'll take it."

Set four was pretty much anybody's game. Mid-Buchanan led in the fourth 21-17, but the Bulldogs managed to tie it and had match point at 24-23, but Lieffring reeled off two kills and a block consecutively to give the fourth set to the Dragons at 26-24.

That momentum seemed to carry over for Mid-Buchanan in the fifth set, as the Dragons got off to a 4-2 start, but East Buchanan would not be denied. The Bulldogs went on an 8-0 run to lead 10-4 and that would be enough to ultimately close things out.

Watkins led her team Thursday with 19 kills, two aces and two blocks.

"We just knew the ball couldn't drop, no matter what," Watkins said. "We knew we had to get there. There was no excuses. I knew the ball was coming, but at the same time, I knew I couldn't let my teammates down."

Junior Holly Caylor also had 19 kills and an ace for East Buchanan.

"We're finally getting to see a healthy version of her," Horn said of Caylor, who had surgery to fix back problems over the summer. "She was second-team all conference last year, and I think she's starting to play like that now."

Adams had eight kills for the Bulldogs, as did sophomore Rilyn Sherwood.

Clark was impressive for Mid-Buchanan with 11 kills, three blocks and an ace. Sophomore Gracie Smith had five kills. Senior Maddie McKnight had five total blocks.

East Buchanan heads to Bishop LeBlond Monday. Mid-Buchanan plays in the Bedford Invitational Saturday.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/9/1663899206981.jpeg" alt="Maya Watkins (5) looks to spike the ball during East Buchannan's 3-2 win at Mid-Buchanan Thursday. Photo by Tommy Rezac." />
 <figcaption>Maya Watkins (5) looks to spike the ball during East Buchannan's 3-2 win at Mid-Buchanan Thursday. Photo by Tommy Rezac.</figcaption>
 </figure>By TOMMY REZACSt. Joseph PostFAUCETT - East Buchanan dominated the first set, had a lapse in the second, dominated the third and had match point in the fourth - only to fall to Mid-Buchanan 26-24.The Dragons got off to a 4-2 start in set five, but the Bulldogs reeled off an 8-0 run to eventually win the fifth set 15-10 and win the match 3-2 (25-17, 20-25, 25-16, 24-26, 15-10) at Mid-Buchanan High School Thursday night.It's the tenth straight win for East Buchanan (17-2-1), who went 5-0 in the Lathrop Invitational this past Saturday - one of those wins being a 2-1 decision against the Dragons."Just, the more aggressive team won each set," East Buchanan head coach Ryan Horn said of Thursday's match. "I know that seems easy to say it, but it was just that simple at times."The first set started back-and-forth. With East Buchanan leading 14-13, Horn called timeout, and his team reeled off an 11-4 run to win set one 25-17.Set two was nearly a complete swing for Mid-Buchanan (9-7-1), as the Dragons started that frame on an 8-2 run and won it 25-20 to knot the match at a set apiece.Senior middle Mallie Lieffring, who led the Dragons with 16 kills, seven blocks and three aces Thursday, had five kills in the second set alone. Senior Hailey Clark had four kills, a block and an ace in the second set as well.Set three was all East Buchanan, as the Bulldogs raced out to a 6-1 lead. Then, they led 14-5 and they won it 25-16. Senior Maya Watkins came alive for East Buchanan in set three with six kills. Fellow senior Brooklyn Adams had four kills in the third set as well."Our passing picked up," Horn said. "Setter put the ball in the right spot, Maya started getting those kills. Our energy picked up. Usually when your energy picks up, your communication gets a little bit better. So, we'll take it."Set four was pretty much anybody's game. Mid-Buchanan led in the fourth 21-17, but the Bulldogs managed to tie it and had match point at 24-23, but Lieffring reeled off two kills and a block consecutively to give the fourth set to the Dragons at 26-24.That momentum seemed to carry over for Mid-Buchanan in the fifth set, as the Dragons got off to a 4-2 start, but East Buchanan would not be denied. The Bulldogs went on an 8-0 run to lead 10-4 and that would be enough to ultimately close things out.Watkins led her team Thursday with 19 kills, two aces and two blocks."We just knew the ball couldn't drop, no matter what," Watkins said. "We knew we had to get there. There was no excuses. I knew the ball was coming, but at the same time, I knew I couldn't let my teammates down."Junior Holly Caylor also had 19 kills and an ace for East Buchanan."We're finally getting to see a healthy version of her," Horn said of Caylor, who had surgery to fix back problems over the summer. "She was second-team all conference last year, and I think she's starting to play like that now."Adams had eight kills for the Bulldogs, as did sophomore Rilyn Sherwood.Clark was impressive for Mid-Buchanan with 11 kills, three blocks and an ace. Sophomore Gracie Smith had five kills. Senior Maddie McKnight had five total blocks.East Buchanan heads to Bishop LeBlond Monday. Mid-Buchanan plays in the Bedford Invitational Saturday.<figure>
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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/9/1663902316893.jpeg" alt="Kylie Clark (23)." />
 <figcaption>Kylie Clark (23).</figcaption>
 </figure>You can follow Tommy on Twitter @TommyKFEQ and St. Joseph Post @StJosephPost.

East Buchanan dominates early, survives fifth set against Mid-Buchanan

(AP) — MJ Melendez homered for the second straight day and the Royals bullpen pitched five innings of two-hit ball, helping Kansas City beat the fast-fading Minnesota Twins 5-2. 

The Royals clinched their first winning series in nearly a month just hours after owner John Sherman fired longtime front office executive Dayton Moore, who led the franchise to two American League pennants and a World Series title. 

Bailey Ober took the loss for Minnesota, which has dropped six of seven to begin an eight-game trip and fall out of postseason contention.

The Royals take on the Twins again Thursday afternoon with first pitch at 1:10 central on KFEQ Radio (680, 95.3) in St. Joseph.

(AP) — MJ Melendez homered for the second straight day and the Royals bullpen pitched five innings of two-hit ball, helping Kansas City beat the fast-fading Minnesota Twins 5-2. The Royals clinched their first winning series in nearly a month just hours after owner John Sherman fired longtime front office executive Dayton Moore, who led the franchise to two American League pennants and a World Series title. Bailey Ober took the loss for Minnesota, which has dropped six of seven to begin an eight-game trip and fall out of postseason contention.The Royals take on the Twins again Thursday afternoon with first pitch at 1:10 central on KFEQ Radio (680, 95.3) in St. Joseph.

Royals bullpen clutch in holding off fast-fading Twins 5-2

Kansas City Royals chairman and CEO&nbsp;John Sherman announced Wednesday the departure of&nbsp;Dayton Moore, the team's President of Baseball Operations and leader of that department since 2006.

J.J. Picollo&nbsp;has been named Executive Vice President and General Manager overseeing baseball operations, effective immediately.

Moore was General Manager from 2006-2021, during which time the Royals won the 2014 American League pennant and 2015 World Series. Under Moore's leadership, the Royals’ record improved over seven straight years from 2009-2015, matching a Major League Baseball record.

“Dayton’s 16 years of leadership here will always mark the transformation into a World Championship club,” Sherman said. “Our fans, our region, and our community will never forget the excitement we shared in back-to-back pennants and the World Series Championship in 2015. He always put the Kansas City Royals first, and we’re stronger today because of it.”

Picollo became the seventh General Manager in Royals history last September. Moore was promoted to Director of Baseball Ops that same day.

Picollo previously held the title of Vice President/Assistant General Manager, Player Personnel from 2015-21, and served as the Royals’ Assistant General Manager-Scouting and Player development from 2008-2015. Picollo joined Kansas City’s Baseball Operations Department in 2006 as Director of Player Development

“J.J.’s experience in baseball has prepared him for the challenges ahead,” Sherman said. “He has played a key role in evaluating and developing many of our franchise’s most talented players, including the core that won the 2015 World Series and the young core on the major league team today. He will bring a new lens and approach to leading our baseball operations. I look forward to working with J.J. as we continue to build and develop our team to compete at a high level.”

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/4/1587988459218.jpeg" alt="Dayton Moore. Courtesy photo." />
 <figcaption>Dayton Moore. Courtesy photo.</figcaption>
 </figure>By TOMMY REZACSt. Joseph PostKansas City Royals chairman and CEO&nbsp;John Sherman announced Wednesday the departure of&nbsp;Dayton Moore, the team's President of Baseball Operations and leader of that department since 2006.J.J. Picollo&nbsp;has been named Executive Vice President and General Manager overseeing baseball operations, effective immediately.Moore was General Manager from 2006-2021, during which time the Royals won the 2014 American League pennant and 2015 World Series. Under Moore's leadership, the Royals’ record improved over seven straight years from 2009-2015, matching a Major League Baseball record.“Dayton’s 16 years of leadership here will always mark the transformation into a World Championship club,” Sherman said. “Our fans, our region, and our community will never forget the excitement we shared in back-to-back pennants and the World Series Championship in 2015. He always put the Kansas City Royals first, and we’re stronger today because of it.”Picollo became the seventh General Manager in Royals history last September. Moore was promoted to Director of Baseball Ops that same day.Picollo previously held the title of Vice President/Assistant General Manager, Player Personnel from 2015-21, and served as the Royals’ Assistant General Manager-Scouting and Player development from 2008-2015. Picollo joined Kansas City’s Baseball Operations Department in 2006 as Director of Player Development“J.J.’s experience in baseball has prepared him for the challenges ahead,” Sherman said. “He has played a key role in evaluating and developing many of our franchise’s most talented players, including the core that won the 2015 World Series and the young core on the major league team today. He will bring a new lens and approach to leading our baseball operations. I look forward to working with J.J. as we continue to build and develop our team to compete at a high level.”

Dayton Moore out as Royals President of Baseball Ops, J. J. Piccolo takes over role

(AP) — MJ Melendez hit a two-run homer, Salvador Perez drove in the go-ahead run with a two-out double in the seventh inning, and the Royals held off the fading Twins 5-4 to open their final homestand of the season. 

Dylan Coleman earned the win with a scoreless seventh for Kansas City. Scott Barlow cleaned up Jose Cuas’ mess by striking out Mark Contreras to strand runners on second and third in the eighth, then handled the ninth for his 22nd save. 

Michael Fulmer gave up the go-ahead run in the seventh inning to take the loss for Minnesota. The Twins have lost five of six to begin an eight-game trip that has nearly wiped them out of playoff contention.

The Royals take on the Twins again Wednesday night with first pitch at 7:10 central. Coverage begins at 6:30 on KFEQ Radio (680, 95.3) in St. Joseph.

(AP) — MJ Melendez hit a two-run homer, Salvador Perez drove in the go-ahead run with a two-out double in the seventh inning, and the Royals held off the fading Twins 5-4 to open their final homestand of the season. Dylan Coleman earned the win with a scoreless seventh for Kansas City. Scott Barlow cleaned up Jose Cuas’ mess by striking out Mark Contreras to strand runners on second and third in the eighth, then handled the ninth for his 22nd save. Michael Fulmer gave up the go-ahead run in the seventh inning to take the loss for Minnesota. The Twins have lost five of six to begin an eight-game trip that has nearly wiped them out of playoff contention.The Royals take on the Twins again Wednesday night with first pitch at 7:10 central. Coverage begins at 6:30 on KFEQ Radio (680, 95.3) in St. Joseph.

Melendez, Perez lead Royals to 5-4 comeback win over Twins

ROSENDALE - North Andrew and North Platte softball have both gotten off to hot starts in 2022, as the Cardinals and Panthers each went unbeaten in their first 11 games.

Both teams also entered Tuesday's contest coming off of their first loss of the season the day before. North Andrew fell 7-6 at Platte Valley, and North Platte lost 2-1 at home to Savannah.

So, it was hard telling what would happen when the two got together.

The lead changed hands twice and the game was tied in the seventh, but North Platte (12-1) scored three runs in the top of the eighth and fended off one last rally from North Andrew to win 8-7 Tuesday at North Andrew High School in a wildly entertaining contest.

"We had to grind through some issues," North Platte coach Farrah Seckel said. "We couldn't get the ball going like we normally could. We had good leadoff there. Our leadoff hitters did their job tonight. We just had to fight back. (North Andrew) is a good team and they were able to make good plays. Our offense really had to focus in and get runners on so we could score."

North Platte, who has now beaten North Andrew in four of the last five meetings, drew first blood in the top of the third, thanks to an RBI single by sophomore Camryn Kersten.

The Cardinals (10-2-1) hit back in the bottom of the third, putting up three runs on three hits and three errors. Sophomore Piper Cook and junior Kenzie Wilmes each had RBI singles to get North Andrew's offense going in that frame.

North Platte went back in front in the top of the fifth. A two-run RBI triple by senior Jaylin Burgess and another RBI triple by sophomore Lindsay Ramsey gave the Panthers a 4-3 lead.

Panthers' middle reliever, freshman Kate Wolf, kept North Andrew off the board in the middle portion of the game, and the Cardinals were held to just one total hit from the fourth through the sixth inning.

Wolf was the winning pitcher for North Platte, tossing four innings, striking out four batters and walking only one.

North Platte added an insurance run in the top of the seventh when senior and starting pitcher Scarlett Slugantz hit an RBI double to left, giving the Panthers a 5-3 edge.

Down 5-4 with two outs, senior Cassidy Brittain roped a single to shallow right, which scored junior Katryna Warren, knotting the game at 5-5.

North Platte punched right back in the top of the eighth. With two outs and nobody on, senior Olivia Rogers and Burgess had back-to-back doubles, and senior Carly Hinton then reached first on a fielding error.

Rogers went a team-best 4-for-5 at the plate with two runs scored. Burgess was 2-for-5 with a pair of runs. Hinton was 2-for-4 and also scored twice.

"It feels really great, coming off the loss (Monday)," Rogers said. "I'm glad we could come together and come back and beat them, and I'm really glad to be a part of this team."

An RBI single by Kersten put North Platte up 8-5 in the eighth. Safe lead, right? Not in this game.

North Andrew led off the bottom of the eighth with four consecutive singles and got two runs back, but a flyout to right and then a throw out at third for a double play nullified the threat, and North Andrew's Piper Cook was retired with two runners on base, allowing North Platte to escape with an 8-7 win.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/9/1663730046092.jpeg" alt="North Andrew's Gracie Wilmes (left) comes into score in the eighth inning. Photo by Tommy Rezac." />
 <figcaption>North Andrew's Gracie Wilmes (left) comes into score in the eighth inning. Photo by Tommy Rezac.</figcaption>
 </figure>By TOMMY REZACSt. Joseph PostROSENDALE - North Andrew and North Platte softball have both gotten off to hot starts in 2022, as the Cardinals and Panthers each went unbeaten in their first 11 games.Both teams also entered Tuesday's contest coming off of their first loss of the season the day before. North Andrew fell 7-6 at Platte Valley, and North Platte lost 2-1 at home to Savannah.So, it was hard telling what would happen when the two got together.The lead changed hands twice and the game was tied in the seventh, but North Platte (12-1) scored three runs in the top of the eighth and fended off one last rally from North Andrew to win 8-7 Tuesday at North Andrew High School in a wildly entertaining contest."We had to grind through some issues," North Platte coach Farrah Seckel said. "We couldn't get the ball going like we normally could. We had good leadoff there. Our leadoff hitters did their job tonight. We just had to fight back. (North Andrew) is a good team and they were able to make good plays. Our offense really had to focus in and get runners on so we could score."North Platte, who has now beaten North Andrew in four of the last five meetings, drew first blood in the top of the third, thanks to an RBI single by sophomore Camryn Kersten.The Cardinals (10-2-1) hit back in the bottom of the third, putting up three runs on three hits and three errors. Sophomore Piper Cook and junior Kenzie Wilmes each had RBI singles to get North Andrew's offense going in that frame.North Platte went back in front in the top of the fifth. A two-run RBI triple by senior Jaylin Burgess and another RBI triple by sophomore Lindsay Ramsey gave the Panthers a 4-3 lead.Panthers' middle reliever, freshman Kate Wolf, kept North Andrew off the board in the middle portion of the game, and the Cardinals were held to just one total hit from the fourth through the sixth inning.Wolf was the winning pitcher for North Platte, tossing four innings, striking out four batters and walking only one.North Platte added an insurance run in the top of the seventh when senior and starting pitcher Scarlett Slugantz hit an RBI double to left, giving the Panthers a 5-3 edge.Down 5-4 with two outs, senior Cassidy Brittain roped a single to shallow right, which scored junior Katryna Warren, knotting the game at 5-5.North Platte punched right back in the top of the eighth. With two outs and nobody on, senior Olivia Rogers and Burgess had back-to-back doubles, and senior Carly Hinton then reached first on a fielding error.Rogers went a team-best 4-for-5 at the plate with two runs scored. Burgess was 2-for-5 with a pair of runs. Hinton was 2-for-4 and also scored twice."It feels really great, coming off the loss (Monday)," Rogers said. "I'm glad we could come together and come back and beat them, and I'm really glad to be a part of this team."An RBI single by Kersten put North Platte up 8-5 in the eighth. Safe lead, right? Not in this game.North Andrew led off the bottom of the eighth with four consecutive singles and got two runs back, but a flyout to right and then a throw out at third for a double play nullified the threat, and North Andrew's Piper Cook was retired with two runners on base, allowing North Platte to escape with an 8-7 win."I think it really helps us grow and continue to get better," Rogers said, "so we can be conference champs and eventually district champs hopefully."Despite giving up two earned runs in the final inning, junior pitcher Courtney Dehn got the save for North Platte, retiring the Cardinals in seven at-bats."We kind of have a rivalry with North Andrew," Dehn said, "and we just really wanted to push. We didn't want to lose and go into the next game with another loss. So, we needed to get this win."Freshman Teigan Miller pitched the full game for North Andrew, striking out four and walking one. Only half of North Platte's runs scored were earned.Offensively, four different Cardinals had two hits and five different Cardinals scored. Sybert and Warren each scored two runs. Sybert also had a team-best two RBIs.A tough test awaits North Platte back in Dearborn Thursday, as the Panthers will face Mid-Buchanan (12-5)."We have a big conference game Thursday," Seckel said. "I told them before this game that this is one step to get you ready and prepared for your own conference games. I knew (North Andrew) was tough and had a lot of hitters, too. So, I knew we were going to have to give them our best game."North Andrew, who has lost back-to-back games for the first time all season, will play in the North Andrew tournament at home on Saturday.<figure>
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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/9/1663730249617.jpeg" alt="Piper Cook (left) slides to score and avoid the tag." />
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 </figure>You can follow Tommy on Twitter @TommyKFEQ and St. Joseph Post @StJosephPost.

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