The 2011 Class 4A playoffs will have three North Central Kansas League teams included. With one game remaining in the regular season that much is determined.
Those teams will be Abilene, Concordia and Clay Center. Abilene won the 2011 NCKL title with an undefeated 5-0 record while Clay Center and Concordia will complete the 2011 NCKL schedule Thursday night when the Panthers of Concordia play host to the Tigers of Clay Center.
The 2011 NCKL standings are all but determined, but it is not the NCKL crown which Clay Center and Concordia football teams are concerned with. Each squad is more interested in the postseason.
Both teams will be invited to the Class 4A playoffs, that is determined, but whichever team wins the showdown Thursday night will be crowned the 2011 Class 4A District 16 champion and will host the opening round game of the playoffs next Tuesday night. The loser will still be invited to the playoffs, but they will be the district runner-up and will have to play at the home field of the District 15 champion, which right now looks to be Abilene, which has a 2-0 District record and a +26 in the tie-breaker column.
In other sports Marysville won the Class 3A sub-state tournament it was serving as host for and has qualified for the Class 3A state tournament this weekend while the Concordia Lady Panther cross country team won the regional meet it was hosting and the Wamego boys won the Concordia Regional meet.
Concordia
Concordia played host to the 4A cross country regional and the Class 4A sub-state volleyball tournament on Saturday. The Lady Panther cross country team took advantage of the home field advantage and won the regional championship while the Concordia boys placed fifth with 150 points and had one individual qualify for next weekend’s state meet. … The Concordia volleyball team lost to Abilene in the opening round of its sub-state tournament 25-8, 25-13. … The Panther football team secured a playoff berth with a 57-8 win over Russell and will look to win the District championship this Thursday when they play host to the Clay Center Tigers.
Abilene
The Cowboy football team remained undefeated on the season Friday night with a 35-15 win over Hesston, which also moved the Cowboys to one victory of repeating as District 16 champions, the Cowboys will look for that district championship victory this Thursday night at Lindsborg when they play Smoky Valley High School, which beat Chapman Friday night 28-14. … The Abilene Cowgirl volleyball team advanced to the championship game of the Concordia sub-state tournament but fell to McPherson in the championship match. The Cowgirls beat Concordia in the opening round and Clay Center in the semifinals to earn the championship match berth but fell to the Lady Bullpups 25-20, 25-21. … The Abilene harriers ran at the Concordia regional meet on Saturday with the Cowboys placing 13th with 335 points and the Cowgirls placed eighth with 182 points.
Clay Center
The Lady Tiger volleyball team advanced to the semifinals of the Concordia sub-state Saturday as they beat Smoky Valley 25-19, 28-26 in the opening round, but the Lady Tigers lost to Abilene 25-16, 25-13 in the semifinals to see their season come to an end. … The Clay Center cross country teams ran at the Concordia regional meet with the Tigers placing 9th with 220 points and the Lady Tigers placing sixth with 177 points. The Lady Tigers, however, did have three individuals qualify for next weekend’s Class 4A state meet in Wamego. … The Tiger football team beat Colby 32-7 Friday night, moving them to 2-0 in District play and qualifying them for the Class 4A playoffs. The Tigers will learn what that qualification is this Thursday night when they complete the district, regular season and NCKL schedule at Concordia. If the Tigers beat Concordia they will be the District champions and play host to the first round playoff game. If Clay Center loses to Concordia, the Tigers will still be in the playoffs, but must play on the road in the opening round.
Marysville
The Lady Bulldog volleyball team played host to a Class 3A sub-state tournament on Saturday and won the championship and a berth in this weekend’s Class 3A state tournament. The Lady Bulldogs opened the sub-state by defeating Rock Creek 25-10, 25-21 and followed with a 25-20, 17-25, 25-22 win over Rossville in the semifinals setting up a championship showdown against Silver Lake. The Lady Bulldogs beat Silver Lake 25-17, 25-20 to win the sub-state championship.
The Marysville boys placed sixth in the regional cross country meet with 160 points and one individual placing in the top 10.
The Marysville football team saw its playoff hopes get dashed Friday night as the squad suffered its third straight loss, falling 42-14 to Riley County. The Bulldogs, who are now 0-2 in district play, will complete their season this Thursday night when they play at Nemaha Valley.
Wamego
The Lady Raider volleyball team went 0-2 Tuesday night at Junction City, falling 25-17, 25-17 to Junction City and 25-16, 26-24 to Manhattan.
The Lady Raider volleyball team came with one win of qualifying for the state tournament as the Lady Raiders beat Royal Valley 20-25, 25-17, 25-14 in the opening round of the Royal Valley sub-state tournament and defeated Jefferson West 19-25, 25-19, 25-16 in the semifinals, but the Lady Riaders lost a 25-12, 25-27, 25-23 contest to Holton in the championship to see their season come to an end.
The Raider cross country team won the Concordia regional with 47 points and had three invididuals place in the top 10 while the Lady Raiders finished second with 66 points and had one individual place in the top 10.
Chapman
The Lady Irish volleyball team saw its season come to an end Saturday in the Concordia sub-state tournament as they dropped a 25-2, 25-2 match to McPherson in the opening round.
The Fighting Irish football team dropped a 28-14 contest to Smoky Valley Friday night and will close their season this Thursday night when they play Russell. … Chapman High School learned this week that it must pick a new mascot and logo because Fighting Irish and the Leprechaun logo Chapman uses registered by the University of Notre Dame.
Those teams will be Abilene, Concordia and Clay Center. Abilene won the 2011 NCKL title with an undefeated 5-0 record while Clay Center and Concordia will complete the 2011 NCKL schedule Thursday night when the Panthers of Concordia play host to the Tigers of Clay Center.
The 2011 NCKL standings are all but determined, but it is not the NCKL crown which Clay Center and Concordia football teams are concerned with. Each squad is more interested in the postseason.
Both teams will be invited to the Class 4A playoffs, that is determined, but whichever team wins the showdown Thursday night will be crowned the 2011 Class 4A District 16 champion and will host the opening round game of the playoffs next Tuesday night. The loser will still be invited to the playoffs, but they will be the district runner-up and will have to play at the home field of the District 15 champion, which right now looks to be Abilene, which has a 2-0 District record and a +26 in the tie-breaker column.
In other sports Marysville won the Class 3A sub-state tournament it was serving as host for and has qualified for the Class 3A state tournament this weekend while the Concordia Lady Panther cross country team won the regional meet it was hosting and the Wamego boys won the Concordia Regional meet.
Concordia
Concordia played host to the 4A cross country regional and the Class 4A sub-state volleyball tournament on Saturday. The Lady Panther cross country team took advantage of the home field advantage and won the regional championship while the Concordia boys placed fifth with 150 points and had one individual qualify for next weekend’s state meet. … The Concordia volleyball team lost to Abilene in the opening round of its sub-state tournament 25-8, 25-13. … The Panther football team secured a playoff berth with a 57-8 win over Russell and will look to win the District championship this Thursday when they play host to the Clay Center Tigers.
Abilene
The Cowboy football team remained undefeated on the season Friday night with a 35-15 win over Hesston, which also moved the Cowboys to one victory of repeating as District 16 champions, the Cowboys will look for that district championship victory this Thursday night at Lindsborg when they play Smoky Valley High School, which beat Chapman Friday night 28-14. … The Abilene Cowgirl volleyball team advanced to the championship game of the Concordia sub-state tournament but fell to McPherson in the championship match. The Cowgirls beat Concordia in the opening round and Clay Center in the semifinals to earn the championship match berth but fell to the Lady Bullpups 25-20, 25-21. … The Abilene harriers ran at the Concordia regional meet on Saturday with the Cowboys placing 13th with 335 points and the Cowgirls placed eighth with 182 points.
Clay Center
The Lady Tiger volleyball team advanced to the semifinals of the Concordia sub-state Saturday as they beat Smoky Valley 25-19, 28-26 in the opening round, but the Lady Tigers lost to Abilene 25-16, 25-13 in the semifinals to see their season come to an end. … The Clay Center cross country teams ran at the Concordia regional meet with the Tigers placing 9th with 220 points and the Lady Tigers placing sixth with 177 points. The Lady Tigers, however, did have three individuals qualify for next weekend’s Class 4A state meet in Wamego. … The Tiger football team beat Colby 32-7 Friday night, moving them to 2-0 in District play and qualifying them for the Class 4A playoffs. The Tigers will learn what that qualification is this Thursday night when they complete the district, regular season and NCKL schedule at Concordia. If the Tigers beat Concordia they will be the District champions and play host to the first round playoff game. If Clay Center loses to Concordia, the Tigers will still be in the playoffs, but must play on the road in the opening round.
Marysville
The Lady Bulldog volleyball team played host to a Class 3A sub-state tournament on Saturday and won the championship and a berth in this weekend’s Class 3A state tournament. The Lady Bulldogs opened the sub-state by defeating Rock Creek 25-10, 25-21 and followed with a 25-20, 17-25, 25-22 win over Rossville in the semifinals setting up a championship showdown against Silver Lake. The Lady Bulldogs beat Silver Lake 25-17, 25-20 to win the sub-state championship.
The Marysville boys placed sixth in the regional cross country meet with 160 points and one individual placing in the top 10.
The Marysville football team saw its playoff hopes get dashed Friday night as the squad suffered its third straight loss, falling 42-14 to Riley County. The Bulldogs, who are now 0-2 in district play, will complete their season this Thursday night when they play at Nemaha Valley.
Wamego
The Lady Raider volleyball team went 0-2 Tuesday night at Junction City, falling 25-17, 25-17 to Junction City and 25-16, 26-24 to Manhattan.
The Lady Raider volleyball team came with one win of qualifying for the state tournament as the Lady Raiders beat Royal Valley 20-25, 25-17, 25-14 in the opening round of the Royal Valley sub-state tournament and defeated Jefferson West 19-25, 25-19, 25-16 in the semifinals, but the Lady Riaders lost a 25-12, 25-27, 25-23 contest to Holton in the championship to see their season come to an end.
The Raider cross country team won the Concordia regional with 47 points and had three invididuals place in the top 10 while the Lady Raiders finished second with 66 points and had one individual place in the top 10.
Chapman
The Lady Irish volleyball team saw its season come to an end Saturday in the Concordia sub-state tournament as they dropped a 25-2, 25-2 match to McPherson in the opening round.
The Fighting Irish football team dropped a 28-14 contest to Smoky Valley Friday night and will close their season this Thursday night when they play Russell. … Chapman High School learned this week that it must pick a new mascot and logo because Fighting Irish and the Leprechaun logo Chapman uses registered by the University of Notre Dame.
