Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Sunflower League Extra

This year's Sub-State matchup between Olathe East and Olathe North is also a competition between arguably the the top two programs in the Sunflower League. Certainly Olathe North has been the most prestigious SL school of the past decade, and Olathe East, based on the numbers, could make a strong argument for the second spot. Here is a comparison of the two programs, including head-to-head results since 2000.

Olathe East vs. Olathe North Comparative History since 2000 (11 seasons in total)

2000
Olathe North 57, Olathe East 8
2001
Olathe North 30, Olathe East 0
2002
Olathe North 35, Olathe East 14
Sub-State: Olathe North 12, Olathe East 10
2003
Olathe East 28, Olathe North 27
2004
Olathe North 26, Olathe East 0
2005
Olathe East 35, Olathe North 7
2006
Olathe East 13, Olathe North 7 (OT)
2007
Did not play
2008
Olathe East 14, Olathe North 13
Regionals: Olathe North 22, Olathe East 15
2009 (photo above)
2010
Olathe East 25, Olathe North 0
Sub-State: TBD

Series Wins
Olathe North: 7
Olathe East: 5

Simone Award Finalists*
Olathe North: Darren Sproles, Maurice Mack, Jim Bouknight, Dustin Moomau, James Franklin
Olathe East: Andre Jones, Derek Miller, Dee Bell
*2010 candidates still pending

Overall Wins and Losses
Olathe North: 110-19 (.853)
Olathe East: 91-26 (.777)

State Championship Appearances
Olathe North: 2000, '01, '02, '03, '04, '09
Olathe East: 2005

Sub-State Appearances
Olathe North: 2000, '01, '02, '03, '04, '07, '09, '10
Olathe East: 2002, '05, '10