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1. Brad Strauss, QB, Lawrence
Week Nine Stats: 18-of-35 passing, 192 yards, 2 TDs; 17 carries, 35 yards
Strauss' team lost, but it wasn't because of a bad game on his behalf. Granted, he threw a bad interception, which was returned for a game-changing touchdown, but it was just the fifth he'd thrown all year. His biggest challenge of the season awaits on Friday in Gardner-Edgerton. It will be the defining moment in his career at LHS--win or lose.
2. Kyle McFarland, Quarterback, Lawrence Free State
Week Nine Stats: 15-of-21 passing, 209 yards, 2 TDs; 23 carries, 57 yards
McFarland played arguably his best game of the season on Friday, especially considering it was against a formidable opponent in LHS. He's been the sparkplug for the league's best regular season team--on offense and defense. As long as he keeps distributing the ball to his playmakers and adding a big play or two himself the Firebirds will do just fine.
3. Brett Sterbach, Running Back, SM West
Week Nine Stats: 7 carries, 148 yards, 1 TD
A 21-yard rushing average for a week nine game? Yeah, I'd say that's pretty good, regardless of the opponent. SM West gave Sterbach a small workload on Friday, which was smart, considering he'll be the horse they try to ride through the playoffs. Another perk for Sterbach was that he overtook Gabe Guild as the league's leading rusher.
4. Gabe Guild, Running Back, SM South
Week Nine Stats: 8 carries, 21 yards
It's unfortunate that Guild wasn't able to close out his senior season at full strength. In fact, it's pretty remarkable that he put up over 1,400 yards when you consider that in the final two games of the season he carried the ball a mere 11 times for 36 yards due to injuries. On the bright side, he finished with over 3,000 combined yards rushing in his junior and senior seasons and not too many Sunflower League running backs have been able to say that.
5. Jason Randall, Running Back, Leavenworth
Week Nine Stats: 18 carries, 135 yards, 2 TDs
It was good to see Randall close out the season on a solid note. Leavenworth didn't need many carries from the talented junior and he didn't play much in the second half because the Pioneers had such a big lead. While his team isn't in the playoffs and we've seen the last from him in 2012, he will likely be the league's top returning running back in 2013.
Honorable Mention: Hayden Frazier, Olathe East; Venus Triplett, Olathe North; Connor Rellihan, SM East; Erick Mayo, Lawrence; AJ Verdini, SM West; Holdyn Halperin, Olathe Northwest.
Stat Check
Passsing Yards
Holdyn Halperin, Olathe Northwest: 2,119, 9 TDs
Brad Strauss, Lawrence: 1,790, 20 TDs
Jordan Darling, SM East: 1,553, 11 TDs
Kyle McFarland, Free State: 1,289, 15 TDs
AJ Verdini, SM West: 848, 8 TDs
Judson Cole, Leavenworth: 760, 7 TDs
Frank Seurer, Olathe South: 654, 7 TDs
Lucas Karlin, SM Northwest: 643, 2 TDs
Jon Prueter, SM South: 600, 4 TDs
Dontez Sanchez, Olathe North: 497, 5 TDs
Nick Finazzo, SM North: 260
John Blazevic, Olathe East: 243, 2 TDs
Landry Hodges, Leavenworth: 226, 2 TDs
Rushing Yards
Brett Sterbach, SM West: 1,485, 17 TDs
Gabe Guild, SM South: 1,470, 12 TDs
Hayden Frazier, Olathe East: 1,287, 13 TDs
Jason Randall, Leavenworth: 1,030, 9 TDs
Russell White, Olathe South: 970, 12 TDs
Venus Triplett, Olathe North: 935, 11 TDs
Alex Pruss, Olathe Northwest: 906, 7 TDs
Kelby Quint, SM Northwest: 836, 9 TDs
Brad Strauss, Lawrence: 679, 13 TDs
Kyle McFarland, Free State: 619, 5 TDs
Patrick Blackburn, SM East: 572, 10
Henry Bell, SM North: 525, 6 TDs
TJ Cobbs, Free State: 508, 12 TDs
Elbert Johnson, Olathe North: 500, 3 TDs
Receiving Yards
Connor Rellihan, SM East: 785, 5 TDs
Nathan Power, Olathe Northwest: 702, 3 TDs
Will Thompson, Lawrence: 641, 4 TDs
Tye Hughes, Free State: 534, 7 TDs
Chase Gitlin, Olathe Northwest: 533, 2 TDs
Erick Mayo, Lawrence: 475, 9 TDs
Andre Maloney, SM West: 386, 8 TDs
Eli Keppler, Leavenworth: 368, 3 TDs
Matt Elliott, Olathe South: 336, 4 TDs
Manny Psihountas, Olathe Northwest: 310, 1 TD
Jake Horner, SM Northwest: 301
Tackles
Jeramie Fischer, SM South: 103
Josh Ammel, Leavenworth: 101
Remington Whitely, Olathe South: 98
Corban Schmidt, Free State: 93
Jordan Donnelson, Leavenworth: 84
Alex Durr, Olathe Northwest: 81
Marquan Osbey, SM West: 79
Ra'Keim Abdul, SM South: 78
Max Bullard, SM West: 78
Sawyer Hawkins, Olathe South: 78
Rashaun Owens, SM West: 76
David Stewart, SM East: 75
Keith Loneker, Free State: 72
Jarred Donnelson, Leavenworth: 71
Stephen Erickson, SM South: 70
Sacks
Blake Winslow, Free State: 7.5
Keith Loneker, Free State: 6
Jarred Donnelson, Leavenworth: 5.5
Max Bullard, SM West: 5
Lee Spight, SM West: 5
Kieren Severa, Lawrence: 4.5
Kyle Ball, SM East: 4
Kharon Brown, Lawrence: 4
Josh Seybert, Lawrence: 4
Cody Stanclift, Free State: 4
Jeramie Fischer, SM South: 3
Connor Holsinger, Olathe Northwest: 3
Braden Smith, Olathe South: 3
Chaz Union, SM South: 3
Forced Fumbles
Ryan Ahlgren, Olathe East: 4
Dominique Atkinson, SM East: 3
Corban Schmidt, Free State: 3
Fumble Recoveries
Chaz Union, SM South: 4
Rasheed Brady, SM South: 3
Sawyer Hawkins, Olathe South: 3
Interceptions
Matt Elliott, Olathe South: 4
Erick Mayo, Lawrence: 4
Kyle McFarland, Free State: 4
Demarko Bobo, Free State: 3
Joe Dineen, Free State: 3
Jake Hoskins, SM Northwest: 3
Andre Maloney, SM West: 3
Isaiah Ross, Leavenworth: 3
Defensive Touchdowns
Demarko Bobo, Free State: 2 (2 ints)
Cooper Arner, SM West: 1 (int)
Bryson Baldon, Olathe East: 1 (int)
Carson Bown, Free State: 1 (int)
Jalen Branson, Olathe East: 1 (int)
Jordan Brown, Lawrence: 1 (fum)
Joe Dineen, Free State: 1 (int)
Khalil Hattley, SM Northwest: 1 (int)
Eli Keppler, Leavenworth: 1 (fum)
TJ Stinson, Leavenworth: 1 (fum)
Thomas McCue, Olathe South: 1 (int)
Isaiah Ross, Leavenworth: 1 (int)
Frank Seurer, Olathe South: 1 (int)
Joel Spiller, SM West: 1 (fum)
Cody Stanclift, Free State: 1 (int)
Chaz Union, SM South: 1 (fum)
Kick Return/Punt Return Touchdowns
Tye Hughes, Free State: 2 PR TDs
Jason Randall, Leavenworth: 2 KR TDs
Ra'Keim Abdul, SM South: 1 KR TD
Thomas McCue, Olathe South: 1 PR TD
Isaiah Ross, Leavenworth: 1 PR TD
Brandon Trinkle, Olathe East: 1 PR TD
Field Goals
Joey Reed, SM West: (6/8)
Riley Adam, Olthe Northwest: (5/5)
Judson Cole, Leavenworth: (4/6)
Jorge Rivera, Olathe North: (3/3)
Will Humphrey, SM East: (3/4)
Dainan Swoope, SM South: (3/4)
Alex Allen, SM Northwest: (2/2)
Jonathan Killeen, SM Northwest: (2/3)
Ryan Ahlgren, Olathe East: (1/4)
Antonio Schoenich, Free State: (1/1)
Logan Swartz, Olathe South: (1/1)
Stats courtesy Mid-Statesports.com
Lawrence defensive stats courtesy Trae Green
