Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Sunflower League Extra and Social Media Standings

Free State's Joe Dineen. Photo KC Star.
MVP Ratings
Player rankings are subject to change on a weekly basis.

1. Joe Dineen, Lawrence Free State, Quarterback
Week four stats: 8-of-15 passing, 181 yards, 3 TDs; 15 carries, 56 yards, 1 TD; 6 tackles

Dineen's 14 touchdowns through four games has him on pace to score just over 31 touchdowns in the regular season. Since 2000, only seven players have scored more than 30 touchdowns in an entire season.

2. Christian Blessen, SM East, Quarterback
Week four stats: 8-of-14 passing, 125 yards, 1 TD; 13 carries, 42 yards

Blessen is the heart and soul of the SM East offense. He's running the flexbone like he's been working in the system for four years, when in actuality he's only been in it for just over four months.

3. Ra'Keim Abdul, SM South, Safety
Week four stats: 25 carries, 166 yards, 1 TD; 8 tackles

Abdul is a bonafide FBS talent, and he continues to show it week in and week out. Quite frankly, it's hard to gauge whether he's more valuable on offense or defense. He's been stellar on both sides of the ball and his production has been phenomenal considering how much he plays.

4. Andre Maloney, SM West, Cornerback
Week four stats: 2 catches, 29 yards; 6 carries, 49 yards; 3 tackles

Maloney drops a spot after a relatively quiet week four. Free State kept the ball out of his hands, and he had one major lapse towards halftime which allowed a Firebird touchdown. But he also saved several touchdowns with his speed, and he's one of the league's best players regardless.

5. Jason Randall, Leavenworth, Running Back
Week four stats: 23 carries, 177 yards, 2 TDs

It shouldn't come as a surprise that Randall is leading the league in rushing. If you've followed this blog, you know Randall was playing varsity as a freshman in 2010. It only seems right he's doing so well, despite his team's struggles.

Honorable Mention: Drew Green, Lawrence; Jake Seurer, Olathe South; Venus Triplett, Olathe North; Cole Murphy, Olathe North; Connor Leach, Olathe East; Jake Horner, SM Northwest.

Stat Check

Passing Yards
AJ Verdini, SM West: 682, 5 TDs
Cole Murphy, Olathe North: 614, 5 TDs
Joe Dineen, Free State: 575, 10 TDs
Connor Leach, Olathe East: 495, 7 TDs
Christian Blessen, SM East: 445, 5 TDs
Landry Hodges, Leavenworth: 402, 3 TDs
Will Schneider, SM North: 394, 2 TDs
Cole Dahlquist, Olathe Northwest: 361, 3 TDs
Nyle Anderson, Lawrence: 335, 3 TDs
Jake Seurer, Olathe South: 335, 5 TDs
Jakc Hatzfeld, Olathe Northwest: 275,  1 TD
Chase Allen, SM South: 213
Jake Horner, SM Northwest: 139

Rushing Yards
Jason Randall, Leavenworth: 547, 5 TDs
Luke Taylor, SM East: 523, 3 TDs
Ra'Keim Abdul, SM South: 465, 3 TDs
Venus Triplett, Olathe North: 413, 7 TDs
Jalen Branson, Olathe East: 378, 5 TDs
Cole Murphy, Olathe North: 372, 6 TDs
Drew Green, Lawrence: 365, 2 TDs
Joe Dineen, Free State: 360, 4 TDs
Cody Sestrich, Olathe Northwest: 338, 2 TDs
Jordan Brown, Olathe East: 317, 4 TDs
Tom McCue, Olathe South: 312, 2 TDs
Christian Blessen, SM East: 302, 5 TDs

Receiving Yards
Andre Maloney, SM West: 290, 3 TDs
Chase Gitlin, Olathe Northwest: 264, 2 TDs
Mitchell Tyler, SM East: 260, 2 TDs
Nick Perez, SM North: 237, 1 TD
Isaiah Ross, Leavenworth: 212, 2 TDs
Nathan Power, Olathe Northwest: 198, 2 TDs
Justin Hobbs, SM West: 192, 2 TDs
Zay Boldridge, Lawrence: 170, 2 TDs
Keith Loneker, Free State: 162, 3 TDs
Josh Moore, Olathe North: 156, 2 TDs
Jesse Patterson, SM North: 139, 1 TD
Blake Winslow, Free State: 119, 4 TDs
Connor Alexander, Olathe East: 116, 3 TDs

Tackles
Jake Seurer, Olathe South: 70
Devin Shockley, SM Northwest: 58
Drew Green, Lawrence: 52
Kyle Ball, SM East: 42
Jordan Donnelson, Leavenworth: 39
Mike Jondle, Olathe South: 38
Steven Miller, Olathe South: 38
Price Morgan, Lawrence: 36
Andre Pettit, SM West: 36
Lucas Werner, Free State: 36
Rider Terry, SM East: 35
Cooper Arner, SM West: 34
Jake Hoskins, SM Northwest: 34

Sacks
Jarred Donnelson, Leavenworth: 4
Blake Winslow, Free State: 4
Drew Green, Lawrence: 3
Keith Loneker, Free State: 3
Jimmie Swain, Olathe North: 3
Lee Spight, SM West: 2.5

Forced Fumbles
Parker Evans, Olathe East: 3
Cooper Arner, SM West: 2
Adam Harter, Olathe Northwest: 2
Jake Hoskins, SM Northwest: 2
Brady Ryan, Olathe South: 2
Mitchell Tyler, SM East: 2
Ethan Wall, Olathe Northwest: 2
Blake Winslow, Free State: 2

Fumble Recoveries
Drew Green, Lawrence: 4
Keith Loneker, Free State: 2
Jake Suerer, Olathe South: 2
Branden Trinkle, Olathe East: 2
Ethan Wall, Olathe Northwest: 2

Interceptions
Joel Spain, Free State: 3
Ra'Keim Abdul, SM South: 2
Kyle Evans, Olathe East: 2
Adam Harter, Olathe Northwest: 2
Braxton Love, Olathe East: 2
David Spivak, SM East: 2
Charlie White, SM East: 2

Defensive Touchdowns
Ra'Keim Abdul, SM South: 1 (fum)
Kaleb Brooks, Olathe North: 1 (fum)
Clanton Coleman, Olathe South: 1 (int)
Adam Harter, Olathe Northwest: 1 (int)
Keith Loneker, Free State: 1 (fum)
Price Morgan, Lawrence: 1 (int)
Justin Narcomey, Free State: 1 (int)
Sam Williams, SM East: 1 (fum)

Kick Return/Punt Return Touchdowns
Jake Horner, SM Northwest: 1 KR TD
Andre Maloney, SM West: 1 PR TD
Venus Triplett, Olathe North: 1 PR TD

Social Media Standings

Follow me on Twitter @eliunderwood. I will follow you back. Followers with the most interactions (retweets, favorites, questions, comments, etc.) earn the most cred for themselves and their school in the standings. Also, student attendance at the football games (while not necessarily involving social media) does factor in as well. Remember to hash tag your Tweets and scores with #SFLfbal
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1. Olathe South
The Falcons had more than 1,000 students in attendance for their homecoming game against SM South. Let me repeat that -- 1,000 students. More than half the student body.  Oh, and like always the Falcons are the best on Twitter.
Top Tweeters
@clairesunn
@DanGoodnow18
@K1Suellentrop8
@Treasure_Chesh

2. Free State
I'll throw the Firebirds a bone this week, considering I was at Free State Stadium and was able to see their stands filled to capacity. Granted, that was another homecoming game, but it was still great seeing their support. If only that would translate to road games as well (I know, I know, longer travel distance).
Top Tweeters
@JBane87
@A_Kiss18
@Coemoe13

3. SM East
The Lancers are a sleeping giant on Social Media. Their fan support has been superb this year and they had a slight uptick this past week on Twitter. Will it continue? They do play arguably their most heated rival this week in SM South.
Top Tweeters
@BookerT3
@SMEHarbinger
@big_chiefD
@CharlesHeath2

Honorable Mention: Lawrence, SM South, SM West