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Sports 6 Wednesday, August 23, 2017 www.abilene-rc.com Kansas State adds WR Jaquavius Lane to 2018 recruiting class By Kellis Robinett The Wichita Eagle (TNS) The Kansas State football team added its first receiver to its 2018 recruiting class on Monday. Jaquavius Lane, a three- star wide out from Logan- ville, Ga., orally committed to the Wildcats and then announced his decision on Twitter. “I feel that my mind is made up and my heart is steering me towards this one specific school,” he wrote. “I’m officially committed to Kansas State University.” Lane chose K-State over a number of other schools, including Florida Atlantic, Louisville, Rutgers, Syra- cuse and Central Florida. The 5-foot-11, 172-pound speedster could help the Wildcats in the passing game and on special teams as a returner. He told Rivals he was sold on K-State two weeks ago, but he couldn’t wait to commit any longer than Monday. He thinks playing for the Wildcats will help him reach the NFL. “It was really a tough decision down the line, but coach (Bill) Snyder has a great resume and I wouldn’t want to play for any other coach,” Lane told the website. “I’ve spoken with (K-State receivers) coach (Andre) Coleman and a couple other coaches about my commitment and they are really excited for me to join the program.” K-State’s 2018 class lacked playmakers at skill positions as recently as last week, but that is quickly chang- ing. Though Lane is the first receiver to join the group, he follows the commitment of dual-threat quarterback John Holcombe. The 6-foot- 4 passer from Humble, Texas, committed over the weekend. He is a three-star recruit that chose K-State over Illinois, SMU and New Mexico. With the commitments of Lane and Holcombe, K- State’s 2018 recruiting class is up to eight members. Only fve starters return Cowboys face challenges on football feld By Ron Preston [email protected] The Abilene Cowboys football team has not been defeated in the North Central Kansas League in the past three seasons. They have been able to fy the banner high during back to back to back seasons under fourth year head coach Steve Simpson. Simpson, who begins his 43rd gridiron season overall, and his staff will have extra pressure during the 2017 campaign to make it four years in a row. Abilene enters this season with many questions to answer after the loss of last year’s senior class. That class numbered almost 18 and included the likes of Division I of- fensive tackle Sam Burt (Kansas), linebacker Parker O’Neal (Kansas State) and a host of others that racked up All-NCKL and All-State honors. Quarterback Ryan Wilson and his two top receivers are gone. Running back Parker Base is now playing baseball at Butler County. Wilson was all-league as the Cowboys signal caller and the Parkers (Base and O’Neal) combined for almost 1,100 yards rushing and 22 touchdowns on the ground. Not only were the pair key to the offense, they both were in the top four Cowboy tacklers in 2016. All is not lost for the Cowboys though; senior Trey Hoerner (6-1, 210) takes over at running back. Hoerner, a State Champion wrestler, should work in tandem with fellow senior Dominick Campbell (5-8, 165) to give the Cowboys speed and sure handedness out of the backfeld. One of the main stays of the Cowboys during Simpson’s frst three years has been the play of the offensive and defensive lines. The coaches will be looking at sophomore Kade Funston (6-1, 230) as the only returning starter on the offensive line to help transition his teammates as they fll in the gaps. Senior Tucker Robinson (6-4, 255) and senior Bryce Riekman (6-0, 220) will give the Cowboys experience at tight end and on defense. Robinson was all conference at defensive end and Riekeman returns at linebacker along with Hoerner. The Cowboys will need to develop at quarterback as well as the offen- sive line, but Simpson is confdent they have strong candidates. He indi- cated that Abilene should be strong at both running back and tight end. The coaches believe Abilene’s defense should be solid again. Simpson and his staff, Brad Hart- man, Corey Casteel, Darren Whiteley, Todd Callahan and Joe Ross, wel- come back nine additional lettermen to camp. Senior Chris Krenzin (6-0, 285) will be working alongside juniors Eli Pitney (6-4, 230) and Colton McVan (6-0, 175) to secure defensive and of- fensive line positions. Junior Preston Boyd (6-5, 235) will challenge for playing time at tight end and either defensive end or linebacker on defense. Danny Espinoza (6-0, 155) and Cody Schiffner (6-1, 175) are ex- pected to line up at the wide receiver positions to catch passes from who- ever the quarterback might be. Look for Logan Anguiano (5-9, 180) and Dakotah Whiteley should see plays at running back. These four should also be counted on for defense. Among the candidates at quarter- back are senior Trevor Casteel and junior James Mayden. Casteel and Mayden both have some varsity ex- perience at the position flling in for Wilson last season. Early indications at practice reveal other members of the large junior class stepping up to fll in on the line and at defensive back. Campbell’s 54 stops is tops amongst returning defenders for the Cowboys. The coaches will also be looking at some talented freshmen to work into varsity and sub varsity positions. The Cowboys should once again be contenders in the NCKL title race. Marysville, a class 3A state contender, should also be very strong at the skill positions. Abilene enters the last season of the current Kansas State High School Activities Asso- ciation’s classifcation of Class 4A I with district games against Wamego, Hays and McPherson. Hays and McPherson may well be class 5A schools next season under the new classifcation. Abilene opens the season Sept. 1 by hosting TMP of Hays. Ron Preston • Refector-Chronicle The Abilene Cowboys prepare to open the 2017 football season next week against TMP in Abilene. Defense should once again be solid for the Cowboys. AT LEFT: Senior linebacker Bryce Riekeman (83) prepares to tackle the TMP ball carier. AT RIGHT: Senior defensive end Tucker Robinson (81) works to corral the visiting Chapman quarterback. 2017 AHS FOOTBALL DATE OPPENENT LOCATION TIME VARSITY Aug. 25 Scrimmage Abilene 7:00 Sept. 1 TMP Abilene 7:00 Sept. 8 Marysville Marysville 7:00 Sept. 15 Andover Central Andover 7:00 Sept. 22 Chapman Chapman 7:00 Sept. 29 Concordia Abilene 7:00 Oct. 6 Clay Center Abilene 7:00 Oct. 13 Wamego Wamego 7:00 Oct. 20 Hays Abilene 7:00 Oct. 27 McPherson McPherson 7:00 JUNIOR VARSITY Sept. 5 Great Bend Great Bend 4:00 Sept. 11 Marysville Abilene 5:00 Sept. 18 Andover Central Andover 6:00 Sept. 25 Chapman Abilene 5:00 Oct. 2 Concordia Concordia 5:00 Oct. 9 Clay Center Clay Center 5:00 Oct. 16 Wamego Abilene 5:00 Oct. 23 Hays Hays 5:15 FRESHMAN Sept. 5 Great Bend Great Bend 6:00 Sept. 11 Marysville Abilene 6:45 Sept. 18 Andover Central Andover 4:15 Sept. 25 Chapman Abilene 6:45 Oct. 2 Concordia Concordia 6:45 Oct. 9 Clay Center Clay Center 6:45 Oct. 16 Wamego Abilene 6:45 Oct. 23 Hays Hays 3:30 Big 12 football preview Rhule hits reset button on Baylor’s image New head coach Matt Rhule seems to be exactly what the Bears need. During Rhule’s introduction to Big 12 media in Dallas in July, he directly addressed the contro- versy that has surrounded Baylor for more than two years. “We’re not running from the past but rather we’re learning from it,” Rhule said in his Big 12 Media Days press conference. “That which we don’t acknowl- edge we’re doomed to repeat.” The sexual assault scandal that rocked Baylor led to the fring of coach Art Briles in May 2016. The school hired former Wake Forest coach Jim Grobe as the in- terim head coach for last season. But Grobe and the program failed to escape the shadow of the scandal. While Briles’ former assistants, including his son and offensive coordinator Kendal Briles, argued with critics in the media, the Bears faltered on the feld a fter the midway point of the season. Baylor lost its fnal six regular-season games. When Rhule was hired in early December, the program had only one commitment in its 2017 recruiting class. Rhule worked fast, signing a decent class that included 23 newcom- ers, 22 of whom committed after Christmas. Rhule’s culture change within the program will be seen on the feld in the form of a new pro- style offense. The former Temple coach has an interesting decision to make as to who will lead that attack. Sophomore Zach Smith started the last four games of the 2016 season, passing for 1,526 yards with 13 touchdowns and seven interceptions. But Smith will be challenged by Arizona gradu- ate transfer Anu Solomon, who passed for just shy of 7,000 yards in three seasons with the Wildcats. Rhule has said he might wait until game time of the season-opener before he makes a decision about which quarter- back to start. While it all seems like a posi- tive new beginning for Baylor, some of those on the inside are having a hard time letting go of the past. Given the number of T-shirts and signs supporting Briles at Bears home games last season, it’s clear plenty of Baylor fans could have stomached ongo- ing controversy if it meant the victories kept on coming. Briles’ teams won 10 games per season from 2011 to 2015, and Robert Grif fn III captured the Heisman Trophy in 2011. That’s where Bears fans want to return, which could be a tough assignment for Rhule. MOST IMPORTANT PLAYER: LB Taylor Young – It doesn’t seem like Baylor has the personnel to crank up its prolifc offense of recent seasons, especially since the Bears will be implementing a new system under coach Matt Rhule. That places an emphasis on a defense that will still be called on to slow down high-octane Big 12 offenses. Young posted at least 80 tackles in each of the past three seasons, including 93 in 10 games in 2016. Listen Here: 105.7 www.kjiL.com Verse of tHe Day So do not fear, for I am with you: do not be dismayed, for I am your God. 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Kansas State adds WR
Jaquavius Lane to 2018
recruiting class
By Kellis RobinettTheWichitaEagle(TNS)
TheKansasStatefootballteamaddeditsfirstreceivertoits2018recruitingclassonMonday.JaquaviusLane,athree-
starwideoutfromLogan-ville,Ga.,orallycommittedtotheWildcatsandthenannouncedhisdecisiononTwitter.“Ifeelthatmymindis
madeupandmyheartissteeringmetowardsthisonespecificschool,”hewrote.“I’mofficiallycommittedtoKansasStateUniversity.”LanechoseK-Stateover
anumberofotherschools,includingFloridaAtlantic,Louisville,Rutgers,Syra-cuseandCentralFlorida.The5-foot-11,172-poundspeedstercouldhelptheWildcatsinthepassinggameandonspecialteamsasareturner.HetoldRivalshewas
soldonK-Statetwoweeksago,buthecouldn’twaittocommitanylongerthanMonday.HethinksplayingfortheWildcatswillhelphimreachtheNFL.“Itwasreallyatough
decisiondowntheline,butcoach(Bill)SnyderhasagreatresumeandIwouldn’twanttoplayforanyothercoach,”Lanetoldthewebsite.“I’vespokenwith(K-Statereceivers)coach(Andre)Colemanandacoupleothercoachesaboutmycommitmentandtheyarereallyexcitedformetojointheprogram.”K-State’s2018classlacked
playmakersatskillpositionsasrecentlyaslastweek,butthatisquicklychang-ing.ThoughLaneisthefirstreceivertojointhegroup,hefollowsthecommitmentofdual-threatquarterbackJohnHolcombe.The6-foot-4passerfromHumble,Texas,committedovertheweekend.Heisathree-starrecruitthatchoseK-StateoverIllinois,SMUandNewMexico.Withthecommitments
ofLaneandHolcombe,K-State’s2018recruitingclassisuptoeightmembers.
OnlyfivestartersreturnCowboys face challenges on football field
By Ron [email protected]
The Abilene Cowboys football team has not been defeated in the North Central Kansas League in the past three seasons. They have been able to fly the banner high during back to back to back seasons under fourth year head coach Steve Simpson.
Simpson, who begins his 43rd gridiron season overall, and his staff will have extra pressure during the 2017 campaign to make it four years in a row.
Abilene enters this season with many questions to answer after the loss of last year’s senior class. That class numbered almost 18 and included the likes of Division I of-fensive tackle Sam Burt (Kansas), linebacker Parker O’Neal (Kansas State) and a host of others that racked up All-NCKL and All-State honors.
Quarterback Ryan Wilson and his two top receivers are gone. Running back Parker Base is now playing baseball at Butler County. Wilson was all-league as the Cowboys signal caller and the Parkers (Base and O’Neal) combined for almost 1,100 yards rushing and 22 touchdowns on the ground.
Not only were the pair key to the offense, they both were in the top four Cowboy tacklers in 2016.
All is not lost for the Cowboys though; senior Trey Hoerner (6-1, 210) takes over at running back. Hoerner, a State Champion wrestler, should work in tandem with fellow senior Dominick Campbell (5-8, 165) to give the Cowboys speed and sure handedness out of the backfield.
One of the main stays of the Cowboys during Simpson’s first three years has been the play of the offensive and defensive lines. The coaches will be looking at sophomore Kade Funston (6-1, 230) as the only returning starter on the offensive line to help transition his teammates as they fill in the gaps.
Senior Tucker Robinson (6-4, 255) and senior Bryce Riekman (6-0, 220) will give the Cowboys experience at tight end and on defense. Robinson was all conference at defensive end and Riekeman returns at linebacker along with Hoerner.
The Cowboys will need to develop at quarterback as well as the offen-sive line, but Simpson is confident they have strong candidates. He indi-cated that Abilene should be strong at both running back and tight end.
The coaches believe Abilene’s defense should be solid again.
Simpson and his staff, Brad Hart-man, Corey Casteel, Darren Whiteley, Todd Callahan and Joe Ross, wel-come back nine additional lettermen to camp.
Senior Chris Krenzin (6-0, 285) will be working alongside juniors Eli
Pitney (6-4, 230) and Colton McVan (6-0, 175) to secure defensive and of-fensive line positions. Junior Preston Boyd (6-5, 235) will challenge for playing time at tight end and either defensive end or linebacker on defense.
Danny Espinoza (6-0, 155) and Cody Schiffner (6-1, 175) are ex-pected to line up at the wide receiver positions to catch passes from who-ever the quarterback might be. Look for Logan Anguiano (5-9, 180) and Dakotah Whiteley should see plays at running back. These four should also be counted on for defense.
Among the candidates at quarter-back are senior Trevor Casteel and junior James Mayden. Casteel and Mayden both have some varsity ex-perience at the position filling in for Wilson last season.
Early indications at practice reveal other members of the large junior class stepping up to fill in on the line and at defensive back. Campbell’s 54 stops is tops amongst returning defenders for the Cowboys.
The coaches will also be looking at some talented freshmen to work into varsity and sub varsity positions.
The Cowboys should once again be contenders in the NCKL title race. Marysville, a class 3A state contender, should also be very strong at the skill positions. Abilene enters the last season of the current Kansas State High School Activities Asso-ciation’s classification of Class 4A I with district games against Wamego, Hays and McPherson. Hays and McPherson may well be class 5A schools next season under the new classification.
Abilene opens the season Sept. 1 by hosting TMP of Hays.
Ron Preston • Reflector-ChronicleTheAbileneCowboyspreparetoopenthe2017footballseasonnextweekagainstTMPinAbilene.DefenseshouldonceagainbesolidfortheCowboys.AT LEFT:SeniorlinebackerBryceRiekeman(83)preparestotackletheTMPballcarier.AT RIGHT:SeniordefensiveendTuckerRobinson(81)workstocorralthevisitingChapmanquarterback.
2017 AHS FOOTBALL
DATE OPPENENT LOCATION TIME VARSITY Aug. 25 Scrimmage Abilene 7:00Sept. 1 TMP Abilene 7:00Sept. 8 Marysville Marysville 7:00Sept. 15 Andover Central Andover 7:00Sept. 22 Chapman Chapman 7:00Sept. 29 Concordia Abilene 7:00Oct. 6 Clay Center Abilene 7:00Oct. 13 Wamego Wamego 7:00Oct. 20 Hays Abilene 7:00Oct. 27 McPherson McPherson 7:00 JUNIORVARSITY Sept. 5 Great Bend Great Bend 4:00Sept. 11 Marysville Abilene 5:00Sept. 18 Andover Central Andover 6:00Sept. 25 Chapman Abilene 5:00Oct. 2 Concordia Concordia 5:00Oct. 9 Clay Center Clay Center 5:00Oct. 16 Wamego Abilene 5:00Oct. 23 Hays Hays 5:15 FRESHMAN Sept. 5 Great Bend Great Bend 6:00Sept. 11 Marysville Abilene 6:45Sept. 18 Andover Central Andover 4:15Sept. 25 Chapman Abilene 6:45Oct. 2 Concordia Concordia 6:45Oct. 9 Clay Center Clay Center 6:45Oct. 16 Wamego Abilene 6:45Oct. 23 Hays Hays 3:30
Big12footballpreview
Rhule hits reset button on Baylor’s imageNew head coach Matt Rhule
seems to be exactly what the Bears need.
During Rhule’s introduction to Big 12 media in Dallas in July, he directly addressed the contro-versy that has surrounded Baylor for more than two years.
“We’re not running from the past but rather we’re learning from it,” Rhule said in his Big 12 Media Days press conference. “That which we don’t acknowl-edge we’re doomed to repeat.”
The sexual assault scandal that rocked Baylor led to the firing of coach Art Briles in May 2016. The school hired former Wake Forest coach Jim Grobe as the in-terim head coach for last season.
But Grobe and the program failed to escape the shadow of the scandal. While Briles’ former assistants, including his son and offensive coordinator Kendal Briles, argued with critics in the media, the Bears faltered on the field after the midway point of the season. Baylor lost its final six regular-season games.
When Rhule was hired in early December, the program had only one commitment in its 2017 recruiting class. Rhule worked fast, signing a decent class that included 23 newcom-ers, 22 of whom committed after Christmas.
Rhule’s culture change within
the program will be seen on the field in the form of a new pro-style offense. The former Temple coach has an interesting decision to make as to who will lead that attack.
Sophomore Zach Smith started the last four games of the 2016 season, passing for 1,526 yards with 13 touchdowns and seven interceptions. But Smith will be challenged by Arizona gradu-ate transfer Anu Solomon, who passed for just shy of 7,000 yards in three seasons with the Wildcats. Rhule has said he might wait until game time of the season-opener before he makes a decision about which quarter-back to start.
While it all seems like a posi-tive new beginning for Baylor, some of those on the inside are having a hard time letting go of the past. Given the number of
T-shirts and signs supporting Briles at Bears home games last season, it’s clear plenty of Baylor fans could have stomached ongo-ing controversy if it meant the victories kept on coming.
Briles’ teams won 10 games per season from 2011 to 2015,
and Robert Griffin III captured the Heisman Trophy in 2011. That’s where Bears fans want to return, which could be a tough assignment for Rhule. MOSTIMPORTANT
PLAYER:LBTaylorYoung– It doesn’t seem like Baylor
has the personnel to crank up its prolific offense of recent seasons, especially since the Bears will be implementing a new system under coach Matt Rhule. That places an emphasis on a defense
that will still be called on to slow down high-octane Big 12 offenses. Young posted at least 80 tackles in each of the past three seasons, including 93 in 10 games in 2016.
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