Week 8 Review

In week eight the Indians clobbered the Wyandotte Bulldogs 69-6, just two points shy of the schools all time record of 71 (courtesy of Booker T Sports Reports). It didn't take long for the Indians to get going in this one, as the first play from scrimmage quarterback Ryan Theis (pictured left) found Mason Perez on a 20 yard touchdown pass to put the Indians up 6-0 with only twenty seconds off the clock. Later in the quarter, two runs by Henry Bell gave the Indians 1st and 10 from the Wyandotte 21 yard line.
Theis again dropped back to pass, and found
Perez for the second time on the night for a 21 yard touchdown pass to put the Indians ahead 14-0 with 6:08 left in the first quarter. The Theis to Perez tandem propelled the Indians to a 41-0 halftime lead, with four touchdown passes from Theis to Perez.

The second half was no different for the Indians as they outscored Wyandotte 28-6 giving the Indians the win 69-6. This improved North to (2-6) on the season and (1-1) in Districts setting up a major game this week at Leavenworth where the winner will move on to the Kansas 6A playoffs. If you recall this was the same scenario as last season, as the Indians beat the Pioneers 28-24 in week 9 to move onto the playoffs and eventually falling to State Runner-Up Olathe North.

SMN/Wyandotte scoring summary:
11:41 1st- 20 yard pass from Ryan Theis to Mason Perez. SMN 6 WYN 0
6:08 1st- 21 yard pass from Theis to Perez. (2pt conversion good) SMN 14 WYN 0
9:18 2nd- 34 yard pass from Theis to Perez. SMN 20 WYN 0
6:09 2nd- 23 yard pass from Theis to Perez. SMN 27 WYN 0
3:24 2nd- 40 yard punt return by Perez. SMN 34 WYN 0
:02 2nd- 1 yard run by Brock Burrows. SMN 41 WYN 0
10:48 3rd- 25 yard run by Burrows. SMN 48 WYN 0
3:51 3rd- 37 yard interception return by Vicente Murillo. SMN 55 WYN 0
1:39 3rd- 32 yard interception return by Jacob Wilson. SMN 62 WYN 0
8:24 4th- 8 yard touchdown pass by Wyandotte (names weren't on roster). SMN 62 WYN 6
6:50 4th- 22 yard run by Jesse Patterson. SMN 69 WYN 6

Leavenworth will not be an easy task for the Indians, even though North has dominated the series in the past ten years.
SM North vs Leavenworth since 2000:
2000- SMN 39 Leav 24
2001- SMN 28 Leav 6
2003- SMN 21 Leav 19
2004- SMN 14 Leav 9
2005- SMN 14 Leav 0
2006- SMN 40 Leav 11
2007- SMN 15 Leav 20
2008- SMN 27 Leav 33
2009- SMN 41 Leav 0
2010- SMN 28 Leav 24

The key to this game will be how the Indians start off. In the 1st quarter this season excluding the Wyandotte game, SMN has been outscored 123-26. If Leavenworth jumps out to an early lead it could spell trouble for the Indians.

Week 8 Statistical Leaders from SMN. For stat corrections email Kurt @ kufan5555@yahoo.com

Passing- Ryan Theis 4/8 98yds 4td 1int
Rushing- Jesse Patterson 13 carries 101yds 1td
Receiving- Mason Perez 4 catches 98yds 4td 1 punt return for a td



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SMN/SMNW Recap

Shawnee Mission North hadn't beat Northwest since 2001 heading into Friday night. The Indians jumped out to a rough start trailing 27-7 in the third quarter. But just like the Indians have done all season long, they continued to fight. Down 27-7 with six minutes left in the third Ryan Theis hit Mason Perez for a 54 yard touchdown pass. This seemed to ignite the Indians as a 37 yard touchdown run by Henry Bell was followed by a 43 yard pass from Theis to Perez to tie the game at 27 with 11 minutes left in the fourth. On the next Cougar possession, North forced a fumble and got the ball back. After several nice runs by Brock Burrows, Theis hit Armando Contreras for a four yard touchdown pass. This put the Indians up 34-27 after a missed PAT which would end up hurting the Indians down the road. With three minutes left in the game and the Indians still up 34-27, the Cougars ran a fake reverse flea flicker(it was quite the play) quarterback Colton Dirks threw a pass that looked like it would fall incomplete, but Luke Fields managed to make the catch and escape Indian defenders for a touchdown which tied things up at 34. On the next North possession Ryan Theis made one of few mistakes on the night and threw an interception that gave the Cougars good field possession. After a few runs by Cougar running back Danny Manning the Cougars had the ball at the Indian 15 yard line with :03 seconds left on the clock. Northwest went for the field goal to win the game, but it missed right by inches. In overtime the Cougars struck first on a 3rd and goal run by Danny Manning to take the lead 41-34. Indians tried to respond, but failed on a 4th and goal pass from Theis to Contreras.

For the Cougars the win improved their record to (2-5) and (1-0) in districts. They will meet Leavenworth this week in a game that could be for the District Championship.

North fell to (1-6) and (0-1) in districts. This week could provide some relief for the Indians as they host Wyandotte who fell to Leavenworth last week 49-0. The Indians are now in a must win mode to try and reach the playoffs for the second straight season.


District Standings
1. Leavenworth (1-0) +13pts
2. SM Northwest (1-0) +7pts
3. SM North (0-1) -7pts
4. Wyandotte (0-1) -13pts

Leaders from the game. For stat corrections email Kurt at kufan5555@yahoo.com
SM North
Passing- Theis 7-15 123 yards 3TD 2INT 1 Fumble
Rushing- Bell 11 carries 148yards 2TD
Receiving- Perez 5 catches 125 yards 2TD

SM Northwest
Passing- Dirks 4-10 53 YDS 1 TD 11 carris 84 yds 2 TD 1 Fumble
Rushing- Manning 26 carries 98 yards 2 TD
Receiving- Fields 2 catches 47 yards 1 TD


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