Ryan Wood’s Weekly Football Report

Players of the Week

Nolan Kellerman

Lawrence High

HT: 5-9

WT: 165

Position: RB-S

The week: Kellerman was the workhorse on a smashmouth Lawrence offense that played its best football of the season Friday in a 28-14 loss to Shawnee Mission North. Kellerman rushed 29 times against the Indians and bruised his way to 154 yards and two TDs. His most impressive stretch was the game’s opening drive, when he, Matthew Stiles and the offensive line combined for 85 yards rushing.

Leif Goleman

De Soto

HT: 6-2

WT: 190

Position: RB-S

The week: Goleman continued to contribute to De Soto’s powerful ground game, rushing 25 times for 130 yards in De Soto’s 27-3 victory over previously unbeaten Central Heights. Goleman scored touchdowns from nine and 40 yards out to pull his team away, helping give the Wildcats three straight victories to start the season. Goleman already has seven touchdowns this season for the Wildcats.

School Record Previous Last Week This Week Comment
1. De Soto 3-0 1 beat Central Heights, 27-3 at Wellsville Nobody can stop Wildcats’ running game
2. Baldwin 3-0 2 beat Wellsville, 27-0 at Louisburg Outscoring opponents 89-21
3. Tonganoxie 3-0 NR beat K.C. Piper, 17-14 vs. Mill Valley Young team knows how to win
4. McLouth 3-0 5 beat Doniphan West, 24-7 vs. Jefferson North Great season continues; town tickled
5. Eudora 2-1 NR beat Prairie View, 54-0 vs. Anderson County Week Two hiccup quickly erased
Dropped out: Ottawa (2-1), Mill Valley (2-1).