Ryan Wood’s Weekly High School Football Report
Players of the Week
City
Jeff Colter
Lawrence High
HT: 5-foot-9
WT: 160
Position: RB-CB
The game: Colter fought through illness and had a spectacular showing against SM East despite limited duties. He carried the ball 17 times Thursday, compiling 168 yards, two touchdowns and two two-point conversions. Three of his rushes were for more than 15 yards, including a 63-yard touchdown run. Behind Colter’s quick legs, Lawrence won its first game of the season, 48-27.
Area
David Woods
Mill Valley
HT: 5-9
WT: 185
The game: Against budding rival Tonganoxie, Woods was magnificent, rushing for 213 yards and two big touchdowns in Mill Valley’s 21-14 victory. His last score was made for SportsCenter, a 75-yard run where he juked two defenders and outran countless others en route to the end zone. Mill Valley has won three straight, and remain unbeaten in the Kaw Valley League.
| School | Record | Previous | Last Week | This Week | Comment |
| 1. De Soto | 4-0 | 1 | beat Wellsville 25-0 | at Anderson County | Outscored opponents 86-3 last three weeks |
| 2. Eudora | 3-1 | 5 | beat Anderson County 49-12 | at Central Heights | 103 points last two weeks |
| 3. Mill Valley | 3-1 | NR | beat Tonganoxie 21-14 | vs. Bonner Springs | Good running backs win football games |
| 4. Baldwin | 3-1 | 2 | lost to Louisburg, 13-12 | vs. Ottawa | Cyclones team to try to rebound against |
| 5. Tonganoxie | 3-1 | 3 | lost to Mill Valley, 21-14 | at Santa Fe Trail | Defense still team’s strength |
| Dropped out: McLouth (3-1). |