Week 6 area football capsules
Today’s 7 p.m. games
Baldwin (2-3) at Osawatomie (1-4)
Last week’s results: Baldwin lost to Louisburg, 40-13; Osawatomie lost to Spring Hill, 50-7
Last year’s meeting: Did not play
Quick hits: Baldwin will try to take advantage of an Osawatomie defense that gave up 507 rushing yards last week.
Basehor-Linwood (1-4) at Tonganoxie (5-0)
Last week’s results: Basehor-Linwood lost to Lansing, 13-6; Tonganoxie beat Santa Fe Trail, 42-6
Last year’s meeting: Tonganoxie won, 24-3
Quick hits: Tonganoxie is hot, while Basehor-Linwood has struggled on offense, scoring only 12 points total in its last three games.
Perry-Lecompton (5-0) at Kansas City Piper (2-3)
Last week’s results: Perry-Lecompton beat Kansas City Ward, 42-21; Piper beat Wyandotte, 27-6
Last year’s meeting: Perry-Lecompton won, 28-0
Quick hits: The Kaws will look to dominate a Piper squad that, before last week’s win, was shut out by Mill Valley and Leavenworth Immaculata in consecutive weeks.
Gardner-Edgerton (4-1) at De Soto (3-2)
Last week’s results: Gardner-Edgerton lost to Eudora, 40-36; De Soto lost to Paola, 14-13
Last year’s meeting: Did not play
Quick hits: The Wildcats will try to contain Gardner-Edgerton’s Ben Adams, who had a 51-yard touchdown catch, 17-yard TD run and 78-yard kickoff return for a score last week.
Paola (4-1) at Ottawa (0-5)
Last week’s results: Paola beat De Soto, 14-13; Ottawa lost to Kansas City Turner, 72-12
Last year’s meeting: Paola won, 43-0
Quick hits: Ottawa has given up an average of 56.6 ppg this season. A bad sign for the Cyclones – Paola beat Turner, 15-8, three weeks ago.
Wellsville (0-5) at Prairie View (1-4)
Last week’s results: Wellsville lost to Anderson County, 49-7; Prairie View lost to Central Heights, 14-10
Last year’s meeting: Wellsville won, 35-12
Quick hits: Wellsville has had a difficult schedule this season. Its opponents are a combined 18-7.
Horton (1-4) at Oskaloosa (2-3)
Last week’s results: Horton beat Valley Falls, 16-6; Oskaloosa lost to Troy, 27-6
Last year’s meeting: Did not play
Quick hits: Oskaloosa started the season 2-0, but has lost its last three games.
Pleasant Ridge (4-1) at McLouth (3-2)
Last week’s results: Pleasant Ridge beat Doniphan West, 45-18; McLouth lost to Jackson Heights, 28-18
Last year’s meeting: McLouth won, 18-10
Quick hits: McLouth needs to keep the game close. When Pleasant Ridge wins, it has blown out teams by an average margin of 30 points.
Santa Fe Trail (3-2) at Kansas City Ward (1-4)
Last week’s results: Santa Fe Trail lost to Tonganoxie, 42-6; Ward lost to Perry-Lecompton, 42-21
Last year’s meeting: Did not play
Quick hits: The Chargers are looking to get back on track after watching their promising 3-0 start take a hit with back-to-back losses to Perry-Lecompton and Tonganoxie.
Lansing (2-3) at Mill Valley (4-1)
Last week’s results: Lansing beat Basehor-Linwood, 13-6; Mill Valley beat Bonner Springs, 28-21
Last year’s meeting: Mill Valley won, 28-21
Quick hits: Mill Valley is back on the winning track after losing to Tonganoxie two weeks ago.
Saturday’s 3 p.m. game
Veritas (2-3) at Springfield (Mo.) Christian (1-4)
Last week’s results: Veritas beat St. John’s Military, 46-12; Springfield Christian lost to Oklahoma City Christian, 49-14
Last year’s meeting: Veritas won, 32-20
Quick hits: Coach Doug Bennett’s squad is on a two-game winning streak. Quarterback Ben Balman accounting for five TDs last week.
– Eric Sorrentino