Free State’s TJ Cobbs (42) uses his blockers to find the end zone during Free State’s game against Shawnee Mission West Friday, Sept. 07, 2012, in Overland Park.

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Free State head coach Bob Lisher reacts to a no-call on a play he thought should have been flagged for pass interference during Free State’s game against Shawnee Mission West Friday, Sept. 07, 2012, in Overland Park.

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Free State’s TJ Cobbs (42) is brought down hard by Shawnee Mission West’s Marquan Osbey during Free State’s game against Shawnee Mission West Friday, Sept. 07, 2012, in Overland Park.

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Free State’s Joe Dineen (12) avoids Shawnee Mission West’s Tory Powell (36) as he finds some running room on a kick return during Free State’s game against Shawnee Mission West Friday, Sept. 07, 2012, in Overland Park.

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Unhappy with the play of his defense, Free State head coach Bob Lisher gives them an earful from the sidelines during Free State’s game against Shawnee Mission West Friday, Sept. 07, 2012, in Overland Park.

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Free State’s Joe Dineen (12) undercuts Shawnee Mission West’s Steffon Ward during their game Friday, Sept. 07, 2012, in Overland Park.

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Free State’s Sam Hearnen (83), Tye Hughes (14), and Zach Bickling (82) celebrate Hughes’ punt return for a touchdown to end the first half during Free State’s game against Shawnee Mission West Friday, Sept. 07, 2012, in Overland Park.

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Free State’s Kyle McFarland (15) tries to maintain his balance after stepping in front of Shawnee Mission West’s Ben Lake and making an interception during their game Friday, Sept. 07, 2012, in Overland Park.

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Free State’s Kyle McFarland (15) celebrates his interception with teammates Blake Winslow, middle, and Stan Skwarlo (3) during Free State’s game against Shawnee Mission West Friday, Sept. 07, 2012, in Overland Park.

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Free State’s TJ Cobbs (42) plows through a pair of Shawnee Mission West tacklers during their game Friday, Sept. 07, 2012, in Overland Park.

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Free State’s TJ Cobbs (42) leans forward to pick up extra yardage as he is brought down by Shawnee Mission West’s Rob Rice (17) during their game Friday, Sept. 07, 2012, in Overland Park.

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Free State’s Zach Bickling (82) heads to the end zone after catching the ball wide open during Free State’s game against Shawnee Mission West Friday, Sept. 07, 2012, in Overland Park.

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Free State’s Keith Loneker (20) helps bring down Shawnee Mission West’s Brett Sterbach during their game Friday, Sept. 07, 2012, in Overland Park.

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Free State’s Spencer MacDonald (59) taps Kyle McFarland (15) on the helmet following McFarland’s interception during Free State’s game against Shawnee Mission West Friday, Sept. 07, 2012, in Overland Park.

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Lawrence High's Tyrone Jenkins (34) pushes away Shawnee Mission Northwest defenders in the third quarter, Friday, Sept. 7, 2012, in Overland Park.

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Lawrence High quarterback Brad Strauss (11) gets his pass off to receiver Will Thompson (20) in third quarter against Shawnee Mission Northwest, Friday, Sept. 7, 2012, in Overland Park.

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Veritas Christian's Mark Weinhold scores a touchdown past Burlingame's David Love (44) in the first quarter, Friday, Sept. 7, 2012, at the Eagles' Nest.

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Veritas Christian's Andrew Harvey (24) forces a fumble from Burlingame's Jaccob Carlson (16) during the first quarter, Friday, Sept. 7, 2012, at the Eagles' Nest. Veritas recovered the ball.

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Lawrence High's Tyrone Jenkins (34) takes off for the end zone in the first quarter against Shawnee Mission Northwest, Friday, Sept. 7, 2012, in Overland Park.

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Lawrence High's Erick Mayo (27) forces the ball out of the hands of Shawnee Mission Northwest's Kelby Quint in the first half, Friday, Sept. 7, 2012, in Overland Park.

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Lawrence High quarterback Brad Strauss keeps the ball for a touchdown in the first quarter as LHS played Shawnee Mission Northwest, Friday, Sept. 7, 2012, in Overland Park.

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Lawrence High's Matt Weiss (69) and Kieran Severa (39) bust through the Shawnee Mission offense as they chase down SMNW quarterback Lucas Karlin in the first half action, Friday, Sept. 7, 2012, in Overland Park.

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Veritas Christian quarterback Elijah Harvey looks to pass in the first quarter against Burlingame High, Friday, Sept. 7, 2012, at the Eagles' Nest.

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Veritas Christian's Thatcher Martin, left, breaks a tackle by Burlingame's Brandon Quaney on his way to a touchdown, Friday, Sept. 7, 2012, at the Eagles' Nest.

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Veritas Christian's Andrew Harvey, left, makes a cut against Burlingame defenders Levi Hope (14) and David Love (44) on his way to a touchdown, Friday, Sept. 7, 2012, at the Eagles' Nest.

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Veritas Christian's Elijah Harvey (13) hands off to Andrew Harvey (24) for a touchdown against Burlingame High, Friday, Sept. 7, 2012, at the Eagles' Nest.

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Veritas Christian senior Andrew Harvey (24) gets ahold of Burlingame High's Parker Lee (12) for a stop, Friday, Sept. 7, 2012, at the Eagles' Nest.

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Michel Loomis.

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Michel Loomis, an English teacher at Liberty Memorial Central Middle School, visits with eighth-grade student Artannian Luafalemana in her classroom Friday, Sept. 7, 2012. Loomis will be recognized by Gov. Sam Brownback next week for going "above and beyond her classroom responsibilities" to promote fitness.

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First-grader Maura Langland flashes a big smile to her grandmother, Jenay Weekly, of Topeka, as the two prepare to leave school together after a Grandparents Day celebration on Friday at Langston Hughes School, 1101 George Williams Way. Grandparents and special guests from near and far were treated to tours of the school from their special students along with activities, performances and snacks.

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Crews work the scene of a head-on collision on the 900 block of Maine Street.

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Crews work the scene of a head-on collision on the 900 block of Maine Street.

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Crews work the scene of a head-on collision on the 900 block of Maine Street.

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Kansas University players Tiana Dockery, left, and Tayler Tolefree celebrate Dockery's block, which earned the Jayhawks a point during the second of two sets against College of Charleston, Friday, Sept. 7, 2012 at the Horejsi Center.

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Lawrence resident Michael Travis, back row, left, stands next to his brother Mark, before participating in the Jimmy Fund Walk in 2011 in Boston. The Travis family was celebrating Mark's recovery from acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a progressive cancer of the white blood cells. Michael, who donated stem cells to Mark, is walking 26.2 miles Sunday from Topeka to Lawrence to honor his brother.

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A two-vehicle rollover accident occurred around 9:30 this morning near the intersection of Ninth and Tennessee streets. According to emergency dispatchers, it was a non-injury accident and no one was transported to the hospital.

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Kansas prison photo of James C. Benimon II. Benimon was indicted Sept. 6 in federal court for failing to register as a sex offender when he was released from a Kansas prison in 2011. Benimon was arrested in August in Douglas County on several drug crime charges.

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Dow Janes, a women’s investment group, met June 8 at the home of Carol Hatton, of Lawrence. Pictured from left are, back row: Virginia Curran, Georgia Orchard, Ruby Shade, Sally Hudnall, Jo Price, Barbara Schowen, Ann Russell, Lorna Zimmer, Pete Mynsted, Hatton and Betsy Joy; and front row: Shirley Joseph, Betty Alderson, Sally Davis, Lucy Smith and Diane Sanders. Hatton submitted the photo.