By Donna & Amy White
The Haysville Times
If you missed Campus’ Friday night football game, you will be kicking yourself by the time you finish reading this. It was a magical night for the Colts in their Homecoming game against Arkansas City. And of course, the big question on everyone’s mind was who will win king and queen?
The first quarter of play for Campus was no indication of how the evening would turn out. The Colts took a 6-0 lead over Ark City off a 57-yard pass from Ryan Burke to Michael Hyde. But the end of the quarter was only the beginning of the stampede.
In the second quarter, Campus stepped it up a notch. Ryan Burke scored a touchdown on an 8-yard run. Aaron McGraw would score a 2-point conversion off a pass from Burke. McGraw scored again later in the half on a 32-yard pass from Burke. Brandon Daley gave Campus the extra point with the kick.
Ark City scored their first touchdown in between both of Campus’ and added a field goal to end the half. The Colts maintain the lead at the end of the first half, 21-10.
Halftime hosted the traditional Homecoming coronation ceremony where each of the candidates are introduced before crowning a king and queen. The queen candidates were driven to the 50-yard line in white convertible cars while being serenaded by the Campus Marching Band. The king candidates then escorted the ladies out of the car and onto the football field. Then the announcement was made. Campus’ 2006 Fall Homecoming king and queen are Jacob Crossman and Kasey Hartman!
Halftime hosted the traditional Homecoming coronation ceremony where each of the candidates are introduced before crowning a king and queen. The queen candidates were driven to the 50-yard line in white convertible cars while being serenaded by the Campus Marching Band. The king candidates then escorted the ladies out of the car and onto the football field. Then the announcement was made. Campus’ 2006 Fall Homecoming king and queen are Jacob Crossman and Kasey Hartman!
As the ceremony concluded, the Colts took to the field for the third quarter. And it was a big quarter for the Colts. It was also the longest quarter of football in recent memory. Campus started the quarter with Blake Phillips’ first touchdown of the game. Daley’s kick was good for the extra point.
Somewhere in the third quarter, Ark City scored two touchdowns for another 14 points. However, the Colts 27 points overshadowed their efforts. Blake Phillips scored another touchdown before the end of the quarter followed by touchdowns scored by Michael Hyde and Ryan Burke. Campus ends the quarter ahead 48-24.
Campus’ fourth quarter was uneventful compared to the previous quarter, but still prosperous. Ark City opened the quarter with their final touchdown of the game. Blake Phillips scored his third touchdown of the game on a 20-yard interception return. Lorenzo Jefferson closed Campus’ scoring with his 5-yard run for the touchdown. The Colts dominated this game to win 62-31.
The win keeps the Colts atop the AV-CTL Division II rankings tied with McPherson with a 4-1 league record. Campus is 4-2 overall. The Colts turned in 479 yards of offense and 41 points in the second half. Ryan Burke made 11 of 20 passes for 268 yards. Burke also had two touchdowns of his own and ran 104 yards.
Campus’ next encounter will be this Friday at Colt Stadium against Wichita Northwest at 7 pm.
And Campus soccer fans, don’t miss your last chance to see the Colts at home against Newton on Tuesday, October 17th. Game time is 4 pm.