By Ernie W. Webb III BURLINGAME – Even though Burlingame had a big lead, JD Tyson wasn’t too pleased after the Bearcats allowed back-to-back touchdowns in the second quarter during Friday night’s Lyon County League game against Waverly. Those scores prolonged a game that likely would have been over at halftime, so the senior quarterback […]
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By Ernie W. Webb III ALLEN – As good as Burlingame has been over the past decade, the coaching staff still constantly looks for ways to improve. Coming into the 2024 season, the focus was on getting stronger, faster and more physical. The work that entailed paid off immediately during Friday’s season-opener, as Burlingame (1-0)
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By Ernie W. Webb III MADISON – Winning the Lyon County League has become an emphasis at Burlingame under coach Jeff Slater, partly because the Bearcats often square off against another solid program in Madison to determine the championship. That was the case again this year, and Burlingame wrapped up its fifth LCL title since
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By Ernie W. Webb III BURLINGAME – Tied early in the second quarter of a game in which it was heavily favored, Burlingame finally flipped the switch on Homecoming night. The Bearcats scored 38 straight points in the second quarter, coasting to a 74-26 win while ending a rare two-game losing streak. The Eagles made
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By Ernie W. Webb III TOPEKA – If revenge is a dish best served cold, Burlingame’s football team dined on frozen liver the past two weeks. After a 3-0 start and climbing into the state rankings in Eight-Player Division I, the Bearcats have struggled in back-to-back losses, including Friday’s 62-28 defeat at Cair Paravel. A
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By Ernie W. Webb III LEBO – Burlingame’s coaching staff figured they would learn quite a bit about their team during Friday’s game against a perennially solid Lebo team on the road. Simply put, they learned the Bearcats have the potential to make another run in Eight-Player Division I. Burlingame (2-0) took control with a
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By Ernie W. Webb III BURLINGAME – Burlingame has a strong enough program now that it reloads. Each year, the Bearcats typically have a strong core to build around, and each year, they always seem to have a few seniors who take the big step from role player to key cog. Based on Friday night’s
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By Ernie W. Webb III LYNDON – Before leaving the field at halftime, Burlingame coach Jeff Slater gathered his team on the sideline and delivered a succinct message: “That is the worst half of football I’ve ever seen … and we’re still up by 10 points.” Despite an ugly first half, though, the Bearcats were
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By Ernie W. Webb III BURLINGAME – On a miserably cold, rainy night, Burlingame coach Jeff Slater shouted a simple command to his team in the closing seconds of the third quarter: “Guys, let’s go home.” Moments later, the Bearcats obliged when Dane Winters scored on a 14-yard run, capping a 62-14 rout of Wichita
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By Ernie W. Webb III In 2018, Burlingame and Madison squared off in a showdown of unbeaten teams to determine league and district championships. A critical fumble on first-and-goal late in the fourth quarter cost the Bearcats both titles that night and represented a changing of the guard in the Lyon County League. It’s a
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