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 Leoti-Wichita County coach Brant Douglas wasn’t about to give Little River the ball back with his team leading 42-36 early in the fourth quarter. It didn’t matter that it was fourth-and-8 from his own 17 or fourth-and-5 from his own 30. As Wichita County (13-0) did all season long, Douglas
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By Ernie W. Webb III The state of Kansas has had its share of dynasties through the years, and Andale secured its place at the big table with the likes of Lawrence, Hutchinson, Kapaun, Olathe North, Miege, Smith Center, Colgan and Midway-Denton on Saturday with a 28-0 shutout against Holton. That workmanlike win against the
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By Ernie W. Webb III BURLINGAME – All season long, Burlingame dominated opponents with a bruising offense and defense. The Bearcats got a dose of their own medicine from Little River on Friday night, and the taste couldn’t be more bitter. Little River (11-1) overwhelmed Burlingame (10-2) with its own established brand of smashmouth football,
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I don’t remember much about the first time I saw Burlingame, Kansas. I remember thinking it was tiny, especially after we moved from Lebanon, Missouri, a town of about 10,000 people in Southwest Missouri. I remember wondering what a Casey’s General Store was – this was eons before it was “famous for pizza.” My
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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 LYNDON – After weeks of big games and trudging through one of the toughest districts in the history of Eight-Player Division I, Burlingame was due for an off night on Friday. It didn’t help that the Bearcats closed the regular season a week after wrapping up league and district championships
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