The Owls ventured to the Shawnee Mission North District Stadium for the second straight week as they took on the Shawnee Mission North Bison on Sept. 26. The Owls entered the competition at 3-1, with their only loss coming via a 52-33 shellacking at the hands of Shawnee Mission Northwest on Sept. 19. The Bison have had the opposite of fortunes this season. They entered the contest 0-3, never coming within 14 points of their opponents.
The Owls were in control from the get-go in this matchup. Before many of the fans had gotten in their seats. A quick start allowed the Owls to pull away in the first half. Touchdowns from seniors Sam Krzykowski and Luke Zimmerman allowed the Owls to pull out to an early 14-3 lead.
The Owls kept the pressure on the Bison for the rest of the first half. A touchdown grab from senior Josh Foland and another touchdown by Krzykowski allowed the Owls to cruise to a 28-3 lead at halftime. On the defensive end, the Owls got key plays from senior Vaughn Overton, Justice McAdoo and Gray Maffit.
For the rest of the contest, the Owls were comfortably in control of the matchup. Touchdown runs from Foland and Krzykowski extended the lead, while a couple of garbage-time touchdowns by the Bison made the game look closer than it really was. When it was all said and done, however, the Owls nabbed a 42-24 victory over the Bison.
The Owls now turn their attention to Gardner-Edgerton for the 2025 Homecoming game. The Blazers enter the matchup 3-1 and ranked fourth in the state by MaxPreps. Their only loss came in week one, when they fell to Lawrence Free State by a score of 38-35. They have steamrolled the rest of Sunflower League play, however, beating Shawnee Mission South and Olathe North by a combined score of 93-14.
The Owls will take on the Blazers on Thursday, Oct.4 at CBAC for the Homecoming
Stat Leaders
Passing: SR Brody Hale 9/10 213 yds 3 TD’s
1 INT
Rushing: SR Josh Foland 8 Carries 142 YD’s 1 TD
Recieving: SR Sam Krzykowski 4 Rec 154 YD’s 2 TD’s
Defense
Tackles: SR Vaughn Overton/Jake Ables (7 tackles)
Sacks: SR Gray Maffitt (2 sacks)
Turnovers: JR Cash Warren/ SR Vaughn Overton (1 each)
