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GAME TEN REPORT
BLUE SPRINGS 49, ROCK BRIDGE 7 |
Wildcats
roll into state playoffs
Miller's big game, help from Jaguars secure a berth for Blue
Springs
From the Examiner, Nov 1, 2008
Darrian Miller celebrated his 16th birthday a few hours early.
The sensational sophomore carried the ball 10 times for 180
yards and four touchdowns Friday night at Columbia Rock Bridge
to lead Blue Springs to a 49-7 Class 6 District 8 victory. read
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Blue
Springs drops Rockbridge 49-7 as they try to secure playoff
spot
 From
KC Star, Nov 1, 2008
The only game on Blue Springs coach Kelly Donohoe’s
mind Friday evening was the matchup with Columbia Rock Bridge.
He didn’t want to know what was happening between Blue
Springs South and Liberty. read
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Rock
Bridge’s forgettable season also ends with another
battering
From Columbia Tribune, Nov 1, 2008
Before last night’s game against Rock Bridge,
Blue Springs Coach Kelly Donohoe was nervous. After
having no school yesterday, his kids had been uncharacteristically
quiet on the trip to Columbia, and he worried what they were
thinking. Given the realities of the district, he worried
they might look past the one-win Bruins and on to the playoffs,
or be concerned with whether Blue Springs South was going
to help them get there in the first place. read
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Bruins
shelled by Blue Springs
Rock Bridge ends its season at 1-9 after a 49-7 loss while
the Wildcats' were carried by sophomore running back Darrian
Miller
From the Columbia Missourian, Nov 1, 2008
Blue Springs running back Darrian Miller gave his team
an early birthday present Friday. The sophomore, who has
his nickname Iron Man tattooed on his triceps, lived up
to the moniker. Miller produced the bulk of the Wildcats
offense on the night, running for four touchdowns and 180
yards on a eight carries in Blue Springs' (9-1, 2-1) 49-7
victory Friday over Rock Bridge (1-9, 0-3). read
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GAME NINE REPORT
BLUE SPRINGS 48, LIBERTY 38 |
Staying
alive
Terry's big game helps Cats overcome first-half stumble to
outlast Liberty for key district win
From the Examiner, Oct 25, 2008
Keeston Terry nearly single-handedly kept Blue Springs’ playoff
hopes alive Friday night. The Wildcat junior receiver/running
back/defensive back made plays offensive and defensively
to help the Wildcats grab a wild 48-38 Class 6 District 8
win at Peve Stadium. The win also guaranteed the Wildcats
a share of the Suburban Big Seven title. read
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Blue Springs’ Keeston Terry runs for a
first down in Friday’s game against Liberty
at Peve Stadium. Terry scored four touchdowns and
had two key interceptions to lead the Wildcats to
a 48-38 win.
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Blue Springs running back Darrian Miller runs
through the Liberty defense for a 38-yard touchdown
in the first half of the Wildcats' 48-38 win Friday.
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Terry
carries Blue Springs to 48-38 district victory over Liberty
From
KC Star, Oct 25, 2008
Blue Springs junior Keeston Terry made so many important
plays on offense and defense against Liberty on Friday evening
that he should have been tired in the fourth quarter. Instead,
Terry’s playmaking ability continued in the fourth
quarter, helping Blue Springs break open a close game and
beat Liberty 48-38 at Blue Springs. read
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GAME FIVE REPORT
BLUE SPRINGS 28, RAYMORE-PECULIAR 21 |
Blue
Springs knows how to keep it exciting
From the KC Star, September
27, 2008
Say this about the Blue Springs Wildcats: They’re not
boring. Through five weeks, the Cats have succeeded in making
high school football games seem as interesting as the cliffhanger
of your favorite television show. read
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Raymore-Peculiar linebacker Alex Stockam wrapped
up Blue Springs running back Darrien Miller in Friday
night’s game. |
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GAME FOUR REPORT
BLUE SPRINGS 37, LEE'S SUMMIT 21 |
Cats
stave off scare from Tigers
Top-ranked
Blue Springs overcomes problems with penalties, strong effort
by Lee's Summit
From the Examiner, September 20, 2008
First, the good news. Blue Springs High School, the No. 1
ranked Class 6 team in the state, had two 100-yard rushers
and three interceptions in a harder-than-expected 37-21 victory
over Suburban Big Seven opponent Lee’s Summit Friday
night at Peve Stadium. read
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GAME THREE REPORT
BLUE SPRINGS 28, ROCKHURST 21 (OT) |
Miller
time
Sophomore tailback's big game, overtime interception
helps Blue Springs upend nationally ranked Rockhurst
From
the Examiner, September 15, 2008
Darrian Miller grinned and shook his head when asked if it
was “Miller Time,” at Rockhurst High School Saturday. “It’s
not ‘Miller Time,’ it’s Wildcats Time,” the
sophomore running back said, after rushing for 193 yards
and three scores – including the game winner in overtime – to
lead the Wildcats to a 28-21 victory over the No. 1 ranked
Hawklets. read
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Blue Springs senior Gus Toca celebrates after the
Wildcats upset nationally ranked Rockhurst in overtime
Saturday at Rockhurst.
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Blue Springs’ Mitch Perry (26) celebrates
with Ricky Ortiz, right, and Cody Spight after intercepting
a tipped ball by linebacker Aarre-Oen Tomlin in Rockhurst's
end zone to secure a 28-21 overtime upset.
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Blue Springs' Aerre-Oen Tomlin, left, and Joshua
Padley swarm Rockhurst quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase
Saturday afternoon. The Wildcats won in overtime 28-21.
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Blue
Springs defeats Rockhurst in overtime
From the KC Star, September 14, 2008
The game plan was simple for Blue Springs — run the
ball. That’s exactly what the Wildcats did Saturday,
knocking off Rockhurst 28-21 in overtime at Dasta Memorial
Stadium in a battle of the top two teams in the The Star’s
big-class poll and in Missouri. read
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GAME TWO REPORT
BLUE SPRINGS 32, ST. JOSEPH CENTRAL 3 |
Sophomore
runs wild for Wildcats
Miller's 229 yards help Wildcats roll past St. Joseph Central
From the Examiner, September 6, 2008
Standing out in Blue Springs’ talent-laden offense
isn’t always the easiest thing to do. Darrian Miller
didn’t seem to have a problem Friday night. Against
St. Joseph Central, the powerful sophomore running back seized
the most of his opportunities and bullied his way to 229
yards and a pair of touchdowns during the Wildcats’ 32-3
drubbing of the Indians at Noyes Field. -
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Central's
Big 7 debut marred by Blue Springs
From the St. Joseph News-Press, September 6, 2008
When running back Ghaali Muhammad starts sprinting down the
sideline, the end zone normally is a foregone conclusion.
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Sophomore running
back Darrian Miller used a punishing running style
to pile up 229 yards on 23 carries — including
two trips into the end zone. It didn’t end
there, however, as Jared Lanpher tossed a pair
of touchdowns in a balanced Wildcat attack.
St. Joseph News-Press
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GAME ONE REPORT
BLUE SPRINGS 36, LEE'S SUMMIT WEST 35 |
Two
for the show
Two-point
conversion thwarts Titans upset bid
From the Examiner, August 30, 2008
Before every game, Blue Springs senior Gus Toca writes on
his wristbands: ’Til I collapse, go hard. With his
Wildcats teammates cramping, battling serious illness and
flu-like conditions, the big man never left the field in
a memorable season opener coach Kelly Donohoe called, “As
special as any game I’ve ever been a part of in my
nine years at Blue Springs High School.” -
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Blue Springs’ Bernard Thomas turns the corner
against Lee’s Summit West in Friday’s
game at Peve Stadium. Thomas’ fumble recovery
in the fourth quarter led to the Wildcats’ winning
score.
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Blue Springs’ Tyler Reed snags Lee’s
Summit West running back Jordan Wade during their season-opening
matchup Friday at Peve Stadium. Blue Springs rallied
from a 28-24 deficit to edge the Titans on a two-point
conversion.
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Blue Springs’ Rex Reynolds sacks Lee’s
Summit West’s Andrew Malone during their opening
game Friday at Peve Stadium in Blue Springs.
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Halterman's
catch completes stunning comeback
 From
the Examiner, August 30, 2008
“Nick Halterman? Where’s Nick Halterman?”
Blue Springs assistant coach Joe Cusack was seeking out the
man of the moment. “My man,” Cusack asked, “did
you make the catch. Did you catch the deuce?”
Halterman, who needed teammate Keeston Terry to help him
take his jersey over his shoulder pads because he was simply
too beat up to get the job done, nodded yes. “Man,
what a catch! What a game,” Cusack said, as he exited
the locker room. - read
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 Click
the link at the right to watch the video highlights of the
Lee's Summit West game from MaxPreps Video. Video was put
together by Jeff Cooper for MaxPreps.com. The video features
highlights and an interview with Wildcat Quarterback Jared
Lanpher describing the final minutes of the game. |
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Wildcats
win wild opener in final minute
From
the KC Star, August 30, 2008
Kelly Donohoe’s knees only buckled after he made the
gutsiest call any coach could make at home
on a Friday night. That’s a good thing. - read
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Lee's
Summit West's Aaron Vanderpool is tackled by two
Blue Springs players Friday, Aug. 29, 2008 in Blue
Springs.
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Lee's Summit West's Aaron Vanderpool breaks away
from Blue Springs Aerre-Oen Tomlin to score a touchdown
Friday, Aug. 29, 2008 in Blue Springs.
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Lee's Summit West's Bryant Jackson runs up the
field against Blue Springs Jordan Chrisman, left,
and Lewis Foutz Friday, Aug. 29, 2008 in Blue Springs.
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Blue Springs Darrian Miller is tackled by Stephen
Welling Friday, Aug. 29, 2008 in Blue Springs.
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Blue Springs Darrian Miller collides with Lee's
Summit West's Zane Eulinger Friday, Aug. 29, 2008
in Blue Springs.
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| JAMBOREE REPORT |
Winning
combination
Lanpher, Terry give Cats strong air attack
From
The Examiner, Aug 23, 2008
Kelly
Donohoe was talking to a group of coaches, following
the Blue Springs Jamboree Friday night at Peve Stadium,
when he was approached by all-state wide receiver Keeston
Terry.
“Do you know what he just asked me?” asked the
Wildcats head football coach. “He wanted to know if
he could come out and run some extra pass routes tomorrow.
That’s a winner – I love it!” - read
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Blue Springs quarterback Jared Lanpher, left,
looks to the sideline for the play as the offense
begins to huddle during play against Truman in
the Blue Springs Jamboree scrimmage Friday at Peve
Stadium.
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Examiner
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Wildcats receiver Keeston Terry leaps over a
Grandview defender after catching a pass from Lanpher
during the Blue Springs Jamboree scrimmage Friday
night.
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Beating the heat
Area football teams
enjoy practicing in unseasonably cool weather
From the Examiner, Aug 13, 2008
So far, one thing has been
missing from the opening week of practice for the 2008
high school fall sports season.
Oppressive heat. - read more |
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| Congratulations to the following
players for maintaining a 3.5 GPA or higher from the Spring
Semester for 2008. *BOLD LETTERING denotes
a grade point average of 4.0 or better. |
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Senior
Players |
Junior
Players |
Sophomore
Players |
Zach Brady
Rex Reynolds
Matt Stokes
Gus Toca
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Ty Butler
*Tiradej
BunyarattaphantuAndy Byrd
Jared Coop
Jordan Durrell
Boston Higgins
Josh Howk
Drew Kerber
Jared Lanpher
Brady Letchworth
Todd McMahill
Houston Mooneyham
Dillon Poole
Tyler Reed
James Schuberth
Keeston Terry |
Layth Alkhateeb
Patrick Closser
Dakota Dunklin
*Maxwell Dusch
Donnie Horner
Jeff King
Pearce Lalli
*Josh Novak
Jake Remboldt
Jon Trocosso |
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*Layth
Alkhateeb
*Alek Austin
*Cody Best
*Russell Bronston
Tyler Brown
*Garrett Bunch
*Tiradej Bunyarattaphantu
*Andy Byrd
Justin Chappell
Jordan Chrisman
Patrick Closser
*Billy Foutz
*Lewis Foutz
*Nick Halterman
*Riley Hamilton
Myles Hicks
*Boston Higgins
Josh Howk
*Joey Jacoby
Jonathon King
*Pearce Lalli
*Jared Lanpher
*Brady Letchworth
*Steven McCoil
Mike McHenry
*Todd McMahill
*Dylan Middleton
*Jake Middleton
*Justin Middleton |
Darrian
Miller
*Houston Mooneyham
*Patrick Mouse
*Aaron Peola
*Alex Peola
Chris Perl
Corey Phillips
*Christian Plymell
*Dillon Poole
*Derek Prado
*Jake Remboldt
*Rex Reynolds
*Brett Schmidli
*James Schuberth
Alex Shoemaker
Kody Spight
Matt Stokes
Keeston Terry
Bernard Thomas
*Jayce Thomas
*Pierre Thomas
Gustova Toca
Aerre-Oen Tomlin
*Jon Trocosso
Austin Umbarger
Blake Webb
*Parker Webb
*Allen Wingate
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Congratulations to the players listed to the left.
These players are "Wildcat Weightroom Warriors" and
had 100% Summer Attendance.
*indicates that the player met 100% criteria without
make-ups. |
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MU's Daniel inspires local QBs
Mizzou's
Heisman finalist helps out at Blue Springs camp
From the Examiner, Jun 28, 2008
Roy Miller woke up Friday morning, put on his best University
of Missouri football gear and headed for Peve Stadium, on
the campus of Blue Springs High School.
The lifetime University of Missouri fan was there to see
Tiger quarterback Chase Daniel, the Heisman Trophy candidate
who led the 12-2 Tigers to a Cotton Bowl championship and
the No. 4 overall rating last year.
Daniel was the featured coach at Friday’s Quarterbacks
and Wide Receiver Camp at Blue Springs High School. Daniel
had been a guest coach the past two years and told Wildcats
football coach Kelly Donohoe that he would clear some time
on his schedule to attend this year.
“I know Kelly is a Jayhawk,” quipped Daniel, “but
he’s a Tiger at heart.” - read more |
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Trio makes QB camp special
From
The Examiner, Jun 28, 2008
As more than 175 youngsters gathered at midfield at Peve
Stadium, on the campus of Blue Springs High School, Wildcats
coach Kelly Donohoe made a pretty impressive statement
about the coaching staff at his Quarterbacks and Wide
Receivers Football Camp.
“We may never again have three quarterbacks at this
camp who are mentioned in the same breath as the Heisman
Trophy,” said Donohoe, referring to 2008 Heisman
finalist Chase Daniel of Missouri, Kansas quarterback Todd
Reesing and Kansas State starter Josh Freeman, who each
drew a lot of national attention for their signal calling
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Kansas State University quarterback Josh Freeman
watches as Conrad Schottel from Kearney runs a drill
during the afternoon session of Blue Springs High School
quarterback camp. Chase Daniel, University of Missouri
quarterback and Todd Reesing University of Kansas quarterback
also attended the annual camp.
Julie Scheidegger/The Examiner
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Kansas State University quarterback Josh Freeman
watches a passing drill during the Blue Springs High
School quarterback camp at Peve Stadium Friday. University
of Kansas quarterback Todd Reesing and University of
Missouri quarterback Chase Daniel also made appearances
at the camp.
Julie Scheidegger/The Examiner
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Young quarterbacks gather around Kansas State
University quarterback Josh Freeman during the quarterback
camp at Blue Springs High School Friday. University
of Missouri quarterback Chase Daniel and University
of Kansas quarterback Todd Reesing also attended the
camp.
Julie Scheidegger/The Examiner
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Jayhawk QB helps at annual Blue Springs camp
Reesing helps Thursday, MU's Daniel, K-State's Freeman
set to appear Friday
From
the Examiner, Jun 27, 2008
Kelly Donohoe needed a commitment
from University of Kansas quarterback Todd Reesing, who told
the former Jayhawk QB and present-day Blue Springs High School
football coach that he would attend his Quarterbacks and
Wide Receivers Camp this week at Peve Stadium.
“I told Todd that they might take away my old No. 5
and give it to someone else if he didn’t come down
to the camp,” Donohoe joked. - read more
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Blue Springs Male Athlete of the Year - Carlos Anderson
From the Examiner, Jun 20, 2008
The high school coaches who watched him perform his senior
season named Carlos Anderson the Missouri co-Offensive Football
Player of the Year.
His coach, Kelly Donohoe, calls the elusive running back, “One
of the most talented players I’ve ever coached. He
did things in a game that you had to go back and see on tape.
You’d slow it down, watch a run again and again and
just wonder how he did it.” - read more |
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Carlos Anderson is the Senior Male
Athlete of the Year for Blue Springs High School in
2008
Anthony Castellano |
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