St. Francis

Monday November 23rd in Sharon Springs, your Scholars Bowl team fought hard to finish 3-2, which was good enough to finish in second place in their pool. They then went on to lose the first playoff meet and win the second playoff meet to earn 3 rd place out of 12 teams and beautiful bronze medals.

Congrats!

We play in Tribune on Tuesday, Dec. 2 nd .

The Cheerleading Squad also participated in the full virtual KSHSAA Game Day Cheer competition.  They missed being a Top 6 Finalist by a single point.  We are very proud of October, Hadleigh, Deija, Mireya, Kattie, and Eli and coaches for their pursuit of excellence in this effort!

For the first time in SFCHS history, the Cheerleading Squad and Dance Team competed in the KSHSAA Game Day Spirit Virtual Competitions last Sunday.  We are happy to announce that the St. Francis Indian Dance Team was chosen as a Top 6 Finalist in Division 1 competition, in which St. Francis was the only 1A school amidst all 3A schools!  Dance Team members Hadleigh, Kattie, Bailey, Deija, and Emma LaLond were announced as finalists in a Zoom Award Ceremony on Saturday.  Congratulations, Indian Dance Team and coaches Killy Hilt & Leisha Hilt!

By Adam Krien

The wind did not slow down the Indians in their Saturday afternoon game played against the Caldwell Bluejays. The Indians started on defense and was able to get a quick three and out to get the ball and march down the field to score. The Indians never looked back either and in the second quarter they stepped on the gas to score 36 straight points going into halftime.

Sophomore Ben Busse intercepted a touchdown saving pass.

“The quarterback was watching the receiver the whole time and I stayed back and when he threw it I made a play on the ball to intercept it,” said Busse. 

Senior Kobe Tice scooped the ball up and ran it back for a touchdown before halftime.

“I just grabbed the ball and ran thanks to my teammate for stripping it,” said Tice.

Shadryon Blanka, senior, said the wind was blowing very hard

Blanka said, “The wind was blowing harder than hurricane Katrina, but we made the best of it.” 

The Indians got the ball after halftime to punch it in after a long possession to advance to the sub-state game. They have only won the sub-state game a couple of times in school history and are looking forward to another victory. 

The substate game will be against the Victoria Knights on Friday, November 20 at 6 p.m. at Victoria.

Follow the links below for pictures of the action:

 St Francis vs Caldwell pictures by Ellee Krien

 St Francis vs Caldwell pictures by Rian Zimbal

The Lady Indian Volleyball team continues to make headlines as two more players were selected by coaches from all over Kansas for the All-State Volleyball Team.  Mia Morrow earned First Team honors and Emma Johnson earned Second Team honors.  This list recognizes the top 21 players in each classification for First Team, Second Team, and Honorable Mention, so Mia and Emma were recognized from all 51 schools representing Class 1A DII.  Congratulations to both of you for a job well done!