East Tops West 36-25 in Record Setting 51st Kansas Shrine Bowl
Game story written by: Emporia, KS, USA / KVOE, Dylan Sherwood, Jun 30, 2024
Original Article at KVOE.com here
Emporia - For the first time since 2018, the East was victorious in the 51st annual Kansas Shrine Bowl held at Welch Stadium on Saturday night.
After trailing 3-0 early, the East scored the next 20 points and never looked back in a 36-25 victory over the West.
East took the lead for good with 5:41 in the first quarter on a 23-yard touchdown pass from Blue Valley Southwest’s Dylan Dunn to Eudora’s Adrion Seals. Lyndon’s Tanner Heckel had a 1-yard touchdown run to make it 14-3 with 3:13 left in the first quarter. Dunn connected with Bryce Noernberg of Olathe South to make it 20-3 with 11:46 left in the first half.
West made things interesting on a blocked punt that was returned by Clay Center’s Brody Hayes 20 yards to make it 20-10 with 10:45 left in the third. East responded just over a minute later with Dunn finding Olathe West’s Elijah Hakim for a 73-yard touchdown. Cheney’s Jackson Voth had a 9-yard touchdown pass from Liberal’s Brooks Kappelman with 8:25 left in the third to make it 28-17. East’s final score came with 23 seconds left in the third on a 7-yard pass from Dunn to Seals. McPherson’s Teegan Haines had a 15-yard touchdown pass from Kappelman with 8:34 left.
The East’s Most Valuable Player was Dunn who threw for 307 yards on 25 of 33 and a Shrine Bowl record four passing touchdowns. Dunn’s 307 yards also is a new Shrine Bowl record. Dunn will continue his football career at BYU. The West’s Most Valuable Player was Brody Hayes of Clay Center who also led all players with 12 tackles to go along with his punt return for a score.
Other records broken in this year’s Shrine Bowl include most passing completions by Kappelman with 29, most receiving touchdowns tied by Seals with two, longest blocked punt return for touchdown by Hayes. East’s 36 points is the second most all-time. The 61 total points scored is the fifth highest scoring Kansas Shrine Bowl all-time.
EAST 36, WEST 25
West 3;0;7;8;—;25
East 14;6;16;0;—;36
1st Quarter
W — Hoover 42 FG; 10:35
E — Seals 23 pass from Dunn (Hakim pass from Dunn); 5:41
E — Heckel 1 run (conversion failed); 3:13
2nd Quarter
E — Nornberg 25 pass from Dunn (conversion failed); 11:46
3rd Quarter
W — Hayes 20 Punt Return (Hoover kick); 10:45
E — Hakim 73 pass from Dunn (Noernberg pass from Dunn); 9:51
E — Seals 7 pass from Dunn (Battle run);:23
4th Quarter
W — Haines 15 pass from Kappelman (conversion failed); 8:34
W — Safety; :53
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING: West — Bah 3-7, Kappelman 1-6, Dickman 1-2, Mesa 3-0, Fisher 1-(-10), TEAM 1-(-27). East — Battle 14-59, Heckel 6-17, Huffman 3-4, Noernberg 1-3, Dunshee 1-0, Brusven 7-(-1, Dunn 7-(-14).
PASSING: West — Kappelman 29-51-2 235, Voth 1-1-0 22. East — Dunn 25-33-0 307, Heckel 0-2-1 0, Battle 1-2-0 3, Noernberg 1-1-0 19.
RECEIVING: West — Collier 7-68, Fisher 6-58, Bah 5-9, Davidson 2-28, Hoover 2-15, Haines 1-15, McCarty 1-14, Mowery 1-9, Mesa 1-4, Dickman 1-3. East — Heckel 5-33, Noernberg 4-52, Seals 4-51, Huffman 4-18, Hakim 3-119, Purdy 2-22, Parks 2-19, Brusven 2-3, Hull 1-12.
Original Article at KVOE.com here
Emporia - For the first time since 2018, the East was victorious in the 51st annual Kansas Shrine Bowl held at Welch Stadium on Saturday night.
After trailing 3-0 early, the East scored the next 20 points and never looked back in a 36-25 victory over the West.
East took the lead for good with 5:41 in the first quarter on a 23-yard touchdown pass from Blue Valley Southwest’s Dylan Dunn to Eudora’s Adrion Seals. Lyndon’s Tanner Heckel had a 1-yard touchdown run to make it 14-3 with 3:13 left in the first quarter. Dunn connected with Bryce Noernberg of Olathe South to make it 20-3 with 11:46 left in the first half.
West made things interesting on a blocked punt that was returned by Clay Center’s Brody Hayes 20 yards to make it 20-10 with 10:45 left in the third. East responded just over a minute later with Dunn finding Olathe West’s Elijah Hakim for a 73-yard touchdown. Cheney’s Jackson Voth had a 9-yard touchdown pass from Liberal’s Brooks Kappelman with 8:25 left in the third to make it 28-17. East’s final score came with 23 seconds left in the third on a 7-yard pass from Dunn to Seals. McPherson’s Teegan Haines had a 15-yard touchdown pass from Kappelman with 8:34 left.
The East’s Most Valuable Player was Dunn who threw for 307 yards on 25 of 33 and a Shrine Bowl record four passing touchdowns. Dunn’s 307 yards also is a new Shrine Bowl record. Dunn will continue his football career at BYU. The West’s Most Valuable Player was Brody Hayes of Clay Center who also led all players with 12 tackles to go along with his punt return for a score.
Other records broken in this year’s Shrine Bowl include most passing completions by Kappelman with 29, most receiving touchdowns tied by Seals with two, longest blocked punt return for touchdown by Hayes. East’s 36 points is the second most all-time. The 61 total points scored is the fifth highest scoring Kansas Shrine Bowl all-time.
EAST 36, WEST 25
West 3;0;7;8;—;25
East 14;6;16;0;—;36
1st Quarter
W — Hoover 42 FG; 10:35
E — Seals 23 pass from Dunn (Hakim pass from Dunn); 5:41
E — Heckel 1 run (conversion failed); 3:13
2nd Quarter
E — Nornberg 25 pass from Dunn (conversion failed); 11:46
3rd Quarter
W — Hayes 20 Punt Return (Hoover kick); 10:45
E — Hakim 73 pass from Dunn (Noernberg pass from Dunn); 9:51
E — Seals 7 pass from Dunn (Battle run);:23
4th Quarter
W — Haines 15 pass from Kappelman (conversion failed); 8:34
W — Safety; :53
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING: West — Bah 3-7, Kappelman 1-6, Dickman 1-2, Mesa 3-0, Fisher 1-(-10), TEAM 1-(-27). East — Battle 14-59, Heckel 6-17, Huffman 3-4, Noernberg 1-3, Dunshee 1-0, Brusven 7-(-1, Dunn 7-(-14).
PASSING: West — Kappelman 29-51-2 235, Voth 1-1-0 22. East — Dunn 25-33-0 307, Heckel 0-2-1 0, Battle 1-2-0 3, Noernberg 1-1-0 19.
RECEIVING: West — Collier 7-68, Fisher 6-58, Bah 5-9, Davidson 2-28, Hoover 2-15, Haines 1-15, McCarty 1-14, Mowery 1-9, Mesa 1-4, Dickman 1-3. East — Heckel 5-33, Noernberg 4-52, Seals 4-51, Huffman 4-18, Hakim 3-119, Purdy 2-22, Parks 2-19, Brusven 2-3, Hull 1-12.