Kansas' Centralia/Wetmore looking for more in 2010

After making history by stopping history, the Panthers look to defend 2009 crown; Preseason small-school all-state teams.

Thumbnail image of this articles writer: Dean Backes
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Aug 27, 2010, 12:22pm
Although Smith Center won 79 football games in succession and five straight Class 2-1A Kansas state football championships entering last season's title game against Centralia/Wetmore (Centralia), Panther wide receiver Michael Glatczak wasn't surprised when he and his teammates made history by stopping the Redmen 20-12 in overtime.

In fact, he expected it.

"I knew they had won 79 straight, but we knew it was going to end right there," Glatczak told the Hays Daily News.

The Panthers begin the 2010 season perched atop the Kansas Class 2-1A preseason rankings and Glatczak is considered to be one of the best, if not the best, offensive weapons in Kansas' smaller classifications. Defending champion Collegiate (Wichita) sits atop the Class 3A polls, while B & B (Baileyville) is considered to be the top 8-Man squad in the Sunflower state.

Joining Glatczak as a favorite to win the Kansas small school defensive player of the year award is Ell-Saline (Brookville) defensive back Tate Omli.

Below is a look at the 2010-preseason football rankings and the preseason small school all-state football team:

Kansas small school preseason all-state team
First Team Offense
QB – Mitch Buhler, Rossville, 6-2 180 Sr.
RB – Marcus Moeder, LaCrosse, 6-0 155 Sr.
RB – Tevis Linnebur, Cherryvale, 5-7 170 Sr.
RB – Joel Struckhoff, Thunder Ridge (Kensington), 6-1 170 Jr.
WR – Michael Mesh, Trinity (Hutchinson), 6-1 170 Sr.
WR – Brit Dewey, Silver Lake, 5-9 161 Sr.
WR – Michael Glatczak, Centralia/Wetmore, 5-11 165 Jr.
OL – Josh Nixon, Smith Center, 5-11 250 Sr.
OL – Luke Yoder, Silver Lake, 6-2 270 Sr.
OL – Brandon Bales, Oswego, 6-2 320 Sr.
OL – Micah Booe, Cherryvale, 6-2 215 Sr.
OL – Preston Bechtel, Olpe, 6-1 270 Sr.
K – Dylan Barnard, Madison, 6-2 210 Sr.
Offensive MVP – Glatczak

First Team Defense
DL – Logan Haug, B&B, 6-6 230 Sr.
DL – Jordan Haverkamp, Silver Lake, 6-3 225 Sr.
DL – Trace Clark, Collegiate, 6-2 224 Jr.
DL – Connor Hynek, Hanover, 6-2 190 Sr.
LB – Garrett Meng, Troy, 6-2 240 Sr.
LB – Daniel Krehbiel, Pretty Prairie, 6-0 185 Sr.
LB – Kaid McKenna, Norton, 5-10 185 Sr.
LB – Christian Smith, St. Mary's-Colgan (Pittsburg), 5-11 170 Jr.
DB – Lane Martin, Oswego, 5-9 170 Sr.
DB – Tate Omli, Ell-Saline, 5-11 195 Sr.
DB – Grady Tichenor, Jefferson West (Meriden), 6-0 180 Sr.
DB – Andy Farmer, St. Mary's-Colgan, 6-1 160 Sr.
P – Brock Wilkens, Goodland, 6-3 180 Sr.
Defensive MVP - Omli

Second Team Offense
QB – Derek Racette, Trinity, Sr.
RB – Jake Eckert, Minneapolis, Sr.; Guy Fullmer, Ness City-Dighton (Ness City), Jr.; Marcus Irsik, Elkhart, Sr.
WR – Grayson George, Minneapolis, Sr.; Kyler Talkington, Centralia/Wetmore, Sr.; Jared Herl, Ellis, Jr.
OL – Braden Eck, Garden Plain, Sr.; Robbie Herman, St. Francis, Sr.; Trey Todd, Lyndon, Sr.; Ethan Frantz, Hillsboro, Sr.; John Ernzen, Pleasant Ridge (Easton), Sr.
K – Andrew Yoxall, Minneapolis, Jr.

Second Team Defense
DL – Mason Pauly, Conway Springs, Sr.; Connor Hinkson, Sacred Heart (Salina), Sr.; Jacob Germann, Sedan, Sr.; Daniel Humble, St. Mary's-Colgan, Sr.
LB - Terrell Lane, Norton, Sr.; Tyler Lambert, Clifton-Clyde (Clyde), Sr.; Myles Copeland, Collegiate, Jr.; Calvin Kenney, Riley County (Riley), Sr.
DB – Bryan Hellman, Medicine Lodge, Jr.; Zach Demars, Southern Cloud (Miltonvale), Sr.; Ben Bebermeyer, Hillsboro, Sr.; Jeremy Melvin, Onaga, Sr.
P – Luke Ropp, Inman, Sr.

Kansas Small School Football Rankings (2009 Record in Parentheses)
Class 3A
1. Collegiate (14-0) Defending champion
2. Silver Lake (11-1) Lost to Marysville 21-14 in quarterfinals
3. Conway Springs (10-1) Lost to Trinity 33-28 in second round
4. Scott (11-1) Lost to Collegiate 19-17 in quarterfinals
5. Smith Center (12-1) Defending 2-1A runner-up
6. Garden Plain (8-2) Lost to Collegiate 51-20 in first round
7. Trinity (11-1) Lost to Norton 17-7 in quarterfinals
8. Marysville (12-2) Defending runner-up
9. Galena (12-1) Lost to Marysville 31-21 in semifinals
10. Rossville (9-3) Lost to Galena 26-15 in quarterfinals

Class 2-1A
1. Centralia/Wetmore (13-1) Defending champion
2. St. Mary's Academy (St. Marys) (11-2) Lost to Centralia/Wetmore 34-28 in semifinals
3. Meade (11-1) Lost to Smith Center 10-0 in quarterfinals
4. St. Mary's-Colgan (10-2) Lost to CentraliaWetmore 26-14 in quarterfinals
5. Ellis (9-3) Lost to Oakley 3-0 in quarterfinals
6. Olpe (11-1) Lost to St. Marys 24-21 in quarterfinals
7. Oakley (11-1) Lost to Smith Center 33-20 in semifinals
8. Ell-Saline (8-3) Lost to Ellis 34-16 in second round
9. Valley Heights (Blue Rapids) (9-2) Lost to Centralia/Wetmore 44-0 in second round
10. St. Francis (7-4) Lost to Meade 48-6 in second round

Class 8-Man (Combined)
1. B&B (12-1) Defending 8-Man 1 runner-up
2. Hanover (12-1) Defending 8-Man 2 champion
3. Quinter (12-1) Defending 8-Man 1 champion
4. Pretty Prairie (11-1) Lost to B&B 50-6 in semifinals
5. Clifton-Clyde (10-2) Lost to Quinter 28-20 in semifinals
6. Quivira Heights (Bushton) (10-3) Defending 8-Man 2 runner-up
7. Madison (9-2) Lost to B&B 44-12 in first round
8. Otis-Bison (Otis) (10-1) Lost to Quivira Heights 42-6 in quarterfinals
9. Victoria (10-2) Lost to Quivira Heights 42-20 in semifinals
10. Hill City (7-3) Lost to Clifton-Clyde 56-24 in first round

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