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1 'l r- ''i'-' f- 1 1 J- "-'i i 1 -1' i'-: 1 A S2BHKE7J ifrXudfe D03C I Kansas surprise factor can pinyar th algnad psaracilwglvMia happened in high school and i' then in college At Virginia's Hampton High it was Ronald Curry who de- parted and left the starting': SS In quartMbackr Goto KaniasCItycoin for Qiiefs video along with 1 reajh- rhdpedvthd Cavaliers a wide receivei but that surprise factor was the real reason Kansas City wanted him He was St emergency quars terback before 0 did Rams -waivedhim last monthand die Chiefs plucked him and stuck Hagans on their practice squad Then last: week a with an unfamiliar fare lining up at quarterback during 5 quarterback job to Hagans At Th Kna at aw University trf Virginia it hoad games in his final three r-' Even bach then Marques Ha- was Matt SchauhOnry and seasons Curry and Schaub gans1 most effective weqxm Schaub were stars and would never did all thtf jras the element (rf surprise become starters for NFL teams the opportunity pre-jOpponents knewnewas Then Hagans went to work sentsitself "Hagans said this dOndnft but he never was the He led Hanqiton to a state week smiling as his words man he had replaced and that championship and playing trailed off gave other teams some relief It three positions at Virginia The Chiefs signed Hagans as -v i 'i OAV1D EUUTT KANSAS CITY STAR Marqiias Hagans gave Kallmba Edwards and Ihf Raiders SEE CHIEFS I D9 a diffmnt look on Sunday In KCs homo opwicr HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Gardner EdgeiiX)h 21 Ma 14 I- '8 'S VSV i ') i- Ia mliltrtii' rtiipa' jv4 Jtf- 1 juVr-' w-1 aWv i' ri i S' i i -r i -Vi If Wlkicats running back already foul of the law Is kicked off the team after chHd-abuse charge By JEFFREY MARTIN Th Kansas City Star Leon Patton a running back at Kansas State was arrested Hmrsday afternoon by County Police on a warrant for felony abuse Kansas State coach Rim Rice announced his dismissal from foe football team ftiday morning The school said there vrouldbe no further comment because foe case remains under investigation The alleged victim is a 4-month-old boy The warrant arose from an in- Patton vestigatkm of an incident that occurred on or about July 15 in Manhattan when the boy was 2 months old filed charges and a warrant was issued Riley County attorney Barry Wilkerson said Friday Patton 20 appeared Friday in Riley Comity District Court and jiosted a SEE PATTON Dll More racing for Kansas s'-JOHN SLEEZER I THE KANSAS CITY STAR Qardnar Edgarton! Marvin Dlanar ran through a bannar and avan got tanglad In It 7 wlth hls team bafora Friday night's gama at Paoia DIENER BRINGS PASSION FOR WINNING CANDACE BUCKNER Spaadway llhaly to gat a sacond Sprint Cup avant after approval of casino naxt door to tha track By JIM PEDLEY Th Kansas City Star TOPEKA I It appears that Kansas Speedway is on its way to having two NASCAR Sprint Cup races On Friday morning the Kansas Lottery Gaming Facility Review Board cleared the way by voting to allow Kansas Enter- IN THE CHIPS tainment LLC a Estate 'picks the 5(V50 joint venture Cordish-Kansas between Kansas Speedway casino Speedway and the proposal I At CordishCoi toman- age a state-owned casino in Kansas City Km' The Hard Rock Hotel Casino is scheduled to open in 201L After the voh Lesa France Kennedy reiterated her pledge to petition NASCAR for a second date on the Sprint Cup schedule 1 arvin Diener couldVe jieotonebeckofanidd- vatkmal speaker sweet- taing up his legponaif doe-eyed followers with empty declarations jihd corny clichds (' His enthusiasm is more contagious than a Gatorade bottle passed around runny-nosed kids and he hfo this way rf making people trust hm Diener could speu ily about toilet paper and if aYe not investing your life earn- 1 in Charmin stodi then some- iwnmgwithyoa is words are that effective Diener is not making millions 1 a seller of dreams Instead Gardner Edgerton football inspiring a once football- footiball? OK stop thinking because the answer is probably nevet But here are the Tbulblazers three seasons -into the arrival of one of the best coaches in Kansas beating Paoia 21-14 on Friday night in Paoia and improving to 3-0 PiffHff wight charging the middle of the field with his frenzied teenagers and foe run- through paper stuck to his waist and kgs Watching him try to free himself from foe tearaway cocoon was actually pretty funny to watch Dienet man i 1 sofoomore quarterback Bubba Starting said That right there gets -V SEE BUCKNER D7 f- Go to KansMdtycom for Varsity Zone featuring stories photo galleries and video from Friday's games FRIDAY MIGHT HIGHLIGHTS I St PjiisX 43 Lawson 3 Lansing 19 Bonner Spr 13 I BV West 24 Bishop Miege 21 I Liberty 38 Park Hin i4r I Ham'sonville 52 Q' WInnetonka 21 vv-I Oak Grove 21 Odessa 7 I SM West 35 Lawrence 7 -C More high schools D6-B 1 fergrtten community wiflihSisreid talk and bold promises this community will talk about Gardner Edgerton football from now on" Diraer said not going Whoa wait a minute Before we go any forthei ask yourself When was the last time you actually cared about Gardner Edgerton SEE KANSAS D9 fTATI mIJToD 0 6 illtH EJW I ES 6 XXR EN 0 IJ1H A I JS "Mb' rf -'a' BBBSqESSEBa-.