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Sophomores John Schrock and Robby Moriarty have been thrown in the varsity spotlight and given the quarterback position
BY SAM KOVZAN

Just five hours before kickoff against rivals Shawnee Mission South, sophomore quarterback John Schrock received a text message from a teammate that left him in disbelief.
Earlier that day, Sept. 19, head football coach John Stonner found out that senior quarterback Curran Darling would potentially be out for weeks with mononucleosis. Having played two JV games earlier this season, Schrock was going to get his first varsity experience almost a year earlier than expected.
“After getting the news, I had to really wake up, because I wasn’t going to just stand on the sideline the whole game,” Schrock said. “I was actually going to be on the field.”
Pregame butterflies had never hit Schrock this hard in his life.
Before kickoff, thoughts rushed through his mind: How was he, as a sophomore quarterback, going to earn the respect of juniors and seniors? What would it be like to finally play under the Friday night lights? And just how big was the jump from JV to varsity?
The first quarter provided answers.

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Woodshop teacher pursues dream of coaching basketball in the future
BY SARAH MCKITTRICK

The court was alive on a Wednesday night in September with the thumping of basketballs and chattering of players echoing through the gym. Boys and girls scrimmaged to work on their game during the off-season. Yells of “shot” and “pick left” could be heard as members of the boys team scrimmaged on the court. Industrial Tech teacher Shaban Scott kept up with the high schooler’s fast pace as they raced up and down the wood floor and played until their shirts were soaked with sweat.
On Monday and Wednesday nights, Scott scrimmages and shoots around with the basketball teams as he supervises open gym, which is intended to get players ready for the season. Scott asked if he could oversee the gym at night because he would love to coach someday and eventually become an athletic director.

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