Close battle for Top 3A Kicker

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 3A race for the top-scoring kicker spot was a close one until the very end of the season. In the final tally, senior [player_tooltip player_id='259849' first='Jayce' last='Quirin'] from Parsons, ended up with 49 points, edging junior <strong>Jackson Henry</strong>, Clay Center with 48 points. The rest of the class top kickers were close as well. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Listed below are the top-scoring kickers in 3A for the 2023 season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='259849' first='Jayce' last='Quirin']</strong>, 5'11, 165, Parsons, '24 - took the top spot with 49 points. He was successful on 43 of 47 extra point attempts and made two out of four field goal attempts. In addition to being one of the top kickers in 3A, he has committed to play for Hutchinson Community College in the 2024 season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jackson Henry</strong>, 6'2, 175, Clay Center, '25 - was the consensus all-state pick at kicker in many of the leading publications and came within a single point of being the top scorer as well. He converted 39 of 47 extra-point attempts during the season. He also kicked three out of six field goals. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1524556' first='Ward' last='Weimar']</strong>, 5'10, 190, Wichita Collegiate, '25 - was also in the hunt for much of the year, finishing just off the pace with 44 total points. He was successful on 44 of his 53 extra-point attempts, but did not attempt any field goals during the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1115098' first='Matt' last='Newhouse']</strong>, 5'6, 140, Wellsville, '26 - was the top-scoring sophomore on the list, and close behind the leaders with 43 total points. He made 43 out of 50 extra-point attempts. He attempted one field goal on the season but was unsuccessful.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Also of note in 3A:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Emmanuel Anguiano</strong>, 6'1, 205, Holcomb, '25 - finished with a total of 39 points. He was an accurate 36 of 42 on extra points. Additionally, he made his only field goal attempt.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='284963' first='Jacob' last='Grant']</strong>, Baxter Springs, '25 - totaled 34 points on the season. He not only converted a hefty 95% of his extra points, going 19 for 20, but also drilled all five of his field goal attempts </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Korben Wilson</strong>, 6', 170, Holton, '26 - scored 30 total points on the season. He made 30 out of his 39 extra point attempts but did did not have a field goal attempt in the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Next Up: Class 2A Top Kickers</strong>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->