(Updated 12:35 p.m. -- Friday, Feb. 6) Ichabod head football coach announced 18 signees who will join the Washburn football team as part of national signing day. The Ichabods finished the 2008 season with a 6-5 record recording their fifth consecutive winning season.









2009 Ichabod Football signing class (click on names to see bio information)

Name	Pos	Ht.	Wt.	Hometown	High School
Bryce Atagi	SS	5-10	210	Shawnee, Kan.	Shawnee Mission Northwest
Devon Connors	DB	5-9	165	Aurora, Colo.	Overland
Kyle Duncan	OL	6-2	265	Topeka, Kan.	Washburn Rural
Mike Farmer	OL	6-5	285	Manchester, Mo.	Parkway South
Austin Flohrschutz	LB	5-10	200	Topeka, Kan.	Shawnee Heights
Ronnell Garner	WR	6-2	180	Raytown, Mo.	Raytown South
Darion Hillman	DT	6-2	290	Kansas City, Kan.	Shawnee Mission Northwest
Matt Kobbeman	WR	6-1	180	Topeka, Kan.	Shawnee Heights
Matt Langworthy	OL	5-11	230	Derby, Kan.	Derby
Ryan Macken	LB	6-1	220	Truckee, Calif.	Tahoe-Truckee
Duone Maxwell	DB	5-10	165	Kansas City, Kan.	Washington
Adebayo Oladapo	DE	6-2	225	Florissant, Mo.	Hazelwood West
Sam Pour	SS	6-1	190	Kansas City, Mo.	Park Hill
Trey Rigby	LB	6-0	185	Oak Grove, Mo.	Oak Grove
C.J. Slaughter	OL	6-3	285	Kansas City, Mo.	Pembroke Hill
Stanley Travis	OL	6-2	280	St. Louis, Mo.	Hazelwood Central
Brice Turner	DE	6-2	265	Topeka, Kan.	Topeka West
Willie Williams	LB	5-11	170	Berkeley, Mo.	McCluer South

Bryce Atagi • SS • 5-10, 210, Shawnee, Kan. • Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
As a sophomore, rushed for 775 yards and eight touchdowns … he tallied 995 yards and 21 touchdowns leading the Sunflower league in TD scores … rushed for 1,300 yards and 17 touchdowns as a senior … earned first team all-city, all-league and all-county honors as a senior at running back … was a second team defensive back pick as a senior … named honorable mention all-state and all-metro honors as a junior … finished prep career with 3,070 yards and 46 total touchdowns … named Shawnee Dispatch Player of the Year as a sophomore … named honorable mention all-Johnson County … recorded four interceptions as a junior and four sacks as a senior … son of Stone and Diana Atagi … anticipated major is education.

Devon Connors • DB • 5-9, 165, Aurora, Colo. • Overland High School
A two-time conference player of the year … a two-time all-conference selection at athlete … a two-time all-Aurora city selection and two-time honorable mention pick at quarterback … passed for 442 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for 638 yards and eight touchdowns … recorded 16 tackles with three interceptions as a senior … son of Derak and Timmala Connors … undecided on major.

Kyle Duncan • OL • 6-2, 265, Topeka, Kan. • Washburn Rural High School
Named honorable mention all-city and all-league as a sophomore … named first team all-city, all-league and honorable mention all-6A as a junior … received first team all-city honors along with first team all-league as well as honorable mention 6A all-state honors on the offensive line  and named 6A all-state by the Kansas Football Coaches Association as a senior … son of Ken and Pat Duncan … undecided on major.

Mike Farmer • OL • 6-5, 285, Manchester, Mo. • Parkway South High School
Earned first team all-state honors as well as first team all-conference and honorable mention all-metro honors … son of Mike and Alice Farmer … anticipated major is education.

Austin Flohrschutz • LB • 5-10, 200, Topeka, Kan. • Shawnee Heights High School
A three-time All-City selection and as a senior was on The Capital-Journal second team All-State Top 11 … the 2008 City Defensive Player of the Year and as a junior was the City Co-Offensive Player of the Year … 93 tackles during his senior season with six tackles for loss and a sack … finished his career with a school-record 268, and offensively he rushed for 658 yards on 81 carries and seven touchdowns … He was the T-Birds' team MVP three straight years … a two-way all-Centennial League pick and selected to play in the 2009 Kansas Shrine Bowl … received the U.S. Army's Iron Man of the Year for the state of Kansas … son of Russell Flohrschutz and Dana Jolley … undecided on major.

Ronnell Garner • WR • 6-2, 180, Raytown, Mo. • Raytown South High School
Named first team all-state, all-district and all-conference … second team all-metro pick and second team Kansas City all-metro pick by the Kansas City Star … voted team captain and the Cardinals' co-offensive most valuable player … son of Monalissa Moananu … undecided on major.

Darion Hillman • DT • 6-2, 290, Kansas City, Kan. • Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
A three-year starter who helped the Cougars rush for 238 yards per game during senior season … an all-state selection on the offensive line … named all-Johnson County and all-Sunflower league first team offensive line … a second team defensive line selection … rated as the No. 15th best prospect in the state of Kansas by Rivals.com …  a 2009 Kansas Shrine Bowl selection … son of David and Catrina Lowe … anticipated major is business.

Matt Kobbeman • WR • 6-1, 180, Topeka, Kan. • Shawnee Heights High School
Recorded 801 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns on 54 receptions averaging 14.8 yards per catch and rushed for 43 yards on eight carries … a 5A all-state selection as well as all-area top 11 pick two times … named all-league and all-city two times … also had 27 tackles and two interceptions as a senior … averaged 27.6 yards per kickoff return collecting 470 yards on 17 returns and averaged 23.6 yards per punt return and two touchdowns on seven returns … a three-year letterman in basketball … a second team all-city pick and a second team all-league pick … son of Bob and Pamela Kobbeman … sister Wendy was a three-year letterwinner on the Lady Blues volleyball team … undecided on major.

Matt Langworthy • OL • 5-11, 230, Derby, Kan. • Derby High School
A two-year letterwinner in football playing both center and tackle … played linebacker on defense … a four-year member of the honor roll … son of Carrie Langworthy and Kurt and Paula Langworthy … anticipated major is criminal justice.

Ryan Macken • LB • 6-1, 220, Truckee, Calif. • Tahoe-Truckee High School
Recorded 148 tackles in 11 games with an interceptions and htree fumble recoveries en route to first team all-state honors and the Class 3A Defensive Player of the Year … named Reno Gazette Journal's Defensive Player of the Year after leading the state of Nevada in tackles per game … also rushed for 263 yards on 29 carries averaging 9.1 yards per attempt with seven touchdowns … as a junior he was selected Team MVP, first team all-league at linebacker and first team all-state at linebacker …  as a sophomore in the Nevada 3A Division he was a first team all-league linebacker as a junior and first team all-state as a junior and the Nevada 3A Defensive Player of the Year in 2007 after recording 118 tackles, seven pass break ups, four recovered fumbles, three sacks, two interceptions and a forced fumble … won the snow skiing slalom junior nationals in 2004 and finished in the top 20 in the World's Giant slalom competition in 2004 … son of Philip and Jacqueline Macken … anticipated major is business.

Duone Maxwell • DB • 5-10, 165, Kansas City, Kan. • Washington High School
Received scholar athlete award and was the state champion in the 200 meter and 4x100 meter relay … was league champion in the 100 meter, 200 meter and 4x100 meter relay team … son of Duane and LaRhonda Maxwell … anticipated major is art.

Adebayo Oladapo • DE • 6-2, 225, Florissant, Mo. • Hazelwood West High School
Earned all-conference honors at defensive end … also picked honorable mention all-conference honors at fullback … son of Bello and Tayo Oladapo … anticipated major is international business.

Sam Pour • SS • 6-1, 190, Kansas City, Mo. • Park Hill South High School
Named honorable mention all-conference as a sophomore and junior … an all-Northland selection as a junior … following his senior season, he was named first team all-conference at defensive back as well as second team all-metro, second team all-state, first team all-Northland, the Trojans' most valuable player … guardians are David and Gail Krause … undecided on major.

Trey Rigby • LB • 6-0, 185, Oak Grove, Mo. • Oak Grove High School
Rushed for more than 1,000 yards while leading his team in tackles and sacks on defense … he earned all-conference honors at both linebacker and running back … an all-area second team choice at running back … first team all-district selection at linebacker … son of Bob and Twila Rigby … anticipated major is accounting or business.

C.J. Slaughter • 6-3, 285, Kansas City, Kan. • Pembroke Hill High School
As a senior, earned all-state and all-district honors as well as receiving the Captain's Award, Raider Pride Award, Sportsmanship Award and Franklin Studebaker Riley Award … earned all-district honors as well as a junior … son of Anthony and Jessena Slaughter … anticipated major is criminal justice.

Stanley Travis • 6-2, 280, St. Louis, Mo. • Hazelwood Central High School
Named best offensive lineman two seasons … earned all-conference, all-metro and all-state honors on the offensive line … also received the Hawk Award for the highest bowling series in the St. Louis metro area recording a 300 game … son of Stanley and Annette Travis … anticipate major is engineering or business management.

Brice Turner • 6-2, 265, Topeka, Kan. • Topeka West High School
Named honorable mention all-city and all-league … named team captain and led the Chargers in receiving yards … son of David and Debra Turner … undecided on major.


Willie Williams • LB • 5-11, 175, Berkeley, Mo. • McCluer South High School
Named all-metro (St. Louis) and all-state at linebacker … an all-conference selection on both offensive and running back as well as linebacker … a four-time state qualifier taking a second place finish … son of Laval and Marie Vail … anticipated major is nursing.