The Lone Jack Mules emerged from a closely fought contest against St Paul Lutheran to complete an undefeated run in round-robin play, winning the I-70 Conference scholar bowl title Monday, Mar. 9 at Sweet Springs High School.

The Mules claimed three of the last five tossups to erase a 40-point deficit, beating the Saints 200-190 in the last round. Captain Parker Nichol says he encouraged his team to channel another comeback story when they entered halftime down by 10.
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Nichol led all scorers with 18 tossups across four rounds, while teammate Hayden Cunliffe added 13 to earn all-conference honors. Nichol says their partnership has helped to lift the Mules to this year’s conference title.

Lone Jack claimed comfortable wins off Sweet Springs and Concordia, then held off Wellington-Napoleon to set up the winner-take all clash with St Paul. The Mules and head coach Robbie England will now prepare for their Class Three district, which will take place April 18 in Butler.

2026 I-70 Conference Scholar Bowl Tournament

Round One
Wellington-Napoleon 210, Concordia 110
St Paul Lutheran 250, Sweet Springs 110

Round Two
St Paul Lutheran 300, Concordia 60
Lone Jack 320, Sweet Springs 90

Round Three
St Paul Lutheran 220, Wellington-Napoleon 130
Lone Jack 240, Concordia 20

Round Four
Concordia 160, Sweet Springs 100
Lone Jack 290, Wellington-Napoleon 200

Round Five
Lone Jack 200, St Paul Lutheran 190
Wellington-Napoleon 250, Sweet Springs 120

Standings
Lone Jack 4-0, 1050 pts
St Paul Lutheran 3-1, 960 pts
Wellington-Napoleon 2-2, 790 pts
Concordia 1-3, 350 pts
Sweet Springs 0-4, 420 pts

All-Conference Team
Parker Nichol, Lone Jack – 45 ppg (points per game)
Ambrose Sharp, St Paul Lutheran – 35 ppg
Anderson Wright, Wellington-Napoleon – 35 ppg
Hayden Cunliffe, Lone Jack – 32.5 ppg
Joanna Rhea, Sweet Springs – 30 ppg
Abby Rhea, Sweet Springs – 25 ppg
Lukas ?, Wellington-Napoleon – 25 ppg
Ryan F, St Paul Lutheran – 17.5 ppg
Baylee Frye, Wellington-Napoleon – 17.5 ppg