Rathbone to sign with Friends

Hillsboro senior Tristan Rathbone, a 5-foot-9, 180-pound linebacker, plans to sign today to play football this fall for Friends University in Wichita.

Named a first-team all-state defensive player in Class 2A by Sports in Kansas, he also was a star member of the Hillsboro High School wrestling team, placing fifth in Class 3-2-1A and finished the season with a 42-5 record and a school record number of career victories.

His parents are  Mark and Karrie Rathbone of Hillsboro.