EMPORIA — An apparent missed horse-collar penalty was waved off that allowed the East to escape with a hard-fought 14-7 victory over the West in Saturday's 53rd Kansas Shrine Bowl. Augusta's Brecken Albert caught a pass for a first down with 20 seconds left, but lost possession when he was hauled down by Leavenworth's DyVair McCray for what appeared to be a horse-collar penalty. An official motioned a signal for a horse-collar penalty, but was over-ruled. McCray earlier was flagged for a late hit on Salina Central's Cooper Reves. Three West turnovers and two scoreless Red Zone possessions gift wrapped a 14-7 East halftime lead. Great Bend quarterback Daxton Minton was intercepted twice and Salina Central's Reves lost a fumble. An interception by Osage City's Quenten Stark on an ill-advised Minton pass set up a 24-yard touchdown reception by Lenexa St. James' Alec Jett from Shawnee Heights' Aiden Scott. Great Bend linebacker Trenton Kern celebrated his birthday with Andale's Sam Harp by forcing a fumble that Derby's Holsten Bowlin recovered in the end zone for a 7-6 West lead. The East scored right before halftime after Jackson Heights' Austin Zeller grabbed a fumble in the air by Salina Central's Reves. The East's Mill Valley's Blake Jay caught a 24-yard pass from KC Washington's Savion Stone for a 14-7 lead after Stone's 2-point conversion. The West missed valuable scoring chances at the East 4-yard line and 12-yard line as the half ended. Mill Valley's Hayden Heller intercepted a Minton pass at the East 7-yard line. Reves was tackled twice inside the East 15-yard line and Sterling's Zane Farney was swallowed up on a projected throwback pass to Minton. The West leads the East 32-19-2. East 6 8 0 0 — 14 Wes 7 0 0 0 — 7 E—Alec Jett (Lenexa St. James) 24 pass from Aiden Scott (Shawnee Heights) run fails W—Houston Bowlin (Derby) recovered fumble (Manny Myers (Mulvane) kick) E—Blake Jay (Mill Valley) 24 pass from Savion Stone (KC Washington) (Stone run) RUSHING—W—33-161; Cooper Reves (Salina Central) 14-92; Manny Myers (Mulvane) 6-26; Holden Lind (Hays) 7-22; Daxton Minton (Great Bend) 6-21; Zane Farney (Sterling) 2-0; E—33-88; Carter Hajek (Nemaha Central)11-50; Savion Stone (KC Washington) 7-24; Trai Woodruff (SMNW) 5-19; Bryce Randall (Olathe NW) 3-10; Conner Bush (Rossville) 2-3; Aiden Scott (Shawnee Heights) 2-(-5); Blake Jay (Mill Valley) 1-(-7); team 2-(-6) PASSING—W—Minton 7-12-2, 73; Myers 11-24-0, 76; E—Scott 5-7-0, 70; Stone 6-7-0, 53. RECEIVING—W—Cooper McGowan (Ellsworth) 2-49; Brecken Albert (Augusta) 3-26; Jaxon Myers (Salina South) 4-23; James Fieser (Liberal) 1-20; Farney 4-11; Rashawn Johnson (Wichita South) 1-9; Reves 3-9; E—Jay 4-49; Jett 2-37; Woodruff 3-23; Dayne Johnson (Silver Lake) 1-9; Aiden McCullough (Ottawa) 1-5