Category: Sports
Area golfers named All-State
Several area girls’ golfers have earned All-State honors from the KGCA. Plainville’s Corbyn Marquess was named the First Team in Class 3-2-1A. TMP-Marian’s Haleigh Spray and Jenna Romme were named to the Second Team.
Hays High had two golfers named to the 5A All-State team. Taleia McCrae and Sophia Garrison were both honorable mention picks.
TMP’s Lane earns all-state honors
Thomas More Prep-Marian sophomore Emilee Lane was named to the 2019 Kansas Volleyball Coaches Association 3A All State first-team Saturday.
Lane is a two-time All MCL selection after helping the Monarchs to a sub-state runner-up finish and a 31-7 record.
Smith Center’s Bree Frieling was a 2A second-team selection. Her Smith Center teammate was a honorable mention selection along with Trego’s Lili Shubert.
Maddie Wiltse of Otis-Bison and Thunder Ridge’s Jaden Boden were both named to the 1A second-team. Victoria’s Kassi Weber was an honorable mention selection.
FHSU men’s soccer falls in penalty kicks in GAC Tournament finals
HAYS, Kan. – The Fort Hays State men’s soccer team battled No. 22 Rogers State to a 2-2 draw Sunday afternoon (Nov. 17) inside FHSU Soccer Stadium. But with the GAC/MIAA Championship on the line, the match didn’t end after two overtimes and 110 minutes. The Hillcats of Rogers State prevailed in a penalty kick shootout, besting the Tigers 4-3.
To get to the title match, FHSU handled the Harding University Bisons in a 3-1 victory, while Rogers State commanded a 2-0 victory over Northeastern State University.
The two advancing sides featured the top two seeds in the tournament field. Fort Hays State, the regular season conference champions, entered the match ranked eighth in the latest NCAA Super Region 3 rankings, while the second-seeded Hillcats are listed at No. 11 in the region rankings.
Fort Hays State was able to strike first in the opening half. A cross sent into the middle of the six-yard box provided heaps of trouble for GAC first team goalkeeper Dillon Dean. As the ball bounced through a mixed group of Tigers and Hillcats, junior Arsenio Chamorro was taken down by Dean. After a slight pause, central referee Brian Bauer allotted for a Fort Hays State penalty.
Perfect from the spot this season, junior captain Moritz Walther began his routine. On the blow of the whistle, Walther began his run up and hit a driven ground ball to the center of the goal, sending Dean diving to his left.
Just nine minutes later, Rogers State retaliated with a goal of their own from the foot of Chris Sowder. Callum Hubble sent a ball into the box from the right wing. FHSU goalkeeper Cullen Fisch attempted to make a diving stop to send the ball out of the danger zone, but the ball just grazed off the keeper’s fingertips. Sowder extended his leg and tapped the ball just inside the far post to even the match score up at one in the 19th minute.
The two sides carried a draw into the locker room, featuring a very even matchup with the Tigers leading the Hillcats by two in shots and corners taken over the first 45 minutes.
The second half of regulation featured another back and forth battle, ending with four corners taken and Rogers State leading by just one shot.
Tournament MVP Noah Robson resumed the scoring in the 56th minute when winger Jordan Watson fought off a challenge and relinquished possession to Robson, who was playing just beyond the edge of the 18-yard box. The senior forward took one touch and then ripped a shot through a window of Tiger defenders.
With the ball soaring towards the net, Fisch took two steps and leapt in an attempt to make a save, but was unable to reach the ball that had nestled into the upper most right corner of the goal—putting Rogers State out in front, 2-1.
However, only four minutes later, Fort Hays State junior forward Mauricio Etcheverry equalized the match on a breakaway. With Agudelo to his right and Rogers State freshman defender Manuel Camarena at his tail, the Asuncion, Paraguay native took his shot on goal.
Slipping just in front of the stretched leg of defender Michael Turner, the shot proceeded to one-hop and slide under Dean as it bounced into the back of the net.
There would be six registered shots in the second half, only one requiring a save from Fisch until the horn blew to signal the end of regulation.
A pair of shots were attempted in the first overtime periods. Both sides remained poised and attempted runs in the behind the defense from the wings, but neither team was able to clock in the game-winning goal.
With under two minutes remaining in the second overtime period, a foul was called on Tigers senior Sergio Villalba, who was giving chase to a Hillcats attacker making his move on the Fort Hays State back line. The senior midfielder was ultimately called for a foul, being handed a red card and reducing FHSU to ten men.
The Black and Gold managed to defend the Hillcats free kick and see out the remaining time on the clock.
With regulation and both overtime periods coming to a close, the two sides geared up for penalty kicks.
Both head coaches, Gerry Cleary and Derek Larkin, would enter in two more names on the team sheet for penalty kicks. FHSU’s Kieran Brown and RSU’s Austin Wormell would see their first action of the day and be tasked in goal.
Chamorro was the first player to step up for the Tigers and would miss the target on his attempt. Robson followed with his attempt and beat Brown at the center of the goal. Each penalty kick taker in rounds two, three and four would hit the back of the net, giving the Hillcats a 4-3 advantage heading into the final round.
Junior Ross Boyd stepped up to the spot and rifled a shot to the left of the goal. Wormell jumped off of his line at the moment of impact and created a save that crowned the Hillcats as GAC/MIAA Champions.
The final result of the match snapped the longest home winning streak in the nation at 25 games. But with the official result going in as a draw, the Tigers kept a 27-match unbeaten streak alive in the record books.
Fort Hays State sports a 13-5-2 record on the 2019 campaign. The Black and Gold will now await the NCAA Selection Show, hoping to be selected as a team in a field of 40 to continue their postseason.
Ranked No. 8 in the Super Region Rankings, the Tigers avoided a loss in the conference tournament and remained unbeaten against No. 11 ranked Rogers State this year, officially posting a 2-0-1 record in the head-to-head even though penalty kicks decided which team hoisted the GAC trophy on Sunday in Hays. Rogers State was on the outside of the top 10 of the super region rankings going into conference tournament week, but a tie with the Tigers may not be enough to get into the NCAA field. The GAC does not receive an automatic qualifier for its tournament champion.
No. 9 ranked Indianapolis sat idle all week after a loss in the early rounds of the GLVC Tournament. No. 12 ranked Wisconsin-Parkside topped No. 10 ranked Saginaw Valley State in the GLIAC title match, so Wisconsin-Parkside will claim one of the three automatic qualifying spots for the NCAA Tournament from Super Region 3. Fort Hays State will have to see if its name is called as one of the seven from the super region to get an at-large selection. The Tigers are hoping to make their eighth-straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
That selection process is slated for a 5:30 p.m. CST announcement on Monday, Nov. 18 on NCAA.com.
Big second half leads FHSU to win in Colorado Springs
Fort Hays State wrapped up a two game road trip in Colorado in Sunday against University of Colorado – Colorado Springs. The Tigers trailed by ten points twice in the first half and didn’t score their first basket for nearly seven minutes but find a way to win against the Mountain Lions 75-68.
Aaron Nicholson played all 40 minutes and hit a three pointer that three pointer with 1:11 left in the game that increased the Tiger lead to 72-68. Nicholson then forced turnover on the next possession and Nyjee Wright kissed shot off the glass for a 74-68 advantage.
The Tigers trailed by ten in the first half at 15-5 and 23-13. A 13-4 run got FHSU back within one at 27-26. The Tigers trailed 33-32 at halftime. Jake Hutchings hit a three to open the second half and give the Tigers their first lead of the game. The Mountain Lions took the lead back with under six minutes to go and led 62-59 with 5:30 left. Aaron Nicholson hit a three pointer for a 64-62 lead, a lead the Tigers would never give back.
Jared Vitztum led the Tigers with 17 points. Aaron Nicholson and Nyjee Wright each scored 14. Jakes Hutchings scored 13 points, all in the second half. Devin Davis added 11 before fouling out.
The Tiger defense held UCCS to 39% shooting and 23% on threes. The Mountain Lions had been shooting 49% from the field and 38% on threes through two games.
FHSU is now 3-1 as is UCCS.
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Broncos blow 20-point halftime lead against Vikings
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings erased a 20-0 halftime deficit with touchdowns on each of their four drives in the second half, fending off the Denver Broncos by forcing three straight incomplete passes in the end zone over the final 10 seconds to preserve a 27-23 victory on Sunday.
This was the first time in five years — a span of 100 games including the playoffs — that an NFL team won after trailing by 20 or more points after two quarters.
Kirk Cousins went 29 for 35 for 319 yards and three scores for the Vikings (8-3), overcoming a system-wide failure in the first half that included a lost fumble of his during a sack that led to one of three field goals by Brandon McManus for the Broncos (3-7).
Cousins hit Stefon Diggs for a 54-yard touchdown pass that brought the crowd noise to a deafening level and cut the lead to 23-20. McManus went wide right from 41 yards on his fourth attempt, and Cousins found Kyle Rudolph wide open for a 32-yard score on the next possession with 6:10 left. Both of those throws by Cousins came off bootleg rollouts to his left, the type of passing play he has long thrived on.
Brandon Allen, the fill-in quarterback after the injury to Joe Flacco and the impending debut of rookie Drew Lock, admirably drove the Broncos to the cusp of a comeback of their own with a drive that included three fourth-down conversions.
With first-and-goal from the 4, but only 10 seconds and no timeouts remaining, Allen had three chances at the winner. Trae Waynes knocked down the first one, Jayron Kearse had a hand on the second one and the last try for Noah Fant sailed past the rookie tight end after he and Kearse tussled for position.
The Broncos have not scored a touchdown in the fourth quarter for six straight games. The last team guilty of such a severe second-half collapse was Atlanta on Oct. 26, 2014, when a 21-0 lead at home turned into a 22-21 victory for Detroit. According to Sportradar, this was only the 14th time in NFL history that a 20-plus-point halftime deficit turned into defeat.
HORRID HALF
The Vikings hardly could have played more poorly over the first two quarters. They punted on their first four possessions and already trailed 10-0 when they finally got a first down, finishing with just 47 total yards in the first half. With the deficit at 17-0, Cousins hit Diggs for a 34-yard gain that was wiped out by a holding penalty on left tackle Riley Reiff, who had a particularly difficult time against the pass rush.
The Broncos drove 90 yards for their first touchdown, a third-and-goal throw to tight end Troy Fumagalli for his first career score. They spiced up their play calling with repeated success, using a 38-yard reverse pass by Courtland Sutton to fellow wide receiver Tim Patrick. Sutton kept the ball on two more end-around plays during that drive, including a fourth-and-1 run from the 7 to set up their second touchdown.
One break went Minnesota’s way, an ominous end to Denver’s momentum. The kickoff after the field goal that followed the fumble by Cousins was fumbled and lost by Ameer Abdullah at the 17 by Josey Jewell with 60 seconds left. Allen’s pass for Noah Fant on the next play was intercepted by Andrew Sendejo, preventing the Broncos from taking a four-score lead.
INJURY REPORT
Broncos: FB Andy Janovich, who bulled his way into the end zone on a third-and-goal run from the 1 in the second quarter, hurt his elbow while being tackled at the end of a short reception and did not return.
Vikings: SS Harrison Smith hurt his hamstring in the fourth quarter and didn’t return. LB Ben Gedeon suffered a concussion in the first quarter and was done for the day. Four other starters were already inactive: Adam Thielen, RG Josh Kline (concussion), NT Linval Joseph (knee) and FS Anthony Harris (groin).
UP NEXT
Broncos: Facing a stretch of four road games in five weeks that began here in Minnesota, the Broncos play at Buffalo next Sunday. They’ve lost their last two road games against the Bills in 2017 and 2011.
Vikings: After the second-latest bye week on the schedule in team history — in 1991, they were off the weekend of Dec. 1 — the Vikings return to action on Dec. 2 at Seattle. This is their second straight year with a Monday night game on the road against the Seahawks in December.
Tigers set single-game and season scoring records in blowout of Northeastern State
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – The winningest senior class in the program’s NCAA Division II history went out with a bang on Saturday as Fort Hays State posted a record-setting 91-7 win at Northeastern State to close out the season at Doc Wadley Stadium. FHSU broke both its single-game and season scoring records, finishing at 8-3 overall.
The 91 points shatters the single-game mark of 66 set earlier this season in a win at Lincoln. The Tigers finish the year with 455 points in just 11 games, going past the mark of 446 set by the 1995 team in 12 games. The Tigers also finish the year averaging 41.4 points per game, and that breaks the 1995 team’s scoring average record of 37.2 per game.
**Note: FHSU had a team in 1913 score 125 points against the Salina All-Stars, which was not a college, so this is a new record against a collegiate opponent.**
It didn’t look like a complete runaway early as FHSU scored just 13 points in the first quarter, but a landslide of points befell NSU in the second quarter, 42 to be exact, and FHSU led 55-7 at halftime. Two consecutive Voshon Waiters rushing touchdowns in the third quarter pushed the Tigers past the single-game scoring record to a 69-7 lead. Te’Corey Tutson added another rushing touchdown late in the third to push the advantage to 76-7.
Senior Kyler Kinnamon picked up his first touchdown in the fourth quarter on a 5-yard pass from Trey McJunkin. Adrian Soto also scored his first collegiate touchdown in the fourth, a 65-yard sprint to the endzone untouched. The senior La Crosse, Kansas duo of Andrew Jay and Sheldon Schmidt connected on a 2-point conversion play that pushed the final tally for the Tigers to 91.
The Tigers had a very senior-themed touchdown scoring compilation in the first half. Harley Hazlett started the scoring on a 19-yard pass from Chance Fuller. Charles Tigner and D.J. Hickman each followed with touchdown plunges from a yard out. Matt Wendelberger joined the scoring act next on a 9-yard pass from Fuller. Tigner added another one-yard touchdown run before Layne Bieberle snagged a 1-yard touchdown pass from Fuller. A defensive touchdown by Sterling Swopes on a 48-yard fumble recovery interrupted the senior scoring streak, but Tigner followed again with a 2-yard pass from Fuller.
With the four passing touchdowns by halftime, Fuller found himself on top of the single-season passing touchdowns list with 35 this season. That topped the school record of 34 thrown by Shawn Behr in 1995. He finished the year with 3,344 passing yards, the fourth most in a single-season in FHSU and his 258 completions for the season are second most.
When the dust settled, Fort Hays State finished with 734 yards of total offense. It was still a little shy of the school record 761 yards produced by the 1970 team against Southern Colorado.
The Tiger defense nearly had a shutout with just one defensive breakdown on a 73-yard touchdown pass by the RiverHawks in the second quarter. The Tigers were rock solid outside of that mistake, allowing just 123 total yards for the game. It was the fewest yards allowed to an opponent since a 15-0 win over Adams State on September 15, 2001. Tanner Hoekman led the Tigers with seven tackles to finish with 294 in his career, tying Layton Hickel for sixth on the career tackles list in the NCAA era.
Bieberle finished second on the all-time receiving yards list at FHSU with 2,625 by adding 68 to his overall total on Saturday. Bieberle was the seventh Tiger to pass the 2,000-yard receiving mark earlier this season and Hazlett joined that fraternity on Saturday as the eighth, now with 2,038 after a 58-yard receiving effort. Hazlett holds the all-time receptions record at FHSU with 184 and Bieberle joins old record holder Eric Busenbark in a tie for second with 168.
Dante Brown finished the year with 109 kicking points (19 field goals and 52 PATs). The 2018 Don Hansen Division II Special Teams Player of the Year put up 232 points over two seasons. He is the only kicker in program history to break the 100 mark, and did it two consecutive years.
Fort Hays State reached eight wins in a season for the fifth straight year and the senior class went out with a record of 36-11. The Tigers also produced their seventh consecutive winning season, which dates back to 2013.
Big third quarter propels No. 7 Tiger women to win over Cameron
HAYS – The Fort Hays State Tiger women outscored Cameron University 25-4 in the third quarter Saturday on their way to an 89-47 win at Gross Memorial Coliseum.
Tony Hobson postgame interview
Game highlights
The Aggies hung tough with the Tigers in the early minutes of the game and had a pair of leads in the first quarter, the last time with just under three minutes to play before Lauryn Reither hit her first of two three pointers in the first quarter to give the Tigers an 18-16 lead. Fort Hays would never trail again in the game. The Tigers led 27-20 at the end of the first quarter.
Kacey Kennett scored the first five points of the second quarter to spark a 15-6 run to give the Tigers their largest lead of the first half at 16 with a 42-26 with 2:34 to play in the first half. The Tigers led 46-31 at halftime.
Fort Hays State extended their lead in that third quarter thanks in large part to the play of Jaden Hobbs who had her best game as a Tiger. After being held scoreless in the first half she scored 10 of her season-high 16 points in the third quarter and helped the Tigers build the 71-35 third quarter lead.
The fourth quarter saw much of the same as the Tigers outscored the Aggies 14-2 to start the quarter on their way to the 89-47 win.
Belle Barbieri scored a season-high 19 points and pulled down 10 rebounds, Hobbs and Kennett each added 16 each and Taylor Rolfs finished with 11 points.
The Tigers shot a season-high 46.9% from the floor and made 22 of 26 free throw attempts.
Fort Hays State improved to 4-0 with the win and will take on the University of Saint Mary Nov. 25.
Five champs for Tiger wrestling at Swede Open
LINDSBORG, Kan. – The No. 17 Fort Hays State wrestling team had five wrestlers take first place at the eighth annual Swede Open Saturday (Nov. 16), hosted by Bethany College. The Tigers had more first-place finishers than any other school (Nebraska-Kearney 4, Newman 1). Two of the other nine Tiger wrestlers to compete also finished in the top four in their respective weight class.
Jonathan Ball took the crown at 149 pounds after finishing 4-0 with four different types of wins. The sophomore opened the day with a 17-2 tech fall before pinning his opponent in the quarterfinals. Ball advanced to the finals with a 6-1 decision before winning the title with a 12-3 major decision.
A.J. Cooper had little trouble navigating through the bracket at 285 pounds, winning all five of his matches to secure the title. The junior won his first three bouts via tech fall, dominating Wyatt Wells (Labette CC) 18-3, defeating Dustin Mason (Bethany) 20-2 and crushing Nate Connelly (Hastings) 18-0. Cooper earned a spot in the title bout thanks to an 8-3 decision against Lee Herrington (Nebraska-Kearney) before recording a late pin in the championship bout against Korinthian Nabors (Lindenwood-Belleville).
Tereus Henry had quite the day, going 5-0 to win the 197-pound competition thanks to four pins. The freshman won his opening bout with a pin just seconds before the final horn sounded and added another pin in the first period of the second round. Henry moved on to the semifinals thanks to a sudden victory win over Jace Lacaille of Nebraska-Kearney before getting back to dominating his opponents. He advanced to the championship thanks to another first period fall before taking down another Loper, Andrew Demos, with one minute remaining in the championship bout.
Aryus Jones took home first place at the Swede Open for the second year in a row after dominating the 184-pound bracket. Jones pinned his first two opponents in less than 20 seconds before moving on to the finals with an 18-0 first period technical fall in the semis. The sophomore had to go the full seven minutes in the championship bout, but still did not drop a point in a 5-0 decision.
Marty Verhaeghe took home first place in the 174-pound division thanks to a 4-0 day. He recorded a pin in the first round before winning via decision in the next three rounds. He came away victorious in the championship bout thanks to a go-ahead takedown with 70 seconds left on the clock, earning a 6-4 decision.
Anthony Scantlin reached the championship bout at 157 pounds after three-consecutive wins before finishing in second place. The sophomore picked up a 10-0 major decision in his first match before recording back-to-back decisions in the quarters and semis. Scantlin finished the day 3-1 after dropping the first-place match via a 5-1 decision.
Conrad Cole reached the semifinals after three-straight victories, including an 11-0 major decision and a pin. The senior dropped a narrow 6-3 decision in the semis before recovering with a 15-0 technical fall in the consolation semis. He finished fourth after coming up short in the third-place match.
The Tigers will return to the mat next weekend when they travel north to Kearney, Neb. for the Younes Hospitality Open on Saturday, Nov. 23.
Mason Turner – 125 pounds
Champ. Round 1 – Mason Turner (Fort Hays State) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Mason Turner (Fort Hays State) won by fall over Konner Alejandro (Hastings) (Fall 1:50)
Quarterfinal – Studd Morris (Unattached Central Oklahoma) won by decision over Mason Turner (Fort Hays State) (Dec 8-4)
Cons. Round 4 – Blayne Harris (Cloud County Comm College) won by medical forfeit over Mason Turner (Fort Hays State) (MFF)
Dy’Juan Carney – 133 pounds
Champ. Round 1 – Dy’Juan Carney (Fort Hays State) won by fall over Alec Segarra (Nebraska Kearney) (Fall 1:42)
Champ. Round 2 – Dy’Juan Carney (Fort Hays State) won by fall over Rhett Miner (Colby CC) (Fall 4:34)
Quarterfinal – Tyler Lawley (Newman) won by fall over Dy’Juan Carney (Fort Hays State) (Fall 2:13)
Cons. Round 4 – Bobby Robinson (Ottawa) won by fall over Dy’Juan Carney (Fort Hays State) (Fall 1:38)
Conrad Cole – 133 pounds – 4th place
Champ. Round 1 – Conrad Cole (Fort Hays State) won by major decision over Andy Rojas (Colby CC) (Maj 11-0)
Champ. Round 2 – Conrad Cole (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Blake Leiszler (Cloud County Comm College) (Dec 7-4)
Quarterfinal – Conrad Cole (Fort Hays State) won by fall over Parker Hardy (Hastings) (Fall 2:14)
Semifinal – Austin Kolvek (Baker) won by decision over Conrad Cole (Fort Hays State) (Dec 6-3)
Cons. Semi – Conrad Cole (Fort Hays State) won by tech fall over De`Khyale McFarland (Neosho community college) (TF 15-0)
3rd Place Match – Edrich Nortje (Hastings) won by fall over Conrad Cole (Fort Hays State) (Fall 2:58)
Kadin Heacock – 149 pounds
Champ. Round 1 – Ethan Ewing (Neosho community college) won by decision over Kadin Heacock (Fort Hays State) (Dec 7-6)
Cons. Round 1 – Mouhammad Sangariev (Colby CC) won by decision over Kadin Heacock (Fort Hays State) (Dec 9-3)
Jonathan Ball – 149 pounds – 1st place
Champ. Round 1 – Jonathan Ball (Fort Hays State) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Jonathan Ball (Fort Hays State) won by tech fall over Cordell Hunt (Labette Community College) (TF 17-2)
Quarterfinal – Jonathan Ball (Fort Hays State) won by fall over Teontae Wilson (Nebraska Kearney) (Fall 5:00)
Semifinal – Jonathan Ball (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Kaleb Canoyer (Nebraska Kearney) (Dec 6-1)
1st Place Match – Jonathan Ball (Fort Hays State) won by major decision over John Fox (York) (Maj 12-3)
Anthony Scantlin – 157 pounds – 2nd place
Champ. Round 1 – Anthony Scantlin (Fort Hays State) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Anthony Scantlin (Fort Hays State) won by major decision over Cole Denny (Neosho community college) (Maj 10-0)
Quarterfinal – Anthony Scantlin (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Cole Halouska (Dakota Wesleyan) (Dec 7-1)
Semifinal – Anthony Scantlin (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Taygen Smith (Hastings) (Dec 8-7)
1st Place Match – Tyler Cunningham (Nebraska Kearney) won by decision over Anthony Scantlin (Fort Hays State) (Dec 5-1)
Josh Lenker – 157 pounds
Champ. Round 1 – Josh Lenker (Fort Hays State) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Dallas Boone (Neosho community college) won by tech fall over Josh Lenker (Fort Hays State) (TF 21-3)
Cons. Round 2 – Josh Lenker (Fort Hays State) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 – Brenner Vogan (Unattached) won by decision over Josh Lenker (Fort Hays State) (Dec 9-3)
Marty Verhaeghe – 174 pounds – 1st place
Champ. Round 1 – Marty Verhaeghe (Fort Hays State) won by fall over Dailen Presgrove (Oklahoma Wesleyan) (Fall 4:36)
Quarterfinal – Marty Verhaeghe (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Jensen McDermott (Benedictine) (Dec 8-3)
Semifinal – Marty Verhaeghe (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Wyatt Hayes (Nebraska Kearney) (Dec 10-5)
1st Place Match – Marty Verhaeghe (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Cameron Young-Leggett (Ottawa) (Dec 6-4)
Clint Herrick – 184 pounds
Champ. Round 1 – Clint Herrick (Fort Hays State) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Branden Cardwell (Neosho community college) won by decision over Clint Herrick (Fort Hays State) (Dec 3-2)
Cons. Round 2 – Clint Herrick (Fort Hays State) won by fall over Matthew Ordonez (Bethany) (Fall 4:25)
Cons. Round 3 – Clint Herrick (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Eli White (Benedictine) (Dec 3-1)
Cons. Round 4 – Clint Herrick (Fort Hays State) won by major decision over Ridge Smith (Oklahoma Wesleyan) (Maj 8-0)
Cons. Round 5 – Clint Herrick (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Tyson Villalpando (Neosho community college) (Dec 8-4)
Cons. Semi – Joey Ewalt (Barton) won by tech fall over Clint Herrick (Fort Hays State) (TF 15-0)
Matt Hook – 184 pounds
Champ. Round 1 – Matt Hook (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Matthew Ordonez (Bethany) (Dec 7-3)
Champ. Round 2 – Nate Panagakis (Newman) won by fall over Matt Hook (Fort Hays State) (Fall 1:44)
Cons. Round 2 – Matt Hook (Fort Hays State) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 – Dakota McCaleb (Labette Community College) won by decision over Matt Hook (Fort Hays State) (Dec 5-1)
Aryus Jones – 184 pounds – 1st place
Champ. Round 1 – Aryus Jones (Fort Hays State) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Aryus Jones (Fort Hays State) won by fall over Tyson Villalpando (Neosho community college) (Fall 0:15)
Quarterfinal – Aryus Jones (Fort Hays State) won by fall over Chase Pywell (Bethany) (Fall 0:20)
Semifinal – Aryus Jones (Fort Hays State) won by tech fall over Joey Ewalt (Barton) (TF 18-0)
1st Place Match – Aryus Jones (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Nate Panagakis (Newman) (Dec 5-0)
Tereus Henry – 197 pounds – 1st place
Champ. Round 1 – Tereus Henry (Fort Hays State) won by fall over Joshua Wilson (Bethany) (Fall 6:48)
Champ. Round 2 – Tereus Henry (Fort Hays State) won by fall over Timothy Carter (Lindenwood-Bellville) (Fall 1:48)
Quarterfinal – Tereus Henry (Fort Hays State) won in sudden victory – 1 over Jace Lacaille (Nebraska Kearney) (SV-1 12-10)
Semifinal – Tereus Henry (Fort Hays State) won by fall over Dylan Newton (Neosho community college) (Fall 2:53)
1st Place Match – Tereus Henry (Fort Hays State) won by fall over Andrew Demos (Nebraska Kearney) (Fall 6:02)
LJ Flax – 285 pounds
Champ. Round 1 – LJ Flax (Fort Hays State) won by fall over Mateo Pena (Labette Community College) (Fall 6:12)
Champ. Round 2 – Elwin Trejo (Cloud County Comm College) won by fall over LJ Flax (Fort Hays State) (Fall 3:36)
Cons. Round 2 – LJ Flax (Fort Hays State) won by fall over Jacob Sabus (Central Christian College) (Fall 2:40)
Cons. Round 3 – Malique Trumbo (Unattached) won by fall over LJ Flax (Fort Hays State) (Fall 3:21)
A.J. Cooper – 285 pounds – 1st place
Champ. Round 1 – A.J. Cooper (Fort Hays State) won by tech fall over Wyatt Wells (Labette Community College) (TF 18-3)
Champ. Round 2 – A.J. Cooper (Fort Hays State) won by tech fall over Dustin Mason (Bethany) (TF 20-2)
Quarterfinal – A.J. Cooper (Fort Hays State) won by tech fall over Nate Connelly (Hastings) (TF 18-0)
Semifinal – A.J. Cooper (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Lee Herrington (Nebraska Kearney) (Dec 8-3)
1st Place Match – A.J. Cooper (Fort Hays State) won by fall over Korinthian Nabors (Lindenwood-Bellville) (Fall 7:00)
Doege leads West Virginia to upset of K-State
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — West Virginia coach Neal Brown was staring down the prospects of a six-game losing streak amid his first season in Morgantown, a streak of futility unmatched by the Mountaineers since 1986.
Instead, he walked out of Kansas State with a foundational win for his vast rebuilding effort.
Jarret Doege threw for 234 yards and three scores in place of Austin Kendall, and Hakeem Bailey made the play of the game when he picked off the Wildcats’ Skylar Thompson in the closing seconds, allowing the Mountaineers to escape with a 24-20 victory Saturday night.
“This is a huge win. It felt like a long time coming,” Brown said. “Kind of been knocking on the door. I really felt like we’d be in a position at some point to win a game that maybe we shouldn’t have. This is big for our program, big for our players and I’m proud of our guys.”
The Mountaineers (4-6, 2-5 Big 12) hadn’t scored more than 17 points in their last four games, prompting the change at quarterback. Doege, who hadn’t started since last November when he was still at Bowling Green, responded by throwing all three of his TD passes on crucial third downs.
The biggest? A 50-yard heave on third-and-22 that gave the Mountaineers the lead late.
“I was just thinking, ‘Get through my progression,’” Doege said, “but I forced out and I saw him wide open and luckily got it off right before I got hit. I didn’t know if he caught it until I looked up and saw him in the end zone.”
The Wildcats (6-4, 3-4) had plenty of chances to answer, but they turned the ball over on downs and then punted before their final drive. Thompson led them briskly downfield, but his second-down throw floated in the wind whipping out of the south and Bailey outjumped the intended target.
West Virginia then ran out the clock on the win and its five-game losing streak.
“We challenged them hard this week,” Brown said, “and the guys that have been in our program for a long time. … We only get 12 of the these so you have to come to play.”
The Wildcats, who almost never altered their look under Hall of Fame coach Bill Snyder, donned a throwback uniform to the 1988 with white helmets and script “Cats” across them.
Perhaps they should have chosen a season in which they didn’t go 0-11.
Thompson was 24 of 39 for 299 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions, and Kansas State had trouble moving the ball all night against a team that allowed 38 points to Texas Tech last week.
The Wildcats ran 32 times but averaged just 3.2 yards per attempt.
“When we struggle to run the ball it affects the rest of the offense,” said the Wildcats’ James Gilbert, who led the way with 60 yards rushing and a touchdown.
The Mountaineers’ season-long growing pains appeared to continue right from the start, when they went three-and-out on offense and gave up a 68-yard TD pass on their first play on defense.
It was hardly a harbinger of the first half.
West Virginia answered with a 75-yard drive, finished off by Doege’s touchdown pass to George Campbell. And when the Wildcats answered with a field goal, the Mountaineers reached the end zone again — though not without a bit of help from the officials.
West Virginia was held to a field goal that Casey Legg missed. But the crew ruled the Wildcats’ Trey Dishon jumped the gun on the rush, giving the Mountaineers a fresh set of downs. They went nowhere on the first two plays before Campbell hauled in another touchdown pass.
Legg missed another field goal heading into the locker room, and the momentum appeared to have swung the Wildcats’ direction in the second half. They opened it with a long, time-consuming touchdown drive to take a 20-14 lead midway through the third quarter.
They were never able to shake loose, though.
Kansas State was forced to punt on each of its next two possessions. Legg drilled a 51-yard field goal after missing a chip-shot late in the first half, and a few minutes later Doege took advantage of a major coverage lapse on third-and-22 to throw a 50-yard touchdown pass to Bryce Wheaton.
That turned out to be all the points the Mountaineers needed.
“Obviously a disappointing loss — a game West Virginia deserved,” Kansas State coach Chris Klieman said. “They outplayed us and, that being said, we had an opportunity late in the game to almost steal a victory. Disappointed in a number of things but obviously you have to move on.”
THE TAKEAWAY
West Virginia was desperate for some kind of spark, so Doege got the call. He was plenty shaky in his first start since last November, but he also made a couple of crucial plays when they mattered.
Kansas State came out flat after a gut-wrenching last-second loss at Texas last week. The Wildcats have now lost two straight after a three-game win streak highlighted by an upset of Oklahoma.
UP NEXT
West Virginia plays its home finale against Oklahoma State next Saturday.
Kansas State visits the Red Raiders for its final road trip next Saturday.
Fort Hays State falls at #14 Mines
The Fort Hays State Tigers embarked on a throwback weekend with a trip through the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. The trip opened Saturday with a stop in Golden, Colorado against the 14th ranked Colorado School of Mines Orediggers.
The Tigers and Orediggers were tied twice to start he game at two and four points. Mines never trailed and pushed their advantage to 19-10 on the strength of a 9-2 run midway through the first half. Devin Davis converted on back-to-back three point plays to close the gap down to 19-16 with 8:07 remaining before halftime.
Fort Hays State got within two points at 22-20 with 6:00 remaining in the half on another Davis basket. The Orediggers then when on a 15-7 run that built the first double digit lead of the game at 37-27. Before the run concluded the Tigers got within four points at 31-27 and forced an Oredigger timeout. Fort Hays State through fouled on a made three pointer and Mason Baker converted the free throw for a four point play.
The Orediggers kept the Tigers at arms length for rest of the half entering the locker room with a 43-32 lead. FHSU opened the game shooting just 3-12 then closed the half 10-19.
Highlights
The Orediggers made nine of their first ten shots in the second half and opened the second twenty minutes on a 22-10 run. The lead at the end of the stretch swelled to 23 at 65-42 with 13:15 left in the game. The Tigers never were closer than 17 points rest of the way falling 91-72.
Mines shot 56% for the game and made 13-27 on three pointers. The Tigers did shoot 60% in the second half and 49% for the game. Devin Davis tied a career high with 18 points. Nyjee Wright added 15, Jake Hutchings 12 and Perry Caroll 11. Brendan Sullivan led the Orediggers with a career high 24 leading five players in double figures.
The Tigers went into the game averaging 45 rebounds per contest but grabbed just 17 in the loss.
Coach Mark Johnson
The Tigers fall to 2-1 on the year. #14 Colorado School of Mines improves to 2-1. FHSU will continue their Colorado RMAC weekend with a trip to Colorado Springs to take on UCCS Sunday at 3:00 Mountain Time.
Hubbard leads No. 25 Oklahoma St. past Kansas
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy broke away from his usual approach to postseason awards and lobbied for Chuba Hubbard to be a Heisman Trophy finalist.
Hubbard, the nation’s leading rusher, ran for 122 yards and two touchdowns, and No. 25 Oklahoma State rolled past Kansas 31-13 on Saturday.
He has rushed for 1,726 yards this season in 10 games. Gundy believes if Hubbard leads Power Five backs in rushing, he should get an invitation to New York for the Heisman ceremony.
“He deserves to be there,” Gundy said. “And I can honestly say that for him because he’s a very humble, hardworking young man. And you know me — I don’t step out there much.”
Hubbard’s yardage total is the fifth-best in school history for a season, trailing 1988 Heisman winner Barry Sanders, 1977 Heisman runner-up Terry Miller, Ernest Anderson and Thurman Thomas. He has two regular-season games remaining, and on his current pace, he would pass all but Sanders on the school’s single-season chart.
“We’re proud of what he’s done,” Gundy said. “But at some point, you have to look and say, ‘OK, is this a quarterback award?’ Or do running backs or other positions potentially get involved.”
Dillon Stoner caught five passes for a career-high 150 yards and two touchdowns and Spencer Sanders passed for 168 yards and a touchdown for the Cowboys (7-3, 4-3 Big 12, No. 22 CFP), who won their third straight.
Hubbard scored his first touchdown just over three minutes into the game. He ran for 100 yards and two touchdowns in the first half to help Oklahoma State take a 24-0 lead.
In the third quarter, backup quarterback Dru Brown threw a perfect strike for a 43-yard touchdown to Stoner to push the lead to 31-0. Oklahoma State gained 481 total yards, including 243 rushing.
Carter Stanley passed for 226 yards and two touchdowns for Kansas (3-7, 1-6).
It was the first meeting between Kansas coach Les Miles and Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy. Gundy was Miles’ offensive coordinator at Oklahoma State from 2001 to 2004 before Miles left to become head coach at LSU and Gundy took over as head coach for the Cowboys.
Miles appreciated the chance to return.
“I really like this place,” he said. “The people here were kind to my family. I had two children born here. I enjoyed it and always look back and think how special this place is to my family.”
THE TAKEAWAY
Kansas: The Jayhawks were routed for the third time this season. They had lost just 50-48 to Texas earlier in the year and had been close in two other losses. On Saturday, the Jayhawks got off to a rough start and never got into the game.
Oklahoma State: The Cowboys’ defense has been a weaker link than the offense over the years, but the unit was dominant against the Jayhawks. Oklahoma State allowed just 290 total yards, including 39 yards rushing.
STEPPING UP
Stoner has been a critical piece of Oklahoma State’s offense since star receiver Tylan Wallace was injured. In the past two games, Stoner has eight catches for 243 yards and four touchdowns.
“I wouldn’t really say stepping up because he’s always played at that level,” Sanders said. “He’s that good of a player. I believe he’s really one of our truly talented guys who’s just outstanding, so I wouldn’t say ‘stepped up,’ I would say people are starting to notice because that’s who Stoner is.”
SHUT DOWN
Kansas running back Pooka Williams entered the game third in the Big 12 with 90.8 yards rushing per game in league play. He was held to 26 yards on 12 carries on Saturday.
“We were very aggressive on defense,” Gundy said. “We were able to contain them. Their running back is a good player. He usually breaks one every week, but we were able to contain him.”
KICKING WOES
Oklahoma State kicker Matt Ammendola entered the game having made 14 of 15 field goals. In this game, he made one from 44 yards, but missed from 26, 45 and 48 yards.
SANDERS HURT
Sanders left the game in the third quarter with a right (throwing) hand injury, and he wore a light brace after the game. Gundy said the move was precautionary and he wanted to give Brown a chance to play. Brown completed 3 of 5 passes for 70 yards and a touchdown.
TAKEAWAY KING
Oklahoma State’s Harvell-Peel has created five turnovers in his past two games. He had two interceptions and a fumble recovery against TCU in his previous contest, then led Oklahoma State’s defense with two interceptions against Kansas.
POLL IMPLICATIONS
The Cowboys did what was necessary to remain a ranked team.
UP NEXT
Kansas travels to Iowa State.
Oklahoma State travels to West Virginia.
Tiger volleyball earns win on Senior Day
HAYS, Kan – Fort Hays State volleyball rolled to a 3-1 senior day victory over the Missouri Southern State Lions on Saturday afternoon (Nov. 16).
This victory moves FHSU to a 7-21 overall record and a 4-16 mark in conference action to end the 2019 campaign.
After an early 9-8 scoreline in favor of the Tigers, Missouri Southern, lead by Janelle Brehm with 17 kills throughout the match, snatched five straight points to push out to a 13-9 lead.
Continuing their fight, FHSU saw kills landed from freshman Delaney Humm, senior Morgan West, and freshman Mykah Eshbaugh, but couldn’t crack further than three points into the Lions lead. Missouri Southern would go on to take the first set, 25-20, on a service ace by Alicia Pickett.
The Tigers opened up the second set with the first point on a service error from Missouri Southern’s Morgan Nash. However, the Lions entered a three-point swing to own a 3-1 lead. Fort Hays State would regain the advantage on a five-point run headed up by Humm, which included two of her three service aces in the match.
The second frame would move on to feature runs by both sides, until the Tigers were able to establish control with senior Abbie Hayes behind the service line. FHSU would continue to enter their fifth run of the set by collecting the final three points at the hands of Humm and Eshbaugh.
Humm and freshman Emily Ellis lead the opening action in the third frame for FHSU, claiming responsibility for six of the first 10 points. Still down by two, junior Tatum Bartels’ kill provided a spark that lead to lead-changing momentum.
With the Tigers recently gaining the lead at 13-12, junior Taylor White stepped behind the line and sent her second ace of the afternoon over the net, forcing the Lions to call a timeout. Eshbaugh, Humm, and Bartels would be the only Tiger athletes to register points for the remainder of the set.
FHSU locked up their second consecutive set victory on Humm’s 18th kill of the match.
Holding their first 2-1 lead since facing off against No. 14 Northwest Missouri State on Nov. 2, the Tigers battled to open the final frame. Neither the Lions or the Tigers were able to establish much separation until the Black and Gold earned five straight points, headlined by three kills from freshman Morgan Christiansen. This created their first lead since a 6-5 score earlier in the set.
Missouri Southern evened the game back up at 21 points each. A bad set by the Lions’ Morgan Nash and an attack error by Shaylon Sharp created a small window of separation for the Tigers. Two points later, Bartels would end the day with her 11th kill.
Freshman Delaney Humm lead the way for the Black and Gold, landing 20 kills at a .370 clip and notching 19 digs—two shy of her career best in both kills and digs. Bartels was responsible for 11 kills on the day while Ellis and Christiansen trailed her with five each.
All three of the seniors honored on Saturday afternoon saw action in the match. West contributed three kills and a block in two sets played, while Kyle Brown collected her minutes in the first frame.
Hayes starred at libero in her final appearance as a Tiger and featured a team-leading 21 digs, just one behind Missouri Southern’s Emalee Lowe. Following the match, the Tigers No. 43 moved into sole possession of fifth place all-time for digs per set in a career with 3.51.