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8 Steelers, 6 Eagles and Saints highlight Pro Bowl squads

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NEW YORK (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers lead the NFL in one category this season: most Pro Bowl players.

Antonio Brown, Le’Veon Bell and Ben Roethlisberger are among eight Steelers selected for the all-star game. They will be joined on Jan. 28 in Orlando, Florida, by tackle Alejandro Villanueva, guard David DeCastro, center Maurkice Pouncey, kicker Chris Boswell, and linebacker Ryan Shazier, who is injured. Brown, also injured but expected back for the playoffs, was voted a starter, as were Bell and the three offensive linemen.

The Philadelphia Eagles and New Orleans Saints each placed six players in the game in balloting announced Tuesday.

Four rookies were chosen in voting by NFL players, coaches and fans: running backs Alvin Kamara of the Saints and Kareem Hunt of the Chiefs, cornerback Marshon Lattimore of the Saints, and safety Budda Baker of the Cardinals as a special teamer.

Two long snappers will be selected by each coach; the losing AFC and NFC team with the best record will have its coaching staff work the Pro Bowl.

Twenty-four of the 86 Pro Bowl selections are newcomers. That includes two of the three Rams specialists chosen: kicker Greg Zuerlein and return specialist Pharoh Cooper. Rams punter Johnny Hekker is a repeat Pro Bowler.

“The presence of five of our players on the Pro Bowl roster is a testament to the collective effort of our football team,” Rams coach Sean McVay said in a release. “While we emphasize football as a team sport, we appreciate their individual contributions to our overall success. We’re extremely proud of them.”

Five teams have no representatives: the Jets, Browns, Colts, Bears and Packers.

Other AFC offensive starters: Patriots QB Tom Brady and FB James Develin; Texans WR DeAndre Hopkins; Chiefs TE Travis Kelce; Titans T Taylor Lewan; and Raiders G Kelechi Osemele. On defense, it will be Jaguars DE Calais Campbell and CBs Jalen Ramsey and A.J. Bouye; Ravens S Eric Weddle and LB C.J. Mosley; Broncos LB Von Miller; Texans LB Jadeveon Clowney; Chargers DE Joey Bosa; Titans DT Jurell Casey; Bengals DT Geno Atkins; and Miami S Reshad Jones.

Starting on offense for the NFC: Eagles QB Carson Wentz, who is injured, TE Zach Ertz and G Brandon Brooks; Falcons WR Julio Jones and C Alex Mack; Vikings WR Adam Thielen; Rams RB Todd Gurley; Cowboys T Tyron Smith and G Zack Martin; Redskins T Trent Williams; and 49ers FB Kyle Juszczyk.

Defensive starters for the NFC: Vikings DE Everson Griffen and CB Xavier Rhodes; Cardinals LB Chandler Jones and CB Patrick Peterson; Cowboys DE Demarcus Lawrence; Eagles DT Fletcher Cox; Rams DT Aaron Donald; Redskins LB Ryan Kerrigan; Panthers LB Luke Kuechly; Seahawks S Earl Thomas; and Giants S Landon Collins.

Other AFC specialists are Titans punter Brett Kern, Chiefs returner Tyreek Hill, and Patriots special teamer Matthew Slater.

Tuesday’s High school basketball results

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BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Abilene 47, Chapman 32
Andale 57, Winfield 32
Ashland 65, Kiowa County 63
Augusta 72, Circle 50
Burlingame 47, Southern Coffey 33
BV Randolph 56, Onaga 44
Caney Valley 70, Cherryvale 43
Carthage, Mo. 51, Pittsburg Colgan 45
Central Plains 53, Salina Sacred Heart 45
Centralia 58, Troy 29
Chase 43, Lincoln 20
Cheney 70, Conway Springs 34
Clifton-Clyde 57, Linn 52
Coffeyville 55, Frontenac 40
Concordia 64, Clay Center 62
Cornerstone Family 59, Wetmore 48
Derby 77, Salina South 60
Dodge City 65, Guymon, Okla. 49
Ellsworth 46, Russell 30
Elyria Christian 62, Little River 40
Eudora 55, Baldwin 54
Fairfield 67, Hutchinson Central Christian 64
Garden Plain 68, Douglass 43
Gardner-Edgerton 55, Lawrence Free State 51
Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 54, St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 47
Goddard 58, Maize 56
Halstead 76, Mulvane 50
Hillsboro 53, Marion 41
Hoisington 46, Lyons 29
Holcomb 57, Cimarron 27
Holton 50, Atchison County 19
Horton 55, Oskaloosa 44
Humboldt 63, Marmaton Valley 40
Inman 54, Ell-Saline 28
Labette County 57, Fort Scott 45
Lebo 45, Waverly 31
Logan 55, Oberlin-Decatur 36
Macksville 82, Cunningham 19
Madison/Hamilton 65, Hartford 58
Marysville 64, Valley Heights 27
McPherson 69, Andover 34
Minneapolis 57, Republic County 54
Nemaha Central 53, Hiawatha 29
Ness City 72, Ellis 44
Newton 66, Buhler 55
Olathe North 83, SM South 63
Olpe 64, Marais des Cygnes Valley 16
Osage City 71, Chase County 45
Otis-Bison 63, Stafford 57
Ottawa 55, Louisburg 39
Pawnee Heights 70, Bucklin 51
Phillipsburg 52, Beloit 37
Pittsburg 78, Chanute 55
Quinter 48, Hill City 43
Riverton 49, Neodesha 21
Royal Valley 62, Riverside 41
Rural Vista 66, Goessel 49
Sabetha 47, Jefferson West 42
Salina Central 64, Wichita Campus 34
Satanta 63, Deerfield 41
Scott City 43, Colby 35
Sedgwick 56, Remington 30
Silver Lake 64, Rossville 36
Smoky Valley 50, Haven 40
Solomon 50, Herington 18
South Gray 53, South Central 35
St. John 71, Kinsley 18
Sterling 76, Moundridge 60
Stockton 76, Golden Plains 29
Trego 49, Wheatland-Grinnell 41
Wabaunsee 49, Frankfort 30
Wakefield 58, Canton-Galva 26
West Elk 61, Udall 37
West Franklin 46, Mission Valley 42
Wichita Home School 73, Cedar Vale/Dexter 45
Wilson 58, Natoma 30

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Abilene 45, Chapman 42
Baldwin 45, Eudora 28
Beloit 53, Phillipsburg 39
Bucklin 57, Pawnee Heights 24
BV Randolph 50, Onaga 19
Caney Valley 44, Cherryvale 24
Canton-Galva 36, Wakefield 33
Central Plains 80, Salina Sacred Heart 21
Centre 48, Peabody-Burns 18
Chase County 48, Osage City 40
Circle 52, Augusta 33
Clay Center 47, Concordia 43
Clifton-Clyde 43, Linn 37
Conway Springs 42, Cheney 34
Council Grove 55, Northern Heights 40
Cunningham 42, Macksville 32
Derby 48, Salina South 25
Ellis 71, Ness City 25
Frankfort 48, Wabaunsee 43
Frontenac 60, Coffeyville 37
Garden Plain 47, Douglass 25
Goessel 52, Rural Vista 47
Guymon, Okla. 39, Dodge City 37
Halstead 50, Mulvane 25
Hartford 42, Madison/Hamilton 28
Haven 49, Smoky Valley 28
Hill City 47, Quinter 35
Hoisington 46, Lyons 29
Holcomb 49, Cimarron 43
Holton 40, Atchison County 33
Humboldt 69, Marmaton Valley 21
Hutchinson Central Christian 40, Fairfield 38
Inman 48, Ell-Saline 24
Jefferson West 57, Sabetha 36
Labette County 55, Fort Scott 46
Lincoln 45, Chase 41
Little River 36, Elyria Christian 26
Louisburg 64, Ottawa 37
Maize 56, Goddard 21
Marion 36, Hillsboro 35
Marysville 48, Valley Heights 38
McPherson 48, Andover 45
Mission Valley 54, West Franklin 38
Moundridge 46, Sterling 42
Nemaha Central 67, Hiawatha 4
Neodesha 44, Riverton 25
Newton 45, Buhler 33
Oberlin-Decatur 40, Logan 38
Oskaloosa 25, Horton 20
Pittsburg 72, Chanute 70, 2OT
Plainville 74, Victoria 54
Pretty Prairie 48, Burrton 33
Republic County 35, Minneapolis 25
Rossville 42, Silver Lake 24
Royal Valley 81, Riverside 37
Russell 48, Ellsworth 38
Salina Central 65, Wichita Campus 43
Scott City 44, Colby 37
Sedgwick 35, Remington 26
SM South 58, Olathe North 33
South Baca, Colo. 59, Elkhart 51
South Central 64, South Gray 39
South Haven 57, Attica 45
St. John 35, Kinsley 31
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 55, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 39
Stockton 54, Golden Plains 43
Thunder Ridge 57, Osborne 28
Trego 47, Wheatland-Grinnell 34
Waverly 60, Lebo 32
West Elk 45, Udall 36
Wetmore 57, Cornerstone Family 50
Wilson 55, Natoma 25

No. 11 Wichita State beats Arkansas State 89-80

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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — As No. 11 Wichita State went to the locker room for halftime Tuesday night, there were some dumbfounded looks. The Shockers had just allowed at least 50 first-half points for the third straight home game and trailed Arkansas State.

Senior guard Zach Brown was fed up.

“Zach asked ‘Do we want to be known as the best offensive team in Wichita State history or the worst defensive team in Wichita State history?,'” Shockers guard Landry Shamet said. “It means a lot to our guys to be better than that.”

The Shockers finally were, using Samajae Haynes-Jones’ 27 points to outlast Arkansas State 89-80.

Shamet scored 15 of his 18 points in the second half for Wichita State (9-2). Darral Willis had 18 points, and Shaquille Morris added 10.

Deven Simms scored 30 points for Arkansas State (4-8), a 29-point underdog. Ty Cockfield had 16 points for the Red Wolves.

The Shockers trailed 57-48 with 17:11 remaining before rallying behind Haynes-Jones and Shamet.

For Haynes-Jones, the performance was doubly satisfying. He has been dealing with a stomach issue for nearly three weeks, causing him to miss one game and account for just one point combined in the last three he did play.

“I just didn’t feel the same,” he said. “I started throwing up, and I had to figure out what it was. I finally got the right med.”

The game was still in doubt in the final minutes. A technical foul assessed on Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall during a timeout with 3:12 remaining resulted in four free throws by Simms. He made all of them to cut the Shockers’ lead to 83-78.

That lead was down to four when Haynes-Jones hit a 3-pointer with 2:08 to play. A tough basket by Shamet 53 seconds later finally allowed the Shockers to feel comfortable.

Arkansas State fired its way to a 50-44 halftime lead, shooting 62.1 percent and going 10 of 16 from the 3-point line in the half. Simms (15 points) and Cockfield (13 points) were a combined 10 of 15 from the field in the half.

“We gave up 50 in the first half and really just 28 in the second half if you take away the points for my technical,” Marshall said. “And we didn’t change a thing defensively. Law of averages, I guess.”

FAMILY AFFAIR

Wichita State guard Conner Frankamp missed the game with a migraine headache. He had participated in the team’s shoot-around earlier Tuesday.

With Frankamp out, Austin Reaves made his second career start. He did so against a school, Arkansas State, where both of his parents were standout basketball players. Father Brian Reaves was a three-year starter and ranks third in career assists at the school. Mother Nicole Wilkett was an all-conference selection as a senior.

Austin grew up an hour from Arkansas State’s campus.

Austin hit three 3-pointers in the game’s first 4 minutes and did not score again.

NO SNOOZER

Marshall has heard Wichita State fans bemoan a schedule full of so many blowouts the past few seasons. He made light of that Tuesday.

“For all the fans hoping we could play some close games, that one is for you,” he said. “As well as the rest of them apparently.”

BIG PICTURE:

Arkansas State: The Red Wolves are done with difficult non-conference road games and gained some confidence with a competitive effort.

Wichita State: The Shockers did not ease concerns about their defense, a program pillar, but avoided a terrible loss.

UP NEXT

Arkansas State: The Red Wolves begin a stretch of three straight home games with Culver-Stockton on Friday.

Wichita State: The Shockers play host to Florida Gulf Coast on Friday night.

Third quarter run lifts Tiger women to win over Midland

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By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

HAYS, Kan. – The Fort Hays State women scored the first 11 points of the third quarter to build a 21-point lead and outscored Midland (Neb.) 38-21 in the second half for a 73-46 win over the Warriors Tuesday at Gross Coliseum.

Tony Hobson Postgame Interview

Tatyana Legette Postgame Interview

Game Highlights

The Tigers (10-2), who closed the first quarter on a 17-3 run to go up 14, shot 50-percent from the floor while holding Midland (8-7) to 33-percent shooting.

Carly Heim led four Tigers in double-figures with 14 points. Kacey Kennett scored 13, Tatyana Legette 12 and Lindsey Shupe 10.

Hays Middle School girls finish undefeated in basketball

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The Hays Middle School seventh grade girls basketball team recently wrapped up its season on Dec. 16 in Dodge City at the MSWAC tournament.

Both the A and B teams finished the season with a perfect 15-0 record and won the league championship.

The A team outscored their opponents by an average score of 38-8 and the B team outscored theirs by a margin of 41-5. The teams were coached by Len Melvin, Lorren Williams and Katie Leos.

Big run carries Tigers past Newman

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By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

HAYS, Kan. – Fort Hays State hit their first seven shots to build an early 13-point lead, then after Newman answered with a 17-2 run to go up two, the Tigers responded with a 31-8 run spanning the first and second halves and beat the Jets 90-63 Monday night at Gross Coliseum.

Mark Johnson Postgame Interview

Hadley Gillum Postgame Interview

Game Highlights

The Tigers (9-3) shot 54-percent from the field including 11-of-18 from 3-point range as they win their 12th straight at home over the Jets.

Eight Tigers scored eight or more points led by Hadley Gullum’s 25. Grant Holmes added 12.

Newman (5-6) who is winless in five games against the MIAA, was led by Andre Sands who came off the bench to score 18.

Mykhailiuk’s 3s spur No. 14 Kansas to rout of Omaha

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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) – Svi Mykhailiuk hit six 3-pointers and scored 26 points, Devonte Graham added 17 and No. 14 Kansas rolled to a 109-64 victory over Omaha on Monday night.

Lagerald Vick added 15 points and Malik Newman had 14 for the Jayhawks (9-2), who enjoyed a breather after a tough string of games. They beat Syracuse, lost back-to-back to Washington and Arizona State, and needed a clutch 3-pointer from Mykhailiuk to beat Nebraska over the weekend.

Mykhailiuk kept knocking down shots against the Mavericks (3-11), too. He was 6 of 7 from beyond the arc and 10 for 13 from the field, adding four rebounds and four assists for good measure.

Daniel Norl had 13 points and Zach Jackson had 10 to lead Omaha, which went 9 for 28 from beyond the arc, shot 33 percent from the field and was outrebounded 49-26 by the Jayhawks.

The Jayhawks toyed with the Mavericks throughout much of the first half, but their hot outside shooting and massive size advantage in the paint allowed them to easily draw away.

Arizona State transfer Sam Cunliffe, who became eligible after the fall semester and was playing his first game in Allen Fieldhouse, got the first big run started by knocking down a 3 late in the first half.

Mykhailiuk and Graham added 3s and the Jayhawks took an 11-0 run into halftime.

Cunliffe also had a couple of nifty alley-oop dunks, leaping up to spear the ball with one hand for his first points with the Jayhawks. He finished with nine points in 19 minutes.

It didn’t help the Mavericks’ cause that they rely on an up-and-down style predicated on 3s, one that plays right into the Jayhawks’ hands. Their superior speed and talent showed as the Jayhawks hit the 100-point mark before the final media timeout, allowing them to empty the bench.

Even walk-on James Sosinski got into the game. The tight end was plucked from the Kansas football team to provide depth in practice, and he wound up scoring four points in the final minutes.

BIG PICTURE

Omaha faced its fourth opponent that was ranked or currently resides in the Top 25, though that’s only part of the Mavericks’ difficult schedule. They also played on the road for the 11th time in 14 games.

Kansas has done just fine against members of the Summit League, beating South Dakota State earlier this season. Now the Jayhawks need to prove they can beat someone from the Pac-12. They lost to Oregon in last year’s NCAA Tournament, and to the Huskies and Sun Devils this season. Stanford is next.

UP NEXT

Omaha plays Montana State on Thursday night, its fourth game in nine days.

Kansas plays the Cardinal on Thursday night in Sacramento, California.

FHSU finishes at No. 8 in AFCA Division II Poll

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WACO, Texas – The American Football Coaches Association released its final Top 25 Poll for the 2017 season on Monday (Dec. 18). Fort Hays State remained in the top 10 in the final poll, taking the No. 8 spot in the poll at season’s end. The Tigers went into the NCAA Division II Playoffs undefeated and ranked No. 4 in the nation before finishing the year at 11-1.

The two teams from Super Region 3 that advanced further than FHSU in the NCAA Playoffs, Ferris State and Harding, jumped over FHSU in the final poll. Ferris State (11-2) was No. 10 going into the playoffs and finished at No. 5, while Harding (11-4) was unranked and made a run all the way to the national semifinals to finish at No. 6.

West Florida, the national runner-up and champion of Super Region 2, finished No. 2 in the final poll after entering the playoffs unranked. The Argonauts finished the year 11-4. Texas A&M-Commerce, this year’s Division II national champion, entered the playoffs at No. 8 in the nation and jumped all the way to No. 1. The Lions finished at 14-1 overall.

Fort Hays State saw its best season in program history come to a close in the second round of the NCAA Playoffs in a 31-21 loss at home to Ferris State. The Tigers recorded their best regular season ever by going 11-0 (topping the 7-0 season by the 1917 team that did not play a postseason), running the table in an 11-game MIAA schedule. That produced their first-ever MIAA Championship in football.

Six of the seven teams in the NCAA Playoffs from Super Region 3 finished in the Top 25 of the poll. Outside of Ferris State, Harding, and Fort Hays State, Ashland finished at No. 10, Indianapolis finished at No. 13, and Northwest Missouri State finished at No. 16.

Below is the final AFCA Division II Poll for 2017.

Rank School (1st Votes) Record Pts. Previous Post-season Results Head Coach
1. Texas A&M-Commerce (33) 14-1 825 8 D. West Florida, 37-27, in national championship Colby Carthel
2. West Florida 11-4 774 NR Lost to No. 8 Texas A&M-Commerce, 37-27, in national championship Pete Shinnick
3. Indiana (Pa.) 13-1 730 3 Lost to West Florida, 27-17, in semifinals Paul Tortorella
4. Minnesota St. 13-1 707 1 Lost to No. 8 Texas A&M-Commerce, 31-21, in quarterfinals Todd Hoffner
5. Ferris St. (Mich.) 11-2 612 10 Lost to Harding (Ark.), 16-14, in quarterfinals Tony Annese
6. Harding (Ark.) 11-4 574 NR Lost to No. 8 Texas A&M-Commerce, 31-17, in semifinals Paul Simmons
7. Central Washington 11-1 566 7 Lost to No. 8 Texas A&M-Commerce, 34-31, in second round Ian Shoemaker
8. Fort Hays St. (Kan.) 11-1 533 4 Lost to No. 10 Ferris St. (Mich.), 31-21, in second round Chris Brown
9. Assumption (Mass.) 11-2 511 15 Lost to No. 3 Indiana (Pa.), 27-22, in quarterfinals Bob Chesney
10. Ashland (Ohio) 11-2 493 9 Lost to Harding (Ark.), 34-24, in second round Lee Owens
11. Midwestern St. (Texas) 10-1 472 5 Lost to No. 1 Minnesota St., 63-21, in second round Bill Maskill
12. West Alabama 10-3 456 17 Lost to West Florida, 28-21, in quarterfinals Brett Gilliland
13. Indianapolis (Ind.) 11-1 409 6 Lost to Harding (Ark.), 27-24, in first round Bob Bartolomeo
14. Shepherd (W.Va.) 10-1 396 2 Lost to Findlay (Ohio), 29-17, in first round Monte Cater
15. Winona St. (Minn.) 10-2 287 12 Lost to No. 8 Texas A&M-Commerce, 20-6, in first round Tom Sawyer
16. Northwest Missouri St. 9-3 272 13 Lost to No. 9 Ashland (Ohio), 21-18, in first round Rich Wright
17. Colorado St.-Pueblo 9-3 238 20 Lost to No. 1 Minnesota St., 16-13 OT, in first round John Wristen
18. Virginia St. 10-1 233 11 Lost to West Georgia, 35-9, in first round Reggie Barlow
19. West Georgia 9-4 230 NR Lost to West Florida, 17-14, in second round David Dean
20. Sioux Falls (S.D.) 9-3 229 18 Lost to No. 5 Midwestern St. (Texas), 24-20, in first round Jon Anderson
21. Delta St. (Miss.) 9-4 212 NR Lost to No. 17 West Alabama, 27-20, in second round Todd Cooley
22. Findlay (Ohio) 10-3 186 NR Lost to No. 15 Assumption (Mass.), 45-26, in second round Rob Keys
23. Bowie St. (Md.) 9-2 176 14 Lost to Delta St. (Miss.), 45-35, in first round Damon Wilson
24. Wingate (N.C.) 9-2 159 16 Lost to West Florida, 31-0, in first round Joe Reich
25. Shippensburg (Pa.) 10-2 101 19 Lost to West Chester (Pa.), 27-6, in first round Mark Maciejewski

 

Crough set to be named Hays High football coach

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UPDATE: The school board unanimously approved the personnel transactions as part of the consent agenda Monday. Crough is the next football coach at Hays High School.

Former Great Bend and Andover head coach Tony Crough is set to become the next football coach at Hays High, pending approval from the USD 489 school board Monday.

Crough spent this past season as the defense coordinator and linebackers coach at Hutchinson Community College. Before that he served as head coach for one season at Andover leading the Trojans to a 6-4 record.

From 2013-15, Crough was a coach at Great Bend, serving as the defense coordinator under Bo Black for the 2013 season and then taking over the head coach for two seasons when Black was named the coach at Hays High. Great Bend finished 10-9 under Crough.

Crough played both football and baseball at Fort Hays State and was an all RMAC honorable mention selection at linebacker in 2003.

He was born in Salina and graduated from Garden City High in 1999.

No. 21 Tigers finish tied for 17th at the Midwest Classic; No. 3 Brandon Ball earns runner-up finish

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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Fort Hays State wrestling team finished in a tie for 17th with West Liberty University in the 39th annual Midwest Classic on Sunday (Dec. 17). The Tigers finished with 38 team points. Third-ranked Brandon Ball earned a runner-up finish in the 141-pound weight class in one of the toughest tournaments of the season.

Conrad Cole wrestled in the 125-pound weight class. Cole lost to Joe Arroyo of Wisconsin-Parkside by way of a fall in 6:27 in the first round match. He defeated Alberto Perez of Emmanuel with a 9-1 major decision in the first round of the consolation side. Cole was defeated by Giuseppe Penzone of Tiffin with a 12-4 decision, ending his tournament.

Dy’Juan Carney defeated Chris Spano of Bellermine with a 17-2 technical fall in the first round of the 133-pound weight class. Carney lost to Airk Furseth of Wisconsin-Parkside with a 9-2 decision in the second round match. He picked up a couple of pins in the next two matches, defeating Mike Stewart of Findlay in 4:28 and defeating John Burger of Limestone in 2:51. Carney was one of three Tiger wrestlers to make it to the second day of the tournament. He lost to Naquan Hardy of McKendree in the fourth round on the consolation side with an 11-5 decision.

Third-ranked Brandon Ball defeated Joel Cawoski of Seton Hill with a 9-0 major decision in the first round of the 141-pound weight class. He then defeated Colin Ayers of Augustana with a 5-0 decision to continue rolling through the bracket. Ball used an 11-4 decision over Angelo Robles to advance to the semifinals. With that win, he qualified for day two of the tournament. Ball started Sunday’s action with an 8-2 decision over Robert Mason of Ashland to advance to his fourth title match of the season. He faced Darren Wynn of McKendree, the top-ranked wrestler in the nation at 141 pounds and last season’s runner-up at the NCAA Championships. Ball ultimately dropped the match to Wynn with a 9-3 decision. Ball sits at 17-2 overall on the season.

Ryne Cokeley entered the Midwest Classic in the 157-pound weight class for the Tigers. Cokeley defeated Jake Willochell of Seton Hill with an 8-6 decision in the first round match. He then defeated Ryan Strope of McKendree with a fall in 1:13 to advance to the quarterfinals. Cokeley dropped his next match to Pernevlo Shepperd of Wisconsin-Parkside with a 3-0 decision. Cokeley became the third Tiger to enter the second day of the tournament. He dropped the fourth round match on the consolation side to James Wimer of Findlay with an injury sustained in the match.

Marty Verhaeghe wrestled in the 165-pound weight class for the Tigers. He defeated Jacob Ramsey of West Liberty by way of a fall in 1:57 in his first round match. He then lost two straight matches, ending his tournament to Bret Romanzak of Ashland (6-3 decision) and Regan Bye of Augustana (4-1 decision).

Micah Felton competed in the 184-pound weight class for the Tigers. He won his first round match over Zach Breeden of Mercyhurst with a medical forfeit. He then lost two straight matches, ending his weekend. He fell to Jordan Murphy of Ashland (9-3 decision) and Charlie Hill of Marion (18-11 decision).

Senior Rakim Dean defeated Jody Crouse of Seton Hill with a 12-4 major decision in the first round match of the 197-pound weight class. He then fell to Wes Phipps of Mercyhurst with a 5-3 sudden victory defeat and dropped to Jesse Palser of Lake Erie with a 3-1 decision, ending his tournament.

The Tigers will take some time off for the holidays and come back to host Adams State on Thursday (Jan. 11). The dual against the Grizzlies is set to commence at 7 p.m. inside Gross Memorial Coliseum.

Kinnamon leads Tigers to win over Coyotes

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By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

HAYS, Kan. – Kyler Kinnamonn matched his career-high, scoring 18 points and Fort Hays State shot 53-percent from the field in an 83-49 win over Kansas Wesleyan at Gross Coliseum.
Kinnamon went 7-of-11 from the floor including 2-of-3 from 3-point range and dished out three of the Tigers 22 assists and had two of their nine steals.

Mark Johnson Postgame Interview

Kyler Kinnamon Postgame Interview

Game Highlights

The Tigers (8-3) never trailed in the game, using a 21-9 first half run to build a 15-point halftime lead and were up as many as 36 in the second half.

Peyton Stephens came off the bench to score 14 points, Hadley Gillum and Marcus Cooper both added 11 with Brady Werth chipping in 10 along with a team-high eight rebounds.

The Coyotes (7-5) were led by Jordan McNeely’s 14 points and Ithello Cross’ 11 rebounds.

Carly Heim’s 22 points leads Fort Hays to win over Rockhurst

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Fort Hays State traveled to historic Mason-Halpin Field House in Kansas City Saturday to take on the Rockhurst Hawks.  The Tigers started the game on a 11-3 run thanks to seven of eight free throw shooting.  That eight point difference was the largest lead for Fort Hays in the first half.

Rockhurst hit a jumper at the end of the first quarter to pull within four points at 18-14.  The Tigers did not score for the first three minutes of the second quarter while Rockhurst knocked down a three pointer to get within one at 18-17.  Fort Hays never relinquished the first half lead.  The two teams traded field goals over the final six minutes with Carly Heim knocking the the Tigers only first half three pointer to give Fort Hays at 31-26 half time lead.

Highlights

The Tigers used the end of first half three pointer and the first eight points of the second half to build a 39-26 lead.  Rockhurst went on a 7-1 run that was answered by a Tiger 13-3 run.  The Fort Hays run put the Tigers up 52-36 with a little under two minutes left in the third quarter.

Rockhurst would get no closer than ten through the fourth quarter at 56-46.  The Tigers then went on game clinching 11-0 run to win 67-50.

Coach Tony Hobson

Fort Hays moves to 9-2 on the year.  Rockhurst falls to 6-4.  Carly Heim led the Tigers with 22 points, Tatyana Legette scored 14 and Kacey Kennett added 11.  The Tigers shot 77% from the free throw line making 24 of 31 attempts.

 

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