After winning their second straight MCL football championship the Phillipsburg Panthers had a league-high five players named to both the offensive and defensive first-teams Wednesday.

Running backs Kirk Coomes and John Gower are joined on the first-team by offensive linemen Chris VanKooten, Kasen Keeten and Jaret Shelton.

2-1A State Champion Smith Center had three players named to the first-team offense; Jesse Staples was a first-team pick at running back, Dalton Kuhn at offensive tackle and Brett Myer was a first-team selection at wide receiver.

TMP’s David McFarland was a first-team selection at quarterback after throwing for a MCL single-season record 2,913 yards this past season. Creighton Renz also earned first-team honors for the Monarchs are a wide receiver.

Also named to the MCL first-team offense was Norton running back Tevin Petrie, Plainville offensive lineman Hayden Gillum and Ellis tight end Ryan Herl.

On defense Phillipsburg also had five first-team picks. Chris VanKooten at defensive tackle, Kirk Coomes at defensive end, linebacker Jon Gower, defensive back Trey Thompson and kick Jon Hunnacutt.

Smith Center had four first-team defensive selections. Dalton Kuhn at defensive end, linebacker Avery Hawkins and defensive backs Jesse Staples and Colton Hutchinson.

Norton’s Collyn Auker was s first-team defensive tackle and joined on the first-team by linebacker Trenton Chisham and punter Jace Ruder.

Plainville also had three-first team picks; defensive tackle Hayden Gillum, linebacker Jared Casey and defensive back Chandler Cellmer.

Ellis’ Joseph Eck was a first-team pick as a kick returner.

First team Selections

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE

QB

David McFarland

TMP

12

6’1″

170

RB

Kirk Coomes

Phillipsburg

12

6’1″

210

Jesse Staples

Smith Center

12

6′

170

John Gower

Phillipsburg

12

5’10”

190

Tevin Petrie

Norton

12

5’10”

180

OT

Dalton Kuhn

Smith Center

12

6’4″

240

Chris VanKooten

Phillipsburg

12

6’2″

230

OG

Hayden Gillum

Plainville

12

6’3″

260

Kasen Keeten

Phillipsburg

C

Jaret Shelton

Phillipsburg

11

5’10”

230

TE

Ryan Herl

Ellis

12

6’2″

220

WR

Creighton Renz

TMP

12

6’3″

200

Brett Meyer

Smith Center

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

DT

Chris VanKooten

Phillipsburg

12

6’2″

230

Hayden Gillum

Plainville

12

6’3″

260

Collyn Auker

Norton

12

6’2″

240

DE

Dalton Kuhn

Smith Center

12

6’4″

240

Kirk Coomes

Phillipsburg

12

6’1″

210

LB

Jared Casey

Plainville

10

6′

210

John Gower

Phillipsburg

12

5’10”

190

Avery Hawkins

Smith Center

12

6’2″

230

Trenton Chisham

Norton

12

6′

180

DB

Trey Thompson

Phillipsburg

12

6’1″

170

Jesse Staples

Smith Center

12

5’11”

170

Chandler Cellmer

Plainville

12

5’10”

170

Colton Hutchinson

Smith Center

12

5’10”

160

K

Jon Hunnacutt

Phillipsburg

12

5’11”

180

KR

Joseph Eck

Ellis

12

5’11”

170

P

Jace Ruder

Norton

12

6’3″

210

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
QB	Jace Ruder	Norton
RB	Trace Haven	Smith Center
	Treylan Gross	Phillipsburg
OT	Jaron Rathbun	Plainville
	Nate Tedford	Phillipsburg
OG	Austin Hobleman	Smith Center
	Collyn Auker	Norton
C	Nolan Jones	Plainville
TE	Hayden Wiltfong	Norton
WR	Chase Cellmer	Plainville
	Luke Ruder	TMP
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
DT	Noah VanKooten	Phillipsburg
	Jaron Rathbun	Plainville
	Ross Ifland	Smith Center
DE	Hayden Wiltfong	Norton
	Austin Hobleman	Smith Center
LB	Kasen Keeten	Phillipsburg
	Trace Haven	Smith Center
	Kaleb Hagans	TMP
	Ryan Herl	Ellis
DB	Kade Melvin	Norton
	Trey Sides	Phillipsburg
	Joseph Eck	Ellis
	Kade Hemmert	Oakley
K	Tanner Copeland	Plainville
KR	John Gower	Phillipsburg
P	Trey Sides	Phillipsburg

HONORABLE MENTION – OFFENSE
QB	Trey Sides	Phillipsburg
RB	Gavin Schumacher	TMP
	Ethan Peterson	Smith Center
OT	Christien Hawks	Norton
OG	Mitch Topel	Smith Center
	Colby Wells	Phillipsburg
C	Joel Montgomery	Smith Center
	Matt Vacura	Norton
TE	Avery Hawkins	Smith Center
	Noah Hansen	Plainville
WR	Trey Thompson	Phillipsburg
	Ryan Johnson	Norton
HONORABLE MENTION – DEFENSE
DT	Oren Rhea	Norton
	Cooper Mussman	TMP
DE	Nolan Jones	Plainville
	Jack Pakkebier	Phillipsburg
LB	Noah Hansen	Plainville
	Morgan Rains	Oakley
	Hesston Maxwell	Smith Center
	Brady Sumner	Norton
DB	Chase Cellmer	Plainville
	Ryan Johnson	Norton
	Nathan Moon	Phillipsburg
	Colby Benoit	Smith Center
K	Jay Mulder	Norton
KR	Jesse Staples	Smith Center
P	Colton Hutchinson	Smith Center

 

2017 MCL All-League Football – 8 Man

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
PLAYER	SCHOOL	CLASS		HT	WT
Ethan Hamel	Hill City	12		5’9″	150
Keagan Shubert	Trego-Wakeeney	11		6’2″	170
Garrett Handley	Hill City	12		6’2″	150
Aaron McDowell	Hill City	11		6’3″	190
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
PLAYER	SCHOOL	CLASS		HT	WT
Trey Kuhlman	Stockton	12		6’1″	190
Austin Kinderknecht	Trego-Wakeeney	12		5’10”	180
Jayce Hamel	Hill City	9		5’10”	170
Adson Day	Hill City	10		5’9″	170
SPECIAL TEAMS
PLAYER	SCHOOL	CLASS		HT	WT
Hunter Price	Trego-Wakeeney	10		6’2″	180
Dalen Journigan	Hill City	10		6′	150
HONORABLE MENTION – OFFENSE
PLAYER			SCHOOL
Brady Beougher			Stockton
Tate Pfannenstiel			Trego-Wakeeney
Nathaniel Werth			Trego-Wakeeney
Kody Odle			Stockton
HONORABLE MENTION – DEFENSE
PLAYER			SCHOOL
Jalen Basart			Stockton
Justin Turley			Trego-Wakeeney
Ethan Hamel			Hill City
Dalen Journigan			Hill City

 

 

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) – Samajae Haynes-Jones scored a season-high 31 points to lead No. 8 Wichita State past Savannah State 112-66 on Tuesday night.

Five other Shockers (5-1) scored in double figures against the fast-paced Tigers (2-6). Leading scorer Landry Shamet did not play in the second half after re-injuring his right ankle.

Darral Willis had 14 points and 12 rebounds for Wichita State, while Rashard Kelly had 12 points and 10 rebounds. Austin Reaves scored 12 for the Shockers, and Conner Frankamp and Rauno Nurger added 10 each.

Savannah State was led by Alante Fenner’s 18 points. Austin Dasent scored 15 for the Tigers, and Dexter McClanahan added 10.

Perhaps the most important development came late in the first half, though, when Shamet rolled his right ankle. A preseason All-American Athletic Conference selection, Shamet had to be helped to the bench after halftime, the ankle heavily iced.

The Shockers were already playing without starting guard Zach Brown, out with a sore left knee. Markis McDuffie, the team’s leading scorer and rebounder last season, has yet to play this season after surgery on his left foot. He is scheduled to return around Christmas.

Haynes-Jones, a junior college transfer, had already set his season high with 17 points by halftime. He averaged six points in his first five games as a Shocker.

Savannah State entered the game leading the country with 264 3-point attempts this season, nearly 38 a game. The Tigers went 13 of 55 from the 3-point line Tuesday night.

Wichita State outrebounded Savannah State 67-31.

BIG PICTURE:

Savannah State: The Tigers get another payday at a ranked opponent. Savannah State plays games at six teams currently ranked: Cincinnati (11), Wichita State (8), Texas A&M (9), Baylor (16), Virginia (18) and Michigan State (3).

Wichita State: The Shockers dealt with Savannah State’s odd style and all the injuries to eventually cruise in a game sandwiched between ranked opponents.

UP NEXT

Savannah State: The Tigers host Carver College on Thursday.

Wichita State: The Shockers travel to No. 16 Baylor on Saturday.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) – Devonte Graham scored a career-high 35 points, Malik Newman added 17 and second-ranked Kansas ran roughshod over Toledo 96-58 on Tuesday night to extend the Jayhawks’ best start in seven years.

Svi Mykhailiuk hit five 3-pointers and added 15 points for Kansas (6-0), which built a 59-30 lead by halftime and pushed the advantage to more than 50 points before coasting down the stretch.

The Jayhawks were 12 of 20 from beyond the arc and shot 59 percent from the field, though emptying the bench early kept them from hitting the 100-point mark for the third consecutive game. They also forced 20 turnovers by a Toledo team that had committed 25 total over its last three games.

Tre’Shaun Fletcher and Nate Navigato scored 12 points apiece to lead the Rockets (3-3), who have lost three straight overall and 12 straight against ranked teams.

If you take away a 7-minute stretch of the first half, the Rockets actually hung with Kansas.

Hard to take away a 30-2 run, though.

The Jayhawks led 18-15 when Mykhailiuk knocked down a 3-pointer to get the streak going. Graham scored the next three baskets to make it a 10-0 spurt. Then, after Fletcher scored the only basket for the Rockets, Udoka Azubuike flushed back-to-back alley-oop passes for dunks to begin another 20-0 charge.

Mykhailiuk hit a pair of 3s. So did Graham. And by the time Newman drained a 3 with 3:55 left in the half, the Jayhawks had hit 8 of 9 from beyond the arc and built a 48-17 lead.

The second half wasn’t a whole lot better for Toledo.

Graham scored the first five points, the Jayhawks scored the first 13 and their lead had swelled to 72-30 before Navigato hit a 3-pointer for the Rockets’ first points of the half.

Graham finally substituted out for the first time in the game.

He didn’t get much of a break, though, considering the Jayhawks are still using a seven-man rotation with freshman Billy Preston sidelined indefinitely over an off-the-court matter. Neither did the rest of the Kansas starters as they tuned up for a game against Syracuse on Friday night.

BIG PICTURE

Toledo abandoned the inside entirely, lofting up 29 shots from beyond the arc. They were just 8 of 21 everywhere else. One of those 2-point baskets in the closing minutes came from Justin Roberts, the son of Kansas assistant coach Norm Roberts.

Kansas was scorching beyond the arc, but the Jayhawks also had a 35-23 rebounding advantage and outscored the Rockets 38-12 in the paint. That inside-outside balance is what makes Kansas so dangerous.

UP NEXT

Toledo gets an easier task with Texas Southern visiting Friday night.

Kansas heads to Florida to face the Orange in the Hoophall Miami Invitational.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Derek Carr threw two touchdown passes after losing starting receiver Michael Crabtree to an ejection for his role in a brawl, and the Oakland Raiders spoiled Paxton Lynch’s first start of the season with a 21-14 victory over the Denver Broncos on Sunday.

The story coming into the game was about the upheaval for the two teams after Denver (3-8) fired offensive coordinator Mike McCoy and made another quarterback change and Oakland (5-6) fired defensive coordinator Ken Norton Jr .

But the fight between Crabtree and cornerback Aqib Talib that led to three ejections ended up overshadowing the recent disarray even as the Raiders recorded their long-awaited first interception of the season in their first game under defensive play-caller John Pagano and the Broncos lost seven games in a row for the first time in 50 years .

The fight was a continuation of a dispute that started last season when Talib ripped Crabtree’s chain off during the season finale. Crabtree missed the first game between the teams this year but wasted little time seeking revenge.

On the second play of Oakland’s second drive, Crabtree aggressively blocked Talib on a running play and drove him to the ground on the Broncos sideline. Talib ripped Crabtree’s chain off his neck while they were tangled up, and a brawl ensued.

Several Broncos players surrounded Crabtree as he tussled with Talib before his Raiders teammates could come to his assistance. Guard Gabe Jackson pushed an official while trying to join in and got ejected for his actions, along with Crabtree and Talib.

The Raiders then dominated on the field after ending the longest season-opening interception drought in NFL history.

With the Broncos at the 1, Lynch looked for tight end Virgil Green in the end zone. The ball bounced off Green and Raiders safety Reggie Nelson before landing in NaVorro Bowman’s arms as he was lying on the turf for Oakland’s first interception.

Oakland drove 80 yards and scored on Carr’s 9-yard touchdown pass to Amari Cooper .

Marshawn Lynch added a 1-yard run to make it 14-0 and Carr threw his second TD to Jalen Richard in the third quarter to put the game out of reach.

PAXTON’S PROBLEMS

Lynch’s first start of the season was a rough one. He completed 9 of 14 passes for 41 yards and an interception against a defense that entered the game on pace to allow the second-highest completion percentage and passer rating in NFL history. Lynch also was sacked four times . He left the game in the third quarter after injuring his ankle on a rollout.

The Broncos got their first scores under new coordinator Bill Musgrave when Trevor Siemian threw TD passes to Cody Latimer and Bennie Fowler in the fourth quarter.

CLINCHING PLAY

The Raiders’ 21-point lead had been cut to seven when Oakland faced a third-and-8 at its own 15. Carr dropped back to pass and lofted a throw to Cordarrelle Patterson, who broke several tackles for a 54-yard gain. The Raiders then went into victory formation to end the game.

COSTLY REVERSAL

The Broncos appeared to strike first when Lynch found Devontae Booker on a pass from the 20-yard line that was initially ruled a touchdown. But after a replay review, Booker was ruled down at the 1. Two plays later, Bowman came up with the interception and the Raiders drove down for the opening touchdown.

INJURIES

Cooper left with a concussion in the first half after being hurt on an illegal hit by Denver safety Darian Stewart. Cooper was down on the turf for several minutes before leaving. Stewart was penalized on the play.

Broncos DE Derek Wolfe left in the first quarter with a neck injury.

UP NEXT

Broncos: Visit Miami on Sunday.

Raiders: Host Giants on Sunday.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Tyrod Taylor threw for 183 yards and a touchdown in his return to the starting lineup, Tre’Davious White intercepted Alex Smith with just over a minute remaining, and the Buffalo Bills held off Kansas City Chiefs 16-10 on Sunday.

Zay Jones had the touchdown reception and Stephen Hauschka kicked three field goals for the Bills (6-5), but the story was their defense — or the Chiefs’ complete lack of offense.

Kansas City (6-5) managed only 236 yards while losing for the fifth time in six games.

Smith threw for 199 yards and a touchdown, but even the Chiefs’ lone score came on a catch-and-run by Albert Wilson. They were unable to complete much downfield, and with a ground game going nowhere, the offense was soundly booed most of the game.

Especially when White stepped in front of Smith’s pass with 1:11 remaining and the Chiefs at the Buffalo 35. White nearly returned it for a clinching touchdown before Smith finally tracked him down.

It was an especially gratifying win for Bills coach Sean McDermott, who spent 10-plus seasons working for Chiefs counterpart Andy Reid in Philadelphia. And it was even more so considering the heat McDermott had been under after his questionable quarterback change last week.

The Chiefs’ offense was dismal in the first half against a defense that had surrendered more than 210 yards per game rushing the past three outings. Kansas City went three-and-out on its first five possessions and, taking away 14 yards of quarterback scrambling, gained 43 yards by the break.

The Bills fared marginally better.

Taylor, getting the start again over pick-prone Nate Peterman, threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Jones late in the first quarter. But that was the only offense the Bills could muster as the Chiefs began to bottle up LeSean McCoy and put pressure on their elusive quarterback.

Kansas City finally snapped a streak of eight-plus quarters without a touchdown when Wilson hauled in a swing pass and went 19 yards midway through the third quarter. But the Bills answered quickly with a 49-yard field goal by Hauschka, giving them a 16-10 lead entering the fourth.

RECORD KICKER

Hauschka missed a 52-yard field-goal try late in the first half, ending his NFL-record streak of 13 straight from at least 50 yards. The streak dated to 2014 when he was with Seattle. He bounced back to hit from 56 yards, giving him a Bills-record seven 50-plus makes this season.

RECORD KICKER, PART 2

Chiefs K Harrison Butker connected from 45 yards late in the first half, giving him a franchise-record 23 straight field-goal conversions. Butker hasn’t missed since his first attempt with Kansas City.

INJURY REPORT

Bills WR Kelvin Benjamin did not make the trip after hurting his knee in last week’s loss to the Chargers. They were also missing LT Cordy Glenn (ankle) and RB Mike Tolbert (hamstring).

REVIS RESTS

Seven-time Pro Bowl CB Darrelle Revis was inactive four days after signing a contract with Kansas City. The Chiefs hope he’ll be ready start opposite Marcus Peters next week against the Jets.

UP NEXT

Bills: At home vs. Patriots next Sunday to start a three-game homestand.

Chiefs: A visit to the Jets next Sunday starts a stretch of three games in 13 days.