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Fort Hays State football signs 26 on National Signing Day

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The Fort Hays State football team and Head Coach Chris Brown announced the signing of 26 players on Wednesday, National Signing Day.

The class includes 13 Kansas kids, five from Oklahoma, three from Florida, two each from Colorado and Texas and one from Alaska.

Chris Brown press conference

Below is a list of the players who have signed so far…

2017 High School Signees

Jerome Afe, OL, 6-4, 265, Anchorage, Alaska (Bartlett HS)
Notes: Named 2016 Alaska Lineman of the Year…First team All-State on the defensive line…Also earned first team all-conference honors…Four-time letterwinner in football.

Braden Archer, LB, 6-0, 205, Hutchinson, Kan. (Hutchinson HS)
Notes: Kansas Class 6A All-State Honorable Mention pick by the Topeka Capital Journal and Wichita Eagle…All-league first team selection as a junior and senior.

Chawn Bryant, OL, 6-1, 275, Palm Harbor, Fla. (Palm Harbor University HS)
Notes: First team all-district

Hunter Budke, TE, 6-3, 205, Beloit, Kan. (Beloit HS)
Notes: Kansas Class 3A All-State First Team selection at running back by the Kansas Football Coaches Association…All-state honorable mention selection by the Topeka Capital Journal…All-state honorable mention selection as a junior in both football and basketball…All-state selection in basketball as a sophomore…Three-time all-league selection in football and two-time all-league selection in basketball…Finished with 1,283 rushing and 430 receiving yards as a senior…Three-time state placer in the 100-meter hurdles for track and field…Academic honor roll member all four years at Beloit HS.

Jmari Davis, WR, 5-9, 170, Muskogee, Okla. (Muskogee HS)
Notes: All-state honorable mention selection and all-metro selection at wide receiver…Produced 61 catches for 1,267 yards and 14 touchdowns in his prep career.

Hayden Friend, WR, 5-10, 165, Plainville, Kan. (Plainville HS)
Notes: In 2016 as a senior, named K-Preps Class 2-1A Defensive Player of the Year…All-state first team selection as a defensive back by the Kansas Football Coaches Association, Wichita Eagle and Topeka Capital Journal…Named the Hays Daily News Super 11 Offensive Player of the Year…As a junior in 2015, earned all-state first team honors as a quarterback from the Topeka Capital Journal and an honorable mention selection from the Wichita Eagle…Four-time all-league selection, including first team honors as a junior and senior…Finished with 7,163 yards of total offense and 83 total touchdowns in his prep career with 3,834 passing and 3,329 rushing yards on offense, while producing 226 tackles and 19 interceptions on defense…Selected as a 2017 Kansas Shrine Bowl participant.

Chance Fuller, QB, 6-2, 180, Arlington, Texas (Lamar HS)
Notes: All-district first team selection as a senior…Academic all-district and all-state selection…Named team’s MVP as a senior…Threw for over 2,000 yards and had 26 total touchdowns in 2016.

Molijah Gilbert, RB, 5-9, 170, Muskogee, Okla. (Muskogee HS)

Caden Gober, OL, 6-3, 245, Grand Prairie, Texas (Lamar HS)
Notes: Two-time all-district selection as a defensive end…Served as a team captain in 2016…Academic all-state honors.

Toby Godwin, OL, 6-4, 265, Broomfield, Colo. (Broomfield HS)
Notes: Two-time all-region honorable mention selection…Two-time all-league performer in football and track and field…Member of regional and state championship wrestling team…Recorded 83 pancake blocks in 2016.

Joshua Griffin, OL, 6-4, 280, Fort Gibson, Okla. (Fort Gibson HS)

Layke Heimerman, LB, 6-1, 200, Halstead, Kan. (Halstead HS)
Notes: Kansas Class 3A All-State First Team selection at linebacker by the Topeka Capital Journal and Kansas Football Coaches Association, and honorable mention selection running back by the Wichita Eagle as a senior in 2016…All-area first team selection by the Hutchinson News…Recorded 146 tackles and 991 rushing yards as a senior…All-state honorable mention selection as a junior at both running back and linebacker…Had 337 tackles and 1,892 rushing yards in his career…Selected as a 2017 Kansas Shrine Bowl participant.

Ezequiel Herrera, LB, 6-0, 200, Garden City, Kan. (Garden City HS)
Notes: 2016 WAC Player of the Year…Named Player of the Year from the Hutchinson News…All-State at linebacker…Second team Kansas All-USA team…Twice earned Golden Helmet Award…106 tackles, three interceptions returned for touchdowns (school record) and six forced fumbles (tied school record) as a senior.

Peyton Hill, TE/HB, 6-1, 225, Garden City, Kan. (Garden City HS)
Notes: Two-time all-state and All-WAC recipient…Played in the Shrine Bowl…Team captain at Garden City…1,100 yards, 13 rushing touchdowns and three passing touchdowns as a senior…Four football letters in high school.

Hen’Zay Johnson, DB, 5-11, 175, Ocala, Fla. (Belleview HS)
Notes: All-district and all-county second team selection as a senior at Belleview HS…Helped team to first playoff appearance in 11 years…Recorded 30 tackles, four interceptions, 15 pass break-ups, three defensive touchdowns, and four fumble recoveries, while averaging 36.7 yards per kick return in 2016…As a junior at Hawthorne HS, earned honorable mention all-state honors for Class 1A and all-county second team honors by recording 63 tackles, two interceptions, three forced fumbles, and four fumble recoveries.

Jacob Murray, QB, 5-11, 200, Great Bend, Kan. (Great Bend HS)
Notes: Named to the Kansas Football Coaches Association Top 11 as a quarterback…Kansas Class 5A All-State First Team selection by the KFBCA, Topeka Capital Journal, and Wichita Eagle…Threw for 2,281 yards and rushed for 1,317 yards as a senior with a hand in 54 total touchdowns…Produced 82 touchdowns in his prep career…Selected to participate in the 2017 Kansas Shrine Bowl.

Peyton Pendergrass, DB, 6-0, 185, Hutchinson, Kan. (Hutchinson HS)
Notes: Picked up All-State and all-league honors as a senior…Listed on the Top 100 list and Top 11 DB list on Catch It Kansas…Reached the finals in the 4x100m and 4x400m relays at the state championships…Lettered four times in football and three times in track & field at Hutchinson HS.

Jared Ruth, OL, 6-4, 300, McPherson, Kan. (McPherson HS)
Notes: Kansas Class 4A Division I All-State First Team selection on the offensive line…All-league first team selection…Lettered three years at McPherson HS.

Dimitry Prophete, DE, 6-0, 205, Miami, Fla. (Miami Southridge HS)
Notes: State champion as a senior…First team all-Dade…21 sacks and 131 tackles.

Terrell Starks, DL, 6-5, 240, Westminster, Colo. (Standley Lake HS)
Notes: Three-time all-conference selection, including two second team selections.

Jordan Starks, DB, 5-10, 180, Tulsa, Okla. (Union HS)
Notes: State champion as a senior…All-State honorable mention selection…First team all-district honors…Selected to the Oklahoma all-state team…78 tackles, three interceptions and 13 pass break ups as a senior…Lettered three times at Union HS.

CJ Thompson, Jr., DB, 6-2, 180, Broken Arrow, Okla. (Holland Hall HS)
Notes: Multiple all-conference honors…Named to the all-metro team…Team captain two years…Named most improved in the weight room…15 career interceptions…621 yards on 30 catches, including 10 touchdowns…Nine letters across football, basketball, baseball and track & field

Jacob Unruh, DL, 6-2, 250, Lawrence, Kan. (Lawrence HS)
Notes: Kansas Class 6A All-State First Team selection (K-Preps)…All-metro Second Team…First Team all-conference…All-area team (Lawrence Journal World)…58 tackles, 11 sacks, nine hurries and nine tackles for loss as a senior…Three-time letter winner at Lawrence HS.

2017 Transfer Signees

Nathan Hale, OL, 6-1, 270, Hutchinson, Kan. (Garden City (Kan.) CC)
Notes: All-KJCCC Honorable Mention selection at center on the offensive line as a sophomore in 2016…Helped Garden City (Kan.) Community College to the NJCAA National Championship in 2016.

Harley Hazlett, WR, 6-4, 200, Abilene, Kan. (Garden City (Kan.) CC)
Notes: Recorded 13 receptions and 253 receiving yards as a freshman in 2016, helping Garden City (Kan.) Community College to the NJCAA National Championship…Caught the game-winning touchdown pass in the national championship game with less than a minute remaining…All-state selection at quarterback in high school.

Geoffrey Lodge, OL, 6-5, 305, Wichita, Kan. (Coffeyville (Kan.) CC)
Notes: Played two seasons at Coffeyville (Kan.) Community College on the offensive line.

Hays High introduces two new coaches

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Dustin Armbruster

Hays High and Athletic Director Chris Michaelis introduced two new coaches on Wednesday morning. Silas Hibbs will be directing the boys and girls soccer teams. Nicole Solis will be heading up the girls swimming program this spring.

Hibbs, a 2005 Hays High graduate, was an all-state midfielder for the Indians and was part of the soccer team’s state runner up finish in 2002. He went on to play soccer and compete in track and field at Tabor College. While at Tabor, Hibbs was a four time all-conference selection in the KCAC, a two time conference pole vault champ, and four time academic all-american.

He currently works for Koch Industries in Wichita but is moving back to Hays with his fiance and will be enrolling at Fort Hays State University to complete the MBA program. Hibbs is engaged to Nicole Tillman who will be joining her father at Great Plains Dermatology.

Hibbs takes over a program that will feature a player that looks to break his own record of goals in a career. Ethan Nunnery set the school record for goals in a season and is just three shy of the career mark. As coach, Hibbs hopes to run a 4-3-3 attack but will adjust his game plan to the personal he has on the team. He will be looking for an assistant coach that is more defensive minded to compliment his ability to coach the offense.

Hibbs was an assistant coach at Tabor following graduation and has spend time as part of the FC Wichita club including coach part of the youth program. He will be looking to increase the number of players on the team and build a foundation of expectations. Those expectations include wins, but only as a piece of the puzzle. Hibbs expects his athletes to perform in the classroom with the same dedication and commitment he wants from them on the field. Hibbs long term plans with the Indian’s program is to also help build a soccer culture in Hays that includes the clubs of Hays, FHSU and possible Thomas More Prep-Marian.

Michaelis also announced Nicole Solis as the new head coach for the girls swimming program. She is currently the assistant coach for the boys program and works as the library secretary at Roosevelt Elementary School. Solis is a Bishop Carroll high school graduate where she was a four year varsity swimmer.

Solis pointed out that swimming is a low impact sport that doesn’t carry a great injury risk. It is from personal experience that she relays that message. Solis broke her back in two places during her youth and swimming was the only sport that doctors would clear her to compete in. Like Hibbs with the soccer programs, Solis is looking to build the number of athletes out for the girls swimming program. Currently she has just eight out for the spring. Solis hopes to build the numbers by increasing the competitiveness of the swimmers while also building strong team bonding and creating a fun environment for the team. Those things combined she hopes will build excitement around the program and lead to the current swimmers bringing additional members to the team.

Solis and her husband moved to Hays less than two years ago, with her husband working on his masters at FHSU. Along with drawing on experience from being an assistant the boys team currently, Solis was an assistant coach at the Northwest YMCA in Wichita for the Neptunes swimmers.

Solis says practice will start with two practices a day. The practices will include a technique clinic. The goal is perfect the girls technique at the beginning of the season instead of needing to make correction during the year.

Tuesday’s high school basketball scores

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BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Ashland 43, Fowler 37
Augusta 67, Clearwater 53
Baldwin 62, DeSoto 52
Beloit 69, Republic County 41
Bennington 62, Ell-Saline 48
Bishop Miege 64, BV North 41
Blue Valley 58, BV West 42
Bonner Springs 66, KC Bishop Ward 16
Burlingame 65, Northern Heights 27
Burlington 73, Anderson County 69
Burrton 66, Pretty Prairie 60
BV Northwest 75, Gardner-Edgerton 38
Cair Paravel 61, Cornerstone Family 46
Cedar Vale/Dexter 61, Central Burden 42
Central Plains 52, Otis-Bison 41
Cherryvale 54, Erie 29
Cheyenne Wells, Colo. 62, Wallace County 51
Clifton-Clyde 66, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 48
Concordia 66, Pike Valley 49
Conway Springs 59, Chaparral 31
Council Grove 69, Hillsboro 51
Derby 55, Great Bend 43
Dighton 63, Oberlin-Decatur 39
Doniphan West 60, Valley Heights 49
El Dorado 48, Rose Hill 32
Ellinwood 54, Victoria 39
Ellis 52, Quinter 33
Ellsworth 70, Russell 65
Fairfield 75, Cunningham 31
Falls City, Neb. 58, Hiawatha 36
Garden City 54, Dodge City 43
Garden Plain 63, Wichita Independent 57
Goddard 57, Andover 44
Goddard-Eisenhower 80, Arkansas City 65
Halstead 42, Lyons 31
Hanover 66, Washington County 43
Hays 57, Salina South 49
Hesston 49, Haven 41
Holcomb 61, Hugoton 53
Holly, Colo. 63, Syracuse 18
Holton 40, Royal Valley 39
Hoxie 57, Oakley 43
Humboldt 64, Eureka 43
Hutchinson Central Christian 72, Chase 40
Hutchinson Trinity 70, Sedgwick 60
Independence 60, Labette County 41
Iola 56, Santa Fe Trail 51
Jefferson North 59, McLouth 34
Jefferson West 49, Riverside 35
Kapaun Mount Carmel 69, Wichita West 37
KC Harmon 73, Atchison 70
KC Piper 50, Basehor-Linwood 48
Linn 65, Wetmore 49
Little River 42, Goessel 39
Macksville 63, LaCrosse 44
Maize South 65, Valley Center 49
Manhattan 61, Topeka West 37
Manhattan CHIEF 69, Veritas Christian 68, OT
Maranatha Academy 81, Sherwood, Mo. 49
Marysville 55, Riley County 36
Maur Hill – Mount Academy 46, Horton 33
Mill Valley 59, Blue Valley Southwest 49
Minneola 57, Bucklin 27
Mission Valley 78, Madison/Hamilton 49
Moscow 56, Keyes, Okla. 28
Nemaha Central 59, Atchison County 20
Ness City 56, Hill City 39
Newton 61, Salina Central 56
Nickerson 67, Larned 48
Northeast-Arma 45, SM North 41
Norton 54, Smith Center 44
Olathe South 56, Washburn Rural 41
Olpe 59, Central Heights 28
Onaga 50, Axtell 35
Ottawa 56, Spring Hill 51
Oxford 48, Udall 35
Parsons 54, Fort Scott 49
Perry-Lecompton 49, Sabetha 38
Phillipsburg 62, Southern Valley, Neb. 39
Pleasant Ridge 56, Oskaloosa 46
Pratt 38, Kingman 24
Rawlins County 64, Hitchcock County, Neb. 50
Rock Creek 73, Centralia 52
Rural Vista 40, Canton-Galva 36
Salina Sacred Heart 64, Southeast Saline 61
Sedan 65, South Haven 35
Shawnee Heights 69, Emporia 54
SM West 68, SM East 58
Smoky Valley 65, Hoisington 52
Solomon 69, Centre 51
South Barber 66, Attica 44
South Gray 55, Hodgeman County 46
Southwestern Hts. 44, Guymon, Okla. 41
Spearville 62, Pawnee Heights 39
St. James Academy 70, St. Thomas Aquinas 62
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 70, Thunder Ridge 19
St. Mary’s 56, Rossville 42
St. Xavier 50, Tescott 37
Sylvan-Lucas 31, Rock Hills 27
Topeka Seaman 58, Olathe East 54
Troy 82, Frankfort 51
Wabaunsee 59, Lyndon 38
Wakefield 41, Herington 36
Wamego 71, Abilene 54
Washington County 71, SM South 62
Wichita Campus 45, Hutchinson 36
Wichita Classical 62, St. John’s Military 49
Wichita East 46, Wichita North 22
Wichita Heights 58, Wichita Bishop Carroll 56
Wichita South 73, Wichita Northwest 53
Wilson 53, Lincoln 39
Yates Center 62, Crest 22

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Abilene 50, Wamego 42
Arkansas City 57, Goddard-Eisenhower 50
Atchison 70, KC Harmon 18
Augusta 45, Clearwater 33
Axtell 46, Onaga 29
Baldwin 45, DeSoto 32
Beloit 46, Republic County 39
Bishop Miege 48, BV North 42
Bishop Seabury Academy 43, Hyman Brand 25
Burlington 45, Anderson County 29
Caldwell 57, Argonia 40
Caney Valley 50, Bluestem 26
Central Plains 77, Otis-Bison 35
Centralia 58, Rock Creek 24
Cheney 53, Wichita Trinity 31
Cimarron 48, Scott City 43
Circle 55, Andale 49, OT
Clay Center 50, Chapman 16
Concordia 44, Pike Valley 28
Conway Springs 58, Chaparral 33
Cornerstone Alt. Charter 40, Cair Paravel 36
Council Grove 76, Hillsboro 20
Cunningham 41, Fairfield 29
Dighton 40, Oberlin-Decatur 15
Douglass 44, Belle Plaine 36
Ell-Saline 43, Bennington 32
Ellinwood 43, Victoria 15
Erie 60, Cherryvale 32
Fort Scott 40, Parsons 22
Garden City 35, Dodge City 33
Garden Plain 50, Wichita Independent 36
Goddard 54, Andover 37
Goessel 49, Little River 37
Golden Plains 52, Palco 30
Halstead 44, Lyons 34
Hanover 66, Washington County 61
Hays 39, Salina South 27
Hesston 48, Haven 34
Hiawatha 41, Falls City, Neb. 36
Hill City 59, Ness City 46
Hitchcock County, Neb. 36, Rawlins County 35
Hoisington 46, Smoky Valley 41, OT
Holly, Colo. 53, Syracuse 40
Holton 58, Royal Valley 34
Horton 46, Maur Hill – Mount Academy 33
Hugoton 63, Holcomb 27
Humboldt 38, Eureka 33
Hutchinson 43, Wichita Campus 28
Hutchinson Central Christian 56, Chase 26
Independence 57, Labette County 49
Iola 28, Santa Fe Trail 26
Jackson Heights 41, Immaculata 31
Jefferson North 59, McLouth 27
Jefferson West 57, Riverside 43
KC Bishop Ward 59, Bonner Springs 30
KC Christian 39, Barstow, Mo. 37
KC Piper 50, Basehor-Linwood 44
Kingman 47, Pratt 21
LaCrosse 43, Macksville 33
Lakin 38, Wichita County 19
Larned 43, Nickerson 36
Maize 48, Valley Center 44
Manhattan 70, Topeka West 31
Marysville 53, Riley County 45
Mission Valley 44, Madison/Hamilton 42
Moundridge 39, Marion 26
Nemaha Central 58, Atchison County 18
Norton 45, Smith Center 30
Olathe Northwest 69, Lawrence Free State 58
Olathe South 57, Olathe North 38
Olpe 67, Central Heights 28
Oswego 65, Northeast-Arma 50
Paola 67, Louisburg 43
Pittsburg 45, Coffeyville 14
Pleasant Ridge 46, Oskaloosa 32
Quinter 52, Ellis 48
Remington 58, Berean Academy 44
Rose Hill 63, El Dorado 32
Rossville 56, St. Mary’s 42
Rural Vista 47, Canton-Galva 40
Russell 60, Ellsworth 42
Sabetha 44, Perry-Lecompton 38
Salina Central 44, Newton 42
Sedgwick 42, Hutchinson Trinity 41
Sherwood, Mo. 43, Maranatha Academy 32
Silver Lake 49, Osage City 23
SM East 53, SM West 39
Solomon 36, Centre 35
South Barber 62, Attica 31
South Central 67, Kinsley 50
Southeast Saline 36, Salina Sacred Heart 34
Southern Valley, Neb. 53, Phillipsburg 38
Spring Hill 65, Ottawa 56
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 55, Thunder Ridge 40
St. Thomas Aquinas 53, St. James Academy 22
Sublette 60, Deerfield 23
Sylvan-Lucas 45, Rock Hills 5
Tonganoxie 53, KC Turner 37
Topeka 46, Highland Park 22
Triplains-Brewster 57, Cheylin 49
Troy 41, Frankfort 35
Uniontown 58, Chetopa 53
Valley Heights 46, Doniphan West 41
Veritas Christian 53, Manhattan CHIEF 42
Wabaunsee 62, Lyndon 26
Waverly 54, West Franklin 25
Wellsville 65, Prairie View 16
Weskan 34, Logan 26
Wetmore 39, Linn 34
Wichita Collegiate 60, Buhler 52
Wichita Heights 57, Wichita Bishop Carroll 37
Wichita South 39, Wichita Northwest 32
Wichita West 52, Kapaun Mount Carmel 36
Wilson 51, Lincoln 32
Yates Center 60, Crest 49

Hays sweeps South Cougars Tuesday night

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Dustin Armbruster

Hays High headed to Salina South High School on Tuesday night to close out the January portion of their basketball schedule. For the Lady Indians it was their fourth game in six days. On the boys side it was just their second and final game over the course of 19 days.

Girls
Hays 39 – Salina South 27

Hays overcame a five plus minute field goal drought to grab an 8-6 lead over South after the first quarter. After scoring the final three points of the first quarter, the Indians added the first eleven of the second quarter for a 15-0 run. That run pushed Hays to their biggest lead of the first half at 19-6. That lead occurred at the 5:02 mark, but Hays would score just one more point the rest of the half. South went on a 10-1 run during that stretch to get back within four at half time, 20-16. Over their second five minute field goal drought of the first half the Indians missed seven of eight free throws.

Highlights

South expanded that 10-1 run from the first half into a 15-1 run, grabbing their only second half lead at 21-20. The Indians tied the game on a free throw then took the lead for good on a Talyn Kleweno steal and layup at 23-21. Hays turned those three points into a 11-0 run that lasted into the fourth quarter and put the Indians up 31-21. Overall Hays outscored the Cougars 19-6 after falling behind and win 39-27.

Coach Kirk Maska

Hays was led by Jaycee Dale with 12 points and Mattie Hutchison at 10. The Indians had three players each grab eight or more rebounds, 10 by Talyn Kleweno and eight each by Jaycee Dale and Kallie Leiker. The Indians move to 9-4 on the season. South drops to 5-8. The Lady Indians are on the road to Wichita to play Life Prep Academy on Friday.

Boys
Hays 57 – Salina South 49

Hays never trailed in the first half using a 10-3 run over the final three minutes of the first quarter to build their lead up to 18-9. The Indians led South by as many as 13 in the second quarter before the Cougars went on their best run of the half. A 8-0 nothing cut the Hays lead down to five at 23-18 with 3:40 left in the second quarter. The Indians closed out the half outscoring South 9-4 and led 32-22 at the break.

Highlights

Hays opened the second half with a three pointer to build their lead up to 13 once again. South though outscored Hays 22-3 over the next six minutes to match their first half point total and take a 44-38 advantage. Shane Berens and Xander Swayne scored in the final minute for Hays to cut their deficit to 44-42 after three quarters. Defensively the Indians allowed just five fourth quarter points and none over the final 5:25 after South took their final lead at 49-48. Swayne scored the next four points for the Indians and Hays finished the game on a 9-0 run to win 57-49.

Coach Rick Keltner

Hays picks up their tenth win of the year and sits at 10-3. Salina South drops to 5-9. The Indians were led by Claiborne Kyles with 17, including four three pointers. Shane Berens added 12 points and becomes the 29th player in program history to score 500 points in a career. Devin Johnson led the Cougars with 21. The Hays boys are off until February 9th when they travel back to Salina to play the Central Mustangs.

Royals agree to $12M, 2-year deal with Moss

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Royals and designated hitter Brandon Moss have agreed to a $12 million, two-year contract to provide some power to the Kansas City lineup, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity Monday because Moss still must pass a physical to make the deal official. That’s expected to happen later this week.

Moss hit just .225 in 128 games for the St. Louis Cardinals last season, but his average was dragged down by a poor final stretch. He still wound up hitting 28 homers, and that power is what the Royals are hoping he will bring to a lineup that is otherwise built around speed and defense.

He is expected to take over for Kendrys Morales, who parlayed a successful run in Kansas City into a $33 million, three-year contract with the Toronto Blue Jays.

Wichita State wins 4th straight, beats Bradley

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PEORIA, Ind. (AP) — Landry Shamet had 19 points and six assists, and Wichita State rolled to a 64-49 victory over Bradley on Sunday for its fourth straight double-digit win.

Conner Frankamp added 15 points and Markis McDuffie had nine points and 14 rebounds for Wichita State (19-4, 9-1 Missouri Valley), which remains a game back of conference-leader Illinois State. Shamet and Frankamp each made three 3-pointers.

Darrell Brown scored 18 points to lead Bradley (8-15, 3-7), which shot just 34 percent (19 of 56) and has lost its fifth straight.

Bradley led 29-24 early in the second half before the Shockers pulled away with a 27-9 run and led 51-38 with 7:40 to play. Shamet scored eight points, Frankamp added seven and Rashard Kelly chipped in five of his seven points, including a pair of dunks, during the stretch.

No. 2 Kansas rallies past No. 4 Kentucky in Big 12/SEC Challenge

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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Frank Mason III scored 21 points, Josh Jackson had 20 points and a pair of big 3-pointers and No. 2 Kansas rallied past No. 4 Kentucky 79-73 on Saturday night in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge.

The Challenge’s marquee matchup between college basketball’s two winningest programs ended with the Jayhawks earning their second straight win over the Wildcats on Kentucky’s home floor. Three-point shooting was critical for Kansas (19-2) as it shook off an 0-for-8 first half to make 5 of 11 after halftime, with Jackson’s consecutive 3s starting things for the Jayhawks. They shot 59 percent in the second half.

Mason had 13 second-half points and Landen Lucas contributed 13 points — including a layup with 4:41 remaining for a 69-59 lead — and five rebounds before fouling out. Jackson also had 10 rebounds.

The Jayhawks, who trailed by 12 in the first half, become just the fourth team to  beat a John Calipari coached Kentucky team when when trailing by 10 or more points.

Malik Monk and Derek Willis each had 18 points for Kentucky (17-4), which dropped its second straight.

Big second half carries Lindenwood to win over Fort Hays State

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By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

Hays, Kan. – Fort Hays State was held to one field goal and was outscored 13-5 after taking a one-point lead with 6:04 to play and lost to Lindenwood 71-62 in front of 3,525 Saturday afternoon. The Lions (15-9, 5-7 MIAA), who shot 28-percent in the first half and trailed by three at halftime, scored 46 points in the second half to pick up their first ever win at Gross Coliseum.

Mark Johnson Postgame Interview

Game Highlights

The Tigers (11-8, 5-6 MIAA) were held to 39-percent shooting for the game and were outscored by 10 at the free throw line.

Rob Davis was held to a season-low seven points and hit his only 3-pointer with less than a minute to play. Hadley Gillum led FHSU with 17 points and seven rebounds. Trey O’Neil added 15.

Chandler Diekvoss scored 19 and Bakari Triggs, who had seven interceptions for the Lions football team this fall, added 16 along with nine rebounds.

Hays ties tournament record in victory

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Dustin Armbruster

Hays High and Dodge City played for the second time in nine days when they faced off for fifth place of the Mid-America Classic in McPherson on Saturday. The Lady Indians had beat Dodge City 55-34 in their previous meeting in Hays.

Neither team scored over the first three and a half minutes until Dodge City hit a three pointer. Hays then went on a 10-2 run over the final four minutes of the first quarter to take a 10-5 lead. The Indian’s offense disappeared over the first four plus minutes of the second quarter, turning the ball over on six of the first eight possessions. Dodge City used the opportunity to go on a 9-0 run to take their biggest lead of the half at 14-10. The Indian’s Brooke Denning then scored the next six points of the quarter to give Hays a 16-14 lead at half time.

Highlights

True to form of the first two quarters, Hays went scoreless for a long period to open up the third quarter. The Indians did not score for the first 6:35 yet scored the next five points to take a 21-18 fifteen seconds left in the third. Dodge City though scored in the final five seconds on a traditional three point play to tie the game at 21 heading to the fourth quarter.

Hays again went scoreless for a long stretch to open the fourth quarter. This time not scoring for first 5:32. Hays though defensively again buckled down to only trail by two at 23-21. Savannah Schneider gave Hays the lead back at 24-23 on a traditional three point play with 2:37 left. The Red Demons tied the game at 24 before a jumper by Jaycee Dale with 1:20 left gave Hays the lead for good at 26-24. Hays made just two of their final five free throws taking a 28-25 lead. Dodge City did have one last chance to tie the game down by four. A Indian foul put the Red Demons to the line with nine seconds left. Dodge City hit the first of two free throws and rebounded the miss on the second. The Red Demons missed a three that would have tied the game and Hays took the victory 28-25.

Coach Kirk Maska

The 28 points by Hays High ties a record for least points scored by a winning team in tournament history. The combined 53 points was just two more than the record for fewest points combined in a tournament game.

Hays improves to 8-4. Dodge City falls to 4-8. Savannah Schneider led the Indians with 11. Tia Bradshaw scored a game high 12. The two teams will meet up for a third time on the season February, 21st in Dodge City.

Fourth quarter run carries Lindenwood past Tiger women

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By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

HAYS, Kan. – Lindenwood scored the first 14 points of the fourth quarter to build a 16-point lead then held off the Fort Hays State women the rest of the way for a 76-70 win in front of 3,071 Saturday afternoon at Gross Coliseum. The win was the Lions first ever over the Tigers in six tries and snapped FHSU’s 25-game home court win streak.

Tony Hobson Postgame Interview

Game Highlights

The Lady Lions (8-11, 4-8 MIAA) quick fourth quarter start broke open a tight game that saw them lead by two after each of the first three quarters. Each team’s largest lead up to that point had been five points.

The Tigers (15-5, 6-5 MIAA) held Lindenwood without a field goal over the final six and-a-half minutes but could only get as close as five in the final 10 seconds.

Jill Faxon came off the bench for the second straight game and led the Tigers with 13 points. Emma Stroyan recorded her first double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Carly Heim, who made her second straight start, added 11.

Lindenwood was led by freshman Lindsey Medlen and senior Alex Haley who both scored 16.

Tennessee beats Kansas State for third straight win

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Grant Williams scored 17 points Saturday as Tennessee defeated Kansas State 70-58 in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge for the Volunteers’ third consecutive victory.

Tennessee’s young roster built on the momentum it had established Tuesday in an 82-80 upset of No. 4 Kentucky. The Vols (12-9) start three freshmen, one sophomore and one senior.

Jordan Bowden had 13 points and Robert Hubbs III added 10 as Tennessee never trailed and led by as many as 19.

Barry Brown scored 15 of his 17 points for Kansas State, which lost its second straight. Wesley Iwundu had 14 and Kamau Stokes added 11 for the Wildcats (15-6).

This marked the second time in the last three seasons that Tennessee and Kansas State have met in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge. Tennessee beat Kansas State 65-64 in Knoxville on Dec. 6, 2014.

Area high school scoreboard for 1/27/17

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Mid-America Classic
*Hays  57  Wichita SE  36
*Dodge City  41   Andale  32
*Manhattan  56  Valley Center  29

Mid-Continent League
Ellis  29  Plainville  38
Oakley  44  Phillipsburg  23
Abilene  41  TMP  60
Hill City  62   Trego   39
Stockton  48   Smith Center  31

Central Prairie League
La Crosse  35  Victoria  19

Northern Plains League
*Otis-Bison  57  Sylvan Lucas  34
Osborne  29   Lakeside  30
Rock Hills  6   Wilson 52
Natoma 36  Lincoln 27

Great West Activities Conference
*Norton 33  Colby 36
*Liberal 43   Hugoton 58
Scott City 36 Goodland 45

Western Kansas Liberty League
Triplains/Brewster   28   Golden Plains  37
Northern Valley 34  Logan   60

Central Kansas League
*Hoisington 48  Chapman 36
*Ellinwood  53   Lyons  46

North Central Kansas Activities Association
Minneapolis  35   Russell  57

Hilltop Classic at Great Bend
7th Place – Little River 32   Macksville 49
5th Place – Ness City 50  Ell-Saline 45
3rd Place – St. John 36  Moundridge 48

Newton Invitational Tournament
Garden City 37  Andover Central 42

Boys
Western Athletic Conference
Dodge City  54  Hays 66

Mid-Continent League
Ellis 45  Plainville 61
Oakley 40  Phillipsburg 75
Abilene  58  TMP  57
Hill City  56   Trego  48
Stockton 40   Smith Center  49

Central Prairie League
La Crosse   52   Victoria  30
*Pratt  66   Macksville   43

Northern Plains League
*Otis-Bison  42  Sylvan Lucas 55
Southern Cloud  35  Thunder Ridge  42
Osborne   85   Lakeside  28
Rock Hills   50   Wilson   48
Natoma   34   Lincoln   45

Great West Activities Conference
*Norton  61   Colby  42
*Liberal  56   Hugoton  43
Scott City  49   Goodland   29

Western Kansas Liberty League
Northern Valley   34  Logan  60

Central Kansas League
*Hoisington   25  Chapman  38
*Ellinwood  37   Lyons  45

North Central Kansas Activities Association
Minneapolis  67  Russell  51

*Non-league

AP-KS–Kansas Prep Scores, 6th Ld-Writethru,1341
Friday’s Scores
By The Associated Press
BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Abilene 58, Hays-TMP-Marian 57
Atchison 60, Silver Lake 38
Basehor-Linwood 55, Labette County 39
Baxter Springs 66, Southeast 39
Bishop Seabury Academy 80, KC East Christian 66
Blue Valley 83, St. James Academy 78
Bluestem 57, Cherryvale 53
BV North 50, Blue Valley Southwest 26
BV West 61, Gardner-Edgerton 45
Caldwell 31, Sedan 27
Chanute 53, Iola 49
Chapman 38, Hoisington 25
Conway Springs 59, Belle Plaine 46
Cornerstone Family 62, Christ Preparatory Academy 19
Council Grove 64, Marion 38
Doniphan West 68, Washington County 56
Ell-Saline 69, Medicine Lodge 64
Ellsworth 55, Southeast Saline 50
Elyria Christian 47, Herington 23
Fort Scott 65, Girard 62, OT
Frankfort 56, Axtell 53
Frontenac 63, Independence 48
Goddard 64, Wichita Campus 46
Hanover 71, Wetmore 45
Haven 64, Sedgwick 43
Hays 66, Dodge City 54
Heritage Christian 38, Maur Hill – Mount Academy 3
Hiawatha 45, Royal Valley 43
Hill City 56, Trego 48
Holcomb 55, Southwestern Hts. 43
Humboldt 52, Erie 50
Hutchinson 74, Valley Center 72
Jefferson North 61, Pleasant Ridge 50
KC Christian 63, University Academy, Mo. 56
KC Turner 52, SM Northwest 46
KC Washington 79, Ottawa 72
LaCrosse 52, Victoria 30
Lafayette (St. Joseph), Mo. 56, Leavenworth 36
Lakin 55, Wiley, Colo. 48
Liberal 56, Hugoton 43
Lincoln 45, Natoma 34
Logan 60, Northern Valley 34
Lyndon 56, Mission Valley 37
Lyons 45, Ellinwood 37
Maize 78, Maize South 64
Mill Valley 53, Lansing 41
Minneapolis 67, Russell 51
Moundridge 48, Goessel 34
Norton 61, Colby 42
Olathe Northwest 65, Topeka West 60
Olathe South 58, Olathe North 28
Onaga 46, Linn 44
Osborne 85, Lakeside 28
Oxford 52, Central Burden 34
Parsons 62, Columbus 30
Pawnee Heights 40, Minneola 39
Perry-Lecompton 43, Jefferson West 29
Phillipsburg 75, Oakley 40
Pike Valley 68, Chase 33
Pittsburg 75, DeSoto 39
Pittsburg Colgan 60, Riverton 38
Plainville 61, Ellis 45
Pratt 66, Macksville 43
Rock Creek 56, Wamego 52
Rock Hills 50, Wilson 48
Sabetha 49, Riverside 35
Salina Sacred Heart 73, Hutchinson Trinity 46
Santa Fe Trail 58, Osage City 52
Scott City 49, Goodland 29
SM South 66, SM West 53
Smith Center 49, Stockton 40
Smoky Valley 53, Clay Center 33
South Haven 65, Flinthills 60
Spring Hill 61, Louisburg 48
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 50, Tescott 21
St. Thomas Aquinas 52, BV Northwest 35
Sylvan-Lucas 55, Otis-Bison 42
Thunder Ridge 42, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 35
Tonganoxie 41, KC Bishop Ward 22
Topeka 55, Junction City 41
Topeka Hayden 68, Highland Park 65
Troy 72, Clifton-Clyde 64
Uniontown 53, Crest 19
Valley Heights 63, Solomon 52, OT
Wabaunsee 63, Riley County 36
Wellington 78, Winfield 59
Wellsville 66, Anderson County 42
West Elk 42, Argonia 26
Wichita Collegiate 75, Circle 72
Lyon County League Tournament
Semifinal
Hartford 52, Southern Coffey 48
Lebo 44, Burlingame 42
SPIAA Tournament
Consolation
Hodgeman County 55, Satanta 45
South Central 57, Ingalls 51
Semifinal
South Gray 66, Ashland 30
Spearville 56, Kiowa County 46
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Baxter Springs 55, Southeast 30
Blue Valley 47, St. James Academy 15
Bluestem 46, Cherryvale 32
BV North 66, Blue Valley Southwest 41
BV Northwest 60, SM West 41
Caldwell 41, Sedan 37
Central Burden 39, Oxford 32
Centralia 53, Blue Valley 31
Cimarron 46, Wichita County 29
Clay Center 47, Smoky Valley 21
Clifton-Clyde 41, Troy 29
Colby 36, Norton 33
Columbus 43, Parsons 27
Council Grove 61, Marion 32
Crest 49, Uniontown 46
Elkhart 50, Moscow 22
Ellinwood 53, Lyons 46
Ellsworth 36, Southeast Saline 32
Flinthills 40, South Haven 23
Frankfort 51, Axtell 46
Fredonia 40, Eureka 31
Girard 54, Fort Scott 32
Golden Plains 37, Triplains-Brewster 28
Goodland 45, Scott City 36
Hanover 53, Wetmore 41
Hays-TMP-Marian 60, Abilene 41
Hill City 62, Trego 39
Hoisington 48, Chapman 36
Holcomb 53, Southwestern Hts. 33
Hugoton 58, Liberal 43
Humboldt 60, Erie 46
Hutchinson Trinity 54, Salina Sacred Heart 33
Independence 56, Frontenac 39
Iola 46, Chanute 33
KC East Christian 70, Bishop Seabury Academy 41
Labette County 67, Basehor-Linwood 53
LaCrosse 35, Victoria 19
Lakeside 30, Osborne 29
Lakin 46, Wiley, Colo. 39
Linn 39, Onaga 20
Logan 60, Northern Valley 34
Maur Hill – Mount Academy 54, Heritage Christian 29
Mission Valley 40, Lyndon 17
Natoma 36, Lincoln 27
Northeast-Arma 62, St. Paul 54
Oakley 44, Phillipsburg 23
Osage City 35, Santa Fe Trail 28
Oswego 56, Altoona-Midway 16
Otis-Bison 57, Sylvan-Lucas 34
Ottawa 60, KC Washington 29
Pike Valley 55, Chase 41
Pittsburg 39, DeSoto 34
Pittsburg Colgan 49, Riverton 38
Plainville 38, Ellis 29
Rock Creek 32, Wamego 31
Rural Vista 56, Wakefield 28
Russell 57, Minneapolis 35
Sabetha 58, Riverside 49
Silver Lake 62, Atchison 35
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 56, Tescott 27
Stockton 48, Smith Center 31
Syracuse 36, Johnson-Stanton County 20
Thunder Ridge 55, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 35
Tonganoxie 45, KC Bishop Ward 42, OT
University Academy, Mo. 39, KC Christian 37
Valley Heights 61, Solomon 26
Veritas Christian 51, St. Joseph Christian, Mo. 37
Wabaunsee 52, Riley County 33
Washington County 61, Doniphan West 48
West Elk 28, Argonia 26
Wilson 52, Rock Hills 6
El Dorado Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Augusta 77, Wichita East 64
El Dorado 35, Wichita Collegiate 33
Semifinal
Circle 47, Mill Valley 40
Maize South 57, Gardner-Edgerton 50
Emporia Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Topeka 51, SM North 41
Wichita Heights 73, Goddard-Eisenhower 29
Semifinal
Derby 70, Maize 36
Lawrence 51, Emporia 43
Haven Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Garden Plain 47, Nickerson 36
Rose Hill 30, Haven 29
Semifinal
Cheney 54, Wellington 47
Goddard 45, Kingman 28
Hilltop Hoops Classic
Seventh Place
Macksville 49, Little River 32
Fifth Place
Ness City 50, Ell-Saline 45
Third Place
Moundridge 48, St. John 36
Jefferson County North Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Atchison County 38, Cornerstone Family 37
Perry-Lecompton 43, Oskaloosa 32
Semifinal
Jefferson North 61, Pleasant Ridge 50
Rossville 32, Valley Falls 30
Lawrence Free State Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
SM South 62, Hutchinson 42
Wichita Northwest 41, Junction City 30
Semifinal
Topeka Seaman 51, KC Schlagle 47
Wichita South 50, Lawrence Free State 45
Lyon County League Tournament
Semifinal
Olpe 61, Lebo 26
Waverly 56, Hartford 27
McPherson Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Dodge City 41, Andale 32
Hays 57, Wichita Southeast 36
Semifinal
Manhattan 56, Valley Center 29
Olathe South 46, McPherson 37
Newton Invitational Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Andover Central 42, Garden City 37
SM Northwest 52, Kapaun Mount Carmel 46
Semifinal
Bishop Miege 53, Wichita Bishop Carroll 43
Newton 50, Olathe Northwest 36
Skyline 54 Classic Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Kinsley 45, Pretty Prairie 33
Pratt Skyline 27, Attica 24
Semifinal
Cunningham 42, South Barber 32
Medicine Lodge 53, Norwich 48
Washburn Rural Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
KC Sumner 72, Shawnee Heights 56
SM East 47, Topeka West 39
Semifinal
Leavenworth 59, Great Bend 40
St. Thomas Aquinas 61, Washburn Rural 42

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