By: GARRETT SAGER
Hays Post

Claiborne Kyles had a emphatic dunk to go along with a game high 22 points matching his career high as the Indians cruised to their second straight win by beating Western Athletic Conference Foe, Dodge City 66-54.

Highlights

Hays High and Dodge City kept things close for the large portion of the first quarter of play. Hays High hit their first two shots including a three by Kyles and the score was 7-7 at the 4:36 mark in the first quarter. Dodge City would proceed then to turn it over on four straight possessions leading to a 16-0 run by Hays High and the Indians would never trail from there building a lead by as much as 22 points in the first and on their way to a 66-54 win.

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Dodge City would come out in the first quarter on a 5-0 run, but the Indians would counteract with a 11-2 run of their own and build a 24 point lead which would be the largest of the game. Indians had three in double figures lead by Kyles who matched his career high of 22 points. Tradgon McCrae would score 11 and Tyrese Hill would add 11.

Hays High improves to 9-3 on the year and have won two straight now. Dodge City falls to 2-10 and have lost six straight. Indians will be back in action Jan. 31 in Salina against Salina South

LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas men’s basketball coach Bill Self announced Thursday that Carlton Bragg Jr. has been suspended indefinitely from the team effective immediately. 

“Carlton is suspended for a violation of team rules,” Self said. “This violation is not connected to the alleged incident in McCarthy Hall on December 17th.”

No charges have been filed, and police have not publicly identified any suspects. Five of Self’s players are listed as witnesses on the police report.

Self is deferring to police in declining to publicly discuss what any of the players have confided in him about the matter he says he learned about from the athletics department the day it was reported Dec. 18.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Abilene 52, Concordia 43
Andale 59, Augusta 50
Baxter Springs 48, Girard 43
Bishop Seabury Academy 75, Cair Paravel 45
Blue Valley 80, Gardner-Edgerton 59
Bonner Springs 57, Paola 45
Burlington 65, Chase County 39
BV Northwest 61, BV North 59
Central Burden 46, Argonia 43
Chanute 62, Parsons 50
Chase 59, Natoma 39
Cimarron 38, Johnson-Stanton County 24
Coffeyville 67, Labette County 52
Columbus 59, Southeast 40
Deerfield 56, Moscow 55
Derby 66, Maize South 65
Dighton 47, Otis-Bison 41
Ellis 77, Victoria 51
Erie 47, Fredonia 44
Eudora 59, Atchison 32
Frontenac 69, Galena 64
Garden City 62, Ulysses 52
Goddard-Eisenhower 69, Maize 48
Hanover 75, Centralia 49
Holton 42, Jefferson West 38
Hoxie 60, Hill City 48
Humboldt 63, Bluestem 51
Hutchinson Trinity 54, Smoky Valley 46
Independence 57, Fort Scott 56
Jayhawk Linn 43, Uniontown 40
Kapaun Mount Carmel 60, Wichita Heights 53
KC Harmon 71, KC Bishop Ward 41
LaCrosse 52, Ellinwood 50
Lakeside 52, Lincoln 42
Lawrence Free State 74, Lansing 42
Louisburg 56, DeSoto 40
Maranatha Academy 63, Immaculata 48
McPherson 65, Newton 53
Mission Valley 34, Northern Heights 31
Nemaha Central 53, Perry-Lecompton 48
Neodesha 50, Cherryvale 47
Northeast-Arma 54, Chetopa 43
Northern Valley 79, Stockton 77, OT
Norton 48, Trego 44
Olathe South 75, KC Wyandotte 61
Onaga 56, Valley Heights 47
Osage City 56, Lyndon 50
Osborne 56, Wilson 31
Oswego 47, Marmaton Valley 42
Pike Valley 58, Thunder Ridge 32
Plainville 44, Logan 30
Quinter 46, Golden Plains 26
Riverton 54, Quapaw, Okla. 35
Rock Hills 55, Tescott 29
Salina Sacred Heart 63, Beloit 51
Scott City 34, Lakin 33
Silver Lake 71, Santa Fe Trail 52
Smith Center 60, Russell 57
Solomon 66, Clifton-Clyde 51
Southwestern Hts. 56, Forgan, Okla. 55
St. Francis 72, Rawlins County 42
St. Mary’s Academy 90, Wichita Sunrise 63
Sylvan-Lucas 51, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 31
Tonganoxie 53, Heritage Christian 52, OT
Troy 65, Doniphan West 45
Veritas Christian 69, Baldwin 65
Wamego 54, Council Grove 38
Washington County 72, Linn 42
Wichita Bishop Carroll 58, Wichita North 29
Wichita Home School 49, Oxford 38
Wichita Independent 62, Medicine Lodge 52
Wichita Northwest 68, Wichita West 44
Wichita South 83, Wichita Southeast 79
Lyon County League Tournament
Hartford 75, Marais des Cygnes Valley 37
Southern Coffey 57, Olpe 43
SPIAA Tournament
Ashland 51, Minneola 38
Kiowa County 62, South Central 55
South Gray 77, Ingalls 36
Spearville 73, Pawnee Heights 33

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Atchison 56, Eudora 52
Beloit 57, Salina Sacred Heart 31
Blue Valley 45, Wakefield 27
BV North 62, BV Northwest 49
BV Randolph 45, Wakefield 27
Cair Paravel 43, Bishop Seabury Academy 22
Caney Valley 46, Eureka 22
Canton-Galva 47, Inman 45, OT
Chanute 26, Parsons 21
Chase 39, Natoma 36
Cherryvale 48, Neodesha 31
Cimarron 66, Johnson-Stanton County 45
Clifton-Clyde 38, Solomon 37
Columbus 44, Southeast 24
Concordia 55, Abilene 42
Council Grove 48, Wamego 31
Doniphan West 41, Troy 25
Ellinwood 43, LaCrosse 35
Ellis 68, Victoria 28
Fairfield 41, Belle Plaine 27
Galena 41, Frontenac 36
Girard 44, Baxter Springs 24
Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 49, Sylvan-Lucas 41
Golden Plains 45, Quinter 36
Hanover 66, Centralia 64, OT
Hoxie 54, Hill City 42
Humboldt 56, Bluestem 32
Hutchinson Trinity 40, Smoky Valley 29
Independence 36, Fort Scott 26
Jefferson West 45, Holton 43
Lakeside 50, Lincoln 33
Lebo 50, Madison/Hamilton 46 Lee’s Summit Community Christian, Mo. 37, KC Christian 32
Lyndon 43, Osage City 36
Northeast-Arma 45, Chetopa 30
Norton 49, Trego 36
Oakley 43, Colby 35
Olathe East 41, Blue Valley 36
Olathe North 71, Barstow, Mo. 39
Oswego 40, Marmaton Valley 33
Otis-Bison 34, Dighton 33
Ottawa 41, Highland Park 34
Palco 47, Western Plains-Healy 37
Plainville 45, Logan 35
Riverton 29, Quapaw, Okla. 12
Russell 65, Smith Center 31
Scott City 63, Lakin 50
Sedgwick 61, Clearwater 42
Silver Lake 35, Santa Fe Trail 19
St. Francis 39, Rawlins County 36
Stockton 65, Northern Valley 27
Tescott 42, Rock Hills 20
Thunder Ridge 62, Pike Valley 24
Tonganoxie 47, Heritage Christian 38
Udall 43, Flinthills 38
Uniontown 42, Jayhawk Linn 33
Valley Heights 66, Onaga 42
Veritas Christian 58, Topeka Heritage Christian 31
Washington County 61, Linn 45
Wichita Independent 50, Chaparral 26
Wilson 50, Osborne 28
Yates Center 45, Pleasanton 37
Berean Academy/Eli Walter Tournament
Berean Academy 46, Douglass 21
Goessel 65, Stafford 16
Halstead 44, Wichita Trinity 34, OT
Hutchinson Central Christian 51, Burrton 20
Hiawatha Tournament
Hiawatha 50, Falls City, Neb. 32
Horton 59, Marysville 48
Nemaha Central 59, Lansing JV 23
St. Mary’s 43, Jackson Heights 41
Hilltop Hoops Classic
Moundridge 57, Ell-Saline 40
Wichita Life Prep 66, Macksville 39
Ness City 56, Little River 44
Jefferson County North Tournament
Jefferson North 47, Atchison County 22
Pleasant Ridge 54, Cornerstone Family 44
Rossville 60, Oskaloosa 37
Valley Falls 54, Perry-Lecompton 40
KC Washington Tournament
KC Bishop Ward 72, KC Northeast, Mo. 33
KC Turner 66, KC Harmon 15
KC Washington 56, East (Kansas City), Mo. 40
Lyon County League Tournament
Lebo 50, Madison/Hamilton 46
Olpe 75, Marais des Cygnes Valley 14
Mulvane Tournament
Arkansas City 32, Mulvane 27
Wichita West 62, Wichita Campus 38
Skyline 54 Classic Tournament
Cunningham 56, Pretty Prairie 35
Medicine Lodge 40, Attica 30
Norwich 54, Pratt Skyline 37
South Barber 61, Kinsley 55
Wellsville Tournament
KC Piper 56, Anderson County 36
Spring Hill 59, Louisburg 57
Baldwin 67, Lansing 37

AMES, Iowa (AP) – Senior Matt Thomas scored a career-high 25 points and Iowa State held off a furious Kansas State rally to win 70-65 on Tuesday night for its fourth victory in six games.

Naz Mitrou-Long had 13 and Monte Morris scored 12 for the Cyclones (13-6, 5-3 Big 12), who blew a 46-26 lead but survived after Mitrou-Long’s steal and free throws with 21 seconds left.

Thomas, who entered averaging 11 points per outing, scored 20 points in a blistering first half as Iowa State jumped ahead 43-26. Thomas opened the second half with a 3-pointer to make it a 20-point game.

It seemed over – until K-State (15-5, 4-4) answered with a stunning 32-11 run that gave it a 58-57 lead with just over five minutes left.

Morris scored on back-to-back possessions to give Iowa State the lead back, and Deonte Burton’s layup with 39 seconds to go gave the Cyclones a cushion that proved crucial in the closing moments.

Wesley Iwundu had 15 points for the Wildcats. Their three road losses in the Big 12 have come by a total of eight points.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) – Markis McDuffie scored 14 of his 20 points in the first half and grabbed nine rebounds as Wichita State routed Southern Illinois 87-45 on Tuesday night to win their third straight.

Darral Willis Jr. had 15 points and Shaquille Morris 10 for the Shockers (18-4, 8-1 Missouri Valley), who haven’t lost at home to the Salukis since Feb. 8, 2011.

Willis’ layup put the Shockers up for good, 10-8, and sparked a 13-2 run capped by Rauno Nurger’s 3-pointer. Zach Brown’s free throw capped a 17-4 run and Wichita State led 39-22 at halftime after shooting 53.8 percent from the floor.

Wichita State opened the second half with an 11-2 run for a 24-point lead and led by 42 with 2:49 left.

Wichita State outrebounded Southern Illinois 47-27, got 19 second-chance points off of 10 offensive boards, and outscored the Salukis 44-16 in the paint.

Sean O’Brien scored 12 for the Salukis (11-11, 4-5), who have lost three straight.