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Tigers hang tough but come up short at Colorado

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BOULDER, Colo. – Rob Davis set a new Coors Events Center record for points in a half, but Fort Hays State was outscored by 22 points at the free throw line and lost 81-71 to Colorado Saturday afternoon. The game was an exhibition for the Tigers (7-4) but counts for the Buffaloes (8-3).

Mark Johnson Postgame Interview

Rob Davis Postgame Interview

Game Highlights

Davis, who didn’t score in the first half, had 29 in the second half which broke the old CEC record for points in a half of 28 held by Cory Higgins of Colorado against Colorado State in 2008 and Tony Dumas of Missouri-Kansas City against the Buffs in 1994.

Davis hit 11 of his 16 second half shots including seven of eight from beyond the arc. He fueled a 17-4 second half run which saw the Tigers cut a 21-point deficit to eight with 14:46 to play. Colorado answered with a 12-2 run which pushed the lead to 18. The Tigers cut the gap to nine with 2:55 to play but would not get any closer.

The Tigers shot 58-percent as a team in the second half including 7-of-13 from beyond the arc. They finished at 40-percent for the game and held the Buffs to 43-percent but Colorado hit 13 of their 18 first half free throws and were 31-for-41 for the game.

Fort Hays State missed their first eight shots and hit only one of their first 15 and fell behind 18-2 less then eight minutes in. They made several small runs to pull within 10 but trailed by 17 at the half.

Hadley Gillum added 15 points for the Tigers and JaQuan Smith pulled down a game-high eight rebounds to go along with his six points.

Xavier Johnson, Josh Fortune and Deleon Brown all scored 15 for Colorado. Derrick White, a two-time Division II All-American at CU-Colorado Springs, was held to 10, over five points below his average.

 

Johnson scores 19 in K-State’s win over Colorado State

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DENVER (AP) — D.J. Johnson had 19 points to lead six Wildcats scoring in double figures, and Kansas State pulled away in the second half to beat Colorado State 89-70 Saturday.

Barry Brown had 14 points and Xavier Sneed added 12 for Kansas State (10-1), which won its fifth in a row since its loss to Maryland on Nov. 26.

Johnson, who fouled out with just under two minutes remaining, also had 10 rebounds for his third career double-double.

Prentiss Nixon had 30 points to lead Colorado State (8-3).

Up by seven at the break, Kansas State stretched its lead 58-41 with a 14-4 run to open the second half. The surge featured two 3-pointers by Kamau Stokes and Johnson’ rim-rattling, one-handed dunk off an offensive rebound.

By the time Johnson converted a 3-point play with 9:33 left, the Wildcats were up by 20 points, and the Rams could make little headway the rest of the way.

HHS wrestling splits double-dual with Plainville and Pratt

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HAYS, Kan. – The Hays High wrestling team hosted Plainville and Pratt in a double-dual Thursday at the Hays High Gym. The Indians beat the Cardinals 54-12 and lost to the Greenbacks 44-32.

The Indians had three wrestlers go 2-0. Xavier Dandurand at 16, Brayden Dorzweiler with two falls at 195 and Trey VanPelt at heavyweight.

Hays 54, Plainville 12
106: Grant Karlin (Hays) over (PHS) (For.)
113: Cy Bender (Hays) over (PHS) (For.)
120: Corey Hale (Hays) over Dalton Sander (PHS) (Fall 0:25)
126: Brandon Rohr (PHS) over Tadin Flinn (Hays) (Dec 4-2)
132: Colton Vajnar (Hays) over Cody Crawford (PHS) (Fall 0:34)
138: Nate Normandin (PHS) over Kyle Casper (Hays) (Fall 3:11)
145: Jordan Finnesy (PHS) over Kreighton Meyers (Hays) (Dec 8-1)
152: Conrad Vajnar (Hays) over Noah Hansen (PHS) (Dec 9-4)
160: Xavier Dandurand (Hays) over Brennan Staab (PHS) (Fall 1:18)
170: Chase Voth (Hays) over Ryan Junkermeier (PHS) (Dec 6-2)
182: Jonathan Springer (Hays) over (PHS) (For.)
195: Brayden Dorzweiler (Hays) over Chris Ostrom (PHS) (Fall 1:21)
285: Trey VanPelt (Hays) over (PHS) (For.)

Pratt 44, Hays 32
106: Dylan Cox (Pratt) over Grant Karlin (Hays) (Fall 3:04)
113: Cy Bender (Hays) over Camdon Nickelson (Pratt) (Fall 5:38)
120: Dylan Pelland (Pratt) over Corey Hale (Hays) (Fall 0:34)
126: Brayan Balderrama (Pratt) over Tadin Flinn (Hays) (TF 24-9 5:51)
132: Tony Ibarra (Pratt) over Colton Vajnar (Hays) (Fall 2:47)
138: Kyle Casper (Hays) over Clinton James (Pratt) (Fall 1:25)
145: Kreighton Meyers (Hays) over Derek Roadhouse (Pratt) (TF 15-0 4:00)
152: Nick Lucas (Pratt) over Conrad Vajnar (Hays) (Dec 4-2)
160: Xavier Dandurand (Hays) over Jadon Koehler (Pratt) (Dec 10-3)
170: Logan Baird (Pratt) over Chase Voth (Hays) (Fall 0:39)
182: Justin Lamatsch (Pratt) over Jonathan Springer (Hays) (Fall 4:23)
195: Brayden Dorzweiler (Hays) over Sevren Hance (Pratt) (Fall 1:50)
220: Hunter Huber (Pratt) over (Hays) (For.)
285: Trey VanPelt (Hays) over Sevren Hance (Pratt) (Fall 3:53)

Hays swimming competes in Manhattan; Isaac Smith two dominating wins

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By Dustin Armbruster

The Hays High boys swimming team was in Manhattan for a meet on Wednesday. The Indians placed three individuals and two relays in the top five.

Isaac Smith dominated both the 50 yard freestyle and the 100 yard fly. Smith finished with a time of 23.73 seconds in the freestyle, second place was at 27.26. In the fly he recorded a time of 58:50 with second place finishing at 1:05:84.

Tanner Callis placed 4th in the 200 yard free style and Brett Bowels finishing 5th in the 100 yard free style.

Both the 200 yard freestyle relay and 400 yard freestyle relay placed fourth. Both teams were comprised of Tanner Callis, Brett Bowels, Scout Perryman, and Isaac Smith.

The swimming team is done with competition until January 5th when the attend the Salina South meet.

Tressa Becker signs with Barton

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By Dustin Armbruster

Tressa Becker’s journey to college soccer began at six years old when she started playing with the Hays Soccer Club. All the years of work came to pay off on Thursday when she signed a national letter of intent to play for Barton County Community College. Becker stepped into a leadership role both on and off the field during her junior season to go along with her soccer skills during practice and games. The package of skill and leadership is one of the reasons that former coach Jim Maska believes that Barton wanted Becker to be a part of their program.

Tressa Becker

Becker also found a comfort level with the head coach for the Cougars, which led to an easier decision when picking a school. Becker still has one more season though to complete for the Indians, one she knows will have a little less stress attached to it since her college decision has been made.

Previous Coach Jim Maska

Becker plans on majoring in elementary education.

Hot shooting and big second half carries Tigers past Bethel

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By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

HAYS, Kan. – Rob Davis had his fourth 30 point game of the season and Fort Hays State used hot shooting and a dominant second half to beat Bethel College 102-63 Wednesday night at Gross Coliseum. The Tigers (7-4), who shot 68-percent in the second half and 57-percent for the game, scored the first 12 points of the second half to build a 17-point lead and controlled the game the rest of the way.

Mark Johnson Postgame Interview

Hadley Gillum Postgame Interview

Game Highlights

The Tigers used a 15-3 run to go up by 12 midway through the first half but the Threshers (9-5) answered with a 13-2 to run to pull within one with 5:06 left in the half. Lake Reed fueled a 10-2 Tiger run which pushed the lead back to nine and FHSU led by five at halftime.

Davis hit six 3-pointers and scored 30. Hadley Gillum recorded his third double-double of the season with 18 points and 11 rebounds while Lake Reed added a career-high 15 points.

Deven Goodwin led Bethel with 26 points, 20 of them in the first half.

Charge dismissed against KU forward Bragg; accuser charged based on video

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Carlton Bragg-photo Univ. of Kansas Athletics

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Authorities have dismissed a battery charge against Kansas forward Carlton Bragg Jr. and charged the woman who accused him of shoving her.

The Douglas County district attorney’s office said Wednesday the charge was dismissed after law enforcement reviewed surveillance video showing a woman repeatedly striking a man and putting her hands near his neck.

Bragg, a 20-year-old sophomore, had been suspended from the Kansas basketball team after he was arrested Friday. Coach Bill Self said in a statement Wednesday that Bragg is no longer suspended and he’s proud of how Bragg handled the allegations.

Saleeha Soofi photo Douglas County

Bragg said in the statement that it’s been a “difficult and humiliating experience” he hopes to put behind him.

The district attorney’s office says Saleeha Soofi faces one count of battery. It’s unclear whether she has a lawyer.

Faxon leads FHSU women past Tabor College

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By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

HAYS, Kan. – Jill Faxon scored 20 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead Fort Hays State to a 71-38 victory over Tabor College Wednesday at Gross Coliseum. Kacey Kennett added 13 points,Emma Stroyan 11 and Tatyana Leggette 10 to lead the Tigers (9-2) to their third straight win.

Tony Hobson Postgame Interview

Game Highlights

Kennett hit a pair of 3-pointers to fuel 1 12-2 second quarter run which pushed the Tigers lead to 13. FHSU then outscored the Bluejays, ranked 20th in NAIA Division II, 18-4 in the third quarter.

Faxon broke out of a recent shooting slump and now has 999 career points.

After being held below 30-percent shooting in the last three games, the Tigers hit 44-percent against Tabor including 51-percent in the second half.

Sie Doe, Jr. named to D2CCA All-America First Team

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Fort Hays State defensive end Sie Doe, Jr. was named to the D2CCA All-America First Team as a defensive lineman on Wednesday (Dec. 14). Doe now has two All-America First Team selections this season after receiving the same distinction from the AFCA. The D2CCA All-America Team is voted on by sports information directors across the nation.

Doe was one of four finalists for D2CCA National Defensive Player of the Year, but the honor went to fellow first team defensive lineman Lucky Baar of McKendree University. Baar finished the year with 17.5 sacks and 21.5 tackles for loss, while recording 55 tackles. Doe had 15 sacks and 19.5 tackles for loss, but made 26 more tackles than Baar with 81 for the season. Doe tied for second nationally in forced fumbles with five for the season, while Baar had two. Both Doe and Baar are also considered two of the top defensive linemen in the country by coaches as both were AFCA First Team All-America selections.

The 15 sacks for Doe set a new single-season school record, while he tied the FHSU career record of 21.5 also held by Trevell Smittick (1997-99).

Earlier this season, Doe was named the D2CCA Super Region 3 Defensive Player of the Year and the MIAA Defensive Player of the Year. Over two years at FHSU, Doe amassed 151 tackles, 34.5 tackles for loss, 21.5 sacks, and eight forced fumbles. He was an All-MIAA selection both years.

2016 D2CCA All-America Football Team

FHSU Sports Information

FHSU women’s soccer coach leaving for Division I job

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Following a record-setting season, the Fort Hays State women’s soccer team will have a new coach in 2017. Head coach Craig Shaw has accepted the head coaching position at Division I Texas A&M-Corpus Christi where he will start January 2nd.

Shaw, who is the program’s first and only head coach, guided the Tigers to a 66-44-11 overall record in his six seasons including a 15-5-3 mark this season which included a trip to the NCAA II quarterfinals.

Under Shaw, the Tigers made two NCAA II tournament appearances, four trips to the MIAA Tournament and won their only MIAA regular season title this past fall.

Shaw will take assistant coach Hunter Nail with him to Corpus Christi.

Tuesday’s High School basketball scores

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High School Scoreboard WhitmoreBOYS’ BASKETBALL
Andale 46, Wellington 32
Augusta 52, Winfield 27
Basehor-Linwood 58, Bonner Springs 26
Baxter Springs 63, Erie 55
Belle Plaine 61, Chaparral 44
Berean Academy 41, Caldwell 37
Bishop Miege 63, BV Northwest 54
Blue Ridge Christian, Mo. 62, Topeka Heritage Christian 37
Burlington 64, Iola 61
BV North 64, Mill Valley 44
Carl Junction, Mo. 60, Frontenac 49
Cedar Vale/Dexter 54, Oxford 48
Chanute 54, Fort Scott 32
Chase 54, Tescott 34
Cheney 69, Medicine Lodge 20
Cherryvale 80, Southeast 58
Cimarron 48, Meade 46
Circle 80, Buhler 76
Conway Springs 85, Garden Plain 65
Crest 56, Pleasanton 53
Doniphan West 62, Centralia 51
Dundy County-Stratton, Neb. 63, Rawlins County 53
Ellinwood 58, Ell-Saline 56
Ellis 63, Wheatland-Grinnell 51
Ellsworth 54, Minneapolis 27
Eudora 64, Louisburg 49
Fairfield 66, Stafford 38
Flinthills 64, Altoona-Midway 14
Frankfort 65, Linn 53
Gardner-Edgerton 54, Olathe North 42
Girard 79, Anderson County 53
Goddard 62, Arkansas City 60
Hanover 82, BV Randolph 36
Hartford 59, Burlingame 56
Hays 62, Junction City 52
Hays-TMP-Marian 90, Victoria 48
Hiawatha 48, Perry-Lecompton 42
Hill City 57, Oberlin-Decatur 45
Horton 49, Immaculata 41
Hugoton 62, Dodge City 55
Hutchinson 61, Salina South 49
Hutchinson Central Christian 57, Little River 39
Inman 53, Canton-Galva 19
Jackson Heights 71, Pleasant Ridge 40
Jefferson West 60, Atchison County 38
Johnson-Stanton County 71, Deerfield 49
Kapaun Mount Carmel 74, Wichita North 56
KC Piper 75, Topeka Hayden 71
KC Washington 70, Atchison 53
Kiowa County 52, South Central 50
Labette County 61, Parsons 54
Lakeside 57, Bennington 35
Lakin 44, Sublette 37
Larned 59, Lyons 43
Lebo 65, Madison/Hamilton 18
Lyndon 64, West Franklin 46
Maize 77, Wichita Campus 58
Maize South 73, Andover Central 53
Marysville 61, Concordia 44
Maur Hill – Mount Academy 41, Valley Falls 37
McPherson 71, Abilene 55
Minneola 50, Satanta 38
Nemaha Central 41, Sabetha 40, OT
Ness City 64, Hodgeman County 36
Northern Valley 64, Wilcox-Hildreth, Neb. 61
Norton 72, Goodland 43
Norwich 42, Udall 26
Olpe 64, Waverly 31
Osage City 66, Central Heights 26
Oskaloosa 53, McLouth 44
Oswego 56, Riverton 54
Paola 52, Baldwin 44
Pawnee Heights 97, Western Plains-Healy 24
Pike Valley 59, Smith Center 51
Pittsburg 57, Independence 53
Pittsburg Colgan 65, McDonald County, Mo. 43
Plainville 72, Natoma 20
Prairie View 56, Santa Fe Trail 35
Pratt 61, Kingman 34
Republic County 67, Valley Heights 62
Rock Hills 49, Lawrence-Nelson, Neb. 38
Salina Central 63, Derby 54
Salina Sacred Heart 84, Russell 43
Shawnee Heights 66, Topeka Seaman 62, OT
Silver Lake 54, Royal Valley 47
Smoky Valley 61, Hesston 52
South Barber 71, South Haven 66
South Gray 79, Ingalls 31
Southeast Saline 57, Beloit 51
Southern Coffey 61, Marais des Cygnes Valley 22
Spring Hill 58, Metro Academy 43
St. John 62, Central Plains 31
St. Mary’s 66, Rock Creek 63
St. Thomas Aquinas 67, BV West 46
St. Xavier 53, Manhattan CHIEF 39
Sterling 71, Nickerson 60
Sylvan-Lucas 45, Lincoln 28
Syracuse 34, Wichita County 23
Topeka West 74, Ottawa 65
Triplains-Brewster 59, Greeley County 35
Troy 74, Axtell 50
Ulysses 72, Colby 33
Uniontown 61, St. Paul 56
Valley Center 72, Newton 66
Veritas Christian 67, St. John’s Military 35
Wabaunsee 40, Onaga 36
Wamego 56, Chapman 50
Washington County 56, Clifton-Clyde 35
Wellsville 42, Osawatomie 32
Wichita Collegiate 75, Clearwater 55
Wichita East 57, Wichita Bishop Carroll 56
Wichita Heights 61, Wichita Northwest 47
Wichita Southeast 72, Wichita West 27
Wilson 63, Palco 39

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Andale 50, Wellington 45
Andover 50, Wellington 45
Andover Central 57, Maize South 44
Atchison 49, KC Washington 30
Augusta 45, Winfield 23
Axtell 41, Troy 23
Baldwin 56, Paola 45
Basehor-Linwood 42, Bonner Springs 20
Beloit 56, Southeast Saline 31
Berean Academy 66, Caldwell 37
Bishop Miege 60, BV Northwest 41
Blue Valley 54, SM South 27
Burlington 54, Iola 36
Central Heights 38, Osage City 37
Central Plains 87, St. John 41
Centralia 60, Doniphan West 34
Chase 50, Tescott 39
Cheney 69, Medicine Lodge 23
Chetopa 62, Tyro Community Christian 14
Circle 49, Buhler 30
Clay Center 47, Riley County 31
Concordia 64, Marysville 62
Council Grove 55, Chase County 41
Cunningham 48, Argonia 24
Derby 54, Salina Central 45
Dighton 59, LaCrosse 29
Dundy County-Stratton, Neb. 63, Rawlins County 35
Ell-Saline 48, Ellinwood 41
Ellsworth 44, Minneapolis 34
Fairfield 58, Stafford 52
Flinthills 48, Altoona-Midway 26
Fort Scott 66, Chanute 35
Frankfort 45, Linn 35
Galena 43, Jasper, Mo. 23
Gardner-Edgerton 47, Olathe North 35
Girard 50, Anderson County 19
Goddard 38, Arkansas City 25
Hanover 56, BV Randolph 27
Hartford 46, Burlingame 13
Hays 63, Junction City 56
Hays-TMP-Marian 67, Victoria 18
Hesston 42, Smoky Valley 25
Hiawatha 46, Perry-Lecompton 26
Hill City 70, Oberlin-Decatur 16
Hodgeman County 55, Ness City 52
Holton 59, Riverside 27
Hugoton 71, Dodge City 47
Hutchinson 30, Salina South 22
Hutchinson Central Christian 52, Little River 30
Independence 51, Pittsburg 34
Inman 52, Canton-Galva 50
Jefferson West 53, Atchison County 16
Kapaun Mount Carmel 58, Wichita North 30
KC Piper 71, Topeka Hayden 44
KC Schlagle 70, KC Turner 12
Kingman 58, Pratt 15
Kiowa County 52, South Central 50
Labette County 58, Parsons 24
Lakeside 41, Bennington 31
Lawrence 63, KC Wyandotte 20
Lawrence-Nelson, Neb. 57, Rock Hills 15
Lebo 49, Madison/Hamilton 41
Louisburg 43, Eudora 23
Lyons 49, Larned 46
Maize 51, Wichita Campus 16
McPherson 55, Abilene 39
Meade 49, Cimarron 32
Nemaha Central 49, Sabetha 26
Newton 51, Valley Center 40
Northern Valley 56, Wilcox-Hildreth, Neb. 44
Norton 42, Goodland 33
Norwich 44, Udall 42
Olpe 48, Waverly 36
Onaga 31, Wabaunsee 5
Pawnee Heights 44, Western Plains-Healy 17
Pittsburg Colgan 39, McDonald County, Mo. 37
Plainville 38, Natoma 19
Pleasant Ridge 51, Jackson Heights 50
Pleasanton 44, Crest 25
Republic County 45, Valley Heights 28
Riverton 49, Oswego 40
Russell 58, Salina Sacred Heart 27
Santa Fe Trail 46, Prairie View 29
Sedgwick 52, Halstead 34
Silver Lake 54, Royal Valley 48, OT
Smith Center 52, Pike Valley 32
South Gray 59, Ingalls 38
Southeast 42, Cherryvale 30
Southern Coffey 28, Marais des Cygnes Valley 27
Spring Hill 58, Metro Academy 43
St. Mary’s 49, Rock Creek 38
St. Paul 41, Uniontown 28
St. Thomas Aquinas 42, Notre Dame de Sion, Mo. 19
Sterling 57, Nickerson 28
Sublette 36, Lakin 31
Sylvan-Lucas 44, Lincoln 40
Syracuse 32, Wichita County 19
Topeka 63, Highland Park 55
Topeka Seaman 48, Shawnee Heights 40
Topeka West 44, Ottawa 36
Triplains-Brewster 60, Greeley County 55
Ulysses 52, Colby 40
University Academy, Mo. 44, Maranatha Academy 24
Valley Falls 32, Maur Hill – Mount Academy 20
Wamego 59, Chapman 50
Washington County 65, Clifton-Clyde 32
Wellsville 63, Osawatomie 22
West Franklin 37, Lyndon 21
Wheatland-Grinnell 51, Ellis 44
Wichita Bishop Carroll 47, Wichita East 40
Wichita Collegiate 43, Clearwater 32
Wichita Heights 66, Wichita Northwest 53
Wichita Independent 53, Douglass 30
Wichita Southeast 44, Wichita West 40, OT
Wilson 65, Palco 55

Hays basketball sweeps Junction City at home

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By Dustin Armbruster

Hays High returned to action on Tuesday night versus Junction City after a one week layoff, their longest stretch without a game since games started December 1st.

Girls
Hays 63 – Junction City 56

On the coldest week of December, the Hays High Lady Indians were also cold from the field making just two of their first ten shots. Junction City hit five of their first ten shots, including three three-pointers to take a six point lead on two different occasions. Hays did take a first quarter lead following a 8-1 run but trailed after the first quarter 18-16.

The Indians came to life in the second quarter scoring the first five points to take a 21-18 lead and never look back. The Indians used a 13-0 run mid-way through the quarter to build a 15 point lead and led 43-27 by halftime.

Highlights

Junction City returned to the first quarter form opening the third quarter on a 15-2 run to get back within three at 45-42. The Indians were able to build their lead back to five by the end of the third quarter 49-44. Hays led by nine twice in the fourth quarter, the last at 57-48. Junction City went on an 8-3 run to get the game back to three points at 59-56 with 1:01 remaining. Hays hit four of their six final free throws to hold on for the 63-56 win.

Coach Kirk Maska

Talyn Kleweno led all scoring with a career high 18. Savannah Schneider and Jaycee Dale each scored 13. Junction City put three in double figures, led by the 14 of Ally McKenzie. Hays moves to 4-1 on the season and is done until January, 6th on the girls side when they travel to Liberal. Junction City drops to 1-3.

Boys
Hays 62 – Junction City 52

Both Hays and Junction City came out of the gates firing away to the tune of a 19-17 Blue Jay lead after the first quarter. Each team hit three shots from beyond the three point arc and neither team led by more than four in the first eight minutes. Hays opened up the game in the second quarter with a 13-0 run to go from trailing by two to leading 32-21. Hays led 35-27 at halftime using 6 of 8 three point shooting to sustain the lead. In the first half the game was tied four times and there were four more lead changes.

Highlights

Hays saw their lead cut down to one at 35-34 following seven straight points by Junction City to start the second half. Hays answered right back with seven of their own points and eventually pushed their lead up to 45-36 following the third quarter. Hays again pushed their lead to double figures going up 50-38 with 6:30 remaining in the game, but the Blue Jays came back with eight straight points cutting the lead down to 50-46 with less than three minutes remaining. Junction City would get no closer though as Hays High closed the game on a 12-6 run, hitting 8 of 9 free throws in the last 1:35.

Coach Rick Keltner

Hays moves to 5-0 on the season and travels to Colby on Friday. Tradgon McCrae scored a career high 17, ten coming in the fourth quarter, and was 8-10 from the free throw line. Shane Berens and Tyrese Hill each added 11 and Claiborne Kyles scored 10. Junction City was led by Lonnie Autry with 17, including five three pointers. Junction City falls to 2-2.

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