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Phillipsburg pulls away late, blanks TMP

Posted on September 5, 2015September 5, 2015

By JEREMY McGUIRE
HaysPost

Phillipsburg 35, TMP 0

The second ranked team in Class 2A, Phillipsburg, got more than they bargained for from a pesky TMP Monarch team on Friday night. The Panthers used two short fields in the first half, following errant punt snaps from TMP, and turned both of those short fields into touchdowns.

The first of those scores a one yard run by Phillipsburg senior Brock Means which made it 7-0 with 1:28 to go in the first quarter. TMP would get the ball back and go three and out. Phillipsburg would take advantage of another short field, scoring on a 15 yard touchdown run from Kirk Coomes on the first play of the second quarter that made it 14-0.

That score would hold all the way to the first play of the fourth quarter when Coomes scored his second touchdown of the game on an 11 yard scamper that made it 21-0. The Panthers would score two more times which pushed the final score to 35-0

TMP had only four yards of total offense while Phillipsburg tallied 345 total yards. The Monarchs play their second road game of the season on Friday in Ellis. Phillipsburg will host Norton in a Mid-Continent League Power tilt.

PLAYS OF THE GAME

JOHN MONTGOMERY POST-GAME

Area High School Scoreboard for September 4th

Posted on September 4, 2015September 4, 2015

Mid-Continent League
TMP 0 Phillipsburg 35
Ellis 12 Norton 54
Plainville 28 Smith Center 46

Mid-Continent League (8-Man)
Wakeeney-Trego 52 Stockton 22

Western Athletic Conference
*Olathe Northwest 23 Hays 9
*Leavenworth 17 Great Bend 19
*Dodge City 28 Wichita West 42
*Olathe East 14 Garden City 28

Central Prairie League (8-Man)
Central Plains 12 Victoria 16
Ellinwood 50 St. John 0
Macksville 0 Otis-Bison 56
Kinsley 0 Ness City 50

Central Prairie League
*LaCrosse 22 Olpe 12 (in Newton)

Northern Plains
Thunder Ridge 6 Osborne 52
Lincoln 50 Tescott 24
Lakeside-Downs 8 Pike Valley 54
*Hill City 12 St. Johns-Tipton 40

North Central Activities Association
Russell 21 Ellsworth 35
SE of Saline 0 Sacred Heart 29
Minneapolis 33 Republic Co. 7
*Concordia 14 Beloit 22

Northwest Kansas League
Dighton 46 Quinter 0

Greater West Activities Association
*Oakley 13 Colby 6
*Liberal 19 Ulysses 38
*Goodland 14 Wray 0
*Cimarron 8 Holcomb 48
*Scott City 30 Clearwater 15

Western Kansas Liberty League
Golden Plains 0 Logan/Palco 52
*Chase 52 Wheatland-Grinnell 6

Central Kansas League
Hesston 35 Smoky Valley 0
Halstead 48 Haven 6
Hillsboro 23 Sterling 46
Larned 21 Hoisington 53
Nickerson 20 Kingman 26
Lyons 7 Pratt 35

*Non-league

Indians Drop Season Opener

Posted on September 4, 2015September 4, 2015

By Dustin Armbruster

The Olathe Northwest Ravens made the long trip west worth it on Friday night as they beat the Hays High Indians 23-9. Northwest took the opening kick-off to the Indian’s 15 yard line. Hays High forced a fumble on the first play from scrimmage to set a defensive tone to the night.

Neither team could score until the 4:00 mark of first quarter when the Ravens converted on a 27 yard field goal to take a 3-0 lead. The Hays High defense allowed only those three points despite Northwest starting each of the first three possessions in Hays High territory.

Highlights

Hays was held to a three and out and forced to punt, when Kohlton Meyers boomed a 69 yard punt that landed at the one. Hays High used two of their three time outs to force the Ravens to punt into the wind. The strategy paid off the the Ravens punt blew backwards landing at the two yard line and rolled out of the side of the end zone for a 3-2 score.

Hays would give up one more first half score when Ravens quarterback Easton Crupper hit tight end David Burton on a 30 yard pass on 3rd and 17. The two point conversion would fail, resulting in a 9-2 halftime score.

Hays again could not get the offense going in the second half and found themselves trailing 23-2 in the fourth quarter. The Indians then put together the best drive of the young season. Hays traveled 87 yards on 14 plays and found pay dirt when Isaiah Blackmon scored from 16 yards out for the final score of 23-9.

Coach Randall Rath

Hays falls to 0-1 on the season and will host Great Bend next Friday night to open Western Athletic Conference play. The Indians are the defending WAC champions.

Former Fort Hays State softball star earns national coaching honors

Posted on September 4, 2015September 4, 2015

Former Fort Hays State University softball standout Maddie Holub has been named National Fastpitch Coaches Association’s Assistant Coach of the Year.

Holub, an All-American during her playing days at FHSU, earned the award for her work as an assistant at Division II Saint Leo University in Saint Leo, Fla.

Click HERE for the entire story from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.

HHS soccer falls to McPherson

Posted on September 4, 2015September 4, 2015

McPherson scored four times in the first half as the beat the Hays High boys soccer team 6-2.

The Indians took a 1-0 lead in the first half on a goal at the 1:26 mark by Zachary Wagner.

McPherson then scored four unanswered goals to go up 4-1. Hays’ Tradgon McCrae scored the Indians second goal of the first half at the 35:15 mark cutting the Bullpups lead to 4-2.

But McPherson held the Indians scoreless in the second half and score two more in the 6-2 win.

Hays drops to 0-2 on the season. They open play at the Maize South Invitational on Tuesday.

HHS Indians cross country teams place 2nd

Posted on September 4, 2015

The Hays High boys and girls cross country teams each finished second Thursday at the cross country meet in Great Bend.

The lady Indians had three medalists led by Marie Reveles fifth place finish with a time of 17:56. Ady Albers was sixth and Haley George 11th. Garden City won the team title.

Zachary Hopp’s fifth place finish, with a time of 17:46 was the highest finisher for the Indians three medalists. Ethan Shippy was sixth and Daniel Lopez finished 11th.

Garden City won both the boys and girls team titles.

The Indians travel to Hesston next Thursday, September 10th.

Royals’ bats come alive in 15-7 blowout of struggling Tigers

Posted on September 4, 2015

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Lorenzo Cain hit a three-run homer, Paulo Orlando added a two-run shot and Kendrys Morales drove in four runs as the Kansas City Royals routed the Detroit Tigers 15-7 on Thursday night to wrap up another series win.

Ben Zobrist drove in two runs for the Royals, whose 15 runs and 20 hits were their most since piling up 21 hits in a 16-8 victory at Colorado on July 3, 2011.

Chris Young (10-6) earned the win with two scoreless innings in relief of Edinson Volquez, who yielded six runs, eight hits and a walk in three innings.

Volquez still outpitched Matt Boyd, who was hammered for six runs before getting the hook four batters into the second inning. The last batter he faced was Cain, whose skyscraping homer barely cleared the wall in left field on its descent for his second home run in as many nights.

O’Brien last second field goal lifts FHSU to season-opening win

Posted on September 3, 2015September 5, 2015

By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

EDMOND, Okla. — Drew O’Brien hit a 19-yard field goal as time expired capping off a 13-play, 85-yard drive lifting Fort Hays State to a 30-29 win over Central Oklahoma Thursday night at Wantland Stadium in Edmond. It’s the first season opening win for FHSU since 2011 and avenges a 26-7 loss to the Bronchos in Hays in 2014.

Chris Brown Postgame Interview

The Bronchos raced out to a 20-0 lead before the Tigers mounted their comeback. Treveon Albert hit Andrew Flory on a 9-yard TD pass then connected on a 26-yard strike to Shaquille Cooper to cut the gap to 20-14 at the half.

Cooper’s 79-yard TD run pulled the Tigers within 23-21 with 7:27 to play in the third quarter. His 6-yard touchdown catch put FHSU up 27-23 with 5:00 to play in the third.

Drew O’Brien Postgame Interview

Game Highlights

The Broncos used a big fourth down conversion to set up a go-head touchdown with 9:30 to play.

Cooper finished with 163 yards on 21 carries and had two receptions for 32 yards and two touchdowns. Quartberback Treveon Albert completed 11 of 23 passes for 163 yards and three touchdowns. He also rushed for 94 yards.

UCO moved the ball into the redzone on their first four possessions but fumbled near the goal line twice and lost four fumbles in the game.

Ventura dazzles, Royals offense rolls in rout of Tigers

Posted on September 3, 2015September 3, 2015

By DAVE SKRETTA
AP Sports Writer

Lorenzo Cain hits pone of Kansas City's 4 home runs against Detroit Wednesday night. (Chris Vleisides) — Lorenzo Cain hits one of Kansas City’s 4 home runs against Detroit Wednesday night. (Chris Vleisides)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Yordano Ventura struck out 11 over seven sharp innings, the Royals hit four home runs and Kansas City rolled to a 12-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night.

Kendrys Morales hit a three-run shot, Cheslor Cuthbert added his first career homer, and Ben Zobrist and Lorenzo Cain also went deep as the AL Central leaders cranked out 14 hits.

Ventura (10-7) walked one and hit one while matching a career high for strikeouts set in his last start. The 24-year-old with the 100 mph fastball has not allowed more than two earned runs in his last five outings, and is 6-0 since his last defeat July 20 against Pittsburgh.

Randy Wolf (0-3) gave up eight runs in 3 2-3 innings for Detroit, though he did last longer than Miguel Cabrera. The slugger was tossed by third base umpire Gary Cederstrom after fanning in the third inning, and after a quarrel with plate umpire Quinn Wolcott proved fruitless.

Kansas dismisses DB Boateng for violating team rules

Posted on September 3, 2015

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) – Kansas has dismissed cornerback Matthew Boateng for an undisclosed violation of team rules just three days before the Jayhawks open the season against South Dakota State.

Jayhawks coach David Beaty announced the decision in a brief statement Wednesday.

Boateng, a sophomore from Toronto, played in eight games as a freshman, making nine tackles with an interception and forced fumble. But exactly where he was on the Jayhawks’ depth chart was unknown because Beaty has yet to release one to the media.

Still, the loss of any experience is a blow to the Jayhawks. They return just four starters from last season, and more than two dozen players are expected to make their Division I debut on Saturday against the Jackrabbits.

Victoria No. 1 in preseason football rankings

Posted on September 2, 2015

Three area schools find themselves ranked in the top five of their respective classifications in the Kpreps.com preseason rankings.

Victoria, the defending 8-man Division 2 State Champions, is ranked No. 1 in 8-Man II and will open the season against Central Plains Friday night. The Oilers are the 8-man Division 1 defending State Champions and they are ranked atop 8-Man I.

Phillipsburg begins their second season in class 2-1A ranked 2nd. They host TMP-Marian in their season opener.

6A
1. SHAWNEE MISSION EAST
2. BLUE VALLEY
3. DERBY
4. LAWRENCE
5. TOPEKA HIGH

5A
1. ST. THOMAS AQUINAS
2. BISHOP CARROLL
3. SALINA SOUTH
4. BLUE VALLEY WEST
5. MILL VALLEY

4A-D1
1. BISHOP MIEGE
2. BUHLER
3. TOPEKA HAYDEN
4. ULYSSES
5. FORT SCOTT

4A-D2
1. ANDALE
2. HOLCOMB
3. HOLTON
4. COLUMBUS
5. FRONTENAC

3A
1. ROSSVILLE
2. SCOTT CITY
3. WICHITA COLLEGIATE
4. HALSTEAD
5. SILVER LAKE

2-1A
1. MEADE
2. PHILLIPSBURG
3. OLPE
4. SEDGWICK
5. MARION

8-Man 1
1. CENTRAL PLAINS
2. SPEARVILLE
3. WAKEFIELD
4. UDALL
5. SOLOMON

8-Man 2
1. VICTORIA
2. SHARON SPRINGS-WALLACE CO.
3. INGALLS
4. ARGONIA-ATTICA
5. AXTELL

HHS volleyball opens season with a pair of wins

Posted on September 2, 2015

The 9th-ranked Hays High volleyball team opened their season with a pair of wins Thursday in Larned. The Indians defeated Larned 25-13, 25-15 then knocked off La Crosse 27-25, 25-19.

The first match against Larned, Tessa Stickel had 6 kills and Audra Schmeidler had 4 kills. Schmeidler added 4 serving aces. Albany Schaffer led the way with 12 digs. Kylie Brown added 3 blocks and Taylor Groen-Younger had 11 assists.

The second match against Lacrosse, Tessa Stickel again led the way with 10 kills. Kylie Brown followed with 8. Taylor Groen-Younger recorded 17 assists and Albany Schaffer had 2 service aces and 14 digs.

The Indians are off until September 10th when they travel to Dodge City.

TMP-Marian volleyball sweeps opener

Posted on September 2, 2015

The 3rd-ranked TMP-Marian volleyball teams opened their season with a pair of wins at the Trego triangular. The Monarchs defeated Stockton 25-17, 25-21 in their opener then knocked off host Trego 25-17, 25-11 in their second match.

Savannah Yost and Kayla Vitztum both had 11 kills on the day. Vitztum and Ashley Ostrander each recorded six service aces. Bailey Hagemen led the team with 14 digs.

The Monarchs are back in action Thursday in Abilene.