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Hays High to host sub-state basketball; TMP in Colby
The Hays High Indians will host the 4A-Division 1 sub-state boys and girls basketball tournament March 5-7.
The Kansas State High School Athletics Association released the 2014-15 sub-state assignments on Tuesday.
Below are locations and sub-state teams:
Hays High School
Buhler, Hays, McPherson, Ulysses
TMP-Marian will travel to Colby for the 4A-Division 2 sub-state
Colby High School @ Colby Community Building
Colby, Concordia, Goodland, Hays-Thomas More Prep-Marian
Class 2A
Claflin-Central Plains High School
Brookville-Ell Saline, Canton-Galva, Claflin-Central Plains, Ellinwood, Lincoln, Little River, Plainville, Smith Center
Hill City High School
Atwood-Rawlins County, Ellis, Hill City, Leoti-Wichita County, Ness City, Oakley, Oberlin-Decatur Community, WaKeeney-Trego Community
1A-Division 1
Pratt-Skyline High School
La Crosse, Langdon-Fairfield, Macksville, Otis-Bison, Pratt-Skyline
Quinter High School
Hoxie, Quinter, St. Francis, Stockton, Victoria
All-Mid Continent League football team announced
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
QB Max Megaffin TMP 12 6’3″
RB Stuart Lennemann Phillipsburg 12 5’9″
RB Jared Tallent Norton 12 5’8″
RB Jordan Dole Norton 11 6′
T Luke Jacobs Phillipsburg 12 6’7″
T Wyatt Harting Norton 12 6’3″
G Jacob Green Norton 10 6′
G Dylan Gassman Oakley 12 6′
C Kian Stegmaier Phillipsburg 11 6′
TE Ian Chestnut Phillipsburg 12 6’3″
WR Deon Lyle Norton 12 6’4″
WR Cameron Fouts TMP 12 6’1″
PK Kody Zabel Smith Center 12 6’2″
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
DT Ryan Kuhn Oakley 12 6’3″
DT Jacob Green Norton 10 6′
DT Donovan Lumpkin Phillipsburg 11 6′
DE Jordan Dole Norton 11 6′
DE Luke Jacobs Phillipsburg 12 6’7″
LB Dylan Gassman Oakley 12 6′
LB Jared Tallent Norton 12 5’8″
LB Isaac Coomes Phillipsburg 12 6′
LB Conner Wieman Phillipsburg 11 5’9″
DB Stuart Lennenmann Phillipsburg 12 5’10”
DB Sam Sage Phillipsburg 12 6’2″
DB Deon Lyle Norton 12 6’4″
DB Gavin Lively Norton 11 6′
P Ian Chestnut Phillipsburg 12 6’3″
RS Stuart Lennenmann Phillipsburg 12 5’10”
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
QB Sam Sage Phillipsburg
RB Colter Stoll Oakley
RB Nick Lehmkuhl Smith Center
RB Brock Means Phillipsburg
T Jordan Karnopp Norton
T Wyatt Wagner Smith Center
G Donovan Lumpkin Phillipsburg
G Breven Sondergaard Norton
C James Berry Norton
TE Brendon Brenner Ellis
WR Isaac Coomes Phillipsburg
WR Kobie Unteseher Norton
PK Jaron Kellerman Phillipsburg
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
DT Wyatt Harting Norton
DT Jace Gordon Phillipsburg
DT Connor Boxler Phillipsburg
DE Ian Chestnut Phillipsburg
DE Kody Zabel Smith Center
LB Nick Lehmkuhl Smith Center
LB Mickey Hahn Norton
LB Gavin Overmiller Smith Center
LB Dylan Haas Ellis
DB Kobie Unteseher Norton
DB L T Meitler Smith Center
DB Mason Buckmaster Smith Center
DB Tevin Brown Norton
P Gavin Lively Norton
RS Jesse Stewart Oakley
Honorable Mention Offense
QB Jace Ruder Norton
RB Gavin Lively Norton
RB Hayden Friend Plainville
RB Kaden Meitler Smith Center
T Gavin Overmiller Smith Center
T Jared Plante Plainville
G Ryan Kuhn Oakley
G Kyler Gray Plainville
C David Meyer Smith Center
TE Mickey Hahn Norton
WR Jared Schumacher TMP
WR Sean Lee Ellis
PK Kolt Newel Plainville
Honorable Mention Defense
DT Alex Wahrman Plainville
DT Kian Stegmaier Phillipsburg
DT Brody Frieling Smith Center
DE Kendall Miller Norton
DE Kyler Gray Plainville
LB Nate Prewitt Phillipsburg
LB Christian Boser Norton
LB Kaden Meitler Smith Center
LB Colter Stoll Oakley
DB Hayden Friend Plainville
DB Clay Feik Ellis
DB Tucker Rhoades TMP
DB Trever Houser Plainville
P Jacob Green Norton
RS Brock Means Phillipsburg
TMP-Marian places four on the All-MCL football team
TMP-Marian places four players on the All-Mid Continent League football team.
1st Team Offense
QB – Sr., Max Megaffin, 6’3″ 190 lbs
WR – Sr., Cameron Fouts, 6’1″ 185 lbs
Honorable Mention
Offense:
WR – Jr., Jared Schumacher, 5’11” 180 lbs
Defense:
DB – Soph., Tucker Rhoades, 5’7″ 135 lbs
Tiger Talk with FHSU basketball coaches Mark Johnson and Tony Hobson (VIDEO)
Tiger Talk with FHSU basketball coaches Tony Hobson and Mark Johnson (AUDIO)
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Hays High, TMP-Marian, Victoria boys; Ellis girls’ ranked in KBCA Preseason Poll
Both the Hays High and TMP-Marian boys basketball teams begin the season ranked in the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association Poll. The Indians, who went 23-2 and finished fourth at the 5A state tournament are ranked third in the 4A Division 1 poll. The Monarchs, who went 13-10 and advanced to the sub-state finals are ranked eighth in 4A Division 2.
The Victoria boys are ranked eighth in 1A Division 1 and the Ellis girls’ are sixth in 2A.
Complete rankings below…
BOYS RANKINGS
Class 6A
1. Lawrence
2. Wichita East
3. Blue Valley North
4. Olathe East
5. SM East
6. Derby
7. Olathe North
8. Wichita Southeast
9. BV Northwest
10. SM West
Class 5A
1. Wichita Hts.
2. Topeka Highland Park
3. St. Thomas Aquinas
4. KC Washington
5. Bishop Carroll
6. Maize South
7. Shawnee Heights
8. Blue Valley Southwest
9. Kapaun Mt. Carmel
10. Salina Central
Class 4A-Division 1
1. Eudora
2. Miege
3. Hays
4. McPherson
5. Hayden
6. Paola
7. Andale
8. Independence
9. Ottawa
10. Abilene
Class 4A-Division 2
1. Holcomb
2. Concordia
3. Girard
4. Holton
5. Rock Creek
6. Pratt
7. Hugoton
8. TMP-Marian
9. Osawatomie
10. Wichita Trinity
Class 3A
1. Hesston
2. Wichita Collegiate
3. Beloit
4. Scott City
5. Rock Creek
6. Nemaha Central
7. Riverton
8. Cheney
9. Eureka
10. Council Grove
Class 2A
1. St. John
2. Central Plains
3. Speaville
4. Olpe
5. Pitt-St. Mary’s Colgan
6. West Elk
7. Bishop Seabury
8. Washington County
9. Oxford
10. South Gray
Class 1A-Division 1
1. Hanover
2. Hoxie
3. Otis-Bison
4. Centralia
5. Valley Heights
6. Stockton
7. Chetopa
8. Victoria
9. Osborne
10. Quinter
1A-Division 2
1. Beloit-St.John’s/Tipton
2. Wallace County
3. Attica
4. South Barber
5. Central Christian
6. Pike Valley
7. Caldwell
8. Northern Valley
9. Ashland
10. Axtell
GIRLS RANKINGS
Class 61
1. Wichita South
2. Maize
3. Olathe South
4. Shawnee Mission NW
5. Manhattan
6. Blue Valley North
7. Washburn Rural
8. Garden City
9. Olathe East
10. Free State
Class 5A
1. Leavenworth
2. Aquinas
3. Kapaun
4. Andover
5. St. James
6. Seaman
7. Carroll
8. Newton
9. Andover Central
10. Salina Central
Class 4A-Division 1
1. Bishop Miege
2. Paola
3. Topeka Hayden
4. Ottawa
5. Wamego
6. KC Piper
7. Louisburg
8. Bonnor Springs
9. Labette Co
10. McPherson
Class 4A Division 2
1. Hugoton
2. Columbus
3. Clay Center
4. Pratt
5. Holcomb
6. Girard
7. Holton
8. Concordia
9. Baldwin
10. Royal Valley
Class 3A
1. Hesston
2. Lyons
3. Cimarron
4. Nemaha Central
5. Riley County
6. Sterling
7. Douglas
8. Garden Plain
9. Council Grove
10. Caney Valley
Class 2A
1. Central Plains
2. Washington County
3. Olpe
4. Moundridge
5. Meade
6. Ellis
7. Ell Saline
8. Wabaunsee
9. Smith Center
10. Jeff Co North
Class 1A-Division 1
1. Hoxie
2. Valley Hts
3. Thunder Ridge
4. Waverly
5. Centralia
6. St. Paul
7. South Haven
8. Hanover
9. Immaculata
10. Goessel
Class 1A-Division 2
1. Golden Plains
2. Bucklin
3. Argonia
4. Attica
5. South Barber
6. Ingalls
7. Triplains
8. Moscow
9. Wallace County
10. Cunningham
FHSU women’s basketball inks three for next season
FHSU Athletics
Fort Hays State women’s basketball coach Tony Hobson announced the signing of three student-athletes for the 2015-16 season. All three are currently seniors at their respective high schools. Joining the Tigers next year will be Tatyana Legette, Carly Heim, and Rachel Doll.
“I think we have a well-rounded signing group for our fall period,” Hobson said. “We have a good point guard from Hoxie who is a proven winner in Carly Heim, we have a good power forward from the Topeka area in Tatyana, who was was the city Player of the Year as a junior, and in Rachel we have a solid player from Ellinwood who has a good opportunity to be a strong wing player for us. We expect to sign 2-3 more players in the spring to fill out a strong class.”
Legette is currently in her senior season at Topeka Seaman High School in Topeka, Kan. She was the 2013-14 Topeka Capital Journal City Player of the Year as junior, averaging 14 points and 10.5 rebounds per game and helping her team to a Kansas Class 5A State Tournament appearance. She was an All-State First Team selection by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association (KBCA) and an All-Class Third Team selection by Kansas-Sports.com, named as one of the top 30 players in the state. As a sophomore in 2012-13, she was named to the KBCA Class 5A All-State Second Team.
Heim is currently a senior at Hoxie High School in Hoxie, Kan. She was a KBCA All-State First Team selection in Class 1A as a junior. She was also named to the All-Class Second Team by Kansas-Sports.com and All-Class Third Team by VarsityKansas.com. She averaged 15 points per game, helping Hoxie to its third-consecutive state championship last year. In three years, she has helped Hoxie to an overall record of 76-1 and a perfect 26-0 record in 2013-14 and 2012-13. She was also a KBCA All-State First Team selection as a sophomore in 2013 and an honorable mention selection as a freshman in 2012.
Doll is currently a senior at Ellinwood High School in Ellinwood, Kan. As a junior, she averaged 12 points per game, earning Kansas Class 2A All-State Honorable Mention honors by VarsityKansas.com.
| Name | Pos. | Ht. | Hometown | Previous School |
| Tatyana Legette | F | 5-10 | Topeka, Kan. | Topeka Seaman HS |
| Carly Heim | G | 5-7 | Hoxie, Kan. | Hoxie HS |
| Rachel Doll | G | 5-10 | Ellinwood, Kan. | Ellinwood HS |
KU’s Perry Ellis named Big 12 Player of the Week
Kansas Athletics
Kansas junior Perry Ellis has been named the Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the Week, by a media panel which covers the league, the conference announced Monday.
Kansas won four games last week, including the championship of the Orlando Classic, with Ellis leading the way for the Jayhawks. The Wichita, Kansas, forward scored at least 17 points in every outing on the week, averaging 18.8 points and 7.5 rebounds. Ellis’ top performance came against Tennessee, as he finished with a season-high 24 points and 13 boards, marking his second double-double of the year and eighth of his career. Ellis shot 48.9 percent (23-of-47) from the field and 71.1 percent (27-of-38) from the free throw line in the four contests. Ellis was also named the Orlando Classic Most Valuable Player.
This is the third time Ellis has been named Big 12 Player of the Week with the other two during the 2013-14 season. The last Jayhawk to be named Big 12 Player of the Week three times for his career was Jeff Withey, with all three selections during the 2012-13 season.
Kansas will play host to Florida in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge on Friday, Dec. 5, at 8 p.m. (Central) on ESPN.
Four sign with FHSU women’s golf for 2015-16
FHSU Athletics
Fort Hays State head women’s golf coach Rich Guffey announced four signings for the 2015-16 season. Joining the women’s golf team next year will be Hannah Perkins, Hannah Karasiuk, Kelsey McCarthy, and Kylie McCarthy.
Perkins, currently a senior at Kapaun Mount Carmel High School in Wichita, Kan., was the Kansas Class 5A State Champion individually in 2014 and helped her team to a second-straight state title. She shot a 5-over par 75 in the state championship, held at the Salina Municipal Golf Course. Perkins was a four-time qualifier for the state tournament and finished fourth individually with an 82 in 2013 to lead her team to a state championship at Tex Consolver Golf Course in Wichita. As a sophomore, she finished 11th individually at state and helped her team to a runner-up finish in Class 5A.
Karasiuk, currently a senior at Andover High School in Andover, Kan., led her team to a fourth-place finish at state in Class 5A for 2014. She finished 10th overall by shooting 84. She gives FHSU a pair of top-10 individual finishers from Class 5A in 2014. Karasiuk moved from Victoria, Texas to Andover prior to her senior year, but she was also a standout player in high school in Texas. A left-hander, Karasiuk is well traveled as she moved from Canada to the United States prior to high school and transitioned from playing hockey in her native country to golf.
Kelsey and Kylie McCarthy are twin sisters from Manhattan High School in Manhattan, Kan. Each are four-time state qualifiers in Kansas Class 6A. In 2014, the sisters tied for 10th overall, each shooting 86 at the Topeka Country Club. They led Manhattan to a fifth-place finish as a team. In 2013, Kylie finished ninth at state and Kelsey was 33rd, but in 2012, Kelsey tied for 16th overall and Kylie finished 40th. Both finished in the top 40 at state as freshmen.
Broncos beat Chiefs to stay atop AFC West
By DAVE SKRETTA
AP Sports Writer
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Peyton Manning threw two touchdown passes, Connor Barth was perfect on five field-goal attempts and the Denver Broncos beat the Kansas City Chiefs 29-16 on Sunday night to remain alone in first place in the AFC West.
C.J. Anderson added 168 yards rushing and caught a 15-yard touchdown pass, and Demaryius Thomas also had a TD grab to help the Broncos (9-3) beat Kansas City for the sixth straight time.
Alex Smith threw for 153 yards and two touchdowns for the Chiefs (7-5), the second of them to Jamaal Charles to make it 26-16 early in the fourth quarter. But Smith’s pass on the 2-point try fell incomplete, and the Broncos added another field goal to put the game away.
The victory kept Denver a game up on San Diego in the division race.
Ellis scores 17, Kansas beats Michigan State
By MARK DIDTLER
Associated Press
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Kansas capped a terrific weekend with a big win.
Perry Ellis had 17 points and nine rebounds to help No. 11 Kansas beat Michigan State 61-56 Sunday in the championship game of the Orlando Classic.
“To me winning the tournament is OK,” Kansas coach Bill Self said. “But beating a quality team is more important to me.”
Svi Mykhailiuk added 11 points and Frank Mason III chipped in 10 for Kansas (5-1).
Michigan State (5-2) got 14 points from both Denzel Valentine and Travis Trice.
“They found a way to win, give them credit,” Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said. “We found a way to lose, give us blame.”
Trice’s 3 made it 59-56 with 1:36 to play. After both teams failed to score on their next possession, Jamari Traylor hit two free throws in the final minute.
Kansas took its biggest lead at 54-46 on Cliff Alexander’s 3-point play with 7 1-2 minutes left.
The Spartans struggled from the floor during the first 12 minutes of the second half, making just 4 of 22 shots (18.2 percent). Kansas was 6 for 17 (35.3) over the same stretch.
Ellis scored on a spin move, Mason made two free throws and Landen Lucas had a layup to put Kansas ahead 45-38 with 14 minutes to play.
“I think this is big,” Ellis said. “It’s great for us, we came down here and get better as a team. It’s a big momentum boost for us.”
After Michigan State pulled within three, Lucas’ rebound basket made it 47-42 three minutes later.
The Spartans ended shooting just 32.2 percent (19 for 59).
“We just didn’t execute very well,” Izzo said.
TIP-INS
Kansas: The Jayhawks lost their other game this season against a Top 25 team, 72-40 to No. 1 Kentucky on Nov. 18. … Kansas is 5-1 or better for the third straight year and 10th time in coach Bill Self’s 12 years at the school. … Mason had 10 rebounds and five assists.
Michigan State: In their other game against a Top 25 team this season, the Spartans were beat on Nov. 18 81-71 by No. 4 Duke. … Coach Tom Izzo is 4-2 against Kansas. … Branden Dawson had eight points and nine rebounds.
UP NEXT
Kansas hosts Florida Friday night as part of the BIG 12-SEC Challenge.
Michigan State will take part in the ACC-Big 10 Challenge Wednesday night at Notre Dame.
Jake Waters leads No. 11 K-State past Kansas
By DAVE SKRETTA
AP Sports Writer
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Jake Waters threw for 294 yards and four touchdowns, two of them to record-setting wide receiver Tyler Lockett, and No. 11 Kansas State routed Kansas 51-13 on Saturday to move into a tie atop the Big 12 standings.
Lockett caught nine passes for 119 yards, passing his father Kevin Lockett for the school record in career catches and matching his mark for touchdown receptions. Lockett has 222 catches and 26 TD grabs heading into next week’s showdown at fifth-ranked Baylor.
Kansas State (9-2, No. 12 CFP) moved into a tie with TCU and Baylor at 7-1 in the conference.
Curry Sexton added nine catches for 141 yards and a score, and Waters and Charles Jones each had touchdown runs as the Wildcats beat the Jayhawks (3-9, 1-8) for the sixth straight time.
Michael Cummings threw for 139 yards and two scores for the Jayhawks, but he was also picked off twice — once on a tipped pass, once on a ball kicked into the air by his intended target.