No. 6 Fort Hays State dropped a 21-11 dual matchup to Lindenwood on Sunday afternoon in St. Charles, Mo.
The Tigers are now 8-5-1 (2-3 MIAA) on the season, while LU improved to 5-2 (3-2 MIAA).
FHSU fell behind 3-0 at 125 pounds, as No. 8 Adam Ludwin dropped an 11-4 decision to Marco Tamayo.
Soon after, that team score deficit fell to 6-0 as Rory Wilkinson (133) dropped a close decision, 7-6, against Matt Katusin.
At 141 pounds, No. 5 C.J. Napier started the comeback for FHSU, picking up a 9-3 decision in impressive fashion over LU’s Kyle Webb. The win was Napier’s 22nd of the season and put his Division II record at 17-2.
The Tigers’ comeback would pause there, however, as LU took a 9-3 lead after another close loss for FHSU at 149 pounds. Killip lost a decision, 5-4, to Terrell Willbourn.
Down by three in the third period, Mitchel Means (157) tied the match (9-9) for FHSU after turning Derrick Weller and picking up the fall in 6:29.
At 165 pounds, Bradley Little fought tough, but dropped an overtime decision, 4-2, to Morgan Fitzgerald.
Bryce Lewis’ 5-3 decision at 174 pounds tied the match again, setting the teams square, 12-12 with three matches to go.
During Jon Inman’s 184 pound match, FHSU had a team point deducted on a technical violation. Inman lost the match by decision, 17-11, and FHSU fell behind by four (15-11).
LU sealed its victory at 197 pounds, as Chad Rous (FHSU) lost a decision, 11-4, to Kenneth Breaux.
In the lone matchup between ranked individuals, No. 7 Trey Page (285) fell by decision to eighth-ranked Steven Butler, 6-3.
FHSU heads for Kirksville, Mo., on Tuesday (Jan. 11) to take on Truman State in the final dual of the season. The match is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
Complete results are below…
Complete Results
125 – Marco Tamayo (LU) won by decision over Adam Ludwin (FHSU) 11-4
133 – Matt Katusin (LU) won by decision over Rory Wilkinson (FHSU) 7-6
141 – C.J. Napier (FHSU) won by decision over Kyle Webb (LU) 9-3
149 – Terrel Wilbourn (LU) won by decision over Noah Killip (FHSU) 5-4
157 – Mitchell Means (FHSU) won by pin over Derrick Weller (LU) 6:29
165 – Luke Roth (LU) won by decision over Bradley Little (FHSU) 4-2 SV
174 – Bryce Lewis (FHSU) won by decision over Morgan Fitzgerald (LU) 5-3
184 – John McArdle (LU) won by decision over Jon Inman (FHSU) 17-11
197 – Kenny Breaux (LU) won by decision over Chad Rous (FHSU) 11-4
285 – Steven Butler (LU) won by decision over Trey Page (FHSU) 6-3 **Fort Hays was deducted 1 (one) team point during the 184 match. ***There was an exhibition match at 149 – Colton Orlando (LU) won by pin over Ky Biddle (FHSU) 2:12
The Fort Hays State Tigers scored eight straight points down the stretch, six of them from Dwayne Brunson and defeat the Emporia State 65-59 Saturday at White Auditorium in Emporia. The win improves the 23rd-ranked Tigers to 19-4 overall and 10-4 in the MIAA. The Hornets have lost four straight and are now 14-10 and 7-7 in the conference.
The Tigers got off to a slow start, going nearly four minutes before scoring their first points and fell behind by six. They would eventually build a three-point lead only to see the Hornets go on a 10-1 run to go up six with 1:57 to play in the first half. The Tigers would score the final six points of the half to tie the game 23-23 on a Marty Wendel layup following a steal of the Hornets in-bound pass on the other end of the floor.
Kaleb Wright scored the first five points of the second half to give ESU at five-point lead, but a 12-4 Tiger run gave them a three-point advantage. After falling behind by three, the Tigers used a 12-2 run to so up seven with 6:58 to play. The Hornets answered with a 12-5 run to tie the game at 56 with 3:14 to play. Dwayne Brunson scored the next six points as the Tigers pushed the lead to eight then held on in the final minute to preserve the victory.
The Tigers overcame 39-percent shooting and hit just and were just 18-of-30 from the free throw line. ESU shot only 398-percent including 3-of-15 from beyond the arc.
Brunson led the Tigers with 26 points and seven rebounds. Craig Nicholson added 21 points and hit three of the Tigers five 3-pointers.
Emporia State outscored the Fort Hays State Lady Tigers 7-1 over the final 1:41 and defeats the Lady Tigers 80-77 Saturday afternoon at White Auditorium in Emporia. The wins avenges the Lady Tigers 15-point win over ESU in Hays 10 days earlier and puts the Lady Hornets back into a first-place tie atop the MIAA at 21-2 overall and 12-2 in conference play. FHSU falls to 16-5 and 9-5.
The Lady Tigers, playing without senior forward Kate Edwards, raced out to an eight-point first half lead, but a 14-5 ESU run gave then a one-point lead with 6:05 to play in the half. The Hornets would build the lead to four at the break.
Emporia State built the lead to five less than two minutes into the second half, but FHSU scored seven straight to take the lead back They would build the lead to eight with 9:21 to play and were up four with 2:25 left before the Lady Hornets mounted their comeback.
The Lady Tigers had a chance to force overtime, but Paige Lunsford’s 3-pointer from the left wing off an inbounds pass fell short.
Kate Lehman led FHSU with 24 points and 10 rebounds before fouling out late in the gane. Tara Ingalsbee added 15, all in the first half, and Beth Bohuslavsky scored 10. Amber Vandiver scored 20 to led ESU who scored 25 points off of 21 Fort Hays State turnovers. The Tigers also struggled from the free throw line connecting on 21-of-35 including 11-of-19 in the second half.
North Central Activities Association Beloit 61 Ellsworth 58
Western Kansas Liberty League
Logan 48 Golden Plains 57 Western Plains 62 Palco 23
Great Western Kansas League Hugoton 58 Colby 53 Holcomb 64 Goodland 46
*Non-league games
By The Associated Press
BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Abilene 57, Marysville 29
Andale 57, El Dorado 41
Andover 60, Andover Central 45
Atchison 77, KC Wyandotte 64
Augusta 59, Winfield 43
Axtell 49, Onaga 23
Baldwin 56, Paola 52
Beloit 61, Ellsworth 58
Bennington 55, Hutchinson Trinity 41
Berean Academy 57, Sedgwick 39
Bonner Springs 56, KC Bishop Ward 46
Buhler 52, Circle 50
Burlington 73, Erie 36
BV North 66, Blue Valley Stilwell 50
BV Northwest 81, St. Thomas Aquinas 57
BV West 59, Bishop Miege 47
Cair Paravel 58, Topeka Heritage Christian 33
Canton-Galva 73, Remington 39
Centralia 60, Washington County 55
Chase County 76, Hartford 69
Cheney 56, Garden Plain 35
Cimarron 55, Lakin 49
Conway Springs 53, Belle Plaine 38
Council Grove 68, Clay Center 53
Derby 54, Wichita Campus 39
DeSoto 69, Spring Hill 60
Ellis 60, Smith Center 53
Eudora 48, Louisburg 35
Eureka 74, Neodesha 34
Fredonia 53, Cherryvale 36
Galena 56, Baxter Springs 32
Gardner-Edgerton 64, Blue Valley Southwest 48
Goddard-Eisenhower 72, Arkansas City 45
Golden Plains 57, Logan 48
Greeley County 63, Oberlin-Decatur 56
Halstead 59, Smoky Valley 34
Hesston 68, Sterling 36
Highland Park 62, Emporia 35
Hill City 61, Norton 33
Hillsboro 54, Lyons 49
Holcomb 64, Goodland 46
Holton 58, Hiawatha 35
Hoxie 76, St. Francis 25
Hugoton 58, Colby 53
Inman 48, Marion 43
Iola 53, Anderson County 52
Jackson Heights 61, Oskaloosa 28
Jefferson West 49, Atchison County 41
KC Washington 67, KC Harmon 61
Kingman 46, Haven 37
Labette County 55, Fort Scott 53
LaCrosse 56, Ness City 36
Lansing 69, KC Turner 41
Lawrence 65, SM South 61
Liberal 49, Great Bend 36
Little River 56, Wakefield 46
Madison 63, Northern Heights 53
Maize 46, Hutchinson 38
Manhattan 56, Topeka 44
Marais des Cygnes Valley 48, Baileyville-B&B 38
Maranatha Academy 42, Lutheran (Kansas City), Mo. 34
McPherson 51, Dodge City 37
Meade 68, Ashland 54
Moundridge 50, Ell-Saline 31
Natoma 79, Wilson 48
Nemaha Valley 52, Royal Valley 46
Newton 59, Salina Central 49
Oakley 83, Rawlins County 74
Olathe East 80, SM North 63
Olathe North 51, SM East 40
Olathe Northwest 46, SM West 42
Olpe 47, Lyndon 37
Oswego 51, St. Paul 32
Pike Valley 51, Thunder Ridge 49
Pittsburg 43, Columbus 36
Pratt 57, Nickerson 33
Riverton 67, Frontenac 63
Rock Creek 69, Riley County 48
Rock Hills 51, Tescott 22
Rural Vista 67, St. Xavier 28
Sabetha 62, Perry-Lecompton 51
Salina Sacred Heart 45, Minneapolis 38
Santa Fe Trail 57, Riverside 55
Shawnee Heights 68, Topeka Seaman 55
Silver Lake 49, St. Mary’s 28
SM Northwest 50, Lawrence Free State 43
Solomon 54, Peabody-Burns 40
South Central 53, Hodgeman County 42
Southeast Saline 48, Chapman 28
Southwestern Hts. 65, Johnson-Stanton County 58
St. John 70, Central Plains 54
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 57, Chase 35
Sylvan-Lucas 79, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 58
Tonganoxie 72, Mill Valley 59
Topeka Hayden 48, Junction City 46
Topeka West 55, Washburn Rural 50
Uniontown 66, Marmaton Valley 38
Valley Center 55, Salina South 41
Valley Heights 56, Troy 48
Victoria 58, Macksville 30
Wabaunsee 57, Rossville 52, OT
Wellington 60, Mulvane 53
Wellsville 41, Central Heights 32
West Franklin 43, Lebo 37
Wichita Collegiate 53, Clearwater 50
Wichita East 65, Wichita North 53
Wichita Heights 70, Wichita West 44
Wichita Southeast 81, Kapaun Mount Carmel 65
Wichita Trinity 53, Douglass 48
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
Basehor-Linwood vs. KC Piper, ppd. to Feb 10.
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Andale 48, El Dorado 42
Andover 43, Andover Central 42
Argonia 56, Central Burden 31
Atchison 69, KC Wyandotte 33
Atchison County 30, Jefferson West 15
Attica 69, Fairfield 32
Axtell 63, Onaga 29
Barstow, Mo. 61, Heritage Christian 48
Baxter Springs 34, Galena 32
Beloit 56, Ellsworth 50
Berean Academy 50, Sedgwick 43
Bishop Miege 67, BV West 26
Blue Valley Southwest 61, Gardner-Edgerton 46
Bonner Springs 57, KC Bishop Ward 38
Bucklin 50, South Gray 36
Buhler 62, Circle 39
Burlington 64, Erie 36
Cair Paravel 49, Topeka Heritage Christian 15
Caldwell 55, Cedar Vale/Dexter 49
Caney Valley 75, Humboldt 19
Central Plains 58, St. John 32
Chase County 52, Hartford 20
Cheney 44, Garden Plain 41
Cherryvale 63, Fredonia 29
Cimarron 68, Lakin 32
Conway Springs 46, Belle Plaine 24
Council Grove 49, Clay Center 43, OT
Derby 54, Wichita Campus 35
Ellinwood 40, Larned 38
Ellis 56, Smith Center 46
Emporia 45, Highland Park 29
Eureka 53, Neodesha 37
Frankfort 43, BV Randolph 37
Frontenac 69, Riverton 12
Garden City 72, Guymon, Okla. 36
Goddard-Eisenhower 61, Arkansas City 41
Golden Plains 50, Logan 16
Great Bend 56, Liberal 39
Hanover 55, Wetmore 38
Hesston 52, Sterling 43
Hill City 41, Norton 37
Holcomb 59, Goodland 52
Holton 54, Hiawatha 43
Hoxie 76, St. Francis 17
Hugoton 41, Colby 31
Hutchinson Trinity 56, Bennington 40
Independence 57, Parsons 51
Ingalls 51, Dighton 48
Inman 48, Marion 43
Jackson Heights 53, Oskaloosa 30
Jefferson North 67, Pleasant Ridge 35
Kapaun Mount Carmel 65, Wichita Southeast 22
Labette County 75, Fort Scott 55
Lansing 70, KC Turner 10
Lebo 36, West Franklin 35
Linn 41, Doniphan West 36
Little River 39, Wakefield 29
Louisburg 56, Eudora 14
Lutheran (Kansas City), Mo. 55, Maranatha Academy 40
Lyons 59, Hillsboro 47
Maize 41, Hutchinson 30
Maize South 45, Goddard 36
Manhattan 45, Topeka 30
Marysville 54, Abilene 45
McPherson 40, Dodge City 35
Meade 63, Ashland 33
Medicine Lodge 46, Chaparral 36
Mill Valley 32, Tonganoxie 22
Moundridge 54, Ell-Saline 31
Mulvane 61, Wellington 38
Nemaha Valley 47, Royal Valley 34
Ness City 66, LaCrosse 46
Northeast-Arma 47, Jayhawk Linn 42
Northern Heights 58, Madison 39
Oakley 50, Rawlins County 27
Olathe East 44, SM North 37
Olathe South 61, Leavenworth 48
Osborne 60, Trego 36
Oxford 71, Elk Valley 33
Paola 45, Baldwin 41
Pittsburg 45, Columbus 41
Pittsburg Colgan 47, Southeast 25
Pleasanton 52, Altoona-Midway 23
Pratt 70, Nickerson 34
Remington 59, Canton-Galva 47
Riley County 50, Rock Creek 19
Russell 40, Republic County 34
Sabetha 45, Perry-Lecompton 28
Salina Central 71, Newton 27
Santa Fe Trail 47, Riverside 20
Satanta 48, Deerfield 18
Scott City 60, Ulysses 41
SM East 34, Olathe North 19
SM South 71, Lawrence 52
SM West 47, Olathe Northwest 43
Smoky Valley 41, Halstead 30
Solomon 39, Peabody-Burns 26
South Central 57, Hodgeman County 21
South Haven 61, Flinthills 39
Southeast Saline 50, Chapman 38
Southern Coffey 56, Waverly 23
Southwestern Hts. 51, Johnson-Stanton County 37
Spring Hill Charter 48, DeSoto 40
St. John’s Beloit 49, Chase 23
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 49, Chase 23
St. Paul 67, Oswego 26
St. Thomas Aquinas 45, BV Northwest 44
Tescott 45, Rock Hills 29
Topeka Hayden 78, Junction City 44
Topeka Seaman 56, Shawnee Heights 44
Uniontown 48, Marmaton Valley 28
Valley Center 33, Salina South 21
Victoria 51, Macksville 24
Wabaunsee 51, Rossville 42
Washburn Rural 58, Topeka West 25
Washington County 55, Centralia 38
Wellsville 38, Central Heights 36
Wichita County 54, Sublette 31
Wichita Defenders 43, KC East Christian 17
Wichita East 41, Wichita North 29
Wichita Heights 77, Wichita West 17
Wichita Independent 49, Bluestem 16
Wichita South 47, Wichita Bishop Carroll 34
Wichita Trinity 35, Douglass 33
Winfield 48, Augusta 37
Yates Center 33, West Elk 28
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
Basehor-Linwood vs. KC Piper, ppd. to Feb 10.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Royals have added former first baseman Mike Sweeney to their front office, giving him the title of special assistant to baseball operations.
Sweeney was a five-time All-Star for the Royals, and arguably their most popular player from 1995-2007. He was a career .297 hitter who finished with 215 homers and 909 RBIs, even though he dealt with persistent back trouble that caused him to miss long stretches of time.
It wasn’t immediately clear what Sweeney’s duties will be, though general manager Dayton Moore said in a statement that he will work closely with the baseball operations department.
Sweeney said Friday that he hopes to help Kansas City return to the playoffs, something he was unable to accomplish as a player.
No. 6 Fort Hays State scored five major decisions and one decision en route to a 23-15 victory over Central Missouri on Thursday (Feb. 6).
FHSU improves to 8-4-1 (2-2 MIAA) while UCM drops to 6-5 (1-3 MIAA). Rory Wilkinson, C.J. Napier, Mitchell Means, Jon Inman, Trey Page and Bradley Little each had wins for the Tigers, pushing FHSU to the .500 mark in conference duals.
FHSU fell behind 3-0 early in the team scoring, as seventh ranked Adam Ludwin (125) dropped a double overtime decision to Malacai Collins, 7-3.
At 133 pounds, Wilkinson picked up nine near fall points to defeat Andrew Robinson, 14-1, just missing the technical fall.
No. 5 Napier scored the Tigers’ second major decision of the evening, racking up four takedowns in a 10-2 win over Eric Mateo at 141 pounds.
After Noah Killip dropped an 11-5 decision at 149 pounds to No. 3 Frank Cagnina, Means (157) picked up over 2:30 of riding time and grabbed a 9-0 major decision over Brennan Johnson.
At 165 pounds, Little’s 6-1 decision over Josh Thomsen gave FHSU a 15-6 lead in the team score.
Josh Rodriguez 4-2 setback at 174 pounds put UCM within striking distance, but Inman’s major (10-2) over Josh Ploof at 184 pounds set the Tigers up for the win. Inman ran up 3:24 of riding time to push the decision to a major.
Chad Rous lost by fall (3:58) to Todd Brier at 197 pounds, but Trey Page closed out the dual with an 8-0 major over Jacob Clark. Page had three minutes of riding time and scored a takedown in each period.
FHSU hits the road this weekend to take on Lindenwood and Truman on Feb. 9 and 11, respectively, to close out the regular season.
Nebraska-Kearney shot 53-percent from the field and hit 15-of-16 free throws in the second half in the Lopers 90-83 victory over Fort Hays State at the Health and Sports Center. The wins snaps the Tigers 10-game win streak and ends the Tigers seven-game win streak over UNK. FHSU falls to 18-4 overall and 9-4 in the conference. UNK is now 10-10 and 6-7 in the conference with their fifth straight win.
The Lopers used a 19-5 run to take a 14-point first half lead. The Tigers would answer with a 14-4 run to pull within four with 1:43 to play in the first half and trailed by seven at halftime.
The Tigers would get as close at four in the second half but UNK went on a quick 7-2 run to push the lead to nine and never let the Tigers any closer than five the rest of the way.
James Fleming went 4-for-6 from 3-point range and led six Tigers in double-figures with 16 points. Craig Nicholson and Tomislav Gabrbic both added 14, Carson Konrade 11 with Jake Stoppel and Dwayne Brunson both adding 10.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) – Cleanthony Early scored 19 points and Tekele Cotton added 14 as No. 4 Wichita State remained unbeaten with a 65-58 victory at Indiana State on Wednesday night.
The Shockers (24-0, 11-0 Missouri Valley) extended their school-record winning streak and improved to 11-0 in conference play for the first time in school history. They have won three straight in the series.
The only undefeated team in Division I is No. 2 Syracuse (22-0).
Manny Arup had 16 points and Jake Odum added 11 for Indiana State (17-6, 8-3) which couldn’t avoid a rare home loss. The Sycamores were 8-0 at home this season and fell to 40-11 at the Hulman Center under fourth-year coach Greg Lansing. Four of those losses have come to the Shockers.
Wichita State led 50-39 with 12:34 to go. Indiana State got as close as 58-56 with 2:01 to go but the Sycamores missed four of eight free throws down the stretch.
It was the first time a team ranked this high played in Terre Haute since Larry Bird’s Sycamores were ranked No. 1 during the 1978-79 season.
And the festive crowd couldn’t wait.
Students began lining up more than two hours before tip-off despite chilly temperatures and 6 inches of new snow. When they got inside, almost every fan in the building was decked out in blue. But on the court, the emotions took a toll.
The Sycamore shooters struggled, making just 32.1 percent.
Wichita State, meanwhile, didn’t look sluggish at all despite having its arrival delayed until midday Wednesday by the winter storm.
Instead, they started fast and finished it off by scoring the final seven points to pull away.
In between, the Sycamores played valiantly.
They fought back from an early deficit to get within 36-35 at halftime, and opened the second half by taking a 37-36 lead.
The Shockers fended off that challenge with defense. It forced six straight missed shots and went on a 14-2 run to take its biggest lead of the game, 50-39 with 12:34 to play.
But when Indiana State heated up again, it stormed back. The Sycamores scored eight straight to close to 52-50 just 3 1/2 minutes later and got as close as 58-56 late. They had a chance to tie it, but Justin Gant was too far underneath the basket for a layup. Indiana State never got another chance to tie it because of the missed free throws.
Kate Lehman was one blocked shot shy of a triple-double, scoring 33 points and grabbing 13 rebounds to lead the Fort Hays State Lady Tigers to an 85-67 win over Nebraska-Kearney at the Health and Sports Center Thursday night. It’s the Lady Tigers third straight win as they improve to 16-4 and 9-4 in the MIAA. The Lopers fall to 7-11 and 3-10 in the conference.
The Lady Tigers raced out to an early 17-4 lead and were up 17 midway through the first half. Nebraska-Kearney would pull within 10 but a Chelsea Mason 3-pointer gave the Tigers a 16-point lead at halftime. They would push that lead to 25 in the second half. UNK made one final push but would get only as close at 15 with 8:54 to play.
The Tigers played the entire second half without Kate Edwards who left with what appeared to be a severe injury. Beth Bohuslavsky also went down with a knee injury in the first half but would return later in the game and finish with 10 points.
Chelsea Mason hit 5-of-10 from beyond the arc and scored 19.
The Fort Hays State football coach Chris Brown announced Wednesday they have signed 31 players for the 2014-15 season.
FHSU signed 13 kids from the state of Kansas, six from Colorado, five from Florida, three from Nebraska, two from Missouri, one from Oklahoma and one from Arizona.
Chris Brown Presser – Part 1
Chris Brown Presser – Part 2
Below is a list of the players who have signed so far…
Britton Bishop
6’4 285 OL
Oologah, Okla. (Oologah HS) Planned Major: Undecided Notes: All-District and All-Conference in 2013…Played in Green County and Jim Thorpe All-Star Games…Nominee for Oil Bowl…Had 47 pancakes in 2013…Four-year letterwinner in football, one letter in track/field.
Austin Buhl
5’11 190 OLB
Colorado Springs, Colo. (Liberty HS) Planned Major: Athletic Training Notes: Three-year letterwinner in football at Liberty High School…All-Conference First Team selection and All-Area Second Team in 2013…Named school’s defensive player of the year in 2013…All-Conference honorable mention in 2012.
Cade Calvert
6’0 165 FS
Salina, Kan. (Salina South HS) Planned Major: Finance Notes: Senior year (2013) had 107 tackles, three tackles for loss, four interceptions, nine pass breakups, six fumble recoveries (three forced fumbles)…Two-sport letterwinner (football and track/field)…two-time First Team All-AVCTL…2013 First Team All-State (5A)…Holds school record for fumbles recovered and takeaways in a career…2-time state qualifier in hurdles.
Derek Campbell
6’0 205 RB
Manhattan, Kan. (Hutchinson CC) Planned Major: Health and Human Performance Notes: All-Conference at Hutchinson CC in 2012…All-State Running Back at Manhattan High School in 2010…Two-sport letterwinner in Track and Field and Football.
Dyantre Colston
6’3 190 WR
Belleview, Fla. (Belleview HS) Planned Major: Undecided Notes: Two-year letterwinner in football…In 2013, had 41 catches for 630 yards and three touchdowns…In 2012, had 25 catches for 310 yards and three touchdowns…First Team All-County in 2013…Rated 3-Star prospect by 247sports, and 2-star prospect by Rivals.com…Finished second all-time in school history for career touchdowns, third all-time in school history for career catches, and third all-time in school history for career yards.
Tevin Evans
6’1 200 LB/DE
Miami, Fla. (Booker T. Washington HS) Planned Major: Undecided Notes: 125 tackles and eight sacks in 2013…First Team All-Dade County…2-star athlete by 247Sports…Played in Dade County vs. Florida All-Star Game…Booker T. Washington HS ranked No. 1 nationally, won HS National Championship in 2013.
Erin Gaither
6’0 190 QB
Wichita, Kan. (Wichita Northwest HS) Planned Major: Biology, Pre-Med Notes: Threw for 1,119 yards and rushed for 814 yards in 2013…Four-year letterwinner in football, two-year letterwinner in wrestling, one letter in baseball…All-City Honorable Mention in 2014…Made honor roll all four years at Wichita Northwest…National Honor Society member.
Brandon Halperin
6’1 205 LB
Thornton, Colo. (Horizon HS) Planned Major: Athletic Training Notes: Two-time First Team All-Conference…Two-time First Team All-Region and Player of the Year (2013)…As a senior, had 85 tackles, two sacks, two interceptions and a blocked punt.
Colby Hamel
6’3 305 OL
Lakin, Kan. (Garden City CC) Planned Major: Justice Studies Notes: 2012 and 2013 All-Jayhawk Conference honoree…Had 120 pancake blocks in 2013 at Garden City CC…Was a three-sport letterwinner at Lakin High School (Football, Basketball and Track)…Two-time All-State member in football (junior and senior seasons).
Hunter Hewitt
6’3 310 OL
Sterling, Kan. (Sterling HS) Planned Major: Agriculture Business Notes: All-League for OL and DL in 2012 and 2013…Three-year letterwinner in football, four-year letterwinner in track/field…District 5 All-District Honorable Mention in 2013, First Team in 2012…Named Top Offensive Lineman at Sterling HS…Honor Roll Member, Kansas Honor Scholar…Ranked No. 3 in class.
Doyin Jibowu
6’1 171 FS
Denver, Colo. (George Washington HS) Planned Major: Athletic Training Notes: Three interceptions, 57 tackles, two forced fumbles and three touchdowns…Three-year letterwinner in football, Second Team All-League…Honor Roll and National Honors Society Member…Team Captain
Gage Kirwan
6’1 185 WR/DB
Gretna, Neb. (Gretna HS) Planned Major: Undecided Notes: Three-year letterwinner in football at Gretna HS…Three-sport letterwinner in HS (Football, Wrestling and Track and Field)…National Honor Society member for three years…Two-time Academic All-Conference in football…Two-time All-Conference and All-District Honorable Mention.
Jon Kohlscheen
6’2 245 OL/TE
Pleasanton, Neb. (Pleasanton HS) Planned Major: Agriculture Notes: Three-sport letterwinner at Pleasanton HS (Football, Track/Field and Basketball)…All-District and All-Region honoree in 2-13…All-State Honorable Mention his senior season (2013).
Aquil Knowles
6’1 170 DB
Miami, Fla. (Booker T. Washington HS) Planned Major: Undecided Notes: Senior year had 70 tackles, two sacks and three pass breakups…Three-year letterwinner in football… Booker T. Washington HS ranked No. 1 nationally, won HS National Championship in 2013.
Maverick LeRock
6’2 200 LB
Osborne, Kan. (Osborne HS) Planned Major: Undecided Notes: All-State Linebacker and Defensive Line in 2013…Won 8-man Division I State Championship in 2013…Selected to Kansas 8-Man All Star Game…Racked up 1,732 All-Purpose yards, 32 touchdowns, 72 tackles, seven sacks and two forced fumbles in 2013…Three-sport letterwinner (football, basketball and track/field).
Coby Lindsey
6’0 230 LB
Coldwater, Kan. (South Central HS) Planned Major: Agronomy Notes: Four-year letterwinner in football and track/field…Defensive Player of the Year for SPIAA…First Team All-District LB in 2013…Second Team All-District RB in 2013.
Brock Long
5’11 210 LB
Assaria, Kan. (Hutchinson CC) Planned Major: Management Notes: Member of the 2013 All-Conference Second Team…Had 100 tackles and two interceptions in 2013…Totaled 88 tackles in 2012…At Southeast of Saline High School, grabbed First Team All-League honors twice…Was a two-time First Team All-League honoree for football…Three-sport letterwinner in HS (Football, Wrestling and Baseball).
Cole Lorenzen
5’11 190 DE
Smith Center, Kan. (Smith Center HS) Planned Major: Undecided Notes: Senior season had 27 solo tackles, 47 assisted tackles, four sacks, three fumble recoveries…160 receiving yards, eight catches and one touchdown in 2013…Lettered in football, basketball, wrestling and track/field at Smith Center HS…All-MCL Selection (TE/DE) in 2012 and 2013…Team Captain (2013)…State qualifier for javelin (Class 2A), took fifth.
Grant McConnell
6’2 220 DE
Thornton, Colo. (Mountain Range HS) Planned Major: Business Marketing Notes: All-State honors in 2013…First Team All-Conference in 2013…Second Team All-Conference in 2011 and 2012…Lead the state in sacks in 2013 (17 sacks)…Had 93 tackles senior season…Front Range League MVP (2013)…Academic All-State in 2011 and 2012…Two-sport letterwinner in football (three years) and track and field (two years).
Cordaryl Pandolfo
5’11 170 WR
Davenport, Fla. (Ridge Community HS) Planned Major: Undecided Notes: Three-sport letterwinner (Football, Baseball and Track/Field)…Second Team All-County in 2012 and 2013…In 2013 had 1,064 all-purpose yards (675 receiving yards, 389 rushing yards) and five touchdowns.
Wyatt Parker
6’3 210 DE
Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs South HS) Planned Major: Undecided Notes: Three-year letterwinner in football…All-Conference and All-Area honoree in football…All-District and State qualifier in wrestling…Senior year had 73 tackles, four fumble recoveries, nine sacks and four tackles for loss (-17 yards).
Trever Powell
5’9 170 RB/WR/DB
Greensburg, Kan. (Kiowa County HS) Planned Major: Pre-Physical Therapy Notes: Four-year letterwinner in football, basketball and track/field…rushed for 4,871 yards, 77 touchdowns…Had 6,058 all-purpose yards and 88 total touchdowns…racked up 262 tackles and 17 interceptions…As a senior, named Sports in Kansas 8-man Division I Offensive Player of the Year, K-Preps Offensive MVP, Topeka Capital Journal First-Team All-State, First Team SPIAA and K-Preps as RB and DB…Honor roll member.
Micquille Robinson
6’0 180 LB
Wichita, Kan. (Northwest HS) Planned Major: Health and Human Performance Notes: 2013 stats included 70 tackles, 18.5 tackles for loss, five sacks (42 yards) and two forced fumbles…Three time honor roll member at Northwest HS…Two-sport letterwinner (Football and Wrestling)…Team captain.
Aujonte (AJ) Roper
5’11 200 WR/SS
Aurora, Colo. (Overland HS) Planned Major: Physical Therapy Notes: First Team All-Conference in 2013…Four-year letterwinner in football…Three-sport letterwinner in HS (Football, Track/Field and Basketball).
Christian Sanders
5’11 180 RB
Wichita, Kan. (Wichita Northwest HS) Planned Major: Industrial Technologies Notes: Four-year letterwinner in football, one letter in track/field…Averaged 7.3 yards per carry on 94 rushes (687 rushing yards) with three touchdowns…GWAL All-Conference Honorable Mention (2013).
Taylor Scott
5’11 175 RB/WR
Cheraw, Colo. (Cheraw HS) Planned Major: Undecided Notes: Played both sides of the ball for Cheraw HS…In 2013 had 47 rushes for 390 yards and four touchdowns, caught 19 passes for 350 yards and two touchdowns…Defensively his senior season, had 56 tackles, two interceptions and two fumble recoveries.
Connor Shedeed
5’11 185 DB
Gretna, Neb. (Gretna HS) Planned Major: Criminal Justice Notes: Three-year letterwinner at Gretna HS in Football and Wrestling…Played Rugby and Lacrosee (non-school sponsored)…2014 Blue-Grey All-American (senior season)…2013 Shrine Bowl (Nebraska) as a senior…All-State Honorable Mention (Safety) in 2013…First Team All-Metro Area Safety as a junior and senior…First Team All-Conference, All-District as sophomore, junior and senior…Racked up 1,300 all-purpose yards and 13 touchdowns…Had 65 tackles, two interceptions, two forced fumbles and five pass breakups on defense in 2013.
Kevin Spain
6’2 215 QB
Scottsdale, Ariz. (Scottsdale CC) Planned Major: Justice Studies Notes: Redshirted in 2013…Threw for 669 yards and seven touchdowns in 2012…Three-sport letterwinner at Paradise Valley HS (Football, Baseball and Lacrosse)…Two-time National Underclassman Combine QB MVP…All-State Safety, All-Region Quarterback in 2009-10…2-star prospect by ESPN in 2010.
Justin Stonebraker
5’11 170 FS
Salina, Kan. (Salina South HS) Planned Major: Secondary Education Notes: Three-year letterwinner in football, basketball and track/field…Passed for 1,847 yards (102-of-177) and 23 touchdowns in 2013…Rushed 137 times for 876 yards and eight touchdowns in 2013…First Team All-State (5A) for KFBCA…AVCTL Offensive MVP in 2013…Honorable Mention All-State (5A) for Wichita Eagle and Topeka Capital…All-League First Team in 2013, Second Team in 2012…Qualified for State Track and Field in 2011, 2012 and 2013…All-State in Basketball 2012-13.
Malik Thomas
5’10 190 RB
Miami, Fla. (Miami Springs HS) Planned Major: Forensic Science Notes: Finished 2013 with 1,416 rushing yards and 20 rushing touchdowns…Second Team All-Dade County and All-State Honorable Mention (2013)…Honor Roll student…Two-sport letterwinner (football and track/field)…Miami Springs HS reached playoffs for first time since 1995 and were district runner-ups with Thomas on the team.
John Wilson
6’0 175 DB
Kansas City, Mo. (Hogan Prep Academy) Planned Major: Sports Medicine Notes: Three-sport letterwinner at Hogan Prep Academy (Football, Wrestling, Track/Field)…First Team All-State in 2013…First Team All-District in 2013…Had 42 tackles, three tackles for loss, five interceptions, one fumble recovery and one defensive touchdown in 2013…Senior season returned two punts for touchdowns.
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WACO, Texas (AP) – Kansas coach Bill Self knows most people look at how Andrew Wiggins plays as a barometer for what to expect from the eighth-ranked Jayhawks.
Don’t make the mistake of overlooking the other players around the Big 12’s top-scoring freshman.
Naadir Tharpe scored 22 points, nine in a go-ahead run before halftime, and the Big 12-leading Jayhawks rebounded from their first league loss with a 69-52 victory at Baylor on Tuesday night.
“We’ve just got to be a team that it’s going to be a different guy most every night,” Self said. “And (Tharpe) stepped up when we needed him to step up.”
Early on, there were three ties and nine lead changes. Tharpe’s short jumper with 3 1/2 minutes left in the half broke a 25-all tie and put the Jayhawks (17-5, 8-1 Big 12) ahead to stay.
The tiebreaking shot was Tharpe’s third basket in a 14-3 spurt over the final 5 minutes of the first half, and he added a 3-pointer with a minute left. He then made another 3 on Kansas’ opening possession after halftime.
Wiggins finished 4-of-13 shooting and didn’t make his first basket until a half-court shot to beat the buzzer going into halftime for a 35-27 lead.
“Well, we ran that play for him at the end of the first half to get him going,” Self joked of Wiggins, who finished two points off his season average.
“It was big. It gave a great momentum push going into halftime,” said Perry Ellis, who had 14 points and 10 rebounds. “It was great that he knocked that down. It got him going.”
Cory Jefferson had 14 points to lead Baylor (14-8, 2-7), which lost its fourth consecutive game at the Ferrell Center after a 13-game home winning streak. It’s the longest home drought since dropping six straight in 2005.
The Bears, coming off a win at then-No. 8 Oklahoma State that snapped their overall five-game losing streak, was trying to set up for a final shot before halftime when Kenny Chery threw an errant pass that Wiggins intercepted.
“Round 1 is over in the league. We have to do better in Round 2,” Baylor coach Scott Drew said. “The good thing is I believe we can win every game, but with the Big 12 being like it is we can lose every game. We have to make sure we play well to have a chance to win.”
Baylor has never won consecutive games over Top 25 opponents.
The Bears shot only 29 percent from the field (16 of 55) – Drew, looking for a positive, pointed out they did have assists on all but one of those made baskets. They were outrebounded 45-31.
Kansas was coming off an 81-69 loss Saturday at surging Texas.
“We just came out there without energy. I felt like even though Texas played that tremendous game out there, we kind of beat ourselves,” said Tharpe, who sat the final 10 minutes of that game when had only three points on 1-of-4 shooting. “We didn’t come out with any kind of energy, we had nothing. After they made a play, we had nothing coming back. So we knew coming into today in Waco, we had to come out with some fire right away. And that’s what we did.”
In their regular season finale last March, the Jayhawks lost 81-58 at Baylor. They still had a share of their ninth consecutive Big 12 title, but that loss kept them from winning it outright.
Baylor was within 49-44 midway through the second half and Wiggins had just shot and missed the rim.
But the Bears missed three free throws on the same possession. Then, with Baylor students chanting “Air Ball!, Air Ball!”, Wiggins swished a 3-pointer from the right wing. Wiggins scored again on the next possession to push the lead to 54-44, and had the next basket as well with a dunk with 7:49 left.
Brady Heslip had 12 points on four 3-pointers, but didn’t score again after his last gave Baylor a 22-21 lead with 6:34 left in the first half.
“We were just playing him behind his numbers. We were running behind him,” Tharpe said of second-half adjustments on Heslip. “We just knew that he got a lot of good looks off in the first half, and we couldn’t let that happen again.”
Fort Hays State moved up one spot in the latest NABC Division II Top 25 Men’s Basketball Poll, released on Tuesday (Feb. 4). The Tigers won a pair of overtime contests last week at home, allowing them to move up one spot and grace the top 25 for the fifth time out of 11 regular season polls this year.
Fort Hays State was in the top 25 for the first three regular season polls this year, ranked No. 25 in the first, No. 20 in the second, and No. 15 in the third before falling out after a pair of overtime losses on the road in conference play. However, an eight-game win streak vaulted the Tigers back into the poll last week at No. 24 and they extended the win streak to 10 with a pair of overtime wins at home over Emporia State and Washburn to secure a spot in the poll for another week, now at No. 23.
Fort Hays State will have the new ranking tested this week with a pair of tough road games. FHSU faces a red-hot Nebraska-Kearney team in Kearney on Wednesday, then heads to Emporia Saturday for the return match-up with Emporia State.
Fort Hays State (18-3 overall) remains the only school from the MIAA represented in the top 25, with Northwest Missouri State and Missouri Southern each receiving votes.
Below is the NABC Top 25 Poll for February 4, 2014…
Team
Record
Points
Pvs
1. Metropolitan State, Colo. (8 first place votes)
18-1
388
3
2. Tarleton State, Texas (6 first place votes)
18-0
385
4
3. East Stroudsburg, Pa. (1 first place vote)
20-0
361
6
4. Drury, Mo. (1 first place vote)
18-1
356
5
5. West Liberty, W.Va.
17-1
323
1
6. Florida Southern
19-1
320
2
7. Lincoln Memorial, Tenn.
17-1
293
8
8. Indianapolis, Ind.
17-2
283
10
9. Indiana, Pa.
18-2
253
11
10. Montevallo, Ala.
16-2
225
12
11. Colorado School of Mines
17-2
221
13
12. Cal State-San Bernardino
16-2
220
7
13. California Baptist
18-1
218
14
14. Delta State, Miss.
17-2
190
15
15. Southern Indiana
16-3
168
16
16. Southern Connecticut State
18-2
143
19
17. South Carolina Aiken
18-3
135
9
18. Cal Poly Pomona
15-3
117
23
19. Seattle Pacific, Wash.
18-4
92
T20
20. Wisconsin-Parkside
17-3
87
18
21. Minnesota State
19-4
85
22
22. Lewis, Ill.
16-3
84
17
23. Fort Hays State, Kan.
18-3
53
24
24. GRU Augusta, Ga.
17-3
43
NR
25. Lake Superior State, Mich.
19-3
39
NR
Others receiving votes: Bellarmine (Ky.) 36, Franklin Pierce (N.H.) 16, Walsh (Ohio) 13, Chico State (Calif.) 10, Northwest Missouri State 10, Western Washington 8, Findlay (Ohio) 6, Missouri Southern 6, Dixie State (Utah) 5, Winona State (Minn.) 3, Texas A&M International 2, Barry (Fla.) 1, Dowling (N.Y.) 1. Records are through games of Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014.
