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Phillipsburg 52, Norton 26
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FHSU’s Mason MIAA Player of the Week
FHSU Sports Information
Fort Hays State’s Chelsea Mason was named the MIAA Women’s Basketball Athlete of the Week, announced Monday by the conference.
Mason, a sophomore guard from Bellevue, Neb., averaged 23.3 points per game to help the Tigers go 3-0 in the conference last week. She had at least 20 points in all three games, and shot 52.6 percent from beyond the arc. Game-by-game, Mason had 20 points versus Southwest Baptist, 25 versus Lindenwood and 25 versus Lincoln. More impressive, the guard played just 69 minutes of game action – or just over half of the the possible 120 regulation minutes available.
The Tigers travel to Central Oklahoma and Northeastern State this weekend as they continue their trek through the MIAA. FHSU is 11-2 overall on the season and 4-2 in the MIAA.
KU’s Selden named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week
Kansas Athletics
LAWRENCE, Kan. – Following his first Big 12 Newcomer of the Week honor, Kansas freshman guard Wayne Selden, Jr., garnered the Athlons National Freshman of the Week honor the website announced Monday.
Selden helped the Jayhawks start 2-0 in conference play as KU won at Oklahoma (90-83) and defeated Kansas State (86-60). The Roxbury, Mass., guard opened the week with a career-best 24 points, including five three-pointers, in the win in Norman. His five treys were the most in a game by a Jayhawk this season. Selden then added 20 points and four boards versus the Wildcats, connecting on 7-of-10 shots from the field. For the week, Selden shot 59.3 percent (16-of-27) and 53.3 percent (8-of-15) from beyond the arc. He totaled six rebounds, four assists and two steals.
Kansas (11-4, 2-0) plays at Iowa State (14-1, 2-1) tonight on ESPN Big Monday at 8 p.m. (Central).
FHSU wrestling takes fifth at NWCA national duals
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Fort Hays State knocked off two Top 10 opponents on Day 2 of the NWCA National Duals, finishing in fifth place after taking down No. 10 Upper Iowa, 25-21, in the consolation semifinals, and No. 7 Kutztown, 23-15, in the consolation finals.
FHSU finished the tournament at 4-1, grabbing three Top 10 victories en route to the fifth place finish.
A breakdown of matches is below…
Fort Hays State 25, Upper Iowa 21
Adam Ludwin rebounded from a tough Day 1 at 125 pounds, starting the Tigers off with a 3-0 lead after his 4-2 decision over Mitch Funk.
From there, a back and forth battle of pins erupted between the squads, as Upper Iowa’s Matt Paulus pinned Symon Seaton (FHSU) in 4:24 at 133 pounds, followed by C.J. Napier’s (FHSU) pin of Jordan Roth’s in 3:59. The falls didn’t stop there, as Edwin Cooper, ranked fifth nationally, took down Joey Dozier in 34 seconds, giving the Peacocks a 12-9 advantage.
At 157 pounds, though, Mitchell Means regained the Tiger lead with a pin of his own – and the fourth straight in the dual. Means stuck Zak Benitz in 4:37 to put the Tigers ahead, 15-12 heading into the heavier weights.
Brady Little added some breathing room for the Tigers at 165 pounds, continuing his impressive showing (now 3-0) at the tournament with a 7-1 decision over Dalton Westerlund.
In the 174-pound match, Josh Rodriguez also rebounded from a tough Day 1, pulling out a close 3-2 decision over Colbey Vance, and giving FHSU a 9-point lead, 21-12.
Jon Inman sealed the match for the Tigers, using a 13-2 major decision over Brock Gobin at 184 pounds to extend the Tigers team lead to 13 (25-12) with two matches to go. Inman was dominant in the match, racking up over 4:30 of riding time in the top position.
With the match in hand, FHSU sent Tanner Kriss (197) to the mat against No. 2 Carl Broghammer. An injury default, however, gave Broghammer the match just 1:40 into the first period.
Trey Page (285) closed out the first match of the day for the Tigers, dropping a 5-2 decision to Logan Hopp.
Dual Results
125 – Adam Ludwin (Fort Hays State) over Mitch Funk (Upper Iowa) Dec 4-2
133 – Matt Paulus (Upper Iowa) over Symon Seaton (Fort Hays State) Fall 4:24
141 – C.J. Napier (Fort Hays State) over Jordan Roths (Upper Iowa) Fall 3:59
149 – Edwin Cooper (Upper Iowa) over Joey Dozier (Fort Hays State) Fall 0:34
157 – Mitchell Means (Fort Hays State) over Zak Benitz (Upper Iowa) Fall 4:37
165 – Bradley Little (Fort Hays State) over Dalton Westerlund (Upper Iowa) Dec 7-1
174 – Josh Rodriguez (Fort Hays State) over Colbey Vance (Upper Iowa) Dec 3-2
184 – Jon Inman (Fort Hays State) over Brock Gobin (Upper Iowa) Maj 13-2
197 – Carl Broghammer (Upper Iowa) over Tanner Kriss (Fort Hays State) Inj 1:40
285 – Logan Hopp (Upper Iowa) over Jack Page (Fort Hays State) Dec 5-2
Fort Hays State 23, No. 7 Kutztown 15
Adam Ludwin improved to 2-0 on Day 2 of the NWCA National Duals by starting the Tigers out with a dominating 14-4 major decision at 125 pounds. Ludwin topped Nick Lamoreaux to give FHSU a 4-0 lead in the consolation finals.
Symon Seaton (133) helped extend the lead for FHSU, picking up his first victory of the tournament with a 7-3 decision over KU’s Brandon Davis.
With the team leading 7-0, C.J. Napier looked for his second win of the day in a 141 pound bout with Mitch Voelker. Napier just missed a major decision, but took the match, 10-3.
Mitchell Means grabbed his second win of the day at 157 pounds, defeating Matt Martoccio, 7-3, with two minutes of riding time. Means’ win put FHSU ahead, 13-6 in team scoring.
Bradley Little (165) closed out his perfect tournament run with an 11-5 decision over KU’s Justin Heller, extending the Tigers’ lead to 16-6.
Josh Rodriguez and Bionojel Candelaria squared off at 174 pounds, and though the two were tied, 3-3 at the end of the third period. Rodriguez had racked up over two minutes of riding time for a 4-3 decision.
Jon Inman clinched the match for FHSU for the second consecutive dual – taking a 10-1 major decision (his second of the day) over Giovanni Ortiz. Inman’s victory gave FHSU a 23-6 lead with just two matches to go.
FHSU defaulted at 197 (Kriss was injured in the previous dual), and at 285 pounds, Trey Page lost by decision, 5-1, to Ziad Haddad.
Still, FHSU took the match, and fifth place, with a 23-15 team score.
Dual Results
125 – Adam Ludwin (Fort Hays State) over Nick Lamoreaux (Kutztown) Maj 14-4
133 – Symon Seaton (Fort Hays State) over Brandon Davis (Kutztown) Dec 7-3
141 – C.J. Napier (Fort Hays State) over Mitch Voelker (Kutztown) Dec 10-3
149 – Jackson Stabile (Kutztown) over Joey Dozier (Fort Hays State) Fall 4:39
157 – Mitchell Means (Fort Hays State) over Matt Martoccio (Kutztown) Dec 7-3
165 – Bradley Little (Fort Hays State) over Justin Heller (Kutztown) Dec 10-5
174 – Josh Rodriguez (Fort Hays State) over Bionojel Candelaria (Kutztown) Dec 4-3
184 – Jon Inman (Fort Hays State) over Giovanni Ortiz (Kutztown) Maj 10-1
197 – Brandan Clark (Kutztown) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
285 – Ziad Haddad (Kutztown) over Trey Page (Fort Hays State) Dec 5-1
Tigers hold off Lincoln, Johnson becomes all-time winningest coach
By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post
The Fort Hays State Tigers hit their first 29 free throws and finished 35-of-40 from the line in an 88-85 win over Lincoln Saturday at Gross Coliseum. The Tigers had to hold on down the stretch after building a 14 point lead in the second half and were up 13 with 1:37 to play before the Blue Tigers closed the game on a 9-2 run.
Craig Nicholson tied the school record with 19 made free throws and led FHSU with 27 points. Dwayne Brunson added 20 points and nine rebounds. Tomislav Gabric added a season-high 19.
The win was the 258th for head coach Mark Johnson who becomes the Tigers all-time winningest coach, surpassing the legendary Cade Suran.
The Tigers used an early 11-0 run to go up 11-2 and were up 13 with 7:04 to play in the first half but Lincoln responded with a 19-8 run to pull within two. The Tigers closed the half on an 11-2 run, nine of the points from Craig Nicholson, and led 48-37 at the break.
The Tigers shoot 54-percent from the floor but hit just 1-of-10 from beyond the arc. Lincoln shot 51-percent and 9-of-18 from three-point range.
Mark Johnson Postgame Interview
Tomislav Gabric Postgame Interview
Game Highlights
No. 6 Wichita State rallies for overtime win at Missouri State
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Cleanthony Early had 22 points and 14 rebounds and the No. 6 Wichita State rallied from a 19-point second-half deficit, knocking off Missouri State 72-69 in overtime on Saturday night.
Fred VanVleet scored 12 of the Shockers’ last 13 points, including a game-tying free throw with 8 seconds left in regulation.
He put Wichita State up for good with a short jumper with 1:25 left in overtime, and added two free throws with 8.8 seconds left in overtime to put the Shockers up 71-68.
Early made a free throw with 1.4 seconds left to put the Shockers up 72-69, and stole a Missouri State inbounds pass at half court with 1.1 seconds left to seal the comeback for Wichita State (17-0, 4-0 Missouri Valley).
VanVleet added 16 points, and Ron Baker scored 12 of his 15 points in the second half.
Austin Ruder led Missouri State (12-4, 2-2) with 17 points, including five 3-pointers.
Saturday’s MIAA basketball results
MIAA Media Relations
Central Missouri at Emporia State
WBB – #3 ESU 80, #6 UCM 67
#3 Emporia State got 48 points in the paint and scored 17 points off of turnover as they defeated #6 Central Missouri at home. ESU shot .455 in the game as they moved to 7-0 and are the only team unbeaten in league play.
For the Lady Hornets Laura Patrick and Amber Vandiver each finished with 16 points. Kelly Moten and Merissa Quick added 14 points and Desiree Wylie pulled down 10 rebounds. For the Jennies BreAnna Lewis led all scorers with 22 points on the night. Keuna Flax had 19 points and five rebounds while Revonnia Howard pulled down eight boards.
MBB – ESU 95, #24 UCM 77
Emporia State put up 55 points in the second half as they upset #24 Central Missouri at home. ESU shot .561 from the field and .500 from the three-point line as they moved to 4-3 in league play.
For the Hornets Kaleb Wright had a double-double with 33 points and 15 rebounds. Terrence Moore had 19 points and five assists while Gavin Brown added 12 points and six boards. For the Mules Dillon Deck led the way with 19 points and two blocked shots. Daylen Robinson had 17 points and Charles Hammork had 16 points and five assists.
Southwest Baptist at Central Oklahoma
WBB – UCO 70, SBU 56
Central Oklahoma held Southwest Baptist to just 21 second half points as they picked up a victory at home. UCO put back 12 second chance points as they moved to 4-3 in league play.
For the Bronchos Olivia Mason led the way with 18 points and seven rebounds. Julia Mason and Hayley Bryan each had 11 points while Jill Bryan finished with 10 points and eight rebounds. For the Bearctas Jacqui Zelenka led the way with with 15 points and eight rebounds. Morgan Lucy had 14 points and Dilonna Johnson dished five assists.
MBB – UCO 89, SBU 72
Central Oklahoma got 14 three-pointers as they picked up a win at home over Southwest Baptist. UCO shot .459 from the field and .467 from behind the arc as they moved to 4-3 in league play.
For the Bronchos Josh Gibbs had 22 points, seven rebounds and six assists. Cal Andrews had 18 points, Aaron Anderson added 15 points and Nic Combs had 13 points on the afternoon. For the Bearcats Jaywaun Hill, Rashaad Brown-Peterson and Desi Barmore each had 12 points. Preston Guiot had 11 points, five rebounds and five assists in the effort.
Missouri Western at Pittsburg State
WBB – PSU 74, MWSU 69
Pittsburg State shot .500 from the field as they picked up a victory at home over Missouri Western. PSU knocked down 34 free throws as they moved to 4-1 in the MIAA this season.
For the Gorillas Lizzy Jeronimus had a game high 26 points on the afternoon. Antqunita Devers had 16 points and eight rebounds and Alexa Bordewick finished with 13 points. For the Griffons Krysten Crawford had 15 points and Sharniece Lewis added 14 points. On the glass Tiara Hall pulled down eight total rebounds.
MBB – PSU 85, MWSU 82
Pittsburg State shot .511 from the field as they picked up a win over Missouri Western at home. PSU hit 33 free throws and knocked down six three-pointers as they moved to 2-3 in league play.
For the Gorillas Jake Bullard had 19 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Sam Pugh added 16 points and five assists and Devon Branch had 15 points in the game. For the Griffons Ryan Devers had 19 points and Charlie Marquardt had 14 points and six rebounds. Adarius Fulton had 13 points and Cortrez Colbert added 11 points and eight rebounds.
Missouri Southern at Northeastern State
WBB – MSSU 80, NSU 77 OT
Missouri Southern hit a jumper with 16 seconds to play and then outscored Northeastern State in OT to pick up a win on the road. MSSU shot .590 in the second half as they moved to 4-2 in league play.
For the Lions Shonte Clay led the way with 20 points and six rebounds and Sharese Jones had 15 points. Dominique Mosley had 14 points, Alexis Fitzpatrick added 11 points and Shawnee Phillips finished with 10 points. For the RiverHawks Che’Ron Lewis had 15 points and five rebounds on the afternoon. Sarah Sagely had 13 points and Chelsey Beathard finished with 11 points.
MBB – MSSU 80, NSU 65
Missouri Southern put up 42 points in the second half as they picked up a win on the road at Northeastern State. MSSU shot .500 on the night as both teams finished the game 5-1 in league play.
For the Lions Slim Magee had a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds and Jordan Talbert added 14 points and seven boards. Marquis Addison and Cameron Cornellius each finished with 10 points in the ballgame. For the RiverHawks Bryton Hobbs had 20 points and four rebounds and Jeremy McDonald added 14 points. Dalen Qualls had 12 points and Curtis Evans finished with 11 points and seven rebounds.
Lincoln at Fort Hays State
WBB – FHSU 98, LU 54
Fort Hays State outscored Lincoln 54-18 in the first half as they picked up a victory at home. FHSU hit 11 three-pointers shooting .524 from behind the arc as they moved to 5-2 in league play.
For the Tigers Chelsea Mason led the way hitting four three pointers and scoring 25 points. Katelyn Edwards had 16 points, Taylor Chandler had 10 points and Kate Lehman pulled down 11 rebounds. For the Blue Tigers Hunter Yoakum led the team with 18 points and had three rebounds. Jennifer Rosado had 10 points, four rebounds and three assists.
MBB – FHSU 88, LU 85
Fort Hays State held off a strong late charge by Lincoln as they picked up a victory at home. FHSU shot .560 on the afternoon as they moved to 4-3 in league play this season.
For the Tigers Craig Nicholson led the way with 27 points and eight assists. Dwayne Brunson had 20 points and nine rebounds and Tomislav Gabric finished with 19 points. For the Blue Tigers Joshua Buie led the way with 27 points and had three steals. Charles Cole finished with 24 points and five rebounds and DeShon Williams added 11 points.
Northwest Missouri at Washburn
WBB – WU 73, NWMSU 55
Washburn hit 11 three-pointers as they picked up a win at home over Northwest Missouri. WU shot .443 from the field and held NWMSU to just .339 shooting as they moved to 4-3 in the MIAA this season.
For the Ichabods Casyn Buchman had 19 points and nine rebounds while Taylor Ignoto had 15 points. Haley Pfau had 12 points a Brittney Lynch finished with 10 points while Honor Duvall pulled down nine rebounds. For the Bearcats Ariel Eason finished with a team best 15 points on the evening. On the glass Annie Mathews had a game high 13 rebounds.
MBB – NWMSU 83, WU 76
Northwest Missouri overcame a 14-point halftime deficit to pick up a victory over Washburn on the road. NWMSU put up 55 points in the second half as they moved to 5-1 in the league this season.
For the Bearcats Conner Crooker led the way with 19 points and DeShaun Cooper had 16 points. Bryston Williams and Grant Cozad added 10 points each on the night. For the Ichabods Kyle Wiggins had 22 points and Leon Flowers finished with 15 points. Alex North had 13 points and nine rebounds while Korey Fisher added 10 points.
Tigers reach consolation semifinals at NWCA National Duals
FHSU Sports Information
Fort Hays State University wrestling went 2-1 on the first day of the NWCA National Duals in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday. The Tigers started the day with a 24-17 comeback victory over No. 8 Indianapolis in the opening round, and then fell to No. 4 Newberry, 22-12 in the quarterfinals. The final match of the night pitted the Tigers against Colorado State-Pueblo in the consolation quarterfinals. FHSU took that match, 28-15, and moved on to Day 2 of the tournament.
The Tigers will face Upper Iowa at 9 a.m. on Sunday (Jan. 12).
A breakdown of Day 1 matches are below…
Fort Hays State 24, No. 8 Indianapolis 17
Down 10-0 in the early going, Fort Hays State wrestling picked up a 24-17 comeback win over No. 8 Indianapolis in the first round of the NWCA National Duals on Saturday.
Fort Hays State struggled through the first two matchups, as No. 6 Adam Ludwin (125 pounds) dropped a major decision, 12-1, to Alex Johns (ranked No. 2), and Symon Seaton (133 pounds) fell by pin to Joshua Kieffer in 2:03.
FHSU was right back into the match at 141 pounds as C.J. Napier pinned in 2:15 over Andrew Frey, putting the score at 10-6.
Indianapolis extended its lead during the 149 pound bout, as Cameryn Brady, ranked fourth nationally, won by major decision, 12-2, over Joey Dozier.
Mitchell Means provided a response from the Tigers at 157 pounds, picking up a 9-3 decision over Sheldon Struble pull the Tigers within six, 14-9.
FHSU continued to climb closer to Indianapolis in the team score at 165 pounds with Bradley Little’s decision over Jeff Weiss, 10-3.
With Indianapolis leading the team score, 14-12, Josh Rodriguez (174 pounds) took on Shelby Mappes. Close throughout, Rodriguez scored a takedown in the waning seconds of the third period, but it wasn’t enough as Mappes won by decision, 7-5.
At 184 pounds, freshman Jon Inman picked up an important 9-6 decision over George Lopez, pulling the Tigers within one decision (three points) of taking the lead in team points.
Those team points came soon after, as Tanner Kriss’ first period pin (fall in 1:50) over Taylor Scott propelled the Tigers into their first lead of the day, up 21-17 with one match to go.
Trey Page, ranked fourth nationally, sealed the comeback for FHSU in his 285 pound match. The junior clinched the comeback for FHSU with a 4-3 decision over Evan Wooding.
Dual Results
125 – Alex Johns (Indianapolis) over Adam Ludwin (Fort Hays State) Maj 12-1
133 – Joshua Kieffer (Indianapolis) over Symon Seaton (Fort Hays State) Fall 2:03
141 – C.J. Napier (Fort Hays State) over Andrew Frey (Indianapolis) Fall 2:15
149 – Cameryn Brady (Indianapolis) over Joey Dozier (Fort Hays State) Maj 12-2
157 – Mitchell Means (Fort Hays State) over Sheldon Struble (Indianapolis) Dec 9-3
165 – Bradley Little (Fort Hays State) over Jeff Weiss (Indianapolis) Dec 10-3
174 – Shelby Mappes (Indianapolis) over Josh Rodriguez (Fort Hays State) Dec 7-5
184 – Jon Inman (Fort Hays State) over George Lopez (Indianapolis) Dec 9-6
197 – Tanner Kriss (Fort Hays State) over Taylor Scott (Indianapolis) Fall 1:50
285 – Trey Page (Fort Hays State) over Evan Wooding (Indianapolis) Dec 4-3
No. 4 Newberry 22, Fort Hays State University 12
Fort Hays State’s second comeback effort of the day fell short as the team dropped a 22-12 decision to No. 4 Newberry in the NWCA National Dual Quarterfinals.
In the first four matches of the dual, Newberry jumped to a 12-0 lead with four close decisions. Jeff Vesta (ranked third nationally) defeated No. 6 Adam Ludwin, 4-2, at 125 pounds, and Symon Seaton fell, 12-9, at 133 pounds to Trung Duong. At 141 pounds, C.J. Napier held a lead until late in the third period, when B.J. Young, ranked fifth nationally, grabbed a 7-6 comeback decision.
The final victory in that stretch for Newberry was at 149 pounds, as Seiji Borja won by decision over Joey Dozier, 4-2.
Mitchell Means and Bradley Little stopped the run for Newberry at 157 and 165 pounds, pulling the Tigers within three at 12-9. Means stuck Kayne Melko in a pin at 5:32, and Little won a close 7-6 decision over Taylor Knapp.
Just one decision from tying the match, Newberry regained control at 174 and 184 pounds. Joe Pittman major decisioned Josh Rodriguez, 12-3 (174 pounds), and Jared Holliday topped Jon Inman, 7-2 (184 pounds), giving Newberry a 19-9 lead.
Needing at least a major decision to put a tie within reach for the teams, Tanner Kriss just missed the mark with an 8-1 victory over Joe Grisko – ranked eighth nationally and a returning All-American – at 197 pounds.
In the final match of the dual, No. 4 Trey Page lost by decision, 10-4, to No. 5 Matt Wade, sending the Tigers to a consolation quarterfinal matchup with Colorado State-Pueblo.
Dual Results
125 – Jeff Vesta (Newberry) over Adam Ludwin (Fort Hays State) Dec 4-2
133 – Trung Duong (Newberry) over Symon Seaton (Fort Hays State) Dec 12-9
141 – Bj Young (Newberry) over C.J. Napier (Fort Hays State) Dec 7-6
149 – Seiji Borja (Newberry) over Joey Dozier (Fort Hays State) Dec 4-2
157 – Mitchell Means(Fort Hays State) over Kayne Melko (Newberry) Fall 5:32
165 – Bradley Little (Fort Hays State) over Taylor Knapp (Newberry) Dec 7-6
174 – Joe Pittman (Newberry) over Josh Rodriguez (Fort Hays State) Maj 12-3
184 – Jared Holliday (Newberry) over Jon Imnan (Fort Hays State) Dec 7-2
197 – Tanner Kriss (Fort Hays State) over Joe Grisko (Newberry) Dec 8-1
285 – Matt Wade (Newberry) over Trey Page (Fort Hays State) Dec 10-4
Fort Hays State 28, Colorado State-Pueblo 15
Adam Ludwin )125 and C.J. Napier (141) earned byes in two of the first three matches, giving the Tigers 12 free team points in the early going. At 133 pounds, Symon Seaton lost by fall (2:10) to Tim Urenda.
At 12-6, FHSU dropped two straight decisions in the 149 pound and 157 pound matches. Joey Dozier (149 pounds) lost, 6-5, to Jimmy Chase, and Mitchell Means dropped a sudden victory overtime match, 3-1 to Ray Hall.
Bryce Lewis’ 6-1 decision at 165 pounds marked the first individual victory for the Tigers throughout the match, and put FHSU back on top in team scoring, 15-12.
CSU-Pueblo answered back at 174 pounds, tying the match at 15-all with Trevor Grant’s 8-2 decision over Josh Rodgriguez.
Jon Imnan gave FHSU its final advantage of the day with a major decision over Augustine Desantis, 12-2.
Tanner Kriss would extend that team lead to 10 (25-15) with his second pin of the day, sticking Riley Argyle in 1:07.
Third-ranked TreyPage closed out the first day of action for FHSU with an overtime 3-1 decision over No. 7 Niko Bogojevic , sending FHSU into the consolation semifinals against Upper Iowa.
Dual Results
125 – Adam Ludwin (Fort Hays State) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
133 – Tim Urenda (Colorado State Pueblo) over Symon Seaton (Fort Hays State) Fall 2:10
141 – C.J. Napier (Fort Hays State) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
149 – Jimmy Chase (Colorado State Pueblo) over Joey Dozier (Fort Hays State) Dec 6-5
157 – Ray Hall (Colorado State Pueblo) over Mitchell Means (Fort Hays State) SV-1 3-1
165 – Bryce Lewis (Fort Hays State) over Larry Schmueser (Colorado State Pueblo) Dec 6-1
174 – Trevor Grant (Colorado State Pueblo) over Josh Rodriguez (Fort Hays State) Dec 8-2
184 – Jon Imnan (Fort Hays State) over Augustine Desantis (Colorado State Pueblo) Maj 12-2
197 – Tanner Kriss (Fort Hays State) over Riley Argyle (Colorado State Pueblo) Fall 1:07
285 – Trey Page (Fort Hays State) over Niko Bogojevic (Colorado State Pueblo) SV-1 3-1
No. 18 Kansas routs No. 25 Kansas State
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — After watching San Diego State use the post trap to frustrate Kansas last Sunday, Kansas State coach Bruce Weber thought maybe his team could find success using that same game plan.
The problem was the Jayhawks’ guards — and bench players — made enough shots to keep the 25th-ranked Wildcats from sagging in the paint all afternoon. The result was an 86-60 victory for the No. 18 Jayhawks, the last in a series of blowouts of their biggest rival.
“San Diego State did a great job. They probably have a little more length than us,” Kansas State coach Bruce Weber said. “You try to take away something and you’ve got to give them something. They made shots.”
Andrew Wiggins scored 22 points, fellow freshman Wayne Selden added 20, and Joel Embiid had 11 points and nine rebounds. Perry Ellis finished with 12 points for Kansas (11-4, 2-0), which shot 56 percent from the field and committed just seven turnovers.
Nino Williams had 12 points and Thomas Gipson scored 10 to lead Kansas State (12-4, 2-1), but top scorer Marcus Foster was held to just seven points on 3-of-12 shooting.
The defeat ended the Wildcats’ 10-game winning streak.
“I didn’t think we were very efficient offensively,” Weber said. “When you got open shots, you go 1 of 11 from 3 and that’s not going to do it when they go 8 of 18. That’s the difference.”
Just about the only thing that didn’t go right for Kansas came late in the game, when Embiid threw an elbow that clipped Williams in the face. Embiid got a technical foul and was ejected, but a Big 12 official said he would not be suspended for Monday night’s game at Iowa State.
“Regardless of what took prior, you have to be tough enough to think, ‘Next play,'” Kansas coach Bill Self said. “That’s frustrating to me that it would happen, even if it was a situation where it was retaliatory, and I have no idea if it was.”
Kansas State actually hung tough through the first 10 minutes of the game, finding a basket every time the frenzied crowd inside Allen Fieldhouse reached a throaty roar. But a couple of foul shots by Selden and a 3-pointer by Conner Frankamp set the Jayhawks off and running.
Tarik Black’s basket in the paint finished off a 9-2 surge, and a put-back by Ellis off his own miss a few minutes later wrapped up another 9-2 run and gave Kansas a 33-18 lead.
“Our main focus was to try and post trap,” Gipson said. “We only had two days to try and do that so we weren’t really prepared for it. At the end of the day we just didn’t play hard enough.”
Selden, coming off a career-best 24 points at Oklahoma, knocked down a 3-pointer just before the halftime buzzer to send the Jayhawks into the locker room with a 45-28 cushion.
“Early the crowd got us rattled,” Williams said. “People can say how hard it is to play here but when you’re on the court and when you’re in the game it’s different.”
Suddenly, the 278th meeting between the schools looked like so many before it.
How impressive was the first half for Kansas? The Wildcats had been holding opponents to just 53 points per game during their 10-game win streak, yet allowed the Jayhawks to pile up 14 assists without a turnover and shoot 65.5 percent from the field.
“It was really frustrating because like coach said we’re a really good first half defensive team,” Williams said. “We might be one of the best in the country.”
As if things weren’t going perfectly enough for Kansas, Embiid knocked down a 3 from the top of the key to open the second half — he’d missed the first two tries of his career.
The Jayhawks partied hard the rest of the game.
There was the alley-oop dunk by Wiggins off a feed from Selden, and a nimble post move by Embiid that resulted in another dunk. And even when Wiggins threw the ball away for the Jayhawks’ first turnover, he atoned for it with back-to-back 3-pointers for a 58-34 lead.
Then came Wiggins’ biggest highlight, a one-handed slam that went through the rim with such force that the ball bounced the entire length of the floor the other direction.
“It was an offensive game and we’re not really a good offensive team yet,” Williams said. “We’re still working on that. We’re a defensive team. We let offense dictate our defense.”
Lady Tigers rout Lincoln for third straight win
By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post
Chelsea Mason recorded her third straight 20-plus point game, scoring 25 to lead the Fort Hays State Lady Tigers to a 98-54 win over Lincoln Saturday afternoon at Gross Coliseum. It’s the third straight win for the Lady Tigers and the third straight game of scoring 90 or more points. FHSU is now 11-2 overall and 5-2 in the MIAA. Lincoln has lost six straight and is now 3-11 and 0-7 in the conference.
Fort Hays State never trailed, scoring the games first six points. Lincoln answered with a 5-0 run but that would be as close as they would get the rest of the way. The Lady Tigers scored the games next 13 points the closed the half on a 12-0 run to lead 54-18 at the break.
The Lady Tigers continued their good shooting from behind the three-point line, connecting on 52-percent (11-21). They shot 81-percent from the free throw line (25-31) and outrebounded the Blue Tigers by 23.
Kate Edwards added 16 points, Taylor Chandler 10 and Kate Lehman scored nine along with 11 rebounds
Tony Hobson Postgame Interview
Game Highlights
1-10-14: High School Scoreboard
Girls
Western Athletic Conference
Liberal 49 Hays High 31
Great Bend 48 Garden City 42
*Cimarron 60 Dodge City 66
Mid-Central Activities Association
*Ellinwood 47 Little River 37
Southwestern Heights 48 Larned 50
Mid-Continent League
Ellis 67 Stockton 46
Hill City 46 Phillipsburg 61
Central Prairie League
Victoria 49 Otis-Bison 35
St. John 58 Ness City 25
*Central Plains 76 Macksville 29
Northern Plains League
*Smith Center 54 Rock Hills 20
Lakeside 30 Wilson 59
Osborne 50 Pike Valley 47
Northwest Kansas League
Hoxie 96 Greeley Co. 14
Quinter 11 Dighton 77
North Central Activities Association
Russell 61 Beloit 52
Western KansasLiberty League
Golden Plains 33 Triplains/Brewster 30
Logan 37 Northern Valley 52
Western Plains 16 Wheatland-Grinnell 44
Great Western Athletic Conference
Scott City 37 Hugoton 64
Boys
Western Athletic Conference
Liberal 49 Hays High 78
Great Bend 43 Garden City 53
Cimarron 38 Dodge City 64
Mid-Central Activities Association
*Ellinwood 40 Little River 49
Mid-Continent League
Ellis 49 Stockton 57
Plainville 83 Trego 36
Hill City 45 Phillipsburg 41
Central Prairie League
Victoria 61 Otis-Bison 62
St. John 66 Ness City 28
*Central Plains 66 Macksville 55
Northern Plains League
*Smith Center 40 Rock Hills 37
Lincoln 29 Thunder Ridge 61
Lakeside 35 Wilson 40
Osborne 62 Pike Valley 58
Northwest Kansas League
Quinter 49 Dighton 65
North Central Activities Association
Russell 42 Beloit 82
Western KansasLiberty League
Logan 29 Northern Valley 48
Western Plains 53 Wheatland-Grinnell 50
Great Western Athletic Conference
Scott City 72 Hugoton 45
*Non-league game
By The Associated Press
BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Andale 58, Clearwater 46
Argonia 53, Elk Valley 25
Augusta 64, Wellington 49
Baldwin 52, Louisburg 37
Basehor-Linwood 76, Tonganoxie 60
Beloit 82, Russell 42
Berean Academy 42, Hutchinson Trinity 40
Buhler 62, Rose Hill 45
BV West 77, Gardner-Edgerton 69
Cair Paravel 53, St. John’s Military 37
Central Plains 66, Macksville 55
Chanute 52, Girard 46
Chaparral 63, Conway Springs 61
Chetopa 85, Altoona-Midway 24
Coffeyville 61, Pittsburg 50
Council Grove 74, Northern Heights 31
Derby 58, Newton 49
Derby Invasion 80, Veritas Christian 41
Dodge City 66, Cimarron 47
Douglass 66, Belle Plaine 47
El Dorado 58, Mulvane 56
Ell-Saline 40, Remington 33
Eureka 70, Fredonia 43
Fairfield 38, Burrton 34
Fort Scott 47, Independence 43
Garden City 53, Great Bend 43
Garden Plain 51, Cheney 47
Halstead 52, Smoky Valley 35
Hays 78, Liberal 49
Hesston 59, Haven 45
Highland Park 61, Junction City 39
Hill City 45, Phillipsburg 41
Jackson Heights 79, Horton 66
Kapaun Mount Carmel 57, Wichita West 43
KC Piper 57, KC Turner 44
Kingman 55, Nickerson 40
Kinsley 52, Cunningham 35
Labette County 72, Parsons 36
Little River 49, Ellinwood 40
Lyons 63, Sterling 58
Maize 52, Salina South 44
Marion 46, Bennington 37
McPherson 75, Winfield 38
Mill Valley 58, KC Bishop Ward 30
Minneapolis 73, Southeast Saline 63
Moundridge 71, Inman 61
Nemaha Valley 74, Santa Fe Trail 41
Northeast-Arma 73, Southeast 58
Northern Valley 48, Logan 29
Osborne 62, Pike Valley 58
Oswego 57, Jayhawk Linn 27
Otis-Bison 62, Victoria 61
Oxford 45, Sedan 30
Peabody-Burns 41, Flinthills 33
Pittsburg Colgan 53, Columbus 48
Pratt 48, Hillsboro 47
Rock Creek 71, Silver Lake 41
Royal Valley 52, Atchison County 33
Rural Vista 66, Centre 37
Sabetha 71, Holton 66, 4OT
Salina Central 75, Wichita Campus 41
Scott City 72, Hugoton 45
Sedgwick 37, Canton-Galva 17
Shawnee Heights 37, Manhattan 34
Smith Center 40, Rock Hills 37
Solomon 57, Goessel 40
St. John 66, Ness City 28
Thunder Ridge 61, Lincoln 29
Topeka 67, Washburn Rural 51
Topeka Seaman 60, Emporia 49
Valley Center 11, Goddard-Eisenhower 4
Wabaunsee 61, St. Mary’s 45
Wamego 69, Concordia 61
Washington County 57, Troy 41
West Elk 56, Caldwell 20
Wichita Bishop Carroll 55, Wichita North 41
Wichita Heights 46, Wichita South 44
Wichita Southeast 58, Wichita Northwest 35
Wichita Trinity 58, Wichita Independent 55
Wilson 40, Lakeside 35
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Attica 47, Hutchinson Central Christian 14
Axtell 50, Frankfort 33
Baileyville-B&B 61, Onaga 46
Baldwin 63, Louisburg 54
Basehor-Linwood 47, Tonganoxie 31
Baxter Springs 53, Riverton 27
Bonner Springs 59, Lansing 40
Bucklin 40, Spearville 37
Buhler 69, Rose Hill 49
Caldwell 40, West Elk 26
Central Plains 76, Macksville 29
Centralia 53, BV Randolph 32
Centre 46, Rural Vista 24
Chanute 54, Girard 41
Cheney 54, Garden Plain 48
Cherryvale 55, Neodesha 37
Clay Center 43, Chapman 36
Clearwater 47, Andale 34
Clifton-Clyde 46, Doniphan West 43
Coffeyville 68, Pittsburg 55
Conway Springs 37, Chaparral 27
Council Grove 43, Northern Heights 38
Cunningham 33, Kinsley 31
DeSoto 38, Eudora 20
Dighton 77, Quinter 11
Dodge City 65, Cimarron 60
Douglass 42, Belle Plaine 31
Elkhart 40, Sublette 38
Ellinwood 47, Little River 37
Ellis 67, Stockton 46
Fairfield 58, Burrton 53
Fort Scott 51, Independence 42
Fowler 58, Rolla 42
Fredonia 44, Eureka 36
Gardner-Edgerton 49, BV West 26
Goddard-Eisenhower 44, Valley Center 42
Golden Plains 33, Triplains-Brewster 30
Great Bend 48, Garden City 42
Halstead 44, Smoky Valley 30
Hesston 52, Haven 19
Hillsboro 46, Pratt 38
Horton 52, Jackson Heights 44
Hoxie 96, Greeley County 14
Hugoton 64, Scott City 37
Hutchinson Trinity 44, Berean Academy 34
Iola 39, Osawatomie 10
Jefferson North 61, Valley Falls 42
Kapaun Mount Carmel 72, Wichita West 16
KC Piper 62, KC Turner 10
Kingman 55, Nickerson 26
Larned 50, Southwestern Hts. 48
Leavenworth 67, SM Northwest 44
Lee’s Summit Community Christian, Mo. 44, Maranatha Academy 33
Liberal 49, Hays 31
Linn 53, Wetmore 39
Lyndon 38, Mission Valley 28
Maize 49, Salina South 24
Manhattan 66, Shawnee Heights 43
Marais des Cygnes Valley 53, Hartford 23
Marion 33, Bennington 30
Marysville 55, Abilene 45
Maur Hill – Mount Academy 44, Oskaloosa 22
McPherson 37, Winfield 35
Meade 61, Lakin 43
Medicine Lodge 57, Bluestem 36
Mill Valley 56, KC Bishop Ward 27
Moundridge 57, Inman 23
Mulvane 63, El Dorado 42
Newton 49, Derby 42
Northern Valley 52, Logan 37
Olathe Northwest 48, Olathe East 32
Olathe South 71, Lawrence 35
Osborne 50, Pike Valley 47
Oswego 46, Jayhawk Linn 41
Paola 40, Ottawa 31
Peabody-Burns 40, Flinthills 32
Perry-Lecompton 60, Riverside 28
Phillipsburg 61, Hill City 46
Pittsburg Colgan 34, Columbus 32
Prairie View 34, Wellsville 32
Remington 50, Ell-Saline 47
Riley County 44, Rossville 34
Royal Valley 56, Atchison County 35
Russell 61, Beloit 52
Sabetha 44, Holton 41
Salina Central 85, Wichita Campus 28
Santa Fe Trail 45, Nemaha Valley 39
Sedan 57, Oxford 33
Sedgwick 41, Canton-Galva 30
Silver Lake 60, Rock Creek 37
SM South 51, SM West 48
Smith Center 54, Rock Hills 20
Solomon 48, Goessel 37
South Central 53, Norwich 43
South Gray 56, Deerfield 17
Southeast Saline 56, Minneapolis 46
Spring Hill 58, Anderson County 38
St. John 58, Ness City 25
St. Thomas Aquinas 61, Blue Valley Southwest 39
Sterling 63, Lyons 60
Syracuse 36, Satanta 20
Topeka Hayden 76, Topeka West 29
Topeka Seaman 58, Emporia 22
Tyro Community Christian 62, Chanute Christian 34
Valley Heights 49, Hanover 47
Victoria 49, Otis-Bison 35
Wabaunsee 58, St. Mary’s 43
Wallace County 33, Rawlins County 29
Wamego 59, Concordia 19
Washburn Rural 39, Topeka 35, 2OT
Washington County 56, Troy 25
Waverly 58, Southern Coffey 32
Wellington 40, Augusta 36
Wheatland-Grinnell 44, Western Plains 16
Wichita Bishop Carroll 45, Wichita North 17
Wichita Collegiate 36, Circle 31
Wichita Home School 61, Topeka Heritage Christian 30
Wichita Northwest 43, Wichita Southeast 24
Wichita South 48, Wichita Heights 14
Wichita Trinity 51, Wichita Independent 27
Wilson 59, Lakeside 30
Indians split with Liberal
By DUSTIN ARMBRUSTER
Hays Post
Girls: Liberal 49, Hays 31
The Hays High Lady Indians failed to score in the first quarter against Liberal on Friday night and never could make up the difference falling to 0-7 on the season. Hays trailed 10-0 heading into the second quarter and twice cut the lead down to eight but could never get any closer. The Indians trailed by 19 at half time and lost by 49-31. Liberal has now won three straight games and moves to 3-4 on the year. It was the first game for both teams in Western Athletic Conference play.
Hays shot just 26% from the field making 12 of 46 shots while Liberal shot 30% going 16 for 54. Both teams made four three pointers. The teams totaled 50 turnovers 30 for Hays and 20 for Liberal.
Audra Schmeidler and Haley Wells each scored six to lead the Indians in the loss.
Boys: Hays 78, Liberal 49
For a second game in a week the Hays Indians trailed early but used a big first quarter run to put separation between them and their opponent. Liberal led the Indians 5-3 before Lane Clark made a three to give the Indians 6-5 lead and then Clark stole the ball in the back court and laid it in for an 8-5 lead. Hays would never trail again as that sparked a 12-0 run including an alley-oop jam from Kyler Niernberger to Brady Werth. Werth was fouled on the play and made the free throw. Liberal though fought back to be within nine midway through the second quarter, when Hays went on a 25-0 run over the final four minutes of the first half and first three minutes of the second taking a 51-17 lead. Hays moves to 7-0, 1-0 with the 78-49 win. Liberal drops to 3-5, 0-1.
Hays shot 52% in the victory going 25-54. Liberal made 15 field goals on the night, seven of which came in the fourth quarter. Both teams went 6-17 on three point field goals. Neither team was stellar from the free throw line on the game. Hays was 13-24 and Liberal was 11-27. On the night Hays committed just 6 turnovers while Liberal had 21.
Hays was led by Brady Werth with 18 points. He has been in double figures in each of the seven games played this year. Jordan Windholz scored 15 and Lane Clark added 13. Liberal was led by Britton Abbott scoring 13 points and grabbing nine rebounds.
Hays will be at home Tuesday taking on Great Bend.