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Chiefs Relying on Cast of Misfits During Dream Run

Posted on December 12, 2013

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Alex Smith and Jamaal Charles make the headlines for the Kansas City Chiefs and rightfully so. The quarterback and running back are the biggest names on one of the NFL’s surprise teams.

However, it’s been a cast of misfits that has fueled the Chiefs’ run toward the playoffs.

Take safety Quintin Demps, who three years ago was playing in the UFL. Not only does he have three interceptions, he also returned a kickoff for a touchdown last Sunday against Washington.

Or try Sean McGrath, who was plucked off waivers before the season. The former Henderson State – yes, Henderson State – standout has been the team’s most reliable tight end.

Big names? Surely not. But they’ve been the unsung heroes leading a dramatic turnaround.

HHS Weigel, Three La Crosse Leopards Named KFBCA All-State

Posted on December 11, 2013December 12, 2013

Hays High senior running back Preston Wiegel and kicker Lane Clark have been named to the Kansas Football Coaches Association 5A All-State team. The players on the all-state team were nominated by their coach who is a memeber of the KFBCA and is comprised of only seniors.

Weigel ran for 1186 yards and scored 13 touchdowns. In his career Weigel rushed for 1847 yards and scored 20 times.

Clark made 30 of 31 extra point attempts and converted on 7 of 9 field goals his senior season, the longest coming from 48 yards.

Three members of the state runner-up La Crosse Leopards were named to the 2-1A team in WR/DB Taylor Yohe, RB/LB Marshall Jay and RB/LB Lucas Moeder. La Crosse Jon Webster was named the 2-1A Coach of the Year.

Below is a list of the all-state teams…

	TOP 11 TEAM
NAME	SCHOOL
BRADEN SMITH	OLATHE SOUTH
JOSE DELGADO	DERBY
TRE WRENCH	GARDNER-EDGERTON
TRAVIS YOUNG	DERBY
GREYSON TEMPEL	GARDEN CITY
ZACH NACHBAR	SALINA SOUTH
REILY ALLEN	BUHLER
BRYCE BLACK	BELOIT
ADERIO AMMONS	W. HEIGHTS
KOLE SMITH	SALINA SOUTH
RAASHID ARNOLD	W. HEIGHTS
JAMES NEWTON	COFFEYVILLE

COACH OF THE YEAR
STEVEN WARNER	BUHLER

CLASS 6A	OFFENSE
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION
COLE HANSON	DEBY	OL
BRANDEN SMITH	OLATHE SOUT	OL
COLE CRUZ	HUTCHINSON	OL
MALIK DALACADENA	W. HEIGHTS	OL
AUSTIN CHAMBERS	SM WEST	OL

DUSTIN TEMPEL	GARDEN CITY	REC
JAYLAN RADEL	GARDNER-EDGERTON	REC
ANDRE MALONEY	SM WEST	REC

GREYSON TEMPEL	GARDEN CITY	QB

TRAE WRENCH	GARDNER-EDGERTON	RB
JASON RANDALL	LEAVENWORTH	RB
TRE GRIFFIN	W. SOUTHEAST	RB

SEMAJ JOHNSON	JUNCTION CITY	TE
	DEFENSE
IMMANUEL CASON	JUNCTION CITY	DL
ADERIO AMMONS	W. HEIGHTS	DL
CONNER ALEXANDER	OLATHE EAST	DL
DOMINIQUE ATKINSON	SM EAST	DL

SEAN BERNARD	W. NORTH	LB
JOSE DELGADO	DERBY	LB
JORDEN BELL	W. NORTWEST	LB
NATHAN GUTHRIE	OLATHE EAST	LB

RAASHID ARNOLD	W. HEIGHTS	DB
TRAVIS YOUNG	DERBY	DB
KYLE HARRISON	BV NORTHWEST	DB
MITCHELL TYLER	SM EAST	DB

KASIDY LEMONS	HUTCHINSON	KICKER
JOE STEVENS	W. NORTWEST	PUNTER
COACH	BRANDEN CLARK	DERBY

CLASS 5A	DEFENSE
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION
PATRICK DUGAN	BISHOP CARROLL	DL
KOLE SMITH	SALINA SOUTH	DL
LEIGH BRANTLEY	PITTSBURG	DL
QUINTAVIAN HILL	SALINA CENTRAL	DL

NATE STALLBAUMBER	BISHOP CARROLL	LB
KIER STAMP	ANDOVER CENTRAL	LB
MICAH CLARKE	MILL VALLEY	LB
TJ PHILLIPS	MILL VALLEY	LB

ZACH LOCK	ANDOVER CENTRAL	DB
EATHAN PAUL-DAVIS	PITTSBURG	DB
KJ SHAUN	PITTSBURG	DB
MCKINLEY JOHNSON	BISHOP MIEGE	DB
	OFFENSE
JUSTIN STONEBREACKER	SALINA SOUTH	QB

PRESTON WEIGEL	HAYS	RB
MALIK VEAL	SALINA CENTRAL	RB

AUSTIN CHIPPEAUX	GODDARD	TE

ZACH NACHBAR	SALINA SOUTH	WR
KHAUL BAILEY	LANSING	WR
COLT KENNENY	SHAWNEE HEIGHTS	WR

RICKEY SANCHEZ	BISHOP CARROLL	OL
BARRET KOCH	SALINA CENTRAL	OL
COLTON GATTON	MILL VALLEY	OL
BRABENDIER CABRERA	ANDOVER	OL
MICHAEL FAIRCHILD	BLUE VALLY WEST	OL
	COACH
SAM SELLARS	SALINA SOUTH

	CLASS 4A
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION

DESHAUN WASHINTON	BASHOR LINNWOOD	DB
MITCHELL SLOAN	PAOLA	DB
SHANE SULLIVAN	MULVANE	DB

JOSH LEWIS	MAIZE SOUTH	LB
ELIJAH JONES	COFFEYVILLE	LB
TYLER MIES	ANDALE	LB
COLTON STARK	BALDWIN	LB
CHASE TURNER	FRONTENAC	LB

NICK CHANEY	BASHOR LINNWOOD	DL
HENERY HICKERT	BUHLER	DL
XAVI RAMOS	HAYDEN	DL

	OFFENSE
BEN LEONE	HAYDEN	OL
TREVOR BUCKNER	ANDALE	OL
QUINN TWOMBLY	BALDWIN	OL
NICK MEITLER	BUHLER	OL
GARRETT LARSON	MCPHERSON	OL

JARED SMARSH	ANDALE	QB
CJAD BERG	BALDWIN	QB

REILY ALLEN	BUHLER	RB
JC MENKE	HAYDEN	RB
RYAN SCHADLER	HESSTON	RB

JAMES NEWTON	COFFEYVILLE	WR
DARRON DEFFEBAUGH	COFFEYVILLE	WR
JEREMY CRIDDLE	PAOLA	WR

	CLASS 3A
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION

WYATT LEHNER	GARDEN PLAIN	DL
NICK THIMESCH	GARDEN PLAIN	DL
COLE RENNER	NORTON COMMUNITY	DL

TREVOR WEBB	SACRED HEART	LB
CADEN SPRINGER	SOUTHEAST OF SALINE	LB
LANE EVENS	COUNCIL GROVE	LB
ETHAN BALESTRACCI	GARDEN PLAIN	LB

AUSTIN HAGER	NORTON COMMUNITY	DB
KANE COMFORT	SACRED HEART	DB
JACOB KOCH	CONWAY SPRINGS	DB
RYAN MCCLURE	LYONS	DB
ROBERT APARICIO	LAKIN	DB

AARON TWAROG	ST. MARYS COLGAN	KICKER
LAYTON LEYDIG	COUNCIL GROVE	PUNTER

PEYTON VETTER	BELOIT	QB
NICK WUTHNOW	SACRED HEART	QB

BOWE BEHYMER	BELOIT	RB
DAKOTA FINSTAD	CONWAY SPRINGS	RB
GAGE MCATEE	LAKIN	RB

TUCKER HOFFMAN	ST. MARYS COLGAN	WR
MAT HELVEY	SOUTHEAST OF SALINE	WR

KOLBY WASHBURN	COUNCIL GROVE	OL
BRYCE BLACK	BELOIT	OL
JERRY BLACK	HALSTEAD	OL
ETHAN ROTH	CONWAY SPRINGS	OL

	CLASS 2-1A
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION

CHANCE STOUT	OLPE	OL/DL
TOBY SMITH	OLPE	WR/DB
SCOTT BEACHER	MEDICINE LODGE	QB/DB
JOE WALSH	LYNDON	QB/DB
JOSH OWENS	LYNDON	RB/LB
GAIGE BRECHEISEN	LYNDON	WR/DB
JT RICHERDSON	NE ARMA	QB/DB
NICK YOUNGE	NE ARMA	WR/DB
TAYLOR YOHE	LACROSSE	WR/DB
MARSHALL JAY	LACROSSE	RB/LB
LUCAS MOEDER	LACROSSE	RB/LB
	COACH
JON WEBSTER	LACROSSE

NCAA II Football, Soccer Championships Headed to Kansas City

Posted on December 11, 2013

Kansas City, Mo. – It was announced Wednesday by the NCAA that the MIAA, in partnership with the Kansas City Sports Commission and Foundation has been selected to host both the NCAA Division II Football and Men’s and Women’s Soccer Championships.

“We are excited that the NCAA and the governing sports committees have recognized that Kansas City will provide a great experience for the student athletes, coaches and fans that will travel here over the next few years,” said Kansas City Sports Commission CEO Kathy Nelson. “The MIAA has the expertise, commitment and passion to host these Championships and we look forward to working with their staff on these events.”

Kansas City will host the NCAA Division II Football Championship beginning in 2014 at Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kan. and will continue to serve as host through the 2017 season. The hosting partners will also welcome the NCAA Division II Men’s and Women’s Soccer Championships to Swope Park Soccer Village in Kansas City, Mo. during the 2016 and 2017 seasons.

Prior to its move to Kansas City, the NCAA Division II Football Championship was played for the last 26 seasons at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Ala. During those 26 seasons only the MIAA and Gulf South Conference have had teams appear in more than ten games with each having 12 participants. The MIAA has sent a team to seven of the last ten national championship games.

Kansas City will serve as the 15th host in the history of the Men’s and Women’s Soccer Championship. It will mark only the 11th time the games have been hosted outside of Florida, California and Texas in its 28 year history.

“We are thrilled that we can partner with the Kansas City Sports Commission to bring these Division II national championship events to Kansas City,” MIAA Commissioner Bob Boerigter said. “Our MIAA members are excited about the possibility of watching MIAA teams play for national championships in these outstanding venues and we are confident student athletes that participate here will have a first class national championship experience.”

The dates for the NCAA Division II Football Championship are Dec. 20, 2014; Dec. 19, 2015; Dec. 17, 2016 and Dec. 16, 2017.

The soccer championships will be Dec. 1-3, 2016 and Nov. 30-Dec. 2, 2017.

“We really want to thank everyone who put in a bid,” said Mark Lewis, NCAA executive vice president of championships and alliances. “The competitiveness of the bids made it extremely difficult for the sport committees to select sites as there just weren’t spots for all of the great bids we received. Ultimately the sites that were selected will provide our student-athletes, coaches and fans the best experience possible.”

K-State’s Mueller, KU’s Johnson Honored by Big 12

Posted on December 11, 2013

The All-Big 12 Conference football teams and individual award winners have been announced. Selections are made by the league’s 10 head coaches, who are not permitted to vote for their own players.

Kansas State’s Ryan Mueller, who ranks first in the Big 12 with 18.5 tackles for loss and second in the league with 11.5 sacks, was named the defensive lineman of the year. His 11.5 sacks are tied for the school record.

Kansas first-year safety Isaiah Johnson led Kansas with five interceptions and was second on the team with 73 tackles and for those efforts was named the Big 12 Conference Defensive Newcomer of the Year.

2012 ALL-BIG 12 INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Offensive Player of the Year Bryce Petty, Baylor, QB, Jr, Midlothian, Texas	Co-Defensive Player of the Year Jason Verrett, TCU, DB, Sr, Fairfield, Calif. Jackson Jeffcoat, Texas, DE, Sr, Plano, Texas
Offensive Newcomer of the Year Charles Sims, West Virginia, RB, Sr, Houston, Texas	Offensive Lineman of the Year Cyril Richardson, Baylor, Sr, Fort Worth, Texas
Defensive Newcomer of the Year Isaiah Johnson, Kansas, DB, So, Cary, N.C.	Defensive Lineman of the Year Ryan Mueller, Kansas State, DE, Jr, Leawood, Kan.
Offensive Freshman of the Year Baker Mayfield, Texas Tech, QB, Austin, Texas	Special Teams Players of the Year Tyler Lockett, Kansas State, PR/KR, Jr, Tulsa, Okla.
Defensive Freshman of the Year Dominique Alexander, Oklahoma, LB, Tulsa, Okla.	Chuck Neinas Coach of the Year Art Briles, Baylor, 6th Season

2012 ALL-BIG 12 FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
Pos.	Player	School	Class	Hometown/Previous School
QB	Bryce Petty	Baylor	Jr.	Midlothian, Texas/Midlothian
RB	Lache Seastrunk	Baylor	Jr.	Temple, Texas/Temple/Oregon
RB	Charles Sims	West Virginia	Sr.	Houston, Texas/University of Houston
FB	Trey Millard #	Oklahoma	Sr.	Columbia, Mo./Rock Bridge
WR	Antwan Goodley	Baylor	Jr.	Midland, Texas/Midland
WR	Tevin Reese	Baylor	Sr.	Temple, Texas/Temple
WR	Tyler Lockett	K-State	Jr.	Tulsa, Okla./Booker T. Washington
TE	Jace Amaro** %	Texas Tech	Jr.	San Antonio, Texas/ MacArthur
OL	Spencer Drango	Baylor	So.	Cedar Park, Texas/Cedar Park
OL	Cyril Richardson #	Baylor	Sr.	Fort Worth, Texas/North Crowley
OL	B.J. Finney	K-State	Sr.	Andale, Kan./Andale
OL	Gabe Ikard** #	Oklahoma	Sr.	Oklahoma City, Okla./Bishop McGuinness
OL	Parker Graham	Oklahoma State	Sr.	Webb City, Mo./Webb City
PK	Anthony Fera	Texas	Sr.	Cypress, Texas/St. Pius X
KR/PR	Tyler Lockett	K-State	Jr.	Tulsa, Okla./Booker T. Washington

DEFENSE
Pos.	Player	School	Class	Hometown/Previous School
DL	Chris McAllister	Baylor	Sr.	Converse, Texas/Judson
DL	Ryan Mueller	K-State	Jr.	Leawood, Kan./St. Thomas Aquinas
DL	Charles Tapper	Oklahoma	So.	Baltimore, Md./City College
DL	Calvin Barnett #	Oklahoma State	Sr.	Tulsa, OK/Washington/Navarro CC
DL	Jackson Jeffcoat	Texas	Sr.	Plano, Texas/Plano West
LB	Eddie Lackey	Baylor	Sr.	Murrieta, Calif./Vista Murrieta/Northwood/Riverside CC
LB	Jeremiah George	Iowa State	Sr.	Clearwater, Fla./Clearwater
LB	Shaun Lewis	Oklahoma State	Sr.	Missouri City, Texas/Hightower
DB	Ahmad Dixon	Baylor	Sr.	Waco, Texas/Midway
DB	Ty Zimmerman #	K-State	Sr.	Junction City, Kan./Junction City
DB	Aaron Colvin #	Oklahoma	Sr.	Owasso, Okla./Owasso
DB	Justin Gilbert	Oklahoma State	Sr.	Huntsville, Texas/Huntsville
DB	Jason Verrett #	TCU	Sr.	Fairfield, Calif./Rodriguez/Santa Rosa JC
P	Spencer Roth	Baylor	Jr.	Knoxville, Tenn./Catholic

2012 ALL-BIG 12 FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE
Pos.	Player	School	Class	Hometown/Previous School
QB	Clint Chelf	Oklahoma State	Sr.	Enid, Okla./Enid
RB	James Sims ^	Kansas	Sr.	Irving, Texas/MacArthur
RB	Malcolm Brown	Texas	Jr.	Cibolo, Texas/Steel
FB	Kye Staley ^	Oklahoma State	Sr.	Guthrie, Okla./Guthrie
WR	Jalen Saunders	Oklahoma	Sr.	Elk Grove, Calif./Pleasant Grove/Fresno State
WR	Josh Stewart	Oklahoma State	Jr.	Denton, Texas/Guyer
WR	Jaxon Shipley	Texas	Jr.	Brownwood, Texas/Brownwood
TE	EJ Bibbs	Iowa State	Jr.	Chicago, Ill./Bogan/Arizona Western CC
OL	Cody Whitehair	K-State	Jr.	Abilene, Kan./Abilene
OL	Daryl Williams	Oklahoma	Jr.	Lake Dallas, Texas/Lake Dallas
OL	Donald Hawkins	Texas	Sr.	Tunica, Miss./Rosa Fort/Northwest CC
OL	Trey Hopkins ^	Texas	Sr.	Galena Park, Texas/North Shore
OL	Le’Raven Clark	Texas Tech	So.	Rockdale, Texas/Rockdale
PK	Michael Hunnicutt	Oklahoma	Jr.	Richardson, Texas/Pearce
KR/PR	Josh Stewart	Oklahoma State	Jr.	Denton, Texas/Guyer

DEFENSE
Pos.	Player	School	Class	Hometown/Previous School
DL	Tyler Johnson	Oklahoma State	Sr.	Haskell, Okla./Haskell
DL	Chucky Hunter ^	TCU	Jr.	West Monroe, La./West Monroe
DL	Cedric Reed	Texas	Jr.	Cleveland, Texas/Cleveland
DL	Kerry Hyder ^	Texas Tech	Sr.	Austin, Texas/Lyndon B. Johnson
DL	Will Clarke	West Virginia	Sr.	Pittsburgh, Pa./Allderdice
LB	Ben Heeney ^	Kansas	Jr.	Hutchinson, Kan./Hutchinson
LB	Eric Striker	Oklahoma	So.	Seffner, Fla./Armwood
LB	Caleb Lavey	Oklahoma State	Sr.	Celina, Texas/Celina
DB	Jacques Washington	Iowa State	Sr.	Owasso, Okla./Owasso
DB	Daytawion Lowe	Oklahoma State	Sr.	Midwest City, Okla./Carl Albert
DB	Sam Carter ^	TCU	Jr.	Alief, Texas/Hastings
DB	Carrington Byndom	Texas	Sr.	Lufkin, Texas/Lufkin
DB	Darwin Cook	West Virginia	Sr.	Cleveland, Ohio/Shaw
P	Kirby Van Der Kamp ^	Iowa State	Sr.	West Des Moines, Iowa/Valley
P	Nick O’Toole	West Virginia	So.	Corona, Calif./Mater Dei/Fullerton College

**Unanimous Selection.
# – Repeat first team selection from last season.
^ – Repeat second team selection from last season.
% – Second Team selection in 2012.
A tie in voting created an additional second-team punter spot.
Players listed at each position alphabetically by school.

2012 ALL-BIG 12 HONORABLE MENTION
Baylor:	Demetri Goodson (DB), Bryce Hager (LB), Stefan Huber (OL), Aaron Jones (PK), Eddie Lackey (Def. PoY), Shock Linwood (Off. FoY), KJ Morton (DB), Jordan Najvar (TE), Levi Norwood (KR/PR, WR), Shawn Oakman (DL, Def. NoY), Kelvin Palmer (OL)
Iowa State:	EJ Bibbs (Off. NoY), Daniel Burton (Off. FoY), Tom Farniok (OL), Jeremiah George (Def. PoY), Cory Morrissey (DL), Nigel Tribune (Def. FoY)
Kansas:	Ngalu Fusimalohi (OL), Isaiah Johnson (DB), Dexter McDonald (DB), Jimmay Mundine (TE), Trevor Pardula (P, ST PoY), JaCorey Shepherd (KR/PR, DB), James Sims (Off. PoY)
K-State:	Travis Britz (DL), Glenn Gronkowski (FB), John Hubert (RB), Tyler Lockett (Off. PoY), Cornelius Lucas (OL), Tavon Rooks (OL), Daniel Sams (QB), Blake Slaughter (LB), Tremaine Thompson (KR/PR), Ty Zimmermam (Def. PoY)
Oklahoma:	Gabe Ikard (Off. LoY), Gabe Lynn (DB), Frank Shannon (LB), Bob Stoops (CoY)
Oklahoma State:	Calvin Barnett (Def. LoY), James Castleman (DL), Justin Gilbert (KR/PR, ST PoY), Parker Graham (Off. LoY), Tracy Moore (WR), Emmanuel Ogbah (DL, Def. FoY), Josh Stewart (ST PoY), Brandon Webb (OL), Sam Wren (Def. NoY)
TCU:	B.J. Catalon (KR/PR), Jaden Oberkrom (PK), Kevin White (DB)
Texas:	Mack Brown (CoY), Mike Davis (WR), Quandre Diggs (DB), Steve Edmond (LB), Dominic Espinosa (OL), Anthony Fera (ST PoY), Jackson Jeffcoat (Def. LoY), Adrian Phillips (DB), Geoff Swaim (TE), Alex De La Torre (FB), Mason Walters (OL), Chris Whaley (DL)
Texas Tech:	Ryan Bustin (PK), Ryan Erxleben (P), Jakeem Grant (WR), Bradley Marquez (WR), Baker Mayfield (QB), Tre’ Porter (DB), Pete Robertson (LB), Will Smith (LB), Eric Ward (WR)
West Virginia:	Cody Clay (FB), Curtis Feigt (OL), Karl Joseph (DB), Nick Kwiatkoski (LB), Quinton Spain (OL)

— Big 12 Media Relations —

Tuesday’s High School Basketball Results

Posted on December 11, 2013December 11, 2013

BOYS’ BASKETBALL

Purple & Gold Tournament
Smith Center 50, Trego 30
Western Plains 50, Hodgeman County 42

Quinter Castle Rock Classic
Dighton 55, Quinter 23
Ellis 71, Cheylin 51
Hoxie 55, Wheatland-Grinnell 31
Rawlins County 54, Golden Plains 41

Amos Morris/George Stephens Classic
Central Plains 61, Phillipsburg 54, OT
Plainville 81, Ellsworth 67

Abilene 15, Rock Creek 14
Andale 57, Winfield 40
Ashland 66, Ingalls 50
Baileyville-B&B 50, Doniphan West 37
Beloit 70, Clay Center 52
Blue Valley Southwest 66, William Chrisman, Mo. 45
Buhler 66, Smoky Valley 43
BV Northwest 71, Bishop Miege 39
Cair Paravel 67, Veritas Christian 45
Centralia 54, Axtell 52
Concordia 52, Republic County 42
Council Grove 72, Royal Valley 57
El Dorado 52, Salina Sacred Heart 45
Falls City, Neb. 68, Hiawatha 61
Gardner-Edgerton 71, Mill Valley 70
Goddard-Eisenhower 72, Hutchinson 54
Halstead 70, Bennington 57
Hanover 53, Washington County 37
Holton 50, Topeka Hayden 49
Immaculata 55, Maranatha Academy 41
Jackson Heights 67, Mission Valley 39
Kapaun Mount Carmel 48, Wichita South 41
Lansing 60, Shawnee Heights 48
Lawrence Free State 71, Topeka Seaman 48
Liberal 50, Guymon, Okla. 43
Linn 51, BV Randolph 38
Maize 65, Andover 63
Minneapolis 64, Solomon 36
Moscow 76, Rolla 34
Nemaha Valley 70, Wamego 68
Rossville 53, Chapman 45
Salina Central 67, Andover Central 55
Silver Lake 66, Perry-Lecompton 62, 2OT
SM Northwest 62, Washburn Rural 43
South Barber 67, Burlington, Okla. 43
Stratton, Colo. 77, Heartland Christian 24
Sunrise Christian 75, St. John’s Military 23
Triplains-Brewster 37, Logan 35
Troy 64, Wetmore 42
Valley Heights 86, St. Xavier 25
Wabaunsee 66, Chase County 54
Wichita Campus 41, Arkansas City 39
Wichita Defenders 84, Hartford 50
Wichita East 56, Wichita Bishop Carroll 47
Wichita Heights 69, Wichita North 63, OT
Wichita Northwest 62, Wichita West 49

Brewster (SageBrush) Tournament
Stockton 64, St. Francis 44
Weskan 78, Healy 13
Caldwell Tournament
Argonia 44, Norwich 42
Caldwell 54, Central Burden 21
Cheney Tournament
Wichita Collegiate 68, Cheney 61
Cheney Tournament
Valley Center 49, Chaparral 44
Cimarron Tournament
Cimarron 61, Wichita County 27
South Gray 66, Deerfield 44
Circle Tournament
Circle 71, Wichita Independent 68
Eudora Tournament
Bonner Springs 73, Paola 67
Eudora 59, KC Harmon 52
Garden Plain Tournament
Emporia 43, Rose Hill 40
Hesston 63, Garden Plain 39
Goessel Tournament
Hutchinson Central Christian 64, Goessel 46
Little River 57, Burrton 39
Herington Tournament
Rural Vista 61, Wakefield 37
Humboldt Tournament
Humboldt 61, Uniontown 52
Kingman Tournament
Haven 49, Medicine Lodge 43
Kingman 69, Sterling 33
Lakeside Tournament
Osborne 46, Thunder Ridge 41
Larned Tournament
Larned 67, Kiowa County 40
Linn County Tournament
Drexel, Mo. 71, Pleasanton 47
Marion Tournament
Berean Academy 63, Belle Plaine 30
McCook Cattle Trail Tournament
Oberlin-Decatur 79, Dundy County-Stratton, Neb. 0
Moundridge Tournament
Hillsboro 59, Lyons 44
Moundridge 47, Inman 39, OT
Oxford Tournament
Oxford 48, Flinthills 21
St. Mary’s Tournament
Onaga 38, St. Mary’s 27
St. Paul Tournament
Columbus 60, Derby 58

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL

Purple & Gold Tournament
Hodgeman County 34, Western Plains 26
Smith Center 50, Trego 38

Quinter Castle Rock Classic
Dighton 50, Wheatland-Grinnell 23
Ellis 92, Cheylin 37
Golden Plains 50, Rawlins County 39
Hoxie 94, Quinter 23

Morris Stephens Classic-Russell
Central Plains 55, Phillipsburg 41
Ellsworth 61, Plainville 32

Abilene 47, Rock Creek 30
Ashland 37, Ingalls 36
Atchison 50, Pleasant Ridge 47
Attica 61, Elk Valley 31
Baileyville-B&B 41, Doniphan West 23
Beloit 51, Clay Center 22
Bishop Miege 53, BV Northwest 38
Buhler 65, Smoky Valley 45
Burlington, Okla. 53, South Barber 43
Cair Paravel 54, Veritas Christian 32
Caney Valley 60, Neodesha 36
Cedar Vale/Dexter 60, Udall 38
Centralia 53, Axtell 49
Concordia 53, Republic County 48
Council Grove 49, Royal Valley 46
Derby 45, Goddard 38
Fairfield 56, Chase County 39
Falls City, Neb. 68, Hiawatha 61
Fowler 55, Minneola 41
Gardner-Edgerton 35, Mill Valley 34
Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 36, Tescott 33
Goddard-Eisenhower 43, Hutchinson 37
Goessel 48, Hutchinson Central Christian 12
Guymon, Okla. 39, Liberal 28
Horton 46, Atchison County 40
Immaculata 35, Maranatha Academy 31
Junction City 66, Lawrence 63
Kapaun Mount Carmel 55, Wichita South 39
Linn 54, BV Randolph 28
Maize 69, Andover 43
Minneapolis 64, Solomon 36
Moscow 49, Rolla 44
Natoma 60, Flint Hills Job Corps 20
Perry-Lecompton 48, Silver Lake 38
Salina Central 50, Andover Central 41
Shawnee Heights 66, Lansing 55
Sunrise Christian 32, KC East Lions 18
Topeka Hayden 44, Holton 28
Topeka Seaman 53, Lawrence Free State 39
Valley Heights 73, St. Xavier 15
Wabaunsee 50, Chase County 49
Wamego 47, Nemaha Valley 31
Washburn Rural 51, SM Northwest 50
Washington County 58, Hanover 24
West Franklin 49, Wellsville 43
Wichita Bishop Carroll 51, Wichita East 27
Wichita Campus 64, Arkansas City 39
Wichita Defenders 37, Hartford 32
Wichita Northwest 67, Wichita West 21
Winfield 52, Andale 46
Brewster (Sagebrush) Tournament
Liberty (Joes) / Stratton, Colo. 53, Heartland Christian 17
Stockton 47, St. Francis 28
Triplains-Brewster 51, Logan 37
Weskan 51, Healy 24
Caldwell Tournament
Caldwell 52, Central Burden 27
Norwich 50, Argonia 32
Chapman Tournament
Salina Sacred Heart 36, El Dorado 33
Cheney Tournament
Cheney 58, Wichita Collegiate 28
Valley Center 42, Chaparral 12
Cimarron Tournament
Meade 67, Deerfield 21
Sublette 45, Wichita County 21
Circle Tournament
Circle 52, Wichita Independent 34
Fairfield Tournament
Fairfield 56, Chase 39
Otis-Bison 30, Cunningham 26
Garden Plain Tournament
Emporia 60, Rose Hill 41
Hesston 61, Garden Plain 37
Goessel Tournament
Little River 40, Burrton 20
Herington Tournament
Rural Vista 49, Wakefield 33
Humboldt Tournament
Erie 57, Crest 24
Kingman Tournament
Haven 57, Medicine Lodge 30
Sterling 61, Kingman 45
Lakeside Tournament
Osborne 44, Thunder Ridge 31
Tipton Catholic 57, Lakeside 24
Larned Tournament
Larned 34, Kiowa County 19
Spearville 52, Kinsley 36
Linn County Tournament
Drexel, Mo. 53, Pleasanton 34
Marion Tournament
Berean Academy 44, Belle Plaine 17
McCook Cattle Trail Tournament
Hayes Center, Neb. 43, Oberlin-Decatur 41
Moundridge Tournament
Hillsboro 50, Lyons 30
Moundridge 50, Inman 21
Oxford Tournament
Oxford 53, Flinthills 45
Paola Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Eudora 39, Highland Park 33
Skyline Tournament
Pratt Skyline 48, Stafford 18
Pretty Prairie 27, Sedgwick 24
Tri-County Classic
Halstead 52, Bennington 39
Minneapolis 59, Solomon 28
Yates Center Tournament
Marais des Cygnes Valley 92, Altoona-Midway 12

No. 19 Florida beats No. 13 Kansas

Posted on December 11, 2013December 11, 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) – Scottie Wilbekin scored a career-high 18 points, Dorian Finney-Smith added 15 and No. 19 Florida held on to beat No. 13 Kansas 67-61 Tuesday night.

The Gators bounced back from a buzzer-beater loss at No. 9 Connecticut last week and extended their home-winning streak to 21 games. The latest victory came in the Big 12-SEC Challenge and surely will be meaningful when the NCAA tournament seeds are settled in March.

Wilbekin, who injured his right ankle against the Huskies eight days ago, made 7 of 12 shots and added six assists.

Freshman Andrew Wiggins led the Jayhawks (6-3) with 26 points and 11 rebounds – his first double-double and both career highs. Kansas has lost two straight.

The Gators (7-2) led by as many as 18 points in the first half, but Kansas made it 60-55 on Wiggins’ 3-pointer with 55.8 seconds remaining. It was his second 3 in the final 1:20.

Florida closed it out from the free throw line – barely.

Kansas State edges South Dakota

Posted on December 11, 2013December 11, 2013

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) – Marcus Foster had 18 points and Shane Southwell contributed 17 points and six rebounds as Kansas State beat South Dakota 64-62 on Tuesday night.

Kansas State (6-3) overcame a poor second-half performance from the foul line to top the Coyotes. While holding a 63-62 lead with 2 seconds left, Thomas Gipson converted on the first of two free throws to seal the victory.

Trevor Gruis matched his season high with 18 points for South Dakota (3-6), while Adam Thoseby added a season-high 16.

South Dakota opened strong, charging to a 15-4 lead with 10:59 remaining in the first half. Having returned four of its five starters from last season, the Coyotes used their experience to punish a depleted Kansas State frontcourt with 16 points in the paint in the first half.

The Wildcats twice cut the lead to three but South Dakota maintained a five-point advantage at the break.

Men’s Soccer Sits 23rd in Final NSCAA Rankings

Posted on December 10, 2013

The Fort Hays State University men’s soccer team was ranked as No. 23 in Division II for the final National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) poll, released Tuesday.

The Tigers’ 12 wins in 2013 was a school record, and the team has competed in the NCAA Tournament each year it has been eligible (2012 and 2013). FHSU was ranked as high as No. 14 on the season by the NSCAA.

Individually, FHSU received several awards, including seven players named All-MIAA , seven named Daktronics All-Region , two tabbed as Daktronics All-America honorable mentions and three as NSCAA All-Central Region team members.

— FHSU Sports Information —

The complete NSCAA final rankings for the 2013 season are below…

Rank	School	Prev.	W-L-T
1	Southern New Hampshire	1	22-1-1
2	Carson-Newman	RV	16-6-1
3	Simon Fraser	12	17-3-2
4	Rockhurst	14	17-4-3
5	Rollins	4	15-3-0
6	Mercyhurst	22	17-6-0
6	Lindenwood	1	19-1-2
8	LIU Post	8	18-2-2
9	UC San Diego	17	14-3-5
10	Regis	NR	14-4-1
11	Young Harris	3	16-2-0
12	Lander	NR	12-6-1
13	Midwestern State	7	12-4-2
13	Cal State Los Angeles	RV	14-2-5
15	Lewis	25	13-3-5
16	Notre Dame (Ohio)	6	15-4-0
17	Saint Leo	10	13-2-2
18	West Florida	18	14-5-2
19	Ohio Dominican	8	12-3-4
20	Millersville	NR	13-6-2
21	Limestone	13	15-4-0
21	Queens (N.C.)	19	16-4-0
23	Fort Hays State	20	12-6-2
24	Post	15	15-3-2
25	University Of Indianapolis	NR	15-3-3

Also receiving votes: Slippery Rock, Chico State, West Texas A&M, Tiffin, Wilmington (Del.), Northeastern State (Okla.), Dowling, Colorado Mines

FHSU Men Drop Out of NABC Poll

Posted on December 10, 2013December 10, 2013

Back to back overtime losses has knocked the Fort Hays State men’s basketball team out of the latest NABC top-25 poll. The Tigers, who had been as high as No. 15, are receiving votes.

Washburn, who was ranked 22nd, also dropped out following a loss at Missouri Southern.

	Team	Record	Points
1.	West Liberty (W.Va.)	7-0	394	(13 first place votes)
2.	Bellarmine (Ky.)	4-0	378	(2 first place votes)
3.	Drury (Mo.)	7-0	363
4.	Florida Southern	9-0	345	(1 first place vote)
5.	Western Washington	6-0	340
6.	Metropolitan State (Colo.)	4-1	325
7.	Indiana (Pa.)	7-0	301
8.	Dixie State (Utah)	6-0	289
9.	Southern Indiana	5-0	264
10.	Montevallo (Ala.)	7-0	235
11.	Tarleton State (Texas)	7-0	228
12.	East Stroudsburg (Pa.)	8-0	196
13.	Livingstone (N.C.)	5-0	174
14.	Seattle Pacific (Wash.)	9-2	165
15.	Findlay (Ohio)	4-1	156
16.	Arkansas-Fort Smith	6-0	140
17.	Minnesota State	8-2	125
18.	Colorado School of Mines	6-0	100
19.	Midwestern State (Texas)	6-2	97
20.	Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.)	6-1	79
21.	Georgia Southwestern	9-0	77
22.	North Carolina-Pembroke	7-0	45
23.	Indianapolis (Ind.)	6-0	44
24.	Franklin Pierce (N.H.)	10-1	35
25.	North Alabama	6-2	30

Others receiving votes: Alaska-Anchorage 26, Angelo State (Texas) 26, Central Missouri 25, Chico State (Calif.) 20, Valdosta State (Ga.) 20, Cal State-San Bernardino 19, Lewis (Ill.) 18, Northeastern State (Okla.) 17, Delta State (Miss.) 12, South Carolina Aiken 11, Walsh (Ohio) 10, Florida Tech 9, Fort Hays State (Kan.) 8, St. Mary’s (Texas) 7, Shepherd (W.Va.) 7, Bloomsburg (Pa.) 6, California Baptist 6, Winona State (Minn.) 6, Cal State-L.A. 5, Missouri Southern 5, Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 4, Missouri Western 4, Washburn (Kan.) 3, Dominican (N.Y.) 1.

FHSU Women’s Basketball Still Receiving Votes in Latest WBCA Poll

Posted on December 10, 2013December 10, 2013

The Fort Hays State University women’s basketball team continued to receive votes in the latest Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) poll, released Tuesday.

FHSU (6-1, 1-1 MIAA) received 28 votes after splitting a conference road trip last week at No. 8 Central Missouri and Missouri Western. In last week’s WBCA poll, the Tigers received 49 votes.

MIAA opponents Emporia State (No. 3), UCM (No. 8) and Washburn (RV – 28) join the Tigers in the rankings.

FHSU is off this week before returning to the court on Monday, Dec. 16 for a 7 p.m. matchup against University of Saint Mary.

USA TODAY Sports DIVISION II TOP 25 COACHES’ POLL

December 10, 2013

USA TODAY Sports Division II Top 25 women’s basketball poll, with first-place votes to the right, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th.

Rank	Institution – First Place Votes	Previous Rank	Record	Points
1	Bentley University (Mass.) -30	1	9-0	793
2	Gannon University (Pa.) -2	2	8-0	765
3	Emporia State University (Kan.)	3	8-0	736
4	Nova Southeastern University (Fla.)	4	7-0	708
5	Colorado Mesa University	5	6-0	632
6	Drury University (Mo.)	9	7-0	570
7	Clayton State University (Ga.)	7	3-1	558
8	University of Central Missouri	8	7-1	546
9	Seattle Pacific University (Wash.)	6	7-1	451
10	Augustana College (S.D.)	10	6-1	449
11	West Texas A&M University	15	7-0	414
T12	Delta State University (Miss.)	12	5-1	369
T12	Minnesota State University – Mankato	13	6-1	369
14	Stonehill College (Mass.)	14	7-2	326
15	Harding University (Ark.)	19	7-0	311
16	Glenville State College (W.Va.)	17	6-1	279
17	Wayne State College (Neb.)	22	10-0	244
18	Rollins College (Fla.)	16	8-2	162
19	California State University – Chico	11	5-2	153
20	University of District of Columbia	NR	6-0	137
21	Northwest Nazarene University (Idaho)	18	7-1	132
22	Tarleton State University (Texas)	24	7-1	123
23	Shaw University (N.C.)	23	3-1	111
24	Adelphi University (N.Y.)	NR	8-0	93
25	Concordia University (Minn.)	21	7-3	90

Dropped Out: Indiana University of Pennsylvania 25; Washburn University (Kan.) 20.

Others Receiving Votes: Saint Leo University (Fla.) 85; Quincy University (Ill.) 83; Virginia State University 69; University of Findlay (Ohio) 54; Simon Fraser University (BC) 52; California State Polytechnic University – Pomona 49; University of Alaska – Anchorage 48; Limestone College (S.C.) 46; Indiana University of Pennsylvania 45; Lewis University (Ill.) 41; Ashland University (Ohio) 38; University of Indianapolis (Ind.) 35; Fort Hays State University (Kan.) 28; Washburn University (Kan.) 28; Northern Michigan University 27; Wingate University (N.C.) 22; University of Alabama – Huntsville 16; University of California – San Diego 15; Walsh University (OH) 15; North Georgia College & State University 14; Winston-Salem State University (N.C.) 10; Saint Mary’s University (Texas) 9; University of Southern Indiana 8; Assumption College (Mass.) 6; Lynn University (Fla.) 6; Georgia College & State University 5; Saint Edwards University (Texas) 4; Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania 3; Benedict College (S.C.) 2; University of North Alabama 2; California State University – Los Angeles 1; Carson-Newman College (Tenn.) 1.
— FHSU Sports Information —

Monday’s High School Basketball Scores

Posted on December 10, 2013December 10, 2013

BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Lincoln College Prep, Mo. 59, KC Wyandotte 51

Amos Morris/George Stephens Classic
Ell-Saline 60, Russell 54, OT
Nickerson 54, Lincoln 27
Baldwin Tournament
Baldwin 67, Chanute 52
Louisburg 65, Burlington 39
Cheney Tournament
Cheney 49, Hutchinson Trinity 29
Clearwater 55, Valley Center 44
Cimarron Tournament
Meade 53, Satanta 28
Circle Tournament
Mulvane 102, Wichita Defenders 93
Eudora Tournament
Bonner Springs 73, Eudora 67
KC Harmon 53, Harrisonville, Mo. 47
Paola 69, KC Bishop Ward 38
Larned Tournament
Macksville 73, Hoisington 58
St. John 76, Ellinwood 23
Marion Tournament
Eureka 72, Remington 29
Osawatomie Tournament
Spring Hill 69, Metro Academy 63
Oxford Tournament
Douglass 68, Bluestem 33
Trego Purple and Gold Tournament
LaCrosse 51, Ness City 45
Victoria 49, Northern Valley 19
Yates Center Tournament
Southern Coffey 68, Yates Center 42

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
BV North 62, SM East 49
Ell-Saline 45, Russell 35
Olathe East 51, Notre Dame de Sion 40
SM South 49, SM West 42
Baldwin Tournament
Baldwin 55, Chanute 47
Louisburg 86, Burlington 84, OT
Cheney Tournament
Hutchinson Trinity 48, Cheney 41
Valley Center 52, Clearwater 41
Cimarron Tournament
Bucklin 55, Satanta 32
Cimarron 80, South Gray 36
Circle Tournament
Mulvane 59, Wichita Defenders 44
Goessel Tournament
Canton-Galva 58, Burrton 26
Larned Tournament
Ellinwood 41, St. John 38, OT
Marion Tournament
Remington 55, Eureka 22
Osawatomie Tournament
Independence 53, Osage City 13
Spring Hill 55, Metro Academy 50
Oxford Tournament
Douglass 59, Bluestem 18
Paola Tournament
Bonner Springs 45, Eudora 38
KC Piper 40, Highland Park 29
Paola 90, KC Turner 18
St. James Academy 69, KC Bishop Ward 29
Trego Purple and Gold Tournament
Ness City 68, LaCrosse 38
Victoria 47, Northern Valley 28
Yates Center Tournament
Cherryvale 64, Marais des Cygnes Valley 57
Yates Center 38, Southern Coffey 30

Tiger Talk (AUDIO)

Posted on December 9, 2013December 9, 2013

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FHSU’s Lehman Tabbed MIAA Player of the Week

Posted on December 9, 2013

Fort Hays State’s Kate Lehman was named the MIAA Women’s Basketball Athlete of the Week, as announced by the conference office on Monday.

Lehman, a junior from Newton, Kan., averaged a double-double for the week in points and rebounds, with 20.0 points and 11.5 rebounds per game for the Tigers first two MIAA contests.

Against Missouri Western, Lehman just missed a triple-double for the third time this season, pulling down 12 rebounds to go with 24 points and eight blocks. Against No. 8 ranked Central Missouri, the 6-4 center had 16 points and 11 boards in 26 minutes. The junior has now hit the double-double mark in four straight games.

FHSU returns to action on Monday, Dec. 16 in a home contest against University of Saint Mary, slated for 7 p.m.

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