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HHS wrestling places two at state

Posted on February 24, 2019

PARK CITY – The Hays High wrestling team had a pair of individuals earn medals at the 5A state championship at Hartman Area Saturday.

Freshmen Gavin Meyers, in his first appearance at the state tournament, was the highest finisher for the Indians placing 4th at 182 pounds.

On day one Meyers got a first-round win over Blake Smith of Topeka-Seaman with a pin in the first-round.

He earned his second straight fall in the quarter finals, this time in the first-period over DeSoto’s Luke Barger.

In the semi-finals Meyers lost a 4-3 decision to Cayden Atkins of Goddard.

On Saturday Meyers bounced back with his third win of the tournament, a fall in the second round over Lynauz Cox of Maize-South.

Then in the third-place match Meyers lost a 9-3 decision to Landon Frantz of McPherson.

Logan Schulte was the other medal winner for the Indians finished sixth at 285 pounds.

Schulte opened the tournament with a fall over Joseph Castle of KC Turner but lost by a fall to Peyton Reeves of St. Thomas Aquinas.

On the consolation side of the bracket Schulte won by a 5-1 decision over Caylen Lowery of Wichita-Heights and then he won by second period fall over Terrell Morris of Arkansas City to reach the consolation semifinals. In that round Schulte dropped a 5-2 decision to Jake Quiggle of Maize.

Then Schulte lost by forfeit to Braiden McKee of Lansing in the fifth and sixth place match to finish sixth.

Chase Voth lost his first-round match before winning two consolation round matches but lost in the third consolation round to finished 2-2 at state.

Creighton Meyers, Cole Schroeder and Gavin Nutting each earned a first-round win but went 0-2 after that to finished 1-2 for the tournament.

Memphis rallies past Wichita State

Posted on February 23, 2019February 23, 2019

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Jeremiah Martin had 37 points as Memphis narrowly defeated Wichita State 88-85 on Saturday night.

Martin hit all 14 of his free throw attempts.

Raynere Thornton had 16 points and nine rebounds for Memphis (17-11, 9-6 American Athletic Conference). Kareem Brewton Jr. added 14 points.

Jaime Echenique had 17 points and 12 rebounds for the Shockers (13-13, 6-8). Dexter Dennis added 17 points. Markis McDuffie had 15 points.

The Tigers improve to 2-0 against the Shockers this season. Memphis defeated Wichita State 85-74 on Jan. 3. Memphis faces Temple at home on Tuesday. Wichita State plays Connecticut at home on Thursday.

No. 14 Texas Tech hits 16 threes in blowout win over No. 14 Kansas

Posted on February 23, 2019February 23, 2019

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Jarrett Culver scored 26 points and was one of six Texas Tech players to make multiple 3-pointers as the No. 14 Red Raiders overwhelmed No. 12 Kansas 91-62 on Saturday night.

The Red Raiders (22-5, 10-4 Big 12) never trailed, scoring the game’s first five points. They made a season-high 16 3s while winning their fifth game in a row.

When Davide Moretti made their eighth 3-pointer with 6 1/2 minutes left in the first half, it was already 37-17, the largest deficit to that point for Kansas this season. The margin grew to as large as 33.

Texas Tech took over sole possession of second place in the Big 12, one game behind Kansas State (21-6, 11-3) with four regular-season games remaining.

Kansas (20-7, 9-5), which has won the last 14 Big 12 titles, plays its Sunflower State rival Monday night. The Jayhawks have to win then to avoid falling three games behind with only three games to play.

It was most lopsided Big 12 loss for the Jayhawks since an 86-53 loss at Oklahoma State on Feb. 7, 2000. That was more than three seasons before Bill Self became their coach.

There was a raucous crowd of 15,098, the first home sellout for Texas Tech since an 84-65 win over Kansas on March 4, 2009. That was the last time the Jayhawks had lost in Lubbock.

Matt Mooney had 13 points for Tech. Moretti scored 11 points, Tariq Owens had 10, and Norense Odiase added eight points and 13 rebounds.

Culver, Mooney and Moretti each made three 3-pointers.

Dedric Lawson was the only Kansas player in double figures with 14 points.

BIG PICTURE

Kansas: The Jayhawks’ stranglehold on the Big 12 regular-season trophy absorbed a serious blow. It was their fifth consecutive road loss.

Texas Tech: The Red Raiders exacted some revenge from a 79-63 loss at Lawrence three weeks earlier. They shot 61 percent overall (34 of 56) and 62 percent on 3-pointers (16 of 26). In its five-game winning streak, Texas Tech has won those games by an average margin of 25 points.

UP NEXT

Kansas: Hosts No. 23 Kansas State on Monday nght.

Texas Tech: Hosts Oklahoma State on Wednesday night.

Ball earns third trip to NCAA Championships after Super Regional title

Posted on February 23, 2019February 23, 2019

ST. CHARLES, Mo. – The No. 10 ranked Fort Hays State wrestling team competed at the Super Region IV Tournament on Saturday (Feb. 23), hosted by Lindenwood University. Junior Brandon Ball (141 pounds) secured his third-consecutive trip to the NCAA Division II National Championships. Sophomore Marty Verhaeghe (165 pounds) and Aryus Jones (174 pounds) each captured a fourth-place finishes. Seniors Ryne Cokeley (149 pounds) and Micquille Robinson (184) both earned fifth-place finishes.

No. 1 ranked Brandon Ball made easy work of his regional title as he began his day with a fall (2:50) over James Loi of Kentucky Wesleyan. Ball then earned another fall after pinning Caleb Osborn (Truman) in 3:58. In the semifinals, Ball defeated Danny Swan of Lindenwood with a commanding 12-3 major decision, punching his ticket to nationals with one match to spare. The Great Bend, Kan. native went on to defeat Nate Keim (Central Oklahoma) with a narrow 3-2 decision and improved his undefeated season to 24-0 on the year.

Marty Verhaeghe started his first regionals appearance with a bye in the first round. Verhaeghe was then defeated by Dan Fillipek of McKendree in a 5-3 decision. He then rattled off three straight victories on the back side of the bracket with a 17-2 technical fall over Charley Genisio of Drury, a fall (1:43) over Zach Taylor (Truman) and a nifty 7-5 sudden victory over Wyatt Jordan of Central Oklahoma to earn a spot in the consolation championship. Verhaeghe suffered a narrow 7-6 decision defeat as the hands of No. 5 ranked Tyler Harrington of Maryville, missing a trip to nationals by one place.

Aryus Jones defeated Vin Kriegshauser (Truman) in the first round with a 16-0 technical fall in the first period. Jones was then defeated by Matt Pratt of Maryville by fall (4:52) before defeating Angelo Talabert (Kansas Wesleyan) with a 19-0 technical fall in the second round of the consolation side of the bracket. He then picked up two more wins after defeating Dylan Komperda (Drury) with a 6-1 decision and then defeated Nate Panagakis of Newman in an 8-5 decision to earn a spot in the consolation championship. The Junction City, Kan. native was then defeated by Matt Pratt again in a 14-6 decision in the third-place match.

Ryne Cokeley began his day with a commanding pin in the first round (1:47) over Robert Otero of Ouachita Baptist. Cokeley then fell victim to a 2-0 decision at the hands of No. 10 ranked Gavin Londoff (Lindenwood) in the quarterfinals. On the back side, Cokeley received a bye in the second round before defeating Daide Agnew of Central Missouri with a strong 21-6 technical fall. The Eudora, Kan. native was then defeated by Brik Filippo (Central Oklahoma) in a 10-5 decision before earning fifth-place on a medical forfeiture by Gavin DeWitt of Maryville.

Micquille Robinson received a bye in the first round of the 184-pound weight class before being defeated by Bailey Kelly of Maryville in a 7-5 decision. Robinson began the back side of the bracket with another bye. He then defeated Shane Gallagher (Truman) with a dominating 16-2 major decision. In the consolation semifinals, Robinson was defeated by No. 10 ranked Colton Clingenpeel (Lindenwood) by decision (8-1). The Wichita, Kan. native earned his fifth-place finish by medical forfeit of Dominique Hampton (Central Missouri).

FHSU finished sixth in the team standings. McKendree won the Super Regional with 135 team points, followed by Lindenwood with 123.5 and Maryville with 120.5.

Brandon Ball will now have about two weeks to prepare for the NCAA Division II National Championships (March 8-9) in Cleveland, Ohio.

No. 23 K-State dominates Oklahoma State

Posted on February 23, 2019February 23, 2019

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — There was a possibility of Kansas State overlooking Oklahoma State on Saturday with a huge matchup with Kansas looming Monday night.

The Wildcats were ready to play overmatching the Cowboys from the opening tip in an 85-46 victory.

“I got on our guys this morning because our shoot around didn’t have great emotion,” coach Bruce Weber said. “We did some good things and got some layups early and moved the basketball. It all goes back to defense and defense gives you a chance and defense wins championships.”

The Wildcats scored the first 15 points of the game, forcing five turnovers.

Xavier Sneed and Austin Trice led Kansas State with 12 points each and Kamau Stokes had 11. K-State had 10 players score. Trice had his best game of the season and went 6 for 6 from the free throw line after struggling in that area early in the season.

“We keep talking about trust and he definitely helped his trust today,” Weber said. “Xavier was fighting the flu and you just have to give him credit to play and be one of our leading scorers is great.”

The Wildcats (21-6, 11-3 in Big 12 play) shot 62 percent and held the Cowboys to 31 percent.

Yor Anei, who had 12 points for Oklahoma State (10-17, 3-11).

“K-State dominated us for 40 minutes and we never had a response,” coach Mike Boynton said. “I don’t have enough time to say all the things we could’ve done better. They’ve got size, experience and are well coached and they just have everything it takes to play for a national title.”

It was largest margin of victory for the Wildcats in Big 12 play since 1998 when they beat Missouri by 55.

BIG PICTURE

The Wildcats will need to play at this level again Monday night when they take on Kansas with a chance to sweep the regular-season series for the first time in 36 years. K-State is in control to win the Big 12 title with four games to go.

This was the beginning of a stretch of playing the top three teams in the conference for Oklahoma State, which must perform better to have any chance at victory.

UP NEXT

Oklahoma State: At Texas Tech on Wednesday night.

Kansas State: At Kansas on Monday night.ay.

Tigers run out of steam in loss to RiverHawks

Posted on February 23, 2019

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – Brady Werth scored 12 of his team-high 18 points in the second half but Fort Hays State couldn’t overcome 36-percent shooting in the second half and lost 72-62 to Northeastern State Saturday afternoon at the NSU Event Center.

Mark Johnson Postgame Interview

Game Highlights

The Tigers (16-10, 10-7 MIAA) led by 11 late in the first half but NSU (13-13, 7-10 MIAA) scored the final seven points to pull within four at halftime. The Tigers scored the first five of the second half to build the lead to nine but a 9-0 run by the
RiverHawks gave them their first lead at 45-44 with 13:25 play.

Werth hit two free throws to tie the game 53-53 with 7:21 to play. Northeastern scored 14 straight as part of an 18-2 run which saw them go up 14 with 3:16 to play.

Nyjee Wright came off the bench to score 12 and dish out six assists with no turnovers in 24 minutes. Devin Davis added 10.

Caleb Smith scored 17 of his game-high 19 in the second half to lead Northeastern who shot 58-percent in the second half and 50-percent for the game.

Fourth-ranked FHSU women win MIAA title outright with win at Northeastern State

Posted on February 23, 2019

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – Kacey Kennett scored 23 points, Lanie Page added 20 and fourth-ranked Fort Hays State rolled to a 90-66 win over Northeastern State Saturday afternoon at the NSU Event Center to wrap up the outright MIAA regular season title. The Tigers (25-1, 16-1 MIAA) have won 10 straight and have two wins streaks of 10 or more games in the same season for only the second time in program history.

Tony Hobson Postgame Interview

Game Highlights

Page got the Tigers off to a good start hitting three of her four 3-pointers in the first half. She scored the Tigers first 10 points as they built an 11-point first quarter lead. A Tatyana Legette layup and Hailey Walker three pushed the lead to 14 early in the second quarter.

NSU (6-10, 3-14 MIAA) responded with a 16-8 run to pull with eight but Kacey Kennett scored late in the quarter to push the lead to nine. Page hit a three and Legette scored on a layup to bookend a 13-3 third quarter run which pushed their lead to 17.
FHSU then scored 11 unanswered in the fourth quarter to push the lead to 29.

Legette scored 15 of her 19 points in the second half. Belle Barbieri had her second straight double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds and Walker added 10.

The Tigers shot 54-percent in the game including 9-of-20 from beyond the arc and were 11-of-13 from the free throw line.

The RiverHawks shot 47-percent and were 11-for-21 from beyond the arc. They were led by Cenia Hayes’ 16 points.

High school basketball scores, Feb. 22

Posted on February 22, 2019February 23, 2019

Girls
Western Athletic Conference
Abilene 52 Hays 40

Central Kansas League
Southwestern Heights 24 Larned 43

Boys

Western Athletic Conference
Abilene 51 Hays 43

Central Kansas League
Southwestern Heights 51 Larned 67

1A Grainfield-Wheatland/Grinnell Regional
Dighton 44 Quinter 57

1A Hill City Regional
Osborne 71 Logan 52
Lakeside-Downs 47 Stockton 71

1A Rexford-Golden Plains Regional
St. Francis 52 Triplains-Brewster 41

1A Sylvan-Lucas Regional
Central Plains 63 Victoria 18

1A Hodgeman Co. Regional
Macksville 69 Deerfield 46
Hodgeman Co. 59 Pawnee Heights 48

All six Hays High wrestlers make second day at state

Posted on February 22, 2019

Hays High wrestlers went 4-2 in the opening round of state on Friday at Harman Arena. All six wrestlers will still be competing on day number two of the 5A tournament.

160: Kreighton Myers: Won by decision 4-2 then lost in the semi-finals 4-2 in overtime.

170: Chase Voth: Lost by Fall then won by Fall (1:40).

182: Gavin Meyers: Won by Fall (1:25) in the first round and also semifinals with a 1:02 pin. He then lost in the semifinals 4-3.

195: Cole Schroeder: Lost by Fall then won by Fall (2:36).

220: Gavin Nutting: Won by Fall (0:30) then lost by major decision 17-2.

285: Logan Schulte: Won by Fall (4:43) then lost by Fall.

Wrestling resumes at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday morning.

Hays swept by Abilene on senior night

Posted on February 22, 2019

The Hays High Indians finished the regular season off with Abilene on Friday night on Senior Night. It was the second meeting of the season between the two teams with the Cowgirls and Cowboys each picking up wins in the first contest. Like the games on Thursday night, Friday’s results did not have an impact on the sub-state standings.

Girls

#4-4A Abilene 52 – Hays 40

Hays and Abilene traded the lead three times in the first quarter with neither team building a two possession lead. Abilene led 11-10 heading into the second quarter before the Indians tied the game for a third time at 14. Hays however never could take the lead in the second quarter. Trailing 20-18 the Indians went scoreless on back to back possession. Abilene built the lead to five in with a pair of free throws in the final seconds of the first half to lead 24-19.

Highlights

Abilene led the second half and pushed their advantage as high as 13 in the third quarter. The Indians closed the gap back to nine in entering the fourth quarter but trailed again by ten with six minutes remaining. Hays once again chipped away at the lead and trailed 44-40 with 2:38 left. Abilene left the door open for Hays with a turnover, missed shot and two missed free throws, but Hays couldn’t walk through. The Indians missed two shots and turned it over twice during the next ninety seconds. Abilene made all eight of their free throws in the final 1:08 to win 52-40.

Coach Alex Hutchins

Jaycee Dale led the Indians with 14 and Brooke Denning scored 10. Hays finishes the regular season at 13-7 while Abilene improves to 18-2. The Indians will play at home next Wednesday against Kapaun to open postseason play.

Boys

#6-4A Abilene 51 – Hays 43

The score was more like a baseball game through the first six minutes of the contest. Trailing 6-5 Hays finally found some rhythm on offense. Hays scored the final six points of the quarter to lead 11-6. Abilene led 15-14 before Trey Adams dumped to field goals and TJ Nunnery drained a right corner three for a 21-15 lead. The Indians thought did score for the final 2:15 of the half and Abilene answered with eight straight points for a 23-21 lead at the halftime.

Highlights

Hays led just once in the second half. The Indians trailed by four when Nunnery hit another basket and Braiden Meyers nailed a left corner three off a behind the back pass from Tradgon McCrae. The three pointer gave the Indians what proved to be their last lead of the game at 26-25. Abilene quickly took the lead back and started on a 7-0 run. The Cowboys led by seven entering the fourth quarter and by nine early in the fourth quarter. Hays could only close the gap back down to six with 1:40 remaining and then again with :46 left. Abilene made seven of their nine fourth quarter free throws to win 51-43.

Coach Rick Keltner

TJ Nunnery scored a game high 15 to the lead the Indians who have dropped four straight and finish the regular season 9-11. Abilene ends the season at 17-3. Hays will be on the road Thursday to play Salina Central to open post season play.

Hutch-Trinity sweeps TMP in regular season finale

Posted on February 22, 2019

Hutch-Trinity girls 53, TMP 37

The Hutchinson-Trinity Catholic Lady Celtics used a 9-0 run to end the first quarter and open the second quarter to build an eight-point with 5:45 to play in the first and they would never trail again on their way to a 53-37 win Thursday at Al Billinger Fieldhouse.

Rose McFarland postgame

The Monarchs opened the game with back-to-back threes from Jillian Lowe and Adell Riedel to go up 6-0 but the Celtics answered with a pair of threes of their own to tie the game at six. The two teams were tied two more times in the first quarter, including at 13-13 before the Celtics put together that 9-0 run.

In the second quarter Hutchinson-Trinity built a double-digit lead with 4:20 to play in the second before leading 29-19.

The Celtics opened the second half on a 6-0 run and outscored the Monarchs by 12 in the third quarter as they built on their double-digit lead on their way to the 53-37 win.

On Senior night Emily Schippers collected 12 points to lead the Monarchs and Trinity’s Olivia Shank lead all scorers with 22.

Game highlights

The loss ends the Monarchs’ eight-game win streak and drops them to 15-5 on the season. They will host Hoisington on Monday at 7 p.m.

Hutch-Trinity boys 74, TMP 54

The Hutch-Trinity boys opened the game on a 14-2 run and Kaleb Hammeke poured in a new season-high 32 points to lead the Celtics passed the TMP boys 74-54 Thursday at Al Billinger Fieldhouse.

Bill Meagher postgame

After jumping out to the 12-point first quarter lead Trinity went up by 15, at 22-7 with just under two minutes to play but TMP was able to cut the deficit to eight at the end of one when Ryan Stoecklein came off the bench and hit three straight threes.

Stoecklein, who missed much of the season with an ankle injury would re-injure it late in the first quarter and not return to the game.

The Celtics were able to build their lead back up to 12 on two separate occasions in the second quarter but the Monarchs never went away and a Jackson Schulte three-pointer coupled with a Ryan Karlin fast break bucket cut the Trinity lead to 36-30.

But every time the Monarchs made a run the Celtics had an answer. This time they outscored the Monarchs 16-2 over a five-minute stretch of the second and third quarters to go up 52-32.

A lead the Monarchs could never overcome as they fall 74-54.

Game highlights

Kaleb Hammeke, who committed to Fort Hays State this week, lead all scorers with 32 points and his brother Lucas added 17.

The Monarchs were led by Ryan Karlin who finished with 12 points. Fellow senior Jack Johnson finished with seven points, nine rebounds and five blocks.

TMP drops to 10-11 on the season and will host Lyons in the first round of sub-state Tuesday.

Tiger men hold off Bronchos to secure MIAA Tournament berth

Posted on February 21, 2019February 21, 2019

EDMOND, Okla. – Brady Werth scored 22 points, Jared Vitztum added 15 and hit a key 3-pointer with less than a minute to play to lift Fort Hays State to a 69-66 win over Central Oklahoma Thursday night at Hamilton Fieldhouse. Devin Davis came off the bench to add 13 as the Tigers (16-9, 10-6 MIAA) moved into sole possession of fourth place in the MIAA and clinched a spot in next month’s MIAA Tournament.

Mark Johnson Postgame Interview

Game Highlights

FHSU, who played most of the game without Marcus Cooper who’s was sidelined wth an ankle injury, trailed by five at halftime and were down eight early in the second half before a 10-0 run capped by a Jared Vitztum three put them up 43-41. UCO (10-15, 3-13 MIAA) scored the next seven to go up five but a 7-0 FHSU run put them up 50-48.

The two teams would exchange baskets before a 7-0 run by the Tigers put them up 67-61 with 34 seconds to play.
After a couple of Brady Werth free throws pushed the lead to 69-63 with 28 seconds to play, the Bronchos got a three from Adarius Avery to pull within three.

The Tigers turned the ball over in the back court but Josh Holliday missed a wide open corner three. Avert had a chance to tie the game following a missed Kyler Kinnamon free throw but his 75-foot have at the horn bounced off the backboard.

Avery led all scoring with a career-high 36 points.

Hays splits at Dodge City to end WAC play

Posted on February 21, 2019

Hays High visited Dodge City on Thursday night. The game was originally scheduled for Tuesday but was rescheduled due to winter weather. Both this game in Dodge City and Friday Night’s game versus Abilene counted towards sub-state tournament records.

The Hays girls will host Kapaun next Wednesday to open up postseason while the boys will be on the road to Salina Central next Thursday.

Both teams will finish the regular season with senior night against Abilene tomorrow night.

Girls

Hays 56 – Dodge City 49

A 7-0 run during first quarter put Dodge City in front 9-4 as the Indians made just two of their first ten shots. Hays trailed much of the first half and nearly the entire second quarter. However, the Indians stayed in the game despite shooting just 29% in the first half. Hays tied the game four different times before taking the lead on an Isabel Robben layup with five seconds left in the second quarter. The basket gave the Indians a 26-24 lead at halftime.

Highlights

Hays trailed just once in the second half. Leading by five in the early stages of the third quarter Hays saw Dodge City go on a 8-2 run to regain the lead at 32-31. Hays though answered right back on a 7-0 run to grab the lead for good in the third quarter. Though the Indians did not trail again, doesn’t mean things were easy. Hays led by six early in the fourth quarter before the Red Demons scored six straight points to tie the game at 41 with 5:15 left in the game. Hays scored the next ten points of the game with the help of full court pressure that forced four straight turnovers. The ten point lead and free throw shooting provided enough cushion to win 56-49.

Coach Alex Hutchins

The Indians finish second in the Western Athletic Conference at 6-2 and move to 13-6 overall. Savannah Schneider scores a team high 16 in the victory.

Boys

Dodge City 41 – Hays 37

Hays never trailed in the first half against Dodge City. Following game opening three pointers from each team, the Indians went on a 9-0 run to build their largest first half lead of 12-3. The Indians scored just eight points in the remaining ten minutes of the half. The Hays defense though kept Dodge City from doing much on their end of the offense. A 14-5 run tied the game for the Red Demons but it took 6:20 to do so. Hays outscored Dodge City 3-2 in the final ninety seconds of the half for a 20-19 halftime lead.

Highlights

Dodge City took their first lead of the second half after scoring first in the third quarter. Trailing 21-20 and 23-22 the Indians established a lead once again and lead 29-28 heading to the fourth quarter. Hays opened the fourth quarter with a Braiden Meyers three pointer and a three point play from Tradgon McCrae to build a seven point lead at 35-28.

The Indians would only score one more basket the rest of the game. The field goal with 4:10 left lifted Hays to a 37-33 advantage. Dodge City didn’t have much offense to close out the game but it was just enough. The Red Demons took the lead at 39-37 on their third three pointer of the quarter and seventh of the game. Hays still stood a chance in the final minute as Dodge City made just two of four free throws but the Indians couldn’t get a shot to go through the rim losing 41-37.

Coach Rick Keltner

Hays falls to 9-10 and finishes 4-4 in the WAC. Dodge City finishes the year at 11-9 and 4-4. Tradgon McCrae led the team with 16 points. The Indians will be at home on Friday for Senior Night against Abilene.