A Chapman High School freshman, Taylor Briggs, captured first place in the Class 4A Girls State Cross Country Meet at the Wamego Country Club on Saturday.

Her winning time was 18:46.4.

In the Class 4A boys race Aaron Modrow finished fifth in 16:40.0.

Stats  |  Postgame Notes

LAWRENCE, Kan. – Alex Barnes collected a season-high 128 rushing yards and two touchdowns, while Matthew McCrane hit all three of his field goal attempts to help Kansas State stave off in-state rival Kansas for a 30-20 win at Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

 

Barnes’ performance, which included a career-high 23 carries, was his second-straight 100-yard rushing game. The sophomore running back is the first Wildcat to break the century mark in consecutive games since he did so last season against Baylor (129) and Kansas (103).

 

McCrane converted from 31, 36 and 41 yards in the win, which ended a three-game losing skid from the Wildcats (4-4, 2-3) and extended their winning streak in the Sunflower Showdown to nine games. The senior’s last field goal against the Jayhawks essentially iced the game, as it pushed K-State’s lead to 30-20 with 1:21 to play.

 

The Wildcats accumulated 340 yards of offense, highlighted by 202 on the ground. It marked their fifth game this season with at least 200 rushing yards.

 

K-State held a 10-6 lead at halftime, fueled mostly by D.J. Reed’s 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. Reed’s return, which followed a 28-yard made field goal from the Jayhawks for the game’s first points, marked the junior’s first kickoff return touchdown of his career. It also extended K-State’s streak of seasons with at least one kickoff return score to 13, the longest active streak in the nation.

 

On the first play out of halftime, K-State senior linebacker Jayd Kirby forced and recovered a fumble while sacking Kansas quarterback Carter Stanley. The turnover placed K-State’s offense at the Jayhawks’ 18-yard line. Three plays later, Barnes barreled into the end zone from three yards out to extend K-State’s lead to 17-6.

 

K-State took advantage of another short field in the fourth quarter, when Byron Pringle returned a punt 10 yards to Kansas’ 26-yard line. The Wildcats needed just three plays, all runs from Barnes, to find the end zone and push their back to two scores, at 27-13 with 7:36 to play.

 

Kansas’ offense came up with two fourth-quarter scoring drives, including a 60-yard touchdown pass from Stanley to Steven Sims to cut K-State’s lead back to seven points with 6:51 left on the clock. Sims finished with 233 yards receiving on nine catches.

 

While allowing 482 yards of offense, K-State came up with a much-needed defensive stop in the fourth quarter. After punting it back to the Jayhawks with under five minutes to play, K-State forced a three-and-out to regain possession.

 

Wildcat freshman quarterback Skylar Thompson, who stepped in for injured starter Alex Delton in the second half, then helped engineer K-State’s final scoring drive. Thompson connected with Dalton Schoen on third-and-six for a 12-yard completion to move the Wildcats into field goal range. For the game, Thompson completed 4-of-6 passes for 40 yards and ran for another 39 yards.

 

In the first half with Delton under center, K-State’s offense compiled 197 yards of total offense in the first half but had trouble finishing drive. The Wildcats’ first drive ended with a lost fumble on Kansas’ 17-yard line. On their next drive, the Wildcats came up short on a fourth-and-one run play inside the Jayhawks’ 10-yard line.

 

Delton finished 4-of-7 through the air for 98 yards while also tallying 36 rushing yards.

 

Kansas collected 126 yards of total offense in its first two drives of the game, but the Wildcats managed to limit the damage to field goals each time. After Kansas’ second field goal, the Wildcats kept their in-state rival off the scoreboard for nearly 22 minutes of game clock before the Jayhawks broke through early in the fourth quarter.

 

Junior defensive back Duke Shelley and sophomore safety Denzel Goolsby each led the team with seven total tackles. Kirby finished with five tackles, including a career-high four tackles for loss, the most by a Wildcat since Charmeachealle Moore notched four against West Virginia in 2015. He also forced three fumbles, becoming the first Wildcat to cause at least two since Jordan Willis forced two against Iowa State in 2015.

 

Pringle reeled in three passes for 92 yards, putting the junior receiver over 1,000 receiving yards for his career. He is K-State’s seventh community college transfer to surpass 1,000 receiving yards in program history and the first since Brandon Banks did so in 2008-09.

 

OFFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE GAME

Sophomore Alex Barnes was a yard short of matching a career-high with 128 yards and scored two touchdowns to lead the Wildcats rushing attack. K-State rushed for 202 yards as a team, with quarterbacks Skylar Thompson (39) and Alex Delton (36) providing the other yardage.

 

DEFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE GAME

Senior linebacker Jayd Kirby filled up the stat sheet with five tackles, including 4.0 for loss and a sack, three forced fumbles and a pass broken up. His sack came on the first play from scrimmage in the second half and resulted in both a forced fumble and recovery. K-State scored a touchdown on the ensuing drive.

 

SPECIAL TEAMS STARS OF THE GAME

Place-kicker Matthew McCrane surpassed 50 career field goals with three more successful tries Saturday. McCrane’s makes from 31, 36 and 41 yards gave him 15 field goals on the year, which ranks 10th most in school history.

 

D.J. Reed tallied up 189 total return yards (152 kick return / 37 punt return), including a 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown to answer KU’s opening salvo. Reed’s first career kickoff-return touchdown made it 13 straight seasons that the Wildcats have returned a kick for a score, the longest active streak in the nation. It was also K-State’s 110th non-offensive touchdown since 1999, also the most in the nation.

 

STAT OF THE GAME

22 – Career wins by Bill Snyder over Kansas, the most by an active coach over any one opponent. K-State is 22-4 all-time against KU under Snyder, including a 10-3 mark in Lawrence.

 

SEASON RECORD UPDATE

K-State 4-4 (2-3 Big 12)

Kansas 1-7 (0-5 Big 12)

WHAT’S NEXT

K-State travels to Lubbock next weekend for a Big 12 tilt with Texas Tech, a game that will be shown nationally on FS1. The Wildcats and Red Raiders are set to kick off at 11 a.m. on Saturday.

 

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PREP FOOTBALL

Andale 66, El Dorado 13

Augusta 41, Rose Hill 18

Baldwin 41, Prairie View 21, 6OT

Bishop Miege 62, Spring Hill 14

Buhler 60, Circle 0

Centralia 32, Jackson Heights 14

Chanute 42, Independence 20

Colby 50, Goodland 32

Columbus 63, Parsons 28

DeSoto 44, Eudora 0

Doniphan West 58, Wabaunsee 0

Fort Scott 71, Ottawa 34

Frontenac 47, Baxter Springs 22

Holcomb 33, Hugoton 14

Jefferson North 58, McLouth 12

KC Piper 47, Atchison 26

Kingman 39, Pratt 25

Labette County 34, Coffeyville 8

Laverne, Okla. 46, Wichita Life Prep 0

Maize South 23, Andover Central 13

McPherson 49, Abilene 6

Medicine Lodge 44, Remington 6

Mulvane 42, Winfield 28

NOAH, Okla. 21, Christ Preparatory Academy 7

Olpe 41, Lyndon 33, 5OT

Osawatomie 49, KC Bishop Ward 0

Paola 34, Louisburg 12

Plainville 49, LaCrosse 6

Prue, Okla. 28, Moundridge 22

Rock Creek 28, Chapman 27

Salina Sacred Heart 45, Republic County 26

Scott City 28, Concordia 12

Smoky Valley 30, Clay Center 16

St. Francis 58, Trego 0

Tonganoxie 10, Basehor-Linwood 3

Topeka Hayden 35, Jefferson West 28

Troy 48, Horton 6

Valley Heights 1, Washington County 0

Wamego 24, Hays 21

Wellington 28, Ulysses 14

Yates Center 20, Oswego 18

Class 5A State Tournament=

Andover 29, Valley Center 27

Bonner Springs 10, BV Southwest 7

Goddard 60, Salina Central 13

Goddard-Eisenhower 35, Great Bend 28

Kapaun Mount Carmel 44, Emporia 23

KC Schlagle 57, Highland Park 16

KC Turner 41, KC Sumner 7

Maize 52, Topeka West 6

Mill Valley 31, Topeka Seaman 7

Pittsburg 47, KC Washington 8

Salina South 24, Liberal 14

Shawnee Heights 40, Leavenworth 21

St. James Academy 48, Lansing 7

St. Thomas Aquinas 52, KC Harmon 0

Wichita Bishop Carroll 66, Arkansas City 38

Wichita Heights 41, Newton 26

Class 6A State Tournament=

Blue Valley 42, SM West 8

BV North 49, SM North 13

Derby 49, Dodge City 13

Garden City 7, Washburn Rural 0

Junction City 28, Wichita West 21

Lawrence 28, BV Northwest 27

Lawrence Free State 69, Wichita North 6

Manhattan 21, Wichita East 0

Olathe East 56, KC Wyandotte 0

Olathe North 14, BV West 7

Olathe Northwest 34, SM South 8

Olathe South 30, SM Northwest 21

SM East 42, Gardner-Edgerton 28, 6OT

Topeka 61, Wichita South 0

Wichita Campus 27, Hutchinson 21

Wichita Northwest 68, Wichita Southeast 28___

COACHES

Kansas State: Bruce Weber (Wis.-Milwaukee ’78)

Overall: 413-223/20^th season

At K-State: 100-68/6^th season

1. Fort Hays State: 1-0

 

Fort Hays State: Mark Johnson (Pittsburg State ‘93)

Overall: 322-149/17th season

At Fort Hays State: Same

1. Kansas State: 0-1

 

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP

Kansas State (0-0)

G: #3 Kamau Stokes

G: #5 Barry Brown, Jr.

G: #20 Xavier Sneed

F: #32 Dean Wade

F: #1 Mawdo Sallah

 

Fort Hays State (0-0)

G: #0 KeShawn Wilson

G: #5 Kyler Kinnamon

G: #12 Trey O’Neil

F: #4 Hadley Gillum

F: #25 Brady Werth

 

SERIES HISTORY

Overall: K-State leads 3-0 [exhibition]

In Manhattan: K-State leads 3-0 [exhibition]

Last Meeting: W, 70-52 [11/6/2015 in Manhattan]

Weber vs. Johnson: Weber leads 1-0

 

OPENING TIP

• Kansas State (0-0) begins its regularly-scheduled exhibition season on Sunday afternoon, as the Wildcats play host to Division II foe Fort Hays State (0-0) at Bramlage Coliseum. The game is the first of two exhibitions for the Wildcats, which continues on Friday, Nov. 3 against fellow MIAA member Emporia State at 8 p.m.
• K-State started its exhibition season on Oct. 21, as the school received a waiver from the NCAA to host Missouri State in a special event to benefit the American Red Cross’ hurricane relief efforts. The Wildcats defeated the Bears, 78-62, as redshirt freshman Cartier Diarra led three players in double figures with 14 points.
• K-State is 64-20 (.762) all-time in exhibition play dating to 1964, including 49-9 (.845) at home. The Wildcats have a 43-9 (.827) record in exhibition play at Bramlage Coliseum, including 21 consecutive wins dating back to 2004.
• The Wildcats have three wins over the Tigers during its current 21-game win streak, including 95-59 in 2007, 90-60 in 2011 and 70-52 in 2015.
• K-State has primarily played the Kansas members of the MIAA (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) since switching to Division II teams in exhibition play in 2004, which includes six meetings with Washburn, four with Pittsburg State and three with Emporia State and Fort Hays State.
• The last home setback in exhibition play came to the EA Sports All-Stars, 79-67, on Nov. 6, 2003. Overall, the last loss in an exhibition came during the team’s tour of Italy and Switzerland last summer – an 85-74 setback to the Kosovo National Team on August 16, 2016. The Wildcats went 3-2 on the tour.
• Last season, K-State posted wins over Pittsburg State (85-72) and Washburn (73-58) in exhibition play at Bramlage Coliseum. The Wildcats averaged 79 points on 45.1 percent shooting, including 37 percent from 3-point range, during their exhibition slate, while allowing 65 points on 36.1 percent shooting.
• Junior Barry Brown, Jr., was one of three Wildcats to average double figures during exhibition play last season, as he averaged a team-high 16 points on 55.6 percent shooting (10-of-18). Other returners include Xavier Sneed (11.0 ppg.), Dean Wade (9.5 ppg.), Kamau Stokes (5.0 ppg.), James Love III (2.0 ppg.), Brian Patrick (1.5 ppg.) and Pierson McAtee (1.0 ppg.).
• K-State won its last exhibition with Fort Hays State, 70-52, on Nov. 6, 2015, as the Wildcats converted 19 Tiger turnovers into 23 points. Wesley Iwundu led three players in double figures with a game-high 17 points in a starting lineup that also featured Stokes (4 points) and Wade (3 points).
• K-State is 9-0 under Bruce Weber in exhibition play at home with wins over Washburn (81-61) and Emporia State (81-51) in 2012, Pittsburg State (75-54) in 2013, Washburn (68-56) in 2014, ESU (80-42) and Fort Hays State in 2015 and Pittsburg State and Washburn last season.

 

LAST TIME OUT

• K-State received a jump-start to the 2017-18 season last Saturday (Oct. 21), as the Wildcats received a special waiver to play Missouri State in a special exhibition to benefit the victims of the recent hurricanes. The department was able to raise just over $15,000 from the game to benefit the American Red Cross.
• Behind the strength of balanced scoring, the Wildcats knocked off the Bears, 78-62, in a game in which they led for nearly 39 minutes. Redshirt freshman Cartier Diarra registered a team-high 14 points in just 18 minutes off the bench, while juniors Kamau Stokes (13) and Barry Brown, Jr. (12) also posted double figures. The Bears were led by Jarrid Rhodes’ game-high 20 points.
• All 15 available Wildcats saw action in the contest with only three (Brown, Stokes and Dean Wade) playing more than 20 minutes. Twelve of the 15 players scored with 11 tallying at least one made field goal. Six newcomers saw action, including a start by junior graduate transfer Mawdo Sallah (2 points/3 rebounds).
• Wade led all players with 7 rebounds, while Brown and Stokes each dished out a team-best 3 assists. Stokes paced all players with 4 steals.
• The Wildcats connected on 47.4 percent (27-of-57) of their field goals, including 53.8 percent (14-of-26) in the first half. The team shot 36.8 percent (7-of-19) from 3-point range and 60.7 percent (17-of-28) from the free throw line. The Bears went 33.9 percent (20-of-59) from the field, including 39.1 percent (9-of-23) from long range.
• Both teams capitalized on turnovers with K-State forcing 17 turnovers, including 11 steals, to score 24 points off of miscues, while Missouri State made the most of 12 Wildcat turnovers to post 19 points.
• The Wildcats held the advantage in points in the paint (28-20), points off turnovers (24-19), fast-break points (12-4) and bench points (39-22), while the Bears had a slight 13-11 edge in second-chance points with a 44-37 rebounding margin.
• K-State used a starting lineup of juniors Barry Brown, Jr., Kamau Stokes and Dean Wade, sophomore Xavier Sneed and graduate transfer Mawdo Sallah… Stokes and Wade have now started all 5 career exhibition games dating back to the 2015-16 season.
• In addition to Sallah’s start, five other newcomers saw action, including Makol Mawien (7 points/4 rebounds), Mike McGuirl (2 points), Nigel Shadd (4 points/5 rebounds), Levi Stockard III (1 point/1 rebound) and Amaad Wainright (0 points/4 rebounds).

TOM GILBERT
Associate Director for Athletics Communications | K-State Athletics

 

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Highlighted by a September 8 home game with SEC opponent Mississippi State, K-State’s 2018 football schedule is now complete with the Wildcats hosting seven games at Bill Snyder Family Stadium beginning September 1.

The Wildcats will open the season with three-straight home games before hitting the road for Big 12 play. The 2018 season will see the Cats host four Big 12 opponents at Bill Snyder Family Stadium in Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas Tech and KU.

“I have heard from many of our fans about their desire to make plans as early as possible for future football games, and we are pleased to announce our full 2018 schedule which includes seven games at Bill Snyder Family Stadium – four Big 12 matchups and three straight non-conference games to open the season,” Athletics Director Gene Taylor said. “I have been so impressed by our gameday atmosphere and fan support this year, and I know the K-State Nation will be in full force not only the rest of this current season but also in 2018. We have some of the best fans in the country, and I know they look forward to an exciting home schedule, which features Mississippi State from the SEC and Big 12 opponents Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas Tech and Kansas.”

Following the 10th-annual K-State Family Reunion against South Dakota on September 1, the Cats will host the Bulldogs on September 8 for the first time in program history before wrapping up non-conference play on September 15 against UTSA.

The Big 12 portion of the schedule begins with the Cats heading to West Virginia on September 22 before hosting Texas on September 29.

Following a trip to Baylor on October 6, K-State will host Oklahoma State on October 13 before a bye week on October 20 and a road game at Oklahoma on October 27. The month of November will begin with a trip to TCU followed by consecutive home games against KU (November 10) and Texas Tech (November 17). The Cats will then wrap up the regular season November 24 at Iowa State.

The 2018 Big 12 Championship will be played December 1 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, with the top-two teams in the regular season standings squaring off.

Ticket prices and options, in addition to individual game promotions and events, will be announced at a later time.

2018 K-State Football Schedule

Sept. 1 vs. South Dakota

Sept. 8 vs. Mississippi State

Sept. 15 vs. UTSA

Sept 22 at West Virginia

Sept. 29 vs. Texas

Oct. 6 at Baylor

Oct. 13 vs. Oklahoma State

Oct. 20 BYE

Oct. 27 at Oklahoma

Nov. 3 at TCU

Nov. 10 vs. Kansas

Nov. 17 vs. Texas Tech

Nov. 24 at Iowa State

 

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — There was a feeling of familiarity at the Sprint Center on Tuesday as the Big 12 gathered for its annual media day. TCU, Baylor and Texas Tech were among the schools that bring back a bunch of seniors this season. But another reason for the familiarity is Kansas, which is once again picked to finish atop the league.

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Looking to extend its sellout streak of Bill Snyder Family Stadium to 39 games when the Wildcats face West Virginia on November 11, K-State Athletics officials have announced only scattered singles and standing-room only seating options remain for the contest against the Mountaineers, a game that serves as Fort Riley Day.

Scattered singles are priced at $35 and can be purchased by clicking here. Standing-room only tickets are on sale for $65 and are available by clicking here, while a $149 Wildcat 4 Pack is available by clicking here.

Fans are also encouraged to sign up for ReplyBuy for any game-week visiting team returns by clicking here.

As always, fans looking for contiguous reserved ticket options can do so through Vivid Seats, the official secondary ticket partner of K-State Athletics, by clicking here.

K-State is on the road for the next two games. The Wildcats travel to Lawrence this Saturday for the 115th edition of the Dillons’ Sunflower Showdown, a 2 p.m., contest in Memorial Stadium. The next week, November 4, K-State travels to Lubbock, Texas, to face Texas Tech at 11 a.m., inside Jones AT&T Stadium. Both games will be shown nationally by FS1.

Kansas State looks to rebound from a heartbreaking 42-35 loss to No. 9 Oklahoma on Saturday as the Wildcats head east to Lawrence for the 109th edition of the Dillons’ Sunflower Showdown. Saturday’s game at Memorial Stadium, which kicks at 2 p.m., will be shown nationally on FS1 with Tim Brando (play-by-play), Spencer Tillman (analyst) and Holly Sonders (sideline) on the call. The game can also be heard across the 40-station K-State Sports Network with Wyatt Thompson (play-by-play), former K-State quarterback Stan Weber (analyst) and Matt Walters (sidelines) calling the action. Coverage will also be available on SiriusXM channels 108 and 200 in addition to the TuneIn app. Live stats are available atkstatesports.com, while Twitter updates (@ kstate_gameday, @KStateFB) will all be a part of the coverage.

A LOOK AT K-STATE

• Guided by Hall of Famer Bill Snyder, who is in his 26th year at the helm, the Wildcats are looking to defeat in-state rival Kansas for the ninth-straight season.
• The K-State offense took a step in the right direction against No. 9 Oklahoma last Saturday, totaling 412 total yards, including 268 yards on the ground.
• In just his second career start, QB Alex Delton accounted for 286 total yards, including a career-high 142 rushing yards and three touchdowns. He teamed with Alex Barnes (108 yards) to give the Wildcats two 100-yard rushers in the same game for the 15th time in school history.
• The Wildcats, who reached 200 rushing yards for the fourth time this season, enter the week second in the Big 12 in rushing at 199.1 yards per game, just 0.3 yards per game behind Oklahoma.
• Six different Cats have scored on the ground this year, while four different receivers have carded a touchdown catch, led by Dalton Schoen and Isaiah Zuber’s three.
• Schoen, who had 128 yards and touchdowns of 82 and 12 yards at Texas, leads the Wildcats with 325 yards through the air.
• K-State’s defense held its first four opponents to under 21 points for the sixth time under Snyder, joining the 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000 and 2002 teams.
• The Wildcats are led by a pair of linebackers in Trent Tanking (60 tackles) and Jayd Kirby (55 tackles), both of whom rank in the top eight in the Big 12 in tackles.
• Will Geary has a team-best 3.0 sacks and 6.5 TFLs to tie for eighth and ninth in the Big 12, respectively.
• Kendall Adams has been a ballhawk with two interceptions – including a pick-six – and a fumble-return touchdown this season. Adams also ranks fourth on the team with 40 tackles.
• Cornerback Duke Shelley is tied for fifth in the Big 12 with six passes defended, while fellow corner D.J. Reed has 25 career passes defending in just his second season.

A LOOK AT THE SERIES

• Kansas leads the all-time series, 64-45-5, but Kansas State has won each of the last eight meetings and 21 of the last 26 dating back to 1991.
• The Wildcats’ average margin of victory over the last eight years is 30.25, while they have hit the 45-point mark in five of those contests.
• Head coach Bill Snyder is 21-4 all-time against the Jayhawks – including a 9-3 mark in Lawrence – as his 21 victories over the Jayhawks are tied for the most by an active head coach over any one opponent (Snyder vs. Iowa State).
• The series is one of six in the nation that has currently been played continuously for at least 100 years and the longest among Big 12 opponents.

  SUNFLOWER STATEMENT

• Saturday’sgame has extra meaning for the 49 players on K-State’s roster from the state of Kansas (40.5-percent of roster). Of the 49 Kansans on the roster, 11 have made starts this season.
• Six of the starters are on offense in the form of QB Alex Delton, FB Winston Dimel, RB Alex Barnes, TE Dayton Valentine, WR Dalton Schoen and OL Scott Frantz.
• On the defensive side, DT Will Geary and Trey Dishon, DE Tanner Wood, LB Trent Tanking and DB Denzel Goolsby all hail from the Sunflower State.