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Another Balanced Effort Guides K-State Past Oklahoma, 75-64

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – A dominant first-half performance paired with five players scoring in double figures led Kansas State to a 75-64 victory over Oklahoma in front of 12,295 fans at Bramlage Coliseum on Saturday.

 

The win extended the Wildcats’ home court winning streak to 11 games, including 10 straight at Bramlage Coliseum, which celebrated its 350th victory in the contest against the Sooners.

 

K-State (13-2, 2-1 Big 12) got an early lead and never looked back en route to the 11-point victory, which was the 11th in last 16 meetings with Oklahoma. The Wildcats led for more than 38 minutes, while the Sooners never led. All five K-State starters scored in double figures for the fifth time under head coach Bruce Weber this season, including the second consecutive contest, with a team-high 16 from senior Wesley Iwundu.

 

The Wildcats shot lights out for the entire 40 minutes, shooting 53.6 percent (15-of-28) in the first half and 55 percent (11-of-20) in the second half to finish at 54.2 percent (26-of-48) for the game. It marked the seventh time this season that the team has connected on 50 percent or better from the field, including the fourth occasion doing in both halves. The squad has at least one half of 50 percent shooting in 13 of 15 games.

 

Joining Iwundu in double figures was sophomore Barry Brown (14), sophomore Kamau Stokes (13), sophomore Dean Wade (12) and senior D.J. Johnson (10).

 

Oklahoma was led by freshman Kameron McGusty, who scored 20 points in the contest.

 

The Basics

  • Final Score: Kansas State 75, Oklahoma 64
  • Records: Kansas State 13-2, 2-1 Big 12 // Oklahoma 6-8, 0-3 Big 12
  • Attendance: 12,295
  • Next Game: Tuesday, Jan. 10 // at Texas Tech // 8:15 p.m. CT // ESPNews

 

The Short Story

  • A strong shooting performance propelled K-State to its 10th straight win at Bramlage Coliseum, as the Wildcats posted a 75-64 victory over Oklahoma in front of 12,295 fans on Saturday.
  • K-State played a dominant first half, shooting 53.6 percent (15-of-28) from the field and 50 percent (6-of-12) from beyond the arc, and found themselves up 43-27 at the break.
  • Oklahoma opened the second half quickly, opening on a 12-5 run to cut the lead to 48-39 with 15:30 to play. The Sooners would pull with 7 points on multiple times, including 67-60 with 3:08 remaining.
  • K-State would thwart any further comeback by scoring 8 of the last 12 points.
  • All five starters scored in double figures for the third time this season, including the second consecutive game, led by senior Wesley Iwundu’s 16 points.

Tom Gilbert – Associate Director for Athletic Communications – K-State Athletics

Seaman Basketball Teams Defeat Junction City

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small-blue-jayLed by 25 points from Tanyon Schafer the Seaman Vikings rolled to a 61-44 victory over the Junction City Blue Jays Friday night at the Shenk Gym.

The Vikings’ post player scored inside and outside including a pair of 3-point shots to help Seaman improve to 5-1, while the Blue Jays fell to 2-5.

Junction City coach Nate Schmitt noted the performance by Schafer was expected. “That kid’s been playing since he was a freshman. He’s very confident at this level, and he’s doing a good job. The only frustrating thing is we predicted every single move he was going to make, and we tried to make the adjustment at halftime. Sometimes, 16-17 year old kids it doesn’t register the first time, so I was a little disappointed in the way we defended him in the second half, but overall he’s a good player and he did a good job tonight.”

The Blue jays were led by A.J. Dickerson with 13 points while A.J. Range had 12 points.

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In the girls varsity basketball game at the Shenk Gym Seaman defeated Junction City 57-43. Seaman opened up a six point lead at halftime and then outscored the Lady Jays 13-8 in the third quarter, and gradually pulled away.

Katera Mayfield had 15 and Megan Sumner 13 points for Seaman, with Sumner hitting four 3-point shots.

Junction City  ( 2-5 ) got 11 points from Brianna Jensen and 10 from Ally McGuire.

 

 

Friday Night High School Basketball Scores

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little basketballsKS–Kansas Prep Scores
Friday’s Scores
The Associated Press

Abilene 52, Marysville 45

Andale 72, Mulvane 33

Andover 60, Maize South 52

Andover 60, Maize South 52

Atchison 46, Holton 33

Augusta 57, El Dorado 46

Basehor-Linwood 54, Tonganoxie 24

Baxter Springs 68, Riverton 32

Beloit 71, Russell 40

Bishop Miege 46, Mill Valley 43

Bishop Seabury Academy 70, Veritas Christian 45

Buhler 67, Winfield 52

Burlingame 72, Marais des Cygnes Valley 27

Chapman 64, Clay Center 44

Chase County 56, West Franklin 55

Cheney 65, Douglass 54

Clearwater 53, Wellington 49

Coffeyville 46, Chanute 34

Conway Springs 74, Medicine Lodge 36

Crest 63, Marmaton Valley 55

Dighton 52, Quinter 37

Doniphan West 69, Linn 58

Ellsworth 66, Republic County 59, OT

Eudora 61, DeSoto 30

Frankfort 70, BV Randolph 49

Garden City 37, Great Bend 35, OT

Gardner-Edgerton 66, BV West 57

Hanover 56, Centralia 43

Haven 58, Nickerson 44

Hays-TMP-Marian 57, Ellis 47

Hesston 60, Lyons 35

Highland Park 49, Manhattan 38

Hillsboro 63, Larned 47

Hoisington 62, Kingman 56

Holcomb 70, Goodland 42

Horton 50, Pleasant Ridge 40

Hugoton 81, Colby 20

Hutchinson Trinity 52, Remington 46

Immaculata 38, Valley Falls 36

Independence 71, Parsons 61

Iola 53, Osawatomie 37

Jackson Heights 60, McLouth 26

Jefferson West 55, Royal Valley 45

Kapaun Mount Carmel 72, Wichita East 69, OT

KC Christian 73, Oskaloosa 28

KC Piper 62, Lansing 51

Kinsley 52, Cunningham 48

Lawrence Free State 56, Olathe North 44

Leavenworth 59, SM Northwest 47

Logan 55, Golden Plains 23

Louisburg 68, Baldwin 58

Marion 56, Ell-Saline 54

McPherson 62, Circle 52

Meade 45, Syracuse 37

Mission Valley 61, Central Heights 47

Nemaha Central 75, Riverside 47

Northern Heights 54, Osage City 47

Norton 58, Stockton 49

Olathe South 54, Lawrence 38

Olpe 59, Southern Coffey 47

Osborne 62, Lincoln 32

Otis-Bison 62, Victoria 49

Ottawa 56, Paola 32

Perry-Lecompton 64, Atchison County 33

Phillipsburg 50, Plainville 47

Pittsburg Colgan 55, Columbus 25

Pratt 52, Labette County 45

Rock Creek 69, Silver Lake 51

Sabetha 41, Hiawatha 33

Salina Central 76, Goddard-Eisenhower 59

Shawnee Heights 62, Bonner Springs 55

SM South 60, SM West 50

Smoky Valley 59, Halstead 40

Southeast Saline 61, Minneapolis 39

Spring Hill 30, Blue Valley Southwest 25

St. Francis 77, Idalia, Colo. 25

St. John 53, Ness City 42

St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 61, Hill City 44

Sterling 75, Bennington 69

Topeka Hayden 68, Emporia 63

Topeka Seaman 61, Junction City 44

Trego 51, Oberlin-Decatur 39

Valley Heights 53, Washington County 49

Wabaunsee 54, St. Mary’s 45

Wamego 65, Concordia 49

Washburn Rural 72, Topeka 66

Wellsville 74, Anderson County 30

Wetmore 43, Onaga 30

Wichita Collegiate 74, Rose Hill 43

Wichita Independent 61, Belle Plaine 50

Wichita North 45, Wichita Northwest 44

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL

Abilene 61, Marysville 32

Andale 43, Mulvane 38

Augusta 46, El Dorado 41

Baldwin 65, Louisburg 26

Basehor-Linwood 57, Tonganoxie 35

Baxter Springs 34, Riverton 32

Beloit 38, Russell 33

Berean Academy 45, Moundridge 29

Blue Valley Southwest 35, Spring Hill 32

Burlingame 38, Marais des Cygnes Valley 31

Central Plains 72, Macksville 18

Centralia 55, Hanover 48, OT

Chanute 38, Coffeyville 34

Cheney 63, Douglass 24

Chetopa 38, Altoona-Midway 16

Cimarron 41, Dodge City 37

Clay Center 57, Chapman 29

Columbus 33, Pittsburg Colgan 22

Concordia 59, Wamego 42

Conway Springs 61, Medicine Lodge 29

Council Grove 65, Lyndon 14

Crest 42, Marmaton Valley 40

DeSoto 51, Eudora 30

Dighton 52, Quinter 21

Ellsworth 45, Republic County 31

Emporia 67, Topeka Hayden 52

Eureka 42, Fredonia 31

Fairfield 49, Burrton 37

Gardner-Edgerton 51, BV West 36

Goessel 57, Solomon 24

Golden Plains 41, Logan 32

Goodland 50, Holcomb 46

Great Bend 68, Garden City 58

Halstead 56, Smoky Valley 43

Hays-TMP-Marian 65, Ellis 26

Hesston 56, Lyons 19

Hodgeman County 50, Satanta 28

Holton 73, Atchison 40

Horton 47, Pleasant Ridge 43

Hugoton 81, Colby 20

Independence 51, Parsons 31

Iola 57, Osawatomie 23

Jackson Heights 54, McLouth 29

Jefferson North 56, Maur Hill – Mount Academy 42

Jefferson West 43, Royal Valley 41

Kapaun Mount Carmel 55, Wichita East 36

KC Piper 66, Lansing 56

Kingman 54, Hoisington 36

Kinsley 47, Cunningham 41

Kiowa County 56, Spearville 34

Labette County 57, Pratt 24

Lakeside 32, Pike Valley 22

Lamar, Mo. 54, Frontenac 45

Larned 46, Hillsboro 26

Lawrence Free State 73, Olathe North 57

Leavenworth 46, SM Northwest 34

Linn 42, Doniphan West 27

Maize South 58, Andover 39

Manhattan 74, Highland Park 30

Marion 48, Ell-Saline 30

McPherson 58, Circle 45

Mission Valley 40, Central Heights 27

Nemaha Central 49, Riverside 26

Neodesha 48, Cherryvale 43

Nickerson 39, Haven 36

Northeast-Arma 62, Southeast 53

Northern Heights 54, Osage City 47

Oakley 19, Smith Center 15

Olathe East 48, Olathe Northwest 37

Olathe South 54, Lawrence 38

Olpe 58, Southern Coffey 18

Osborne 44, Lincoln 31

Oskaloosa 49, KC Christian 37

Oswego 48, Jayhawk Linn 47, OT

Otis-Bison 66, Victoria 27

Paola 62, Ottawa 44

Pawnee Heights 53, Ashland 38

Perry-Lecompton 33, Atchison County 28

Pittsburg 44, Fort Scott 28

Plainville 42, Phillipsburg 28

Remington 56, Hutchinson Trinity 31

Rose Hill 56, Wichita Collegiate 23

Rural Vista 36, Peabody-Burns 16

Sabetha 41, Hiawatha 29

Salina Central 57, Goddard-Eisenhower 27

Scott City 50, Ulysses 42

Sedan 54, Argonia 44

Shawnee Heights 42, Bonner Springs 25

Silver Lake 43, Rock Creek 31

SM East 47, SM North 32

South Central 45, South Gray 44

Southeast Saline 46, Minneapolis 42

St. Francis 52, Idalia, Colo. 36

St. James Academy 59, BV North 40

St. John 67, Ness City 45

St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 60, Hill City 48

Sterling 63, Bennington 22

Stockton 47, Norton 34

Sublette 51, Elkhart 50

Sylvan-Lucas 67, Tescott 45

Syracuse 42, Meade 33

Topeka Seaman 57, Junction City 41

Topeka West 60, KC Washington 28

Valley Falls 48, Immaculata 14

Wabaunsee 46, St. Mary’s 17

Washburn Rural 69, Topeka 44

Waverly 55, Madison/Hamilton 34

Wellington 59, Clearwater 17

Wellsville 49, Anderson County 35

West Elk 38, Yates Center 23

Wichita Heights 50, Wichita Southeast 41

Wichita Independent 60, Belle Plaine 20

Wichita Northwest 70, Wichita North 51

Wichita Trinity 40, Chaparral 27

Winfield 42, Buhler 35

POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS

Fowler vs. Rolla, ccd.

Hays vs. Liberal, ppd.

K-State Welcomes Kruger, Oklahoma to Bramlage Coliseum Saturday

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GAME 15

OKLAHOMA (6-7, 0-2 Big 12)

AT KANSAS STATE (12-2, 1-1 Big 12)

Saturday, January 7, 2017 >> 2 p.m. >> Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) >> Manhattan, Kan.

TICKETS

kstatesports.com

(800) 221.CATS

$25 (bench), $50 (chairbacks)

Wildcat 4-Pack: $75 (4 bench/GA)

Bramlage Bundle: $30 | $15 (12+group)

 COACHES

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

Overall: 404-211/19th season

At K-State: 91-56/5th season

  1. Oklahoma: 6-2 (4-0 at home)

 

Oklahoma: Lon Kruger (Kansas State ‘75)

Overall: 596-368/31st season

At Oklahoma: 117-64/6th season

  1. Kansas State: 7-7 (3-4 on the road)

 

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP

Kansas State (12-2, 1-1 Big 12)

G: #3 Kamau Stokes (10.9 ppg., 4.6 apg.)

G: #5 Barry Brown (12.1 ppg., 3.1 rpg.)

G: #25 Wesley Iwundu (12.3 ppg., 5.5 rpg.)

F: #32 Dean Wade (10.4 ppg., 5.6 rpg.)

F: #4 D.J. Johnson (11.6 ppg., 6.6 rpg.)

 

Oklahoma (6-7, 0-2 Big 12)

G: #1 Rashad Odomes (9.3 ppg., 2.5 rpg.)

G: #3 Christian James (11.5 ppg., 4.2 rpg.)

G: #13 Jordan Shepherd (4.4 ppg., 0.5 rpg.)

F: #11 Kristian Doolittle (7.0 ppg., 5.2 rpg.)

F: #12 Khadeem Lattin (8.8 ppg., 5.6 rpg.)

 

INSIDE THE SERIES

Overall: Oklahoma leads 106-97 (series began in 1920)

In Big 12 era: Oklahoma leads 14-12 (5-8 on the road)

In Manhattan: K-State leads 61-27 (last meeting – 2/6/2016)

Current Streak: K-State, 1

Last Meeting: K-State, 80-69, in Manhattan, Kan., on 2/6/2016

Weber vs. Oklahoma: 6-2 (4-0 at home)

Weber vs. Kruger: 7-2 (4-0 at home)

 

GAME 15 – QUICK HITTERS

  • Kansas State (12-2, 1-1 Big 12) returns to the friendly confines of home on Saturday, as the Wildcats welcome home one of their greatest all-time players and coaches – Lon Kruger – with a match-up against his Oklahoma Sooners (6-7, 0-2 Big 12) at Bramlage Coliseum at 2 p.m. CT on ESPNews.
  • Kruger was both a player and coach at K-State, earning Big Eight Player of the Year honors (1973 & 1974) during his playing career for legendary coach Jack Hartman from 1971-74 before serving as an assistant coach to Hartman from 1977-82 and head coach from 1986-90.
  • K-State is looking to rebound from just its second loss, as No. 3/2 Kansas held off a late Wildcat rally with a jumper at the buzzer, 90-88, to end a 7-game winning streak. Despite the loss, the 12-2 start ties for the best start under head coach Bruce Weber with the 2012-13 squad.
  • The Wildcats had many positives in the setback, as it was the closest match-up with the Jayhawks at Allen Fieldhouse since its last win in 2006 while they scored the second-most points (88) in the building in the series and the most since a 91-72 victory in Feb. 7, 1962.
  • Sophomore Dean Wade, the Big 12’s leading scorer (19.0 ppg.) in league games, once again led the Wildcats with a career-tying 20 points at Kansas, as all 5 starters registered double figures for the fourth time under head coach Bruce Weber, including the second time this season.
  • K-State is the only Big 12 team to have all 5 starters averaging in double figures and the lone school with 5 double-digit scorers. In all, the Wildcats have had 6 different leading scorers with those 6 players tallying at least 7 double-figure scoring games led by sophomore Barry Brown’s 11.
  • K-State has won 10 straight at home venues (including 9 in a row at Bramlage Coliseum) dating back to last season with the last loss coming to Texas, 71-70, on Feb. 22, 2016. The Wildcats went unbeaten at home (8-0) in non-conference play for the second consecutive season.
  • K-State has won its 9 home games by an average of 16.8 points per game, while averaging 74.3 points on 48.1 percent shooting and holding opponents to just 57.6 points on 37.4 percent shooting. Sophomore Barry Brown (12.9 ppg.) is one of 4 players averaging in double figures at home.
  • Oklahoma is one of three Big 12 schools to lead the all-time series with K-State, as the Sooners are 106-97 in a rivalry that dates back to 1920. However, the Wildcats have won 10 of the last 15 meetings, including 6 of 10 match-ups with former player and coach Lon Kruger.

 

THE OPPONENT: OKLAHOMA (6-7, 0-2 Big 12)

  • Oklahoma enters Saturday’s game with a 6-7 record after dropping a 60-57 decision at TCU on Tuesdaynight… The Sooners have lost 5 in a row since starting the season and have lost both true road games (at Wisconsin and at TCU).
  • The Sooners are averaging 76 points on 43.6 percent shooting, including 39 percent from 3-point range, on the season with 38.1 rebounds, 13.2 assists, 8.2 steals and 5.1 blocks per game… They are allowing opponent 72.2 points per game on 42.1 percent shooting, including 36.2 percent from beyond the arc… The team is shooting 69.3 percent from the free throw line.
  • Oklahoma has 2 players averaging in double figures led by senior guard Jordan Woodard, who has missed the last 3 games due to injury… Woodard is averaging a team-best 17.6 points on 43.2 percent shooting and has a team-best 26 3-pointers… Sophomore guard Christian James is averaging 11.5 points on 42.1 percent shooting and has 24 3-point field goals on 48 percent shooting… Fellow sophomore Rashard Odomes is averaging 9.3 points on 45.4 percent shooting, while junior forward Khadeem Lattin is averaging 8.8 points on 51.9 percent shooting to go with a team-hgh 5.6 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game.
  • Oklahoma is led by 6th-year head coach Lon Kruger, who has a 117-64 record in his tenure… He has a 596-368 record in his 30th season as a head coach, which includes stints at Pan American (1982-86), Kansas State (1986-90), Florida (1991-96), Illinois (1996-2000), UNLV (2004-11) and now Oklahoma… He is the only coach to take 5 different teams to the NCAA Tournament.

 

BREAKING DOWN THE SERIES

  • This will be the 204th meeting between the two schools with Oklahoma leading the series, 106-97… The schools have met at least once every season since 1927, while the series dates to 1920… It is the 5th-most played rivalry in school history.
  • Oklahoma is 1 of only 3 Big 12 schools (Kansas and West Virginia) to hold a series advantage over K-State.
  • Oklahoma holds a 15-12 record in the Big 12 era, including a 14-12 mark in the regular season.
  • K-State owns a 59-36 record at home against Oklahoma, including a 13-8 mark at Bramlage Coliseum.
  • K-State has won 10 of the last 15 meetings since dropping 8 in a row from 2000-06.

Throwback Night

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small-blue-jayThe Junction City Blue Jay boys basketball team will be wearing old Blue Jay uniforms when they host the Topeka Seaman Vikings Friday night at the Shenk Gym.

JCHS coach Nate Schmitt is encouraging anyone that wants to participte to wear their old high school items as well.

The Lady Jays varsity will host Seaman at approximately 6 p.m. with the boys game following about 7:45 p.m.

K-State Kicks Off 2017 at Bill Easton Classic

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track-and-fieldMANHATTAN, Kan. – After opening the indoor season with two home meets in early December, the Kansas State track and field team opens the 2017 portion of its indoor schedule as it makes the quick trip down I-70 to compete in the Bill Easton Classic hosted by the Kansas Jayhawks in Anschutz Sports Pavilion on Friday.

The meet is set to begin at 1 p.m., CT, with four different field events, while the track events are set to kick off at 3 p.m., CT, with the women’s 3000 meter run. Admission to the meet is free.

“This should be a good meet to get us back into a competitive mode,” Director of Track and Field and Cross Country Cliff Rovelto said about Friday’s meet. “All the schools are coming off the Christmas break and most of the athletes are not very sharp right now. Having said that, I know that we will have a few athletes that will set personal bests and there will be some quality marks.”

This season marks the first time since the 2015 season that the Wildcats will compete at the Bill Easton Classic. At that meet, the Wildcats left Lawrence with 11 first-place finishes, four top-10 program marks and several personal bests.

K-State’s 2015 Bill Easton Classic was highlighted by sprinter A’Keyla Mitchell, who took first place in the 200 meter dash and broke the school record in the event. A freshman in 2015, Mitchell posted a time of 23.97, topping a then 25-year old school record held by former Wildcat Markeya Jones.

The Wildcats will also look to ride the momentum from the success it saw on December 10 as both the men and women swept the competition at the K-State Winter Invitational to close out 2016. K-State athletes combined for 17 first-place finishes in Ahearn Field House to seal the victory for the Wildcats.

For more information on the Wildcats’ first meet of 2017, including a full schedule and heat sheets, can found here. Live results for the meet will be provided by Black Squirrel Timing and can be found here.

For the latest on K-State track and field follow @kstatesports and @KStateTFXC on Twitter or Kansas State Track & Field/Cross Country on Facebook.

Topeka West – Junction City Split Varsity Games

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small-blue-jayThe Topeka West guard duo of Elijah Griffin and Koriyon Carr combined for 36 points and led the Chargers to a 68-63 boys basketball win over the Junction City Blue Jays at the Shenk Gym.

The Chargers took advantage of numerous Blue jay turnovers in the ballgame, which saw Junction City rally from a big early first quarter deficit to within one point twice in the second half. A.J. Range of Junction City had numerous scoring opportunities around the rim and was often fouled in the process. He wound up with 21 points to lead the Blue Jays, while teammate Lonnie Autry finished with 16 points.

The Blue Jays fell to 2-4 with the loss, while Topeka West improved to 2-3.

In the girls varsity game Junction City was a 47-30 winner over Topeka West.

The Lady Jays were led by Alana Kramer with 18 points, with 14 of those coming in the first half. Junction City improved to 2-4, while Topeka West fell to 3-2.

Jayhawks Edge Wildcats

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little basketballsLAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Svi Mykhailiuk went the length of the court and threw in a finger-tip layup as the buzzer sounded to give No. 3 Kansas a 90-88 victory over Kansas State on Tuesday night.

Josh Jackson matched a career high with 22 points to go with nine rebounds and six assists, and Landen Lucas added 18 points and 12 rebounds, as the Jayhawks (13-1, 2-0 Big 12) pushed their home winning streak to 50 in one of the closest games during that incredible streak.

The Wildcats (13-2, 1-1) had the first chance to take the lead in the final seconds, but Dean Wade missed a 3-pointer and the ball bounced out of bounds with 5.6 ticks left on the clock.

Kansas struggled to get the ball inbounds, but once it got into Mykhailiuk’s hands, he used his long stride to carry him down the court. His buzzer-beating basket gave him 11 points in the game, not to mention kept coach Bill Self from losing to Kansas State for the second time at Allen Fieldhouse.

Wade matched a career high with 20 points.

Blue Jay Basketball

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small-blue-jayThe head coach for the Junction City Blue Jay boys basketball team, Nate Schmitt, has announced that he is buying t-shirts for the first 150 students who attend the game between Junction City and Topeka West Tuesday night at the Shenk Gym.

Schmitt also said Friday is Throwback Night, when the Blue Jays will be wearing old uniforms.  They are encouraging anyone that wants to participate and wear their old high school “stuff” do to so. The Blue Jays host Topeka Seaman Friday night,

Chiefs Clinch AFC West Championship

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small chiefsSAN DIEGO (AP) — Alex Smith threw for two touchdowns and ran for another, and the Kansas City Chiefs clinched the AFC West title and a first-round playoff bye with a 37-27 victory Sunday against the Chargers in perhaps the final NFL game in San Diego.

The Chiefs (12-4) clinched the division with the win and Oakland’s loss at Denver.

San Diego fired coach Mike McCoy after the game.

Smith, who went to nearby Helix High in La Mesa, scored on a 5-yard scramble early in the second quarter to tie the game at 10 and then threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to wide-open Charcandrick West later in the quarter to put the Chiefs ahead for good at 17-10. That followed the first of two interceptions by Philip Rivers that led to 10 points for the Chiefs.

Smith was intercepted once, on a deflected pass that Jahleel Addae returned 90 yards for a touchdown to pull the Chargers (5-11) to 20-17 in the third quarter.

Smith came right back and threw a 2-yard scoring pass to West, who again was wide open.

Rookie Tyreek Hill showed some fancy footwork in returning a punt 95 yards for a touchdown in the final minute of the third quarter.

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