The Tuesday night high school basketball schedule finds:
–Junction City at Hays
–Council Grove goes to Chase County
–Riley County visits Clay Center
–Rock Creek is at Saint Mary’s
–Saint Xavier hosts Manhattan CHIEF
–Wamego visits Chapman
–Abilene is at McPherson
–Concordia goes to Marysville
–Shawnee Heights hosts Seaman
–Piper visits Hayden
–Topeka High visits Highland Park
–Topeka West is at Ottawa
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas has rewarded David Beaty with a two-year contract extension and a significant raise after he took the Jayhawks from a winless record in his first season to a pair of wins in Year 2.
The extension keeps Beaty with the Jayhawks through the 2021 season, while increasing his salary to $1.6 million in the first year with an additional $100,000 each succeeding year.
Beaty had been among the worst-paid coaches in power-five conferences, making $800,000 last season.
Kansas was a smoldering program when Beaty took over from the fired Charlie Weis, but his team showed promise last season despite failing to win a game. Victories over Rhode Island in the Jayhawks’ opener and an upset of Texas during the conference schedule were tangible evidence of progress.
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State senior defensive end Jordan Willis has accepted an invitation to play in the 68th Annual Reese’s Senior Bowl, held on January 28, at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama, the organization announced Monday.
Willis, the 2016 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and an All-American by multiple outlets, will be the seventh Wildcat to play in the game since 2012. Each of the last two years, a former K-State player who participated in the premier college scouting event has been a high draft pick: Tyler Lockett – a third-round pick in 2015 by the Seattle Seahawks – and Cody Whitehair – a second-round selection in 2016 by the Chicago Bears.
A product of Kansas City, Missouri, Willis led the Big 12 and ranked ninth nationally during the regular season with a school-record tying 11.5 sacks as part of his 16.5 tackles for loss on the year. Willis has 26.0 career sacks to rank third in school history, while his 39.5 career TFLs rank ninth in K-State history and mark the first time a Wildcat has cracked the top 10 since 2001.
Entering his final game as a Wildcat, Willis has recorded a sack in 11 of the last 16 games dating back to his junior year and a TFL in 14 of the last 16.
A team captain for the 2016 Wildcats, Willis has helped lead K-State to an 8-4 record, including a 6-3 mark in the Big 12 to finish fourth in the league standings. Kansas State faces Texas A&M (8-4, 4-4 SEC) in the 2016 AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl at NRG Stadium on Wednesday, December 28. It is the 20th bowl game in school history and the 18th under head coach Bill Snyder. The game kicks off at 8 p.m., and will be shown to a national audience on ESPN, while it can be heard across the K-State Sports Network and on ESPN Radio.
Public tickets for K-State fans are still available at the K-State Online Ticket Office and through the K-State Athletics Ticket Office in Bramlage Coliseum or via phone at 1-800-221-CATS. Fans are strongly encouraged to order through K-State’s official allotment to ensure that all Wildcat fans are seated in the official K-State sections of the stadium. The location for K-State’s ticket allotment at the Texas Bowl is among the best of any bowl game with prime sideline seating locations available for $85.
The Junction City Blue Jay wrestling team finished sixth out of 19 teams at the Shawnee Mission Northwest Invitational on Saturday.
Blue Jay coach Bob Laster reported that Junction City scored 150 team points. Individual highlights for the Blue Jays included a second place finish by Aryus Jones at 182 pounds, first place for John Clark at 152, third place for Max Bazan at 126 pounds, and Terrance Adelege finished fourth at 170 pounds.
The Blue Jays compete in the Emporia Classic next Saturday.
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Katie Lou Samuelson hit six 3-pointers and poured in 26 points, Napheesa Collier added 22 and top-ranked Connecticut used a big run in each half to knock off Kansas State 75-58 on Sunday.
Kia Nurse added 13 points for the Huskies (9-0), who ran their winning streak to 84 straight games, six shy of their 90-game stretch from 2008-10. It was also their 27th consecutive road win.
Breanna Lewis had 18 points to lead the Wildcats (9-1), who were off to their best start since 2008.
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Jesse Ertz, Jordan Willis and Dante Barnett were named Kansas State’s 2016 offensive and defensive MVPs, while Colborn Couchman, Trent Tanking, Dominique Heath and Byron Pringle took home special teams MVP honors as the Wildcat football program held its annual awards ceremony Sunday at McCain Auditorium on the K-State campus.
Ertz enters the bowl season with the fifth-most rushing yards among FBS quarterbacks this season which included three 100-plus games in 2016. He has combined for 18 touchdowns and needs just 107 total yards in the bowl game to move into the school’s single-season Top 10 for total offense.
Willis swept Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year honors from both the coaches and Associated Press as the product of Kansas City, Missouri, leads the league and ranks ninth nationally with a school-record tying 11.5 sacks in addition to 16.5 tackles for loss to rank second in the conference and 20th in the country this season.
A four-year starter, Barnett garnered All-Big 12 recognition this season after recording 61 tackles, 3.5 for losses, one interception and three passes defended. The “quarterback” of the defense also currently is the most experience player in the Big 12 Conference with 40 career starts.
K-State again ranked as one of the top overall special teams units in college football as Pringle and Heath both recorded return scores this season, while Couchman and Tanking combined for 75-percent of all special teams tackles and were key ingredients to the unit’s success.
Also on the evening, Willis and All-Big 12 linebacker Elijah Lee garnered Defensive Front Seven Player of the Year honors, while All-Big 12 right tackle Dalton Risner earned Offensive Lineman of the Year honors.
On the academic side, Academic All-Big 12 selections Zach Reuter and Matt Seiwert received the program’s Scholar-Athlete award, while the Big 12-leading and school-record 29 Academic All-Big 12 selections were also honored. A total of 19 Wildcats will play in the AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl having already earned degrees from Kansas State.
Riding a 5-1 record over the final half of the 2016 season, including three straight wins to secure its fifth eight-win season since 2011, K-State will play Texas A&M in the 2016 AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl on Wednesday, December 28. The game, which dates back to 2006 when K-State played in the inaugural bowl matchup, pits the Big 12 and the SEC and will be played at NRG Stadium at 8 p.m. CT, with a nationwide television audience watching on ESPN.
Public tickets for K-State are available now at the K-State Online Ticket Office and through the K-State Athletics Ticket Office in Bramlage Coliseum or via phone at 1-800-221-CATS. Fans are strongly encouraged to order through K-State’s official allotment to ensure that all Wildcat fans are seated in the official K-State sections of the stadium. The location for K-State’s ticket allotment at the Texas Bowl is among the best of any bowl game with prime sideline seating locations available for $85. Student tickets, priced at $85, are also available.
2016 K-State Football Awards
Overachiever Award – Brock Monty
Red Raider Award – Skylar Thompson and Tyler Burns
Scholar-Athlete Award – Zach Reuter and Matt Seiwert
Purple Pride Award – Brogan Barry and Colby Moore
Ken Ochs Courage Award – Charmeachealle Moore
Kevin Saunders Never Give Up Award – Joe Hubener
Bob Cope Memorial Award – Logan O’Dea
Nancy Bennett Memorial Award – Tanner Wood and Tyler Mitchell
Anthony A. Bates Memorial Award – Sam Sizelove and Alex Delton
Joan Friederich Award – Deante Burton and Will Davis
Jim “Shorty” Kleinau Award – Winston Dimel
Most Improved Defensive Player – D.J. Reed, Trey Dishon and Reggie Walker
Most Improved Offensive Player – Reid Najvar, Alex Barnes and Abdul Beecham
Outstanding Defensive Front Seven Award – Jordan Willis and Elijah Lee
Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award – Dalton Risner
Special Teams Most Valuable Player – Colborn Couchman, Trent Tanking, Dominique Heath and Byron Pringle
Defensive Most Valuable Player – Jordan Willis and Dante Barnett
Offensive Most Valuable Player – Jesse Ertz
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KENNY LANNOU
Associate A.D. for Communications | K-State Athletics
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Frank Mason III had 18 points and seven assists without a turnover, Josh Jackson and Svi Mykhailiuk added 15 points apiece and No. 3 Kansas 
cruised to an 89-72 victory over Nebraska on Saturday.
The Jayhawks (9-1) had no trouble with their old conference foe despite playing without forward Carlton Bragg Jr., who is suspended indefinitely. Bragg was charged Friday with misdemeanor battery.
Bragg sat on the bench in street clothes, watching as Devonte Graham scored 14 points and Landen Lucas added 12, as the Jayhawks rolled to their 18th consecutive win over the Huskers and their 46th in a row at Allen Fieldhouse.
Tai Webster led Nebraska (5-5) with 22 points. Ed Morrow Jr. finished with 16.
Wesley Iwundu had 15 points and eight rebounds, Barry Brown had 14 points and Kansas State methodically pulled away from Washington State in the second half for a 70-56 victory Saturday night.
Dean Wade added 11 points and Xavier Sneed finished with 10 for the Wildcats (9-1), who overcame a lousy first-half shooting performance to win their 16th consecutive non-conference home game.
It was also their third straight win over the Cougars.
Washington State (5-5) controlled almost the entire first half, never trailing until the final couple of minutes. But coach Ernie Kent’s team fell behind 28-26 headed into the locker room, and kept slipping farther behind during the second half, when the Wildcats heated up from the perimeter.
Josh Hawkinson had 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Cougars. Charles Callison also scored 10.
The Saint Xavier boys high school basketball team rolled to a 70-46 victory over Blue Valley Randolph Friday night. The game was played at the Bradley Gym at Saint Xavier.
The Rams are 4-1 on the season.
AP-KS–Kansas Prep Scores
Friday’s Scores
The Associated Press
Boys
Abilene 50, Augusta 49
Beloit 63, Republic County 36
Bishop Miege 87, McPherson 54
Buhler 68, Salina South 51
BV North 40, BV West 39, OT
Centralia 83, Axtell 43
Doniphan West 57, Clifton-Clyde 53
Girard 65, Baxter Springs 53
Goddard-Eisenhower 74, Andover 41
Halstead 56, Minneapolis 34
Hill City 59, Hays-TMP-Marian 53
Holly, Colo. 70, Johnson-Stanton County 28
Holton 48, Nemaha Central 45
Immaculata 51, McLouth 35
Jefferson North 38, Horton 36
Junction City 67, Great Bend 54
Lawrence Free State 68, Mill Valley 60
Linn 60, Wetmore 39
Maize 52, Derby 37
Maize South 51, Arkansas City 43
Marysville 58, Clay Center 37
Rock Creek 63, Council Grove 52
Royal Valley 45, Perry-Lecompton 39
Salina Central 58, Hutchinson 44
Shawnee Heights 68, Topeka West 51
Silver Lake 60, Riley County 39
Smoky Valley 48, Concordia 40
South Baca, Colo. 71, Rolla 53
Spring Hill 60, Labette County 24
Topeka Hayden 54, Basehor-Linwood 52
Topeka Seaman 68, Lansing 41
Troy 74, Hanover 63
Valley Falls 45, Oskaloosa 44
Valley Heights 58, Frankfort 39
Veritas Christian 63, Cornerstone Family 60
Walsh, Colo. 61, Greeley County 47
Wamego 72, Jefferson West 50
Washburn Rural 55, SM Northwest 50
Wichita Bishop Carroll 58, Wichita Northwest 47
Wichita Campus 57, Newton 56
Wichita Heights 49, Wichita West 15
Wichita South 69, Wichita North 38
Winfield 34, Clearwater 31
| Bennington Tournament |
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Halstead 56, Minneapolis 34
| Brewster (SageBrush)Tournament |
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| Consolation Semifinal |
Golden Plains 39, Heartland Christian 34
Wichita County 55, Weskan 43
| Semifinal |
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Logan 52, Triplains-Brewster 46
St. Francis 63, Cheylin 30
| Burlington Tournament |
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Burlington 71, Baldwin 61
Louisburg 75, Anderson County 49
| Caldwell Tournament |
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Argonia 47, Norwich 37
Caldwell 62, Central Burden 57
| Castle Rock Tournament |
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Dighton 56, Wheatland-Grinnell 40
| First Round |
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| Pool B |
Hoxie 64, Ellis 43
| Cattle Trail Tournament |
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| Consolation Semifinal |
Hitchcock County, Neb. 40, Oberlin-Decatur 39
| Central Heights Tournament |
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| Seventh Place |
West Franklin 52, Central Heights 40
| Championship Showdown |
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| Consolation Semifinal |
Olathe East 65, Southeast 61
| Semifinal |
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Barstow, Mo. 59, SM East 41
St. James Academy 85, Bishop Seabury Academy 63
| Chapman Tournament |
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El Dorado 56, Rossville 44
Salina Sacred Heart 70, Chapman 58
| Cimarron Tournament |
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| Semi-Finals |
Cimarron 65, Satanta 42
South Gray 66, Minneola 30
| Circle Tournament |
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Circle 70, Mulvane 61
| DeSoto Tournament |
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| Seventh Place |
KC Turner 54, KC Bishop Ward 37
| Emporia Tournament |
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Parsons 49, Coffeyville 46
| Fairfield Tournament |
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Fairfield 44, South Haven 40
Otis-Bison 60, Flinthills 31
| Goodland Tournament |
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| Consolation Semifinal |
Burlington 58, Wray, Colo. 50
Wallace County 44, Yuma, Colo. 33
| Semifinal |
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McCook, Neb. 56, Goodland 47
Norton 57, Colby 29
| Herington Tournament |
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Centre 51, Wichita Classical 46
Rural Vista 57, Herington 26
| Humboldt Tournament |
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Erie 50, Humboldt 45, OT
Uniontown 43, Crest 33
| Larned Tournament |
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| Semifinal |
Spearville 50, Hoisington 23
Spearville 50, Hoisington 23
St. John 65, Macksville 49
| Liberal Tournament |
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Hereford, Texas 36, Dodge City 31
| Linn County Tournament |
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Prairie View 54, Drexel, Mo. 29
| Marion Tournament |
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Berean Academy 42, Wichita Home School 31
Remington 62, Peabody-Burns 35
| Marmaton Valley Tournament |
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Olpe 50, Northeast-Arma 22
West Elk 52, Marmaton Valley 28
| Moundridge Tournament |
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Hillsboro 47, Moundridge 44
Inman 59, Lyons 25
| Natoma Tournament |
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Natoma 36, Palco 23
| Osborne Tournament |
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Osborne 55, Lakeside 43
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 48, Thunder Ridge 45
| Paola Tournament |
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| Seventh Place |
Wellsville 78, KC East Christian 57
| Third Place |
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Eudora 59, Paola 51
| Roundball Classic Tournament |
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Holcomb 68, Purcell, Okla. 61
Palmer Ridge, Colo. 50, Garden City 42
Wichita Trinity 48, Scott City 41
| Russell Tournament |
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| Consolation Semifinal |
Phillipsburg 56, Lincoln 16
Plainville 57, Russell 29
| Semifinal |
|---|
Central Plains 64, Ellsworth 47
Nickerson 65, Ell-Saline 36
| St. Mary’s Tournament |
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Mission Valley 62, Onaga 58
| St. Paul Tournament |
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Southeast 76, Chetopa 57
St. Paul 64, Columbus 49
| Syracuse/Stanton County Tournament |
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Holly, Colo. 70, Elkhart 28
Syracuse 43, McClave, Colo. 29
Walsh, Colo. 61, Greeley County 47
| Tescott Tournament |
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Sylvan-Lucas 56, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 19
Wilson 59, Tescott 42
| Thunderbird Invitational |
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Smith Center 57, Pike Valley 55
Washington County 32, Wakefield 23
| Trego Tournament |
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| Consolation Semifinal |
Northern Valley 52, Trego 48
| Semifinal |
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Ness City 82, LaCrosse 41
| Udall Tournament |
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Cedar Vale/Dexter 55, Oxford 48
| Yates Center Tournament |
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| Seventh Place |
Marais des Cygnes Valley 65, Altoona-Midway 22
| Fifth Place |
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Southern Coffey 57, Bluestem 56
| Third Place |
|---|
Hartford 56, Cherryvale 41
| GIRLS’ BASKETBALL |
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Abilene 55, Augusta 42
Barstow, Mo. 42, KC Turner 24
Beloit 49, Republic County 44, OT
Bishop Miege 62, McPherson 45
Blue Valley 67, SM North 42
Caldwell 76, Central Burden 25
Carl Junction, Mo. 60, Pittsburg 30
Chase County 58, Lyndon 25
Circle 60, Mulvane 18
Clay Center 61, Marysville 46
Clifton-Clyde 45, Doniphan West 37
Concordia 47, Smoky Valley 41
Council Grove 62, Rock Creek 27
Frankfort 57, Valley Heights 41
Galena 56, Commerce, Okla. 29
Gardner-Edgerton 67, Excelsior Springs, Mo. 18
Girard 42, Baxter Springs 31
Goddard 38, Andover Central 34
Goddard-Eisenhower 38, Andover 34
Great Bend 57, Junction City 42
Hanover 64, Troy 20
Hays-TMP-Marian 47, Hill City 36
Hesston 58, Chanute 20
Hiawatha 58, Riverside 25
Jefferson North 55, Horton 24
Jefferson West 49, Wamego 33
Labette County 76, Spring Hill 72, OT
Lansing 61, Topeka Seaman 59
Lawrence 51, Notre Dame de Sion 39
Linn 51, Wetmore 50
Maize 52, Derby 37
Maize South 42, Arkansas City 41
Maur Hill – Mount Academy 49, Jackson Heights 32
Mill Valley 54, Lawrence Free State 42
Newton 56, Wichita Campus 24
Norwich 44, Argonia 21
Perry-Lecompton 50, Royal Valley 41
Pleasant Ridge 51, Heritage Christian 33
Riley County 56, Silver Lake 54
Rose Hill 47, Garden Plain 38
Sabetha 32, Atchison County 18
Salina Central 43, Hutchinson 33
Salina South 45, Buhler 42, 2OT
Savannah, Mo. 62, Atchison 54
SM Northwest 54, Washburn Rural 42
SM West 52, SM South 42
Tonganoxie 62, Ottawa 38
Topeka Hayden 48, Basehor-Linwood 42
Topeka West 55, Shawnee Heights 53
Valley Falls 47, Oskaloosa 24
Veritas Christian 52, Cornerstone Family 41
Wichita Bishop Carroll 62, Wichita Northwest 45
Wichita East 55, Wichita Southeast 40
Wichita Heights 54, Wichita West 40
Wichita South 65, Wichita North 6
Winfield 46, Clearwater 37
| Bennington Tournament |
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Halstead 48, Minneapolis 41
Solomon 42, Bennington 34
| Brewster (Sagebrush) Tournament |
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| Consolation Semifinal |
Cheylin 71, Heartland Christian 39
Weskan 44, Wichita County 27
| Semifinal |
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Golden Plains 53, St. Francis 44
Triplains-Brewster 31, Logan 21
| Burlington Tournament |
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Baldwin 71, Burlington 46
Louisburg 46, Anderson County 34
| Castle Rock Tournament |
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Dighton 59, Quinter 26
Hoxie 49, Wheatland-Grinnell 43
| Cattle Trail Tournament |
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| Semifinal |
Dundy County-Stratton, Neb. 63, Oberlin-Decatur 20
| Central Heights Tournament |
|---|
| Semifinal |
Cimarron 51, Sublette 33
Meade 54, South Gray 38
| Seventh Place |
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KC Christian 47, Osawatomie 18
| Fifth Place |
|---|
Iola 44, West Franklin 29
| Chapman Tournament |
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Chapman 47, Salina Sacred Heart 35
Rossville 47, El Dorado 17
| Emporia Tournament |
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Emporia 33, Independence 30
Parsons 43, Coffeyville 11
| Fairfield Tournament |
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Otis-Bison 51, Flinthills 47
| Goessel Tournament |
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Goessel 55, Canton-Galva 34
Little River 39, Elyria Christian 36
| Goodland Tournament |
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| Consolation Semifinal |
Colby 50, Burlington, Colo. 47
Wallace County 52, McCook, Neb. 44
| Semifinal |
|---|
Wray, Colo. 60, Norton 51
Yuma, Colo. 47, Goodland 42
| Herington Tournament |
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Centre 34, Wichita Classical 31
Herington 45, Rural Vista 39
| Hugoton Tournament |
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Hooker, Okla. 45, Ulysses 38
Hugoton 80, Southwestern Hts. 19
| Humboldt Tournament |
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Uniontown 33, Crest 17
| Kingman Tournament |
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Haven 52, Wellington 44
Kingman 57, Sterling 42
| Larned Tournament |
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| Semifinal |
Kiowa County 33, St. John 32
Spearville 54, Larned 40
| Liberal Tournament |
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Hereford, Texas 36, Dodge City 31
| Linn County Tournament |
|---|
Drexel, Mo. 45, Prairie View 29
| Marion Tournament |
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Berean Academy 54, Wichita Home School 43
Remington 57, Peabody-Burns 8
| Marmaton Valley Tournament |
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West Elk 37, Marmaton Valley 28
| Moundridge Tournament |
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Inman 59, Lyons 25
Moundridge 42, Hillsboro 24
| Natoma tournament |
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Palco 38, Natoma 34
Western Plains-Healy 37, Pawnee Heights 32
| Osborne Tournament |
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Lakeside 42, Osborne 36
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 46, Thunder Ridge 39
| Roundball Classic Tournament |
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Garden City 42, Palmer Ridge, Colo. 34
Purcell, Okla. 50, Holcomb 37
Wichita Trinity 38, Scott City 36
| Russell Tournament |
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| Consolation Semifinal |
Phillipsburg 53, Lincoln 43
Plainville 56, Ell-Saline 49
| Semifinal |
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Central Plains 76, Ellsworth 30
Russell 40, Nickerson 27
| Skyline Tournament |
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Cunningham 41, Medicine Lodge 33
Pratt Skyline 39, Pretty Prairie 38
| St Paul Tournament |
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Columbus 42, St. Paul 26
Southeast 51, Chetopa 38
| St. Mary’s Tournament |
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Mission Valley 47, Onaga 31
St. Mary’s 46, Northern Heights 39
| Syracuse/Stanton County Tournament |
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Greeley County 56, Walsh, Colo. 25
Holly, Colo. 54, Elkhart 38
Syracuse 49, McClave, Colo. 37
| Tescott Tournament |
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Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 45, Sylvan-Lucas 32
Wilson 54, Tescott 41
| Thunderbird Invitational |
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Pike Valley 32, Smith Center 31
Washington County 65, Wakefield 20
| Trego Tournament |
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| Consolation Semifinal |
Ness City 60, Trego 54
| Semifinal |
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LaCrosse 48, Northern Valley 41
| Yates Center Tournament |
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| Seventh Place |
Marais des Cygnes Valley 37, Altoona-Midway 17
| Third Place |
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Cherryvale 57, Yates Center 38
| Championship |
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Hartford 40, Sedan 35
