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K-State vs. Texas Tech

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Game 5
 Texas Tech at Kansas State
Date: Saturday, October 8, 2016

Kickoff: 6 p.m.

Location: Manhattan, Kan.

Stadium: Bill Snyder Family Stadium (50,000)

Series: Texas Tech Leads, 9-7

 

 

K-STATE RETURNS HOME, HOSTS TEXAS TECH

Following a heartbreaking 17-16 loss at West Virginia last weekend to open Big 12 play, K-State returns home to Bill Snyder Family Stadium as the Wildcats host the Texas Tech Red Raiders in a primetime nationally-televised league matchup. Saturday’s game, which kicks off at 6 p.m., will be televised nationally on ESPNU with Clay Matvik and Dusty Dvoracek calling the action. The contest can also be heard across the K-State Sports Network with Wyatt Thompson (play-by-play), former K-State quarterback Stan Weber (analyst) and Matt Walters (sidelines) on the call, as well as Sirius channel 136, XM channel 199. Live stats are available at k-statesports.com, while Twitter updates via @ kstate_gameday and @KStateFB will all be a part of the coverage.
A LOOK AT K-STATE

  • Guided by 2015 College Football Hall of Fame inductee Bill Snyder, who is in the midst of his 25th season at the helm of the Wildcats, K-State is looking to bounce back from a tough 17-16 loss at West Virginia.
  • K-State continues to play tough defense as it currently leads the Big 12 and ranks fourth nationally in total defense and has held its opponents to an average of 12.5 points and 239.8 yards per game. This week, the Cats rank tops in the league in rush defense, pass defense, total defense and scoring defense and will face the league’s most potent offense on Saturday.
  • Seven players on defense have recorded 10 or more tackles, led by Elijah Lee’s 33 stops, while Jordan Willis currently is tied for the league lead in sacks with 4.0.
  • K-State has held each of its first four opponents to an average of 85.2 yards a game on the ground.
  • K-State held high-powered West Virginia scoreless in the first half of last week’s contest, marking the first time since the 2014 Iowa State game that the Wildcats pitched a shutout in a half in a Big 12 road game.
  • K-State is a perfect 20-of-20 in red zone scores so far this season, and, dating back to last year, the Wildcats have been perfect on its last 45 red-zone attempts, 32 of which resulted in touchdowns.

A LOOK AT TEXAS TECH

  • Texas Tech currently boasts the top offense in the Big 12, leading the league in pass offense, total offense and scoring offense.
  • Patrick Mahomes II has thrown for a Big 12-best 442.5 yards per game has totaled 483.8 yards per game.
  • Wide Receiver Jonathan Giles has caught a Big 12-best 31 passes for 565 yards and seven touchdowns.
  • The Red Raiders have scored 55 or more points in each of their first four games while giving up 37.2 per game.

A LOOK AT THE SERIES

  • This weekend’s game against the Red Raiders is the 17th all-time meeting, including the 14th in Big 12 play, as Texas Tech holds a 7-9 advantage.
  • The Wildcats have won four of the last five meetings but are looking to bounce back from a 59-44 loss in Lubbock last year.
  • K-State holds a 4-2 advantage in games played in Manhattan and have won two-straight in Bill Snyder Family Stadium by an average of 50.0-18.5.

    CONFERENCE HOME OPENER

  • K-State is 12-8 all-time in Big 12 home openers, including an 11-6 mark under head coach Bill Snyder.
  • Since Snyder’s return to the sidelines in 2009, K-State is 4-3 in Big 12 home openers after dropping last year’s conference opener to No. 2 TCU, 52-45.
  • The Wildcats also opened up its 2014 home Big 12 schedule against Texas Tech with a 45-13 victory.

K-State’s Game at OU Slated for 11 a.m. Kick

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – The Big 12 Conference and ESPN announced Monday that Kansas State’s October 15 game at Oklahoma will kick off at 11 a.m., and be televised by either ABC, ESPN or ESPN2. The exact television designation will be determined following the completion of games this weekend.

 

In a series in which the road team has taken each of the last five games, K-State has won in each of its last two trips to Norman, winning a 24-19 decision over the sixth-ranked Sooners in 2012 before a 31-30 victory over No. 11 Oklahoma in 2014.

 

Kansas State opens its home Big 12 slate this Saturday with a 6 p.m., contest against Texas Tech in Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The game will be shown to a national audience on ESPNU.

 

RYAN LACKEY
Asst. Director/Athletics Communications | K-State Athletics

 

Lee Garners Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week Honors

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Following a career-high 14 tackles and his fourth-career interception last weekend at West Virginia, Kansas State linebacker Elijah Lee has been named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week, the conference office announced Mondaymorning.

 

Lee, who picked up his first-career player of the week accolade, gave K-State its third-consecutive weekly conference honor asDominique Heath (Florida Atlantic) and Byron Pringle (Missouri State) picked up the special teams honors the previous two weeks.

 

A product of Blue Springs, Missouri, Lee bettered his previous career high of 12 tackles achieved last year against Louisiana Tech and in the 2016 season opener at eighth-ranked Stanford. He tallied eight of his 14 tackles in the first half as the Wildcats shut out the Mountaineers over the first 30 minutes, K-State’s first shutout in a half of a Big 12 road game in two years.

 

Lee also recorded his fourth-career interception in the first quarter, which led to a Wildcat touchdown. He became the first Wildcat linebacker since Bryan Hickman (2000-03) with four career interceptions, while he is one of four K-State linebackers under head coach Bill Snyder with at least four picks.

 

The Wildcats host their first Big 12 home game this Saturday as they take on Texas Tech at 6 p.m., in Bill Snyder Family Stadium, a game that will be televised by ESPNU.

 

Fewer than 100 adjoined tickets are available for the game against the Red Raiders. Fans can purchase tickets through the K-State Athletic Ticket office online at www.k-statesports.com/tickets, by phone at 1-800-221-CATS or in person at the main ticket office inside Bramlage Coliseum.

 

– k-statesports.com –

 

Kansas State University, the nation’s first operational land-grant institution and a Carnegie Foundation Tier One university, is recognized as one of the nation’s best colleges with world-class research and academic excellence located in America’s No. 1 College Town (Manhattan, KS).

 

 

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RYAN LACKEY
Asst. Director/Athletics Communications | K-State Athletics

Lindor Helps Indians Top Royals in Regular Season Finale

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kcr smallKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Francisco Lindor hit the go-ahead sacrifice fly in the eighth inning, Josh Tomlin dazzled in his final tune-up for the postseason and the Cleveland Indians beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2 on Sunday.

Tomlin (13-9) dueled with Ian Kennedy (11-11) into the eighth before the new AL Central champs pulled ahead. Santana drew a walk off Kennedy to start the inning, Jason Kipnis followed with a double and Lindor hit a fly ball deep enough to right field for the lead.

Tomlin got the first batter in the eighth before Andrew Miller finished it up, and Cody Allen handled the ninth to earn his 32nd save and give the Indians (94-67) a nice boost heading into the playoffs.

Their Division Series against Boston begins Thursday, though the location was still to be decided.

K-State Falls by One Point at West Virginia

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k-state footballMORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Skyler Howard threw a touchdown pass and West Virginia came from 13 points down in the second half to beat Kansas State 17-16 on Saturday in the Big 12 opener for both teams.

West Virginia is 4-0 for the first time since 2012. The Mountaineers broke a four-game losing streak to the Wildcats since joining the league that year.

Kansas State (2-2) had a chance to win it but Matthew McCrane’s 43-yard field goal with 2:03 left was wide left. West Virginia got the ball at its 26 and ran out the clock.

West Virginia was held scoreless in the first half for the first time in three seasons and finally found the end zone on Justin Crawford’s 1-yard run with 13:41 left in the game.

A 31-yard punt later gave West Virginia the ball back at its 43, and Howard converted a third-down pass to Ka’Raun White at the Kansas State 9 before finding Jovon Durante in the right corner of the end zone from 7 yards out with 6:11 left for the final margin.

THE TAKEAWAY

KANSAS STATE: The Wildcats entered the game with the nation’s top defense but gave up 422 yards to the Mountaineers. Kansas State was held to 286 total yards of offense and Jesse Ertz completed 10 of 30 passes for 166 yards.

WEST VIRGINIA: The Mountaineers left plenty of points off the board. Rushel Shell fumbled the ball away at the Kansas State 3 late in the third quarter, and Josh Lambert earlier missed a 30-yard field goal. Howard had to scramble to find his receivers. He was sacked three times and completed 24 of 41 passes for 298 yards with one interception.

UP NEXT

KANSAS STATE: Hosts Texas Tech next Saturday.

WEST VIRGINIA: Heads into a bye week before playing its first true road game of the season at Texas Tech on Oct. 15.

Hope Stephens Leads Lady Jays In JCHS Invitational

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Junction City High School sophomore Hope Stephens turned in the top finish for the Lady Jay cross country team with a ninth place finish in the JCHS Invitational varsity race. She turned in a time of 10:32.7 on the Milford State Park course.

“We started out really well. I thought I started out well, and I just stayed focused, started picking off people, and I had a pretty good race.” It helped for Hope to run on the Lady Jay home course. “Whenever you have home course you don’t know where everything is, but you know how everything feels and that really helps you mentally.”

Gabriela Reyna of Wichita North won the individual title in 18:44.8. For Junction City Kailey Koomen finished 26th in 22:02.3, Leah Ervin 29th in 22:20.5, Natalie Seib 45th in 23:10.1 and Jada Beck 55th in 24:37.6.

In the varsity girls team competition Manhattan had the winning low score of 35 points. Maize was second with a score of 92 followed by Wichita North 111, Clay Center 127, Hays 151 and Great Bend at 151, Junction City seventh at 152, Salina Central 157, Salina South 185, and Hutchinson did not field a full team.

In the boys competition for Junction City, Jacob Lovell led the way with a 19th place finish in 17:49.1 followed by Zack Bolen in 28th in 18:10.5, Kody Westerhaus 33rd in 18:25.4, Ryan Westfall 38th in 18:33.2, and Isaiah Galicia 40th in 18:37.8.

Kerby Depenbusch of Great Bend finished first in the individual boys varsity race of 16:21.9.

Manhattan won the boys varsity team title with the low score of 33 points followed by Great Bend with 88, Maize 116, Wichita North 124, Junction City fifth with a score of 158 points, Hutchinson 163, Salina South 166, Hays 192, Salina Central 197, Clay Center 204, St. Mary’s Academy 310 and St. John’s Military did not field a full team.

Blue Jay boys varsity cross country runners ( center ) huddle up before their race in the JCHS Invitational.
Blue Jay boys varsity cross country runners ( center ) huddle up before their race in the JCHS Invitational.

 

 

 

Junction City High School Cross Country Invitational is Saturday

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crossc countryThe Junction City Blue Jay and Lady Jay cross country teams are hosting their own invitational at Milford State Park on Saturday.

In addition to JCHS there will be teams from Clay Center, Flint Hills Christian School, Great Bend, Hays, Highland Park, Hutchinson, Maize, Manhattan, Salina Central, Salina South, St. John’s Military, Saint Xavier, St. Mary’s Academy, and Wichita North in the meet.

The schedule of race times includes the girls junior varsity at 10 a.m. followed by the boys junior varsity at 10:30, girls varsity at 11, boys varsity at 11:30, and a C race which will be combined girls and boys runners.

High School Football Scores

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football clip artAbilene 28, Concordia 7

Andale 61, Clearwater 20

Andover 19, Wichita Campus 14

Anthony-Harper-Chaparral 70, Douglass 12

Ashland 64, Bucklin 18

Atchison 58, KC Washington 6

Augusta 56, Chanute 0

Basehor-Linwood 45, Bonner Springs 16

Baxter Springs 45, Riverton 7

Bennington 70, Lincoln 24

Bishop Miege 54, BV West 7

Blue Valley 45, St. James Academy 0

Buhler 48, Winfield 7

Burlingame 48, Onaga 0

Burlington 52, Osawatomie 28

BV Northwest 42, Blue Valley Southwest 35

Caldwell 74, Burrton 0

Caney Valley 42, Erie 2

Central Plains 50, Canton-Galva 0

Cherryvale 15, Neodesha 6

Chetopa 46, Marais des Cygnes Valley 0

Clifton-Clyde 50, Herington 36

Columbus 35, Prairie View 14

Conway Springs 54, Wichita Trinity 14

Crest 52, Altoona-Midway 0

DeSoto 35, Nevada, Mo. 0

Dodge City 35, Wichita South 19

Elkhart 20, Clayton, N.M. 0

Ellinwood 20, St. John 12

Ellsworth 55, Salina Sacred Heart 7

Emporia 40, Topeka West 7

Frankfort 70, Axtell 20

Fredonia 45, Bluestem 0

Frontenac 70, Southeast 0

Galena 38, Coffeyville 33

Goddard 42, Salina South 7

Great Bend 42, Wichita West 24

Halstead 36, Hillsboro 0

Hanover 50, Wetmore 0

Hartford 70, South Haven 18

Haven 55, Lyons 21

Hodgeman County 62, Greeley County 8

Hoisington 32, Pratt 14

Holton 47, Royal Valley 7

Humboldt 73, Eureka 6

Hutchinson 56, Goddard-Eisenhower 16

Hutchinson Central Christian 56, Norwich 6

Hutchinson Trinity 8, Ell-Saline 0

Independence 39, Anderson County 8

Ingalls 52, Moscow 30

Inman 10, Medicine Lodge 0

Jefferson North 42, Horton 6

Jefferson West 16, Hiawatha 14

Junction City 42, Highland Park 12

KC Piper 55, KC Turner 27

KC Schlagle 52, KC Wyandotte 18

Kingman 24, Wichita Independent 7

Labette County 43, Fort Scott 42

LaCrosse 70, Sublette 0

Lawrence 28, Olathe North 7

Lawrence Free State 35, Olathe South 10

Lebo 34, Waverly 26

Logan/Palco 50, Victoria 28

Louisburg 36, Baldwin 8

Lyndon 26, Council Grove 8

Maize 56, Arkansas City 33

Marion 44, Sterling 14

Marysville 28, Clay Center 14

Maur Hill – Mount Academy 48, Missouri Military Academy, Mo. 6

McPherson 35, Circle 6

Minneapolis 54, Southeast Saline 6

Nemaha Central 53, Centralia 19

Ness City 82, Kinsley 26

Newton 45, Salina Central 21

Nickerson 36, Larned 14

Oberlin-Decatur 54, Quinter 6

Olathe East 49, SM South 16

Olathe Northwest 34, Leavenworth 0

Olpe 48, Uniontown 6

Osborne 58, Solomon 8

Oskaloosa 60, Maranatha/Immaculata (FB) 20

Oswego 12, Northeast-Arma 0

Oxford 44, Udall 14

Paola 28, Eudora 14

Pawnee Heights 32, Cheylin 19

Peabody-Burns 60, Flinthills 12

Phillipsburg 56, Ellis 14

Pittsburg 52, Andover Central 0

Pittsburg Colgan 35, Girard 13

Riley County 24, Rock Creek 7

Riverside 24, Atchison County 6

Sabetha 28, Perry-Lecompton 7

Santa Fe Trail 26, Wellsville 21

Scott City 53, Ulysses 7

Sedan 40, Marmaton Valley 20

Silver Lake 36, Rossville 28

Smith Center 43, Oakley 14

South Barber 54, Pretty Prairie 22

South Central 46, Macksville 30

Spearville 58, South Gray 8

Spring Hill 33, Ottawa 12

St. Francis 50, Hoxie 0

St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 46, Linn 0

St. Mary’s 61, Yates Center 0

St. Paul 54, Madison/Hamilton 6

St. Thomas Aquinas 40, Mill Valley 33

Sylvan-Lucas 58, Stockton 18

Topeka 32, Shawnee Heights 28

Troy 62, Doniphan West 28

Valley Center 20, Hays 3

Valley Heights 34, Wabaunsee 28

Wakefield 52, BV Randolph 6

Wallace County 28, Otis-Bison 20

Wamego 41, Chapman 0

Washburn Rural 33, Topeka Hayden 6

Washington County 22, Jackson Heights 14

Weskan 50, Wheatland-Grinnell 6

West Elk 64, Southern Coffey 8

West Franklin 53, Northern Heights 34

Wichita Collegiate 52, Wellington 0

Wichita Northwest 56, Kapaun Mount Carmel 35

 

Blue Jays Improve to 5-0

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small-blue-jayThe Junction City Blue Jays ( 5-0 ) trailed early 6-0 but the offense got going in a 42-12 win over the Highland Park Scots ( 0-5 ) at Al Simpler Stadium.

Jacqaz Barksdale scored on a two-yard touchdown with 4:22 remaining in the first quarter to put the Scots ahead of Junction City 6-0, but on the ensuing possession the Blue Jays drove down the field with Baylor Wilkey scored on a two-yard touchdown run. Wayne Shirley kicked the extra point and Junction City went ahead 7-6. The Blue Jays would never trail again in the ballgame.

Baylor Wilkey rushed for four touchdowns on runs of 2, 2, 1, and 11 yards. Quarterback Ryan Hennington hit eight receivers with passes including Max Bazan four times. Johnnie Jones was on the receiving end of a 24-yard touchdown pass. The Blue Jays also struggled with penalties, and turnovers in the contest.

Highland Park scored a second touchdown late in the third quarter on a 61-yard pass play to Will White. The two touchdowns scored by the Scots in the game were the first two scored by their offense in a ballgame this season.

Next up for Junction City will be the Manhattan Indians next Friday night at Al Simpler Stadium. Both Junction City and Manhattan undefeated. The Indians defeated Seaman 42-21 Friday night in Topeka.

Wakefield Bombers Cross Country Finish Well in Council Grove

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WakefieldThe Wakefield Boy’s and Girl’s results from the Council Grove Cross Country Invitational Meet held at Canning Creek Cove at Council Grove Lake on Thursday September 29, 2016

The schools that competed were Burlington, Chapman, Council Grove, Emporia, Topeka Hayden, Hartford, Herington, Lebo, Maize South, Mission Valley, Northern Heights, Olpe, Osage City, Riley County, Santa Fe Trail, Silver Lake, Wichita Independent, and Wakefield.

Place in order of finish for the Wakefield Bomber Boy’s Varsity Squad:

1st     Johnathan Bowen         Sr.————-15th  Place overall       18:15

2nd     Dalton Murray              Fr.————-37th Place overall       19:22

3rd     Jordan Colglazier          Sr.————-53rd Place overall       20:08

4th     Cole Barber                  Sr.————69th  Place overall       20:57

5th     Kirk Iseli                       Sr.————73rd Place overall        21:15

6th     Kevin Jackson               So.————76th Place overall       21:48

 

Boys’ Team Results:

1st Place      Topeka Hayen              36     Points

2nd Place     Council Grove               56     Points

3rd Place     Riley County                 95     Points

4th Place     Chapman                     103   Points

5th Place     Silver Lake                   135   Points

6th Place     Burlington                    164   Points

7th Place     Osage City                   209   Points

8th Place     Wakefield                     227   Points

9th Place     Solomon                      255   Points

10th Place   Santa Fe Trail               256   Points

11th Place   Mission Valley               297   Points

12th Place   Lebo                            301   Points

13th Place   Northern Heights          304   Points

 

Place in order of finish for the Wakefield Bomber Girl’s Junior Varsity:

1st     Dakota Swader               Fr.————–36th Place overall       25:03**

2nd     Mary Williams                Jr.————–53rd Place overall       27:02

3rd     Ana Hughes                   Jr.————–56th Place overall       27:45

4th     Sierra Otto                     Sr.————–61st Place overall       30:07

**New School Record in the 5K Girls’ from Dakota Swader @ 25:03**

 

Girls’ Team Results:

1st Place      Riley County                  59     Points

2nd Place     Osage City                    76     Points

3rd Place     Topeka Hayden              79     Points

4th Place     Mission Valley                84     Points

5th Place     Council Grove                90     Points

6th Place     Santa Fe Trail                100   Points

 

“All of our kids really enjoy running down here at Council Grove.   It was also a perfect day to run.  The temperature was in the sixties and there was no wind.  So far this year we have been working pretty hard, as I have had two-a-day practices since the beginning of school.   Everyone one of our boys and girls have bought into training hard this season and I believe it is beginning to pay off.  Today everyone on the Bomber cross country team ran their best times of the season!  With only two weeks until league and three week until the regional meet, it is good to see everyone’s time beginning to come down.  If we can get and keep everyone healthy at the end of the season, I feel we can have a good showing at our league meet as well as at our regional.” – Coach Braden

The Wakefield Bombers will head east 20 minutes to Leonardville on Saturday morning October 8th for the Riley County Invitational.

 

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