DETROIT (AP) – Kendrys Morales homered three times and set a team record with 15 total bases, and the Kansas City Royals routed the Detroit Tigers 10-3 on Sunday, avoiding a sweep in the three-game series.

Morales also hit a triple – only his second of the season – and Christian Colon had a career-high four hits for the AL Central-leading Royals. Paulo Orlando also homered for Kansas City.

Kris Medlen (5-1) allowed three unearned runs and five hits in five innings for Kansas City, which entered the day with an 11-game lead over second-place Minnesota in the division.

Detroit’s Alfredo Simon (13-10) allowed eight runs and 13 hits in 4 1-3 innings.

Danny Duffy pitched four innings for first career save.

K-State 39 Louisiana Tech 33 ( 3 overtimes )

The two college football teams matched up Saturday at Bill Snyder Family Stadium.

–A capacity crowd of 53,540 attended the game. It was the 22nd sellout dating back to 2012, and the third largest crowd in school history.

–K-State extended their scoring streak to 232 consecutive games.

–Junior quarterback Joe Hubener made his second career start at quarterback, throwing for 195 yards and three touchdowns on 15 of 26 attempts.

–Senior wide receiver Kody Cook hauled in a career-high four passes for a career-high 73 yards and two touchdowns, including the game winner in the third overtime.

–Redshirt freshman running back Justin Silmon rushed a career-high and game-high 24 times for 114 yards.

–Redshirt freshman wide receiver Dominique Heath pulled in two receptions for 42 yards and a touchdown. His touchdown came on a third down play in the first overtime.

–Sophomore linebacker Elijah Lee finished the game with a career-high 12 tackles, including three for loss, two sacks and a forced fumble.

–Senior place kicker Jack Cantele was 4-of-4 on field goals from distances of 33, 38, 20 and 44 yards. The 44-yard field goal Cantele made in overtime tied his career long set on Nov. 2, 2013 against Iowa State.

–It was Sudler Day in recognition of the Kansas State University Marching band receiving the 2015 Sudler Trophy, a biannual award that recognizes a college marching band of special merit. The trophy honors the close historical relationship and outstanding contribution of college marching bands to the American way of life.  During the halftime ceremony where the trophy was presented,  Band Director Frank Tracz received a long ovation from the crowd at Bill Snyder Family Stadium.

–It was also Band Day at K-State. Bands from 17 schools participated in the halftime performance.

In the postgame press conference following K-State’s 39-33 triple overtime victory over Louisiana Tech it was too soon for Bill Snyder to assess whether his Wildcat football team had taken a step forward.

On multiple occasions in regulation Kansas State had opportunities to put the game away or open up leads, but a fumble or a quarterback rushing play that came up just two or three yards short prevented that from occurring.

Snyder did say he was proud of his team, noting this group of young players have not been in that situation before. “They managed to carve their way through it. I’m not sure exactly how but they did. At least we’re 3-0.”

The K-State coach noted the Wildcats third down conversions “were horrendous. We were one out of in the first half and didn’t get much better in the second half. ”

This was the third overtime game in program history for Kansas State. The last one was a four-overtime contest on Nov. 12, 2011 at Bill Snyder Family Stadium when the Wildcats defeated Texas A & M 53-50.

Kansas State survived a scare from Louisiana Tech at Bill Snyder Family Stadium Saturday.

The Wildcats outlasted the Bulldogs in three overtimes, 39-33.

K-State quarterback Joe Hubener threw three touchdown passes including a 31-yard strike to Kody Cook on third and 16 in triple overtime. Then the Wildcat defense held on four pass attempts by the Bulldogs that fell incomplete, to secure the victory before 53,540 fans.  It was the third largest attendance in the history of Bill Snyder Family Stadium.

Cook described the winning touchdown. “They stayed too high. They were in cover two a lot of the game, and we could recognize that. ” Cook added, “Thesafety opened up so I took it down the middle. I knew I was open, I just knew I had to get in, Joe ( Hubener ) put it on me, great ball, I did the easy thing catching it,Joe made a great throw.”

Hubener completed 15 of 26 passes for 195 yards in the win. He threw another TD pass in the first overtime, connnecting with Dominique Heath on a 22 yard strike in the back of the end zone. “It was a weird play, I don’t know. The defense played it weird, we ran it weird. He was there early and I was a little late on it, somehow it got through there and he caught it.”

Justin Silmon rushed for 119 yards on 24 carries for Kansas State, while Louisiana Tech completed 30 of 51 passes for 314 yards and one touchdown.

Also for Kansas State, Jack Cantele kicked four field goals, including a 44-yarder to tie the game in the second overtime, and force the extra session.

Kansas State, 3-0, is off next Saturday. The Wildcats will play at Oklahoma State October 3. Louisiana Tech fell to 1-2 on the season.

PREP FOOTBALL
Abilene 27, Concordia 6
Anderson County 63, Northeast-Arma 13
Andover Central 28, Goddard 21
Anthony-Harper-Chaparral 26, Wichita Trinity 7
Atchison 62, KC Washington 6
Attica/Argonia 58, Central Burden 6
Augusta 19, McPherson 13
Axtell 54, Pawnee City, Neb. 20
Beloit 20, Salina Sacred Heart 17
Bennington 46, Moundridge 6
Bluestem 36, Belle Plaine 20
Bonner Springs 27, Basehor-Linwood 21
Buhler 54, Winfield 6
Burlingame 48, Frankfort 26
Central Plains 74, Macksville 0
Chanute 21, Coffeyville 18
Cheney 42, Wichita Independent 20
Cherryvale 32, Burlington 7
Chetopa 46, Pleasanton 44
Clay Center 40, Chapman 20
Council Grove 48, Herington 14
El Dorado 14, Rose Hill 7
Elk Valley 48, Flinthills 12
Emporia 72, Topeka West 14
Fredonia 41, Yates Center 0
Frontenac 40, Southeast 0
Garden City 42, Great Bend 28
Garden Plain 27, Conway Springs 12
Gardner-Edgerton 37, Blue Valley Southwest 7
Girard 42, Baxter Springs 6
Goddard-Eisenhower 29, Maize South 20
Goessel 50, Centre 42
Halstead 55, Hillsboro 7
Hanover 48, Wakefield 0
Hays 29, Liberal 0
Hesston 49, Sterling 7
Hill City 48, Quinter 0
Hoisington 34, Pratt 14
Holton 14, Sabetha 13
Hugoton 27, Colby 8
Humboldt 22, Caney Valley 20
Hutchinson 37, Salina South 14
Hutchinson Central Christian 46, Stafford 40, OT
Hutchinson Trinity 19, Inman 14
Jackson Heights 46, McLouth 8
Junction City 64, Shawnee Heights 0
KC Sumner 37, KC Harmon 22
KC Turner 28, KC Bishop Ward 6
LaCrosse 24, Minneapolis 14
Lansing 35, Tonganoxie 6
Larned 16, Kingman 15
Lawrence 14, Lawrence Free State 12
Lincoln 64, Clifton-Clyde 38
Logan/Palco 18, Stockton 12
Louisburg 29, KC Piper 7
Lyndon 14, Northern Heights 7
Meade 49, Southwestern Hts. 0
Medicine Lodge 44, Douglass 6
Mission Valley 42, West Franklin 26
Mulvane 21, Clearwater 7
Nemaha Central 72, Hiawatha 0
Nickerson 45, Lyons 13
Norton 27, Oakley 7
Olathe Northwest 30, Leavenworth 7
Olpe 40, Eureka 6
Osage City 40, Chase County 7
Otis-Bison 58, Ness City 14
Ottawa 36, Spring Hill 6
Paola 28, Eudora 21
Perry-Lecompton 26, Baldwin 20
Phillipsburg 76, Plainville 42
Pittsburg Colgan 37, Riverton 0
Poteau, Okla. 49, Wichita Campus 21
Prairie View 53, Central Heights 6
Rawlins County 50, Northern Valley 0
Riverside 38, Atchison County 14
Rock Hills 42, Osborne 36
Rossville 41, Rock Creek 7
Royal Valley 40, Santa Fe Trail 14
Salina Central 41, Maize 28
Scott City 42, Goodland 14
Sedan 44, Marmaton Valley 36
Silver Lake 40, Riley County 6
SM East 44, SM Northwest 20
Smith Center 40, Hays-TMP-Marian 0
Smoky Valley 40, Haven 20
Solomon 68, Rural Vista 20
South Gray 50, Fowler 0
Southeast Saline 42, Russell 17
Spearville 60, South Barber 12
Springfield, Colo. 52, Rolla 14
St. Francis 38, Oberlin-Decatur 34
St. James Academy 26, DeSoto 10
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 45, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 0
St. Paul 45, Altoona-Midway 0
Tescott 32, BV Randolph 30
Topeka Hayden 21, Manhattan 14
Troy 27, Valley Heights 0
Udall 56, Oxford 26
Ulysses 34, Holcomb 20
Valley Center 35, Newton 14
Victoria 52, St. John 6
Wallace County 60, Trego 14
Wamego 28, Marysville 0
Washburn Rural 31, Topeka Seaman 14
Washington County 34, Doniphan West 7
Wellington 58, Circle 8
Wellsville 22, Osawatomie 21
Weskan 72, Western Plains 22
West Elk 52, Caldwell 30
Wheatland-Grinnell 48, Golden Plains 0
Wichita Bishop Carroll 47, Kapaun Mount Carmel 7
Wichita Collegiate 46, Andale 45, OT
Wichita County 16, Johnson-Stanton County 12
Wichita Heights 53, Dodge City 48
Wichita West 50, Wichita East 21
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
Labette County vs. Iola, ppd. to Sep 19.

MANHATTAN -What was once a crowded field battling for the starting quarterback job at Kansas State has suddenly grown thin. After losing starter Jesse Ertz to a knee injury on the first possession of the opening game of the season against South Dakota, the Wildcats have now lost backup Alex Delton. The true freshman from Hays High reportedly injured his knee while closing out K-State’s victory at Texas-San Antonio on Saturday.

Click below to read Kellis Robinett’s story on Delton’s injury from Thursday’s Kansas City Star:
Kansas State backup quarterback Alex Delton injured right knee against UTSA, recovery time unknown

The Wildcats close out non-conference play at home this Saturday afternoon against Louisiana Tech.

CLEVELAND (AP) – Omar Infante drove in a career-high seven runs and the Kansas City Royals overcame some early sloppiness for an 8-4 win over the Cleveland Indians on Thursday night.

Infante, a veteran infielder making his first start in 11 days, hit a three-run homer in the second inning off Corey Kluber (8-14), added a two-run double in the fifth after the Indians pulled their ace and a two-run single in the seventh.

Infante also had a sacrifice and nearly matched the offensive output of teammate Mike Moustakas, who set a team record with nine RBIs on Saturday against Baltimore. Needing a triple to hit for the cycle, Infante lined out to center field in the ninth.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Denver cornerback Bradley Roby returned Jamaal Charles’ second fumble 21 yards for a touchdown with 27 seconds remaining, completing a stunning comeback in the Broncos’ 31-24 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday night.

Peyton Manning threw for 256 yards and three touchdowns, the last to Emmanuel Sanders with 36 seconds left as the Broncos (2-0) appeared headed for overtime. But on the next play by the Chiefs (1-1), Charles was stripped by Brandon Marshall and the ball bounced right into Roby’s hands.

The dramatic about-face came after Knile Davis gave Kansas City the lead with 2:27 left on an 8-yard run, raising hope among a sellout crowd that the Chiefs might finally end some curses.

Instead, Denver pushed its winning streak to seven straight over its AFC West rival, while Manning improved to 14-1 in his career against the Chiefs.

The Junction City Lady Jay volleyball team fell to Emporia 25-22, 21-25, 17-25 but defeated Topeka High 25-14, 25-20 in a triangular hosted by Emporia on Thursday.

The Lady Jays will compete in a triangular at Shawnee Heights September 23.