The Junction City Lady Jays trailed Topeka West 53-51 in the latter stages of their basketball game Friday night at the Shenk Gym.

But Ally McKenzie stepped up and hit a field goal followed by two free throws. Then Akia Fain stole the basketball and scored on a layup. That was followed by three made free throws by Fain in the closing moments of the contest as Junction City won 58-53.

The win left Junction City 4-16 , and allowed the Lady Jays to claim the number seven seed in next week’s substate tournament. They edged out Wichita Southeast for the seventh seed and will play at second seeded Washburn Rural Thursday night. Wichita southeast finished the regular season 3-17, and will play at top seeded Manhattan Thursday in the substate tournament.

 

The Junction City Blue Jays picked up a win on Senior Night at the Shenk Gym over the Topeka West Chargers 63-54.

The Blue Jays had three players score in double figures, including Ricardo Erans with 18 points, Tanner Lueker 15, and Josh Bryan 13.

Lueker and Bryan are seniors along with Kyle Hand and Kareem Avant for the Blue Jays this season.

The win impacted Junction City when it comes to substate tournament seeding next week. Coach Pat Battle said the Blue Jays will be the number six seed in an eight-team bracket. “It’s two – seven, three – six basically, so Manhattan will play Washburn Rural and we’ll play Derby. And then the winners play in the substate final. ”

If the Blue Jays had lost to Topeka West they would be a number seven seed playing at second-seeded Manhattan Wednesday night.

The 2015 State Wrestling Meet is being held at Hartman Arena in Park City, Friday and Saturday. We will be bringing you the latest results as they become available.

Junction City qualified nine wrestlers for this years tournament, including six regional champions and two runner up finishers at last weekends Regional Tournament at Wichita Northeast Magnet School. 

1st Round

106#: Max Bazan (30-8) vs Jake DeJong (8-8); Bazan won by a major decision over DeJong in three periods 13-2. He will face Kaj Perez (36-4) of Garden City in round two.

113#: Tanner Bogenhagen (10-29) vs Shayn Morris (24-6); Bogenhagen was pinned in the 1st period by Morris. He will now move to the back half of the bracket and will face Brooks Rockey (12-14) of Blue Valley Northwest.

126#: Gabe Padilla (26-13) vs Kavian Kalantari (26-17); Padilla defeated Kalantari in a 6-1 decision. Padilla will now go on to face Michael Prieto (42-3) of Garden City.

138#: Downey Wood (39-5) vs Alec Castillo (12-6); Wood pinned Castillo in the 2nd period. He will now face Doug Newcomb (36-3) of Olathe Northwest in the 2nd round.

145#: Jake Bazan (32-6) vs James Wensel (17-8); Bazan pinned Wesnel with :56 sec. left in the 1st period. He will now go up against Garrhett Hurst (19-6) of Blue Valley in the 2nd round.

152#: Jeryl Denton (37-3) vs Garret Tierney (26-14); Denton Pinned Tierney with :23 sec. left in the 1st period. He will now face Nick Killion (35-11) of Dodge City in the 2nd round.

160#: Aryus Jones (34-2) vs Kevin Folsom (18-9); Jones picked up a superior decision win over Folsom winning 15-0. He will move on to the 2nd round and face Issac Walton (29-11) of Blue Valley North.

170#: Xavier DeGuzman (10-4) vs Eric Foerster (31-10); DeGuzman Lost in overtime 7-9 to Foerster. He will move to the back half of the bracket and will next face Anthony Bendure (18-12) of Shawnee Mission West.

182#: J’Quan Robinson (25-11) vs Tyler Jouret (24-22); Robinson won by a 5-0 decision over Jouret. He will now face Matt Washoo (28-9) of Wichita Northwest.

2nd Round

106#: Max Bazan vs Kaj Perez (36-4) of Garden City. Bazan fall’s in 0-8 decision to Perez in three periods.

126#: Gabe Padilla vs Michael Prieto (42-3) of Garden City. Padilla lost in a 1-16 superior decision to Prieto.

138#: Downey Wood vs Doug Newcomb (36-3) of Olathe Northwest. Wood fell to Newcomb in overtime 6-8.

145#: Jake Bazan vs Garrhett Hurst (19-6) of Blue Valley. Bazan picks up 7-4 decision win over Hurst.

152#: Jeryl Denton vs Nick Killion (35-11) of Dodge City. Denton pinned Killion in the 1st period.

160#: Aryus Jones vs Issac Walton (29-11) of Blue Valley North. Jones picks up a 11-1 major decision over Walton.

182#: J’Quan Robinson vs Matt Washoo (28-9) of Wichita Northwest. Robinson pinned with 1:37 in 2nd period by Washoo.

1st Round of Consolation

113#: Tanner Bogenhagen vs Brooks Rockey of Blue Valley Northwest. With :13 seconds to go in the 2nd period Bogenhagen pinned Rockey. Bogenhagen will go on to wrestle Jay Maxville of Washburn Rural.

170#: Xavier DeGuzman vs Anthony Bendure of Shawnee Mission West. DeGuzman takes Bendure all three rounds and wins in a 7-0 decision. DeGuzman will go on to wrestle Reshean Tipton of Wichita South.

Championship Semi-Finals

145#: Jake Bazan vs Cole Moses of Maize. Bazan Picks up a 11-6 decision win over Moses. Bazan improves to 37-6 on the season and will face Tevin Briscoe of Garden City who is 46-2 on the season in Saturday’s championship match.

152#: Jeryl Denton vs Tanner Madl of Blue Valley. Denton advances to the championship match with 8-1 decision over Madl and improves to 42-3 on the season. He will face Garrett Xanders of Derby who sits at 36-7 on the season.

160#: Aryus Jones vs Brett Moon of Maize. Jones falls in a 1-4 decision to Bell. He will move to the back half of the bracket and wrestle for an opportunity at 3rd place.

 

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) – Kansas State is becoming quite familiar with the SEC in football.

After wrapping up a home-and-home series with Auburn this past season, the Wildcats announced Friday that they have set up a series with Vanderbilt in addition to its previously scheduled home-and-home series with Mississippi State.

The Wildcats will head to Vanderbilt in 2017 with the Commodores returning the trip in 2020. The games bookend games against the Bulldogs in 2018 and 2019.

The moves should help beef up Kansas State’s non-conference schedule. The Wildcats are set to play South Dakota, Texas-San Antonio and Louisiana Tech next season, and Missouri State and Florida Atlantic the following season.

Kansas State ( 14-15 7-9  Big 12 ) will host Iowa State ( 20-7 10-5 Big 12 ) Saturday at Bramlage

Coliseum. Tipoff is scheduled at 3 p.m.

 

COACHES

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

Overall: 374-191 (17^th year)

at K-State: 61-36 (3^rd year)

1. Iowa State: 3-4

 

Iowa State: Fred Hoiberg (Iowa State ’95)

Overall: 110-54 (5^th year)

At Iowa State: 110-54 (5^th year)

1. K-State: 7-5

 

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP

Kansas State (14-15, 7-9 Big 12)

G – #23 Nigel Johnson (4.7 ppg., 1.7 apg.)

G – #2 Marcus Foster (13.1 ppg., 2.2 rpg.)

G – #25 Wesley Iwundu (5.6 ppg., 3.4 rpg.)

F – #11 Nino Williams (11.5 ppg., 5.2 rpg.)

F – #42 Thomas Gipson (11.1 ppg., 4.9 rpg.)

 

12/13 Iowa State (20-7, 10-5 Big 12)

G – #11 Monte Morris (10.8 ppg., 5.4 apg.)

G – #15 Naz Long (10.9 ppg., 2.9 rpg.)

F – #1 Jameel McKay (10.9 ppg., 6.7 rpg.)

F – #31 Georges Niang (14.6 ppg., 5.4 rpg.)

F – #22 Dustin Hogue (10.5 ppg., 4.7 rpg.)

 

INSIDE THE SERIES

Overall: K-State leads 136-83 (ISU leads 22-19 in Big 12 era)

In Manhattan: K-State leads 79-25 (W, 80-73, 3/1/2014)

In Ames: K-State leads 50-48 (L, 71-77, 1/20/2015)

Last Meeting: Iowa State, 77-71, 1/20/2015 (Ames, Iowa)

Weber vs. Iowa State: 3-4 (2-0 at home)

Hoiberg vs. K-State: 7-5 (1-3 on the road)

Weber vs. Hoiberg: Hoiberg leads 4-2 (0-2 on the road)

 

LAST GAME SUMMARY

K-State 70, 8/9 Kansas 63

Game 29  *  Bramlage Coliseum  *  February 23, 2015

• Sophomore Nigel Johnson’s career-high 20 points paced the Kansas State attack from the bench, as the Wildcats snapped a 2-game skid with a 70-63 win over No. 8/9 Kansas on Monday before a sellout crowd at Bramlage Coliseum. The win marked the second straight at home over the Jayhawks, a first for the school since the 1981-82 and 1982-83 seasons. K-State finished the game on a 16-9 run, taking the lead for good on a pair of free throws by Thomas Gipson with 8:01 to play. The Wildcats, who rallied to take a 31-30 lead at halftime on two free throws by Nino Williams with 1.4 seconds, connected on 56 percent in the second half, while holding the Jayhawks to just 36 percent. Johnson, who posted his first career 20-point game, was joined in double figures by Williams, who scored 11 of his 15 points in the second half, and Gipson who had 12.

 

Thursday’s Scores
The Associated Press

BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Andover Central 67, Arkansas City 27

Augusta 71, Rose Hill 64

Centralia 63, Onaga 51

Chetopa 53, Sedan 26

Crest 62, St. Paul 47

Frontenac 78, Riverton 64

Hays-TMP-Marian 75, Hutchinson Trinity 41

Hutchinson Central Christian 61, Elyria Christian 33

Iola 56, Santa Fe Trail 37

Jefferson West 48, Hiawatha 44

Kapaun Mount Carmel 66, Wichita West 50

Liberal 58, Dodge City 57

Maize South 65, Valley Center 47

Nemaha Central 75, Atchison County 23

Ness City 51, Trego 34

Riley County 68, St. Mary’s Academy 54

Rock Creek 58, Rossville 50

Sabetha 52, Perry-Lecompton 41

Southeast 56, Baxter Springs 55

St. John 85, Cimarron 39

Tonganoxie 55, KC Bishop Ward 43

Troy 58, Riverside 55, OT

Wabaunsee 58, Silver Lake 54

Wellington 50, Clearwater 39

Wellsville 61, Prairie View 33

Wichita East 73, Wichita North 26

Wichita Heights 54, Wichita Bishop Carroll 45

Wichita South 58, Wichita Northwest 45

KCAA Tournament
St. Mary’s Academy 59, Derby Invasion 54

Veritas Christian 52, Manhattan CHIEF 42

Wichita Home School 60, St. John’s Military 24

Wichita Sunrise 64, Topeka Heritage Christian 34

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Andale 57, Mulvane 20

Anderson County 53, Central Heights 23

Andover Central 79, Arkansas City 44

Blue Valley Southwest 62, BV Northwest 45

Centralia 67, Onaga 40

Cimarron 43, St. John 39

Dodge City 42, Liberal 28

Elyria Christian 53, Hutchinson Central Christian 14

Flinthills 53, West Elk 27

Frontenac 66, Riverton 14

Hays-TMP-Marian 63, Hutchinson Trinity 55, OT

Hiawatha 46, Jefferson West 40

Iola 53, Santa Fe Trail 21

Kapaun Mount Carmel 55, Wichita West 27

KC Schlagle 58, KC Wyandotte 8

Nemaha Central 54, Atchison County 42

Ness City 57, Trego 43

Riley County 37, St. Mary’s 31

Rose Hill 55, Augusta 49

Rossville 33, Rock Creek 29

Sabetha 52, Perry-Lecompton 26

Sedan 53, Chetopa 24

Southeast 43, Baxter Springs 32

St. Paul def. Crest, forfeit

Tonganoxie 57, KC Bishop Ward 55

Troy 48, Riverside 20

Valley Center 42, Maize South 41

Valley Heights 52, Linn 36

Wabaunsee 62, Silver Lake 48

Wellington 36, Clearwater 22

Wellsville 51, Prairie View 38

Wichita East 62, Wichita North 53

Wichita Heights 54, Wichita Bishop Carroll 45

Wichita South 51, Wichita Northwest 9

KCAA Tournament
Topeka Heritage Christian 49, Veritas Christian 48

Wichita Home School 55, Derby Invasion 22

Wichita Sunrise 36, Topeka Heritage Christian 29

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The Junction City Blue Jays are sending nine wrestlers to the Class 6A State Tournament in Park City Friday and Saturday.

Coach Bob Laster said the approach this week has been low key.

“It was a pretty low key practice week. We didn’t talk up state or anything like that. We just tried to basically keep our guys focused.”

Blue Jays who will be competing include Max Bazan, Downey Wood, Jeryl Denton, Jake Bazan, Gabe Padilla, Xavier DeGuzman, Tanner Bogenhagen, Aryus Jones, and J’Quan Robinson.

Junction City enters the tournament after a third place team finish in their 6A regional last week.

The team traveled to Park City on Thursday in order to get in an evening practice at the Hartman Arena where the tournament is being held.

You can get reports on the Blue Jays’ progress both Friday and Saturday on KJCK AM, The Talk of JC. Mike Goodwin and Kevin Griffith will provide the coverage.

The Friday night high school boys and  girls basketball schedule finds:

–Junction City hosting Topeka West

–Manhattan hosting Seaman

–Emporia visiting Highland Park

–Herington hosting Burlingame

–Rural Vista at Lebo

–Shawnee Heights at Hayden

–Washburn Rural visits Topeka High

The Junction City High School Boys and Girls Bowling teams competed at the regional tournament Thursday in Lawrence.

The boys team qualified for the state tournament by finishing in third place in what was an exciting finish according to Head Coach Brad Adams.

“The boy’s were seeded third behind Derby and Washburn Rural and we placed in third in front of Rural by one pin,” said Adams. “There were a lot of people double checking scores and going over everything. It’s nice to catch a break every once in awhile, and I think we caught one today.”

Junction City finished with a 2,588 total, behind Lawrence Free State who shot a 2,631 and Derby who finished with a 2,722.

Will Wriston had the high game for the tournament with a 278 and finished with a 696 series. He placed 1st in singles and will compete in both team and singles at state.

On the girls side the girls team missed out on making state by 33 pins, but did have two girls qualify in singles. Both Kaylee Stutz and Sam Goody will represent the Lady Jays at state.

The State Tournament will be held Friday, March 6th, at Northrock Lanes in Wichita.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Kansas City Chiefs waived veteran tight end Anthony Fasano on Thursday, freeing up about $2 million in salary cap space that they could use to keep All-Pro linebacker Justin Houston.

The Chiefs have been unable to come to a long-term deal with Houston, making it likely that they will place the franchise tag on him. But the deadline for that designation is Monday, and the Chiefs needed to free up salary cap space to do it.

If franchised, Houston would play next season on a one-year deal worth about $13 million.

Fasano, who turns 31 this year, caught 25 passes for 253 yards and four touchdowns last season. He had two years left on his four-year contract.