Topeka High took advantage of 14 first half turnovers by the Junction City Lady Jays to build up a 10-point halftime lead and then expanded that margin in the second half on the way to a 64-51 win over Junction City.

The loss for the Lady Jays came in the first round of the Capital City Classic at Topeka High School Thursday  night.

Adrianna Henderson scored 21 points to lead Topeka High ( 4-6 ), while Junction City ( 1-10 ) got 17 from Alana Kramer who turned in a solid game for the Lady Jays.

Junction City will meet Sumner Academy in the consolation semifinal round of the tournament Friday evening at 7:30 in the Topeka High North Gym. Sumner Academy fell to Shawnee Mission South in the first round the tournament 49-43.

The other side of the bracket saw Goddard-Eisenhower defeat Shawnee Mission East 64-47 and Wichita South defeated Blue Valley West 58-21.

AP-KS–Kansas Prep Scores,
By The Associated Press

BOYS’ BASKETBALL

Manhattan 59, Emporia 48
Perry-Lecompton 64, Atchison County 32
Wichita Collegiate 63, Augusta 41
Lyon County League Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Burlingame 54, Southern Coffey 34
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Blue Valley Southwest 43, Blue Valley Stillwell 38
BV Northwest 54, BV North 47
St. Thomas Aquinas 39, SM Northwest 35
Berean Academy/Eli Walter Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Halstead 50, Burrton 35
Hutchinson Central Christian 49, Stafford 20
Semifinal
Berean Academy 51, Wichita Trinity 33
Douglass 28, Goessel 15
Capital City Classic
Goddard-Eisenhower 64, SM East 47
SM South 49, KC Sumner 43
Topeka 64, Junction City 51
Wichita South 58, BV West 21
El Dorado Tournament
Circle 39, Wichita East 29
Gardner-Edgerton 55, Maranatha Academy 16
Mill Valley 51, El Dorado 16
Wichita Collegiate 36, Augusta 27
Emporia Tournament
Leavenworth 39, Derby 17
Maize 63, Olathe North 33
Topeka Seaman 63, Great Bend 42
Washburn Rural 42, Emporia 33
Haven Tournament
Buhler 76, Nickerson 28
Goddard 50, Cheney 24
Haven 48, Rose Hill 29
Kingman 51, Wellington 43
Hiawatha Tournament
Horton 40, Rock Creek 35
Consolation Semifinal
Jackson Heights 52, Riverside 39
Semifinal
Hiawatha 48, Falls City, Neb. 25
Nemaha Central 60, Marysville 47
Hilltop Hoops Classic
Semifinal
Central Plains 49, St. John 36
Moundridge 52, Bennington 51
Lawrence Free State Tournament
Hutchinson 52, Highland Park 16
Lawrence Free State 58, Topeka West 19
Shawnee Heights 32, Wichita Northwest 12
Wichita Heights 61, Lawrence 51
Louisburg Tournament
Louisburg 55, SM North 33
St. James Academy 56, Harrisonville, Mo. 16
Lyon County League Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Marais des Cygnes Valley 58, Burlingame 36
Southern Coffey 38, Hartford 35
McPherson Tournament
Andale 66, Wichita Southeast 30
Manhattan 57, Valley Center 37
McPherson 53, Dodge City 35
Olathe South 76, Hays 27
Mulvane Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Arkansas City 59, Mulvane 45
Sunrise Christian 60, Wichita West 41
Semifinal
Wichita Campus 56, Garden Plain 44
Winfield 44, Wichita Home School 43
Newton Invitational Tournament
Andover Central 77, Ulysses 38
Bishop Miege 72, Olathe Northwest 43
Garden City 58, Kapaun Mount Carmel 53
Newton 31, Wichita Bishop Carroll 30
Pratt Tournament
Maize South 55, Larned 25
Medicine Lodge 30, Chaparral 25
Sedgwick Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Sedgwick 53, Fairfield 20
Wichita Independent 47, Belle Plaine 31
Semifinal
Canton-Galva 49, Clearwater 37
Conway Springs 50, Inman 23
SPIAA Tournament
Minneola 52, Satanta 47
South Gray 54, Fowler 36
Consolation
Kiowa County 40, Hodgeman County 28
Semifinal
South Central 57, Ingalls 48
Spearville 45, Bucklin 39
Wellsville Tournament
Pool Play
Pool A
Baldwin 53, Spring Hill 23
Pool B
KC Piper 60, Anderson County 37

Tipoff — 1 p.m. CT

COACHES

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

Overall: 372-185 (17^th year)

at K-State: 59-30 (3^rd year)

1. Kansas: 1-5

 

Kansas: Bill Self (Oklahoma State ’85)

Overall: 549-177 (22nd year)

At Kansas: 342-72 (12th year)

1. K-State: 19-4

 

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP

Kansas State (12-9, 5-3 Big 12)

G – #1 Jevon Thomas (5.4 ppg., 3.6 apg.)

G – #2 Marcus Foster (13.8 ppg., 2.2 rpg.)

G – #25 Wesley Iwundu (5.8 ppg., 3.2 rpg.)

F – #11 Nino Williams (11.7 ppg., 4.9 rpg.)

F – #42 Thomas Gipson (11.0 ppg., 4.7 rpg.)

 

9/11 Kansas (17-3, 6-1 Big 12)

G – #0 Frank Mason III (12.9 ppg., 4.1 apg.)

G – #1 Wayne Selden, Jr. (8.7 ppg., 2.9 rpg.)

G – #12 Kelly Oubre, Jr. (8.2 ppg., 4.6 rpg.)

F – #31 Jamari Traylor (4.8 ppg., 3.8 rpg.)

F – #34 Perry Ellis (12.6 ppg., 6.6 rpg.)

 

INSIDE THE SERIES

Overall: Kansas leads 187-92 (39-4 in Big 12 era)

In Manhattan: Kansas leads 75-46 (W, 85-82 [OT], 2/10/2014)

In Lawrence: Kansas leads 85-35 (W, 86-60, 1/11/2014)

Last Meeting: K-State, 85-82 [OT], 2/10/2014 (Manhattan, Kan.)

Weber vs. Kansas: 1-5 (0-2 on the road)

Self vs. K-State: 19-4 (10-1 at home)

Weber vs. Self: Self leads 6-2 (3-0 at home)

 

LAST GAME SUMMARY

17/17 West Virginia 65, K-State 59

Game 21  *  Bramlage Coliseum  *  January 27, 2015

Kansas State was forced into a season-high 25 turnovers by a relentless West Virginia press in its 65-59 loss on Tuesday in front of a sellout crowd of 12,528 at Bramlage Coliseum. The team shot 36.7 percent (18-of-49) from the field, the second-worst shooting outing of the season, including 57.1 percent (20-of-35) from the free throw line, as the Wildcats entered the contest shooting 76 percent from the stripe in Big 12 play. The Wildcats’ pressure forced West Virginia into a season-high 20 turnovers, holding the Mountaineers to 36.4 percent (20-of-55) shooting. The two teams combined for 54 personal fouls and 45 turnovers. Sophomore Marcus Foster paced the Wildcats for the seventh time this season with 15 points. Wesley Iwundu was the only other Wildcat in double figures, scoring 12 points, corralling six rebounds, and dishing out a team high three assists.

 

GAME 22 – QUICK HITTERS

• Kansas State (12-9, 5-3 Big 12) renews one of the most played rivalries in college basketball on Saturday, as the Wildcats travel to Lawrence, Kan., and Allen Fieldhouse, to face No. 9/11 Kansas (17-3, 6-1 Big 12) in the 280th Sunflower Showdown. The game will air nationally on ESPN with Dave Flemming (play-by-play) and Fran Fraschilla (analyst).
• The Sunflower Showdown is the 8th-most continuously played rivalry (108) in college basketball and the oldest among Big 12 schools, while the 279 meetings ties for the 6th-most played. The game will come 2 days after the state celebrated its 154th anniversary of joining the Union.
• Kansas leads the all-time series, 187-92, including 85-35 at home. The Jayhawks have won 39 of 43 match-ups in the Big 12 era, including 8 in a row at Allen Fieldhouse by an average of margin of 20.4 points. K-State’s last win in Lawrence came by a score of 59-55 on Jan. 14, 2006.
• Saturday’s game continues one of the most difficult stretches in school history, as the Jayhawks will be the 5th straight opponent to be either ranked or receiving votes, including the 2nd Top 10 foe. The Wildcats are 2-3 vs. Top 25 opponents this season, including 0-2 vs. Top 10 foes.

THE OPPONENT: 9/11 KANSAS (17-3, 6-1 big 12)

• No. 9/11 Kansas enters Saturday’s game with a 17-3 record after earning its 3rd straight Big 12 win, including its 2nd in a row on the road, with an 64-61 victory on Wednesday at TCU… The Jayhawks are 10-0 at home, including 3-0 in Big 12 play.
• The Jayhawks are averaging 72 points on 43.6 percent shooting, including 39.3 percent from 3-point range, on the season with 39.2 rebounds, 14 assists, 6.5 steals and 5.2 blocks per game… They are allowing opponent 64.6 points per game on 40.2 percent shooting, including 32.3 percent from beyond the arc… The team is shooting 71.2 percent from the free throw line.
• Kansas ranks 4th in the Big 12 in scoring offense, 9th in scoring defense, 1st in 3-point field goal percentage.
• Kansas ranks 1st in Big 12-only games in scoring margin (+8.7), 3-point field goal percentage (39.5), field goal percentage defense (37.2) and defensive rebounds (27.9)… The team is 3rd in scoring offense (73.4) and 4th in scoring defense (60.5).

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) – Kansas State will likely be without Nino Williams for Saturday’s game against No. 9 Kansas after the starting forward hurt his left knee in a loss to West Virginia.

Williams only played 8 minutes in Tuesday night’s game. He spent a few minutes riding a stationary bike before halftime, and then spent the entire second half on the bench.

Wildcats coach Bruce Weber said Thursday that Williams sustained a “strain or sprain,” and that he underwent three treatments earlier in the day. There was no structural damage, and Weber said his senior forward would not need surgery.

Williams is averaging 11.7 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. He was coming off a 22-point performance in a loss to Iowa State and a 20-point outing in a win over Oklahoma State.

The Blue Jay Boys Bowling team took 1st at their home quadrangular while the Girls placed second Thursday.

Junction City hosted Manhattan, Seaman and Sacred Heart at JC Bowl.

The Boys finished with a 2,605 team score and were led by Will Wriston who finished with a 692 series. Kris Quidachay bowled the high game for the Blue Jays with a 258.

On the girls side the Lady Jays were led by Kaylee Stutz who finished with a 591 series and had the high game for the girls with a 207.

The Varsity teams will head to Topeka next Tuesday for a Quadrangular with Topeka West at Westridge Lanes.

The Big 12 and Southeastern Conferences have announced that their top non-conference challenge series will be moving to January, beginning with the 2015-16 season. All contests in next season’s Big 12 /SEC Challenge will move from December to January 30, 2016.

“We are excited to move this event to January to provide the Big 12 a unique showcase and help ESPN give the Big 12 /SEC Challenge the attention it deserves, ” said Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby.

ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU will combine to televise every game of the third annual event matching each Big 12 squad with 10 members from the Southeastern Conference. Each conference will host five games, with the matchups and participating teams to be determined.

For 2015-16, both conferences are creating a common open date during conference play to showcase the Challenge, with late January ( or early February ) becoming a fixture moving forward.

This season’s challenge was held from Dec. 3-6, with the Big 12 winning the event after recording six victories.

The Junction City Lady Jay basketball team will play Topeka High in the first round of the Capital City
Classic on Thursday evening. Tipoff is scheduled at 7:30 p.m at Topeka High, the site of the tournament.

The other first-round matchups include Sumner Academy against Shawnee Mission South on the same side of the tournament bracket as Junction City. The other side of the bracket has Wichita South meeting Blue Valley West and Goddard Eisenhower playing Shawnee Mission East.

The Lady Jays are the sixth seed in the tournament, which continues on Friday and Saturday.

 

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State recorded its 150th Big 12 win in program history and surpassed its win total from a season ago on Wednesday night in dramatic fashion, holding off Oklahoma State in overtime, 52-51, at Bramlage Coliseum.

The Basics
• Score: Kansas State 52, Oklahoma State 51
• Records: Kansas State (12-7, 2-6 Big 12), Oklahoma State (12-7, 2-6 Big 12)
• Quick Hitter: K-State ended a four-game losing streak, as Haley Texada drained a free throw with 4.8 seconds remaining. A final three-point attempt by Oklahoma State connected at the buzzer, but an official video review ruled the shot was released after the clock expired.
• Leaders: K-State saw three players score in double figures, led by Ashia Woods’ second career double-double with 18 points, 11 rebounds, five assists and four steals. Breanna Lewis added 12 points and five blocks and Texada finished with 10 points. Oklahoma State was led by Lakota Beatty with 14 points.

K-Statesports.com

FORT WORTH, Texas — Streak or not, Brannen Greene was on the free throw line when his team needed him. The sophomore guard came through, knocking down five points in the last 33 seconds to push No. 9/11 Kansas past a scrappy TCU squad inside a unique venue Wednesday night, 64-61.

Greene’s made-free throw streak, which spanned into last season, was broken the last time he had gone to the line (vs. Oklahoma, 1/19/15). With that pressure out of the way, Greene had a new pressure waiting when he went to the line in a two-point game with :33 remaining – the first of six free shots he would take before game’s end. In that crucial time slot, he came away with five free throws, a block and a rebound to seal the game.

While TCU (14-6, 1-6) spends the 2014-15 season renovating its home arena, Kansas (17-3, 6-1) faced the Horned Frogs at the Wilkerson-Greines Athletic Center, the high school facility of the Fort Worth Independent School District approximately 15 minutes from TCU’s campus. Adding to the unfamiliar surroundings, Kansas shared the court with an unranked opponent for the first time in nearly three weeks. Setting up what many dubbed ‘a trap game.’

Ranked fourth in the NCAA in field goal percentage defense, TCU isn’t going unnoticed on any team’s radar. The Horned Frogs became the fifth team to outrebound KU this season, but no one had done it by 10 rebounds (50-40). Three Horned Frogs finished in double-figures, while just one – sophomore point guard Frank Mason III – scored 10 or more for Kansas. Matchups against the conference leader in scoring defense don’t have to be pretty, they just have to end in a win.

Kansas State couldn’t win the fight Tuesday night against #17 West Virginia at Bramlage Coliseum, falling to the Mountaineers 65-59.

The Wildcats came into the game knowing it would be a battle, or what Coach Bruce Weber called,”a bar room brawl.”

“We told them it was going to be a bar room brawl, bar room fight and that’s just how it was,” said Weber. “That’s just how they play. They play aggressive, they foul every possession. You’ve got to play strong, you’ve got to deal with it, and you’ve got to make free throws when they do foul you.”

K-State shot 36.6 percent from the field, including 20-35 from the free throw line and turned the ball over 25 times.

Kanas State’s leading scorer Marcus Foster struggled to get open shots from beyond the arc finishing just 2-8 from 3 pt. range.  He did lead the Wildcats in scoring with 15 points and was asked how the Wildcats regain their confidence after the loss in time for Saturday’s game against in state rival Kansas Foster replied,”Honestly just forget about it. We’ve got another game and a lot of games left. Even with this loss we’re still in the mix for the Big 12. We’re still in a good place, we’ve just got to keep competing.”

Kansas State was forced to play without Nino Williams for a majority of the game after he went out with a knee injury about half way through the first half.

“He’s been our leading scorer, best player, Senior. Obviously that makes a difference, and then obviously that puts a lot of strain on Malek (Harris). We don’t know, he tweaked his knee. We’ll find out more tomorrow whats really wrong with him. Hopefully it’s not a season ending thing, I don’t know right now,” said Weber.

In Williams absence Harris, a true freshman did step up for the Wildcats adding 6 points and three rebounds.

Kansas State now has the rest of the week to focus on traveling to Lawrence Saturday for their match up with in state rival and 9th ranked Kansas in a 1:00 p.m. tip off. The game will be nationally televised on ESPN. You can also catch that broadcast on the “Talk of JC” 1420 AM starting at noon Saturday.