WICHITA, Kan. (AP) – Ron Baker scored 15 points and No. 14 Wichita State breezed past Drake 74-40 on Sunday for its 26th straight win in the Missouri Valley Conference.

Tekele Cotton added 10 points for the Shockers (18-2, 8-0). No one played more than 28 minutes for Wichita State.

Reed Timmer topped Drake (4-16, 1-7) with eight points.

After trailing by seven points early, the Junction City Blue Jays rallied to take the lead in the second quarter, and never trailed again enroute to a 56-42 win over Wichita North in the seventh place consolation game of the Tournament of Champions in Dodge City.

The Blue Jays got 13 points from Raye Wilson, 11 from Josh Bryan, and 10 apiece from Cody Magree and Ricardo Erans.

Junction City, ( 4-9 overall ), went 1-2 in the eight team tournament which was played at the United Wireless Arena in Dodge City. The Blue Jays fell in the first round to Central Plains, and to Bishop Carroll in the consolation semifinals.

Pat Battle, Junction City coach, noted his team shot horrible on Saturday, but did a good job defensively against a team with a lot of good speed. Battle said the Blue Jays did good job in the second half, adjusted their press, and that bothered Wichita North.

Battle said the Tournament of Champions is “a great tournament. ” He was glad the Blue Jays made the trip. “They treat you great. It’s a great venue, good teams, people are very friendly down here, and yeah, it was a great experience for us from the standpoint of a midseason tournament.”

Derby captured the tournament title with a 50-37 win over Central Plains in the championship game. For Central Plains, a Class 2A team, it was their fourth straight game against a Class 6A team. They had defeated Dodge City before the tournament, and then Junction City and Shawnee Mission South in the tournament before finally losing to Derby.

This is the first time Junction City has competed in the Tournament of Champions, which is 72 years old, and billed as the oldest high school basketball tournament west of the Mississippi River.

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.

 

Senior Nino Williams post his second straight 20-point game to lead Kansas State in a 63-53 win over Oklahoma State at Bramlage Coliseum Saturday.

K-State ( 12-8, 5-2 Big 12 ) held the lead for all but 14 seconds of the game, as the Wildcats connected on 57.1 percent ( 24-42 ) from the field, including 75 percent ( 12-16 ) in the second half. It was the highest shooting percentage in a Big 12 game since the squad shot 57.4 percent ( 27-47 ) at Iowa State on Jan. 7, 2006.

The Wildcats were also impressive on defense, holding the Cowboys to their second-lowest point total.

K-State coach Bruce Weber stated that he thought it was a good team win. “I thought Jevon ( Thomas ) set the tone of the game with great energy. Our defense got a couple of turnovers to start to get up 6-0, then 10-4 and pretty much maintain the whole game. I thought our defense was great. We held them at 49 ( points ) until those couple of free throws by ( Phil ) Forte,

The Wildcats host No. 18 / 17 West Virginia ( 16-3, 4-2 big 12 ) at 6 p.m. CT on ESPN2.

 

 

WACO, Texas (AP) – Alexis Prince prefers taking shots over questions for No. 3 Baylor.

That shyness Prince exhibits when talking to reporters after the game is radically different from her approach on the court during it.

Prince scored 18 points and was big in two key runs to help the Lady Bears win their 17th consecutive game, 68-46 over Kansas State on Saturday.

“She’s not going to turn down a shot,” coach Kim Mulkey said. “And we don’t want her to.”

Baylor (18-1, 7-0 Big 12) went ahead to stay with a 15-1 run over a nearly 6 1/2-minute span in the first half when the Wildcats missed eight consecutive shots after Brianna Craig’s 3-pointer gave them their only lead at 6-5.

Junction City was unable to get the shots to fall Friday night on the road at Shawnee Heights falling 63-19.

Overall the Lady Jays did present a strong defensive effort that pleased head coach Nate Parks.

“Defensively we did some really great things. The thing that was unfortunate was that we weren’t able to put some shots in early to give us some confidence on offense,” said Parks.

Shawnee Heights was led once again by Jazz Sweet who maintained a strong presence at the post for the Lady Thunderbirds finishing with 16 points.

The Lady Jays will now prepare for the 2015 Capital City Classic at Topeka High. Junction City will play Topeka High Thursday night in a 7:30 p.m. tip-off.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Blue Springs, Mo. 69, Pittsburg 36
Chase County 56, Northern Heights 55
Cheylin 50, Palco 29
Derby Invasion 63, St. John’s Military 24
Eureka 67, Madison 41
Herington 38, Mission Valley 31
Logan 61, Healy 27
Osage City 55, Lyndon 46
Triplains-Brewster 59, Western Plains 50
West Franklin 68, Council Grove 55
Wheatland-Grinnell 54, Weskan 50
Yates Center 74, Waverly 68
Baldwin Tournament
Bonner Springs 79, Augusta 49
KC Bishop Ward 52, Anderson County 34
KC Harmon 75, Baldwin 52
Basehor Linwood Invitational
Fifth Place
Blue Valley Stillwell 76, Platte County, Mo. 43
Burlington Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Paola 66, Santa Fe Trail 37
Semifinal
Labette County 51, Sabetha 48
Rock Creek 59, Burlington 57
Centre Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Elyria Christian 52, Marion 42
Semifinal
Salina Sacred Heart 81, Peabody-Burns 32
Solomon 51, Wakefield 32
Chanute Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Chanute 47, Leavenworth 46
Goddard 69, Joplin, Mo. 43
Semifinal
Emporia 41, Olathe North 36
Shawnee Heights 72, Andover Central 67
Chaparral Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Arkansas City 60, Mulvane 59
Conway Springs 73, Belle Plaine 64
Semifinal
Chaparral 55, Clearwater 41
Wellington 66, Kingman 54
Cherokee Southeast Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Jayhawk Linn 69, Seneca, Mo. 48
Oswego 55, St. Paul 34
Colby Classic Tournament
Semifinal
Hays 73, Palmer Ridge, Colo. 62
Scott City 74, KC Schlagle 49
Cunningham Tournament
Semifinal
Medicine Lodge 52, Kinsley 40
Dodge City Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Newton 57, Wichita North 43
Wichita Bishop Carroll 59, Junction City 49
Semifinal
Central Plains 54, SM South 38
Derby 60, Dodge City 53
El Dorado Bluestem Classic
Consolation Semifinal
Kapaun Mount Carmel 50, El Dorado 28
Wichita Campus 54, Great Bend 49
Semifinal
Gardner-Edgerton 69, Wichita Trinity 54
Wichita Collegiate 64, Circle 49
Frontenac Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Frontenac 35, Wichita Independent 34
Winfield 61, Prairie View 55
Semifinal
Fort Scott 71, Nevada, Mo. 57
Pacific, Mo. 52, Riverton 47
Halstead Tournament
Semifinal
Andale 55, Haven 32
Garden Plain 39, Cheney 32
Hi-Plains League Tournament
Consolation
Wichita County 58, Elkhart 52
Semifinal
Lakin 66, Cimarron 43
Southwestern Hts. 67, Sublette 45
Highland Park Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Olathe South 59, Topeka West 45
Wichita Southeast 54, Topeka 49
Semifinal
Lawrence 82, KC Washington 62
Wichita East 70, Highland Park 54
Hillsboro Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Republic County 48, Sunrise Christian 39
Riley County 46, Clay Center 37
Semifinal
Hesston 57, Bennington 28
Holcomb 68, Hillsboro 41
Hoisington Tournament
Semifinal
LaCrosse 41, Russell 29
Minneapolis 44, Hoisington 30
Interstate Classic
Coffeyville 77, Tulsa (Nathan) Hale, Okla. 28
Sand Springs, Okla. 71, Wichita Defenders 59
McLouth Invitational Tournament
Semifinal
Bishop Seabury Academy 58, Pleasant Ridge 45
McPherson Invitational Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
BV West 62, Mill Valley 54
Maize 57, Hutchinson 42
Semifinal
Manhattan 52, SM East 50
McPherson 58, Wichita Heights 50
Mid Continent League Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Phillipsburg 54, Ellis 51
Plainville 66, Trego 30
Semifinal
Hays-TMP-Marian 66, Stockton 40
Hill City 47, Norton 45, OT
Northern Plains League Tournament
Consolation
Thunder Ridge 49, Wilson 46
Seventh Place
Chase 59, Natoma 40
Fifth Place
Sylvan-Lucas 43, Lincoln 31
Third Place
Osborne 55, Rock Hills 37
Championship
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 60, Pike Valley 51
Northwest Kansas League Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Oberlin-Decatur 82, Quinter 74
St. Francis 66, Rawlins County 53
Semifinal
Greeley County 55, Dighton 27
Wallace County 48, Hoxie 15
Oskaloosa Tournament
Oskaloosa 66, Atchison County 28
Valley Falls 58, Cornerstone Alt. Charter 49
Pleasanton Tournament
Fifth Place
Central Heights 77, Pleasanton 41
Third Place
Marmaton Valley 50, Altoona-Midway 32
Championship
Humboldt 81, Uniontown 38
Royal Valley Panther Classic
Chapman 55, St. Mary’s Academy 41
Royal Valley 51, Wabaunsee 35
Salina Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Buhler 78, Goodland 37
Concordia 60, Smoky Valley 56
Semifinal
Salina Central 55, Andover 54, OT
Salina South 48, Abilene 41
Shawnee Mission West Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Lansing 52, Central Academy(Kansas City), Mo. 51
SM West 61, KC African Prep, Mo. 29
Semifinal
KC Wyandotte 57, Grandview, Mo. 55
Spring Hill Tournament
Blue Valley Southwest 63, KC Sumner 39
Seventh Place
Goddard-Eisenhower 55, Louisburg 47
Fifth Place
Spring Hill 58, Osawatomie 49
Third Place
KC Piper 70, Liberal 50
St Thomas Aquinas Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Bishop Miege 58, SM Northwest 40
Washburn Rural 62, St. James Academy 45
Semifinal
Barstow, Mo. 66, Olathe East 59
St. Thomas Aquinas 51, Lawrence Free State 50
St. John Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Larned 61, Nickerson 51
Semifinal
St. John 72, Pratt 39
Wichita West 56, Ness City 43
Sterling Tournament
Seventh Place
Remington 65, Wichita Life Prep 52, OT
Fifth Place
Lyons 37, Hutchinson Trinity 34
Third Place
Sterling 59, Southeast Saline 53
Championship
Beloit 81, Hugoton 63
Tonganoxie Invitational
Eudora 51, Holton 48
Wamego 49, Atchison 50
Valley Center Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Olathe Northwest 48, Garden City 44
Topeka Seaman 63, Ulysses 47
Semifinal
Maize South 78, Valley Center 36
Wichita Northwest 63, KC Turner 54
Wilson County Classic
Third Place
Fredonia 61, Caney Valley 55
Championship
Independence 82, Girard 58
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Baldwin 51, Highland Park 17
Blue Springs, Mo. 50, BV North 31
Blue Valley Stillwell 41, Clifton-Clyde 39
Buhler 69, Mulvane 31
Gardner-Edgerton 40, SM East 22
Golden Plains 50, Northern Valley 22
Hiawatha 56, Horton 32
Jasper, Texas 73, Riverton 27
Logan 53, Healy 19
Logan 53, Healy 19
Madison 44, Eureka 29
Maize 60, Andover Central 42
Manhattan 53, Emporia 44
Moundridge 37, Goessel 28
Nemaha Central 68, Riverside 14
Neodesha 33, Erie 32
Notre Dame de Sion 57, SM West 42
Olathe East 37, BV Northwest 36
Pratt 61, Macksville 31
Shawnee Heights 63, Junction City 19
South Haven 56, Cedar Vale/Dexter 38
Southeast 49, Oswego 33
Topeka Seaman 55, Topeka West 22
Triplains-Brewster 47, Western Plains 33
University Academy, Mo. 44, KC Turner 23
Washburn Rural 40, St. James Academy 39
Waverly 62, Yates Center 21
Wheatland-Grinnell 63, Weskan 31
Basehor Linwood Invitational
Seventh Place
Basehor-Linwood 50, KC Harmon 10
Fifth Place
Ottawa 46, Holton 34
Burlington Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Burlington 58, Iola 45
Rossville 68, Santa Fe Trail 37
Semifinal
Labette County 65, Paola 52
Sabetha 57, Cair Paravel 19
Centre Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Solomon 45, Salina Sacred Heart 26
Semifinal
Centre 40, Marion 36
Colby Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Colby 56, McCook, Neb. 16
Scott City 48, Fort Lupton, Colo. 45, OT
Semifinal
Pine Creek, Colo. 58, KC Schlagle 31
Frontenac Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Frontenac 50, Hogan Prep, Mo. 32
Prairie View 38, Fort Scott 34
Semifinal
Kickapoo Nation 40, Blue Valley Southwest 31
Hi-Plains League Tournament
Consolation
Syracuse 40, Wichita County 23
Hillsboro Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Hillsboro 60, Sunrise Christian 24
Holcomb 78, Flint Hills Job Corps 3
Semifinal
Clay Center 32, Republic County 23
Hesston 54, Riley County 27
Hoisington Tournament
Semifinal
Ellinwood 51, Hoisington 32
Russell 56, LaCrosse 34
McLouth Tournament
Pleasant Ridge 49, Maranatha Academy 26
Mid Continent League Tournament
Semifinal
Hays-TMP-Marian 62, Stockton 56, OT
Hill City 36, Norton 28
Northern Plains League Tournament
Consolation
Rock Hills 52, Chase 36
Seventh Place
Wilson 54, Sylvan-Lucas 50
Fifth Place
Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 41, Pike Valley 31
Third Place
Lincoln 39, Lakeside 35
Championship
Thunder Ridge 54, St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 46
Northwest Kansas League Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Quinter 42, Rawlins County 17
St. Francis 47, Greeley County 25
Semifinal
Dighton 57, Oberlin-Decatur 45
Hoxie 65, Wallace County 33
Pleasanton Tournament
Fifth Place
Humboldt 48, Uniontown 40
Third Place
Marmaton Valley 57, Altoona-Midway 16
Championship
Central Heights 39, Pleasanton 23
Royal Valley Panther Classic
Chapman 49, Cornerstone Family 44
Royal Valley 40, Wabaunsee 38
Salina Invitational Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Concordia 45, Salina South 39
Smoky Valley 48, Liberal 34
Semifinal
Andover 56, Goodland 35
Salina Central 51, Abilene 40
SPIAA Tournament
Play-In
Fowler 40, Pawnee Heights 19
Minneola 35, Hodgeman County 32
Satanta 67, Kiowa County 57
South Gray 52, Ashland 40
Sterling Tournament
Fifth Place
Hugoton 71, Southeast Saline 67
Third Place
Beloit 51, Remington 46
Championship
Lyons 60, Sterling 53
Tonganoxie Invitational
Semifinal
Chanute 55, Silver Lake 40
Wamego 41, DeSoto 40
Twin Valley League Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Valley Heights 58, Doniphan West 34
Wetmore 42, Troy 38
Semifinal
Centralia 60, Linn 57
Washington County 44, Axtell 36
Wilson County Classic
Third Place
Girard 52, Independence 50
Championship
Caney Valley 50, Cherryvale 43

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State will celebrate its 2014 football team on Sunday, February 8, with the annual K-State Football Awards Ceremony beginning at 3 p.m., in McCain Auditorium.

The Wildcats finished the 2014 season with a 9-4 record, including a 7-2 mark in Big 12 play to finish third in the league. K-State concluded the season ranked 18^th in both the Amway Coaches’ and Associated Press top-25 polls, finishing in the top 20 for the 13^thtime in school history and third time in the last four years.

The K-State coaching staff will hand out various team awards, including MVP awards for offense, defense and special teams; the most-improved award on offense and defense; the Red Raider Award for the program’s top scout squad player and the Scholar-Athlete Award.

Fans wishing to attend the ceremony can reserve free tickets through the McCain Auditorium box office at 785-532-6428. The ceremony will also be shown live on K-StateHD.TV.

reported by: Matt Barnes

The Central Plains High School Oilers defeated the Junction City High School Blue Jays basketball team Thursday night in Dodge City during the first round game of the Tournament of Champions.  The Oilers improve to 9 wins and 1 loss on the season, the Blue Jays, 3-and-7.

Next for Junction City is a 2pm match-up against Bishop Carroll Friday afternoon in the consolation bracket of the Tournament of Champions in Dodge City, Kansas.

MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State Athletics is asking fans to help stripe out Bramlage Coliseum for its men’s basketball game with Oklahoma State on Saturday to help benefit the American Cancer Society and Coaches vs. Cancer.

The athletic department will host the event in conjunction with the annual National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Suits and Sneakers event, in which coaches and staff wear sneakers to call attention to the efforts of the American Cancer Society through its Coaches vs. Cancer program.

Fans are asked to wear either purple or white depending on their ticket location in Bramlage Coliseum. Fans in sections 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25 and 26 are asked to wear purple, while those in sections 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 27 are asked to wear white.

The first 4,000 students on Saturday will receive free shirts corresponding with their section color.

The official purple and white shirts for the event are only $10 with $4 from every shirt going to the American Cancer Society. These shirts are on sale online at kstatesuperstore.com and can also be purchased at the K-State Super Store locations on McCall Road (M-F 9a-8p, Sun 12-5p) in Manhattan and at Bill Snyder Family Stadium (M-F 12-4p and during home games). They are also available for purchase on the Bramlage Coliseum concourse.

The Stripe Out event will be among a number of activities going on this weekend in Manhattan, as the department celebrates Legends’ Weekend, its annual reunion of Wildcat basketball players. As many as 50 former players and coaches will be on hand to celebrate the weekend, which includes the dedication of “Tex Winter Drive” in an event at 9 a.m., Saturday and a halftime ceremony to honor the 40^th anniversary of the 1974-75 Elite Eight team.

The game tips off at 11 a.m. and airs nationally on ESPN2. Tickets are available by calling the K-State Athletics Ticket Office at (800) 221-CATS or online at www.kstatesports.com/tickets.