The Saint Xavier High School boys basketball team lost to Northfield 38-16 in the St. John’s Military Tournament on Saturday.

The Saint Xavier High School girls basketball team lost to Northfield Saturday 44-22.

Junction City Blue Jay senior Jeryl Denton captured first place in the 152 pound weight class at the 34-team Basehor-Linwood Invitational.

Denton went 5-0 in the tournament, which was spread over Friday and Saturday.

Junction City finished sixth in the team competition, while Goddard finished first.

Other strong weight class finishes for the Blue Jays included Downey Wood third at 138 pounds, Jake Bazan fourth at 145, Max Bazan fifth 106, Aryus Jones fifth 160, and Jaquan Robinson sixth at 170 pounds.

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The team started their return trip home from the tournament Saturday on one of the school district’s Blue Jay buses, but coach Bob Laster confirmed it broke down on I-70 about 10 miles out of Kansas City. Parents of the wrestlers were contacted and were able to give the players and coaches rides back to Junction City.

It’s not the first time there have been problems with Blue Jay  activity buses breaking down for Junction City High school sports teams, but the Board of Education recently moved to address that problem by agreeing to lease two brand new buses through an arrangement with B & B Busing. Those are expected to become available by the 2015-2016 school year.  The new buses will replace the two Blue Jay buses that have been experiencing mechanical difficulty.

The Iowa State Cyclones used a 13-3 second-half run to propel themselves to a 79-59 win over Kansas State in women’s basketball at Bramlage Coliseum Saturday night.

Iowa State had three players score in double figures led by nikki Moody with 20 points and 12 assists. Breanna Lewis led the Wildcats with 15 points.

K-State fell to 11-5 overall and 1-4 in the Big 12, while the Cyclones improved to 12-4 and 3-2.

The Kansas State Wildcats are sitting atop the Big 12 men’s basketball standings following their 63-61 win over Baylor at Bramlage Coliseum Saturday.

K-State is 4-1 in conference play, one-half game ahead of both Kansas and Iowa State.  The Cyclones, who defeated Kansas Saturday 86-81, and the Jayhawks are both 3-1 in conference action.

There is still a long way to go in the conference season. Big 12 teams play an 18-game regular season schedule.

SEATTLE (AP) – Russell Wilson hit Jermaine Kearse for a 35-yard touchdown 3:19 into overtime to
lift the Seattle Seahawks to an improbable 28-22 victory over Green Bay in the NFC championship game.

The Seahawks became the first defending champion to make the Super Bowl in 10 years, and will play the winner of the AFC title game between Indianapolis and New England.

Outplayed much of Sunday and plagued by five turnovers, the Seahawks (14-4) trailed 19-7 with 2:09 remaining. That’s when Wilson ran 1 yard for a TD.

Seattle recovered a bobbled onside kick at the 50, and Marshawn Lynch sped and powered his way to a 24-yard TD run. Wilson’s desperate 2-point conversion pass was hauled in by Luke Willson to make it 22-19.

But Aaron Rodgers led the Packers (13-5) to Mason Crosby’s fifth field goal, from 48 yards with 14 seconds to go.

Then Wilson and Kearse struck.

COACHES

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

Overall: 370-183 (17^th year)

at K-State: 57-28 (3^rd year)

1. Baylor: 2-2

 

Baylor: Scott Drew (Butler ’93)

Overall: 237-164 (13th year)

At Baylor: 217-153 (12th year)

1. K-State: 7-9

 

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP

Kansas State (10-7, 3-1 Big 12)

G – #1 Jevon Thomas (6.1 ppg., 3.7 apg.)

G – #2 Marcus Foster (13.7 ppg., 2.1 rpg.)

G – #25 Wesley Iwundu (5.4 ppg., 3.4 rpg.)

F – #11 Nino Williams (10.4 ppg., 4.7 rpg.)

F – #42 Thomas Gipson (11.4 ppg., 4.5 rpg.)

 

22/23 Baylor (13-3, 2-2 Big 12)

G – #1 Kenny Chery (10.4 ppg., 4.1 apg.)

G – #11 Lester Medford (8.1 ppg., 1.7 rpg.)

F – #00 Royce O’Neal (9.9 ppg., 6.1 rpg.)

F – #2 Rico Gathers (10.3 ppg., 11.6 rpg.)

F – #35 Johnathan Motley (10.3 ppg., 4.9 rpg.)

 

INSIDE THE SERIES

Overall: K-State leads 16-14 (K-State leads 14-13 in Big 12 era)

In Manhattan: K-State leads 9-6 (L, 74-76, 3/8/2014)

In Waco: Baylor leads 6-5 (W, 87-73 in 2 OTs, 2/5/2014)

Last Meeting: Baylor, 76-74, 3/8/2014 (Manhattan, Kan.)

Weber vs. Baylor: 2-2 (1-1 at home)

Drew vs. K-State: 7-9 (3-5 on the road)

Weber vs. Drew: Tied 2-2 (1-1 at home)

 

LAST GAME SUMMARY

K-State 58, Texas Tech 51

Game 17  *  Bramlage Coliseum  *  January 14, 2015

Kansas State used a stellar defensive effort to outlast Texas Tech, 58-51, for its third-straight win on Wednesday in front of 12,264 at Bramlage Coliseum. Up 49-46 with 3:05 left to play in the contest, the Wildcats locked down on the defensive end, holding the Red Raiders to only five points on 2-of-6 shooting for the remainder of the game, while tacking on nine points of their own to seal the victory. Free throw shooting keyed the Wildcats on offense, as they connected on 21-of-26 with Marcus Foster (6-of-8), Justin Edwards (5-of-5), Thomas Gipson (4-of-5) and Wesley Iwundu (3-of-4) all having strong days at the line. K-State, which held Texas Tech to an opponent season-low 33.9 percent shooting for the game, has held opponents to under 65 points or less in 10-straight contests. Foster had team-highs in points (14), rebounds (5) and assists (4).

 

GAME 18 – QUICK HITTERS

• Kansas State (10-7, 3-1 Big 12) continues its homestand on Saturday, as the Wildcats host No. 22/23 Baylor (13-3, 2-2 Big 12) at 2 p.m. CT. The game will air nationally on ESPNU with Mitch Holthus (play-by-play) and Reid Gettys (analyst) on the call.
• Saturday’s contest could begin one of the most daunting stretches in school history, as the Bears could be the first of 5 consecutive ranked foes for the Wildcats, which would be a first. The longest previous streak is 3, which has been done multiple times, including twice in 2012.
• K-State holds a 16-14 edge in the all-time series with Baylor, including 14-13 in the Big 12 era. The series is tied 12-all during the regular season, including 6-6 at Bramlage Coliseum. The Bears were the only Big 12 school to sweep the Wildcats in 2014, winning 87-73 in 2 OTs at home on Feb. 14 before handing them their only Big 12 home loss, 76-74, on March 8.
• K-State has won 10 of its last 13 home games vs. ranked opponents, including 5 in a row, dating back to 2010. Overall, the Wildcats are 28-47 all-time vs. Top 25 foes at Bramlage Coliseum, including 13-7 since 2008. The last loss came to No. 3 Kansas (59-55) on Jan. 22, 2013.
• Head coach Bruce Weber is 40-5 at home in his tenure, including 18-2 in Big 12 play. The 5 losses (Northern Colorado, Kansas, Baylor, Texas Southern and Georgia) have come by a grand total of 14 points. He is also  6-1 vs. ranked teams at home (last loss to No. 3 Kansas on Jan. 22, 2013).
• K-State has won 3 straight in Big 12 play since the loss at Oklahoma State in the opener on Jan. 3. The Wildcats have done it on the defensive end, holding these 3 Big 12 foes to 55.7 points on 38.4 percent shooting, including 28.2 percent from 3-point range. The team ranks 2nd in scoring defense (57.0) in the Big 12, while is 2nd in turnovers forced (53).
• K-State has held 10 consecutive opponents to 65 points or less, which is the longest such streak in school history since the Wildcats did it in 18 straight games from Nov. 27, 1982 to Jan. 29, 1983.
• After allowing 71.8 points on 49.1 percent shooting in the first 6 games, the Wildcats have been much improved on defense in the last 11 games, allowing just 57.4 points on 42 percent shooting from the field.
• K-State is averaging 72.9 points on 50.4 percent shooting, including 43.3 percent from 3-point range, with 15.9 assists in its 10 wins and 55.4 points on 38.3 percent shooting, including 27.3 percent from long range, with 10.3 assists in its 7 losses.

 

THE OPPONENT: 22/23 BAYLOR (13-3, 2-2 Big 12)

• No. 22/23 Baylor enters Saturday’s game with a 13-3 record after rebounding from 2 losses to start Big 12 play to pick up back-to-back wins in overtime at TCU (66-59) and at home to No. 11/13 Iowa State (74-73)… The Bears won 11 of their 12 games in non-conference play… The squad is 4-2 away from home this season, including 3-1 in true road games.
• The Bears are averaging 69.1 points on 42.5 percent shooting, including 37 percent from 3-point range, on the season with 41.4 rebounds, 14.7 assists, 7.5 steals and 4.2 blocks per game… They are allowing opponent 57.3 points per game on 38.8 percent shooting, including 28.8 percent from beyond the arc… The team is shooting 64.7 percent from the free throw line.
• Baylor ranks 2nd in the Big 12 in 3-point field goal percentage, 3-point field goal percentage defense, rebounding, rebounding margin (+10.3), offensive rebounds (16.3) and 3rd in scoring defense and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.2).
• Baylor has one of the most balanced scoring teams in the Big 12 with 6 players averaging more than 8 points per game, including 4 in double figures led by junior Taurean Prince (11.6 ppg.)… Senior Kenny Chery is 2nd in scoring at 10.4 points to go with 4.1 assists, while redshirt freshman Johnathan Motley (10.3 ppg.) and junior Rico Gathers (10.3 ppg.) also average in double figures… Gathers is the only Big 12 player averaging a double-double with his conference-leading 11.6 rebounds per game… He also has a team-tying 23 steals… Junior Lester Medford (57) and senior Royce O’Neale (53) have 50+ assists.
• Baylor returns 5 lettermen, including 2 starters, from a team that went 26-12 and advanced to the Sweet 16 in 2013-14.
• Baylor is led by 12th-year coach Scott Drew, who has a 217-153 record in his tenure… He has transformed the program from single-digit win totals his first 3 seasons to 20+ wins 6 times in the last 7 seasons, including 2 Elite Eight appearances in 2010 and 2012… Overall, he has a 237-164 mark in his 13th season as head coach, which includes one year at Valparaiso (2002-03).
• Scott Drew is 7-9 all-time vs. Kansas State, including a 3-5 mark at Bramlage Coliseum.

 

The Associated Press

Andale 55, Augusta 37

Beloit 62, Minneapolis 47

Berean Academy 50, Canton-Galva 28

Bishop Miege 45, St. Thomas Aquinas 37

Central Plains 69, Victoria 37

Cheney 65, Bluestem 34

Cimarron 61, Syracuse 57

Concordia 80, Chapman 58

Conway Springs 63, Wichita Independent 55

Deerfield 60, Rolla 28

Dodge City 50, Great Bend 36

Emporia 62, Topeka West 57

Eureka 59, Erie 47

Flint Hills Job Corps 68, St. John’s Military 46

Fredonia 68, Caney Valley 56

Frontenac 66, St. Paul 30

Garden City 58, Hays 46

Garden Plain 53, Medicine Lodge 19

Goddard-Eisenhower 58, Goddard 48

Haven 73, Smoky Valley 33

Hays-TMP-Marian 75, Smith Center 42

Hesston 60, Larned 32

Hill City 73, Ellis 63

Hugoton 64, Colby 23

Hutchinson Central Christian 94, Stafford 52

Hutchinson Trinity 56, Moundridge 51

Inman 43, Marion 42

Jackson Heights 62, Horton 38

Jefferson North 45, Oskaloosa 34

Junction City 55, Washburn Rural 44

Kiowa County 58, Kinsley 47

LaCrosse 59, Otis-Bison 37

Lyons 44, Sterling 42

McPherson 74, Rose Hill 55

Olathe North 60, Olathe South 46

Olpe 54, Lebo 41

Osage City 74, Northern Heights 35

Ottawa 70, Eudora 69

Rock Creek 71, Wabaunsee 18

Sabetha 58, Perry-Lecompton 29

Salina Central 70, Derby 64

Salina Sacred Heart 62, Ellsworth 48

Salina South 45, Hutchinson 43

Sedan 53, Oswego 51

Shawnee Heights 60, Topeka Seaman 48

South Barber 67, Cunningham 31

South Gray 67, Ashland 52

Southeast Saline 79, Republic County 52

Stockton 51, Oakley 29

Topeka Hayden 49, Topeka 41

University Academy, Mo. 66, Bishop Seabury Academy 30

Wellington 59, El Dorado 40

Wichita Campus 70, Clearwater 51

Wichita Home School 61, St. Mary’s Academy 43

Northern Plains League Tournament
Play-In
Natoma 65, Tescott 37

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Anderson County 59, Santa Fe Trail 39

Atchison County 56, Nemaha Central 54

Baldwin 55, Spring Hill 34

Berean Academy 45, Canton-Galva 33

Bishop Miege 45, St. Thomas Aquinas 37

Blue Valley Stillwell 47, Blue Valley Southwest 41

Buhler 53, Andover 43

Cair Paravel 42, Faith Christian, Mo. 12

Caney Valley 68, Fredonia 43

Cedar Vale/Dexter 53, Caldwell 40

Central Plains 60, Victoria 37

Centre 50, Rural Vista 29

Chase County 57, Mission Valley 29

Cheney 45, Bluestem 16

Circle 28, Sedgwick 26

Clay Center 51, Abilene 37

Concordia 57, Chapman 53

Conway Springs 43, Wichita Independent 30

Council Grove 54, Lyndon 32

Cunningham 38, South Barber 25

Dighton 45, St. Francis 16

Dodge City 55, Great Bend 35

Douglass 52, Belle Plaine 21

Elkhart 42, Wichita County 17

Ellsworth 50, Salina Sacred Heart 37

Emporia 60, Topeka West 29

Galena 52, Southeast 28

Garden City 45, Hays 24

Garden Plain 50, Medicine Lodge 29

Girard 63, Fort Scott 46

Goddard 35, Goddard-Eisenhower 32

Goessel 42, Wakefield 23

Golden Plains 44, Palco 25

Goodland 61, Holcomb 51

Hartford 43, Southern Coffey 32

Hays-TMP-Marian 52, Smith Center 47

Hesston 60, Larned 32

Hoisington 52, Nickerson 26

Holton 49, Royal Valley 44

Horton 39, Jackson Heights 34

Hoxie 73, Oberlin-Decatur 28

Hugoton 56, Colby 27

Humboldt 48, Cherryvale 43

Hutchinson 37, Salina South 30

Hutchinson Central Christian 62, Stafford 24

Iola 49, Wellsville 37

Jefferson West 40, Hiawatha 35

Kapaun Mount Carmel 62, Wichita West 18

KC Piper 61, KC Bishop Ward 24

KC Washington 63, KC Wyandotte 27

Labette County 52, Pittsburg 44

LaCrosse 60, Otis-Bison 37

Lansing 49, Bonner Springs 48

Lawrence Free State 63, Olathe Northwest 59

Leavenworth 56, SM North 10

Little River 43, Solomon 10

Logan 58, Wheatland-Grinnell 54

Lyons 51, Sterling 46

Manhattan 57, Highland Park 28

Maranatha Academy 59, Mid-Buchanan, Mo. 51

Marion 34, Inman 25

McPherson 60, Rose Hill 25

Mill Valley 46, Tonganoxie 34

Minneapolis 64, Beloit 61

Northern Heights 64, Osage City 36

Olathe East 45, Lawrence 42

Olathe South 60, Olathe North 21

Olpe 55, Lebo 26

Phillipsburg 44, Norton 43

Pittsburg Colgan 55, Lamar, Mo. 39

Pleasant Ridge 46, Immaculata 31

Pleasanton 38, Marmaton Valley 25

Rawlins County 32, Greeley County 28

Republic County 32, Southeast Saline 31

Rolla 44, Deerfield 9

Sabetha 48, Perry-Lecompton 21

Salina Central 49, Derby 43

Sedan 44, Oswego 29

SM West 53, SM East 35

St. Mary’s 47, Rossville 42

St. Paul 66, Frontenac 60

Stockton 53, Oakley 28

Sublette 59, Southwestern Hts. 50

Topeka Hayden 68, Topeka 43

Topeka Seaman 62, Shawnee Heights 39

Troy 37, Maur Hill – Mount Academy 33

Ulysses 51, Scott City 28

University Academy, Mo. 47, Bishop Seabury Academy 9

Wabaunsee 65, Rock Creek 48

Washburn Rural 74, Junction City 31

Waverly 68, Burlingame 19

Wellington 50, El Dorado 30

Weskan 39, Western Plains 32

Wichita Bishop Carroll 37, Wichita Heights 35

Wichita Campus 55, Clearwater 22

Wichita Trinity 55, Chaparral 22

Jefferson County North Tournament
Jefferson North 51, Oskaloosa 37

Northern Plains League Tournament
Play-In
Pike Valley 43, Natoma 29

South Central Border League Tournament
Udall 44, West Elk 29

SPIAA Tournament
Ingalls 48, South Central 41

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Relief pitchers Louis Coleman and Tim Collins agreed to one-year contracts with the Kansas City Royals on Friday, allowing both of them to avoid arbitration.

Collins agreed at $1,475,000 and Coleman at $725,000.

The 25-year-old Collins, a left-hander, had a 3.86 ERA in 22 appearances with the Royals and earned $1.362,500. He made four appearances in the postseason, including three during the World Series.

Coleman, a 28-year-old right-hander, had a 5.56 ERA in 31 appearances with the Royals and earned $537,000. He has pitched parts of the past four seasons in Kansas City.

Kansas City still has seven players in arbitration without deals: pitchers Danny Duffy, Kelvin Herrera and Greg Holland; first baseman Eric Hosmer; third baseman Mike Moustakas; and outfielders Lorenzo Cain and Jarrod Dyson.

The Saint Xavier Rams High School boys basketball team fell to Saint John’s Military 44-29 in the St. John’s Military Tournament.

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The Saint Xavier Middle School teams played Topeka Lutheran Thursday.

The Lady Rams defeated Topeka Lutheran 38-13, while the Saint Xavier boys team won by a score of 35-4.

The Junction City Middle School 7th Grade Boys Basketball team hosted Emporia. The A team won 39-28, with Darrin Batiste scoring 14 points, and Denzel Tyson 8 points for Junction City.

The City Middle School B team lost to Emporia 16-11.

Their next action will be at Washburn Rural in Topeka on Thursday.

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The City Middle School 8th grade boys basketball team played at Emporia. The A team won 58-39 with A.J. DIckerson scoring 24 points and pulling down 10 rebounds. Aaron Hamilton had 10 points, and Kody Westerhaus 9, going 3 for 3 from behind the arc.

The B team fell 29-28. Thane McDaniel scored 13 points for Junction City.

Earlier in the week the 8th grade boys basketball team traveled to McPherson. The A team lost 48-34. A.J. Dickerson had 16 points and 15 rebounds. The B team won 40-28. Arenzo Hoffman had 11 points, Javon and Jermaine Bailey each added 8 points.

The next home contest will be against Washburn Rural January 22.