NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Marcus Foster’s floater forced overtime, then he drained a 3-pointer with 4 seconds left in the extra period for the game winner as Kansas State beat No. 16 Oklahoma 66-63 on Saturday night.

Stephen Hurt scored a season-high 15 points, Foster scored 14 and Thomas Gipson added 10 for the Wildcats (9-7, 2-1 Big 12).

Buddy Hield scored a career-high 31 points for Oklahoma (11-4, 2-1). He made a layup with 28 seconds remaining in overtime to tie the score before Foster’s shot. TaShawn Thomas had 14 points and 11 rebounds and Ryan Spangler had nine points and nine rebounds for the Sooners, who were coming off back-to-back double-digit wins over ranked opponents Baylor and Texas.

Kansas State held Oklahoma to 40 percent shooting. Hield made 11 of 20 shots for the Sooners, but the rest of the team made just 12 of 37.

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State senior wide receiver Curry Sexton is one of 30 participants selected to attend the Future Football Coaches Academy (FFCA) in conjunction with the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Convention, January 11-14, in Louisville, Kentucky.

The Abilene, Kansas, product will attend exclusive academy workshops, engage in a variety of convention sessions and network with key individuals in the industry. During the FFCA, Sexton will learn the aspects of securing, managing and excelling as a coach: the intersection of personal values with coaching opportunities, impact of behavioral styles, examination of coaching as a viable profession and realistic view of entry-level football coach.

Recognized football coaches and leaders will serve as mentors to those in attendance, addressing issues on a more personal basis. Through these experiences, Sexton and the other 29 participants will walk away with a big-picture understanding of the intercollegiate football coaching profession, increased self-awareness as a new football coach and a vast network of individuals to help take their next career step.

Sexton was a Second Team Academic All-American and Second Team All-Big 12 performer as a senior. Voted a team captain for the 2014 season, Sexton came away with 79 receptions for 1,059 yards and five touchdowns. He ranks fourth in school history in single-season catches and seventh in both single-season yards and career receptions (129).

Staying busy after exhausting his eligibility just last week, Sexton is playing in the Medal of Honor Bowl, a postseason all-star game in Charleston, South Carolina, on Saturday prior to heading to Louisville for the FFCA. The game kicks off at 1:30 p.m. (CT) and will be aired on the NBC Sports Network.

 

The Saint Xavier High School girls basketball team lost to Northfield School of Liberal Arts Friday 53-45, and the Rams boys team fell to Northfield 50-33.

The Junction City Blue Jay wrestling program has now won 35 consecutive dual matches. The latest two victories came Friday night in Rossville where the Blue Jays defeated Rossville 54-25 and Wellington 59-18.

Blue Jay coach Bob Laster said several Blue Jays went 2-0 in matches.

They included:

–Max Bazaan who split his matches between 106 and 113 pounds

–Gabe Padilla at 126 pounds

–Alex Castro at 132

–Downey Woods 145

–Jake Bazaan at 152 pounds

–Aryus Jones 170 pounds

–Jaquan Robinson 182

–Jeff Walters at 285 pounds.

Logan Roether went 1-0 at 106 pounds.

Junction City will compete in the Salina South Invitational Saturday. Competition begins at 9 a.m.

Shawnee Heights used a late first quarter burst and then busted the game wide open in the second quarter to defeat the Junction City Blue Jays 57-38 in boys basketball at the Shenk Gym.

Junction City trailed by 17 at halftime, and then just scored five points in the third quarter. No one from Junction City score in double figures, while Tez Scroggins led Shawnee Heights with 25 points.  The Thunderbirds are now 6-0 while the Blue Jays fell to 2-5.

In the girls game Jazz Sweet of Shawnee Heights scored 17 points in the first quarter and finished with 25 as her team defeated the Lady Jays 66-35.  Sweet, a 6’3 post player, was dominant in an around the lane.

Shawnee Heights improved to 5-1, while the Lady Jays are 0-7.

 

BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Ashland 53, Pawnee Heights 29
Berean Academy 39, Moundridge 33
Bishop Miege 51, BV North 36
Blue Valley Stillwell 69, BV Northwest 60
Central Plains 67, Macksville 26
Cheney 56, Chaparral 50
Colby 48, Scott City 23
Conway Springs 51, Medicine Lodge 33
Elkhart 58, Sublette 51
Ellsworth 48, Republic County 31
Fort Scott 63, Labette County 55
Fowler 51, Rolla 24
Garden Plain 57, Bluestem 37
Goddard-Eisenhower 67, Valley Center 42
Greeley County 45, Hoxie 41
Hartford 52, Madison 20
Haven 51, Hoisington 37
Hays 58, Liberal 49
Hesston 64, Halstead 42
Highland Park 58, Emporia 53
KC Harmon 71, KC Schlagle 58
Kingman 64, Nickerson 40
Larned 43, Hillsboro 39
Lawrence 72, Olathe South 41
McPherson 72, Augusta 46
Mulvane 52, Clearwater 35
Nemaha Central 63, Holton 56
Pittsburg Colgan 54, Columbus 29
Pratt 56, Sterling 48
Satanta 54, Hodgeman County 34
Shawnee Heights 57, Junction City 38
SM East 67, SM North 59
SM Northwest 63, Leavenworth 41
South Central 51, South Gray 42
St. John 73, Ness City 36
St. Mary’s 44, Wabaunsee 38
St. Thomas Aquinas 64, Blue Valley Southwest 54
Topeka 57, Manhattan 46
Topeka Seaman 57, Washburn Rural 56
Tyro Community Christian 64, Chanute Christian 54
Wallace County 80, Rawlins County 20
Wellsville 66, Anderson County 32
Winfield 46, Buhler 42
South Central Border League Tournament
West Elk 63, Argonia 33
WATC Basketball Challenge
Wichita Northwest 88, Goddard 39
Wichita Southeast 62, Hutchinson 48
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Abilene 65, Marysville 51
Andale 44, Wichita Collegiate 25
Anderson County 42, Wellsville 27
Argonia 40, West Elk 34
Atchison County 48, Hiawatha 44
Axtell 61, Frankfort 34
Basehor-Linwood 52, KC Bishop Ward 38
Baxter Springs 68, Riverton 40
Beloit 53, Russell 47
Bonner Springs 38, Mill Valley 28
Buhler 51, Winfield 48
Central Plains 78, Macksville 30
Chanute 45, Pittsburg 35
Chase 49, Rock Hills 43
Chase County 70, West Franklin 33
Cheney 30, Chaparral 25
Cherryvale 57, Neodesha 37
Chetopa 56, Altoona-Midway 13
Cheylin 55, Weskan 37
Circle 58, Wellington 51
Clay Center 41, Chapman 34
Colby 48, Scott City 23
Conway Springs 31, Medicine Lodge 25
Council Grove 59, Northern Heights 52
DeSoto 55, Eudora 26
Dodge City 37, Cimarron 4
Douglass 57, Belle Plaine 28
Elkhart 58, Sublette 51
Ellinwood 47, Little River 37
Emporia 51, Highland Park 26
Erie 37, Uniontown 29
Frontenac 44, Lamar, Mo. 40
Garden Plain 62, Bluestem 11
Gardner-Edgerton 65, BV West 30
Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 52, Wilson 39
Goessel 50, Pretty Prairie 26
Great Bend 58, Garden City 55
Haven 51, Hoisington 25
Hays-TMP-Marian 70, Ellis 41
Hesston 58, Halstead 27
Hill City 46, St. John’s Beloit 41
Horton 44, Pleasant Ridge 37
Hugoton 69, Goodland 42
Hutchinson Trinity 32, Marion 27
Kingman 62, Nickerson 23
Labette County 65, Fort Scott 54
Lansing 54, Tonganoxie 26
Lawrence Free State 63, Olathe North 35
Liberal 47, Hays 31
Lyons 58, Smoky Valley 26
Madison 56, Hartford 21
Manhattan 57, Topeka 32
Maranatha Academy 48, Lee’s Summit Community Christian, Mo. 43
McPherson 66, Augusta 35
Meade 66, Lakin 39
Moundridge 33, Berean Academy 29
Mulvane 43, Clearwater 30
Nemaha Central 38, Holton 26
Northeast-Arma 48, Southeast 43
Olathe Northwest 54, Olathe East 40
Olathe South 80, Lawrence 34
Olpe 71, Marais des Cygnes Valley 21
Osawatomie 74, Iola 12
Otis-Bison 63, Victoria 48
Parsons 47, Coffeyville 45
Pittsburg Colgan 41, Columbus 33
Remington 57, Ell-Saline 52
Rolla 37, Fowler 30
Rose Hill 53, El Dorado 24
Rural Vista 39, Elyria Christian 30
Sabetha 52, Royal Valley 41
Salina Central 66, Wichita Campus 52
Satanta 54, Hodgeman County 33

Shawnee Heights 66 Junction City 35
Silver Lake 52, Rock Creek 35
SM East 55, SM North 20
SM Northwest 43, Leavenworth 34
SM West 55, SM South 41
Smith Center 41, Oakley 10
South Central 51, South Gray 42
Southeast Saline 50, Minneapolis 46
St. John 61, Ness City 41
St. Thomas Aquinas 46, Blue Valley Southwest 27
Sterling 56, Pratt 40
Sylvan-Lucas 57, Tescott 24
Topeka Hayden 73, Topeka West 24
Valley Center 54, Goddard-Eisenhower 36
Valley Heights 46, Hanover 39
Wallace County 32, Rawlins County 25
Wamego 52, Concordia 38
Washburn Rural 37, Topeka Seaman 35
Waverly 49, Lebo 32
Wheatland-Grinnell 58, Western Plains 33
Wichita Trinity 41, Wichita Independent 26
WATC Basketball Challenge
Andover 46, Wichita Bishop Carroll 33
Goddard 58, Wichita Southeast 22
Maize South 58, Wichita Northwest 22

DALLAS, Texas – Bill Snyder, the architect of the “greatest turnaround in the history of college football,” will become just the fourth person in the history of college football to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as an active coach as the legendary K-State coach was announced today as part of the National Football Foundation’s College Football Hall of Fame Induction Class of 2015.

 

A five-time national coach of the year honoree and seven-time conference coach of the year recipient, Snyder joins former Youngstown State and Ohio State coach Jim Tressel as coaches to be inducted into the Class of 2015 and also joins Bobby Bowden (Florida State), Joe Paterno (Penn State) and John Gagliardi (St. John’s) as active coaches to be enshrined.

 

Other members of the 2015 class include Nebraska linebacker Trev Alberts, Oklahoma linebacker Brian Bosworth, Arizona State linebacker Bob Breunig, Millsaps (Miss.) defensive lineman Sean Brewer, Pittsburgh offensive tackle Ruben Brown, Florida split end Wes Chandler, Notre Dame split end Thom Gatewood, Yale running back Dick Jauron, Michigan State halfback Clinton Jones, Washington offensive tackle Lincoln Kennedy, Michigan running back Rob Lytle, Marshall quarterback Michael Payton, Kentucky defensive end Art Still, Texas Tech linebacker Zach Thomas and Texas running back Ricky Williams as the announcement was made as part of the College Football Playoff National Championship festivities in Texas.

 

Snyder has compiled an amazing 187-94-1 record in his 23 years as the helm of the Wildcat program. He ranks 32nd all-time in victories among FBS coaches and continues to climb the ladder with each win.

 

“Obviously this is a very humbling honor, and I am certainly grateful to those who nominated me, those who voted for me and for Steve Hatchell and the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame for all they have done for our remarkable game of college football,” said Snyder. “It is, however, not a one-person honor but one for a large collection of wonderful people who have had a major impact on our program and any successes that I may have had. Recognition such as this would not have been possible for me if it wasn’t for my mother’s and grandfather’s guidance as a young boy, nor for my immediate family (wife Sharon, daughters Shannon, Meredith and Whitney and sons Sean and Ross) who have sacrificed so very much over the years. Sean has been instrumental in our successes as a player and a coach and as well the all-encompassing job of handling our operations. My daughter, Meredith, overcoming a tragedy in her life has given me constant inspiration, and of course the players, coaches and support staff I have been associated with over the years have been amazing, including my high school coaches and Norris Patterson and Hayden Fry.

 

“The opportunities given to us by our central athletic administration (past and present) have been a significant part of our successes here at Kansas State as has the fan (family) support we have had from our student bodies and the Kansas State people throughout the country. All inclusively, they represent the passion, caring and love of the Wildcat Football Family.”

 

Called the “coach of the century” by hall of fame coach Barry Switzer, Snyder’s accomplishments at K-State are nearly unthinkable considering what he inherited during his first tour of duty beginning in 1989. The Wildcat program was in the midst of an 0-26-1 run when he was hired and had been just one bowl game in its first 93 seasons.

 

During a the span of 11-straight bowl seasons (1993-2003), Snyder’s Wildcats won nearly 80 percent of their games, chalking up 109 victories – a staggering 10 wins per season – and making K-State the nation’s second winningest program over that period. His first tenure included a Big 12 Championship in 2003 in a 35-7 win over No. 1 Oklahoma, while his 1998 team held a No. 1 ranking in the BCS standings. Snyder retired from coaching prior to the last game of the 2005 season, and the Wildcats sent him out with a 36-28 come-from-behind home victory over Missouri in the first game of the newly renamed Bill Snyder Family Stadium.

 

“The entire K-State Nation joins President Schulz and me in congratulating Coach Snyder on being named a NFF College Football Hall of Fame member and being recognized as one of the top coaches in the history of the game,” K-State Athletics Director John Currie said. “The impact he and Sharon and their family have had on Kansas State University and Manhattan since his arrival in 1989 is incalculable, and his leadership and mentoring are truly remarkable and inspirational. Coach Snyder’s legacy of integrity and commitment to excellence transcends not only football but perhaps all of intercollegiate athletics and higher education.”

 

Following a three-year hiatus, Snyder returned to the sidelines in 2009, and it has been more of the same as his teams have accumulated a 47-24 record through six seasons and currently lead the Big 12 in conference wins since 2011 with 27.

 

The Wildcats are in the midst of five-straight bowl seasons, including a pair of 10-win campaigns in 2011 (10-3) and 2012 (11-2). The 2012 Wildcats captured the program’s second Big 12 Championship and held another No. 1 national ranking. After turning 75 years old on Oct. 7 – which qualified him to be included on this year’s ballot – Snyder’s team promptly traveled to No. 11 Oklahoma and pulled out a 31-30 victory, a key component of the Wildcats’ nine-win season in 2014.

 

“What Coach Snyder has done at K-State is very deserving of this tremendous honor,” said Jordy Nelson, former record-setting Wildcat and 2014 NFL All-Pro wide receiver. “Turning the program around during his first tenure certainly warrants this distinction, and now for him to do it a second time and win conference championships and compete for national titles once again is a true testament of his work ethic and passion for the program. I am very happy for Coach Snyder and K-State, and it is an honor for me to have played for him and be a part of what he has accomplished.”
Snyder and the rest of the Class of 2015 will be inducted during the NFF Annual Awards Dinner in New York City at the Waldorf Astoria on Dec. 8, 2015.

 

To be eligible for the ballot, coaches must have coached a minimum of 10 years and 100 games as a head coach; won at least 60 percent of their games; and be retired from coaching for at least three years. However, active coaches over the age of 75 are eligible, as is the case with Snyder.

 

“This is such a fitting honor for a tremendous man who has represented Kansas State University, the state of Kansas and all of college athletics with the utmost class and integrity,” said K-State President Kirk Schulz. “Coach Snyder, in so many ways, epitomizes the core values central to our University’s founding and ongoing quest for excellence through a tireless work ethic, an unrelenting commitment to improvement and never giving up.​ We are so proud of him on behalf of the student-athletes, the entire K-State family and countless others who have benefitted from his positive leadership.”

 

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The Saint Xavier Middle School basketball teams both picked up wins over Flint Hills Christian on Thursday.

The girls team defeated Flint Hills Christian 41-9, while the boys team won 31-28.

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) – Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy has added former Youngstown State head coach Eric Wolford as an offensive assistant and Dan Hammerschmidt as a defensive coach.

Gundy also said Thursday that Jason Ray will not return as receivers coach.

Wolford was fired in November after going 31-26 in five seasons at Youngstown State. The former Kansas State offensive lineman also has coached at his alma mater, Emporia State, South Florida, Houston, North Texas, Arizona, Illinois and South Carolina.

Hammerschmidt coached running backs at Houston this past season. The former Colorado State safety also has coached at his alma mater, TCU, Duke, VMI, Rice, Wyoming and with the NFL’s Houston Texans.

The rosters have been announced for the Kansas Shrine Bowl All-Star football game next July.

From Junction City High School, Tyrick Nas-Carmickle has been named to the West team for the game, while Blue Jay head football coach Randall Zimmerman will serve as an assistant coach for the West team.

The game will be played  Saturday, July 26th at Pittsburg State University.