By The Associated Press
BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Holcomb 60, Hays-TMP-Marian 43
Jefferson North 56, Riverside 60
Burlingame 77, Waverly 59
KC East Christian 66, Heritage Christian 35
Adolph Rupp Tournament
Cheney 45, Halstead 41
Baldwin Tournament
Augusta 65, KC Christian 36
Bonner Springs 63, Perry-Lecompton 58
Wellsville 47, KC Bishop Ward 39
Burlington Tournament
Paola 60, Santa Fe Trail 40
Sabetha 74, Rossville 43
Burrton Invitational Tournament
Little River 76, Inman 74
Canton-Galva Tournament
Rock Creek 64, Ell-Saline 42
Hi-Plains League Tournament
Cimarron 64, Lakin 54
Meade 63, Syracuse 56
Hillsboro Tournament
First Round
Hillsboro 50, Goodland 47
Wamego 63, Republic County 58
Hoisington Tournament
First Round
Minneapolis 68, Russell 35
Nemaha Valley Tournament
Falls City, Neb. 60, St. Mary’s 35
Jackson Heights 64, Horton 53
McLouth 88, Maranatha Academy 87
Northern Plains League Tournament
Semifinal
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 57, Osborne 34
Sylvan-Lucas 61, Thunder Ridge 48
Northwest Kansas League Tournament
Dighton 62, Oberlin-Decatur 47
Wallace County 75, Wichita County 38
Pleasanton Tournament
Humboldt 76, Central Heights 70
Salina Tournament
Abilene 73, Clay Center 33
Concordia 69, Smoky Valley 38
Salina Central 62, Andover 58
Shawnee Mission West Tournament
Lansing 87, KC Schlagle 51
Rockhurst, Mo. 55, SM West 51
South Central Border League Tournament
Argonia 44, Sedan 38
Spring Hill Tournament
Gardner-Edgerton 55, Spring Hill 53
Goddard-Eisenhower 85, Metro Academy 47
Louisburg 41, KC Sumner 39
St. John Tournament
First Round
Larned 60, Medicine Lodge 41
Sterling Tournament
Maize South 56, Lyons 42
Sterling 68, Southeast Saline 66, OT
Wilson County Classic
Consolation Semifinal
Cherryvale 49, Fredonia 42
Semifinal
Girard 47, Caney Valley 26
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Andover Central 51, Maize 39
Bishop Miege 67, St. James Academy 44
Burlingame 38, Waverly 31
BV North 62, SM West 39
Dodge City 63, Hays 0
Hartford 32, Southern Coffey 29
Heritage Christian 50, KC East Christian 34
Hutchinson 49, Goddard 38
KC Piper 50, Mill Valley 34
Manhattan 33, Washburn Rural 27
Mulvane 40, Clearwater 39
Northern Heights 68, Osage City 18
Burlington Tournament
Burlington 49, Iola 22
Sabetha 76, Wichita Northfield 7
Santa Fe Trail 54, Labette County 36
Cherokee Southeast Tournament
Columbus 52, Southeast 38
St. Paul 51, Oswego 34
Hi-Plains League Tournament
Cimarron 71, Lakin 42
Meade 70, Satanta 30
Southwestern Hts. 51, Elkhart 23
Syracuse 42, Johnson-Stanton County 38, OT
Hillsboro Tournament
First Round
Hesston 51, Goodland 18
Hoisington Tournament
First Round
Hoisington 60, Victoria 46
Northern Plains League Tournament
Consolation
Tescott 41, Rock Hills 33
Consolation Semifinal
Pike Valley 45, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 30
Sylvan-Lucas 43, Natoma 41
Semifinal
Osborne 59, Wilson 44
Northwest Kansas League Tournament
Dighton 44, Rawlins County 11
Hoxie 65, St. Francis 13
Northwest Kansas League Tournament
Trego 56, Wichita County 27
Wallace County 63, Oberlin-Decatur 42
Sterling Tournament
Lyons 75, Southeast Saline 56
Tonganoxie Invitational
Silver Lake 67, Atchison 45
Twin Valley League Tournament
Consolation
Doniphan West 39, Clifton-Clyde 38
Frankfort 42, Blue Valley Stilwell 31
Troy 47, Onaga 33
Wilson County Classic
Consolation Semifinal
Erie 47, Bluestem 30
Semifinal
Cherryvale 45, Girard 32

The Emporia Lady Spartans defeated the Junction City Lady Jays 43-35 Tuesday night in Emporia.

Emporia led in all four quarters, at one point by as many as 11 points in the third quarter. Junction City cut the lead to six in the fourth quarter.

The Lady Jays were led in scoring by Kori Kamm who finished the game with 10 points.

Junction City moved to 3-6 on the season and 1-4 in the centennial league. Emporia improved to 6-3 on the season and 3-2 in the centennial league.

The Lady Jays will be in action again on Friday night at home against Highland Park.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Jonathan Holmes made a catch-and-shoot 3 pointer at the buzzer to send Texas to a 67-64 victory over No. 22 Kansas State on Tuesday night, the Longhorns’ fourth straight victory in the Big 12.

Texas had almost blown its chance for the game-winner when it nearly botched an inbounds pass with 3 seconds left. But after a quick timeout, Isaiah Taylor zipped the ball to the Holmes in the left corner and he put up the shot over two defenders. The ball swished through the basket at the buzzer and Holmes was mobbed by his teammates.

Javan Felix scored 23 points to lead Texas (15-4, 4-2) and Cam Ridley scored 18. Holmes finished with 10 points.

Thomas Gipson scored 24 points for Kansas State (14-5, 4-2), which had tied the game at 64 on Shane Southwell’s twisting, off-balance layup with 5 seconds to play after Felix had missed two free throws.

Wakefield High School junior Keenan Westerman scored 16 points, pulled down five rebounds, and had five steals in a 50-46 Bombers victory over Peabody-Burns. Earlier in the week Wakefield lost to Solomon, but Keenan had 24 points, seven rebounds, and three assists in that basketball game.

In recognition of his performance Keenan Westerman is the McDonald’s Athlete of the Week. He will receive a framed certificate, recognition on display boards at the two McDonald’s Restaurants in Junction City, and on both the Talk of JC and online at JCPost.com.

The Junction City Blue Jay boys basketball team competes in the January Jam tournament at Valley Center this week.

Junction City, seeded third, will meet number six seed Olathe Northwest in  a first round game at 3:15 Thursday afternoon. The same half of the bracket on Thursday sends two-seed Blue Valley Northwest against seven-seed Topeka Seaman. The other half of the bracket pits top seeded Wichita Southeast against number eight Kansas City Turner, and number four seed Garden City against five seed Valley Center.

The tournament continues Friday and Saturday. The championship game is set for 7:15 Saturday evening.

The Junction City Blue Jay wrestling team finished 13th out of 34 teams at the Basehor – Linwood Invitational.

Junction City scored 88 points.

St. James of Kansas City, Mo. finished first.

For the Blue Jays Andrew Millsap finished sixth. He had reached the semifinals before lost in that round. Coach Bob Laster confirmed Millsap then had to forfeit two additional matches because of a groin injury.

ALso, for Junction City, Gabe Padilla at 120 pounds, Jeryl Denton 160, Mikah Felton 170, and Kayne Hutchinson at 220 pounds all finished seventh in their respective weight classes.

 

Kansas State ( 14-4, 4-1 ) used a lockdown defense to limit West Virginia ( 10-8, 2-3 ) to 32.7 percent shooting enroute to a 78-56 win over the Mountaineers Saturday afternoon at Bramlage Coliseum.

K-State got double figure scoring from three players enroute to the win. Shane Southwell and Thomas Gipson each scored 20 points, while Marcus Foster had

15 points.

West Virginia coach Bob Huggins was asked comment on Gipson’s play. “He had his way…scored the ball, got it on the rim. We had a couple freshmen on him and he just big boyed them.”

For Huggins it was just his second trip back to Manhattan after spending one season guiding the Kansas State program during the 2006-2007 campaign.

K-State coach Bruce Weber called it a good all-around win at both ends of the floor. “It was the best we shot all year, I believe, and especially against a good opponent.” K-State shot 52.9 percent from the field for the game.

Weber noted  West Virginia has three guards that “keep coming at you.” He said Juwan Staten is hard to guard, and the Mountaineer’s Eron Harris hit a couple of early three-point shots.  “But after that we really locked in and did a good job of just being solid on defense.”

The Wildcats  play at Texas on Tuesday.

 

With 55 team points, the Junction City Blue Jay wrestling team finds themselves tied for 10th out of 34 teams after one day of the two-day Basehor – Linwood Invitational.

Collinsville, Oklahoma is currently in first place.

The tournament began on Friday with Andrew Millsap of Junction City turning in a 3-1 record.   He was defeated in the semfinals of the 152 weight class.

Other Blue Jays who went 2-1 included Micah Felton at 170 pounds, Devonte Wilson at 182, Diamond Piperat 145, Jeryl Denton 160, Jake Bazaan at 138, and Gabe Padilla at 120.

The tournament continues Saturday.

Earlier in the week on Thursday Junction City defeated Abilene in a dual 42-35.  That victory left the Blue Jays 5-0 in dual competition this season.

AP-KS–Kansas Prep Scores, 
Friday’s Scores
By The Associated Press
BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Abilene 62, Clay Center 45
Andale 60, Hutchinson Trinity 33
Andover 68, Wichita Campus 50
Andover Central 62, Arkansas City 32
Attica 59, Burrton 47
Baldwin 66, Spring Hill 45
Beloit 75, Minneapolis 64
Bennington 56, Remington 24
Buhler 56, Mulvane 55
Canton-Galva 55, Ell-Saline 44
Central Plains 65, Victoria 37
Chase County 55, Northern Heights 36
Cimarron 61, Syracuse 20
Concordia 72, Chapman 33
Deerfield 43, Rolla 13
Derby 73, Salina Central 62
Derby Invasion 67, Cair Paravel 48
DeSoto 48, Louisburg 42
Dighton 52, St. Francis 47
Douglass 61, Belle Plaine 39
Eudora 75, Ottawa 65
Eureka 59, Erie 27
Flint Hills Job Corps 69, St. Xavier 41
Garden Plain 55, Bluestem 47
Goddard-Eisenhower 52, Goddard 22
Goessel 51, Elyria Christian 18
Goodland 52, Hugoton 47
Haven 57, Lyons 50, 2OT
Hays 47, Garden City 33
Hays-TMP-Marian 79, Russell 23
Highland Park 72, Topeka West 44
Hillsboro 56, Nickerson 41
Humboldt 45, Cherryvale 41
Hutchinson Central Christian 76, Stafford 40
Independence 43, Coffeyville 42
Jackson Heights 73, Immaculata 39
KC Piper 65, KC Bishop Ward 51
KC Washington 74, KC Wyandotte 57
Kingman 64, Sterling 45
Kinsley 45, Kiowa County 42, OT
Labette County 58, Chanute 48
LaCrosse 66, Otis-Bison 55
Lawrence Free State 59, Olathe Northwest 56, OT
Manhattan 35, Junction City 32
McPherson 76, El Dorado 41
Meade 62, Satanta 37
Medicine Lodge 49, Conway Springs 47
Mill Valley 70, Bonner Springs 56
Moundridge 53, Solomon 40
Nemaha Valley 55, Holton 35
Olathe East 63, Lawrence 57
Olpe 46, Southern Coffey 39
Osage City 60, Mission Valley 40
Osawatomie 51, Wellsville 42
Pittsburg 57, Columbus 50
Pratt 69, Smoky Valley 50
Riverton 69, Northeast-Arma 56
Rock Creek 60, Wabaunsee 36
Rose Hill 70, Augusta 50
Rural Vista 58, Little River 49
Sabetha 66, Royal Valley 50
Salina Sacred Heart 56, Ellsworth 53
Salina South 63, Hutchinson 58
Scott City 64, Colby 35
Shawnee Heights 48, Washburn Rural 31
Silver Lake 60, Riley County 49
South Barber 80, Cunningham 50
Southeast Saline 47, Republic County 41
St. John 56, Larned 37
Topeka 64, Emporia 44
Topeka Hayden 58, Topeka Seaman 39
Wakefield 40, Peabody-Burns 36
Wamego 80, Marysville 47
West Elk 58, Oxford 30
Wichita Collegiate 45, Clearwater 32
Wichita East 66, Wichita Southeast 50
Wichita Heights 43, Kapaun Mount Carmel 35
Wichita North 60, Wichita West 36
Wichita Northfield 40, St. John’s Military 35
Wichita Northwest 37, Wichita Bishop Carroll 32
Wichita Trinity 66, Cheney 42
Winfield 55, Wellington 36
Mid Continent League Tournament
Semifinal
Plainville 69, Phillipsburg 56
Smith Center 59, Oakley 52
Northern Plains League Tournament
Play-In
Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 56, Tescott 36
Natoma 56, Lakeside 53
Osborne 49, Pike Valley 46
Rock Hills 45, Chase 44, 2OT
Wilson 58, Lincoln 55
Western Kansas Liberty League Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Golden Plains 32, Wheatland-Grinnell 30
Western Plains 64, Cheylin 45
Semifinal
Weskan 57, Logan 49
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Abilene 47, Clay Center 33
Andale 54, Hutchinson Trinity 27
Andover 55, Wichita Campus 44
Andover Central 68, Arkansas City 22
Augusta 70, Rose Hill 50
Basehor-Linwood 55, Leavenworth 48
Berean Academy 43, Inman 31
Blue Valley Southwest 56, Blue Valley Stilwell 34
Bonner Springs 54, Mill Valley 31
Buhler 50, Mulvane 39
BV Northwest 29, Gardner-Edgerton 27
Caney Valley 58, Fredonia 36
Central Plains 76, Victoria 32
Chaparral 56, Wichita Independent 46
Chase County 49, Northern Heights 43
Cheney 44, Wichita Trinity 33
Cherryvale 59, Humboldt 18
Cimarron 61, Syracuse 20
Circle 44, Sedgwick 34
Clearwater 41, Wichita Collegiate 28
Coffeyville 60, Independence 47
Colby 44, Scott City 19
Columbus 52, Pittsburg 45
Concordia 56, Chapman 42
Conway Springs 45, Medicine Lodge 18
Dighton 74, St. Francis 35
Douglass 48, Belle Plaine 24
Ell-Saline 40, Canton-Galva 24
Ellinwood 51, Hoisington 44
Ellsworth 49, Salina Sacred Heart 35
Elyria Christian 41, Goessel 22
Emporia 47, Topeka 43
Garden City 69, Hays 27
Garden Plain 55, Bluestem 15
Goddard-Eisenhower 57, Goddard 48
Great Bend 50, Dodge City 43
Hays-TMP-Marian 53, Russell 44
Highland Park 38, Topeka West 34
Hillsboro 64, Nickerson 24
Holcomb 60, Ulysses 40
Hugoton 55, Goodland 46
Hutchinson 36, Salina South 28
Hutchinson Central Christian 45, Stafford 20
Iola 30, Prairie View 27
Jackson Heights 42, Immaculata 34
Kapaun Mount Carmel 41, Wichita Heights 34
KC Piper 46, KC Bishop Ward 15
Kiowa County 35, Kinsley 27
LaCrosse 46, Otis-Bison 14
Lawrence Free State 56, Olathe Northwest 45
Little River 33, White City 23
Little River 33, Rural Vista 23
Louisburg 58, DeSoto 50, OT
Lyons 57, Haven 42
Madison 45, Waverly 41
Maize 69, Word of Life 38
Manhattan 63, Junction City 43
Maur Hill – Mount Academy 41, Pleasant Ridge 30
McPherson 57, El Dorado 27
Meade 70, Satanta 41
Minneapolis 57, Beloit 44
Mission Valley 32, Osage City 30
Moundridge 56, Solomon 15
Nemaha Valley 37, Holton 34
Northeast-Arma 55, Riverton 40
Olathe East 44, Lawrence 35
Olpe 61, Southern Coffey 23
Ottawa 45, Eudora 18
Oxford 41, West Elk 33
Perry-Lecompton 53, Atchison County 44
Rawlins County 55, Greeley County 18
Riley County 46, Silver Lake 39
Rolla 62, Deerfield 33
Rossville 50, St. Mary’s 37
Sabetha 47, Royal Valley 34
Salina Central 64, Derby 40
Santa Fe Trail 54, Hiawatha 26
Sedan 49, Oswego 25
SM West 46, SM East 32
Smoky Valley 47, Pratt 42
South Barber 27, Cunningham 21
South Central 46, Ingalls 37
Southeast Saline 42, Republic County 26
Southwestern Hts. 57, Sublette 24
Spearville 70, Hodgeman County 43
Spring Hill 52, Baldwin 50
St. John 40, Larned 24
Sterling 52, Kingman 39
Tonganoxie 53, KC Turner 15
Topeka Seaman 42, Topeka Hayden 33
Wabaunsee 34, Rock Creek 26
Wamego 65, Marysville 32
Washburn Rural 38, Shawnee Heights 35
Wellington 54, Winfield 45
Wellsville 62, Osawatomie 36
Wichita Bishop Carroll 53, Wichita Northwest 33
Wichita East 51, Wichita Southeast 29
Mid Continent League Tournament
Semifinal
Ellis 57, Smith Center 29
Phillipsburg 72, Hill City 31
Northern Plains League Tournament
Play-In
Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 57, Chase 42
Natoma 35, Lincoln 25
Pike Valley 41, Lakeside 20
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 56, Rock Hills 23
Sylvan-Lucas 51, Tescott 29
Western Kansas Liberty League Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Logan 43, Palco 37
Semifinal
Golden Plains 46, Northern Valley 34
Triplains-Brewster 55, Wheatland-Grinnell 39

 

Manhattan defeated Junction City in girls basketball 63-42 at the Shenk Gym. 

The Indians took the lead in the first quarter and never relinquished it, pulling out to a 31-23 lead at halftime, and outscoring Junction City 16-7 in the final quarter.

Manhattan, 7-1, was led by Caroline Ballard with 16 points, while Amara Ehie had ten. For Junction City, 3-5,  Kori Kamm scored 10 points and Darja Russell added nine.

The Lady Jays play at Emporia on Tuesday.