The Junction City Blue Jay and Lady Jay basketball teams are hosting Topeka High Tuesday night.

Junction City enters the girls contest 3-3 overall and 1-1 in the Centennial League, while Topeka High is 4-3 and 1-3.

Lady Jay coach Nate Parks noted Mandy Madden of Topeka High is a good player. “She’s worked her way up the ranks, and we’ve got to make sure we’re trying to limit her touches as much as we can, but, yeah, it’s going to be more about us, taking care of what we do.”

In the boys contest the Blue Jays enter 3-3 overall and 1-1 in the conference, while the Trojans are 3-1 and 1-2.

Blue Jay coach Pat Battle said about Topeka High, “They play physical, they’re active, they’re very athletic. They’re not very big, which is going to give us some challenges.” Battle added the Trojans want to run.

Both games can be heard on the Talk of JC, KJCK AM. The girls game broadcast begins at 5:47 p.m. followed by the boys contest.

The 25th-ranked Oklahoma Sooners come to Bramlage Coliseum to meet the Kansas State Wildcats in men’s Big 12 basketball Tuesday night.

Tipoff is set for 6 p.m.

The Sooners are led by former Wildcat player and coach Lon Kruger. They enter the contest after giving the Iowa State Cyclones their first loss of the season on Saturday. The Sooners are 13-3 overall and 2-1 in the conference, while Kansas State is 12-4 and 2-1.

Oklahoma is averaging a Big 12-best 87 points on 46.2 percent shooting, including 38 percent from 3-point range.  Senior Cameron Clark leads the OU offense and the Big 12 in scoring at 18.3 points per game, while shooting 46.7 Percet from the field and 42.2 percent from 3-point range.

K-State fell out of the Associated Press Top 25 on Monday after losing to Kansas last Saturday 86-60. That loss snapped a 10-game winning streak for the Wildcats.

According to k-statesports.com Kansas State running back John Hubert and long snapper Marcus Heit will compete in postseason all-star games.

Both players will play in the Medal of Honor Bowl on Saturdayat Johnson Hagood Stadium in Charleston, South Carolina on Saturday. Heit will also compete in the Reese’s Senior Bowl Jan. 25 in Mobile, Alabama.

 

The Kansas State women’s basketball team will close out its two-game five-day road trip on Tuesday night at 7 p.m. in Lubbock, Texas, as K-State faces Texas Tech at the United Spirit Arena.

The Wildcats will be trying to snap a 10-game road losing streak and end a four-game skid in Big 12 play.

Kansas State ( 6-9, 0-4  Big 12 ) are coming off a 61-50 loss at Oklahoma on Saturday.

Texas Tech ( 6-9, 0-4 Big 12 ) enters Tuesday night’s game on a five-game losing streak following a 67-46 loss at Kansas on Saturday night.

AMES, Iowa (AP) – Iowa State offensive coordinator Mark Mangino has signed a two-year contract worth $725,000.

Mangino’s deal, which he signed last week after being hired by the Cyclones, will pay him $350,000 for the 2014 season and $375,000 in 2015.

Mangino was the head coach at Kansas from 2002-09. He reached a $3 million settlement with the Jayhawks following allegations of player mistreatment. Mangino spent three years away from football before joining FCS school Youngstown State as an assistant in 2013.

 

The Junction City Blue Jay wrestling team swept Rossville and Wellington in a double dual Friday night in Rossville.

Junction City defeated Rossville 39-30 and Wellington 34-29.

Going 2-0 for the Blue Jays were:

–106 Millie Ybarra

–Gabe Padilla 120 pounds

–Jake Bazaan 138

–Devonte Wilson 182

–Kayne Hutchinson 220

The Blue Jays also competed in the Salina South Tournament on Saturday.

Junction City finished third out of twelve teams.  Manhattan won the team championship with a score of 137 points, followed by Colby with 105, and Junction City with 103.5. Wichita West finished with 96 points, Norman, Oklahoma 81, Hutchinson 75, Salina Central 62, Salina South 44, Ottawa 28, Plainville 22, and Topeka High 21 points.

Andrew Millsap of Junction City, making his return from a broken leg suffered in November, finished first at 152 pounds for the Blue Jays. Devonte Wilson also finished first at 182 pounds.

Other Blue Jay highlights included second place finishes by Lake Deam at 138 pounds, Jake Bazaan 138, and Micah Felton at 171 pounds. Gabe Padilla finished fourth at 12o and Kayne Hutchinson fourth at 220 pounds.

 

Kansas State’s ten game win streak came to an end Saturday in the 278^th Sunflower Showdown at Kansas losing 86-60.

The Wildcats shot 44 percent from the field compared to 56 percent by the Jayhawks. K-State struggled from three point range making only 1-11. The Wildcats only had two players scoring in double figures, Nino Williams who had 12 and Thomas Gipson who had 10.

KU was led by their freshman Andrew Wiggins with 22 points and Wayne Selden Jr. with 20 points.

K-State matched KU in the first ten minutes but then the Jayhawks went on back to back 9-2 runs to break away and never looked back.

The Wildcats will return home Tuesday night to take on the Oklahoma Sooners at Bramlage Coliseum. The Jayhawks only have a day break before going to Iowa State to take on the Cyclones on Monday.

Friday’s Scores
By The Associated Press
BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Andale 58, Clearwater 46
Argonia 53, Elk Valley 25
Augusta 64, Wellington 49
Baldwin 52, Louisburg 37
Basehor-Linwood 76, Tonganoxie 60
Beloit 82, Russell 42
Berean Academy 42, Hutchinson Trinity 40
Buhler 62, Rose Hill 45
BV West 77, Gardner-Edgerton 69
Cair Paravel 53, St. John’s Military 37
Central Plains 66, Macksville 55
Chanute 52, Girard 46
Chaparral 63, Conway Springs 61
Chetopa 85, Altoona-Midway 24
Coffeyville 61, Pittsburg 50
Council Grove 74, Northern Heights 31
Derby 58, Newton 49
Derby Invasion 80, Veritas Christian 41
Dodge City 66, Cimarron 47
Douglass 66, Belle Plaine 47
El Dorado 58, Mulvane 56
Ell-Saline 40, Remington 33
Eureka 70, Fredonia 43
Fairfield 38, Burrton 34
Fort Scott 47, Independence 43
Garden City 53, Great Bend 43
Garden Plain 51, Cheney 47
Halstead 52, Smoky Valley 35
Hays 78, Liberal 49
Hesston 59, Haven 45
Highland Park 61, Junction City 39
Hill City 45, Phillipsburg 41
Jackson Heights 79, Horton 66
Kapaun Mount Carmel 57, Wichita West 43
KC Piper 57, KC Turner 44
Kingman 55, Nickerson 40
Kinsley 52, Cunningham 35
Labette County 72, Parsons 36
Little River 49, Ellinwood 40
Lyons 63, Sterling 58
Maize 52, Salina South 44
Marion 46, Bennington 37
McPherson 75, Winfield 38
Mill Valley 58, KC Bishop Ward 30
Minneapolis 73, Southeast Saline 63
Moundridge 71, Inman 61
Nemaha Valley 74, Santa Fe Trail 41
Northeast-Arma 73, Southeast 58
Northern Valley 48, Logan 29
Osborne 62, Pike Valley 58
Oswego 57, Jayhawk Linn 27
Otis-Bison 62, Victoria 61
Oxford 45, Sedan 30
Peabody-Burns 41, Flinthills 33
Pittsburg Colgan 53, Columbus 48
Pratt 48, Hillsboro 47
Rock Creek 71, Silver Lake 41
Royal Valley 52, Atchison County 33
Rural Vista 66, Centre 37
Sabetha 71, Holton 66, 4OT
Salina Central 75, Wichita Campus 41
Scott City 72, Hugoton 45
Sedgwick 37, Canton-Galva 17
Shawnee Heights 37, Manhattan 34
Smith Center 40, Rock Hills 37
Solomon 57, Goessel 40
St. John 66, Ness City 28
Thunder Ridge 61, Lincoln 29
Topeka 67, Washburn Rural 51
Topeka Seaman 60, Emporia 49
Valley Center 11, Goddard-Eisenhower 4
Wabaunsee 61, St. Mary’s 45
Wamego 69, Concordia 61
Washington County 57, Troy 41
West Elk 56, Caldwell 20
Wichita Bishop Carroll 55, Wichita North 41
Wichita Heights 46, Wichita South 44
Wichita Southeast 58, Wichita Northwest 35
Wichita Trinity 58, Wichita Independent 55
Wilson 40, Lakeside 35
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Attica 47, Hutchinson Central Christian 14
Axtell 50, Frankfort 33
Baileyville-B&B 61, Onaga 46
Baldwin 63, Louisburg 54
Basehor-Linwood 47, Tonganoxie 31
Baxter Springs 53, Riverton 27
Bonner Springs 59, Lansing 40
Bucklin 40, Spearville 37
Buhler 69, Rose Hill 49
Caldwell 40, West Elk 26
Central Plains 76, Macksville 29
Centralia 53, BV Randolph 32
Centre 46, Rural Vista 24
Chanute 54, Girard 41
Cheney 54, Garden Plain 48
Cherryvale 55, Neodesha 37
Clay Center 43, Chapman 36
Clearwater 47, Andale 34
Clifton-Clyde 46, Doniphan West 43
Coffeyville 68, Pittsburg 55
Conway Springs 37, Chaparral 27
Council Grove 43, Northern Heights 38
Cunningham 33, Kinsley 31
DeSoto 38, Eudora 20
Dighton 77, Quinter 11
Dodge City 65, Cimarron 60
Douglass 42, Belle Plaine 31
Elkhart 40, Sublette 38
Ellinwood 47, Little River 37
Ellis 67, Stockton 46
Fairfield 58, Burrton 53
Fort Scott 51, Independence 42
Fowler 58, Rolla 42
Fredonia 44, Eureka 36
Gardner-Edgerton 49, BV West 26
Goddard-Eisenhower 44, Valley Center 42
Golden Plains 33, Triplains-Brewster 30
Great Bend 48, Garden City 42
Halstead 44, Smoky Valley 30
Hesston 52, Haven 19
Hillsboro 46, Pratt 38
Horton 52, Jackson Heights 44
Hoxie 96, Greeley County 14
Hugoton 64, Scott City 37
Hutchinson Trinity 44, Berean Academy 34
Iola 39, Osawatomie 10
Jefferson North 61, Valley Falls 42
Kapaun Mount Carmel 72, Wichita West 16
KC Piper 62, KC Turner 10
Kingman 55, Nickerson 26
Larned 50, Southwestern Hts. 48
Leavenworth 67, SM Northwest 44
Lee’s Summit Community Christian, Mo. 44, Maranatha Academy 33
Liberal 49, Hays 31
Linn 53, Wetmore 39
Lyndon 38, Mission Valley 28
Maize 49, Salina South 24
Manhattan 66, Shawnee Heights 43
Marais des Cygnes Valley 53, Hartford 23
Marion 33, Bennington 30
Marysville 55, Abilene 45
Maur Hill – Mount Academy 44, Oskaloosa 22
McPherson 37, Winfield 35
Meade 61, Lakin 43
Medicine Lodge 57, Bluestem 36
Mill Valley 56, KC Bishop Ward 27
Moundridge 57, Inman 23
Mulvane 63, El Dorado 42
Newton 49, Derby 42
Northern Valley 52, Logan 37
Olathe Northwest 48, Olathe East 32
Olathe South 71, Lawrence 35
Osborne 50, Pike Valley 47
Oswego 46, Jayhawk Linn 41
Paola 40, Ottawa 31
Peabody-Burns 40, Flinthills 32
Perry-Lecompton 60, Riverside 28
Phillipsburg 61, Hill City 46
Pittsburg Colgan 34, Columbus 32
Prairie View 34, Wellsville 32
Remington 50, Ell-Saline 47
Riley County 44, Rossville 34
Royal Valley 56, Atchison County 35
Russell 61, Beloit 52
Sabetha 44, Holton 41
Salina Central 85, Wichita Campus 28
Santa Fe Trail 45, Nemaha Valley 39
Sedan 57, Oxford 33
Sedgwick 41, Canton-Galva 30
Silver Lake 60, Rock Creek 37
SM South 51, SM West 48
Smith Center 54, Rock Hills 20
Solomon 48, Goessel 37
South Central 53, Norwich 43
South Gray 56, Deerfield 17
Southeast Saline 56, Minneapolis 46
Spring Hill 58, Anderson County 38
St. John 58, Ness City 25
St. Thomas Aquinas 61, Blue Valley Southwest 39
Sterling 63, Lyons 60
Syracuse 36, Satanta 20
Topeka Hayden 76, Topeka West 29
Topeka Seaman 58, Emporia 22
Tyro Community Christian 62, Chanute Christian 34
Valley Heights 49, Hanover 47
Victoria 49, Otis-Bison 35
Wabaunsee 58, St. Mary’s 43
Wallace County 33, Rawlins County 29
Wamego 59, Concordia 19
Washburn Rural 39, Topeka 35, 2OT
Washington County 56, Troy 25
Waverly 58, Southern Coffey 32
Wellington 40, Augusta 36
Wheatland-Grinnell 44, Western Plains 16
Wichita Bishop Carroll 45, Wichita North 17
Wichita Collegiate 36, Circle 31
Wichita Home School 61, Topeka Heritage Christian 30
Wichita Northwest 43, Wichita Southeast 24
Wichita South 48, Wichita Heights 14
Wichita Trinity 51, Wichita Independent 27
Wilson 59, Lakeside 30

 

On a night when Highland Park High School renamed their main basketball gym and court for longtime boys basketball coach Ken Darting his team turned in a solid performance in a 62-39 victory over the Junction City Blue Jays.

With Highland Park’s Jahmal McMurray pouring in four three point shots and scoring a total of 24 points, the undefeated and number one ranked team in 5A overpowered Junction City. McMurray’s teammate Shaffee Carr added 16 points, while Jordan Lawrence led the Blue Jays with 12 points.

Highland Park led 19-12 after one quarter and then outscored the Blue Jays 13-4 in the second period to open up a 16 point halftime advantage, and never trailed in the second half. The Scots are now 6-0 overall, and 2-0 in the Centennial League. The Blue Jays are 3-3, and 1-1.

Ken Darting is retiring after this season. In 13 years at Highland Park he has led the Scots to four state championships, and three runnerup finishes in the state tournament. The court was scheduled to be named after Darting, but during a pregame ceremony Friday evening there was a surprise announcement….that the gym would also be named in his honor.

Junction City will host Topeka High on Tuesday and Manhattan next Friday.

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In the girls game Junction City defeated Highland Park 38-31, in a contest that was a struggle. Both teams struggled offensively but the Lady Jays pulled away in the closing minutes to get the win.  Kealee Rains led the Lady Jays with 10 points.

Junction City led early 9-0, but Highland Park rallied to lead by three late in the second quarter, and by one at halftime, 18-17. The game was tied early in the fourth quarter.

Junction City is 3-3 on the season and 1-1 in the Centennial League, while Highland Park fell to 1-5 and 0-2.

Junction City hosts Topeka High on Tuesday and Manhattan on Friday.

The January Jam Boys Invitational Basketball Tournament bracket has been released.

Junction City will be one of eight teams competing in the tournament Jan. 23, 24, and 25 at Valley Center High School.

The Blue Jays are the third seed in the Tournament. They will meet six seed Olathe Northwest in a first round game Thursday Jan. 23 at 3:15 p.m. On the same side of the bracket the second seed Blue Valley Northwest will play Topeka Seaman at 5 p.m. that same day. The other half of the bracket pits top seeded Wichita Southeast against Kansas City Turner, and Garden City against Valley Center.

Semifinal round games will be played on the 24th.

Final round games and the championship contest will be played on the 25th, with the championship game beginning at 7:15 p.m.