The Fort Riley Middle School Troopers traveled to Chapman Thursday night.

Coach Bob Shefelton said the 8th grade went 2-0, winning the first game 37-7 and the 2nd game 24-21.

The Troopers 7th grade team also split, winning the 1st game 47-38 and losing the second game 27-23.

Tuesday they travel to Wamego.

It was the biggest rally ever for a Kansas State basketball team.

K-State rallied from 21 points down to edge West Virginia ( 8-7 )  71-69 at Bramlage Coliseum Wednesday night. The Director for Men’s Basketball Communications Tom Gilberg, confirmed It was the largest comeback for a win by a Wildcat basketball team in school history, eclipsing an 18 point rally for a win over Missouri on February 19th, 1977.

The Wildcats ( 11-4 ) trailed by 21 points in the second half, but then scored 17 unanswered points and finally got their first lead at with just 2:30 remaining in the game when Xavier Sneed hit a 3-point shot and one free throw. The winning points proved to be a layup by Barry Brown with :29 seconds remaining with Sneed hitting a free throw with :3 seconds remaining in the contest to give K-State the final two point margin.  Brown led Kansas State with 29 points while Mike McGuirl came off the bench to score 18 for the Wildcats.

On the win Wildcat coach Bruce Weber said, “it is hard to even explain, to be honest.” West Virginia coach Bob Huggins said K-State made shots and the Mountaineers didn’t. ” We trusted people in some iso that did not get it done and they trusted people in iso that did get it done. It is my fault. I am in charge of picking the right guy and obviously I did not pick the right guy. It falls on my shoulders.”

Attendance for the contest was listed at 9,590.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Checking into a game for the first time for Kansas, freshman guard Ochai Agbaji prepared for a play that he’d only ever defended during practice.

Agbaji darted through TCU’s defense, took a lob from Quentin Grimes and recorded his first collegiate basket.

“I told myself the best way to get rid of his nerves was give him an easy basket, and maybe something to energize the crowd a little bit,” Kansas coach Bill Self said. “Because we’ve been so boring playing above the rim.”

Agbaji, a Kansas City native, had seven points and four rebounds, Dedric Lawson recorded his 47th-career-double-double with 31 points and 14 rebounds and Lagerald Vick added 12 points and four assists as No. 7 Kansas defeated No. 25 TCU 77-68 on Wednesday night.

Agbaji relinquished his redshirt eligibility for Kansas (12-2, 2-1 Big 12) on Tuesday following a season-ending injury to Udoka Azubuike. Agbaji made an immediate impact for the Jayhawks, scoring off an alley-oop on Kansas’ first possession with him on the court.

“It was really my teammates and coaches,” Agbaji said. “They put me in the right position, and they didn’t have any pressure on me to do anything. They just want me to make the right play and play to my athletic ability.”

TCU (12-2, 1-1) continued to have troubles in Allen Fieldhouse, falling to 0-7 all-time at Kansas’ home arena. The Horned Frogs turned the ball over a season-high 20 times, which is also a season high by a Kansas opponent.

“Obviously, the 20 turnovers stand out for us, and that’s how they got it done,” TCU coach Jamie Dixon said. “They were more physical than we were, got the ball inside when they needed to and you’ve got to give them credit.”

The Horned Frogs trailed 40-31 at halftime, but managed to stay in the game throughout. They got within two points of the Jayhawks with 10:33 remaining, but nine consecutive points from Lawson made it an 11-point deficit, which the Horned Frogs would ultimately fail to close.

RJ Nembhard scored a season-high 14 points for TCU while shooting 3-of-6 from behind the arc. He helped offset the absence of Jaylen Fisher, who led the Big 12 in 3-point percentage (44.1) before a right knee injury ahead of TCU’s conference opener sidelined him.

The first half saw seven lead changes before Kansas finally opened the gap to four points following a 3-pointer from Vick. Three turnovers by the Horned Frogs and a missed 3-pointer from JD Miller on TCU’s last possession of the half allowed Kansas to extend the lead to 40-31 at halftime.

TCU cut the deficit to two points following Kouat Noi’s third steal of the game followed by a layup.

Kansas extended the lead back to as many as nine points, but TCU cut it to three with under two minutes remaining. But Marcus Garrett’s offensive rebound and layup and subsequent turnover on the inbounds allowed Kansas to gain control of the game.

The Jayhawks made all four of their final free throws to finish the game.

“We’re playing at home and you should play better at home, but it’s been (bad) the last few days, obviously,” Self said. “So I thought our guys did respond to that, and I thought we played a lot better. Even if we didn’t play great, we didn’t allow TCU to play well, and I thought our defense was pretty good, especially the first half.”

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Andale 60, Rose Hill 33

Arkansas City 80, Valley Center 61

Ashland 64, Minneola 60

Attica 61, Cunningham 6

BV North 54, BV West 44

BV Randolph 79, Linn 30

Basehor-Linwood 74, Shawnee Heights 47

Belle Plaine 64, Conway Springs 34

Berean Academy 68, Marion 39

Bishop Miege 69, St. James Academy 46

Bluestem 69, Neodesha 42

Bonner Springs 72, Louisburg 46

Buhler 51, El Dorado 45

Burlingame 46, Olpe 39

Burlington 61, Osawatomie 46

Caldwell 61, South Haven 28

Caney Valley 66, Erie 55

Central Heights 59, Osage City 46

Central Plains 62, Sterling 29

Central Plains 62, Sterling 29

Centralia 57, Doniphan West 30

Chanute 76, Parsons 69

Chaparral 79, Wichita Independent 59

Chapman 53, Beloit 44

Cheney 61, Garden Plain 45

Circle 65, Winfield 61

Clearwater 71, Mulvane 63

Coffeyville 55, Labette County 43

Colby 51, Goodland 27

Council Grove 45, Chase County 44, OT

Douglass 45, Medicine Lodge 41

Elyria Christian 29, Wakefield 16

Emporia 50, Manhattan 45

Frankfort 61, Wetmore 47

Garden City 54, Liberal 45

Girard 63, Riverton 38

Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 50, Pike Valley 39

Great Bend 76, Hays 67

Hanover 64, Axtell 31

Haven 44, Halstead 42

Hays-TMP-Marian 49, Trego 38

Hesston 55, Smoky Valley 41

Hill City 44, Norton 36

Hillsboro 43, Pratt 33

Hugoton 72, Holcomb 61

Humboldt 65, Fredonia 51

Hutchinson Central Christian 64, Burrton 57

Hutchinson Trinity 73, Ell-Saline 34

Independence 55, Fort Scott 42

Inman 61, Bennington 31

Jefferson West 61, Holton 25

KC Piper 80, Tonganoxie 53

KC Washington 87, Atchison 49

Kiowa County 66, Pawnee Heights 48

Lakeside 41, Thunder Ridge 30

Lakin 60, Cimarron 51

Lansing 76, KC Turner 47

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Lawrence 58, Olathe East 41

Leavenworth 55, DeSoto 27

Lincoln 46, Tescott 13

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Maize 55, Salina Central 43

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Marysville 65, Concordia 61

McPherson 53, Augusta 50

Meade 62, Southwestern Hts. 32

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Newton 70, Goddard 43

Nickerson 51, Hoisington 46

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Osborne 53, St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 47

Oswego 52, Uniontown 35

Ottawa 52, Baldwin 22

Perry-Lecompton 70, Royal Valley 41

Phillipsburg 62, Smith Center 53

Pittsburg Colgan 47, Galena 41

Pleasant Ridge 67, Jefferson North 54

Pratt Skyline 51, Stafford 44

Quinter 71, Western Plains-Healy 34

Rock Creek 56, Rossville 44

Rural Vista 53, Peabody-Burns 29

SM Northwest 58, SM North 54

SM South 89, SM East 84, 3OT

Sabetha 54, Nemaha Central 34

Salina Sacred Heart 65, Republic County 47

Salina South 61, Hutchinson 46

Santa Fe Trail 66, Wellsville 63, 2OT

Scott City 56, Ulysses 45

Silver Lake 62, Wabaunsee 37

Solomon 52, Goessel 43

South Central 60, Bucklin 37

Southeast Saline 59, Russell 50

St. Francis 44, Weskan 25

St. John 52, Ellinwood 21

St. Mary’s 68, Riley County 46

St. Paul 66, Marmaton Valley 31

Stanton County 61, Walsh, Colo. 45

Sylvan-Lucas 57, Natoma 32

Topeka 58, Highland Park 48

Topeka Hayden 67, Topeka West 58

Topeka Seaman 73, Junction City 59

Troy 62, Onaga 39

Valley Falls 55, Jackson Heights 52

Wallace County 62, Greeley County 37

West Franklin 43, Lyndon 32

Wichita Bishop Carroll 61, Wichita Heights 46

Wichita Campus 52, Derby 48

Wichita Collegiate 68, Wellington 49

Wichita East 59, Wichita North 42

Wichita Northwest 62, Wichita West 47

Wichita Trinity 61, Kingman 17

Wilson 45, Chase 37

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BV North 59, BV Southwest 48

BV Randolph 36, Linn 19

Baldwin 58, Ottawa 27

Basehor-Linwood 49, Shawnee Heights 42

Baxter Springs 54, Frontenac 44

Belle Plaine 59, Conway Springs 26

Beloit 49, Chapman 30

Berean Academy 56, Marion 25

Bishop Miege 69, St. James Academy 23

Buhler 46, El Dorado 37

Burlington 56, Osawatomie 28

Central Plains 69, Sterling 34

Centralia 65, Doniphan West 48

Centre 48, Herington 45

Chase County 45, Council Grove 38

Cheney 47, Garden Plain 32

Cheylin 49, Logan 41

Cimarron 52, Lakin 41

Circle 62, Winfield 14

Clearwater 45, Mulvane 37

Clifton-Clyde 54, Washington County 49

Colby 37, Goodland 22

Derby 68, Wichita Campus 24

Elkhart 54, Deerfield 11

Elyria Christian 27, Wakefield 24

Frankfort 46, Wetmore 24

Girard 59, Riverton 29

Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 59, Pike Valley 44

Goddard 59, Newton 40

Hanover 62, Axtell 42

Haven 42, Halstead 35

Hays 64, Great Bend 41

Hays-TMP-Marian 44, Trego 43

Holcomb 47, Hugoton 42

Hutchinson Central Christian 55, Burrton 21

Hutchinson Trinity 55, Ell-Saline 15

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Inman 43, Bennington 31

Jackson Heights 55, Valley Falls 39

Jefferson West 45, Holton 32

KC Piper 69, Tonganoxie 16

Kiowa County 44, Pawnee Heights 29

La Crosse 59, Macksville 54

Lansing 73, KC Turner 18

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Leavenworth 63, DeSoto 48

Lincoln 44, Tescott 36

Little River 44, Canton-Galva 38

Louisburg 56, Bonner Springs 44

Lyndon 34, West Franklin 22

Madison/Hamilton 47, Southern Coffey 42

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Manhattan 54, Emporia 23

Marysville 57, Concordia 45

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Medicine Lodge 39, Douglass 32

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Oskaloosa 56, Horton 37

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Pleasant Ridge 58, Jefferson North 34

Pleasanton 51, Northeast-Arma 38

Pratt 34, Hillsboro 26

Pratt Skyline 52, Stafford 19

Pretty Prairie 51, Fairfield 37

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Rose Hill 42, Andale 36

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Solomon 35, Goessel 20

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Topeka Hayden 48, Topeka West 42

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Victoria 49, Stockton 41

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Wichita South 52, Wichita Southeast 46

Wichita Trinity 58, Kingman 43

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Clemson is the national champion in college football for the second time in three years after handing Alabama its most lopsided loss under head coach Nick Saban.

Trevor Lawrence passed for 347 yards and three touchdowns as the Tigers blasted the Crimson Tide, 44-16 in the College Football Playoff national championship game at Santa Clara, California. Lawrence threw TD passes to Travis Etienne, Tee Higgins and Justyn Ross to help undefeated Clemson become the first team in the AP poll era starting in 1936 to win 15 games in a season.

Etienne had three first-half TDs for Clemson, which actually trailed 16-14 in the second quarter before forging a 31-16 advantage by halftime. He finished with 86 yards on 14 carries.

A.J. Terrell brought back an interception 44 yards for a touchdown on Alabama’s opening drive. Heisman Trophy runner-up Tua Tagovailoa (TOO’-ah tuhng-oh-vy-LOH’-ah) threw a second interception and was 22 of 34 for 295 yards with two first-quarter TDs, along with minus-9 yards rushing.

Clemson is the first opponent to beat the Tide by more than 14 points since Saban became coach in 2007.

Alabama was seeking its sixth national championship in the last 10 seasons.

Kansas State head women’s basketball coach Jeff Mittie announced Monday that sophomore center Maary Lakes has been dismissed from the program for a violation of team rules and conduct detrimental to the program.

“This is a very disappointing outcome as Maary was a student-athlete with so much potential,” Mittie said. “But, we have certain standards and expectations that all of our student-athletes must meet and when those standards are not met there are consequences. Maary was someone we thought deserved a second chance, but unfortunately, it is time for us to both move on, and we wish her nothing but the best.”

Lakes had played in 13 games this season, and averaged 1.6 points and 1.3 rebounds per game.