Kansas at Kansas State

Date: Saturday, November 10, 2018

Kickoff: 11 a.m.

Location: Manhattan, Kan.

Stadium: Bill Snyder Family Stadium (50,000)

Series: Kansas leads, 64-46-5

 

K-STATE RETURNS HOME FOR SUNFLOWER SHOWDOWN
Coming off a tough one-point loss at TCU, Kansas State will head home for the 116th edition of the Dillons Sunflower Showdown on Saturday as the Kansas Jayhawks visit Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The game will kick off at 11 a.m., and be shown nationally on FSN with Jeff Levering (play-by-play), Brian Baldinger (analyst) and Lesley McCaslin on the call. The game can be heard across the 39-station K-State Sports Network with Wyatt Thompson (play-by-play), former K-State quarterback Stan Weber (analyst) and Matt Walters (sidelines) calling the action, in addition to Sirius Channel 113, XM Channel 199 and the TuneIn app.

A LOOK AT K-STATE

• K-State is looking to bounce back from a loss at TCU and put itself back in the bowl picture, needing three wins over the final three weeks to become bowl eligible.
• The Wildcats have leaned heavily on their running game over the last four contests, averaging 221.5 yards and totaling 11 touchdowns on the ground.
• The running game is solidified by Alex Barnes, who leads the Big 12 at 102.0 yards per game with a league-high tying nine rushing scores. He ran for a career-best 250 yards at Baylor, the fifth-most in a game in school history, while recording three touchdowns on the day.
• Against Oklahoma State, Barnes had 181 rushing yards and four scores, and he added 102 yards against TCU.
• The Wildcats’ rushing attack is anchored by five offensive linemen who were all returning starters from a year ago. The group is led by Midseason All-American Dalton Risner at right tackle.
• Quarterback Skylar Thompson has started eight games, throwing for 995 yards and five scores, while he has added 360 rushing yards and four touchdowns.
• Isaiah Zuber leads the Wildcats with 41 catches on the year, totaling 496 receiving yards and three scores.
• The Wildcat defense allowed only 275 total offensive yards against TCU, the fewest allowed since last year’s Vanderbilt game and the fewest in a Big 12 game since limiting Kansas to just 196 total yards in 2014.
• The Cats had an impressive performance against an Oklahoma State team that was averaging 523.3 yards and 44.0 points per game. K-State held the Cowboys to 311 yards and just 12 points.
• Senior safety Eli Walker (56) and junior linebacker Da’Quan Patton (53) lead the team in tackles, while Reggie Walker has a team-best 5.5 sacks and 8.5 TFLs.
• Senior defensive back Duke Shelley has three picks this season – all coming in Big 12 play – to rank third in the Big 12 and 16th in the country in interceptions per game.
• Shelley has 12 passes defended this year, ranking sixth nationally in passes defended per game.

A LOOK AT KANSAS

• KU is coming off a 27-3 loss to No. 24 Iowa State last week in Lawrence.
• The Jayhawks boast one of the league’s top freshmen in running back Pooka Williams, who has rushed for 711 yards and four scores this season.
• On defense, Joe Dineen leads the Big 12 in tackles with 110, while Daniel Wise has collected a team-best 9.0 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks.

  A LOOK AT THE SERIES

• Kansas leads the all-time series, 64-46-5, but Kansas State has won each of the last nine meetings and 22 of the last 27 dating back to 1991.
• The Wildcats’ average margin of victory over the last nine years is 28.0, while they have hit the 45-point mark in five of those contests.
• Head coach Bill Snyder is 22-4 all-time against the Jayhawks (12-1 in Manhattan), while three of his four losses came within his first four years in Manhattan.
• Snyder’s 22 victories over the Jayhawks are tied for the most by an active head coach over any one opponent (Snyder vs. Iowa State).
• The series is the fourth-longest continuously played series in the nation and the longest among Big 12 teams.

RYAN LACKEY
Director of Football and Golf Communications | K-State Athletics

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas fires football coach David Beaty, effective at the end of season, with 6-39 record.

Kansas plays at Kansas State this next Saturday in an 11 a.m. game in Manhattan.

The Jayhawks play at Oklahoma November 17th and host Texas November 23rd.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Patrick Mahomes is making this look way too easy.

Mahomes passed for 375 yards, threw three touchdown passes — two to Travis Kelce — and continued the best start by an NFL quarterback in 68 years as Kansas City’s impossible-to-handle offense kept rolling with a 37-21 win on Sunday over the Cleveland Browns, who played their first game since coach Hue Jackson’s firing.

Cleveland native Kareem Hunt had two scoring runs and one receiving for the Chiefs (8-1), who came in averaging 36.3 points with an offense overloaded with weapons for Mahomes.

The 23-year-old used all of them in winning his first pro matchup against Baker Mayfield and the Browns (2-6-1).

“It’s a lot of fun,” Mahomes said. “It makes my job a lot easier knowing that I can trust these guys are going to be in the right spot. They’re taking care of their business. They’re running the routes and making route adjustments on the fly just because they’ve looked at the film and know how to do those things.”

Mahomes and Mayfield didn’t match their epic college meeting in 2016, when they combined for more than 1,700 yards in offense. But the Chiefs put on another impressive offensive show with 499 total yards, averaging 8.6 per snap.

Browns defensive end Myles Garrett said preparing for the Chiefs is not like playing them.

“Their offense has a nice tempo and he gets the ball out of his hand pretty quick, so it’s hard to stop,” he said. “He spreads the ball around really well and everybody is getting touches. You don’t know who it’s going to go to next.”

In his second season, Mahomes, who made just one start as a rookie, already has 29 TD passes and 3,185 yards, the most by any QB through 10 games since 1950. He has passed for at least 300 yards in eight straight games.

Cleveland lost its fourth straight, but it looked better under interim coach Gregg Williams than it did with Jackson, fired on Monday after going 3-36-1 in two-plus seasons.

Mayfield threw two TD passes to Duke Johnson and finished 29 of 42 for 297 yards with one interception.

The Browns came in facing a monumental task in trying to slow Mahomes and an offense with speed, depth and no noticeable weaknesses.

Things got much tougher for Cleveland when starting cornerback Damarious Randall (groin) was scratched and E.J. Gaines (concussion) and rookie Denzel Ward (hip) both got hurt in the first half.

Kansas City scored a touchdown on its first three possessions and the Chiefs only had the ball for 11:29 in the first half as the Browns were able to control the clock.

The Chiefs picked up where they left off in the third quarter with Mahomes firing a 13-yard TD pass to Kelce, giving Kansas City a 28-15 lead.

Hunt then scored on a 10-yard run, two plays after Kansas City’s Damien Williams blocked a punt.

Mahomes’ 11-yard TD pass to Kelce early in the second quarter gave the Chiefs a 14-3 lead, and with their offense firing on all cylinders, it appeared they might be on their way to an easy win.

But the Browns responded with a 75-yard drive capped by Nick Chubb’s 3-yard TD run. Williams, who showed early on he was going to take risks by going for it on fourth down, went for 2 but the conversion failed. Cleveland didn’t convert three times on 2-point tries.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Iowa State coach Matt Campbell is a firm believer that great teams win in the red zone.

They make sure to put points on the board when they venture inside the 20-yard line, and they have the ability to turn teams back when their defense has its back against the wall.

That proved to be the case Saturday.

Brock Purdy threw a short touchdown pass to cap a three-TD performance, and the Cyclones kept stopping Kansas on fourth down on the doorstep of the end zone, allowing them to cruise to a 27-3 win — their fourth straight since installing their freshman quarterback under center.

“There’s a lot of confidence down there,” Campbell said of the red zone. “We don’t have a ton of five-star players so our margin for error is very small.”

The margin of victory Saturday was plenty big.

Purdy finished with 263 yards passing in another stellar performance, and his other two TD tosses were big-play strikes to Hakeem Butler. David Montgomery ran for 67 yards and Purdy added 53 more on the ground as the Cyclones (5-3, 4-2) kept alive their hopes of playing in the Big 12 title game.

“Without a doubt,” Iowa State defensive end Matt Leo said. “Just trust the process.”

The Jayhawks’ Peyton Bender was just 19 of 40 for 185 yards, though he had several passes dropped, including one for a certain TD by Stephon Robinson early in the game. Khalil Herbert added 91 yards on the ground in what amounted to the only bright spot for coach David Beaty’s team.

Now, the calls for his job are sure to grow louder.

The Jayhawks (3-6, 1-5) upset TCU last week to give Beaty a week’s reprieve, but his team looked woefully unprepared Saturday. Substitution mistakes, four failed fourth downs and a myriad other issues made for an ugly showing in front of a sparse crowd made up of about 50 percent Iowa State fans.

“Obviously I didn’t do a very good job because things that we’ve executed well all week, we weren’t able to connect on now,” Beaty said. “That’s unfortunate because they were there. We just weren’t able to connect on them. That comes down to the person coaching them. That’s me.”

At least Purdy and Butler gave those wearing red a chance to cheer.

After forcing an early three-and-out, the Cyclones needed three plays for their young quarterback to hit his tall, lanky wide receiver deep downfield. Butler was so far behind the coverage on their 83-yard TD strike that the Jayhawks gave up and jogged behind him to the end zone.

Then, after another three-and-out, the Cyclones needed only two plays for Purdy to hit his big-play target downfield. Butler leaped over Hasan Defense to snare the jump ball, then turned and coasted 51 yards for another touchdown and a 14-0 lead.

The Cyclones tacked on a pair of field goals as they built a 20-3 halftime lead.

“Coach had a great gameplan, he had us in position to make many plays, and we ain’t do it,” Defense said. “So we shouldn’t have been down to where we felt we had to bounce back.”

Purdy added his third touchdown toss when he found Matthew Eaton open early in the third quarter to make it 27-3, and Iowa State merely coasted the rest of the way.

“We had plenty of opportunities. We weren’t able to make those opportunities count when we needed them,” Beaty said. “They just kind of have progressed a little bit faster than we have offensively. We got to be better than what we were.”

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Mike Collins threw a 67-yard touchdown pass to Jalen Reagor in the third quarter and TCU held on for a 14-13 win over Kansas State on Saturday after the Wildcats missed a potential game-tying extra point in the fourth.

The Horned Frogs (4-5, 2-4 Big 12) avoided the first four-game losing streak in 18 seasons under coach Gary Patterson, and improved their chances of becoming bowl eligible for the 16th time in that stretch.

The missed PAT, a muffed punt and a botched field goal attempt put Kansas State (3-6, 1-5) in the position of having to win its three remaining games to qualify for a bowl.

The Wildcats lost quarterback Skylar Thompson to an injury in the first quarter, but backup Alex Delton answered each TCU touchdown.

Reagor fought off cornerback AJ Parker on the deep throw from Collins, turned and ran into the end zone to break a 7-7 tie midway through the third quarter. Jonathan Song kicked what turned out to be an important extra point.

Delton found Malik Knowles for a 21-yard touchdown on his first series late in the first quarter, and scored on a 1-yard plunge early in the fourth before Blake Lynch hooked the PAT attempt to the left with 9:16 remaining.

Jarrison Stewart’s 31-yard catch set up a 4-yard run by Darius Anderson for a 7-0 TCU lead after Isaiah Zuber muffed a punt and Jawuan Johnson recovered at the Kansas State 43-yard line.

Delton, who hadn’t played in four games, kept Kansas State’s first scoring drive alive by drawing the Frogs offsides on fourth-and-1. Seven plays later, he found an outstretched Knowles in the back of the end zone.

Reagor finished with three catches for 92 yards. Collins completed 17 of 33 for 218 yards.

Alex Barnes, the Big 12’s second-leading rusher, gained 76 of his 102 yards in the second half for the Wildcats. Delton was 15 of 25 for 155 yards, and had 36 rushing yards in 23 attempts.

PREP FOOTBALL=

Christ Preparatory Academy 36, Lighthouse Christian, Mo. 14

Solomon 30, Madison/Hamilton 26

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Golden Plains 71, Ashland 46

Weskan 55, Pawnee Heights 38

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Canton-Galva 74, Burlingame 26

Hodgeman County 76, Spearville 48

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Attica/Argonia 42, Udall 36

Central Plains 50, Ness City 0

Hoxie 22, Clifton-Clyde 20

South Central 48, Burden Central 0

St. Francis 30, Victoria 12

St. Paul 80, Centre 50

8-Man DII Regional=

Hanover 78, Frankfort 30

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Axtell 80, Rock Hills 30

Dighton 52, Northern Valley 6

Osborne 66, Sylvan-Lucas 20

Otis-Bison 66, Hutchinson Central Christian 52

South Barber 60, Stafford 14

Waverly 62, Southern Coffey 14

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Centralia 41, Troy 18

Elkhart 53, Inman 10

Jackson Heights 35, Valley Heights 20

Olpe 52, Pleasanton 8

Pittsburg Colgan 45, Hillsboro 20

Plainville 31, Ell-Saline 28

Sedgwick 20, Meade 2

Smith Center 56, Salina Sacred Heart 7

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Conway Springs 21, Anthony-Harper-Chaparral 14

Hoisington 41, Cimarron 18

Humboldt 30, Osage City 6

Hutchinson Trinity 16, Garden Plain 7

Phillipsburg 41, Lakin 0

Riley County 33, Southeast Saline 14

Rossville 21, Maur Hill – Mount Academy 14

Silver Lake 63, McLouth 12

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Andale 66, Chapman 22

Galena 27, Frontenac 7

Marysville 36, Topeka Hayden 15

Parsons 38, Prairie View 23

Pratt 33, Colby 16

Sabetha 26, Perry-Lecompton 8

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Basehor-Linwood 31, Fort Scott 14

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Goddard 21, Andover Central 7

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Paola 35, Tonganoxie 13

Wellington 14, Buhler 7

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Great Bend 31, Kapaun Mount Carmel 7

Maize 35, Maize South 0

Mill Valley 24, St. James Academy 7

Olathe West 49, KC Schlagle 15

St. Thomas Aquinas 56, Topeka Seaman 14

Wichita Northwest 56, Emporia 21

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Derby 54, Dodge City 7

Gardner-Edgerton 49, SM Northwest 28

Lawrence Free State 51, Wichita Campus 27

Manhattan 36, Wichita West 25

Olathe North 50, Olathe South 13

SM East 23, Olathe East 20

Topeka 56, Washburn Rural 21

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Wichita Bishop Carroll 52, Salina Central 14

MANHATTAN, Kan. – No. 12/11 Kansas State held Pittsburg State to just 39 points on just 19.7 percent shooting from the field, as the Wildcats used an impressive overall defensive effort to earn a 79-39 victory over the Gorillas in an exhibition game on Friday night at Bramlage Coliseum.

 

The 39 points tied for the fewest allowed in an exhibition game in school history, matching the 39 points scored by the University of Windsor (Canada) on November 29, 1979. The Gorillas’ 19.7 field goal percentage (13-of-66) was the lowest by an exhibition opponent, surpassing the 25 percent by Emporia State on October 30, 2015.

 

The defensive effort was even more impressive as the Wildcats were without Big 12 All-Defensive Team member and Preseason All-Big 12 selection Barry Brown, Jr., who was held out as a precautionary move after sustaining a foot injury earlier in the week at practice.

 

On the offensive end, seniors Kamau Stokes and Dean Wade led the way with 14 points apiece, as 12 of the 13 available players scored at least one field goal in the game, including seven dunks, and no player logged more than 26 minutes of action. Stokes added a game-high 6 assists, while Wade barely missed a double-double with 9 rebounds. Junior transfer Austin Trice grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds in just 17 minutes.

 

K-State has now 24 consecutive exhibition games at Bramlage Coliseum dating back to 2004.

 

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Wildcats opened the game with 13 consecutive points, hitting on their first six field goals while holding the Gorillas without a field goal for the first three minutes and three seconds. Wade (5) and Stokes (4) combined for 9 of the team’s first 13 points.

 

Pitt State closed to within 19-7 after a pair of free throws by senior Donovan Franklin with 14:42 remaining in the first half before K-State pushed the lead out to 20 on consecutive lay-ups by sophomore Mike McGuirl and junior Makol Mawien with 7:27 left in the first half. The lead grew to a high of 25 on a tip-in by sophomore James Love III at 42-17 with 1:32 before halftime.

 

K-State connected on 54.1 percent (20-of-37) in the first half compared to just 21.2 percent (7-of-33) by Pitt State.

 

The Wildcat offense kicked off the second half with a 3-pointer from sophomore Cartier Diarra just 12 seconds in, as the lead slowly grew to 30 at 57-27 after a lay-up by Wade with 13:36 remaining. A dunk by freshman Shaun Neal-Williams made it 66-31 with just over 10 to play.

 

Starters Mawien (5), Xavier Sneed (9), Wade (7) and Stokes (6) all played less than 10 minutes after halftime.

 

The lead hit 40 on a 3-pointer by Neal-Williams with 6:24 remaining and stayed above 35 the reminder of the game. A dunk by junior Pierson McAtee provided the exclamation point on a 79-39 victory.

 

PLAYER(S) OF THE GAME

Senior Kamau Stokes scored 13 of his game-tying 14 points in the first half on 5-of-9 field goals to go with a game-high 6 assists and 2 rebounds in 21 minutes of action… Fellow senior Dean Wadematched his Stokes’ game-high with 14 points on 6-of-9 field goals to go with 9 rebounds in just 19 minutes of action.

 

STAT OF THE GAME

39/19.7 – K-State held Pitt State to just 39 points on 19.7 percent shooting (13-of-66), including 17.2 percent (5-of-29) from 3-point range… The 39 points tied for the fewest points allowed in an exhibition game, while the 19.7 field goal percentage was the lowest-ever by an exhibition opponent.

 

IN THEIR WORDS

K-State Head Coach Bruce Weber

On the start…

“Something we talk a lot during pregame is when we make shots. We make shots and we score. But it wasn’t as sharp as I wanted it to be. We still had 20 turnovers. But you know, it’s a great start and that’s what you look for. I talked to the guys last week about keeping the foot on the gas, and they do lose some focus, but we got good minutes.”

 

On freshman guard Shaun Neal-Williams…

“Shaun is a good basketball player for us. He got some good minutes tonight. He has a bright future for Kansas State Basketball. He’s got a lot of natural ability and has a chance to be a very good player. You feel good to have him in the program.”

 

On getting everyone minutes…

It gave Mike McGuirl good minutes. Barry Brown would have had 18-20, so it was good to give them. Cartier Diarra took a big step, Kamau Stokes took a big step, Dean Wade took a big step, Makol Mawien took a big step. These guys are taking advantage of their opportunities. I like our first seven guys. I think we have seven starters on this team. We can keep rotating guys, and hopefully that will be our strength.”

 

On shooting poor from three and free throws…

“You lose a little bit of our rhythm, you know with the people and the crowd. We haven’t put enough time shooting and we haven’t practiced in Bramlage enough. But some of it’s on the guys too, you have to go get your shots in.”

 

Dean Wade, Senior Forward

On defensive effort tonight…

“That is one of our main focuses from last season that we wanted to carry on to this season was our defensive mentality. We want to be the best defense in the Big 12 and in the nation. It was a big step for us and I think we came out and really had our mentality right this game and everybody really came out and did their part. We played team defense and everybody was helping everyone, so it was a very good environment.”

 

On strong start offensively…

“It was a great start. Everybody was more worried about defense. Offense is going to come as long as we do our part on defense. I think we got off to a good start on defense and pushed it a little bit getting them mixed up and creating some open shots.”

 

On not having Barry Brown tonight…

“He was not in the game put he was still making his part on the bench. You could hear him yelling stuff. He was not playing which was a big loss for us but we had other players that stepped up just like Kamau (Stokes) said. Last year Kam went down and Cartier (Diarra) stepped up and in the tournament everyone stepped up and played great basketball. I think that is what we did today we gave people good opportunities and when people take advantage of them it is really amazing to see what happens.”

 

On getting exhibition out of the way…

“It is good to get in front of the fans especially for the new guys. It is good for the young guys to get in front of the fans and play a little bit to get those nerves out of them before we start the non-conference.”

 

Kamau Stokes, Senior Guard

On offensive performance…

“That is what we have been working on all summer and preseason. We have been working on moving the ball and working together to get open shots. As everybody saw we were like nine for ten out of the gate. Everybody saw that we were moving the ball and working together. When you move the ball the defense has to scramble and then we get open easily.”

 

On not having Barry Brown tonight…

“Of course, one of our main guys is not playing. Like we saw last year, when one guy goes down, another steps up. I felt like today everybody stepped up.”

 

On getting back into the flow of the game…

“This game was really good for us to do that. To get those younger guys in getting them a feel for what we want in the season and how we want to play. Moving the ball is the biggest thing when we move the ball we are really special which we saw today.”

 

Pittsburg State Head Coach Kim Anderson

On team response to back to back games…

“Well it was tough for us, but the main thing we got out of it was playing under pressure. Both teams places pressure on us. We don’t see that type of pressure during the season, I hope. I thought K-State has a really good basketball team. They are really, really talented, very athletic and deserving of the ranking they have, if not higher.”

 

On improvements from last night…

“We did a little bit better on rebounding until the end that got away from us a little bit. I thought K-State defense was really good, which, made it hard for us to execute a play. We were maybe able to get the start of it but we unable to finish.”

 

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE

• K-State is now 67-20 all-time in exhibition play, including 52-9 in home exhibition games… The Wildcats are now 46-9 in exhibition games at Bramlage Coliseum with 24 consecutive wins dating back to 2003… Overall, the team has now won 7 straight in exhibition play since 2016.
• The 39 points tied for the fewest allowed in an exhibition, tying the 39 by the University of Windsor (Canada) on November 29, 1979… K-State held Pitt State to 19.7 percent (13-of-66) shooting from the field, including 17.2 percent (5-of-29) from 3-point range… It was the lowest field goal percentage by an exhibition opponent, surpassing the 25.0 percent (13-of-52) by Emporia State on October 30, 2015.
• The Wildcats grabbed 63 rebounds in the contest, which was the most in an exhibition game since posting 66 against Michigan AAU on November 15, 1991… Junior Austin Trice led all players with 12, as seven players had at least 4 rebounds in the contest.
• K-State connected on 50 percent (32-of-64) of its field goals, including 63.6 percent (28-of-44) inside the 3-point arc… The Wildcats held a 50-8 advantage in points in the paint.
• K-State used a starting lineup of redshirt freshman Cartier Diarra, senior Kamau Stokes, junior Xavier Sneed, senior Dean Wade and junior Makol Mawien… Senior Barry Brown, Jr.(ankle) did not play.
• 12 of the 13 available players recorded at least one field goal.
• All 13 available players saw action, as Diarra led all players with 26 minutes of action.

 

WHAT’S NEXT

K-State officially opens the regular season on Friday, November 9, as the Wildcats play host Atlantic Sun member Kennesaw State at 7 p.m., CT. Tickets starts at just $5 for advanced bench and general admission with $3 tickets available for groups of 12 or more fans. The game will be broadcast on FOX Sports Kansas City (state of Kansas and Kansas City area) as well as on the FOX Sports app and ESPN3.

 

–www.kstatesports.com–

TOM GILBERT
Director for Men’s Basketball Communications | K-State Athletics

The season came to an end for the Chapman Irish in the second round of the Class 3A postseason playoffs Friday night in Andale. The Irish fell to Andale 66-22.

Chapman ended the season with a final record of 7-3. Andale, 10-0, moves on to meet Scott City, 10-0 in the quarterfinal round of the Class 3A playoffs next Friday.