Taylor Briggs of Chapman High School captured first place in the Class 4A girls race at the state cross country meet in Wamego Saturday.
Briggs turned in a winning time of 18:57.6. Fallon Russell of Shawnee Mission-Miege finished second in 19:53.8.
In the Class 4A boys competition, Aaron Modrow of Chapman finished third in 17:01.9.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Peyton Bender threw two touchdown passes to Pooka Williams, the Kansas defense forced a fumble at its own 6-yard line with 58 seconds left and the Jayhawks held on to beat TCU 27-26 on Saturday to end a four-game losing streak.
The Jayhawks (3-5, 1-4 Big 12) took the lead on Williams’ touchdown grab with 6:13 to go, but TCU (3-5, 1-4) and first-time starter Michael Collins breezed downfield in an attempt to answer it.
Collins converted a third-down pass to give the Horned Frogs first-and-goal at the 9-yard line, and Darius Anderson got the ensuing carry. The ball popped out when he hit one of his own lineman and the Jayhawks clearly recovered, even though the officials initially called Anderson down.
The replay gave Kansas the ball. And after Bender took a safety to drain all but one second from the clock, the Jayhawks covered the ensuing squib kick to seal the win.
Bender finished with 249 yards passing and Williams had 102 yards receiving in giving the Jayhawks just their second Big 12 victory under embattled coach David Beaty. It also was the first win against the Horned Frogs since 1997, long before the schools became Big 12 rivals.
Collins had 351 yards passing with a touchdown and an interception, and Jalen Reagor had eight catches for 177 yards, as TCU lost its third straight and fifth in six games.
Perhaps it shouldn’t have been surprising that the Horned Frogs and Jayhawks played a back-and-forth game that went down to the wire. Even though TCU had won all six conference meetings, five had been decided by two touchdowns or fewer.
Kansas struck first by marching 75 yards for a touchdown, but the Horned Frogs’ defense stiffened the rest of the half, allowing just 14 yards the rest of the way.
But with Collins making his first start, the TCU offense struggled to capitalize, and it took a long touchdown pass to Reagor just before halftime to give the Horned Frogs a 10-7 lead.
Both offenses finally found a rhythm in the second half.
Williams caught his first touchdown pass to give Kansas the lead, then Collins scored his first TD to give the Horned Frogs the lead back. Gabriel Rui added a pair of field goals for the Jayhawks, and TCU answered with a 75-yard drive that Collins capped with another short run.
Kansas pulled ahead once more on its ensuing drive, when Bender converted a pair of third downs and then found Williams in the flat. He made a devastating cutback and went 28 yards for a score, which was upheld after it appeared that the freshman running back fumbled right at the goal line.
Another replay went the Jayhawks’ way at the other end of the field a few minutes later.
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Kyler Murray passed for 352 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another score to help No. 8 Oklahoma beat Kansas State 51-14 on Saturday.
The Sooners (7-1, 4-1 Big 12) rolled up a season-high 702 total yards and only punted once, and that was in the fourth quarter after Murray was done for the day.
CeeDee Lamb caught four passes for a career-high 160 yards and two touchdowns, and Kennedy Brooks ran for 94 yards and two scores. The Sooners won their second straight since losing to Texas.
Oklahoma held Kansas State (3-4, 1-4) to 245 yards. Alex Barnes, who entered the game as the Big 12’s leading rusher, was limited to 28 yards on 13 carries.
“He’s been tremendous against everybody, so that’s, of all the stats in the game, that’s one of the ones that I know I’m most proud of,” Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley said.
The Sooners gained 209 yards in the first quarter and took a 17-0 lead. Murray threw two touchdown passes in the period, including an 82-yard connection with Lamb.
Murray ran for a 9-yard touchdown in the second quarter to push the lead to 31-7, and the Sooners were ahead 34-7 at the break. Murray completed 17 of 22 passes for 289 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 37 yards and another score in the first half.
The Junction City Blue Jays saw their football season come to an end with a 25-15 loss to the Dodge City Red Demons Friday night in the first round of the Class 6A postseason playoffs.
Dodge City jumped out to a 10-0 first quarter lead and never trailed in the contest, although the Blue Jays pulled to within four at 19-15 in the third quarter. But the Junction City rally stopped there as the Red Demons tacked on a fourth quarter touchdown on a 10-yard run by John Johnson to go up 25-15.
Two fumbles and stalled drives were costly for Junction City in the ballgame. Blue Jay coach Randall Zimmerman said the team had opportunities to win, but there were the two first half fumbles. ” Did not get started offensively at all. Defensively I thought we played very very hard. We were just out there too long.”
Junction City finished the season with a final record of 4-5, and on a three-game losing streak. Dodge City improved to 6-3, and will advance to the second round of the playoffs against Derby ( 9-0 ).
PREP FOOTBALL=
Clay Center 40, Wichita Trinity 15
Fort Scott 40, Atchison 12
Goodland 38, Holcomb 0
Hiawatha 50, KC Bishop Ward 0
Russell 48, Larned 20
SM Northwest 35, SM North 28
St. Mary’s 42, Atchison County 30
Topeka Hayden 28, Holton 7
Class 1A=
First Round=
Centralia 36, Jefferson North 14
Elkhart 70, Sublette 22
Ell-Saline 56, La Crosse 12
Hillsboro 75, Yates Center 20
Jackson Heights 36, Northern Heights 28
Meade 21, Syracuse 14
Olpe 61, Uniontown 0
Plainville 54, Republic County 8
Pleasanton 28, Marion 22
Salina Sacred Heart 34, Ellis 7
Troy 54, Wabaunsee 21
Class 2A=
First Round=
Anthony-Harper-Chaparral 55, Fredonia 0
Cimarron 52, Ellsworth 14
Conway Springs 66, Eureka 6
Garden Plain 45, Douglass 6
Hoisington 38, Sterling 13
Humboldt 52, West Franklin 15
Hutchinson Trinity 58, Belle Plaine 0
Lakin 22, Norton 14
Maur Hill – Mount Academy 27, Mission Valley 18
Phillipsburg 55, Southwestern Hts. 12
Riley County 45, Riverside 0
Rossville 36, Pleasant Ridge 14
Southeast Saline 26, Nemaha Central 13
Class 3A=
First Round=
Andale 35, Halstead 0
Beloit 28, Hugoton 0
Chapman 48, Clearwater 14
Colby 51, Kingman 21
Hesston 42, Wichita Collegiate 28
Marysville 40, Santa Fe Trail 17
Perry-Lecompton 34, Wamego 20
Prairie View 27, Caney Valley 7
Pratt 52, Concordia 27
Sabetha 32, Jefferson West 7
Scott City 38, Nickerson 0
Smoky Valley 43, Cheney 6
Class 4A=
First Round=
Andover Central 16, Augusta 7
Arkansas City 29, Mulvane 26
Basehor-Linwood 44, Eudora 16
Bishop Miege 76, Labette County 8
Buhler 25, Winfield 0
Coffeyville 46, El Dorado 12
Goddard 46, Circle 6
KC Piper 46, Bonner Springs 40
Louisburg 56, Ottawa 8
McPherson 71, Independence 13
Paola 45, Baldwin 6
Pittsburg 37, Spring Hill 15
Tonganoxie 48, Chanute 36
Ulysses 28, Abilene 0
Wellington 38, Rose Hill 13
Class 5A=
First Round=
DeSoto 49, KC Turner 7
Emporia 35, Wichita Heights 17
Great Bend 35, Valley Center 18
KC Schlagle 46, Leavenworth 28
Kapaun Mount Carmel 48, Hays 28
Maize 56, Liberal 15
Maize South 21, Andover 17
Mill Valley 49, Topeka West 10
Olathe West 27, KC Washington 20
Salina Central 20, Goddard-Eisenhower 7
Shawnee Heights 10, BV Southwest 9
St. James Academy 34, Lansing 27
St. Thomas Aquinas 69, Highland Park 14
Topeka Seaman 52, KC Sumner 20
Wichita Bishop Carroll 40, Newton 34
Wichita Northwest 58, Salina South 24
Class 6A=
First Round=
Derby 41, Lawrence 7
Dodge City 25, Junction City 15
Gardner-Edgerton 55, BV Northwest 27
Lawrence Free State 61, Wichita North 18
Manhattan 73, Wichita Southeast 20
Olathe East 31, BV Randolph 21
Olathe North 56, SM West 14
Olathe South 54, BV West 41
SM South 40, Olathe Northwest 21
Topeka 45, Hutchinson 43
Washburn Rural 21, Garden City 7
Wichita Campus 57, Wichita South 7
Wichita West 47, Wichita East 0
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS=
McPherson vs. Buhler, ccd.
PREP FOOTBALL=
BV Randolph 14, Lakeside 6
Baxter Springs 12, Osawatomie 0
Bucklin 38, Norwich 8
Central Heights 40, Erie 28
Chase 56, Burrton 8
Chetopa 52, Rural Vista 30
Goessel 46, Chase County 42
Herington 56, Valley Falls 26
Iola 24, Columbus 22
Kiowa County 62, St. John 8
Logan/Palco 64, Quinter 24
Medicine Lodge 59, Flint Hills Christian 6
Minneapolis 58, Ellinwood 8
Northeast-Arma def. Oskaloosa, forfeit
Oberlin-Decatur 36, Washington County 20
Onaga 60, Linn 38
Oxford 86, West Elk 40
Pratt Skyline 58, Kinsley 14
Rawlins County 60, Lincoln 44
Remington 26, Cherryvale 0
Wellsville 54, Royal Valley 12
Wetmore 60, Tescott 14
Wilson 50, Wheatland-Grinnell 0
6-Man=
First Round=
Golden Plains 67, Moscow 33
Pawnee Heights 118, Cheylin 85
Class 1A=
First Round=
Inman 44, Stanton County 10
Pittsburg Colgan 68, Bluestem 8
Smith Center 35, Oakley 0
Valley Heights 30, Lyndon 22
Class 2A=
First Round=
McLouth 48, Jayhawk Linn 26
Osage City 28, Southeast 6
Silver Lake 66, Riverton 0
Class 3A=
First Round=
Frontenac 33, Burlington 6
Galena 40, Anderson County 0
Parsons 6, Girard 0
Class 6A=
First Round=
BV North 68, KC Wyandotte 12
SM East 45, KC Harmon 0
Class 8 Player D1=
First Round=
Attica/Argonia 28, Sedan 8
Burden Central 32, Caldwell 12
Burlingame 70, Bennington 36
Canton-Galva 54, Lebo 6
Central Plains 50, South Gray 0
Clifton-Clyde 60, Trego 14
Hodgeman County 38, Moundridge 20
Hoxie 46, Hill City 36
Madison/Hamilton 46, Peabody-Burns 0
Ness City 44, Macksville 20
Solomon 52, Maranatha Academy 6
South Central 50, Cedar Vale/Dexter Co-op 0
Spearville 54, Little River 24
St. Francis 46, Stockton 0
Udall 62, Oswego 28
Victoria 34, Wichita County 28
Class 8 Player DII=
First Round=
Axtell 58, Pike Valley 12
Centre 32, Marmaton Valley 28
Dighton 48, Thunder Ridge 12
Frankfort 30, St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 8
Hanover 54, Southern Cloud 0
Hutchinson Central Christian 76, Ingalls 30
Northern Valley 74, Greeley County 44
Osborne 48, Triplains-Brewster 0
Otis-Bison 60, Pretty Prairie 12
Rock Hills 70, Doniphan West 20
South Barber 78, Satanta 14
Southern Coffey 60, Wakefield 14
St. Paul 62, Hartford 14
Stafford 54, South Haven 28
Sylvan-Lucas 44, Wallace County 0
Waverly 42, Altoona-Midway 0
MANHATTAN, Kan. – The Kansas State men’s basketball team will start the 2018-19 season with collective Top 15 rankings in each of the major polls, as the Wildcats checked at No. 11 in theUSA TODAY Coaches Preseason Top 25 poll released earlier today (October 25).
The No. 11 ranking in the Coaches Top 25 poll follows the Wildcats checking in at No. 12 in The Associated Press Preseason Top 25 poll released on October 22. It marks the first time that K-State has started with preseason rankings in both major polls since the 2010-11 campaign when the school opened at No. 3 in both the AP and USA TODAY Coaches polls.
Like the AP poll, Kansas was selected No. 1, followed by No. 2 Kentucky, No. 3 Duke, No. 4 Gonzaga and No. 5 Virginia. The rest of the Top 10 included No. 6 Tennessee, No. 7 North Carolina, No. 8 Villanova, No. 9 Nevada and No. 10 Michigan State.
K-State and Kansas were joined in the poll by fellow Big 12 schools, No. 13 West Virginia and No. 21 TCU.
The Wildcats have received several preseason rankings, including No. 11 by NBCSports.com, Yahoo! Sports, Street & Smith’s, Lindy’s and Athlon, No. 12 by ESPN.com, CBSSports.com, USA Today, Stadium, No. 13 by The Athletic, Blue Ribbon Yearbook and No. 14 by SI.com.
Picked by the league coaches to finish second in the annual Big 12 preseason poll, K-State returns 10 lettermen, including six players who combined to start all 37 games a season ago, for a squad that won 25 games for just the sixth time in school history and advanced to the Elite Eight for the first time in eight years. Among the returning starters for the Wildcats include Preseason Big 12 Player of the Year Dean Wade, fellow Preseason All-Big 12 selection Barry Brown, Jr., and juniors Xavier Sneed and Makol Mawien.
Season tickets for the 2018-19 season are currently on sale with a variety of pricing options available, including the Big Game, Pick 5 and Holiday mini-plans as well as Wildcat 4 Packs and Bramlage Bundles. Fans can purchase tickets in a variety of ways, including toll free at (800) 221.CATS (2287), online at www.kstatesports.com/tickets and in-person at the Athletics Ticket Office located in Bramlage Coliseum.
Preseason AP Top 25
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Director for Men’s Basketball Communications | K-State Athletics
The 5th grade White Junior Jay football team captured their Flint Hills League Championship.
The team defeated previously undefeated Rock Creek in the championship game 28-0, and finished with a final record of 5-0.
Jake Leighty served as the head coach for the Junior Jay squad. Other coaches for the team included Paul Barber, Jimmy Neal, Alex Tyson, Lance Karmann, Jamelle Vornes and Rodney Ewing.
University of Kansas Chancellor Douglas Girod says the school is awaiting guidance from prosecutors on what steps to take after three college basketball insiders were convicted of wire fraud in a case that ensnared the school.
In a statement issued by Girod and athletic director Jeff Long, the school said once it is cleared by the Justice Department to move forward, it would begin working with the NCAA to review information presented during trial. Kansas also intends to review the eligibility of all its athletes.
Ex-Adidas official James Gatto, consultant Merl Code and NBA agent runner Christian Dawkins were found guilty of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The trio had been accused of funneling money to players to attend Kansas, Louisville and other schools sponsored by the apparel company.
Girod says no decision has been made about a long-term contract extension with Adidas. The sides had agreed to a $191 million extension in late 2017 but the contract was never signed.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Latest from Big 12 media day in Kansas City, Missouri (all times local):
The Big 12 Conference has announced an extension of its contract to keep its men’s basketball tournament in Kansas City through 2024, along with a four-year scheduling pact with the Big East.
Commissioner Bob Bowlsby said Wednesday that there was little debate whether to keep the tournament at Sprint Center. The previous contract was set to expire after the 2020 season.
As for the Big East alliance, Bowlsby said it was designed to address the scheduling concerns of many coaches. The Big 12 already plays a double round-robin schedule, and as other large leagues go to 20-game conference slates, it has become difficult to add competitive nonconference games.
The alliance will begin next year, with five games played at Big 12 venues and five played at Big East venues. Kansas-Villanova, Texas-Providence, Oklahoma-Creighton and Kansas State-Marquette are set, with the remaining games still to be scheduled.
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