The Junction City Blue Jays varsity boys team third and went 2-2 in a wrestling dual tournament at Haysville Campus on Saturday. Junction City defeated Hays and Wichita West but lost to Mulvane, the tournament champion, and to Haysville Campus.

For Junction City Anthony Petrusky went 4-0 at 126 pounds, Cameron Beasley 4-0 at 145 pounds, while four Blue Jays were 3-1 on the day. They included Zane Thornton at 132 pounds, Elias Robinson 170, Jonathon Dennard 285 and C.J. Neuman at 152.

Going 2-2 for Junction City were Kayden Blake at 106, Zachary Petrusky 113 and Patrick Foxworth 120 pounds.

The Blue Jay JV team tied for first place in a tournament at Salina South.

The girls varsity team sent six Lady Jays to compete at McPherson High School.&nbsp; Elisa Robinson finished first at 191 pounds, and the Savannah Green and Lyah Duenas both finished first in their weight classes. Tanaka Zahirah was second at 123 pounds.

The Blue Jay wrestlers will compete at Shawnee Heights High School on Wednesday.

The Junction City Blue Jays varsity boys team third and went 2-2 in a wrestling dual tournament at Haysville Campus on Saturday. Junction City defeated Hays and Wichita West but lost to Mulvane, the tournament champion, and to Haysville Campus.For Junction City Anthony Petrusky went 4-0 at 126 pounds, Cameron Beasley 4-0 at 145 pounds, while four Blue Jays were 3-1 on the day. They included Zane Thornton at 132 pounds, Elias Robinson 170, Jonathon Dennard 285 and C.J. Neuman at 152.Going 2-2 for Junction City were Kayden Blake at 106, Zachary Petrusky 113 and Patrick Foxworth 120 pounds.--The Blue Jay JV team tied for first place in a tournament at Salina South.--The girls varsity team sent six Lady Jays to compete at McPherson High School.&nbsp; Elisa Robinson finished first at 191 pounds, and the Savannah Green and Lyah Duenas both finished first in their weight classes. Tanaka Zahirah was second at 123 pounds.The Blue Jay wrestlers will compete at Shawnee Heights High School on Wednesday.

Blue Jay wrestlers open season at Haysville Campus

<img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2019/12/1575915266272.jpeg"> MANHATTAN, Kan.&nbsp;–&nbsp;For a second-consecutive season, Kansas State center&nbsp;Adam Holtorf&nbsp;has been recognized for his work in the classroom by being named a 2019 CoSIDA First Team Academic All-American, the College Sports Information Directors of America announced Monday.&nbsp;It is the third-straight year that the Seward, Nebraska, native has been named an Academic All-American making him the first player in school history to accomplish the feat. He is the first Wildcat to garner a first-team designation in two-straight seasons since&nbsp;Jon McGraw&nbsp;in 2000 and 2001.&nbsp;Holtorf, who carries a 3.916 GPA in agribusiness, is a National Football Foundation (NFF) National Scholar-Athlete and finalist for this year’s Campbell Trophy. He has been named a First Team Academic All-Big 12 performer the last three years as he was part of a school record 32 Wildcats on this year’s Academic All-Big 12 teams, including a conference-record 26 first-team members.&nbsp;A senior, Holtorf has started each of the last 37 games at center, including all 12 this year to help the Wildcats average 189.0 rushing yards per game to rank fourth in the Big 12, while K-State’s 28 rushing touchdowns rank third.&nbsp;–&nbsp;<a href="http://k-statesports.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">k-statesports.com</a>&nbsp;–&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;——————RYAN LACKEYDirector of Football CommunicationsK-State Athletics

K-State's Holtorf named First Team Academic All-American

The Junction City Wildcats captured the team title in the Don Stevens Invitational on Saturday. Junction City won the team title by one-half point over Marysville and two-and-a-half points over Anthony Middle School of Manhattan. In varsity competition the Wildcats placed 12 wrestlers. Champions for City Middle School include Ezekiel Witt at 80 pounds, Jaime Villaneuva at 127 and Cooper Bogenhagen 141. Finishing second were Lincoln Uphan at 105 pounds, Beau Peterson 180 and Benny Underhill 265. Finishing third were Griffin Bohanan at 148, Demarion Shaw 155 and Keiondre Wilcox at 165. Scotty Cary at 215 pounds, Keiondre Wilcox 165 and Billy Dee at 110 all finished fourth. In JV wrestling the Wildcats placed six wrestlers including champions Jayden Palmer at 141, Jayson Harris 134 and Jeremiah Collins at 165 pounds. Charles Margeson turned in a second place finish in the 215 pound weight class, Sky Kiwaha Choy third place at 127 and Charly Goodwin fourth at 115 pounds. Junction City will finish their season this week with a home dual against Manhattan Eisenhower and Seaman on Wednesday and with the league tournament on Saturday at Topeka Seaman.

The Junction City Wildcats capture first place in the Fort Riley Tournament

Chelsea Dungee scored 32 points, Alex Tolefree added 21, both season highs, and No. 23 Arkansas turned back Kansas State 81-72&nbsp;in the Big 12/SEC Challenge. ﻿ The Razorbacks led 37-33 at the half and used a 10-0 run in the third quarter and a last-minute 3-pointer by Tolefree, to take a 61-50 advantage into the fourth quarter. Petyon Williams had 19 points and 13 rebounds for K-State (4-4) and Ayoka Lee had 15 and 14. Angela Harris added 16 points.

Arkansas women top K-State 81-72

Bashaud Breeland knocked away Tom Brady's fourth-down pass to Julian Edelman in the end zone and the Kansas City Chiefs survived a series of mistakes and questionable calls by the officials to hold off the New England Patriots 23-16. Combined with Oakland's loss to Tennessee the Chiefs clinched the AFC West title.&nbsp; ﻿The loss ends the Patriots' 21-game&nbsp;home win streak in the regular season and playoffs, was tied for the longest in team history. It was the third-longest string in NFL history.&nbsp;

Chiefs clinch the AFC West

The Troopers hosted the Don Stevens Invitational Tournament Friday night. The Troopers finished 7 out of 8 teams.&nbsp;Lane Chivers finished 1st and is undefeated this year in the 100 pound class going into the NCKL next Friday.&nbsp; Jace Howard took 2nd in the 165 pound class,&nbsp;&nbsp;Korbin Ortiz took 3rd in the 110 weight class, Deveon Stevens took 4th in the 120 weight class, Alex Roberts took 4th in the 180 pound class.&nbsp; Junction City Middle School was also there and they finished 1st as a team.&nbsp;

Troopers compete in a tournament

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Markus Howard is the name everyone knows for Marquette this season, but it was a few role players who made the difference on Saturday night. Jamal Cain had career-high 17 points, Sacar Anim scored 13 and Marquette beat Kansas State 73-65.“Everyone we put in made winning plays,” Marquette coach Steve Wojciechowski said. “When Kansas State was making their runs, Jamal came up with numerous hustle plays. Our bench was a huge part of this win.” Howard came into the game listed as questionable but played 28 minutes and scored 19 points after not playing in their last game against Jacksonville on Wednesday night. “The emphasis they put on Markus wasn’t a surprise,” Wojciechowski said. “Remember, that is the first contact Markus has had in five days. We didn’t even know he was going to be cleared today until this morning.” The Golden Eagles (7-2) held off a comeback attempt by the Wildcats after leading by as many as 14 in the second half.“This was as tough as we’ve played up to this point of the season,” Wojciechowski said. “We needed all of it to beat a good Kansas State team.”Cartier Diarra had 14 points, Xavier Sneed and Makol Mawien scored 11 apiece and DaJuan Gordon had 10 points for Kansas State (5-3). The Wildcats hit seven 3-pointers and shot 32% overall.“This is all new for us,” head coach Bruce Weber said. “There’s new roles and I wish it was easier, but it hasn’t come as easy as we all had hoped and I just hope we make some strides.”Kansas State made just 18 of 30 from the free throw line while Marquette hit 11 of 16.Marquette led 52-49 with nine minutes to go but went on a 7-0 run to extend their lead to 10.The Golden Eagles hit 12 3’s and shot 42% from the field but committed 18 turnovers, which allowed Kansas State to hang around.Kansas State made 5-of-12 free throws and shot 26% from the field before halftime.The Golden Eagles ended the first half on a 9-1 run and led 39-26 at the break.“The problem was we shouldn’t have been down 13 at halftime,” Weber said. “Now you have to fight back and use all that energy. They made a lot of big shots.”Marquette has a nice break before taking on Grambling State in 10 days. They don’t face another Power Five school until conference play begins in January.“What a great home court and atmosphere for college basketball,” Wojciechowski said. “We feel fortunate to come out of here with a win.”BIG PICTUREMarquette: The Golden Eagles hit a big shot every time they needed one. Howard gets most of the attention, but there are many good shooters on this team. Kansas State: The Wildcats were tested at home for the first time this season. They need to be much better at the free throw line if they want to win close games.UP NEXTMarquette has 10 days off before hosting Grambling State on Dec. 17.Kansas State hosts Alabama State on Wednesday night.___

Howard, Cain help Marquette hold off Kansas State

The Junction City Blue Jays jumped out to a 16 point first halftime lead over Dodge City en route to a 73 to 42 victory over the Red Demons.&nbsp;Howard Johnson led the Blue Jays with 16 points, he had four 3-point baskets.&nbsp;Junction City out rebounded Dodge City 37 to 20.&nbsp;The Blue Jays shot 64.6% from the field, Dodge City just 31.9%.&nbsp;In the girls game, it was a different story.&nbsp;Dodge City opened with a 23 to 0 lead and cruised to a 69 to 21 win over the Lady Jays.&nbsp;The games at Dodge City were season openers for both teams.&nbsp;Junction City boys and girls will host Great Bend on Tuesday night at Shenk Gym.

Junction City Basketball teams open season in Dodge City

BOYS PREP BASKETBALL=Basehor-Linwood 77, Eudora 46Baxter Springs 62, Liberal, Mo. 40Hyman Brand 55, Ozanam, Mo. 54Jefferson West 61, Silver Lake 46KC Wyandotte 69, St. James Academy 61Metro Academy 67, KC East Christian 35Republic County 52, Thayer Central, Neb. 23Washington County 56, Doniphan West 27Wichita Sunrise 84, Pueblo South, Colo. 47Willard, Mo. 63, Fort Scott 35Blue Valley Randolph Tournament=Wetmore 56, Linn 48Burlingame Tournament=Burlingame 60, Cornerstone Family 58Hays City Shootout=Hays 92, Wichita Life Prep 42Lawrence Free State 59, Millwood, Okla. 35Manhattan 71, Great Bend 47Olathe West 72, Hays-TMP-Marian 61GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL=Baxter Springs 57, Liberal 18Bishop Miege 76, Central (St. Joseph), Mo. 46Bishop Seabury Academy 26, Hyman Brand 23Boulder, Colo. 48, Pratt Skyline 38Eudora 53, Basehor-Linwood 49Lawrence Free State 36, BV West 33Marysville 49, Axtell 31Metro Academy 43, Hogan Prep, Mo. 34Silver Lake 51, Jefferson West 48St. James Academy 65, KC Wyandotte 6Thayer Central, Neb. 39, Republic County 32Washington County 55, Doniphan West 45Wichita East 54, Wichita South 18Blue Valley Randolph Tournament=BV Randolph 57, Onaga 25Wetmore 36, Linn 30Burlingame Tournament=Burlingame 42, Cornerstone Family 35Waverly 51, Cair Paravel 35Hays City Shootout=Hays 55, Wichita Life Prep 7Manhattan 51, Great Bend 41Olathe West 58, Hays-TMP-Marian 44St. Thomas Aquinas 59, Millwood, Okla. 40

Thursday night high school basketball results

Three weeks of practice have been completed and it's time for the Junction City High School varsity and junior varsity basketball teams to open their seasons. Junction City plays at Dodge City Friday night with the girls varsity game beginning at 6 p.m. followed by the boys about 7:45 p.m. Blue Jay boys coach Nick Perez said the team is a little bit inexperienced, but he is pleased with the work of the seniors. "Quavez Humphreys has done a great job, Calvin Range has done a great job, Darrin Batiste has done a great job for us and Luke Hughes . It's good to have him back." Perez added, "At this point in practice it's just the mental stuff. Athletically we're really good, but it's being able to run a set when it matters, being able to guard your guy when it matters." On the girls side new Lady Jay head coach Tim Testa is excited. "I have gotten goose bumps a couple of times at practices." Testa added the team is excited. He said in practice there have been both good days and bad days. Thursday was one of the good days in the final practice for the opener. Both games are being carried on 107.9 FM and 1420 KJCK beginning at 6 p.m. Friday.

Blue Jay - Lady Jay basketball teams play season openers Friday night

<img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2019/12/1575519761910.png">The annual awards presented to Junction City Blue Jay football players were announced at the 2019 team postseason assembly.They were:Memorial AwardsRon Lowery – Xavion FeltonMalcolm Tibbetts – Ethan AlcornJoseph Sinegal – Albert CabaAl Simpler – Andrew Khoury and Jordan IrbyElijah Carter Salisbury – Jojo Nieves and Setu ToalaBlack Lion – Russell Wilkey and Terrance CrumptonFrank Drew – Albert Caba and Luke HughesFelix Snipes – Caleb Miller and Zane Thornton&nbsp;Player AwardsOffensive Player of the Year – Russell WilkeyDefensive Players of the Year – Terrance Crumpton and Kazerick SmithSpecial Teams – Jojo NievesScout Offense – Puma PageScout Defense – Mateo WilliamsThe Blue Jay varsity went 8-3 on the season and reached the third round of the Class 6A postseason playoffs. The JV team went 8-0 and the freshman team 4-4 on the season.

2019 Blue Jay football awards are presented

<img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2019/12/1575502675270.jpeg"> MANHATTAN, Kan. –&nbsp;With five Wildcats landing on the first or second teams – including Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year&nbsp;Joshua Youngblood&nbsp;– a total of 15 Kansas State players picked up accolades from the Big 12 as the conference announced the coaches’ All-Big 12 football selections on Wednesday.&nbsp;Youngblood, who was also the first-team kick returner, was joined by fullback&nbsp;Nick Lenners&nbsp;and defensive end&nbsp;Wyatt Hubert&nbsp;for top honors, while K-State’s second-team selections were offensive lineman&nbsp;Scott Frantz&nbsp;and punter&nbsp;Devin Anctil. Anctil earned his second-straight All-Big 12 accolade as he was an honorable mention pick last year, while the other four were honored for the first time in their careers.&nbsp;Ten other Wildcats earned Honorable Mention All-Big 12 accolades in running back&nbsp;James Gilbert, defensive back&nbsp;Denzel Goolsby, offensive linemen&nbsp;Adam Holtorf&nbsp;and&nbsp;Nick Kaltmayer, place kicker&nbsp;Blake Lynch, defensive back&nbsp;AJ Parker, wide receiver&nbsp;Dalton Schoen, linebacker&nbsp;Elijah Sullivan, quarterback&nbsp;Skylar Thompson&nbsp;and defensive end&nbsp;Reggie Walker. Walker was a 2017 Second Team All-Big 12 pick, while the rest of the group earned their first All-Big 12 honor.&nbsp;Additionally, Hubert earned votes for the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and Defensive Lineman of the Year awards, while wide receiver&nbsp;Malik Knowles&nbsp;earned votes for Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year.&nbsp;A native of Tampa, Florida, Youngblood is the first freshman in Big 12 history to be named the Big 12 Player of the Year on offense, defense or special teams. It is the fifth time that a Wildcat earned the league’s top special teams honors since the award was established in 2005, joining Morgan Burns (2015), Tyler Lockett (2013 and 2014) and Brandon Banks (2009).&nbsp;Youngblood finished the regular season with a nation-leading three kickoff-return touchdowns, a mark that ranks third in both Big 12 and school history and first among freshmen. His kickoff-return average of 38.1 yards leads the conference by 12.0 yards per return, while he would rank first nationally if he had two more attempts to meet the NCAA’s required minimum.&nbsp;Hubert finished the year with 30 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss and 7.0 sacks, the latter two categories ranking eighth and second in the Big 12, respectively. A product of Topeka, Kansas, Hubert carded a pair of two-sack games – at Oklahoma State and Texas Tech – while he had 2.0 TFLs on three occasions. A sophomore, he has 11.5 career sacks, which are tied for the second most by a Wildcat prior to his junior season.&nbsp;Lenners, a native of Lincoln, Nebraska, has helped lead the way for a rushing attack that is averaging 189.0 yards per game to rank fourth in the Big 12. He finished the regular season with 13 catches for 163 yards, including a 21-yard touchdown reception against TCU. His catches were the most by a Wildcat fullback or tight end since Zach Trujillo had 19 in 2014, while his receiving yards are the most among those positions since Winston Dimel had 261 yards in 2015.&nbsp;Frantz has started all 50 games at left tackle since the 2016 season opener, the most nationally among active Power 5 offensive linemen and tied for the third most among K-State offensive linemen since 1990. Anctil leads the Big 12 and ranks 16th&nbsp;nationally with a 46.0-yard average, a mark that currently ranks first in school history.&nbsp;Finishing with eight regular-season wins for the first time since 2016, K-State will learn of its bowl destination and opponent this Sunday. Kansas State’s official&nbsp;bowl&nbsp;announcement will be made on Twitter (@KStateFB) and the official athletics website,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.kstatesports.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">www.kstatesports.com</a>.&nbsp;Fans can preorder bowl tickets by visiting the K-State Bowl Information page by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/2019/10/28/2019BowlInfo.aspx" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">clicking here</a>.&nbsp;Coaches’ All-Big 12 Teams (Kansas State)Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year:&nbsp;Joshua Youngblood (KR/PR).First Team:&nbsp;Nick Lenners (FB), Joshua Youngblood (KR/PK), Wyatt Hubert (DL).Second Team:&nbsp;Scott Frantz (OL), Devin Anctil (P).Honorable Mention:&nbsp;James Gilbert (RB), Denzel Goolsby (DB), Adam Holtorf (OL), Wyatt Hubert (Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year), Nick Kaltmayer (OL), Malik Knowles (Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year), Blake Lynch (PK), AJ Parker (DB), Dalton Schoen (WR), Elijah Sullivan (LB), Skylar Thompson (QB), Reggie Walker (DL).&nbsp;–&nbsp;<a href="http://k-statesports.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">k-statesports.com</a>&nbsp;–&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;——————RYAN LACKEYDirector of Football CommunicationsK-State AthleticsT&nbsp;785.532.7708 |&nbsp;C&nbsp;785.587.7865<a href="mailto:rlackey@kstatesports.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: blue;">rlackey@kstatesports.com</a><a href="http://k-statesports.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(75, 138, 243);">kstatesports.com</a>&nbsp;<img src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&amp;ik=3fe30182ee&amp;attid=0.1&amp;permmsgid=msg-f:1652025247373677639&amp;th=16ed2c35adaf5447&amp;view=fimg&amp;sz=s0-l75-ft&amp;attbid=ANGjdJ932Lu2mzLpHu2DX-s2GbPc3XsyZO9jY8LZ9IwEyxj32JAppt3cr142_aUiwKA-nGyRpakCUo38OZCxpX3ptu9xqm_3Q3craIHTn6oHn2r6BDPDJAwlNENFtWQ&amp;disp=emb" alt="signature_1425212803" height="23" width="191">&nbsp;... 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Fifteen Wildcats named to Coaches' All-Big 12 teams

MANHATTAN, Kan.&nbsp;– The Kansas State men’s basketball team unveiled its new white throwback uniforms on Monday night featuring&nbsp;the classic “Wildcats” script trimmed with purple and lavender jersey to go with white shorts featuring the vintage Wildcat logo, first worn by K-State during the 1972-73 season.&nbsp;K-State (5-2) will wear the uniforms in Saturday’s “White Out” game against Marquette (5-2) in the inaugural Big 12/Big East Battle at 8 p.m., CT at Bramlage Coliseum.&nbsp;The replica uniforms and a full Nike product line featuring the “Wildcats” script are now available at K-State Athletics’ official online store,&nbsp;<a href="http://shop.kstatesports.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">shop.kstatesports.com</a>, and the K-State Super Store located on McCall Road in Manhattan. The line is also available at the K-State Campus Store in the student union and Rally House and Dick’s Sporting Goods locations.&nbsp;Fans are encouraged to wear white in the nationally televised contest against the nationally ranked Golden Eagles with&nbsp;tickets available for less than $20 with a Wildcat 4 Pack. A limited number of Bootleg &amp; Basketball ticket packages still remain, which include the pre-game bourbon and whiskey tasting event&nbsp;in a secret location that will be revealed to ticket purchasers via text message the day of the event. ­&nbsp;Packages for the event include a special K-State branded snifter glass as well as food, spirit tastings and cocktails. Bootleg &amp; Basketball tickets for those who already have game tickets are just $30. Event tickets that also include a bench ticket to the game are only $50. A limited number of both ticket options are available.&nbsp;A variety of ticket options are available by visiting&nbsp;<a href="http://k-statesports.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">k-statesports.com</a>, calling (800) 221.CATS, or by visiting the Bramlage Coliseum ticket office in person from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.&nbsp;--<a href="http://www.kstatesports.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">www.kstatesports.com</a>—&nbsp; TOM GILBERTDirector for Men’s Basketball Communications | K-State Athletics &nbsp;

Official Nike  "Throwback Wildcats Script" merchandise available now

<img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2019/12/1575373533159.png">MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Xavier Sneed had 18 points, Mike McGuirl scored 16 and Cartier Diarra provided 11 and Kansas State beat Florida A&amp;M 76-58 on Monday night.Evins Desir led the Rattlers with 18 points and eight rebounds and M.J. Randolph scored 10.The Wildcats (5-2) forced 17 turnovers and scored 18 fast break points off those mistakes as Kansas State had 20 turnovers, tied for their most this season.Kansas State outrebounded Florida A&amp;M 35-25 and scored 13 points on 12 offensive rebounds.The Rattlers (0-6) couldn’t get the outside shot to fall going 1-of-11, while the Wildcats hit nine 3s. McGuirl and Sneed combined for had six 3-pointers.Kansas State shot 54% and Florida A&amp;M went 45% from the field.

Sneed, McGuirl lead Kansas State past Florida A & M

<img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2019/12/1575339691763.png">The Junction City Blue Jays will bring an end to their 2019 football season Wednesday evening ( Dec. 4th ) at 7 p.m. at the Settles Auditorium at JCHS. Head Coach Randall Zimmerman said there will be an Awards night assembly followed by a Dessert Social. . The evening will last approximately one and a half hours. This event is open to the public.

Blue Jay football awards ceremony will be Wednesday evening

<img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2019/12/1575311475421.jpeg">r MANHATTAN, Kan.&nbsp;–&nbsp;With his 93-yard kickoff-return touchdown to open the game and set the tone for Kansas State’s 27-17 victory over Iowa State, freshmen wide receiver/returner&nbsp;Joshua Youngblood&nbsp;earned his second-consecutive Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week honor, the conference office announced Monday.&nbsp;Youngblood is the only true freshman in the conference this year to earn offensive, defensive or special teams player of the week honors, while he is the Big 12’s first true freshman to do so in back-to-back weeks since Oklahoma’s Samaje Perine won two-straight offensive honors in November of 2014.&nbsp;A native of Tampa, Florida, Youngblood became the first freshman in school history and third player overall to return the opening kickoff for a touchdown. It was his nation-leading third KOR score, a mark that ranks third in school and Big 12 history. He ranks first in K-State and league history in kickoff-return touchdowns among freshmen, breaking the mark of current Seattle Seahawk&nbsp;Tyler Lockett, who had two for the Wildcats in 2011.&nbsp;Youngblood’s house call against the Cyclones was his second-straight game with a return touchdown as he took one back 100 yards against Texas Tech. He is the only player in the nation this season with KOR scores in consecutive games and the first Wildcat to do so since&nbsp;Morgan Burns, which was also at Texas Tech and against Iowa State.&nbsp;Youngblood leads the Big 12 in kickoff-return average at 38.1 yards per return – 12.0 yards better than any other player – and he would rank first in the nation if he had two more attempts to meet the NCAA’s required minimum.&nbsp;Thanks to its 8-4 record under first-year head coach&nbsp;Chris Klieman, Kansas State will learn its bowl destination and opponent this Sunday, December 8.&nbsp;–&nbsp;<a href="http://k-statesports.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">k-statesports.com</a>&nbsp;– RYAN LACKEYDirector of Football Communications

K-State's Youngblood earns second-straight Big 12 Weekly Honor

TELEVISIONBig 12 Now on ESPN+<ul><li>Ben Boyle (play-by-play)</li><li>Stan Weber (analyst)</li><li>Bridget Howard (sideline reporter)</li></ul>&nbsp;<ul><li>&nbsp;</li></ul>COACHESKansas State: Bruce Weber (Wis.-Milwaukee ’78)Overall: 467-246/22nd&nbsp;seasonAt K-State: 154-91/8th&nbsp;seasonvs. Florida A&amp;M: 2-0 (2-0 at home)&nbsp;Florida A&amp;M: Robert McCullum (Birmingham Southern ‘76)Overall: 105-170/10th&nbsp;seasonAt Florida A&amp;M: 21-49/3rd&nbsp;seasonvs. Kansas State: First meeting&nbsp;PROJECTED STARTING LINEUPKansas State (4-2)G: #00 Mike McGuirlG: #2 Cartier DiarraG/F: #20 Xavier SneedF: #11 Antonio MurphyF: #14 Makol Mawien&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Florida A&amp;M (0-5)G: #2 Kamron ReavesG: #3 M.J. RandolphG: #4 Rod Melton, Jr.F: #24 D.J. JonesC: #34 Evins Desire&nbsp;SERIES HISTORYOverall: K-State leads 3-0Current Streak: K-State, 3In Manhattan: K-State leads 2-0At Bramlage Coliseum: K-State leads 2-0Last Meeting: W, 96-57 [11/14/08 in Manhattan]Weber vs. McCullum: First meeting&nbsp;OPENING TIP<ul><li>Kansas State (4-2) returns home to Bramlage Coliseum on Monday night, as the Wildcats begin a 3-game homestand with a visit from MEAC member Florida A&amp;M (0-5) at 7 p.m., CT. The homestand includes visits from Marquette (5-2) in the highly anticipated Big 12/Big East battle on Saturday night and concludes with a visit from Alabama State (1-6) on Wednesday, Dec. 11. The Wildcats have won 11 straight games at Bramlage Coliseum in the month of December dating to the 2015-16 season.</li></ul> TOM GILBERTDirector for Men’s Basketball Communications | K-State Athletics

K-State will host Florida A & M N Monday

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes looked up at the scoreboard late in the third quarter and was stunned to see the Kansas City Chiefs had taken a 31-0 lead over the AFC West rival Oakland Raiders.“I felt like we’d only scored a couple of times,” he said.That’s because the Chiefs’ high-powered offense didn’t need to do a whole lot Sunday.Their defense and the inept Raiders took care of the rest.Mahomes did throw for a touchdown and run for a touchdown, but it was Juan Thornhill’s pick-6 and a long list of blunders by Derek Carr and Co. that really made the difference.They allowed Kansas City to cruise to a 40-9 victory and into a two-game lead over the Raiders in the division race.“That’s what we expected all season long, and you’ve seen it week by week the defense getting better,” Mahomes said, “and the offense just played in the flow of the game. We’ve been in every type of game so far and we’ve been finding ways to win them.”LeSean McCoy and Darwin Thompson also had TD runs for the Chiefs (8-4), who can clinch a fourth straight division title with a win over New England and an Oakland loss to Tennessee next weekend.Oakland (6-6) sure didn’t play like a team fighting for a piece of the division lead.Carr dropped to 0-6 at Arrowhead Stadium with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nfl.com/share/32052020-2020-4d43-502d-343837323636" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(28, 167, 218);">another miserable outing</a>, throwing for 222 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions. The Raiders failed to score twice in the red zone, were penalized 12 times for 99 yards, and watched Kansas City put together a 9½-minute drive almost entirely on the ground that soaked up most of the fourth quarter.When the Raiders finally scored a touchdown in the last minute, the Chiefs blocked the extra point and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nfl.com/share/32052020-2020-4d43-502d-343837353430" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(28, 167, 218);">returned it for two points</a>&nbsp;— one more insult to Oakland in a game full of them.It was the Raiders’ seventh straight loss in Kansas City, and the continuation of a major late-season spiral. The blowout came on the heels of a 34-3 loss to the Jets last weekend.Josh Jacobs was Oakland’s lone bright spot, running for 104 yards on 17 carries.“We put ourselves in horrible situations,” Raiders coach Jon Gruden said. “We had turnovers in the kicking game, I think four (offside), a pick-6 and we just never found our rhythm at all.”Meanwhile, the Chiefs were not penalized once in a game for the first time since Dec. 8, 1974.“Do that and be productive in the red zone,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said, “good things happen.”Both teams struggled to move the ball at times with frosty winds whipping at 40 mph out of the west. Flurries even fell during halftime, adding to the misery for fans huddled in the stands.As if those dressed in silver and black weren’t depressed enough.In the first half alone,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nfl.com/share/32052020-2020-4d43-502d-343837333835" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(28, 167, 218);">Carr threw both of his interceptions</a>. The Raiders lost a fumble on a kick return; failed to convert on fourth-and-1; committed seven penalties; and watched Daniel Carlson yank a 44-yard field-goal attempt about 20 yards wide left.The Chiefs took advantage of all the squandered opportunities.Mahomes, who perhaps more than anyone benefited from a week off, capped a 47-yard drive in the first quarter with a short TD pass to Darrel Williams. Then, late in the first half, the reigning MVP scrambled to his left and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nfl.com/share/32052020-2020-4d43-502d-343837333635" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(28, 167, 218);">ran untouched 13 yards</a>&nbsp;for another touchdown.The Chiefs put the game out of reach in the third quarter.First, they moved swiftly downfield on the opening possession before Harrison Butker drilled a 50-yard field goal into the wind. Then, on their next possession, Mahomes threw a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nfl.com/share/32052020-2020-4d43-502d-343837353037" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(28, 167, 218);">pick in the end zone that was overturned</a>&nbsp;when replay showed wide receiver Demarcus Robinson was held on the play.The penalty gave Kansas City the ball back and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nfl.com/share/32052020-2020-4d43-502d-343837353030" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(28, 167, 218);">McCoy scored moments later</a>.Oakland finally ended the Chiefs’ streak of 59 straight points against them when Carlson hit a chip-shot field goal in the fourth quarter. The streak dated to their Week 2 matchup and was a record for a 122-game series that traces its roots to the earliest days of the AFL.It also ended the Raiders’ streak of 15 drives against Kansas City without a point.“Every team that makes the playoffs, it's about what their defense can do. I think this week we were able to refocus,” Chiefs safety Tyrann Mathieu said. “Our coaches did a good job of challenging us. Coming off the bye week, we knew what we needed to work on. I'm just proud of our guys. We haven't played well at home. This type of performance against a division team is pretty good."

Chiefs rout the Raiders

PREP FOOTBALL=State Championship=Class 1A=Centralia 18, Smith Center 14Class 2A=Nemaha Central 19, Norton 0Class 3A=Andale 35, Perry-Lecompton 7Class 4A=Bishop Miege 68, Andover Central 7Class 5A=Mill Valley 41, Wichita Northwest 31Class 6A=Derby 63, Olathe North 26Eight-Man Division I=Canton-Galva 66, St. Francis 36Eight-Man Division II=Osborne 34, Axtell 26

High School football state championship game results

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — No. 11 Baylor tuned up for a rematch with Oklahoma in the Big 12 title game in fine fashion. JaMycal Hasty ran for three touchdowns, the Bears forced lowly Kansas into committing six turnovers and they cruised through the second half to a 61-6 victory on Saturday at Memorial Stadium. Charlie Brewer threw for 182 yards and a touchdown as Baylor (11-1, 8-1 Big 12, No. 9 CFP) equaled the school record for wins in Matt Rhule’s third season as coach. Trestan Ebner, Gerry Bohanon, Qualan Jones and Jacob Zeno also rushed for TDs as the Bears piled up 263 yards on the ground. Only three times since the program’s founding in 1899 have the Bears won 11 games in a season. “I’m really proud of them not just today but over the past two years, the process that they’ve had, the toughness, the grind,” said Rhule, who now has a chance to avenge a meltdown loss to the seventh-ranked Sooners earlier this month — their only loss of the season. With a spate of upsets Saturday, the Bears are still in the College Football Playoff picture, too.Kansas (3-9, 1-8) finished Les Miles’ first season as coach with its fourth straight loss.Carter Stanley was just 13 of 25 for 92 yards with three of the Jayhawks’ four interceptions in his final game. Manny Miles also threw an interception while Pooka Williams was held to 97 yards rushing.

No. 11 Baylor routs Kansas 61-6

BIMINI, Bahamas (AP) — Nia Clouden and Shay Colley combined for 31 points and No. 15 Michigan State bounced back from its first loss of the season to defeat Kansas State 65-60 at the Junkanoo Jam on Saturday. The Spartans rallied in the fourth quarter with a 10-0 run that produced a six-point lead after two Alyza Winston free throws with 42.7 seconds to go. After the Wildcats got a Christianna Carr 3-pointer to make it a one-possession game, Clouden made a pair from the foul line at 23 seconds and K-State failed to hit another shot. Clouden had 16 points and Colley 15 for the Spartans (6-1), who lost to LSU in their first game. Tory Ozment added 12 points. Freshman Ayoka Lee had 22 points, 13 rebounds and six blocks, all career highs, for Kansas State (3-3). Peyton Williams had 17 points and 10 rebounds.

No. 15 Michigan State women edge K-State 65-60

<img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2019/11/1575179095017.jpeg">( Kansas State ( 8-4 ) maintained possession of the football for 34 minutes and 12 seconds and held the Iowa State Cyclones ( 7-5 ) to 1 of 13 on third down conversions enroute to a 27-17 victory on Senior Night at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The Wildcats broke out of the gate kick with an opening play 93-yard kickoff return by freshman Joshua Youngblood to go up 7-0. Iowa State battled from behind to tie the game at 14-14 at halftime and jumped ahead 17-14 in the third quarter before the Wildcats got the game tied at 17-all on of two field goals on the night by Blake Lynch.<img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2019/11/1575179116320.jpeg">( K-State Coach Chris Klieman's postgame press conference ) K-State Coach Chris Klieman called the victory a "great team win by our guys. So happy for our seniors that have put in the blood, sweat and tears for a long time, a lot of years here. After the big win down at Texas Tech, we were in the locker room and we challenged all the underclassmen, freshmen, sophomores, juniors to lay it on the line today for our seniors because of what they've meant to our program. Without question, we played an excellent football game. Was it it perfect? No. But the conditions weren't perfect either." Cold weather and a bitter swirling west wind created challenges for players in the game and were a challenge for fans who were bundled in everything from heavy coats and stocking caps to blankets. For some it was too much as the crowd outdoors in the stadium thinned out a bit during the course of the game. For the Wildcats freshman Jacardia Wright ran for a touchdown and the Wildcat defense held Iowa State q	uarterback Brock Purcy to just 15 of 30 passing for 185 yards and a touchdown. The Cyclones only had 236 yards of total offense. They entered the game ranked sixth nationally in passing at 330.5 yards per game but Purdy struggled with the stiff wind. Kansas State and Iowa State will now wait to find out their postseason bowl destinations.

K-State uses an aggressive defense to defeat Iowa State 27-17

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Devon Dotson seemed to be running on fumes as the game wore on, but he still made big shots and continually found ways to get to the rim.Big man Udoka Azubuike bulled his way through Dayton’s defense all day, particularly in overtime, and even hit his free throws.The duo is one of the best Bill Self has had in 16 seasons at Kansas.They’re certainly a big reason the Jayhawks won their third Maui Invitational title and will be among the favorites to cut down the nets in April.Dotson scored 31 points, Azubuike had seven of his 29 in overtime and No. 4 Kansas outlasted Dayton 90-84 in the Maui Invitational championship game on Wednesday.

Jayhawks hold off Dayton for Maui title

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Nate Kennell scored 22 points and Bradley beat Kansas State 73-60 as the 2019 NCAA Tournament teams met in the third-place game of the second annual Fort Myers Tip-Off on Wednesday night.Kennell made 6 of 8 3-pointers for the Braves (5-2) and Darrell Brown, who made 4 of 8 behind the arc, added 15 points.Kansas State didn’t score for the first 6:09 of the second half to fall behind 44-37. The Wildcats never could catch up.Xavier Sneed led the Wildcats (4-2) with 15 points and Cartier Diarra and Shaun Williams both added 10 points.

Bradley tops Kansas State 73-60

<img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2019/11/1574891655993.png">Blue Jay Athletics Twitter has released the list of Lady Jay basketball players for the 2019-2020 season. Sophomores through Seniors Madison EscobarSavannah AdamsLucy RiveraAlyssa GrygierMellana DavisJaniah NicholsonAmira BivensVitoria BenoitAndrea DavisRenee FowlerTaylor StricklandDorian RobinsonDiamonique BarnhartJayda HarrisJada NabusJashala HekekiaKaren ExantusRegan Fowler&nbsp;FreshmenMariah JacksonAddy HatcherSophia HollowayMariah ParrottAva DeguzmanNaomi TanakaArianna GoldTatyanna GrantGrace HarrisMae Aguon

JCHS girls basketball roster is out

<img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2019/11/1574891490515.png">The 2019-2020 boys basketball roster for Junction City High School was recently released on the Blue Jay Athletics Twitter site. SeniorsBattiste, DarrinHughes, LukeHumphreys, Qua’VezMoret, DavonRange, Calvin JuniorsDixon, ChrisGeorge, JavonGibson, JosephSmith, Austin SophomoresClark, SethFadiga, IsmaelJohnson, HowardRowell, DavidRuffin, ChazRumbaugh, NateSellers, DamarionTedder, Terrence FreshmenAllen, TyrellBaker, A’TrealBaker, DeontaeClarke-Boyd, ElijahFelton, XavionHolloway, TyreeHouse, PharrellJones, TJMarsh, BralynPleasant, JaylynPortillo, AndreWilliams, Donque

JCHS Boys Basketball roster released

K-State holds weekly football press conference prior to Senior Day

Just ahead of the 2019-2020 high school basketball season the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association has released their preseason rankings. In Class 6A Girls Topeka High is ranked first, Olathe South second and Washburn Rural third. In boys Class 6A the top three teams are Blue Valley Northwest, Haysville Campus and Wichita Southeast. A check of area teams in the rankings on the boys side include Abilene seventh and Chapman ninth in Class 4A and Riley County fifth in Class 3A. Washburn Rural of the Centennial League is ranked eighth in Class 6A. In the girls rankings Clay Center is ranked tenth in Class 4A while Rural Vista is number five in Class 1A.

KBCA basketball rankings are out

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Kansas was good, not great, and had to play most of the first half without big man Udoka Azubuike.The fourth-ranked Jayhawks were certainly better than Division II Chaminade, earning them a spot in the Maui Invitational semifinals. That's enough — for now.Devin Dotson scored 19 points, Azubuike added 15 despite early foul trouble and Kansas cruised to a 93-63 victory over the Silverswords on Monday."I don't think we played great, but I don't think we played poorly either," Kansas coach Bill Self said. "t certainly happy to advance and what an atmosphere for an opening round game like this."The Jayhawks (4-1) jumped on the Silverswords (2-1) with a huge early run and never let up, shooting 55% while making 12 of 29 from 3-point range. Kansas scored 36 points off Chaminade's 27 turnovers and had a 50-22 advantage in the paint.Isaiah Moss had 13 points for the two-time Maui champion Jayhawks, who move on to face UCLA or BYU in Tuesday's semifinals."We just needed to lock in and do what we needed to do in order to be successful," said Kansas big man David McCormick, who had 10 points. "Emphasizing defense and just making them turn over the ball is what we did."Andre Arissol had 18 points and Tyler Cartaino 17 to lead Chaminade. The Silverswords led early, but, as is often the case against Power Five schools, had a huge size disadvantage against the Jayhawks."Unfortunately, we have had two weeks to sit and prepare for them and watch them way, way too much and we knew how good they were," Chaminade coach Eric Bovaird said. "I thought through stretches, we executed our game plan really well and then we weren't locked into what we were supposed to be doing offensively and defensively and that's the moment it kind of got away."Kansas opened the season with a two-point loss to Duke after turning it over a whopping 28 times. The Jayhawks have gotten a better grip since then, heading into Maui with three straight double-digit wins.Chaminade returned to the championship round this year after playing in the opening rounds last season.The tournament hosts have had a knack for pulling off upsets against bigger opponents, most recently against California in 2017.The Silverswords opened by making three of their first four shots to take a brief lead.Very brief.Once the Jayhawks got acclimated to shooting in the tiny confines of Lahaina Civic Center, they flew away. Kansas used a 20-2 run to go up 20-7 and made 18 of 32 shots to lead 47-27 at halftime with Azubuike limited to 7 minutes with foul trouble.Another short run to start the second half put the Jayhawks up 61-33 and the game out of reach."We tried to double them a lot and we knew even with doubles it would be hard to do, so we kind of went to make plays and get strips," Cartaino said. "That didn't happen a lot and we paid for it."BIG PICTUREKansas squelched any thought of an upset with its big early run and cruised into the semifinals.Chaminade needed to shoot well to have any chance of keeping it close and wasn't nearly good enough to keep up with the Jayhawks.UP NEXTKansas faces the UCLA-BYU winner in Tuesday's semifinals.Chaminade plays the UCLA-BYU loser.___More AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/Collegebasketball and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25

Kansas cruises past Chaminade 93-63

FORT MYERS, Fla.&nbsp;– Sophomore&nbsp;Xavier Johnson’s layup with 11 seconds gave Pittsburgh the lead for good, as the Panthers rallied past Kansas State, 63-59, to earn a spot in the championship game of the Rocket Mortgage by Quicken Loans Fort Myers Tipoff on Monday night at the Suncoast Credit Union Arena.&nbsp;With the loss, K-State (4-1) will play Bradley (4-2) in the tournament’s third-place game at 5 p.m., CT on Wednesday. The Braves lost to Northwestern, 78-51, in the second semifinal game.&nbsp;Down 57-51 with 4:06 to play, K-State used a 7-0 run over an 81-second stretch to take a 58-57 lead over Pittsburgh with 2:45 to play. With the opportunity to extend the lead, the Wildcats missed four consecutive field goals and the front end of two 1-and-1 free throw opportunities before Johnson’s go-ahead lay-up.&nbsp;Johnson extended the lead with a pair of free throws after an offensive foul on junior&nbsp;Cartier Diarra&nbsp;with 5 seconds left before freshman&nbsp;Justin Champagnie&nbsp;finished it off with two more from the line.&nbsp;On a night when K-State knocked down 10 3-point field goals on 50 percent shooting, it was poor shooting from inside the arc (13-of-38) and from the free throw line (3-of-13) that proved to be the difference in the game. Despite holding Pitt to just 1-of-16 shooting from 3-point range, the Panthers connected on 67.7 percent (21-of-31) of their field goals inside the arc and hit on 85.7 percent (18-of-21) from the free throw line.&nbsp;

Pittsburgh rallies to defeat Kansas State

Game 1222/rv/rv&nbsp;Iowa State at Kansas StateDate: Saturday, November 30, 2019Kickoff: 6 p.m.Location: Manhattan, Kan.Stadium: Bill Snyder Family Stadium (50,000)Series: Iowa State leads, 50-48-4 &nbsp;WILDCATS HOST IOWA STATE ON SENIOR NIGHT IN MANHATTANK-State returns home following a 30-27 win at Texas Tech for the final regular-season game of the year as the Wildcats host No. 22 Iowa State on Senior Night. The game, which kicks at 6 p.m., will air on FS1 with Brian Custer (play-by-play) and Robert Smith (analyst) on the call. The contest 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. The game can also be heard on SiriusXM (S: 98, X: 200, Internet: 954) in addition to the TuneIn app. A LOOK AT K-STATE• K-State is bowl-eligible under first-year head coach Chris Klieman and is looking to improve upon its bowl position and 7-4 record this weekend on Senior Night.• K-State has rushed for 2,037 yards this year on 462 carries which includes 26 rushing touchdowns after tallying only 20 rushing scores a year ago.• K-State totaled 11 rushing scores over the Oklahoma and Kansas games, which were the most in the nation over that stretch. Skylar Thompson had seven of those scores, also the best in the nation during that stretch.• Thompson’s seven rushing scores against OU and KU were the most over a two-game stretch by a K-State quarterback since Collin Klein in 2012.• Thompson – who has four career game-winning drives in the fourth quarter or later – has thrown for 2,134 yards and 12 touchdowns with four interceptions.• Thompson also became the fourth signal caller in school history with 4,000 career passing yards and 1,000 career rushing yards, but the first to do so prior to his senior year.• Receivers Dalton Schoen and Malik Knowles each have over 350 receiving yards and three touchdowns.• The K-State defense enters the week ranked highly in many statistical categories, including third down defense (4th; 27.9%) and first downs allowed (25th; 195).• K-State has given up just 10 passing TDs this season, which are tied for the sixth fewest nationally this year.• The Cats have surrendered only 34 total third down conversions this season – tied for the fewest in the FBS – while they were the final team to allow a fourth-down conversion when they did so at Texas on November 9.• Linebacker Elijah Sullivan (52) and safety Wayne Jones (52) lead the team in tackles.• Eleven different Cats have at least 2.0 TFLs – led by Wyatt Hubert’s 10.5 – and Hubert leads the team and ranks second in the Big 12 with 7.0 sacks.• The Wildcats possess a great kicker/punter duo as Blake Lynch ranks 10th nationally in field goal percentage (88.9%), while Devin Anctil ranks 16th in the nation with a 44.9-yard punting average.• Freshman Joshua Youngblood has two kickoff-return touchdowns this season – a 98-yarder at Texas and a 100-yarder last week at Texas Tech, the latter earning him Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week honors. A LOOK AT IOWA STATE• Iowa State enters the game with a 7-4 overall record and 5-3 mark in Big 12 play.• All four of Iowa State’s losses have been by seven points or less.• Brock Purdy leads the offense with 3,575 passing yards and 26 touchdowns, while receivers Deshaunte Jones (70 catches) and La’Michael Pettway (48) along with tight end Charlie Kolar (47) are his favorite targets.• True freshman Breece Hall leads the team with 783 rushing yards and eight touchdowns, while Purdy is second with 268 yards and eight scores.• On defense, Iowa State ranks 28th nationally against the run and is No. 50 in total defense.• Marcel Spears leads the team with 80 tackles, while O’Rien Vance has a team-high 9.0 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks.• Lawrence White, who is second on the team with 77 tackles, has a team-high two interceptions. RYAN LACKEYDirector of Football CommunicationsK-State Athletics &nbsp;<img src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&amp;ik=3fe30182ee&amp;attid=0.0.1&amp;permmsgid=msg-f:1651199613017254389&amp;th=16ea3d4cb327e9f5&amp;view=fimg&amp;sz=s0-l75-ft&amp;attbid=ANGjdJ9-cHBIgNDR4fvEF263ySUOyPwYANYryfZDLhLzEVU3YEGLAoPstgQQuPHCAwdPwIbOBSUTaJaVZl2IuoPq5M-dnfHkq2WDBbekrXj6XJFmEUSs029UEabVWV0&amp;disp=emb" alt="signature_1425212803" height="23" width="191">&nbsp;

Wildcats host Iowa State on Senior Night in Manhattan

<img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2019/11/1574707407782.png">The 2019 Centennial League All-League Football selections have been announced. Junction City Blue Jay head coach Randall Zimmerman has been named the Coach of the Year. Five Blue Jay players received 1st team recognition including quarterback Andrew Khoury, running back Russell Wilkey, receiver Quavez Humphreys, defensive lineman Terrance Crumpton and returner Joel Nieves. All-League second team recognition went to center Caleb Miller, running back D.J. Giddens and receiver Ethan Alcorn plus linebackers Albert Caba and Kazerick Smith. Receiving honorable mention from Junction City were linebacker Sadiki Smith, defensive backs Zane Thornton and Javon George, and Andrew Khoury as a punter. The Blue Jays finished the season with a final record of 8-3 and advanced to the Sectional round ( Round 3 ) of the Class 6A postseason playoffs.

Five Blue Jays are named 1st Team and Randall Zimmerman Coach of the Year

MANHATTAN, Kan.&nbsp;–&nbsp;Thanks to his 100-yard kickoff return that helped the Wildcats earn a three-point victory at Texas Tech, Kansas State freshmen wide receiver/returner&nbsp;Joshua Youngblood&nbsp;was named the Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week, the conference office announced Monday.&nbsp;Youngblood is the only true freshman in the conference this year to earn offensive, defensive or special teams player of the week honors, while he is the first Wildcat to do so since&nbsp;Tyler Lockett&nbsp;picked up the special teams honor twice in 2011. K-State now has three player of the week accolades this season after safety&nbsp;Denzel Goolsby&nbsp;(defensive) and wide receiver/returner&nbsp;Malik Knowles&nbsp;(special teams) were honored following the Mississippi State games.&nbsp;A product of Tampa, Florida, Youngblood returned a third-quarter kickoff for a score to push K-State’s lead to 10 over the Red Raiders in a game the Wildcats would go on to win, 30-27. It was Youngblood’s second kickoff-return touchdown this year (98 yards at Texas), which is tied for third in school history for a season and tied for fourth in a career.&nbsp;Youngblood, who leads the Big 12 with a 35.9-yard kickoff-return average, is one of eight players in the nation to return two kickoffs for touchdowns this year, but the lone freshman to do so. Additionally, he is the first true freshman with two kickoff returns of at least 98 yards since USC’s Adorre’ Jackson also went 98 and 100 yards in 2014.&nbsp;Kansas State will honor its seniors this Saturday in the regular-season finale against Iowa State inside Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The game kicks at 6 p.m., and will be shown on FS1.

K-State's Youngblood named Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week

<img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2019/11/1574649448149.jpeg">Junction City Middle School Wrestling competed in the Topeka Seaman Invitational Friday, taking 2nd place behind Manhattan Anthony.&nbsp;Out of 19 wrestlers, 10 took home medals. Lauren Davis of Junction City Middle School reported that 4th place finishers for the Wildcats were Ty Raulston at 80 lbs, Lincoln Upham at 100 lbs, Tony Smith at 120 lbs, Jayden Palmer at 134 lbs, and Keiondre Wilcox at 165 lbs. Cooper Bogenhagen finished 2nd in the 141 lb weight class. Tournament champions were Zeke Witt at 80 lbs, Jaime Villanueva at 127 lbs, Griffin Bohanan at 148 lbs, and Beau Peterson at 180 lbs.&nbsp; Saturday, JCMS wrestled in a tournament in Clay Center. The Wildcats finished 3rd overall. Teams scores were 79-28 vs McPherson, 48-57 vs Hays, 71-40 vs team x (combination of Junior Varsity wrestlers), 81-30 vs Salina South, and 72-36 vs Holton.&nbsp;

Junction City Middle School wrestling had a successful weekend

GAME 5KANSAS STATE (4-0) vs. PITTSBURGH (4-2)Rocket Mortgage by Quicken Loan Fort Myers TipoffSemifinal RoundsMonday, November 25, 2019 &gt;&gt; 5 p.m. CT &gt;&gt; Suncoast Credit Union Arena (3,500) &gt;&gt; Fort Myers, Fla.&nbsp;TELEVISIONFS1<ul><li>Brandon Gaudin (play-by-play)</li><li>Bill Raftery (analyst)</li><li>Casey Carter (producer)</li></ul>&nbsp;RADIOK-State Sports NetworkFlagships: // KMAN 1350 &amp; WIBW 580Online: TuneIn.com [free] /&nbsp;<a href="http://www.kstatesports.com/watch" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">www.kstatesports.com/watch</a>&nbsp;[free]<ul><li>Wyatt Thompson (play-by-play)</li><li>Stan Weber (analyst)</li></ul>&nbsp; &nbsp;COACHESKansas State: Bruce Weber (Wis.-Milwaukee ’78)Overall: 467-244/22nd&nbsp;seasonAt K-State: 154-89/8th&nbsp;seasonvs. Pittsburgh: 0-1 (0-1 at neutral site)&nbsp;Pittsburgh: Jeff Capel III (Duke ‘97)Overall: 180-131/11th&nbsp;seasonAt Pittsburgh: 18-21/2nd&nbsp;seasonvs. Kansas State: 1-4 (0-0 at neutral site)&nbsp;PROJECTED STARTING LINEUPKansas State (4-0)G: #00 Mike McGuirlG: #2 Cartier DiarraG/F: #20 Xavier SneedF: #34 Levi Stockard IIIF: #14 Makol Mawien&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pittsburgh (4-2)G: #1 Xavier JohnsonG: #2 Trey McGowensG: #24 Ryan MurphyF: #11 Justin ChampagnieF: #21 Terrell Brown&nbsp;SERIES HISTORYOverall: Pittsburgh leads 1-0Current Streak: Pittsburgh, 1In Fort Myers: First meetingAt Suncoast Credit Union Arena: First meetingLast Meeting: L, 47-70 [11/26/14 in Maui, Hawai’i]Weber vs. Capel III: First meeting&nbsp;OPENING TIP<ul><li>Kansas State (4-0) heads south for the Rocket Mortgage by Quicken Loans Fort Myers Tipoff this coming week, as Wildcats begin the semifinal round against ACC foe Pittsburgh (4-2) at 5 p.m., CT on Monday, Nov. 25 at the Suncoast Credit Union Arena in Fort Myers, Fla. The winner will face either Bradley (4-1) or Northwestern (2-2) in the championship game on Wednesday night, as the Braves and Wildcats will play in the second semifinal game at 7:30 p.m., CT on Monday. The championship game is set for 7:30 p.m., CT on Wednesday, while the third-place game is slated for 5 p.m., CT. All games will be broadcast nationally on FS1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>This will mark just the second year for the Fort Myers Tipoff, as Boston College won the inaugural championship with a 78-66 win over Loyola Chicago on Nov. 21, 2018 in a tournament that included Richmond and Wyoming. This will mark the third in-season tournament appearance for the Wildcats in the state of Florida, following the Capital City Classic in Tallahassee, Fla., on Dec. 29-30, 1994 and the Advocare Invitational (formerly Old Spice Classic) on Nov. 22-25, 2007. K-State, which won the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam last season with wins over Eastern Kentucky (95-68), Penn (64-48) and Missouri (82-67), looks to win in-season tournaments in back-to-back years for the first time since claiming three in a row (Hawai’i Nike Festival, Capital City Classic and Otis Spunkmeyer Classic) from 1993-95.</li><li>K-State has a 21-8 (.724) record in regular-season tournaments under head coach Bruce Weber, winning the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam in 2018 and advancing to the tournament finals on three other occasions, including the 2012 NIT Season Tip-Off (losing to No. 4 Michigan, 71-57), 2015 CBE Hall of Fame Classic (losing to No. 9 North Carolina, 80-70) and the 2016 Barclays Center Classic (losing to Maryland, 69-68). The team has also participated in the 2013 Puerto Rico Tip-Off (1-2 record), 2014 Maui Invitational (1-2 record) and 2017 Las Vegas Invitational (3-1).</li><li>K-State captured its first in-season tournament title at the 2018 Paradise Jam since winning the 2011 Diamond Head Classic in Honolulu, Hawai’i. The Wildcats have also won tournament championships in 1990 (BMA Holiday Classic), 1993 (Hawai’i Nike Festival), 1994 (Capital City Classic), 1995 (Otis Spunkmeyer Classic) and 2006 (Las Vegas Holiday Classic). Overall, the school has a 129-78 (.623) all-time record in 76 in-season tournaments dating to the program’s first season in 1905, most of which came in the Big Six/Seven/Eight Holiday Tournament that ran in Kansas City from 1943 to 1978 and involved mostly members of the Big Six, Big Seven and Big Eight.</li></ul> NOTES ON PITTSBURGH<ul><li>Pittsburgh (4-2) has won 2 in a row (Monmouth and Arkansas-Pine Bluff) since dropping a 68-53 decision to rival West Virginia at home on Nov. 15. The Panthers opened the season with an impressive 63-61 win over ACC foe Florida State on Nov. 6 before splitting games with Nicholls State (70-75) at home on Nov. 9 and at Robert Morris (71-57) on Nov. 12.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Pittsburgh is averaging 64.3 points on 39.6 percent shooting, including 27.6 percent from 3-point range, with 36.2 rebounds, 12.3 assists, 7.3 steals and 2.8 blocks per game, while allowing 58.7 points on 38.1 percent shooting, including 34.5 percent from 3-point range. The team has connected on 69.1 percent from the free throw line.</li><li>A balanced team with four players (Trey McGowens, Ryan Murphy, Justin Champagnie and Xavier Johnson) averaging in double figures led by McGowens, who is averaging a team-best 12.3 points on 42.3 percent&nbsp;shooting to go with 5.0 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.3 steals in 31.4 minutes per game. Murphy, the junior college transfer, has knocked down a team-best 11 treys and averages 11.7 points per game. Champagnie (10.8 ppg.) and Johnson (10.3 ppg.) are both averaging better than 10 points per game, while Champagnie leads in rebounding (5.7 ppg.) and Johnson in assists (5.2 apg.). Junior Terrell Brown (6.7 ppg.) paces the the team with 12 blocks.</li><li>Pittsburgh returns eight lettermen, including four starters, from a team that posted a 14-19 overall record, including a 3-15 mark in ACC play, in head coach Jeff Capel III’s first season.</li><li>Capel enters his 11th season as a head coach in 2019-20 with an 180-131 overall record, including an 18-19 mark in his second season at Pittsburgh. He has also been a head coach at VCU (2002-06) and Oklahoma (2006-11).</li></ul>&nbsp;<ul><li> </li></ul>&nbsp;UP NEXT: BRADLEY/NORTHWESTERN<ul><li>K-State will play either Bradley (4-1) or Northwestern (2-2) on Wednesday night in either the third-place game (5 p.m., CT) or the championship game (7:30 p.m., CT). Both games will be broadcast on FS1.</li></ul>&nbsp;BRADLEY (4-1)&nbsp;<ul><li>Bradley has rebounded to win four consecutive games (IUPUI, UIC, Norfolk State and Radford) after dropping its opener at Saint Joseph’s (81-86). Five players are averaging in double figures led by Darrell Brown (13.8 ppg.).</li><li>K-State leads the all-time series with Bradley, 3-2, with wins in its last three meetings (1995, 1996, 2014) with the Braves.</li></ul>&nbsp;NORTHWESTERN (2-2)&nbsp;<ul><li>Northwestern rebounded from its opening loss to Merrimack in a big way with a 72-63 win over Providence on Nov. 13 in a Gavitt Games matchup at home. The Wildcats have since split home games with Radford (56-67) and Norfolk State (70-59). Three players are averaging in double figures led by Pete Nance (15.3 ppg.).</li><li>Northwestern leads the all-time series with K-State, 2-1, after sweeping a home-and-home series with the Wildcats in 2001 and 2002.</li></ul>&nbsp; &nbsp;

K-State - Pitt face off in Fort faceoff in Fort Myers Tipoff semifinals Monday 

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Joshua Youngblood returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown and Skylar Thompson passed for 246 yards and two touchdowns as Kansas State beat Texas Tech 30-27 on Saturday night.Youngblood fielded the kickoff one yard deep in the end zone midway through the third quarter, ran up the right side and covered the final 40 yards running just inches inside the right sideline, eluding multiple defenders.Blake Lynch kicked two 32-yard field goals and a 43-yarder for Kansas State (7-4, 4-4 Big 12), which snapped a two-game losing streak.Thompson’s touchdown passes were 14 yards to Phillip Brooks in the third quarter and 48 yards to Chabastin Taylor midway in the fourth quarter.SaRodorick Thompson had a 5-yard touchdown run and Jett Duffey passed for 334 yards and two touchdowns for Texas Tech (4-7, 2-6) which fell short of bowl eligibility. Duffey’s touchdown passes were 21 yards to Erik Ezukanma and 58 yards to R.J. Turner. Trey Wolff kicked field goals of 44 and 27 yards for the Red Raiders.Youngblood, a freshman who went into play leading the conference averaging 29.5 yards per kickoff return, had a 98-yarder for a touchdown against Texas on Nov. 9. Kansas State has returned three kickoffs for touchdowns this season.THE TAKEAWAYKansas State: The Wildcats rebounded nicely following last week’s home loss against West Virginia after which some players said they took the Mountaineers lightly.Texas Tech: The Red Raiders aren’t going to a bowl for the second straight season. That hasn’t happened since the 1990-92 seasons in the Southwest Conference under Spike Dykes.UP NEXTKansas State: Will host Iowa State next Saturday.

100-yard kickoff return sparks Kansas State past Texas Tech

<img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2019/11/1574571067079.jpeg"> MANHATTAN, Kan.&nbsp;–&nbsp;The Big 12 Conference and FOX Sports announced Saturday night that Kansas State’s regular-season finale and Senior Day contest against Iowa State will kick at 6 p.m., and be shown on FS1.&nbsp;Wildcats fans can bring their friends and family to the Thanksgiving weekend game for just $20 per ticket with the Wildcat 4 Pack. Premium bench lower bowl tickets are $55 and bench tickets are $35. Arrive early to celebrate the seniors as we recognize them and their families pregame.

K-State's Senior Day game to kick under the lights

<img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2019/11/1574551398597.jpeg"><img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2019/11/1574551461244.jpeg">The Troopers traveled to Seaman Middle School Friday afternoon. The Troopers finished 11th out of 12 schools. They had Lane Chivers finished 1st in the 100 pound class, Korbin Ortiz finished 2nd in 115, Jace Howard finished 2nd in 180 and Alex Roberts finished 3 in 165 pound weight classes.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Troopers wrestle in Topeka

AMES, Iowa (AP) — With a chance to finish off the surprisingly tough Jayhawks, Iowa State coach Matt Campbell put the game in sophomore quarterback Brock Purdy’s hands.Purdy made Campbell look like a genius, closing the door on Kansas with a fourth-down touchdown pass with 1:09 left.Purdy threw for 372 yards and four TDs — including the game-clinching one on fourth-and-goal from the 4 — and Iowa State rallied to beat Kansas 41-31 on Saturday and clinch its third straight winning season.“Like I told our seniors, it was fitting that guts, toughness (and) heart was the way we were able to win,” Campbell said. “We didn't play great. I'm not going to sugarcoat that in any way, shape or form.”La’Michael Pettway had 96 yards receiving and two touchdowns for the Cyclones (7-4, 5-3 Big 12), who’ve now complied three consecutive winning years just twice in the modern era. Iowa State, under coach Earle Bruce, won eight games each in 1976, 1977 and 1978 before Bruce bolted for Ohio State.But the Cyclones nearly blew it against the league’s last-place team.Kansas (3-8, 1-7) scored two touchdowns in just 77 seconds late in the third quarter, the second coming after Purdy threw an interception, to jump ahead 24-21.Purdy responded with a 24-yard TD pass to Breece Hall, and he ran for a five-yard touchdown with 5:10 left to put Iowa State back on top 34-31.After stopping Kansas on fourth down at the Iowa State 37, the Cyclones could have either kicked the chip-shot field goal and made it a six-point game — with Kansas out of timeouts — or go for it all.Campbell went for the kill, and Purdy scrambled away from danger until Shaw could get open for the score that sealed Iowa State’s fifth straight win over Kansas, a 24-point underdog entering play.“They made one more play than we did, certainly at the end,” Kansas coach Les Miles said.Carter Stanley threw for 328 yards and three TDs for Kansas, and Pooka Williams ran for 154 yards.“Sick, frustrated,” Williams said of the vibe in the KU locker room. “But I feel like we have a chance...against every team we play.”

Iowa State tops Kansas 41-31 in Ames

There will be a Hoops &amp; Hops event as the Kansas State men's basketball team hosts Marquette on Saturday, Dec. 7th. There will be a Bootleg &amp; Basketball ticket package that includes access to a pre-game bourbon and whiskey tasting event. The event will have a throwback theme as K-State celebrates Repeal Day with tastings and cocktails in a secret location that will be revealed to ticket purchasers via text message the day of the event. This is being presented in partnership with Standard Beverage and will feature tastings and cocktails from Bulleit Frontier Whiskey, Jim Beam's small batch bourbons like Knob Creek and local Kansas distillery Boot Hill out of Dodge City. Packages for the event include a special K-State branded snifter glass as well as food, spirit tastings and cocktails. Bootleg &amp; Basketball tickets for those who already have game tickets are just $30. Event tickets that also include a bench ticket to the game are only $50. A limited number of both ticket options are available. The deadline for fans to purchase tickets to Bootleg &amp; Basketball is Wednesday, Dec. 4. Tickets can be purchased by visiting k-statesports.com, calling 1-800-221-CATS, or by visiting the Bramlage Coliseum ticket office in person from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Bootleg and Basketball event is set for the K-State - Marquette basketball game Dec. 7

PREP FOOTBALL=Sub-State=Class 6A=Derby 63, Topeka 35Olathe North 28, Blue Valley 7Class 5A=Mill Valley 34, St. Thomas Aquinas 31, OTWichita Northwest 80, Maize 42Class 4A=Andover Central 7, McPherson 0Bishop Miege 48, Paola 14Class 3A=Andale 55, Cheney 20Perry-Lecompton 35, Topeka Hayden 27Class 2A=Norton 10, Hoisington 8Class 1A=Centralia 44, Jackson Heights 6Smith Center 20, Plainville 19Eight Player=Division I=Canton-Galva 46, Madison/Hamilton Co-op 6St. Francis 66, Wichita County 20Division II=Axtell 26, Hanover 12

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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — John Sherman was approved Thursday as the new controlling owner of the Kansas City Royals, and his group plans to close its deal to purchase the team from David Glass and his family next week.Major League Baseball owners voted unanimously to approve the deal, which was announced Aug. 30 and was expected to be worth about $1 billion. Sherman and his local co-investors will become only the third owners since Ewing Kauffman founded the club ahead of the 1969 season.“I am deeply appreciative of the commissioner's office and my fellow owners for their confidence and trust and vote today,” Sherman said, without taking questions. “It's a responsibility that I'll take very seriously.”Sherman, 64, has lived in Kansas City for more than four decades, even after he bought a non-controlling interest in the Cleveland Indians. He founded, built and then sold a series of energy companies.“He had a three-year indoctrination with the Indians. The Indians are regarded to be a very well-run and obviously very competitive on the field organization,” baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said. “I think the opportunity to function inside a quality major league organization gives John a unique opportunity to take over in Kansas City, not miss a step.”Sherman’s equity in the Indians has been put in a trust, pending its sale, Manfred said.Sherman thanked Indians owner Paul Dolan, calling him a “great partner” in four seasons there.“I look forward to being his partner for years to come in Major League Baseball,” Sherman said.Manfred said there was a “very moving movement” during this week when owners at their meetings stopped to thank Glass for his stewardship of the Royals franchise.“I think for a lot of us, me included, David has kind of been the center of our industry in a lot of ways,” Manfred said.Kansas City this year went 59-103, its second straight 100-loss season. Ned Yost, who led the Royals to their second World Series title in 2015, retired as manager and was replaced by Mike Matheny.

John Sherman approved as new controlling owner of the Royals

<img src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&amp;ik=3fe30182ee&amp;attid=0.1&amp;permmsgid=msg-f:1650849182402363565&amp;th=16e8fe95b6d640ad&amp;view=fimg&amp;sz=s0-l75-ft&amp;attbid=ANGjdJ-shMc94FBC8Kdrw0myV3heZUspPiblc-i_LJGaGEMhqIFIyTc5cPNYuBr8OScqZdfg4XYKYqEQ4TWNy4v_xmKqw78RKEirY9hLDeezI6wrO5CE8HTxeAFgrR0&amp;disp=emb" height="103" width="103">&nbsp;&nbsp;TOPEKA, Kan. -&nbsp;Ballots from&nbsp;KSHSAA&nbsp;member schools on the proposal to modify Class 1A postseason competition in volleyball, basketball and scholars bowl were due November 15th.&nbsp;Based on the response from the membership, the proposal received more than the 59 votes needed from 117 schools voting.&nbsp;&nbsp;KSHSAA&nbsp;Bylaw Article XII, Section 4 requires a majority vote to approve changes to classifications.&nbsp;&nbsp;As a result, the proposal has passed.&nbsp;Voting Results were as follows:Class 1AYes = 70&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No = 47&nbsp;Proposal passes for the 2020-21 school year Class 1A postseason competition for volleyball, basketball and scholars bowl.

Class 1A votes to split into two divisions for postseason

<img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2019/11/1574303987436.jpeg">MANHATTAN, Kan.&nbsp;– Kansas State head coach&nbsp;Chris Klieman&nbsp;and players met with members of the media on Tuesday at the Vanier Family Football Complex in preparation for the Wildcats’ final road contest of the season at Texas Tech this Saturday. A complete transcript of Klieman’s press conference (also streamed live on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/watch/?Archive=11053&amp;type=Archive" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">archived here</a>) are posted below, in addition to select comments from players.&nbsp;Following this weekend’s game, K-State returns home on Saturday, November 30 to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/news/2019/11/18/football-time-for-senior-day-game-to-be-announced-this-weekend.aspx?path=football" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">face Iowa State at either 2:30 p.m. or 6 p.m.</a>&nbsp;Wildcats fans can bring their friends and family to the Thanksgiving weekend game for just $20 per ticket with the Wildcat 4 Pack. Premium bench lower bowl tickets are $55 and bench tickets are $35. Arrive early to celebrate the seniors as we recognize them and their families pregame. Tickets can be purchased online at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.kstatesports.com/tickets" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">www.kstatesports.com/tickets</a>, by phone at 1-800-221-CATS or at the main ticket office inside Bramlage Coliseum. CHRIS KLIEMAN, HEAD COACHOpening statement…“Good afternoon everybody. Just going back to Saturday quickly - we’re still fighting consistency, that’s the biggest thing. We put together some good consistent drives together, offensively. (We) had a big play to start the game, so there were real positives, but one of the big drives we had we ended up getting stopped at the four and not getting into the end zone, and end up getting three out of that. That’s been where we had been successful is getting more touchdowns in the red zone. That was a game, obviously, we needed touchdowns and didn’t get that done. Then, defensively, (we) had some really good series. We had a lot of three-and-outs and gave our offense an opportunity on a number of occasions when we were down four (points) late to give ourselves us a chance to get back into the game. Talking to Coach Haze (Scottie Hazelton) and the defensive staff, third and long, obviously, was our big detriment. We couldn't get off the field on third and long and gave up three touchdowns on third and long. For us to be successful, we have to win on third down, we have to be able to get in the red zone and get touchdowns. When you don’t do those things - and the match-ups, in my mind, were pretty even as far as anybody could beat anybody in that game - they had the upper hand because they were able to do some of those things. On special teams, we didn’t do anything elite at all. We just were very average on teams. When you're average at that phase - and we need to win that phase - you can end up on the short end. (We) had a good meeting with the guys yesterday. They know we need to continue to battle, needs to continue to improve, need to continue to hold each other accountable. We had a good workout yesterday. We know we are going into a tough environment at Texas Tech playing a night game. Our guys have to put our best foot forward and play our best game.”&nbsp;On West Virginia’s third down conversions…“The (first) one, we pressured and they did a nice job of picking it up, then you have all one-on-ones and nobody gets home. I thought J-Mac (Jahron McPherson) had good coverage, and they threw a nice ball for the score. So that one, give them credit, in my mind. Then they sprinted away from us on one time on a third down, and we just didn’t collapse coverage, based on the sprint out, quickly enough, and they scored. Obviously, on the last one, we just had a blown coverage. (We) did a good job getting pressure, and then when they scrambled out, we didn’t follow the scramble rules that we work on on a weekly basis, and they make a big play.”&nbsp;On starting fast offensively but not sustaining the fast start...“Sometimes it's the worst thing that happens to you, too. You get a big play and you just relax a little bit. I don’t think that’s the case. We were better this week than we were against Texas, but when you struggle to sustain the ability to rush the football, especially on early downs. I thought we were actually pretty good on third down with our offense. Unfortunately, we were on too many third and longs. Our percentages were ok on third-and-long, but you just can’t be in that many of them.”&nbsp;On the lack of explosive plays…“(There are) a number of things - whether it’s having a guy open and not finding that guy that’s open or having a guy open but missing a protection and getting hit, to having a guy open, making the completion or getting a run to somebody and we get tripped up. We’re not kicking out of enough tackles as a running back, as a wide receiver. We’re not protecting all the time as an offensive line to give Skylar (Thompson) enough protection. There are some times that we think that there may be somebody open and Skylar doesn’t see him because of maybe protection. So, I think it's a combination of everything, which is good and bad. At least we’re not pinpointing, ‘Hey, we just can’t open,’ or, ‘We can’t protect.’ We can do those things. We’ve shown we have done those things. We’re just not doing it consistently enough.”&nbsp;On Texas Tech’s propensity to give up explosive plays...“It’s still about matchups. I think that’s a big thing. It’s more about matchups. We’re not an explosive offensive group, either. Now, we can be. We’ve shown that in games, but, once again, the consistency factor has to come through for us. We need to find more explosive plays. That’s the challenge this week. It’s not an excuse, but part of it’s our health. Part of it’s the running back situation is not really healthy back there. When we think we going to kick out of tackle a tackle, we have kids with bad ankles. Once again, it’s not an excuse, we still have to kick out of those, but we’re not able to do that.”&nbsp;On Texas Tech’s pass defense struggles…“We need to still stay within what we do because I just don’t think we’re a team that’s going to get in four wides and throw it 45-50 times. We don’t want to do that. In the same respect, as we watched the TCU game unfold, TCU had a lot of success with quarterback scramble. They blitzed the heck out of TCU, Texas Tech did, and the quarterback beat them with his feet. So, Skylar’s going to have to be able to avoid some rush, as well, simply because if we want to get into a throwing game, it’s going to be a pressure game. We saw that in the last couple weeks that we’ve played. We still need to establish the run so that we can’t get into a nothing-but-throw and they can lay their ears back, or if we can’t run the football early and we’re in a bunch of third-and-longs, they’re going to pressure us. We want to be able to run the football on a 3rd and 4, on a 3rd and 5. We’ve shown the ability to do that with the quarterback run or with our jet series, but when you’re 3rd and 9 and 10, defense’s aren't as worried about it.”&nbsp;On issues with Devin Anctil in the punting game...“A little bit. Obviously, Devin’s not punting to his capabilities. It’s almost to the point of he’s human because he was punting the ball unbelievably well the first three-fourths of the season. He’s struggled the last couple of weeks. A little bit of it is technique, and we’re working on technique. I don't want him to get frustrated because then your technique does fall apart. He knows that he needs to be better, and I’m confident that he will be because he is a big weapon for us. When he’s punting the ball well, we’re flipping the field when we’re not moving the ball on offense and giving our defense a better opportunity. When he’s not and we’re getting into some short fields, we just lose that field-position game. Devin is a tremendous punter. He has tremendous pride in his craft, and I look for a big bounce back from him.”&nbsp; RYAN LACKEYDirector of Football Communications <img src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&amp;ik=3fe30182ee&amp;attid=0.1&amp;permmsgid=msg-f:1650673391969267358&amp;th=16e85eb450846e9e&amp;view=fimg&amp;sz=s0-l75-ft&amp;attbid=ANGjdJ_qWxeBRS05GDI3SN4BnEv6jo3n4QdgGIEUEw6rNwiNF1YWlzXdavK_SIzxCFhn9JppmhxSHU5US6iKMvVqZxNINIzv6FOe4K1XIQfDausVi4HG13liut1dnOg&amp;disp=emb" alt="signature_1425212803" height="23" width="191">&nbsp;

Chris Klieman holds weekly press conference ahead of Texas Tech game

The Fort Riley Middle School Troopers wrestling team competed this week against Wamego, Eisenhower Middle School of Manhattan and Abilene. Coach Bob Shefelton said the Troopers went 6-8 in individual matches against Wamego, -7-6 vs. Eisenhower and 6-4 against Abilene.

Troopers wrestle in a quadrangular

<img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2019/11/1574252644276.png">AVERY OSEN Associated PressMANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Xavier Sneed had 21 points and six rebounds, Cartier Diarra had seven points and eight assists as Kansas State escaped a scare from Arkansas-Pine Bluff 62-51 on Tuesday night.&nbsp;The Wildcats continue to struggle in the first half and still haven't led at intermission yet this season."If we continue to do that as the competition gets better, we won't be able to come back," coach Bruce Weber said. "We've had to grind out some things, but we are learning and growing from it."&nbsp;Sneed had five 3-pointers and it was the first time he'd scored more than 20 points in a game since leading Kansas State past Kentucky in the Sweet 16 two years ago."We're still getting better and a lot of our guys are learning still," Sneed said. "We're all being coachable and that's the biggest thing right now."&nbsp;Marquell Carter led the Arkansas-Pine Bluff (0-4) with 20 points and nine rebounds as the Lions trailed by just six points with nine minutes left in the game.&nbsp;This was Arkansas-Pine Bluff's narrowest margin of defeat this season.&nbsp;The Lions were without two of their top players, Shaun Doss and Terrance Banyard, who both got injured in the past few days.&nbsp;"I think we came in with the mindset of how this game would go, but credit to them," Weber said.&nbsp;&nbsp;Makol Mawien finished with 10 points and Antonio Gordon provided nine as Kansas State ended with 24 points in the paint and 10 offensive rebounds.&nbsp;Neither team took care of the ball very well as Kansas State had 16 turnovers compared to Arkansas-Pine Bluff's 20.&nbsp;Kansas State (4-0) has relied heavily on Diarra and his ability to see the floor as he set a school record for most assists in the first four games of a season with 27.&nbsp;&nbsp;"I try to get their eyes off me and make my teammates look better," Diarra said. "Got to keep passing the ball and getting assists and if they're making shots that'll open more shots for me and allow me to attack."&nbsp;A zone defense by the Lions proved to be troublesome and the Wildcats posted the fewest point total in a home game this season.&nbsp;Kansas State was able to make a season high eight 3-pointers and held the Golden Lions to just three.&nbsp;Both teams had a 12-0 run in the first half, and they were squared at 27 after 20 minutes.&nbsp;INJURY WATCH&nbsp;Montavious Murphy didn't play for the Wildcats due to an injury he sustained against Monmouth last week. He averages five points and five rebounds this season.&nbsp;"He tweaked his knee in the game last week, but it's nothing major," Weber said. "We're hoping for him to play next week, but we're not going to push it."&nbsp;BIG PICTURE&nbsp;Arkansas-Pine Bluff had too many turnovers to hang with the Wildcats but showed promise after a poor start to the season.&nbsp;Kansas State's first half woes continued, but they were able to pull away in the second half.&nbsp;UP NEXT&nbsp;Arkansas-Pine Bluff plays its third game in six days Thursday when they face Pittsburgh.&nbsp;Kansas State will take part in the Fort Myers Tipoff in Florida when they take on Pittsburgh on Monday.

 Kansas State defeats Arkansas-Pine Bluff 62-51

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have regained a half-game lead in the AFC West by winning in Mexico City.Daniel Sorenson picked off Philip Rivers at the goal line with 18 seconds remaining to preserve the Chiefs’ 24-17 victory over the Chargers. Mike Williams made a spectacular 50-yard catch with 44 seconds to play and Los Angeles got to the Kansas City 14 before Rivers tossed his fourth interception of the night.Patrick Mahomes (mah-HOHMZ’) passed for 182 yards and hit Travis Kelce (KEHL’-see) for his only touchdown. LeSean McCoy and Darrel Williams rushed for touchdowns as the 7-4 Chiefs hung on to win the fourth regular-season NFL game played in Mexico.Kansas City leads its division by a half-game over Oakland.Rivers passed for 353 yards during his first four-interception game since November 2016.The Chargers are 4-7 following their fifth loss in seven games.

Chiefs hold off Chargers for win in Mexico City

<img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2019/11/1574097569579.jpeg"> MANHATTAN, Kan.&nbsp;–&nbsp;The Big 12 Conference and its television partners announced Monday that Kansas State’s regular-season finale and Senior Day contest against Iowa State will kick at either 2:30 p.m. and be shown on ESPN or ESPN2, or 6 p.m. and be shown on FS1.&nbsp;The Wildcats will be looking for their sixth-straight Senior Day win, one of which was a 20-19 victory over the Cyclones in 2017. ISU returned the favor last year with a 42-38 victory in the Wildcats’ final game of 2018, a win that broke a 10-game K-State win streak in the series.&nbsp;Wildcats fans can bring their friends and family to the Thanksgiving weekend game for just $20 per ticket with the Wildcat 4 Pack. Premium bench lower bowl tickets are $55 and bench tickets are $35. Arrive early to celebrate the seniors as we recognize them and their families pregame.&nbsp;K-State hits the road for a final time in 2019 when it faces Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas, on Saturday. The game kicks off at 6 p.m., and will be shown on FS1. MANHATTAN, Kan.&nbsp;–&nbsp;The Big 12 Conference and its television partners announced Monday that Kansas State’s regular-season finale and Senior Day contest against Iowa State will kick at either 2:30 p.m. and be shown on ESPN or ESPN2, or 6 p.m. and be shown on FS1.&nbsp;The Wildcats will be looking for their sixth-straight Senior Day win, one of which was a 20-19 victory over the Cyclones in 2017. ISU returned the favor last year with a 42-38 victory in the Wildcats’ final game of 2018, a win that broke a 10-game K-State win streak in the series.&nbsp;Wildcats fans can bring their friends and family to the Thanksgiving weekend game for just $20 per ticket with the Wildcat 4 Pack. Premium bench lower bowl tickets are $55 and bench tickets are $35. Arrive early to celebrate the seniors as we recognize them and their families pregame.&nbsp;K-State hits the road for a final time in 2019 when it faces Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas, on Saturday. The game kicks off at 6 p.m., and will be shown on FS1. RYAN LACKEYDirector of Football CommunicationsK-State Athleticswn on FS1.

Time for K-State's Senior Day game to be announced this weekend 

<img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2019/11/1574040145139.jpeg">MANHATTAN, Kan.&nbsp;–&nbsp;The Big 12 Conference and FOX Sports announced Sunday that Kansas State’s final road game of 2019 slated for this Saturday at Texas Tech will kick at 6 p.m., and be shown on FS1.&nbsp;It is the Wildcats’ first night game at Texas Tech since a 41-34 victory in 2011, while it is the third time K-State will play under the lights this season. The Wildcats are looking for their fourth-straight win over the Red Raiders, which would tie their longest winning streak in the series.&nbsp;K-State’s regular-season finale and its annual celebration of Senior Day is on November 30 against Iowa State, and that game time and TV designation will be announced on Monday. Tickets for the game against the Cyclones are available at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.kstatesports.com/tickets" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">www.kstatesports.com/tickets</a>, by phone at 1-800-221-CATS or at the main ticket office inside Bramlage Coliseum. RYAN LACKEYDirector of Football CommunicationsK-State Athletics

K-State to kick at night in final road contest

Hakeem Bailey intercepted a Skylar Thompson pass at the West Virginia ( three-yard line in the closing seconds to prevent the Wildcats from rallying for a narrow victory over the Mountaineers. The final score at Bill Snyder Family Stadium Saturday was 24-20 in favor of the Mountaineers.	Jarret Doege threw for 234 yards and three scores for West Virginia ( 4-6 ) in the win.	K-State made their share of mistakes in this ballgame. Afterwards coach Chris Klieman stated that it was a disappointing loss. "A game that West Virginia earned the victory and deserved to win. I thought they outplayed us. All that being said, we had an opportunity late in the game to almost steal a victory. So, disappointed in a number of things but we've got to move on, we've got to move forward.	K-State struggled to run the ball, averaging just 3.2 yards per attempt on 32 carries.	Kansas State ( 6-4 ) will play at Texas Tech next Saturday.