6 years ago
WICHITA, Kan. -  Demarco Prewitt  of (7) Kansas Wesleyan University, Javon Polk of Friends University, and Christian Hopkins of (21) Avila University have earned this week's KCAC Offensive, Defensive, and Special Teams Player of the Week honors, respectively, the conference office announced Monday. The three student-athletes were selected for their performances on Oct. 27 by ...

6 years ago
The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Denver Broncos, 30-23, at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday afternoon to move to 7-1 on the season. It marked Kansas City’s seventh-consecutive win over Denver and the Chiefs’ 19th win in their last 20 games against the AFC West. Chiefs’ quarterback Patrick Mahomes completed 24-of-34 passes for 303 yards and four touchdowns ...

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After carrying the ball 40 times against McPherson, Kansas Wesleyan head football coach Matt Drinkall expected junior tailback Demarco Prewitt to be sluggish the next day. The Menifee, Calif. product was just getting started. The NAIA's leader in rushing ran for 304 yards and four touchdowns, the defense held the Bethel offense in check in the second ...

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After winning the Class 3A Regional championship last week, the Southeast of Saline boys claimed the state championship at Rim Rock in Lawrence. Southeast of Saline place four runners in the top 35, accumulating a team score of 83 points. Hugoton was second with 118 while Smoky Valley placed third. Sophomore Luke Gleason paced the Trojans with ...

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LAWRENCE, Kan. - Late defensive heroics by senior lineman Keyshaun Simmons proved to be the game changer in Kansas' 27-26 victory over TCU inside David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. As time was winding down in the fourth quarter, TCU was in the red zone with a chance to score a game-winning touchdown when Simmons recovered a ...

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NORMAN, Okla. – The No. 8/8 Oklahoma Sooners totaled a season-high 702 total yards of offense and six touchdowns, as the Sooners overwhelmed Kansas State, 51-14, in front of 86,436 fans at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on Saturday. Oklahoma (7-1, 4-1 Big 12) was led by redshirt quarterback Kyler Murray, who completed 19-of-24 passing for ...

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The postseason is finally here. Hear from six different coaches during the Coaches Corner, every Saturday morning from 8 to 9, live from Burger Theory inside the Holiday Inn. Stop by for a delicious breakfast buffet or order a special item off the superb menu. Coaches on the show this week: Salina Central’s Mark Sandbo, Salina South’s ...

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For the most part, the Sacred Heart offense played well Friday night, but it was the Knight defense that powered Sacred Heart to victory in the opening round of the 2018 play-offs.  Knight defenders kept the Ellis Railroaders on their side of the field for most of the game allowing only one Ellis touchdown late ...

6 years ago
The Salina South football team felt that they had real momentum after capturing its first win last Thursday over Newton. Unfortunately for the Cougars, they couldn't continue the momentum as they ran in to the top-seed of the class 5A playoffs on Friday night in Wichita Northwest. South saw their season end with an opening round ...

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The Ell-Saline Cardinal football squad opened its playoff run in class 1-A Friday night at the Cardinals' Nest in Brookville, cruising past the La Crosse Leopards 56-12.  By the end of the first quarter, Ell-Saline had all but stamped its ticket to the second round. On the Cardinals' first play from scrimmage, senior quarterback Nick Davenport ...

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In the 2018 season opener, the Salina Central Mustangs snapped an 18-game losing streak. Central took care of another drought versus Eisenhower. Senior Riley Counts scored twice, the defense came up with important stops in the second half, and the Mustangs squeezed past the Tigers, 20-7, for their first playoff win in five years. Central also recorded ...