B2 Friday, January 24, 2020 The Hays Daily News

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LOCAL CALENDARFridayHays HighGirls basketball at Orange and Black Classic in Colby TBDBoys basketball at Orange and Black Classic in Colby TBDWrestling at Bob Kuhn Invitational at Hays HighTMP-MarianBoys basketball in MCL Tournament TBDGirls basketball in MCL Tournament TBDWrestling at Bob Kuhn Invitational at Hays HighSaturdayFort HaysWrestling at Midwest Duals in Kearney, Neb., 9 a.m.Men’s track at Northwest Open in Marvyille, Mo.Women’s track at Northwest Open in Maryville, Mo.Women’s basketball at Northwest Missouri in Maryville, Mo., 1:30 p.m.Men’s basketball at Northwest Missouri in Maryville, Mo., 3:30 p.m.Hays HighBoys basketball at Orange and Black Classic in Colby TBDGirls basketball at Orange and Black Classic in Colby TBDWrestling at Bob Kuhn Invitational at Hays HighTMP-MarianGirls basketball in MCL Tournament, TBDBoys basketball in MCL Tournament, TBDWrestling at Bob Kuhn Invitational at Hays High

TVFridayCOLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)5:30 p.m.CBSSN — Kent State at Buffalo6 p.m.ESPNU — Yale at BrownFS1 — Wisconsin at Purdue8 p.m.ESPNU — Northern Kentucky at Wright StateFS1 — Marquette at ButlerCOLLEGE GYMNASTICS 6 p.m.SECN — Kentucky at Arkansas6:30 p.m.ESPN2 — Louisiana State at FloridaNBA BASKETBALL2 p.m.NBATV — Milwaukee vs. Charlotte, Paris7 p.m.ESPN — LA Clippers at Miami9:30 p.m.NBATV — Indiana at Golden State

NHL 7 p.m.NBCSN — NHL All-Star: Skills Competition, St. Louis

WRESTLING KWCA STATE RANKINGSCLASS 6A

Team1. Mill Valley; 2. Garden City; 3. Washburn Rural; 4. Dodge City; 5. Olathe North; 6. Derby; 7. Olathe South; 8. Gardner-Edgerton; 9. Manhattan; 10. Wichita West.

Individual106 — 1. Cody Woods, Derby; 2. Cael Alderman, Olathe North; 3. Eddie Hughart, Mill Valley; 4. Jacob Tangpricha, Washburn Rural; 5. Jantzen Borge, Manhattan; 6. Nolan Bradley, Free State.113 — 1. Damian Mendez, Dodge City; 2. Bishop Murray, Washburn Rural; 3. Zach Trenkamp, Wichita South; 4. Dylan Sheler, Campus; 5. Kevin Rosales, KC Harmon; 6. Tate Rusher, Derby.120 — 1. Silas Pineda, Garden City; 2. Easton Taylor, Manhattan; 3. Joe Triscomia, Olathe North; 4. Keivn Honas, Lawrence; 5. Tyler Johnson, Olathe South; 6. Jahir Contreras, SM East.126 — 1. Keegan Slyter, Olathe North; 2. Caden Howard, Olathe Northwest; 3. Tate Sauder, Manhattan; 4. Ryan Heiman, Garden City; 5. Ben Bluel, Olathe South; 6. Jacob Bradley, Olathe East.132 — 1. Zach Keal, Mill Valley; 2. Lou Fincher, Free State; 3. Diago Hernandez, Garden City; 4. Bowen Murray, Washburn Rural; 5. Bryce Wells, Derby; 6. Alec Samuelson, Olathe North.138 — 1. Jacob Holt, Garden City; 2. Dallas Koelzer, Olathe South; 3. Carson Dulitz, Mill Valley; 4. Gunner Murphy, Olathe North; 5. Blaisen Bammes, Manhattan; 6. Caleb Streeter, Free State.145 — 1. Cason Lindsey, Derby; 2. Garret Edwards, Dodge City; 3. Austin Keal, Mill Valley; 4. Jose Cervantez, Olathe North; 5. John Vincent, Washburn Rural; 6. Erick Dominguez, Garden City.152 — 1. Nathan Bowen, Campus; 2. Josh Janas, Garden City; 3. Iziah Delvalle, Hutchinson; 4. Lucas Barker, Dodge City; 5. Austin Fager, Washburn Rural; 6. Bobby Thomas, Olathe South.160 — 1. AJ Rodriguez, Gardner-Edgerton; 2. Ruben Rayas, Dodge City; 3. Gavin Brown, Olathe South; 4. Jared Arrelano, Garden City; 5. Brendan Bartholome, Blue Valley Northwest; 6. Cole Wells, Washburn Rural.170 — 1. Malachi Karibo, Wichita South; 2. Brodie Scott, Mill Valley; 3. Jashon Taylor, Dodge City; 4. Alec McCuan, Hutchinson; 5. Samuel Rushin, Wichita West; 6. Alexavier Rodriguez, Garden City.182 — 1. Quentin Saunders, Wichita West; 2. Taidon Wills, Derby; 3. Matt Lancaster, Blue Valley West; 4. Blake Jouret, Olathe South; 5. Levi Allen, Hutchinson; 6. Ryan Parga, Dodge City.

195 — 1. Gavin Carter, Washburn Rural; 2. Tyler Green, Mill Valley; 3. Tyler Allen, Derby; 4. Gus Davis, Gardner-Edgerton; 5. Salvadore Aleman, KC Harmon; 6. Caiden Casella, Blue Valley Northwest.220 — 1. Alec Younggren, Olathe South; 2. Andrew Davis, Washburn Rural; 3. Trevor Lister, Blue Valley; 4. Mario Perez, Wichita West; 5. Matt Smith, Garden City; 6. Jackson Stroud, Wichita North.285 — 1. Ethan Kremer, Mill Valley; 2. Damian Ilalio, Manhattan; 3. Evan Taylor, Blue Valley; 4. David Huckstep, Washburn Rural; 5. Cody Terrell, Dodge City; 6. Brandon Pena, Olathe North.

CLASS 5A

Team1. Goddard; 2. Blue Valley Southwest; 3. Maize; 4. Great Bend; 5. Arkansas City; 6. Aquinas; 7. Newton; 8. McPherson; 9. Lansing; 10. Kapaun.Individual106 — 1. Bubba Wright, Kapaun; 2. Nick Treaster, Newton; 3. Ian Demoss, Maize South; 4. Jordan Habben, Aquinas; 5. Nakaylen Shabazz, Maize; 6. Kaden Spragis, Great Bend.113 — 1. Hayden Mills, Blue Valley Southwest; 2. AB Stokes, Newton; 3. Samuel Dickey, Arkansas City; 4. Camden Padgett, Maize; 5. Brock Ferguson, Shawnee Heights; 6. Avery Wolf, Great Bend.120 — 1. Grant Treaster, Newton; 2. Jason Henschel, Goddard; 3. Kelon Patterson, Maize; 4. Kael Pappan, Arkansas City; 5. Wyatt Weber, Great Bend; 6. LaShawn Blick, Andover.126 — 1. Camden Maestes, Lansing; 2. Jonah Andrews, KC Schlagle; 3. Bret Umentum, Blue Valley Southwest; 4. Alyeus Craig, Valley Center; 5. Drew Liles, Great Bend; 6. Cassius Vanderpool, Bonner Springs.132 — 1. Carsyn Schooler, Great Bend; 2. Jerrdon Fisher, Goddard; 3. Xerarch Tungjaroenkul, Emporia; 4. Cayden Hugbanks, Maize; 5. Hartwell Taylor, Lansing; 6. Gabe Maki, Andover.138 — 1. Johnny Akin, Aquinas; 2. George Weber, Great Bend; 3. Ethan Cronk, Blue Valley Southwest; 4. Matt Gottschalk, Carroll; 5. Quentin Kirk, Valley Center; 6. Sawyer Mock, Newton.145 — 1. Brandon Madden, Blue Valley Southwest; 2. Gage Fritz, Great Bend; 3. Trig Tennent, Arkansas City; 4. Rhett Edmondson, McPherson; 5. Conner Padgett, Maize; 6. Caden Walker, Shawnee Heights.152 — 1. Devin Gomez, Maize; 2. Jace Fisher, Goddard; 3. Jacob McLain, Lansing; 4. Kaden Jacobson, Basehor-Linwood; 5. Daniel McMullen, Blue Valley Southwest; 6. Wyatt Dickie, Spring Hill.160 — 1. Jared Simma, Aquinas; 2. Cayleb Atkins, Goddard; 3. Carson Wheeler, Maize; 4. Alex Randolph, Great Bend; 5. Hunter Trail, Carrol; 6. Cooper Chard, Salina Central.170 — 1. Duwayne Villalpando, Maize; 2. Seth Nitzel, Blue Valley Southwest; 3. Nolan Craine, Goddard; 4. Nathan Fury, Kapaun; 5. Matthew Morrell, Carroll; 6. Jonah Clarke, McPherson.182 — 1. Trevor Dopps, Goddard; 2. Jackson McCall, Blue Valley Southwest; 3. Lynauz Cox,

Maize South; 4. Gavin Lough, Arkansas City; 5. Kourtney Craig, McPherson; 6. Charlie Frisch, Kapaun.195 — 1. Kaden Glass, Goddard; 2. Landon Frantz, McPherson; 3. Deston Miller, Arkansas City; 4. Tommy Carroll, Aquinas; 5. Josh Willcutt, Basehor-Linwood; 6. Isaac Steen, St. James Academy.220 — 1. Kyla Haas, Maize; 2. Cade Lautt, St. James Academy; 3. MAck Hubbel, Blue Valley Southwest; 4. Mason Thrash, McPherson; 5. Gavin Nutting, Hays; 6. Mason Ross, Wichita Northwest.285 — 1. Devon Dawon, Goddard; 2. Tony Caldwell, Valley Center; 3. Maximus Shannon, Arkansas City; 4. Danny Carroll, Aquinas; 5. Harry Spencer, St. James Academy; 6. Joseph Castle, KC Turner.

CLASS 4A

Team1. Chanute; 2. Andale; 3. Marysville; 4. Scott City; 5. Winfi eld; 6. Holton; 7. Tonganoxie; 8. KC Piper; 9. Pratt; 10. Clay Center.

Individual106 — 1. Trent Clements, Chanute; 2. Rhett Koppes, Clay Center; 3. Quintin Pauda, Ulysses; 4. Colton Miller, Andale; 5. Sajen Kemling, Concordia; 6. Andy Lin, Augusta.113 — 1. Devon Weber, Pratt; 2. Kolton Misener, Chanute; 3. Jake Barnes, Holton; 4. Caleb Pavlacka, Andale; 5. Aiden Cook, Colby; 6. Drew Lugafet, Buhler.120 — 1. Grayson Sonntag, Tonganoxie; 2. AJ Furnish, Andale; 3. Chadwick Stahl, Mulvane; 4. Chance Mitzner, Osawatomie; 5. Tyler Voss, Colby; 6. Kaleb Stroda, Abilene.126 — 1. Hector Serratos, Andale; 2. Braden Ledford, Winfi eld; 3. Will Stroda, Abilene; 4. Parker Tholstrup, Clay Center; 5. Zach Rohrbough, Scott City; 6. Isaac Novotny, Marysville.132 — 1. Preston Martin, Paola; 2. Coby Burchett, Fort Scott; 3. Collin Creach, Ottawa; 4. Koda Dipman, Pratt; 5. Christian Rowe, Santa Fe Trail; 6. Drew Brown, Wamego.138 — 1. Kaden Wren, Scott City; 2. Kolby Roush, Holton; 3. Jacob Stinnett, Fort Scott; 4. Joey Bockin, Marysville; 5. Adler Pierson, Wamego; 6. Dawson Lapping, Frontenac.145 — 1. Justus McDaniel, Scott City; 2. Jonny Crome, Marysville; 3. Logan McDonald, Chanute; 4. Gabriel Bailey, Tonganoxie; 5. Trent Jones, Iola; 6. Cael Lynch, Eudora.152 — 1. Brady McDonald, Chanute; 2. Dawson Chavez, Andale; 3. Chance Price, Winfi eld; 4. Sam Elliott, Buhler; 5. WIll Jameson, Frontenac; 6. Noak Kliesen, Scott City.160 — 1. Cael Johnson, Burlington; 2. Anthony Ferguson, KC Piper; 3. Parker Winder, Chanute; 4. Eli Aouad, Andale; 5. Michael Mendoza, Hugoton; 6. Ian Lawson, Independence.170 — 1. Noah Ackerman, Marysville; 2. Steele Morin, Winfi eld; 3. David Leck, Rose Hill; 4. Kai Wernli, El Dorado; 5. LaJames White, KC Piper; 6. Jarin Gomez, Nickerson.182 — 1. Branden Martin, KC Piper; 2. Dylan

Ensch, Frontenac; 3. Brayden Dillow, Chanute; 4. Hunter Schroeder, Concordia; 5. Dax Hopp, Smoky Valley; 6. Cole Daughatee, Rose Hill.195 — 1. Garron Champoux, Marysville; 2. Hagen Booi, Colby; 3. Konnor Tannahill, Holton; 4. Chanz Gerleman, Prairie View; 5. Kanden Young, Wellington; 6. Hunter Huber, Pratt.220 — 1. Connor Searcy, Tonganoxie; 2. Zachery Ferris, Chapman; 3. Kenny Fehrman, Wellington; 4. Zach Phillips, Winfi eld; 5. Cayden Winter, Andale; 6. Jace Garrison, Ulysses.285 — 1. Ayston Perez, Ulysses; 2. Evan Dean, Santa Fe Trail; 3. Hunter Scott, Mulvane; 4. Logan McDonald, Clay Center; 5. Gabe Bowers, Scott City; 6. Jake Eddington, Columbus.

CLASS 3-2-1A

Team1. Hoxie; 2. Beloit; 3. Norton; 4. Rossville; 5. Republic County; 6. Hoisington; 7. Larned; 8. Hill Cith; 9. Phillipsburg; 10. Riverside.

Individual106 — 1. DJ Knox, Goodland; 2. Darius Schields, Norton; 3. Corbin White, Jayhawk-Linn; 4. Drayton Kennedy, Erie; 5. Austin Armstrong, Larned; 6. Carter Underhill, Hill City.113 — 1. Zach Archer, Rossville; 2. Dillen Hook, Larned; 3. Jonathan Dyke, Republic County; 4. Kaleb Atkins, Hill City; 5. Dayton Bell, Hoxie; 6. Logan Normandin, Plainville.120 — 1. Tom VanValkenburg, Council Grove; 2. Kolton Field, Norton; 3. Colton Shoemaker, Smith Center; 4. Drew Bretz, Hoxie; 5. Aidan Hockman, Hill City; 6. Wyatt Wright, Remington.126 — 1. Brody White, Jayhawk-Linn; 2. Drew Bell, Hoxie; 3. Jacob Sisson, Phillipsburg; 4. Kaleb Talkington, Republic County; 5. Ethan Elliott, Wellsville; 6. Reece Grafel, Oberlin.132 — 1. Kai Allen, Silver Lake; 2. Aaron Lenker, Phillipsburg; 3. Derek Johnson, Hoxie; 4. Charles King, St. Marys; 5. Jacob Windholz, Russell; 6. Trenton Howell, Stockton.138 — 1. Dylan Weimer, Hoxie; 2. Beau Horn, Riverside; 3. Braydon Lemuz, Larned; 4. Layne Hurla, Rossville; 5. Elijah Collins, Osage City; 6. Matthew Reynolds, Douglass.145 — 1. Matt Weiler, Fredonia; 2. Colby Schreiner, Kingman; 3. Dawson Kempft, Oberlin; 4. Tate Kadel, Beloit; 5. Colby Smith, Atchison County; 6. Jordan Bachman, Hillsboro.152 — 1. Brennan Lowe, Eureka; 2. Aidan Baalman, Hoxie; 3. Hunter Prochaska, Beloit; 4. Grant Roush, Perry-Lecompton; 5. Tristan Rathbone, Hillsboro; 6. Cole Steinert, Hoisington.160 — 1. Anthony Signs, Wellsville; 2. Luke Horn, Riverside; 3. Jesse Gardner, Leotil; 4. Konnor Pfeifer, Ellis; 5. Matt Rodriguez, SE-Saline; 6. Ben Hansen, Plainville.170 — 1. Tate Seabolt, Cimarron; 2. Cole Amlong, Norton; 3. Walker Lowdermil, Sabetha; 4. Joshua Ball, Hoisington; 5. Gavon Uehlin, Oberlin; 6. Mason Gottschalk, Ellis.182 — 1. Brennan Walker, Beloit; 2. Jordan Finnsey, Plainville; 3. Jayce Hamel, Hill City; 4. Kayden Christiansen, Lakin; 5. Brell Spiess, Smith Center; 6. Brandon Vacura, Norton.195 — 1. Wyatt Pedigo, Hoisington; 2. Sterling

Harp, SE-Saline; 3. Braden Burks, Beloit; 4. Gavin Sproul, Norton; 5. Shadyron Blanka, St. Francis; 6. Cyrus Green, Atwood.220 — 1. Dane Whalen, Osage City; 2. Dillon Dunn, WaKeeney; 3. Kody Davoren, Rossville; 4. Jr. Matthews, Herington; 5. Judson Wiltfond, Norton; 6. Hayden Robb, Perry-Lecompton.285 — 1. Creighton Johnson, Beloit; 2. Eyann Zimmerman, Republic County; 3. Tar Barrientes, Sylvan-Lucas; 4. Parker Opat, WaKeeney; 5. Tyler Walford, Ellsworth; 6. Rylan Hays, Phillipsburg.

GIRLS

Team1. McPherson; 2. Great Bend; 3. Lakin; 4. Caney Valley; 5. Labette County; 6. Nickerson; 7. Osawatomie; 8. Pratt; 9. Paola; 10. Washburn Rural.Individual101 — 1. Kassidy Leiszler, Concordia; 2. Josiah Ortiz, Lakin; 3. Breckyn Elliott, Great Bend; 4. Chloe Gile, Labette County; 5. Lainie Burkhart, Eisenhower; 6. Mana Chanthanson, Liberal.109 — 1. Amanda Newcomb, Osawatomie; 2. Isabelle Ortiz, Lakin; 3. Sarah Zimmerman, Hays; 4. Jadyn Thompson, Pratt; 5. Amelia Martinez, Holcomb; 6. Skyleigh Pfl aster, Abilene.116 — 1. Nichole Moore, Nickerson; 2. Anayka Besco, Rose Hill; 3. Tye Rozell, Douglass; 4. Delani Agnew, Wichita Southeast; 5. Ryiasa McDougle, Wichita West; 6. Mikayla Konrade, Winfi eld.123 — 1. Jordyn Knecht, Paola; 2. Elise Rose, Marysville; 3. Kayleigh Marbut, McPherson; 4. Maritza Jimenez, Hutchinson; 5. Aaliyah Bueno, Topeka West; 6. Dashe Island-Jones, Manhattan.130 — 1. Bre Ridgeway, Great Bend; 2. Brianna Randles, Topeka West; 3. Madison Gray, Lawrence; 4. Anjelina Serrano, Garden City; 5. Marissa Porsch, Hoxie; 6. Montana Grahem, Jefferson West.136 — 1. Sara Lake, KC Piper; 2. Gianna Culbert, Burlingame; 3. Cassidy Anderson, Caney Valley; 4. Xara Bacci, Andover Central; 5. Allison Ward, Parsons; 6. Nevaeh Turner, Spring Hill.143 — 1. Abbie Jones, Labette County; 2. Hayley Schafer, McPherson; 3. Liva Swift, Pratt; 4. Sydney Boyle, WaKeeeney; 5. Hannah Vann, Fort Scott; 6. Cadence Christiensen, Basehor-Linwood.155 — 1. Morgan Mayginnes, Onaga; 2. Bailey Sanders, Hoisington; 3. Holli Giddings, McPherson; 4. Katie Rounds, Erie; 5. Kammie Schanz, Mulvane; 6. Darby Weidl, Ottawa.170 — 1. Ava Mull, Larned; 2. Jolie Ziegler, Council Grove; 3. Lyndsey Buechman, Abilene; 4. Amelie Teo, SM Northwest; 5. Abriel Lisk, Osawatomie; 6. Rebekah Smith, Washburn Rural.191 — 1. Elise Robinson, Junction City; 2. Alicia Martin, Olathe North; 3. Laurin Thompson, Fort Scott; 4. Kylie Merideth, Sabetha; 5. Hannah Jackson, Leavenworth; 6. Maranda Bell, Shawnee Heights.235 — 1. Grace Pinkerton, Caney Valley; 2. Dajia Anderson, Washburn Rural; 3. Drucilla Longbrake, Atchison County; 4. Destiny O’Neal, Nickerson; 5. Rebekah Franklin, Salina Central; 6. Shayvonne Rew, Topeka High.

By Herbie TeopeThe Kansas City Star (TNS)

T h e K a n s a s C i t y Chiefs’ path to Super Bowl LIV went through one of the NFL’s elite ground attacks, anchored by elite Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry.

Now, the Chiefs’ quest for a league champion-ship means dealing with the San Francisco 49ers’ p o t e n t b a c k f i e l d o f Tevin Coleman, Raheem Mostert and Matt Breida.

Each Niners running back brings a unique skill-set to the field, so this matchup presents yet another challenge to Kansas City’s defense.

“They’ve got a dynamic run game,” Chiefs safety Tyrann Mathieu said. “They motion a lot, a lot of window dressing, so it kind of messes with your eyes, especially the guys that play a lot at the end of the line of scrimmage.

“So, outside (line)backers, defensive ends and safeties that come down in run support, they do a lot of stuff to fool with your eyes and

get certain leverages on you. And they’ve got running backs that if they get a hole, they hit it and they’re gone.”

The 5-foot-10, 197-pound Mostert’s 772 rushing yards in 2019 paced a 49ers ground attack that ranked second in the league during the regular season at 144.1 yards per game. Mostert, Breida (623) and Coleman (544) each ran for 500-plus yards and the trio combined for 15 of the 49ers’ 23 rushing scores.

San Francisco’s com-mitment to the running game continued during the postseason, as the team totaled 471 yards and six touchdowns on 89 carries, averaging 5.2 yards per attempt.

“Their backs have dif-ferent attributes that makes them danger-ous,” Chiefs defensive tackle Mike Pennel said. “We’ll have a game plan for them.”

The 6-foot-1, 210-pound Coleman’s 105 yards and two touch-downs on 22 carries c o n t r i b u t e d t o S a n Francisco’s 186 total

yards on the ground in a 27-10 win over the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC Divisional Round.

With Coleman suffer-ing a dislocated shoulder in the NFC Championship Game, Mostert picked up the slack with 220 yards and four touchdowns on 29 carries during a domi-nating 37-20 win over the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship Game.

Niners head coach Kyle Shanahan on Monday sounded optimistic about Coleman’s availability for the Super Bowl, so the Chiefs are on track to face a fully intact backfield.

“ I e x p e c t h i m t o have a chance to play,” Shanahan told report-ers. “Can’t hold me to that. We’ll find out more after the imaging, but expect him to have a good chance to play.”

Given the results of last weekend’s game against Henry, who was limited to 69 yards rushing after averaging 188.5 yards in the Titans’ previous two playoff games, it’s a good thing the Chiefs have already been down this road.

The Chiefs successfully used a swarming defen-sive mindset against Henry. Players were cognizant of maintain-ing their gap or edge discipline depending on assignments.

While there are con-trasting styles between Henry and the 49ers’ backfield, the Chiefs’ defense is taking the same approach in prepar-ing for Mostert, Coleman and Brieda.

“Obviously, the differ-ence is Derrick Henry is more a traditional power back,” Chiefs defen-sive lineman Demone Harris said. “These guys are speed backs, but it’s the same thing as far as discipline.

“You’ve got to be dis-ciplined in your run gaps, be square at the line of scrimmage, make your plays, don’t allow cut-back lanes, because they hit it faster than Derrick Henry.”

Mathieu agreed.“If we give these guys

certain creases or cut-back lanes — all three of them are low 4.4s, low 4.3s (40-yard dash

times) — they’re going to hit their heads in the goal post,” Mathieu said. “So, it’s going to be important once again for the sec-ondary to get involved in the run game and kind of ID certain formations, and really just to get to the ball. Effort, effort, effort.”

The Chiefs have several days left to game-plan for the 49ers’ ground attack before flying Sunday to Miami, a week ahead of Super Bowl LIV.

W h i l e t h e C h i e f s ’ d e f e n s i v e p l a y e r s embrace the next chal-lenge of matching up against a dangerous trio of rushers, they won’t be overthinking it.

“I don’t think you approach it any differ-ently,” safety Daniel Sorensen said. “Run defense is the same. E v e r y o n e i n t h e i r gaps and assignment football.”

“ T h e y ’ r e s p e e d demons, but it kind of goes back to what I said last time: do you job and do it well,” defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi added.

Chiefs’ improved run defense preparing for 49ers

KU leads early, falls on the road at Texas

By the Salina Journal

AMES, Iowa — Kansas State used a late third-quarter rally to erase a 13-point Iowa State lead, but the Cyclones stopped the comeback to hold off the Wildcats, 73-59, on Wednesday night at Hilton Coliseum.

With the loss, K-State slipped to 7-9 with a 1-4 Big 12 record, while Iowa State jumped to 11-6 overall and 3-3 in the league.

The Cyclones use a 9-3 run to end the first half for a 36-25 lead and stretched it to 13 points, 42-29, on an Ashley Joens layup with 6:25 left in the third quarter. But the Wildcats closed the period with a 12-5 surge, closing within 49-45 heading into the fourth.

Cymone Goodrich and Peyton Williams combined for 10 of the 12 points during the rally, and Williams’ basket to start the fourth quarter closed it to two.

Iowa State immediately turned to Joens, the Big 12’s leading scorer, for the next five points to extend the lead. Williams used her own five-point run to pull K-State within six, 65-59, with 2:05 left, but the Cyclones closed it out from there.

Williams led the Wildcats with 15 points and nine rebounds. Ayoka Lee 12 points, seven rebounds and two blocks, while Angela Harris scored 11 points with seven assist and six rebounds.

Iowa State was led by Joens with a game-high 21 points and 11 rebounds. Rae Johnson added a career-high 19 points and eight assists off the bench.

Kansas State returns home to Bramlage Coliseum at 2 p.m. Saturday to play host to Oklahoma.

Texas women 85, Kansas 77

At Austin, the Kansas women held a five-point lead in the second quarter, but a 12-0 Texas run proved to be the difference in Wednesday night’s eight-point loss.

The Jayhawks fell to 12-5 on the season and 1-5 in the Big 12 , while Texas improved to 12-6 and 4-2.

Texas led 9-4 in the first quarter, but Kansas charged back leading by as many five and led 23-19 after one.

The Jayhawks led 25-20 with 9:18 left in the second period after a layup by Emma Merriweather, but Texas then went on a 17-7 run to close the quarter and take a 37-32 lead at halftime.

ISU holds off K-State women

Kansas City Chiefs defenders Terrell Suggs (94), Chris Jones (95) and Reggie Ragland (59) bring down Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry in the second quarter of the AFC championship game on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020, at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. [TAMMY LJUNGBLAD/KANSAS CITY STAR/TNS]