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MORE ON THE WILDCATS„ If K-State wins tonight, where does

the 2011 season rank among Bill Snyder’sbest? Page 2CC

„ Wildcat defensive back Nigel Maloneproves determination can carry a footballplayer a long way. Page 2CC

„ Zach Hanson’s stature, and blockingability, a formidable presence on the K-State offensive line. Page 3CC

„ K-State reveals plans for its $75 million stadium expansion. Page 6CC

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„ Arkansas hopesBobby Petrino’s mov-ing van life has settleddown in Fayetteville.Page 9CC

„ In Joe Adams,Arkansas has one ofthe nation’s best returnmen. Page 9CC

PREVIEWINGTHE 76TH COTTON BOWL„ Bob Lutz: Do the Wildcats

have 60 minutes of magic left inthem? Page 3CC

„ Cowboys Stadium isimposing, even if you work theredaily. Page 4CC

„ How the teams match up.Page 5CC

„ Team rosters, statistics.Page 8CC

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COTTON BOWL: KANSAS STATE VS. ARKANSAS

Chance for greatnessBY KELLIS ROBINETTThe Wichita Eagle

ARLINGTON, Texas —Tysyn Hartman knowsthe drill. He isn’t sup-posed to talk about thelegacy this Kansas Statefootball team will leavebehind until the season is

over. The Wildcats still need tomake final preparations fortonight’s Cotton Bowl, and that iswhere his focus should be.

For the most part, it is. Thesenior safety wants to win his

final game in a K-State uniformand go out ontop. But withmore than amonth of build-up time betweenthe end of theregular seasonand now, hismind occasional-ly wanders.

When it does, he likes to thinkabout what he will be able to tellhis family years from now if K-State beats Arkansas.

It’s an exciting thought. A bowl victory would make

K-State 11-2. Only six teams inprogram history have won thatmany games. A win would give theWildcats one of their most memo-rable bowl wins to go along withpast victories in the Fiesta Bowland Cotton Bowl. It would alsoallow them to finish the seasonranked in the top 10 of nationalpolls and possibly the top five inthe final BCS standings.

“We would be able to say we arethe best team (Bill Snyder) hasever coached,” Hartman said.“What an accomplishment thatwould be.”

Indeed. K-State football doesn’thave much of a history beyondSnyder. Before he took over ascoach in 1989, briefly retired andcame back for the 2009 season, K-State played in one bowl game.So if these Wildcats go out as thebest team Snyder has coached,they will also go out as the bestteam K-State has had.

Such a title is subjective, ofcourse. No matter what K-Statedoes tonight, some will argue theteam Michael Bishop led to anundefeated regular season in 1998or the team Darren Sproles liftedto a 2003 Big 12 championship arethe best teams to play inManhattan. A case could be madefor all the teams that won 11games. But a case could be madefor this group, as well.

“I hope people talk about us thatway,” Hartman said. “But wearen’t there yet. We have to winone more first.”

Snyder likes that attitude. Hedoesn’t mind his players dreamingabout what could be, as long asthey put in the hard work it takesto reach those dreams. He thinks

this group has done a better job ofthat than any other group he hasbeen around.

No matter how many times he isasked to rank this team with theother squads he has coached, herefuses. He views every team hehas been a part of in a positive

light, and doesn’t think it is fair tosingle one group out over the oth-ers. But not even he can deny theresiliency and toughness his cur-rent players have displayed.

They entered the season project-ed to miss a bowl game and finisheighth in the Big 12. They finishedin the Cotton Bowl and contendedfor a conference championship.Nearly every time they foundthemselves in a close game, theywon. Eight of their victories cameby a touchdown or less.

That’s not easy to do.“They’re certainly a young group

that has exceeded whatever theexpectations have been,” Snydersaid. “æ.æ.æ. I am also proud of thisfootball team and how far theyhave come. They’ve probablycome as far as any football teamwe’ve had up to this point in time.”

Before boarding a plane to northTexas for a week of bowl prepara-tion, Snyder shared those samecompliments with his players in aclosed setting.

Running back John Hubert saidthe speech energized players forthe next few practices.

“Coach Snyder talked to usabout us being one of the bestteams he has ever coached,”

Hubert said. “I think we are com-peting with one of the 1990 teams.He told us we were up there.æ.æ.æ.We have that potential. We wantto win and reach it.”

Doing so will be difficult.Arkansas is chasing an 11-win sea-son today, too. It played in theSugar Bowl last year, and is moti-vated to win its first major bowlgame since 2000. It finished thirdin the SEC West, a division thatproduced the two teams — LSUand Alabama — in this season’sBCS championship game.

The Razorbacks will take thefield as a touchdown favorite. Ifthe Cats can outplay Arkansas,they will once again prove manydoubters wrong. They could alsoforce their way into the recordbook.

“We want to win every game,but we really want to win thisone,” said offensive lineman ClydeAufner. “We really want to get toNo. 11. That might put us up therewith the best teams in KansasState history. That would be reallyspecial.”

Check Kellis Robinett’s K-State blog atblogs.kansas.com/kstated. Reach himat krobinett@wichitaeagle.com.

Bo Rader/The Wichita EagleKansas State defenders celebrate after stopping Baylor on fourth down late in the game on Oct. 1. Thevictory over a ranked team moved the Wildcats into the national rankings.

COTTON BOWLK-STATE VS. ARKANSASWhen: 7 tonightWhere: Cowboys Stadium, Arlington,

TexasRecords: KSU 10-2, UA 10-2Radio: KLIO, 1070-AM; KWLS,

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Malone doesn’t take ‘no’ for an answerBY KELLIS ROBINETTThe Wichita Eagle

ARLINGTON, Texas — NigelMalone has a message for any highschool football players who wantto play at the college level butaren’t getting recruited.

“If you want to do it, you can,”Malone said.

He should know. Malone, ajunior cornerback who made ahuge impact on Kansas State’sdefense by making a Big 12-bestseven interceptions this season,was so lightly recruited growingup in Manteca, Calif., that collegecoaches advised him to give up thesport.

“A lot of people told me I didn’thave the talent to even come outand play junior-college football,”Malone said.

Looking back, it sounds likehyperbole. In one season under K-State coach Bill Snyder, Malonehas blossomed into the Wildcats’best defensive back. He makes bigplays every game and finished theyear as one of 15 semifinalists forthe Thorpe Award and was nameda second-team Walter Camp All-American.

Even at 5-foot-10 and 176pounds, it seems impossible that aplayer like that could go virtuallyunnoticed by college recruiters.But it is true. Sacramento State, ofthe Football ChampionshipSubdivision, wanted him as awalk-on. So did a handful of juniorcolleges. Those were his options.

The only recruiting visits he tookoccurred last offseason, when he

was finished playing at CityCollege of San Francisco anddecided to take a look at NewMexico and K-State.

He is the polar opposite of juniorlinebacker Arthur Brown, whocame out of Wichita East as a five-star recruit and had college coach-es calling him every day.

“I try to live my five-star recruit-ing through him,” Malone joked.

“When I first got here, I askedwhat a couple of his visits werelike, what the attention was likeand how he handled it.”

He still can’t grasp what thatwould have been like.

“Only in my dreams,” he said.But things worked out for

Malone. His grades were goodcoming out of high school, andthey stayed good in junior college.

All he needed to move up to theDivision I level was for someone tonotice him.

That happened when former K-State coach Ron Prince bumpedinto him at a practice in SanFrancisco. He quickly gained inter-est in the Wildcats, and that inter-est grew larger when Snyderreturned as coach.

When K-State offered him ascholarship, he knew Manhattanwas where he wanted to be. Hepassed up a recruiting trip toKentucky to sign with K-Stateearly.

He has been an all-conferenceplayer since, breaking up 16 pass-es and playing so well that oppos-ing quarterbacks try to avoid him.

“He has that ‘it’ factor,” K-Statedefensive coordinator Chris Coshsaid. “He has a feel for the game.He knows what spot to be in. Heanticipates being outside therealm of what we’re doing. Hemakes the plays he’s supposed tomake. You sit there as a coordina-tor, he’s over there and you don’thave to worry about him. I appre-ciate that.”

If he continues to play well as asenior, the NFL could become apossibility.

He’s not sure if he can take hisgame to that level or not. But he’sgoing to try. He already knows theapproach he needs to take. It’s thesame one he used when collegecoaches tried to tell him footballwasn’t in his future.

“Stay focused, stay humble and get ready to work,” Malonesaid.

Bo Rader/The Wichita EagleNigel Malone returns and interception for a touchdown in the firstquarter against Texas Tech on Oct. 15. Malone has gone fromunrecruited high school player to a semifinalist for the ThorpeAward.

K-State 10, Eastern Kentucky 7When, where: Sept. 3 at ManhattanRankings: NoneKey play: Chris Harper’s 33-yard touchdown catch

with 1:39 remaining was part of a 10-point fourth quarterand helped the cats avoid opening-night embarrassmentagainst a Championship Subdivision school.

Wildcat stars: LB Arthur Brown had seven tackles, andJohn Hubert took over the RB role with a 91-yard opener.

Revealing stat: Despite offensive struggles, the K-State defense held EKU to 129 total yards and 0.4 yardsper rushing attempt.

K-State 37, Kent State 0When, where: Sept. 17 at ManhattanRankings: NoneKey play: CB David Garrett returned a first-quarter

interception 45 yards for a TD and K-State scored on 5of 6 first-half drives.

Wildcat stars: Brown had 12 tackles and was part ofK-State’s first shutout since 2006.

Revealing stat: K-State RBs rushed 23 times for 80yards, but QB Collin Klein carried 19 times for 139.

K-State 28, Miami 24When, where: Sept. 24 at Miami Gardens, Fla.Rankings: NoneKey play: With first-and-goal from the Cats’ 2, Miami

failed to score the go-ahead TD. LB Tre Walker stoppedQB Jacoby Harris just short of the goal line on fourthdown.

Wildcat stars: Walker was part of the tackle on the lastthree goal-line plays, and Hubert rushed for 166 yards on18 tries.

Revealing stat: Klein was sacked four times but com-pleted 12 of 18 passes (133 yards) and ran for 93 yardsand a TD.

K-State 36, Baylor 35When, where: Oct. 1 at ManhattanRankings: Baylor 15Key play: Brown intercepted Bears QB Robert Griffin

at the Baylor 21 with 5:26 to play, leading to a go-aheadfield goal.

Wildcat stars: Brown shadowed Griffin and had eighttackles (1.5 sacks) and an interception.

Revealing stat: Baylor ran 15 fourth-quarter plays for20 yards, a testament to K-State’s defense and ball-con-trol offense.

K-State 24, Missouri 17When, where: Oct. 8 at ManhattanRankings: K-State 20Key play: On third-and-3 from the Mizzou 49, Klein hit

Andre McDonald for an 18-yard gain and first down with2:45 to play. Another first down sealed the game, mean-ing the rallying Tigers didn’t touch the ball in the final5:02.

Wildcat stars: Hubert rushed for 126 yards and Kleinscored three rushing touchdowns en route to a 24-3 leadthat held up.

Revealing stat: Missouri was held to 326 yards.

K-State 41, Texas Tech 34When, where: Oct. 15 at Lubbock, TexasRankings: K-State 17Key plays: Tech recovered its onside kick with 2:32 to

play, but the Cats stopped the Red Raiders on fourdowns to prevent a game-tying touchdown.

Wildcat stars: Klein rushed for three scores and threwanother TD pass to Harper. Tyler Lockett returned a sec-ond-quarter kickoff 100 yards for a TD.

Revealing stat: Texas Tech was held to two field goalsin the second half.

K-State 59, Kansas 21When, where: Oct. 22 at LawrenceRankings: K-State 12Key play: With 11 seconds before halftime, Klein hit an

open Lockett for 48 yards to the KU 9, setting up a fieldgoal and 31-14 lead that killed any Jayhawk momentum.

Wildcat stars: Lockett caught five passes for 110yards, while Klein and Hubert each rushed for 92. Kleinscored four touchdowns, Hubert one.

Revealing stat: KU was held to 286 yards, 3.9 perplay.

Oklahoma 58, K-State 17When, where: Oct. 29 at ManhattanRankings: K-State 10, OU 11Key plays: K-State took a 17-14 lead in the second

quarter, but Sooner QB Landry Jones covered 62 yardsin four straight completions as OU took the lead for good.

Wildcat stars: Brown and Garrett had seven tackleseach.

Revealing stat: Jones threw for a school-record 505yards and five TDs.

Oklahoma State 52, K-State 45When, where: Nov. 5 at Stillwater, Okla.Rankings: OSU 3, K-State 17Key plays: Needing five yards in the final seconds to

tie a back-and-forth thriller, K-State came up short withthree Klein incompletions.

Wildcat stars: Klein ran for 144 yards and three TDs,also throwing for 231 yards. Lockett rushed for 84 yardsand returned a kickoff 80 yards to help K-State tie thegame in the fourth quarter.

Revealing stat: OSU passed for 502 yards, giving K-State 1,007 passing yards against it in two weeks.

K-State 53, Texas A&M 50 (4OT)When, where: Nov. 12 at ManhattanRankings: K-State 17Key play: Klein’s QB sneak in the fourth overtime (his

school-record fifth rushing TD of the game) ended anepic counterpunching game.

Wildcat stars: Klein threw for 281 yards and rushed for103.

Revealing stat: K-State trailed by six in the fourth quar-ter, but its defense held A&M to a field goal in its finalthree drives.

K-State 17, Texas 13When, where: Nov. 19 at AustinRankings: K-State 16Key plays: Given two drives to take the lead, Texas

was stopped at midfield both times late in the game.Wildcat stars: Walker, Tysyn Hartman and Nigel

Malone had nine tackles, and Ty Zimmerman andEmmanuel Lamur had interceptions.

Revealing stat: K-State was outgained 310 yards to121 and had eight first downs.

K-State 30, Iowa State 23When, where: Dec. 3 at ManhattanRankings: K-State 16Key play: Hubert turned second-and-12 at the Iowa

State 26 into a game-winning touchdown run with 3:29to play.

Wildcat stars: Hubert has 120 rushing yards, whileLamur and Brown had 12 tackles each.

Revealing stat: ISU got within the K-State 35 twice in the fourth quarter but came away with only threepoints.

KANSAS STATEGAME BY GAME

Wildcats think Cotton Bowl win cements place in K-State history

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Snyder

A RLINGTON, Texas —Everybody I know isgoing back and forth onthis Cotton Bowl

matchup between Kansas Stateand Arkansas.

You don’t have to look hardto find reasons why K-State canwin this game and it starts withBill Snyder and his simpaticorelationship with junior quar-terback Collin Klein.

But it’s not difficult to findevidence ofan Arkansaswin, either.TheRazorbacksdo, after all,play in thebig, bad SECand are con-sidered thethird-bestteam fromthatesteemed

football powerhouse. The othertwo, FYI, will play Mondaynight in New Orleans for anational championship.

Unlike most bowl games,especially of the non-BCS vari-ety, this game has meaning. K-State would love to stick acherry on top of a totally-unex-pected 10-2 regular season thathas included many hairpinturns.

And Arkansas has work to doif it wants to get into the sameleague — not just the sameconference — with Alabamaand LSU, who beat theRazorbacks by a combinedscore of 79-31 this season.Arkansas bullied the rest of theSEC, but when it ran intosomeone its own size, theresults weren’t good.

These are teams that couldcome back even stronger nextseason. Or they could regressslightly. Tonight’s game couldbe that little nudge in eitherdirection for both.

If you’re Kansas State, you’resecure in knowing Klein is onyour side. Klein has moreintangibles than your bestdream and has proven timeand time again that if there’s away to win, he’ll find it.

The Wildcats were in every

second of football they playedthis season, except for a terri-ble second half againstOklahoma. That one got away,but otherwise Klein has beengreat at keeping his team in thehunt and eventually makingthe kill.

There isn’t a player in collegefootball who came from thiskind of obscurity to become thestar of his team. Without Klein,where would K-State be?Definitely not playing inJanuary.

There is no other quarter-back in the country like Klein,who has rushed the football 42 more times (293) than hehas passed it. He admitted theother day that the month offsince K-State’s final regular-season game, against IowaState on Dec. 3, has helped hisbody heal. But he also said therigors of carrying the footballas often as he has just isn’t thatbig of a deal.

OK, Collin, if you say so.He leads K-State with 1,099

rushing yards but Arkansaswould be wise not to go tosleep on his passing skills. Kleinis getting better and better withhis arm. We know Snyder, K-State’s coach, loves to throwin some new wrinkles in bowlgames — which are modern-ized old wrinkles that he’s had in his playbook forever —and his trust in Klein makes itlikely some of those wrinkleswill come in the passing game.

It’s that Arkansas passinggame, though, that has to bekeeping the K-State defensivecoaches on the edge of theirseats as they finish prepara-tions.

The Razorbacks are lethaland K-State has the nation’sNo. 105 pass defense. Arkansasaverages 307.8 passing yardsand the Wildcats allow 267.3yards. K-State hasn’t beenmuch when it comes to rushingpassers or guarding receiversand if that hasn’t changed overthe course of a month, it’s diffi-cult to imagine the Razorbacksnot putting up a bunch ofpoints.

You’ve seen how many of

these bowl games have gone.For whatever reason, offensesare chewing up yardage andpiling up points. Arkansas iscapable of both.

Quarterback Tyler Wilsonhas four receivers with 492 ormore yards, led by JariusWright’s 1,029 and 11 touch-downs. Wilson, a redshirtjunior, has waited three sea-sons for this opportunity tostart at Arkansas and is makingthe most of it. He’s the SEC’smost lethal passer and it’s any-body’s guess as to how the K-State secondary will combathim.

Kansas State is, of course, a7½-point underdog. I say “ofcourse” because the Wildcatshave been a common under-dog throughout the season,causing the folks who decidethe odds to consistently throwtheir hands into the air.

When you see that number— 7½ — doesn’t it make youthink K-State is right where itwants to be?

The Wildcats have been anoverachiever for so long nowthat it’s not even right, or fair,to think of them in that light.Yet the boys in Las Vegas con-tinually give K-State a moun-tain to climb.

The evidence points to anArkansas victory. TheRazorbacks’ passing gameagainst the K-State secondarylooks like the biggest mismatchof the game and more thanenough reason to thinkArkansas can win this gamehandily.

The Hogs have the betterathletes. They play in a betterconference. There’s somethingabout that SEC by their namethat adds to their credibility.

But this is Kansas State we’retalking about. This is aWildcats team that loves totake logic and crumple it into abig ball.

It’s a team that defies itsshortcomings and rises up, asevidenced by eight wins withinone score, the most everamong BCS automatic qualifierschools. Kansas State playedEastern Kentucky within threepoints (a win) and Oklahoma

State within seven (a loss).There is no rhyme nor reason

to a lot of what goes on withthe K-State football team.Wildcats fans have learned to just sit back and enjoy theride, never knowing what isahead.

The conventional wisdom isthat it could be a long night forthe Wildcats at CowboysStadium tonight.

Well, you don’t take conven-tional wisdom to the bank. Ifyou doubt that Kansas Statewill find a way to make thisgame close with a chance topull it out at the end, then youjust haven’t been paying atten-tion.

Check sports columnist Bob Lutz’sblog at blogs.kansas.com/lutz.Reach him at 316-268-6597 orblutz@wichitaeagle.com.

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Hanson makes a big presenceBY KELLIS ROBINETTThe Wichita Eagle

ARLINGTON, Texas — Zach Hansonsauntered across the field at CowboysStadium earlier this week with his longhair tied up in a pony tail and a helmet inhis hand, towering above everyone aroundhim as he prepared for practice.

At 6-foot-8 and 313 pounds, the senioroffensive lineman is one of the biggestplayers in the country and the tallest play-er on the Kansas State football team.

Even after coaching him for three years,Wildcats co-offensive coordinator DanaDimel can’t get over the way he looks in afootball uniform.

“He’s huge,” Dimel said. “He’s gigantic.”He’s finally learned how to play like a

giant, too.Following a redshirt season and a junior

year in which he played in 12 games as abackup, Hanson appears to have found hisplace on the left side of K-State’s offensiveline. The tackle, who at times has strug-gled to block smaller opponents andopened the season behind Manase Foketi on the depth chart, enters theCotton Bowl as arguably the Wildcats’ toplineman.

He rarely allows sacks and is a talentedrun blocker in both straight forward andpulling situations. The Big 12 coachesmade him a second-team selection.

Quite the change from early September,when Foketi went down with a season-ending injury and Hanson was thrust intothe lineup as a full-time contributor.

Back then, his mindset was simple:“Don’t be the guy that makes us lose.”

Today he is the guy who helps K-Statewin.

“It was really his time to step up,” saidright tackle Clyde Aufner. “He didn’t knowhe was going to be in a starting situation,but he took that in stride. I think he’s areally great player. When the team neededhim, he came through big.”

Dimel was confident he would. He hadthe size and skills to become a standoutoffensive lineman. He just needed theproper motivation. Fighting for a spot onthe field wasn’t enough. The competitionfrustrated him and prevented him fromreaching his potential.

But knowing his teammates were count-ing on him to come through allowed himto take his game to the next level in a figu-rative sense. In a few months, maybe a lit-eral sense, too.

“He runs well, and he’s smart,” Dimelsaid. “I told Zach two years ago, ‘If youreally take it serious and work hard at thisgame, you can play at the next level. Nowhe’s made a commitment to this team thisyear and made a great impact at left tack-le.

“Scouts are coming in saying, ‘Look atthis guy.’ How can you not consider himfor a NFL team?”

Hanson doesn’t know what to make ofcomments like that. Obviously, he wouldlike to play professionally, but right nowhe’s focused solely on the Cotton Bowl.

He knows his teammates are still count-ing on him, and he wants to end his col-lege career with a win. Some would asso-ciate a great deal of pressure with that sit-uation, but not Hanson. He seems morerelaxed than ever.

Now that his game resembles his size,there’s no reason to feel any other way.

“This really has become a dream seasonfor me,” Hanson said. “I had been fightingfor a starting spot since I got here. I camein and struggled a little bit at the begin-ning, but I feel like I’ve been getting betterand better and so has the team. We’vewon a lot of games together. I’m reallyhappy for this season.”

Bo Rader/The Wichita EagleDuring his senior season, Zach Hanson has transformed from big man to big partof K-State’s line. “This really has become a dream season for me,” he said.

1982Independence Bowl

Wisconsin 14, K-State 3Mother Nature didn’t roll out the

red carpet for K-State’s bowl debutand neither did Wisconsin, whichused two Randy Wright touch-down passes to beat the Wildcatson a cold, drizzly night inShreveport, La. The Wildcats werelimited to 192 yards and got theirpoints on Steve Willis’ 29-yard fieldgoal in the second quarter. QBDarrell Dickey completed 13 of 35passes for 127 yards and an inter-ception in the Badgers’ end zone.

1993 Copper BowlNo. 20 K-State 52, Wyoming 17

An estimated 20,000 Wildcatfans flocked to Arizona andwatched K-State dismantle theWestern Athletic Conferencechamps by scoring on offense,defense and special teams. AndreColeman had 283 all-purposeyards to earn MVP honors for theWildcats, including a 68-yard puntreturn for a TD late in the first halfthat boosted K-State in its firstbowl game under Bill Snyder.

1994 Aloha BowlBoston College 12,

No. 11 K-State 7Christmas Day in Hawaii might

sound good, but BC’s defenseplayed the part of Scrooge, sack-ing K-State quarterback Chad Mayeight times to win the low-scoringduel. Mike Mamula had four sacks,one for a safety late in the first halfthat put the Eagles up 9-7. TheWildcats, who finished with minus-61 rushing yards, got their lonetouchdown on Joe Gordon’sblocked punt that Chris Sublettescooped up in the end zone.

1995 Holiday BowlNo. 10 K-State 54,Colorado State 21

K-State’s Brian Kavanagh replacedinjured QB Matt Miller in the secondquarter and completed 18 of 24passes for 242 yards and four touch-downs. The Wildcats forced theWAC champs to commit fourturnovers, including two interceptionsby hard-hitting safety Mario Smith. K-State secured top 10 rankings in thefinal polls with the victory.

1997 Cotton BowlNo. 5 BYU 19, No. 14 K-State 15

K-State fans filled the Cotton Bowlwith purple to watch the program’sfirst New Year’s Day bowl, but leftdisappointed as BYU quarterbackSteve Sarkisian tossed two fourth-quarter touchdown passes to rallythe Cougars. The Wildcats struggledoffensively, but led 15-5 after threequarters on a Hail Mary reception byAndre Anderson at the end of thefirst half and Kevin Lockett’s 72-yardcatch and run in the third.

1997 Fiesta BowlNo. 10 K-State 35,

No. 14 Syracuse 18The Wildcats completed their

first 11-win season with dazzlingperformances by QB MichaelBishop and receiver DarnellMcDonald. Bishop passed for 317yards and four touchdowns, whileMcDonald had seven receptionsfor a school-record 206 yards andthree TDs. Syracuse QB DonovanMcNabb passed for 271 yards, butcompleted just 16 of 39 attempts.

1998 Alamo BowlPurdue 37, No. 4 K-State 34Still reeling from a shocking loss

to Texas A&M in the Big 12 cham-pionship that cost them a shot at anational title, the Wildcats came upshort in a shootout against QBDrew Brees and the Boilermakers.Despite committing seventurnovers, K-State led 34-30 onJustin Swift’s touchdown with 1:24to play. But Brees countered with asix-play, 80-yard drive that endedwith a game-winning TD pass toIsaac Jones with 30 secondsremaining.

1999 Holiday BowlNo. 7 K-State 24, Washington 20

K-State used its version of “TheDrive” to fend off Washington andold pal Rick Neuheisel, the formerColorado coach. After LamarChapman’s interception late in thethird quarter, quarterback JonathanBeasley engineered a 20-play, 92-yard march that ended withBeasley’s one-yard TD run for thewinning points with 5:58 to play.Darren Howard registered three ofthe Wildcats’ five sacks.

2001 Cotton BowlNo. 11 K-State 35,

No. 21 Tennessee 21A win over one of the nation’s

elite programs gave K-State back-to-back bowl victories for the firsttime. Beasley connected withQuincy Morgan on two touchdownpasses, and Josh Scobey addedtwo TD runs in the first five minutesof the third quarter. The Wildcatsfinished with 507 yards and ran 86plays to Tennessee’s 49. it was 29degrees at the 10 a.m. kickoff.

2001 Insight.com BowlNo. 18 Syracuse 26, K-State 3Syracuse’s James Mungro ran

for 112 yards and three touch-downs, and K-State’s offense spunits wheels throughout the game.The Wildcats committed fourturnovers and their fifth-rankedrushing offense was limited to 33yards on 34 attempts. K-Statequarterbacks Ell Roberson andMarc Dunn combined for 14 of 40passing for 221 yards.

2002 Holiday BowlNo. 6 K-State 34, Arizona State 27

The Wildcats finished the regularseason as arguably the nation’shottest team, but it took awhile forthem to find their stride against theunderdog Sun Devils. Down 10-0and 20-7 in the first half, K-Stateovertook Arizona State with a 20-point fourth quarter. Roberson,who ran for three touchdowns,connected with Derrick Evans on a10-yard pass with 1:15 remainingto give the Wildcats their only leadwhen it counted most.

2004 Fiesta BowlNo. 7 Ohio State 35,

No. 8 K-State 28K-State brought a seven-game

winning streak into its only BowlChampionship Series game appear-ance, but its offense was stuck inneutral as Ohio State built a 21-0lead. The Buckeyes blocked a JaredBrite punt for a TD and interceptedEll Roberson, which led to a score onthe next play. RB Darren Sproleswas held to 38 yards playing catch-up, and Roberson threw for 294yards on 20 completions and twofourth-quarter scoring drives thatmade it close.

2006 Texas BowlNo. 16 Rutgers 37, K-State 10Ron Prince’s first season at K-

State coach brought his only bowlappearance. Rutgers gained 479yards to K-State’s 162, and theCats were limited to six first downsand one third-down conversion. K-State had 77 halftime yards yettrailed by seven, but Rutgers’Quintero Frierson returned a JoshFreeman pass 27 yards for aninterception touchdown on the firstplay of the third quarter.

2010 Pinstripe BowlSyracuse 36, K-State 34

The game will be remembered bymore than K-State fans for AdrianHilburn’s impromptu salute after atouchdown that pulled the Cats with-in two points with 1:13 to play.Hilburn received an excessive-cele-bration penalty, forcing K-State to tryunsuccessfully for the tying two fromthe 18-yard line. A well-covered fakefield goal by K-State in the fourth hurt,as did Syracuse marching downfieldfor the go-ahead touchdown with3:08 to go.

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COTTON BOWL: KANSAS STATE VS. ARKANSAS

Cowboys Stadium a big dealBY KELLIS ROBINETTThe Wichita Eagle

ARLINGTON, Texas —Barbara Barrett says her lifehas changed in two ways sincebecoming a tour guide atCowboys Stadium nearly threeyears ago.

She doesn’t need a gymmembership anymore. Witheach tour she gives, covering1½ miles and 3 million squarefeet, she proclaims, “I get myexercise.”

She has to laugh at her hus-band’s go-to joke every timethey leave the stadium togeth-er. He stands 5-foot-8, but afterwalking around the state-of-the-art facility Jerry Jones builtin 2009, he likes to say he feels6-foot-2 when he leaves.

That’s life for someone whospends a good portion of hertime in a place as big asCowboys Stadium, the site for

tonight’s Cotton Bowl.“It’s pretty awesome,” Barrett

said. “Everyone is in awe of it.”Members of the Kansas

State and Arkansas footballteams were impressed whenthey toured the complex andbegan practicing in it earlierthis week.

Many stood amazed under-neath the gargantuan videoboard that hangs above thefield and stretches from 20-yard line to 20-yard line.Others admired the 80,000-plus seats and some simplypointed out places on the fieldwhere NFL players have madebig plays in regular-seasongames and the Super Bowl.

“In a word, it’s extravagant,”senior offensive lineman ZachHanson said.

Arkansas players have beenhere before. They have playedTexas A&M at CowboysStadium here the past two sea-

sons. The Razorbacks areundefeated in the building andconsider it a home field —Jones is an Arkansas alumnus.

That could be an advantagefor them today, considering itis easy to get distracted by allthe high-tech gadgets thataren’t at most Big 12 stadiums.

But Arkansas linebacker JericoNelson said both teams will haveto deal with that issue.

“Every time I come in here, Ijust look up at that screen andthink, ‘Wow,’æ” Nelson said. “I’llbe catching punts in warmupsjust saying to myself, ‘It’s sobig.’ You never get used to it.”

Barrett feels the same way.No matter how many times shewalks through the stadium, shefeels blown away.

“I’ve been to other stadiumsto see concerts and stuff sinceI’ve been here, but they justdon’t compare,” she said. “Thisis the best stadium there is.”

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File photoArkansas defensive end Tenarius Wright is part of a veteran corps that has helped theRazorbacks win 10 games this season.

DEPTH CHARTSWILDCAT OFFENSE

LT 70 Zach Hanson Sr.71 Ethan Douglas Jr.

LG 50 Nick Puetz Jr.79 Keenan Taylor So.

C 66 B.J. Finney Fr.64 Tomasi Mariner Fr.

RG 77 Colten Freeze Sr.76 Jordan Allred Jr.

RT 75 Clyde Aufner Sr.78 Cornelius Lucas So.

TE 80 Travis Tannahill Jr.18 Andre McDonald So.

WR 5 Brodrick Smith Jr.88 Torell Miller So.

WR 87 Sheldon Smith Sr.14 Curry Sexton Fr.

WR 3 Chris Harper Jr.86 Tramaine Thompson So.

QB 7 Collin Klein Jr.13 Sammuel Lamur Sr.

FB 37 Braden Wilson Jr.39 Jay Hanley Jr.

RB 33 John Hubert So. 29 Angelo Pease Jr.

DEPTH CHARTSRAZORBACK OFFENSE

LT 65 Mitch Smothers Fr.71 Jason Peacock Jr.

LG 72 Grant Cook Sr.75 Luke Charpentier Fr.

C 64 Travis Swanson So.76 Tyler Deacon Jr.

RG 67 Alvin Bailey So.70 Chris Stringer So.

RT 79 Grant Freeman Sr.74 Brey Cook Fr.

TE 80 Chris Gragg Jr.87 Austin Tate So.

WR 3 Joe Adams Sr.2 Julian Horton So.

WR 11 Cobi Hamilton Jr.85 Greg Childs Sr.

WR 4 Jarius Wright Sr.1 Marquel Wade Fr.

QB 8 Tyler Wilson Jr.17 Brandon Mitchell So.

FB 36 Kiero Small Jr.

RB 20 Ronnie Wingo Jr.33 Dennis Johnson Jr.

RAZORBACK DEFENSEDE 91 Jake Bequette Sr.

42 Chris Smith So.

DT 54 Byran Jones So.51 Alfred Davis Jr.

DT 98 Robert Thomas So.92 DeQuinta Jones Jr.

DE 43 Tenarius Wright Jr.86 Trey Flowers Fr.

OLB 45 Alonzo Highsmith Jr.32 Bret Harris Sr.

MLB 34 Jerry Franklin Sr.25 Terrell Williams Jr.

OLB 31 Jerico Nelson Sr.35 Ross Rasner Jr.

CB 21 Darius Winston Jr.8 Tevin Mitchell Fr.

S 14 Eric Bennett So.9 Elton Ford Sr.

S 5 Tramain Thomas Sr.16 Ryan Farr Jr.

CB 6 Isaac Madison Sr.28 Greg Gatson Sr.

SPECIAL TEAMSKansas State

The Wildcats take great pride in theirspecial teams, perhaps more than anyteam in the Big 12. Snyder asks every-one on the roster to tryout for specialteams duty, and will use starters onkick coverage if it helps the team.

Kicker Anthony Cantele was a three-time Big 12 special teams player of theweek winner, and connected on 17 of22 field goals. If this game comesdown to a field goal, the Wildcats areconfident in their guy.

Punter Ryan Doerr is usually effec-tive. He averages 40.5 yards per punt,and has pinned opponents within the20 on 13 occasions.

The Wildcats have taken a by-com-mittee approach in the return depart-ment since Tyler Lockett went downwith an injury. But Thompson, DavidGarrett and Chris Harper have allproven capable.

ArkansasJoe Adams was a consensus

All-America return specialist, the SECspecial teams player of the year andleads the NCAA with three punt returnsfor touchdowns. He’s returned 16punts for 259 yards (16.9-yard aver-age).

On kickoff returns, Dennis Johnsonhas been the man for Arkansas for sev-eral years. He ranks fourth in the SECwith 461 yards and one touchdown on16 returns, an average of 25.6 yards.

Kicker Zach Hocker has scored 107points, the second-highest single-sea-son total for a kicker in Arkansas histo-ry. Hocker hit a season-long 50-yardfield goal against Vanderbilt on Oct. 29and 41.9 percent of his kicks havebeen touchbacks, ranking him fifth inthe NCAA.

Punter Dylan Breeding was a sec-ond-team All-SEC selection and led theSEC with an average of 45.2 yardsand has dropped 14 punts inside the20-yard line with only two touchbacks.

DEPTH CHARTSWILDCATS

K 10 Anthony Cantele Jr.6 Brandon Klimek Jr.

P 9 Ryan Doerr Jr.12 Logan Ortiz Jr.

LS 63 Marcus Heit So.

H 9 Ryan Doerr Jr.

KOR 86 Tramaine Thompson So.

PR 86 Tramaine Thompson So.12 Ty Zimmerman So.

RAZORBACKSK 18 Zach Hocker So.

P 14 Dylan Breeding Jr.

LS 53 Alan D’Appollonio Fr.

H 16 Brian Buehner Fr.

KOR 1 Marquel Wade Fr.33 Dennis Johnson Jr.

PR 3 Joe Adams Sr.1 Marquel Wade Fr.

WILDCAT DEFENSEDE 97 Adam Davis Jr.

90 Laton Dowling Fr.

NT 95 Ray Kibble Sr.71 John Sua Jr.

DT 92 Vai Lutui Jr.94 Ralphael Guidry Sr.

DE 57 Jordan Voelker Sr.42 Meshak Williams Jr.

SLB 23 Emmanuel Lamur Sr.21 Jonathan Truman Fr.

MLB 4 Arthur Brown Jr.26 Jarell Childs Jr.

WLB 50 Tre Walker So.53 Blake Slaughter Jr.

CB 27 David Garrett Sr.7 Kip Daily Jr.

SS 12 Ty Zimmerman So.22 Thomas Ferguson Jr.

FS 2 Tysyn Hartman Sr.38 Matthew Pearson Sr.

CB 24 Nigel Malone Jr.3 Allen Chapman Jr.

WHEN ARKANSAS HAS THE BALLOverview

Arkansas beats teams through the air behind All-SEC quarter-back Tyler Wilson, a first-year starter who is the Razorbacks’leader. Wilson has also shown he’s not afraid to take big hits whilescrambling and trying to keep plays alive.

Wilson set single-game school records this season for attempts(51), completions (32) and yards (510), making the most of hisopportunity after playing behind third-round NFL Draft pick RyanMallett the last two years. Arkansas averages 37.4 points and445.8 yards.

The Razorbacks’ two losses have come to the two teams play-ing for the BCS title game — Alabama and LSU — and theiroffense struggled mightily in both games. Against Alabama,Arkansas mustered just 226 yards in a 38-14 loss, including 17rushing yards. Against LSU in the regular-season finale, Arkansasput up 254 yards in a 41-17 loss.

Razorback running gameWhat was thought to be the Razorbacks’ biggest strength

before the season quickly became their biggest question markwhen Knile Davis, the SEC’s leading rusher in 2010, went downwith a season-ending ankle injury in the preseason.

Enter Dennis Johnson, a 5-foot-9, 213-pound junior who leadsArkansas with 637 rushing yards and six touchdowns and aver-ages 6.3 yards per carry. Johnson, second-team All-SEC this sea-son, was the starter last season before a season-ending kneeinjury paved the way for Davis to be a starter.

When Arkansas gets the ball inside the 5- or 10-yard line, it usu-ally gives the ball to 6-2, 244-pound senior Broderick Green (200rushing yards, six touchdowns). For a change of pace in their rush-ing attack, the Razorbacks turn to another big running back injunior Ronnie Wingo (6-3, 231), who is second on the team inrushing with 440 yards and five touchdowns.

Kansas State’s defensive front has been solid but unspectacularthis season, but should be able to negate Arkansas’ rushingattack, with the Razorbacks’ offensive line’s main focus being onpass protection and lacking experience in a grind-it-out style run-ning game.

The Wildcats’ biggest advantage in stopping the run will be thelinebacker duo of Emmanuel Lamur and All-Big 12 selectionArthur Brown, two players who’ve shown they can handle playingagainst big, physical running backs and don’t seem botheredwhen K-State adds an extra defensive back to play against pass-happy teams and linebacker Tre Walker heads to the sideline.

Razorback passing gameArkansas’ 42-38, come-from-behind victory over Texas A&M at

Cowboys Stadium on Oct. 1 served notice that the Razorbackscould beat teams through the air as they overcame an 18-pointhalftime deficit.

Against the Aggies, Wilson threw for 510 yards, two touch-downs and no interceptions, but more than that it established theconnection between Wilson and All-SEC wide receiver JariusWright, who caught a school-record 13 passes for 281 yards inthe win and has 1,029 yards for the season.

But it’s not just Wright who can make defenses pay. Wilsonalso has playmakers at his disposal in wide receivers Joe Adams(630 yards) and Cobi Hamilton (516 yards), tight end ChrisGragg (492 yards) and Johnson (253).

All of those playmakers could sink K-State in the Cotton Bowl —the Wildcats are ranked 104th nationally in pass defense andhave given up an average of 267.2 yards through the air. SafetyTysyn Hartman has been a particular liability and is susceptible tobig plays over the top.

OverviewThe Wildcats are known as a one-dimensional team that likes to

run the ball early and often behind quarterback Collin Klein andrunning back John Hubert. Klein ran for 1,099 yards this season,and Hubert gained 933. While rushing is K-State’s forte, it isn’t theonly thing it can do well. They have completed big passes with thegame on the line all season.

A late touchdown pass from Klein to top receiver Chris Harperlifted the Wildcats to a victory over Eastern Kentucky in the sea-son opener, and Klein threw for 281 yards in a four-overtime winover Texas A&M.

So K-State is capable of doing both. But it is at its best when ituses its running game to set up its passing game. The Wildcatsare committed to that strategy. They will run the ball on third-and-long with success behind a strong offensive line, and throw onsecond-and-short when the defense isn’t expecting it.

Wildcat running gameUnlike most run-oriented offenses these days, K-State’s rushing

attack revolves around its quarterback. Klein, a junior in his first fullseason as a starter, embraces the role. He rushed for more than1,000 yards and reeled off five 100-yard games.

Most of his runs come on delayed scrambles, in which hecatches the defense by surprise and picks up first downs whilethe opposition is trying to keep track of receivers. But he is alsocapable of taking designed runs up the middle. He doesn’t shyaway from contact, and will try to break tackles. At 6-foot-5 and226 pounds, his running style can resemble a fullback. But he isalso deceivingly fast in the open field.

When Klein isn’t running the ball, Hubert normally is. The smallrunning back stepped in as a starter this season after current NFLrunning back Daniel Thomas held the spot down for two years. Hewon’t run away from the pack around the perimeter, but he is aquality runner between the tackles.

K-State uses fullback Braden Wilson in several packages, butrarely uses the I-formation, and often hands the ball to receivers onreverses and end arounds.

Wildcat passing gameK-State isn’t explosive through the air as it was when freshman

speedster Tyler Lockett was active — he missed the last threegames with a lacerated kidney — but they do have a few big-playthreats.

Harper has been Klein’s favorite target. He grabbed 39 catchesfor 536 yards and five touchdowns. Tramaine Thompson has alsobeen a reliable receiver lately. He has caught 18 passes for 281yards and one touchdown. Other options are Sheldon Smith andBrodrick Smith.

The Wildcats use tight ends Andre McDonald and TravisTannahill mainly as blockers, but Klein will usually hit them for onebig gain a game.

Klein doesn’t have the most impressive throwing motion in theBig 12, and doesn’t like to pass out of the pocket, but he keepsplays alive with his feet and is capable of throwing deep. Most ofhis struggles have come when opponents force him to stay in thepocket and come at him with delayed blitzes.

File photoCollin Klein pitches out during a game earlier this season. Klein is K-State’s leadingrusher, though John Hubert has run for nearly 1,000 yards as well.

Bo Rader/The Wichita EagleK-State defensive end Meshak Williams sacks Kansas quarterback Jordan Webb on Oct. 22.Williams has helped invigorate the Wildcats’ pass rush this season.

File photoAll-SEC quarterback Tyler Wilson passed for 510 yards during the Razorbacks’ win overTexas A&M this season.

WHEN KANSAS STATE HAS THE BALL

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Officials formally unveil stadium expansionBY KELLIS ROBINETTThe Wichita Eagle

ARLINGTON, Texas — KansasState officials timed theannouncement of a $75 millionexpansion plan to the West sideof Snyder Family Stadium as away to inspire an already exhila-rated crowd at the Wildcats’Cotton Bowl pep rally onThursday.

They wanted to combine thethrill of the present — a 10-2season that landed K-State in amajor bowl game for the firsttime since 2004 — with opti-mistic views of the future that

include a brand-new look.K-State is now aggressively

trying to catch up with other Big12 programs that have pulledaway from it in the facilitiesrace.

The Wildcats’ current pressbox, a five-level structure builtin 1993, ranks among the small-est in the Big 12. Designs for anew 250,000 square-foot pressbox compete with most currentstructures across the league.More luxury boxes and clubseating are planned.

“There have been significantmoments in Kansas StateUniversity’s history from an ath-

letic facility perspective and sig-nificant steps taken forwardperiodically,” athletic directorJohn Currie said. “We are clear-ly at a point in our historywhere we need to take the samestep with our football stadium.”

It will be several years beforeit’s known what that step meansfor the K-State football pro-gram, but fans were happy tosee it Thursday.

They wildly cheered as theywatched a video detailing howthe facility will be built in sixphases and include everythingfrom a new press box to reno-vated restrooms and a student-

athlete dining hall.Currie said he is optimistic K-

State can begin constructionon the project before the startof the 2012 regular season. Hisstaff has already raised approx-imately one third of the moneyneeded for the project.

Once funds reach the halfwaymark, K-State will begin con-struction. Currie said crews willwork around the current facilityin a way that will not interruptits use.

But, Currie said, there will beone heck of a mess.

“I think fans aren’t going tomind a little bit of construction

dust every now and then,” K-State president Kirk Schulzsaid. “You see that steel workgoing up and excavations andstuff like that. It gives you asense of pride on a collegecampus.”

When the expansion is com-plete, K-State will benefit from40 private suites, 36 club boxesand 800 club-level seats. Fanswill also have a “Hall of Honor”and a new ticket office and ath-letics store to walk through onthe main concourse.

“This will certainly raise theexperience level for every singlefan,” Currie said.

And, hopefully, the entirefootball program as well.

The way Currie sees it, K-State coach Bill Snyder has theWildcats headed in the rightdirection. Now it’s his turn tohelp.

“As we continue to build andfollow his leadership in not onlystabilizing our program but pro-pelling our program forward,”Currie said, “there is no ques-tion that the commitment tointercollegiate athletics repre-sented by an investment of thistype is very significant for thewhole future of our athleticsprogram.”

A rendering ofwhat SnyderFamily Stadium’swest side willlook like onceexpansion workis complete.

Courtesy Kansas State

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Junction City13 Cale Miller DB 5-8 176 Fr. Manhattan13 Sammuel Lamur QB 6-4 221 Sr. West Palm Beach, Fla. (Joliet JC)14 Curry Sexton WR 6-0 190 Fr. Abilene14 Jack Cantele PK 6-0 2-5 Fr. Wichita (Kapaun)15 Randall Evans DB 5-11 172 Fr. Miami 15 Sam Johnson QB 5-11 215 Fr. Topeka (Topeka)16 Tyler Lockett WR 5-11 170 Fr. Tulsa 17 Cole Bachamp WR 5-11 182 Sr. Manhattan (Butler CC)17 Mark Krause P 6-1 212 So. Kearney, Mo. (Missouri Southern)18 Andre McDonald TE 6-8 276 So. Choctaw, Okla.18 Jonathan Coleman DB 6-0 196 Fr. Mesquite, Texas19 Carl Miles DB 5-11 185 So. Miami (Georgia Tech) 19 Zach McFall WR 6-0 182 Jr. Manhattan (Fort Scott CC)20 DeMarcus Robinson RB 5-6 191 Fr. Wichita (Northwest)20 Riley Williams LB 5-10 210 Fr. Topeka (Topeka)21 Destin Mosley WR 5-7 168 Fr. Jefferson, Texas21 Jonathan Truman LB 5-11 197 Fr. Kechi (Kapaun)22 Thomas Ferguson DB 6-0 200 Jr. Grand Prairie, Texas23 Arriston Davis WR 5-8 158 Jr. Kansas City, Kan. (Wyandotte/Butler)23 Emmanuel Lamur DB/LB 6-4 225 Sr. West Palm Beach, Fla. (Independence CC)24 Nigel Malone DB 5-10 176 Jr. Manteca, Calif. (City College SF)24 Rodney Kenner Wr 5-10 214 Sr. Olathe (Northwest)25 Joseph Bonugli DB 6-0 181 Fr. San Antonio 26 Cody Harrison WR 5-6 165 Fr. Topeka (Topeka)26 Jarell Childs LB 6-2 217 Jr. Kansas City, Mo.27 Brad Duncan FB 6-1 232 Fr. Westmoreland (Rock Creek)27 David Garrett DB 5-8 175 Sr. Cleveland (Fort Scott) 28 Logan Dold DB 6-0 185 Sr. Garden Plain28 Robert Rose RB 5-4 191 Fr. Miami29 Angelo Pease RB 5-11 215 Jr. Cairo, Ga. (Hutchinson CC)29 O’Ryan Wiley DB 5-9 187 Fr. Houston30 Dorrian Roberts DB 5-10 176 Jr. Wichita (Heights/Hutchinson CC)30 Stanton Weber WR 6-2 175 Fr. Overland Park (Miege)31 Jarard Milo DB 6-1 188 Jr. Olathe (North/Butler CC)32 Roman Fields DB 5-10 211 Jr. Kansas City, Kan. (Christ Prep)33 John Hubert RB 5-7 185 So. Waco, Texas33 Weston Hiebert DB 6-0 191 Fr. Canton (Goessel)34 Aaron Norris FB 6-0 230 Fr. Littleton, Colo.34 Cody Marley LB 5-11 218 Fr. Denton, Texas36 Ben Kall FB 5-9 222 Jr. Rochester, Minn.36 Nick Briney LB 6-0 225 Jr. Ozawkie (Coffeyville CC)37 Braden Wilson FB 6-3 255 Jr. Smith Center37 David Smith LB 6-0 218 Fr. Denton, Texas38 Matthew Pearson DB 6-0 190 Sr. Wichita (Heights)39 Jay Henley FB 6-0 241 Jr. Steamboat Springs, Colo.40 Ryan Mueller DE 6-1 227 Fr. Leawood (St. Thomas Aquinas)42 Meshak Williams DE 6-2 245 Jr. Sylvester, Ga. (Hutchinson CC)43 Marc St. Felix DB 6-0 205 Sr. Miami (Edison)44 Chandler Smith LS 6-1 232 Fr. Olathe (Northwest)45 Marquel Bryant DE 6-3 225 Fr. Dallas 46 Dalton Converse LS 5-11 230 Fr. Clay Center47 Jared Loomis LB 6-0 230 Jr. Macksville (Dodge City CC)47 William Green TE 6-0 250 Jr. Woodbridge, Conn. (Highland CC)48 Kevin Wissman DB 6-0 191 Fr. Albert (Otis-Bison)49 Kyle Klein TE 6-4 230 Fr. Loveland, Colo.50 Nick Puetz OL 6-4 306 Jr. Salina (SE-Saline/Wyoming)50 Tre Walker LB 6-3 222 So. Olathe (North)51 Ian Seau DE 6-4 240 Fr. Carlsbad, Calif.52 Bo Tillman DL 6-6 275 Jr. McCall Creek, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln CC)53 Blake Slaughter LB 5-10 227 Jr. Missouri City, Texas54 Taylor Godinet DE 6-3 231 Fr. Wamego55 Cody Whitehair OL 6-5 300 Fr. Abilene56 Alex Hrebec LB 5-11 240 Sr. St. Louis57 Jordan Voelker DE 6-3 250 Sr. Newton (Butler CC)57 Manase Foketi OL 6-5 300 Sr. Hasperia, Calif. (Mt. San Antonio)59 Brian Hertzog LB 5-10 214 Sr. Lee’s Summit, Mo.60 Boston Stiverson OL 6-4 295 Fr. Andover (Central)61 Drew Liddle OL 6-3 282 Fr. Oak Grove, Mo.62 Logan Wiltfong OL 6-3 275 So. North Kansas City, Mo.63 Marcus Heit LSL 6-2 233 So. Derby64 Tomasi Mariner OL 6-3 317 Fr. Topeka (Washburn Rural)65 Matt Kleinsorge OL 6-6 290 Fr. Olathe (South)66 B.J. Finney OL 6-4 297 Fr. Andale67 Shuan Simon OL 6-0 337 So. Tulsa (Hutchinson CC)68 William Cooper OL 6-4 280 So. Hayti, Mo.69 Nick Ward OL 6-1 276 Sr. Andale69 Xavier Gates DT 6-3 320 Fr. Harrisburg, Pa.70 Zach Henson OL 6-8 313 Sr. Sacramento, Calif. (Sacramento CC)71 Ethan Douglas OL 6-6 303 Jr. Basehor (Basehor-Linwood)71 John Sua DL 6-0 290 Jr. Santa Maria, Calif. (Hancock College)72 Kaleb Drinkgern OL 6-6 275 Sr. Breman (Marysville)74 Kason Hostrup OL 6-4 313 Fr. Sachse, Texas75 Clyde Aufner OL 6-6 301 Sr. Raymore, Mo. 76 Jordan Allred DL 6-3 300 Jr. Thousand Oaks, Calif. (Pierce JC)77 Colten Freeze OL 6-4 301 Sr. Liberty, Mo.78 Cornelius Lucas OL 6-8 331 So. New Orleans 79 Keenan Taylor OL 6-4 278 So. Tulsa80 Travis Tannahill TE 6-3 245 Jr. Overland Park (Olathe East)82 Tyler Davidson TE 6-5 265 Fr. Tulsa83 Ed Brown WR 6-0 185 Fr. Bradenton, Fla.84 Curtis Hubbell TE 6-3 245 Jr. Marion, Iowa (Iowa Central CC)85 Zach Trujillo TE 6-4 249 Fr. Edmond, Okla.86 Tramaine Thompson WR 5-7 165 So. Jenks, Okla.87 Sheldon Smith WR 5-11 180 Sr. Culver City, Calif.88 Torell Miller WR 6-2 209 So. New Orleans89 Zach Nemechek TE 6-3 240 Fr. Quinter90 Laton Dowling DL 6-2 247 Fr. Dodge City92 Vai Lutui DT 6-2 280 Jr. Salt Lake City (Mt. San Antonio)94 Raphael Guidry DT 6-4 290 Sr. Texas City, Texas95 Ray Kibble DL 6-4 305 Sr. Houston (Navarro College) 96 Payton Kirk DT 6-5 264 Sr. Liberty, Mo.97 Adam Davis DE 6-0 254 Jr. Folkston, Ga. (Hutchinson CC)98 Darryl Blackmon DT 6-8 275 Jr. San Francisco (City College SF)99 Javonta Boyd DL 6-2 300 Jr. St. Petersburg, Fla. (Butler CC)

2011-12 BOWL SCHEDULEDate Bowl Location Matchup Score/Time (TV)Dec. 17 Famous Idaho Potato Boise, Idaho Ohio vs. Utah St. Ohio, 24-23

New Mexico Albuquerque Temple vs. Wyoming Temple, 37-15New Orleans New Orleans La.-Lafayette vs. San Diego St. La.-Lafayette, 32-30

Dec. 20 Beef ’O’ Brady’s St. Petersburg, Fla. Florida International vs. Marshall Marshall, 20-10Dec. 21 Poinsettia San Diego Louisiana Tech vs. TCU TCU, 31-24Dec. 22 MAACO Las Vegas Boise St. vs. Arizona St. Boise St., 56-24Dec. 24 Hawaii Honolulu Nevada vs. Southern Miss Southern Miss, 24-17Dec. 26 Independence Shreveport, La. Missouri vs. North Carolina Missouri, 41-24Dec. 27 Belk Charlotte, N.C. Louisville vs. N.C. State N.C. State, 31-24

Little Caesars Pizza Detroit Purdue vs. Western Michigan Purdue, 37-32Dec. 28 Holiday San Diego California vs. Texas Texas, 21-10

Military Washington Air Force vs. Toledo Toledo, 42-41Dec. 29 Alamo San Antonio Baylor vs. Washington Baylor, 67-56

Champs Sports Orlando, Fla. Florida St. vs. Notre Dame Florida St., 18-14 Dec. 30 Armed Forces Dallas BYU vs. Tulsa BYU, 24-21

Insight Tempe, Ariz. Iowa vs. Oklahoma Oklahoma, 31-14Music City Nashville, Tenn. Mississippi St. vs. Wake Forest Mississippi St., 23-17Pinstripe New York Iowa St. vs. Rutgers Rutgers, 27-13

Dec. 31 Chick-fil-A Atlanta Auburn vs. Virginia Auburn, 43-24 Fight Hunger San Francisco Illinois vs. UCLA Illinois, 20-14Liberty Memphis, Tenn. Cincinnati vs. Vanderbilt Cincinnati, 31-24Meineke Car Care Houston Northwestern vs. Texas A&M Texas A&M, 33-22Sun El Paso, Texas Georgia Tech vs. Utah Utah, 30-27, OT

Jan. 2 Capital One Orlando, Fla. Nebraska vs. South Carolina South Carolina, 30-13Fiesta Glendale, Ariz. Oklahoma St. vs. Stanford Oklahoma St., 41-38, OTGator Jacksonville, Fla. Florida vs. Ohio St. Florida, 24-17Outback Tampa, Fla. Georgia vs. Michigan St. Michigan St., 33-30, 3OTRose Pasadena, Calif. Oregon vs. Wisconsin Oregon, 45-38TicketCity Dallas Houston vs. Penn St. Houston, 30-14

Jan. 3 Sugar New Orleans Michigan vs. Virginia Tech Michigan, 23-20, OTJan. 4 Orange Miami Clemson vs. West Virginia West Virginia, 70-33Today Cotton Arlington, Texas Kansas St. vs. Arkansas 7 p.m. (KSAS, Ch. 4)Saturday BBVA Compass Birmingham, Ala. Pittsburgh vs. SMU 11 a.m. (ESPN, Ch. 32)Sunday GoDaddy.com Mobile, Ala. Arkansas St. vs. Northern Illinois 8 p.m. (ESPN)Monday BCS championship New Orleans Alabama vs. LSU 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

ARKANSAS ROSTERNNoo.. PPllaayyeerr PPooss.. HHtt.. WWtt.. YYrr.. HHoommeettoowwnn ((PPrreevviioouuss sscchhooooll))þ1 Marquel Wade WR 5-11 185 Fr. Jacksonville, Fla.þ2 Julian Horton WR 6-1 194 So. Norcross, Ga.þ3 Joe Adams WR 5-11 190 Sr. Little Rock, Ark.þ4 Jarius Wright WR 5-10 180 Sr. Warren, Ark.þ5 Quinta Funderburk WR 6-4 200 Fr. Chesapeake, Va.þ5 Tramain Thomas S 6-0 204 Sr. Winnie, Texasþ6 Isaac Madison CB 5-11 185 Sr. Dallas þ7 Knile Davis RB 6-0 226 Jr. Missouri City, Texasþ8 Tevin Mitchel CB 6-0 185 Fr. Mansfield, Texasþ8 Tyler Wilson QB 6-3 220 Jr. Greenwood, Ark.þ9 Elton Ford S 6-0 220 Sr. Alpharetta, Ga.þ9 Jacoby Walker QB 6-2 220 Fr. Houston 10 Braylon Mitchell LB 6-1 214 So. Heber Springs, Ark.10 Jarvis Hunter WR 5-8 171 So. Fairview, Texas11 Cobi Hamilton WR 6-3 209 Jr. Texarkana, Texas13 Brandon Allen QB 6-3 212 Fr. Fayetteville, Ark.13 Seth Armbrust S 5-9 190 Sr. Little Rock, Ark. (Air Force)14 Dylan Breeding P 6-1 211 Jr. Hoover, Ala.14 Eric Bennett S 6-0 200 So. Tulsa 15 Keante Minor WR 6-0 194 Fr. East St. Louis, Ill.16 Alex Cacciarelli WR 6-0 180 Fr. Brentwood, Mo.16 Brian Buehner QB 5-11 195 Fr. Louisville, Ky.16 Ryan Farr S 6-1 195 Jr. Little Rock, Ark. (Ark.-Pine Bluff)17 Brandon Mitchell QB 6-4 230 So. Amite, La.18 Zach Hocker K 6-0 180 So. Russellville, Ark.19 Javontee Herndon WR 6-1 200 So. Jacksonville, Fla.20 Ronnie Wingo Jr. RB 6-3 231 Jr. St. Louis 21 Brad Shearin FB 6-0 240 Fr. Jonesboro, Ark.21 Darius Winston CB 6-0 191 Jr. West Helena, Ark.22 Darrell Smith S 6-3 203 So. Port St. Joe, Fla.22 Kelvin Fisher Jr. CB-RB 5-11 180 Fr. Queen Creek, Ariz.23 De’Anthony Curtis RB 5-9 211 Sr. Camden, Ark.24 Daunte Carr S 6-3 220 Fr. Gainesville, Ga.25 Terrell Williams LB 6-3 232 Jr. Tulsa26 Rohan Gaines S 5-11 190 Fr. Bainbridge,, Ga.27 Alan Turner S 6-0 212 Fr. Junction City, Ark.28 Greg Gatson CB 5-11 180 Sr. Memphis, Tenn.29 Broderickk Green RB/FB 6-2 244 Sr. Little Rock, Ark. (Southern Cal)30 Houston Pruitt S 5-11 183 So. Springdale, Ark.30 Ronald Watkins RB 5-9 190 Jr. Stafford, Va.31 Jerico Nelson S/LB 5-10 216 Sr. Destrehan, La.32 Bret Harris LB 6-0 224 Sr. Irvin, Texas33 Dennis Johnson RB 5-9 213 Jr. Texarkana, Ark.34 Jerry Franklin LB 6-1 245 Sr. Marion, Ark.35 Morgan Linton FB 5-11 240 Fr. Lonoke, Ark.35 Ross Rasner LB 6-0 209 Jr. Waco, Texas36 Kiero Small FB 5-10 255 Jr. Baltimore (Hartnell CC) 37 Brandon Pyle FB 6-2 240 So. Hallsville, Texas38 Jerry Mitchell CB 6-1 214 So. Mandeville, La.39 Jarrett Lake LB 6-3 223 So. Jenks, Okla.40 Kody Walker RB 6-2 235 Fr. Jefferson City, Mo.41 Dayyon McKinney WR 6-3 190 Fr. Forrest City, Ark.42 Chris Smith DE 6-3 251 So. Mount Ulla, N.C.43 John Henson K 5-11 138 Fr. Southlake, Texas43 Tenarius Wright DE 6-2 252 Jr. Memphis, Tenn.44 Robert Atiga LB 6-3 240 So. West Valley City, Utah (Snow JC)45 Alonzo Highsmith LB 6-1 229 Jr. Missouri City, Texas46 Tyler Tgilbert LB 6-3 244 Fr. Sorrento, La.47 Cameron Bryan K 5-10 176 Jr. Oklahoma City47 Matt Marshall LB 6-1 230 Jr. Camden, N.J.48 Austin Jones LB 6-2 230 So. Dallas (Air Force)49 Brett Weir S 6-5 217 Fr. London, Ontario50 Grady Ollison DE 6-5 286 Fr. Malvern, Ark.51 Alfred Davis DT 6-1 326 Jr. College Park, Ga.52 Mitchell Loewen LB 6-4 265 Fr. Lahaina, Hawaii53 Alan D’Appollonio SNP 6-0 201 Fr. Phoenix 54 Byran Jones DT 6-2 312 So. Junction City, Ark.55 Brock Haman LB 6-3 230 Fr. Scottsdale, Ariz.56 Blake Gunderson OG 6-3 298 Jr. Rockwall, Texas58 Ray Gervasi C 6-2 307 Fr. Orinda, Calif.59 Marcus Danenhauer OL 6-5 300 Fr. Bentonville, Ark.61 Zach Stadther DT 6-1 295 Sr. North Little Rock, Ark.62 Nick Brewer SNP 6-1 221 Jr. Austin 63 Devin Bowers DL 6-1 224 Fr. Fayetteville, Ark.64 Travis Swanson C 6-5 305 So. Kingwood, Texas65 Mitch Smothers OT 6-4 296 Fr. Springdale, Ark.66 Adam Deacon OL 6-1 338 Fr. Little Rock, Ark.67 Alvin Bailey OG 6-5 319 So. Broken Arrow, Okla.68 Austin Beck OT 6-7 307 Fr. Nowata, Okla.69 David Hurd OT 6-6 300 So. West Monroe, La.70 Chris Stringer OL 6-7 304 So. Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.71 Jason Peacock OL 6-4 334 Jr. Milledgeville, Ga. (Citrus College)72 Grant Cook OG 6-4 318 Sr. Jonesboro, Ark.74 Brey Cook OT 6-7 317 Fr. Springdale, Ark.75 Luke Charpentier OL 6-4 305 Fr. River Ridge, La.76 Tyler Deacon OL 6-4 300 Jr. Little Rock, Ark.79 Grant Freeman OT 6-7 305 Sr. Paris, Ark.80 Chris Gragg TE 6-3 236 Jr. Warren, Ark.81 Kane Whitehurst WR 6-0 175 Fr. Alpharetta, Ga.82 Brad Taylor TE 6-4 224 Jr. Springdale, Ark.83 Maudrecus Humphrey WR 6-3 185 So. Hoover, Ala.84 Price Holmes WR 6-3 206 Jr. Batesville, Ark.85 Greg Childs WR 6-3 217 Sr. Warren, Ark.86 Brandon Wolford WR 5-11 165 So. Lakewood, Calif. (El Camino CC)86 Trey Flowers DE 6-4 243 Fr. Huntsville, Ala.87 Austin Tate TE 6-6 253 So. Harrison, Ark.88 Garrett Uekman TE 6-4 254 Fr. Little Rock, Ark.89 Andrew Peterson TE 6-6 262 Fr. Seagoville, Texas90 Colton Miles-Nash DE 6-6 261 Jr. Sulphur Springs, Texas91 Jake Bequette DE 6-5 271 Sr. Little Rock, Ark.92 DeQuinta Jones DT 6-5 307 Jr. Bastrop, La.93 DeMarcus Hodge DT 6-1 301 Fr. Monroe, La.94 Will Coleman DE 6-3 253 So. Helena, Ark.95 Horace Arkadie DE 6-4 235 Fr. Irving, Texas96 Jeremiah Jackson DT 6-3 281 So. Fairview, Texas97 Darrell Kelly-Thomas LB 6-4 225 Fr. Lufkin, Texas98 Robert Thomas DT 6-3 308 So. Muskogee, Okla.99 Lavunce Askew DT 6-3 290 Sr. Camden, Ark.

WILDCATSRRUUSSHHIINNGG AAtttt YYddss AAvvgg TTDD LLoonnggCollin Klein 293 1099 3.8 26 63John Hubert 188 933 5.0 3 47Angelo Pease 9 144 4.2 2 14Tyler Lockett 10 110 11.0 0 57Robert Rose 9 35 3.9 0 11Sammuel Lamur 6 17 2.8 1 11Bryce Brown 3 16 5.3 0 12Braden Wilson 3 7 2.3 0 4Chris Harper 3 5 1.7 0 8Brodrick Smith 1 3 3.0 0 3Tramaine Thompson 2 -2 -1.0 1 2KK--SSttaattee 556666 22332244 44..11 3333 6633OOppppoonneennttss 339999 11557788 44..00 1188 6633

PPAASSSSIINNGG CCmmpp--AAtttt--II PPcctt YYddss TTDDCollin Klein 145-251-5 57.8 1745 12Sammuel Lamur 6-8-0 75.0 52 0KK--SSttaattee 115511--226600--55 5588..11 11779977 1122OOppppoonneennttss 228811--444477--1188 6622..99 33220077 2244

RREECCEEIIVVIINNGG RReecc YYddss AAvvgg TTDD LLoonnggChris Harper 39 536 13.7 5 53John Hubert 23 193 8.4 1 24Tramaine Thompson 18 281 15.6 1 68Tyler Lockett 18 246 13.7 3 48Sheldon Smith 17 127 7.5 1 24Travis Tannahill 9 98 10.9 1 34Andre McDonald 8 133 16.6 0 34Brodrick Smith 6 60 10.0 0 18Curry Sexton 4 43 10.8 0 27Torell Miller 2 32 16.0 0 21Angelo Pease 2 21 10.5 0 14Braden Wilson 2 14 7.0 0 11Zach McFall 1 5 5.0 0 5Arrison Davis 1 5 5.0 0 5Bryce Brown 1 3 3.0 0 3KK--SSttaattee 115511 11779977 1111..99 1122 6688OOppppoonneennttss 228811 33220077 1111..44 2244 5544

IINNTTEERRCCEEPPTTIIOONNSSNigel Malone 7, Tysyn Hartman 3, Ty Zimmerman 2,David Garrett 2, Arthur Brown 1, Allen Chapman 1,Raphael Guidry 1, Emmanuel Lamur 1. KK--SSttaattee 1188,, OOpp--ppoonneennttss 55..

SSAACCKKSSMeshak Williams 7, Jordan Voelker 4, Arthur Brown 2,Adam Davis 2, Ray Kibble 1, Vai Lutui 1, David Garrett½, Ryan Mueller ½. KK--SSttaattee 1199,, OOppppoonneennttss 3366..

STATISTICSRAZORBACKS

RRuusshhiinngg AAtttt YYddss AAvvgg TTDD LLoonnggDennis Johnson 101 637 6.3 3 71Ronnie Wingo 95 440 4.6 3 29Broderick Green 61 200 3.3 5 40Joe Adams 9 138 15.3 1 92De’Anthony Curtis 20 119 5.9 1 26Kody Walker 20 68 3.4 5 9Brandon Mitchell 15 58 3.9 2 18Marquel Wade 1 37 37.0 0 37Kiero Small 1 1 1.0 1 1Ronald Watkins 1 -2 -2.0 0 0Tyler Wilson 53 -21 -0.4 4 30AArrkkaannssaass 338822 11665577 44..33 2255 9922OOppppoonneennttss 446655 22009922 44..55 2200 6622

PPAASSSSIINNGG CCmmpp--AAtttt--II PPcctt YYddss TTDDTyler Wilson 257-407-6 63.1 3422 22Brandon Mitchell 22-32-1 68.8 271 2AArrkkaannssaass 227799--444400--77 6633..44 33669933 2244OOppppoonneennttss 221166--337777--1111 5577..33 22336655 1111

RREECCEEIIVVIINNGG RReecc YYddss AAvvgg TTDD LLoonnggJarius Wright 63 1029 16.3 11 68Joe Adams 49 630 12.9 3 67Chris Gragg 40 492 12.3 2 41Cobi Hamilton 31 516 16.6 3 60Dennis Johnson 22 253 11.5 2 31Ronnie Wingo 19 183 9.6 2 39Greg Childs 16 192 12.0 0 19Julian Horton 9 85 9.4 0 19Javontee Herndon 8 137 17.1 0 41Marquel Wade 8 62 7.8 0 20Austin Tate 7 53 7.6 0 16De’Anthony Curtis 3 29 9.7 0 18Broderick Green 1 10 10.0 1 10Maudrecus Humphrey 1 9 9.0 0 9Kiero Small 1 7 7.0 0 7Colton Miles-Nash 1 6 6.0 0 6AArrkkaannssaass 227799 33669933 1133..22 2244 6688OOppppoonneennttss 221166 22336655 1100..99 1111 6611

IINNTTEERRCCEEPPTTIIOONNSSTramain Thomas 5, Eric Bennett 3, Alonzo Highsmith 1,Jerico Nelson 1, Greg Gatson 1. AArrkkaannssaass 1111,, OOppppoo--nneennttss 77..

SSAACCKKSSJake Bequette 8, Alonzo Highsmith 3½, Ross Rasner 2,Jerick Nelson 2, Chris Smith 1½, Trey Flowers 1,Robert Thomas 1, DeQuinta Jones 1, Lonnie Gosha 1,Jerry Franklin ½, Tenarius Wright ½. AArrkkaannssaass 2222,, OOpp--ppoonneennttss 2255..

HOW THE TEAMS COMPARENumbers in parentheses are NCAA rankings

OFFENSE K-State ArkansasRushing.......................................................................193.7 (28) 138.1 (80)Passing........................................................................149.8 (109) 307.8 (13)Total...............................................................................343.4 (96) 445.8 (26)Scoring........................................................................33.1 (30) 37.4 (14)

DEFENSERushing.......................................................................131.4 (38) 174.3 (80)Passing........................................................................267.3 (104) 197.1 (26)Total...............................................................................398.4 (73) 371.4 (52)Pts. allowed..............................................................27.8 (70) 22.8 (36)

Net punting...............................................................37.0 (50) 37.31 (46)Punt returns.............................................................8.7 (56) 12.8 (14)Kickoff returns..................................................25.5 (8) 23.2 (34)Turnover margin..............................................1.1 (6) 0.0 (T59)Sacks............................................................................1.5 (90) 1.8 (T68)Sacks allowed..................................................3.0 (111) 2.1 (70)

Wildcats in NCAA top 10Kickoff returns: Tyler Lockett, 35.2 yards (1st)Scoring: Collin Klein, 13.0 points per game (3rd)Interceptions: Nigel Malone, 0.6 per game (T3rd)

Razorbacks in NCAA top 10Punt returns: Joe Adams, 16.2 yards (1st)Punting: Dylan Breeding, 45.2 yards (6th)Sacks: Jake Bequette, 0.9 per game (6th)

File photoSenior defensive end Jake Bequette leads Arkansas witheight sacks this season, 21½ during his career.

File photoKansas State’s John Hubert eludes an Oklahomadefender Oct. 29. Hubert has rushed for 933 yards andaveraged five yards per carry.

WWW.KANSAS.COM FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2012 „ THE WICHITA EAGLE 9CC

COTTON BOWL: KANSAS STATE VS. ARKANSAS

Petrino’s programBY TONY ADAMEThe Wichita Eagle

ARLINGTON, Texas —Arkansas running backDennis Johnson was on aroll Sunday at CowboysStadium.

Johnson was going offon a number of topics.

The possibility of leaving early forthe NFL Draft. Where KansasState’s defense might be vulnera-ble in the Cotton Bowl. The injuryto Knile Davis that thrust him backinto the spotlight.

Then, somebody asked himabout his coach.

Johnson, loose to that point,stiffened up.

His voice dropped a few tones. Aserious look spread across his face.

“You play for Bobby Petrino andyou play in a Bobby Petrinooffense, you should consider your-self lucky,” said Johnson, wholeads the Razorbacks with 1,351all-purpose yards. “It’s a specialthing to be a part of.”

Not far from where Johnsonstood, Arkansas center TravisSwanson spoke in the same man-ner when it came to his coach.

“We play for Bobby Petrino,”Swanson said. “There’s a lot ofpride that comes with that.”

A few days later, linebackerJerico Nelson talked about being apart of Petrino’s first recruitingclass at Arkansas.

“That’s a big deal for me and therest of the guys that are part ofthat group,” Nelson said.“(Petrino) makes you feel likeyou’re part of something biggerthan yourself.”

For their coach, there is only rev-erence.

Career on the move

Petrino grew up in Helena,Mont., and played quarterback atCarroll College, also in Helena,until graduating and going towork for Carroll as a graduateassistant in 1983.

He spent the next decade doingwhat upwardly mobile coaches doearly in their careers, bouncingfrom one job to the next, andwherever Petrino went, big-timeoffense was sure to follow.

Weber State for two years, Idahofor three, Arizona State for two,Nevada for one, Utah State forthree. Then a jump, to Louisville, forone season as the offensive coordi-nator before spending three seasonsin the NFL with the JacksonvilleJaguars and then one season as theoffensive coordinator at Auburn.

Then, finally, a chance to lead.Hired in 2003 at Louisville, the

Cardinals were Petrino’s firstopportunity as a head coach after

two decades in the profession, andhe made the most of it. In five sea-sons, Petrino turned Louisville intoa nationally prominent program,rising as high as No. 3 in thenational rankings and guiding theteam to an Orange Bowl win overWake Forest after the 2006 sea-son, the first BCS appearance inschool history.

“We felt like we turned aroundthe culture (at Louisville),” Petrinosaid. “That was an important timefor me.”

But it wouldn’t last. Petrinoshocked the Louisville faithfulwhen he bolted for the NFL to bethe coach of the Atlanta Falcons,signing a five-year, $24 millioncontract just days after winning theOrange Bowl and six months aftersigning a 10-year, $26.5 millioncontract extension with Louisville.

“I intended on being in Atlantafor a long time,” Petrino said.“Things just don’t always work outthe way you want them to.”

New beginnings

Petrino’s stay in Atlanta lastedless than a season — he resignedwith a 3-10 record and threegames left in the season. Heinformed the team he was leaving

with letters left in their lockers andbecame the coach at Arkansaswithin 24 hours.

Petrino’s departure came at thesame time star Atlanta quarter-back Michael Vick was beingindicted on federal dogfightingcharges, the very player Petrinohad been brought in to help tutor.

“Our objective was simply tofind the best head football coachfor the University of Arkansas,”Arkansas athletic director JeffLong said. “We wanted to find aproven coach that had establisheda track record of success.æ.æ.æ. Wewanted to find a coach that hadwon conference championshipsand, ideally, had competed andsucceeded in the BCS.”

The future

People in Fayetteville call the$35 million football complexbeing built for Petrino’s team“Bobby’s Bunker,” and rightfullyso. Once completed, it will be agleaming testament to the school’scommitment to its state’s crownjewel — the Arkansas footballteam — and to Petrino’s influence.

His contract is another thingaltogether.

After last year’s Sugar Bowl, the

school signed Petrino to a contractextension through 2017 thatraised his salary and included aunique “mirror clause” that bondsthe school and coach to each otherfor some time.

The school raised Petrino’ssalary almost $1 million to $3.56 million per year, but Petrinoowes the school $18 million if heleaves this year (the buyout goesdown just $25,000 in 2013),$14.5 million in 2014, $10.8 mil-lion in 2015, $7.4 million in 2016and $3.9 million in 2017, the finalyear of the deal.

Conversely, the school owesPetrino the same amounts if theywere to fire him in any of thoseyears.

Petrino, however, remainedfocused on the task at hand this week — beating Kansas Statein the Cotton Bowl. Talk of hisfuture will have to wait, for now.

“It is a big game for us in that wecan send our seniors out with awin,” Petrino said. “We can win 11games for the first time in a long,long time. And we have a chanceto finish in the top five, so it is abig game for us.”

Reach Tony Adame at 316-268-6284 ortadame@wichitaeagle.com.

File photoArkansas coach Bobby Petrino has found ways to inspire his team. Linebacker Jerico Nelson saidPetrino “makes you feel like you’re part of something bigger than yourself.”

Adams relishes role as game-changerBY TONY ADAMEThe Wichita Eagle

ARLINGTON, Texas — By thetime Arkansas wide receiver JoeAdams trotted out to return a puntagainst Tennessee on the night ofNov. 12, his mind was a jumbledmess of frustration and anger.

“I hadn’t touched the ball yet,and that bothered me,” Adamssaid. “But then I saw my room-mate, (Arkansas linebacker) JericoNelson, and he was just likeæ.æ.æ.‘That’s enough of that,’æ.æ.æ. and itgot me locked back in.”

Just 60 yards later — 70 if youcount the 10 yards Adams ran back-ward — Adams had one of the tophighlights of the college football sea-son with a dazzling, tackle-breakingpunt return for a touchdown, jump-starting the Razorbacks’ 49-7 winover the Volunteers.

“It’s one of those plays that youcan just watch over and overagain,” Arkansas safety TramainThomas said. “And deservedly so,it’s really amazing.”

The clip of the return quickly wentviral — it’s racked up more than 1million hits on YouTube in the twomonths since — and propelled the5-foot-11, 190-pound Adams frombeing a player that was well-knownin SEC circles to a guy who every-body in the nation knew about.

“Things were a little different afterthat,” Adams said. “People startedyelling at me across the street andstuff like that, stopping me on campusto ask me what it was like to returnthe punt and all that stuff.”

But Adams, a Little Rock, Ark.,native, hasn’t been a one-hit won-der. He’s racked up 1,027 yardsand seven touchdowns for theRazorbacks headed into tonight’s

Cotton Bowl against No. 8 KansasState, was named the SEC specialteams player of the year and alsoan All-America pick at the all-pur-pose spot. He’s No. 1 in NCAApunt returns at 16.2 yards.

“I’m really happy for Joe,”Arkansas wide receiver JariusWright said. “He’s a good friend ofmine, too, so it’s been great towatch all the success and attentionhe’s received.”

Adams, to his credit, hasn’tbecome jaded by the attention thathis now-famous punt return andbreakout season has brought. Nomatter how many times he’s askedabout it by fans, he’ll always takethe time to go back over it.

“That’s the part about it I lovethe most,” Adams said. “I love peo-ple coming up and talking to meabout it, I guess I’m just a reallysocial person because it’s neverbothered me when people havecome up to me and wanted to talkabout football.

“My dream growing up wasalways to be the best in whateverleague I was playing in. When Igot here, my dream was to be thebest. Now I want to go on and bethe best at what I do in the NFL. Ilove playing the game, I love beingaround my teammates. And I’dlove to go out with a win in theCotton Bowl.”

Arkansas 51, Missouri State 7When, where: Sept. 3 at FayettevilleRankings: Arkansas 15Key plays: Joe Adams returned two punts for touch-

downs (61, 69 yards) as the Razorbacks put the gameaway early.

Razorback stars: Adams had 169 yards in returns,while Jarius Wright had two TD catches.

Revealing stat: Missouri State was held to 163 yards.

Arkansas 52, New Mexico 3When, where: Sept. 10 at Little RockRankings: Arkansas 14Key play: After New Mexico’s field goal, Marquel

Wade returned the kickoff for an 85-yard TD to make it14-3.

Razorback stars: Cobi Hamilton caught five balls for132 yards and a score, while Kody Walker had two 1-yard TDs.

Revealing stat: New Mexico mustered 3.4 yards percarry.

Arkansas 38, Troy 28When, where: Sept. 17 at FayettevilleRankings: Arkansas 14Key play: Junior Ronnie Wingo caught a 6-yard TD

pass in a 79-yard drive early in the third quarter, puttingaway the game.

Razorback stars: Wingo had 20 carries for a career-high 110 yards and two touchdowns.

Revealing stat: Arkansas converted 8 of 16 third-down tries in a statistically even game.

Alabama 38, Arkansas 14When, where: Sept. 24 at Tuscaloosa, Ala.Rankings: Alabama 3, Arkansas 14Key plays: DeQuan Menzie’s 25-yard interception

return put Bama ahead 17-7 at halftime, then MarquisMaze put the Hogs away in the third quarter with an 83-yard punt return.

Razorback stars: Dennis Johnson averaged 30 yardson five kickoff returns.

Revealing stat: Arkansas rushed 19 times for 17yards.

Arkansas 42, Texas A&M 38When, where: Oct. 1 at Arlington, TexasRankings: A&M 14, Arkansas 18Key play: Broderick Green’s 3-yard TD with 1:41 to

play capped a nine-play, 80-yard go-ahead drive in whichArkansas encountered a third-down try once.

Razorback stars: QB Tyler Wilson completed 30 of51 passes for a school-best 510 yards.

Revealing stat: Arkansas gave up 381 rushing yardsand five rushing scores.

Arkansas 38, Auburn 14When, where: Oct. 8 at FayettevilleRankings: Arkansas 10, Auburn 15Key play: Wilson’s QB keeper from 1 yard on fourth

down pulled Arkansas even in the second quarter, andAuburn didn’t score from there.

Razorback stars: WR Adams scored on a 92-yardrun.

Revealing stat: Arkansas intercepted three Auburnpasses and kept the Tigers scoreless after the first quar-ter.

Arkansas 29, Mississippi 24When, where: Oct. 22 at Oxford, Miss.Rankings: Arkansas 10Key play: Jerry Franklin tackled a Rebel RB in the end

zone for a 26-17 lead moments after the Hogs had givenMississippi the ball at its 1.

Razorback stars: RB Dennis Johnson had 160 yardson 15 carries with a touchdowns.

Revealing stat: Arkansas had two penalties for fouryards.

Arkansas 31, Vanderbilt 28When, where: Oct. 29 at Nashville, Tenn.Rankings: Arkansas 8Key play: Zach Hocker’s 42-yard field goal with 6:53

to go was the final margin and gave the Hogs their firstlead of the day.

Razorback stars: Franklin’s 94-yard fumble recoveryrun for a touchdown with 13:25 to go tied the game.

Revealing stat: Arkansas was outgained on theground 222 yards to 72.

Arkansas 44, South Carolina 28When, where: Nov. 5 at FayettevilleRankings: Arkansas 8, South Carolina 10Key plays: Wright’s 68- and 16-yard TD catches in the

second quarter put the Razorbacks ahead for good.Razorback stars: Wright had 103 receiving yards,

while Johnson had a 98-yard kickoff return TD.Revealing stat: Arkansas recovered three Gamecock

fumbles.

Arkansas 49, Tennessee 7When, where: Nov. 12 at FayettevilleRankings: Arkansas 8Key play: Adams’ 60-yard punt return seconds before

the end of the first quarter made it 14-0 and began therout.

Razorback stars: Wright (155) became the Hogs’career receptions leader while Adams (153) also passedthe 150 mark.

Revealing stat: The win clinched UA’s second con-secutive winning SEC record, a first for the program.

Arkansas 44, Mississippi State 17When, where: Nov. 19 at Little RockRankings: Arkansas 6Key plays: Wilson completed five passes in a 75-yard

drive that ended with a 32-yard pass to Adams for a 21-10 lead in the second quarter.

Razorback stars: Wilson set a UA record with 32pass completions, while TE Chris Gragg had nine catch-es for 119 yards and a 41-yard touchdown.

Revealing stat: MSU was held to 211 yards.

LSU 41, Arkansas 17When, where: Nov. 25 at Baton Rouge, La.Rankings: LSU 1, Arkansas 3Key play: Wilson was intercepted by LSU at midfield

with 10:57 to play, effectively ending hopes at a 14-pointcomeback.

Razorback stars: Wilson completed 14 of 22 throwsfor 207 yards.

Revealing stat: Arkansas had 47 rushing yards on 28tries.

ARKANSASGAME BY GAME

Arkansas players respond to their successful coach’s plans

File photoJoe Adams has proven to be a dangerous return man for theRazorbacks. He’s No. 1 nationally in punt returns (16.2 yards).

“I love playing the game, Ilove being around myteammates. And I’d love togo out with a win in theCotton Bowl.”Joe Adams, Arkansas receiver

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Adams said, “you know theyunderstand and they get it. Ithought their tempo, I thoughttheir pressure, their activenessjust ate at Drake.”

The lone blemish for WSUwas the final eight minutes of

the first half.The last 14possessions ofthe half led toone basketand sixturnovers,whichallowedDrake to trimthe Shockers’lead to 26-19by halftime.

But onceWSU startedmaking bas-kets in thesecond half, itwas able toset up itspress. Drakefinished with21 turnovers,and that does-n’t include thedeflectionsand rushedshots the

Shockers forced.“We know that other

teams can’t handle our pres-sure and what we bring ondefense,” WSU’s Alicia Sanchezsaid.

Drake funneled its offensethrough 6-foot-3 seniorRachael Hackbarth, whomet her average with 19points. But the defense ofChynna Turner, who gave upfive inches, made Hackbarth’sseason-high eight turnovers amore important stat than herpoints.

“I had to be active and keepmoving,” Turner said. “If youfeel her leaning on you, thenyou have to move and keep herthinking about you, instead of

scoring.”WSU made 55 percent of its

shots and had another bal-anced scoring attack. The leading scorer, JessicaDiamond, finished with 13points and WSU had two oth-ers (Jazimen Gordon, Turner)in double-digits.

The six-game winning streakis WSU’s longest since 2000,when it won 10 conferencegames in a row.

That team is regarded as the

best in WSU history. ButAdams has different flashbackswhen thinking of this team.

“I’ve had one team like thisand they were a championshipteam,” Adams said, referring toher 2007-08 Murray Stateteam that reached the NCAATournament. “And now I have a team that reminds ofthem finally. It’s there. This istheir journey. I’m just here tobe a part of it and help guidethem and mentor them

through it.”DDRRAAKKEE ((77--66,, 11--11)):: Hackbarth 8-12 3-5 19, Running 0-

4 0-0 0, Clark 2-9 1-2 5, Reid 1-4 0-0 2, McSparron 0-50-0 0, Grenfell 0-1 0-0 0, Marschner 0-2 1-2 1, Mont-gomery 1-1 0-0 2, Wollschlager 5-7 1-2 12, Lutes 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 17-46 6-11 41.

WWIICCHHIITTAA SSTTAATTEE ((99--55,, 33--00)):: Turner 4-9 3-4 11, Gordon6-9 0-1 12, Sanchez 3-3 0-0 6, Diamond 5-8 2-2 13,Lankster 2-8 2-2 6, Jones 1-3 0-0 2, Henderson 0-0 0-00, O’Brien 0-0 0-0 0, Jacobs 2-3 1-2 5, Harden 2-3 2-26, Wells 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 26-47 10-13 63.

Halftime—Wichita State 26, Drake 19. 3 pt.shooting—Drake 1-8 (Wollschlager 1-3, Grenfell 0-1,Marschner 0-1, Clark 0-3); WSU 1-2 (Diamond 1-2).Rebounds—Drake 29 (Hackbarth, Running 5); WSU26 (Turner 6). Assists—Drake 9 (McSparron 3); WSU15 (Diamond 4). Fouls—Drake 11; WSU 14. A—1,397.

BY MIKE KESSINGEREagle correspondent

Hopes are high for aSoutheast High boys bowlingteam that returns everyonefrom last year’s team.

Senior Tyler Clark, thedefending City League cham-pion, leads a talented teamthat hopes to compete for CityLeague and state champi-onships.

“The boys are working hardto improve their game, andthey can’t wait for the seasonto start,” Koch said.

Clark’s personal-best 682series won the league boystitle last February atThunderbird Bowl and helpedthe Buffaloes to a 96-pin teamtournament victory overHeights. Southeast alsoclaimed the overall leaguetitle.

Clark said the team doesn’thave a standout. Anyone canhave a breakout performance,then someone else could leadin the next meet.

Alex Harber, the only othersenior besides Clark, won theNorth Invitational title lastseason.

Despite winning the CityLeague, Southeast was disap-pointed in its seventh-placefinish in its Class 6A regionalin Topeka. That meant theBuffaloes didn’t make the trip

to the state tournament as ateam.

The moment the regionalended, coach David Kochknew exactly when he wantedto start the next season.

“Right then,” Koch said.It was, if anything, a disap-

pointment for a team that hadgone undefeated in the regu-lar season.

“After regional we weredown and out,” Clark said. “Itwas hard for the season to endlike that. We were mad. It wasa big motivation for us.”

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mier leagues in this area, andthe more we interact witheach other, it’s good for ourleagues and the community.”

The matchups haven’t beendecided, but most likely someof the same matchupsbetween the two leagues thisseason would remain.

As for this weekend’s sched-ule, City League coaches arethrilled at returning to WSU.

“We love this opportunity toplay at Koch Arena,” East boyscoach Ron Allen said. “Andfor fans, the ability to see thegame in that setting — its gotgood visibility, the parking isgreat, everything is right atyour fingertips.”

There’s top-notch players tosee, too. North junior ConnerFrankamp, who made an oralcommitment to play atKansas, will be in the spotlightwhen the Redskins play Southat 8:15 tonight.

Kapaun and East boys play at1:15 p.m. Saturday in amatchup of two top CityLeague teams, and the game ofthe weekend is Northwest-Heights at 8:15 Saturday night.

Northwest and Heights, both5-0, played in the Class 6Atournament in March —Heights is three-time defendingchamp — and there are topplayers on both teams. Heights’Perry Ellis and Gavin Thurmanhave signed with Division Ischools, and Northwest guardCraig Nicholson is a Fort HaysState signee.

And the best part of it is, it’sdoubtful anyone will beturned away, as was the casewhen Heights played at Northto open the season.

That game was a sellout byhalftime of the girls game.

“I’m always in favor of giv-ing the kids an opportunity toplay on a bigger stage,”Heights coach Joe Auer said.“.æ.æ. And what a great gamefor 8:15 Saturday night.There’s going to be a lot of tal-ent on the court and teams

that have had a lot of success.”

Check Joanna Chadwick’s highschool sports blog at blogs.varsi-tykansas.com. Reach her at 316-268-6270 or jchadwick@wichitaea-gle.com.

Southeast set to defend CL title

Maize girls bowlers have lofty aspirationsBY MIKE KESSINGEREagle correspondent

Coming off a second-placefinish at the Class 6A bowlingtournament in 2010, theMaize girls expected a chanceto do it again a year later.

Or even better, win it likethe 2009 team.

But the Eagles hit a bump.Participants in the Dodge Cityregional, Maize finished — byits standards — a disappoint-ing fourth. It left the Eaglesone spot out of qualifying as a

team.“It was one of those days,”

sixth-year Maize coach DavidWalker said.

The Eagles have refused tolet the upsetting finish to lastseason have anything to dowith getting back to compet-ing for a top spot in the statethis year. With the entire varsi-ty team back, it’s not hard tosee the optimism.

Among the returners, Maizedoes have two who qualifiedindividually for state last sea-son in seniors Leela Yahya and

Danica Walker. Yahya, whohad a 211 average last season,returns as a medalist, placing11th at state. Walker had a180 average.

“There’s always a lot of dis-appointment when you missthe cut (for state),” Walkersaid. “The girls made a com-mitment to getting better inthe offseason. They were therelast year, and so you don’thave to look far to see thehunger they have of gettingback to state.”

Fernando Salazar/The Wichita EagleSoutheast senior Tyler Clark is back for the Buffaloes afterwinning individual honors at the City League meet lastseason with a 682 series.

CL BOWLING NOTES„øBoth Carroll teams should be

strong. Sophomore HollyannJohansen is the defending individualgirls champ in 5-1A. Senior KaitlinJohnson also returns. The boys willbe led by juniors Connor McGill andAndre Morgan, and sophomoresJamel Gunther and Gus Morgan.

„øEast returns the most experi-ence on the girls side. The Aceswon the City League title and fin-ished second to Heights at state.Senior Alyssa Loper leads a groupof five returners.

„øHeights has won back-to-backgirls state titles and returns seniorEmerald Weaver and sophomoreShelby Burns. The boys placed sec-ond in the City League with seniorCaleb Noller back after a 205 aver-age last season.

„øKapaun senior Nick Ries andjunior Jacob Klitzke are top returns,as is junior Katie Norman on the girlsside.

„øSenior Ryen Ingram, fourth in6A, will lead North. The Redskinsgirls will be an inexperienced groupwith two returners.

„øNorthwest senior Dalton Fraizerwent to state as a sophomore.

„øSouth has two boys and onegirl back who qualified for state lastseason. Junior Tanner Schiesser car-ried a 201 average, while senior SamSteffen had the top girls average.

AREA BOWLING NOTES„øAndover Central will look to

rebuild after losing 12 seniors.Sophomore Keri Ladigo placed sec-ond at state for the girls a year ago.

„øAugusta returns a strong nucle-us on both teams. Senior BrandonHallmark was league champ, andSam Davis was third in the league.Sophomores Bethany Watson andKaty Nordman qualified for state.

„øBuhler doesn’t have a homealley since Countryside Lanesclosed in Hutchinson. The lonehome meet is senior night atMcPherson’s. Junior Kirsten Allan isback after finishing fourth in 5-1Alast season, while senior Jaron Piferis the top returner for the boys..

„øJunior Taylor Siruta was a statequalifier for Cheney last year. Heleads a group of four varsity return-ers. Seniors Amanda Martin andTrea House are the two varsity mem-bers back from last season’s girls.

„øThe brother-sister tandem ofJames and Nicole Gulick will becounted on to lead the Circleteams. A senior, Nicole, is a two-time all-league performer and fin-ished on the 4A all-tournamentteam. James helped lead the Circleboys as part of the AV-CTL DivisionIV tri-champs.

„øCollegiate junior Jack Stewart,who won state as a freshman, fin-ished 11th as a junior. Juniors TaraSmart, Alex Waldeck and SageFarha lead the girls team.

„øA Class 6A regional championlast year, the Derby boys returnjunior Devin Boswell, who won theregional individual title. The Panthersplaced sixth at state.

„øGoddard has no varsity return-ers on the boys team and MorganJackson is the lone girls returner.

„øSenior Vince Peters leadsMcPherson’s boys. SophomoreCrystal Nutter will be counted on tostep up for the girls team.

CITY LEAGUE, AREA BOWLING SCHEDULEJJaannuuaarryy

66——Circle, El Dorado vs. Andover Central; Goddard,Mulvane vs. Derby; Buhler, Hutchinson vs. Campus(Seneca Bowl); Andale, Maize vs. Maize South (WestAcres); Goddard Eisenhower, McPherson vs. Newton;Augusta, Andover vs. Collegiate (The Alley); 77——Car-roll Invitational (West Acres); 99——Carroll, Buhler vs.Maize South (West Acres); 1100——Andover vs. Cheney;1122——Andover; Mulvane vs. Campus (Seneca), Buhlervs. Circle (El Dorado); Collegiate vs. El Dorado; 1133——Heights, Newton vs. Campus (Seneca); Derby vs.Eisenhower; Hutchinson vs. Maize (West Acres); An-dover Central vs. Andover (Northrock); Goddard vs.McPherson; Circle vs. Augusta (The Alley); Andale vs.Mulvane (Derby); 1177——Augusta, Maize vs. Newton;Buhler vs. Mulvane (Derby); 1199——Goddard vs. Cheney;El Dorado vs. Circle; Maize South vs. Northwest; 2200——North, Goddard vs. Campus (Seneca); Southeast,Hutchinson vs. Newton; Northwest, Maize vs. Derby;Eisenhower vs. Andover Central; Andover vs.McPherson; Augusta vs. Collegiate (The Alley); Buhlervs. Andale (West Acres); Mulvane vs. Maize South

(West Acres); 2233——Carroll, South vs. Southeast (Thun-derbird); East, Kapaun vs. West (Seneca); Heights,North vs. Northwest (West Acres); 2244——Mulvane vs.El Dorado; 2255——Carroll vs. Trinity (North Rock); 2266——Hutchinson, Mulvane vs. Campus (Seneca); AndoverCentral, Buhler vs. Augusta (The Alley); 2277——Maize vs.Andover Central; Derby vs. Newton; McPherson vs.Eisenhower (West Acres); Andover vs. Goddard; An-dale vs. Collegiate (Northrock); Maize South vs. Circle(El Dorado); 2288——Great Plains Invitational(Northrock); 3300——Carroll, West vs. Heights (NorthRock); Northwest, Southeast vs. East (Thunderbird);North, South vs. Kapaun (The Alley); Cheney, Newtonvs. Maize (West Acres); 3311——Campus, El Dorado vs.Augusta (The Alley); Mulvane vs. Circle (El Dorado).

FFeebbrruuaarryy22——Northwest, Campus vs. Derby; 33——Hutchinson

vs. Andover (Northrock); Goddard vs. Eisenhower;Andover Central vs. McPherson; Andale, Augusta vs.Maize South (West Acres); 66——East, North vs. Carroll(West Acres); Heights, Kapaun vs. Southeast (Thun-

derbird); Northwest, West vs. South (Seneca); An-dale, Andover vs. Newton; Buhler vs. McPherson; 77——North, Southeast vs. Derby; Andale vs. El Dorado; 88——Trinity vs. Kapaun (The Alley); 99——Augusta vs.Mulvane (Derby); Eisenhower vs. Dodge City; 1100——Cheney, Maize vs. Campus (Seneca); Southeast,McPherson vs. Newton; Hutchinson vs. Derby; Eisen-hower vs. Andover (Northrock); Andover Central vs.Goddard; El Dorado vs. Buhler (McPherson); Circle vs.Andale (West Acres); Maize South, Trinity vs. Colle-giate; 1111——Redskin match play tournament (Thunder-bird); 1133——East, South vs. Heights (North Rock); Car-roll, Kapaun vs. Northwest (West Acres); Southeast,West vs. North (Thunderbird); Andover Central,Eisenhower vs. Newton; 1144——Hutchinson vs. GreatBend; Andale, Maize South vs. El Dorado; 1166——AV-CTLIII; 1177—— AV-CTL I at Northrock; 1188——City League atWest Acres; 2244--2255——Regionals.

MMaarrcchh11——Class 6A at Northrock; 22——Class 5-1A at

Northrock.TONIGHT’SSCHEDULE

Girls at 6 p.m., boys 7:30, unlessnoted

City LeagueCarroll vs. West at Koch Arena,

3 p.m. girls, 4:45 boysSouth vs. North, 6:30 girls, 8:15

boysAV-CTL

Arkansas City at AndoverCampus at Salina SouthCollegiate at AndaleDerby at Salina CentralGoddard at Andover CentralGoddard Eisenhower at MaizeHutchinson at NewtonMaize South at ClearwaterMulvane at AugustaRose Hill at El DoradoValley Center at McPhersonWellington at CircleWinfield at Buhler

Central Plains LeagueCheney at BluestemConway Springs at Garden PlainDouglass at Belle PlaineMedicine Lodge at ChaparralTrinity Academy at Independent

Central Kansas LeagueHaven at LyonsHesston at HalsteadHillsboro at PrattKingman at Smoky ValleyNickerson at Sterling

Other Area GamesArgonia at Elk ValleyAshland at Pratt SkylineAttica at Central ChristianBennington at Berean AcademyCentre at White CityCunningham at FairfieldGoessel at Solomon Hutch Trinity at Canton-GalvaMadison at Marais des CygnesMoundridge at MarionNeodesha at EurekaNorwich at South CentralPretty Prairie at South BarberRemington at InmanSedan at OxfordSedgwick at Ell-SalineSouth Haven at Central-BurdenUdall at Cedar Vale-DexterWest Elk at Caldwell

Fernando Salazar/The Wichita EagleWichita State’s Alicia Sanchez dribbles up the court as Drake’s Brittnye McSparron troes toknock the ball away furing the first half Thursday at Koch Arena.

G E T T I N G T O K N O W

Bean, a senior, wrestles at 220 pounds and has been dominant,winning every match by pin or technical fall. Bean, who is 16-0 andmoved to Wichita early in his junior year, also is a standout footballplayer, earning All-City League honors as a defensive tackle.

Coach Tim Dryden has said you wrestle like a 145-pounder.What does he mean?

“I’ve always been a smaller kid, and when I started out inOklahoma, I never really cut weight, so as a 171-pounder, I’d wres-tle a kid at 190. He was cutting weight, and they’re bigger andstronger. I’d use quickness to overcome that.

“You get a lot of kids at 220 that wrestle bigger kids, so I like toget out there and set a faster pace in the match and move all overthe place. I like to go out there and make it a faster-paced match,something they’re not used to.æ.æ.æ. It’s a big change in speed, it’s likethe 160 (pounds) to 152 (pounds) kind of pace.”

Since you wrestle at a higher weight, do you find that thecrowd is more sparse by that point in a dual?

“People tend to think, with the bigger guys, that it’s a boringmatch. By the time I’m wrestling before heavyweight, half the crowdis gone.æ.æ.æ. A lot of people get there and they watch the lowerweights, and by the time it’s been two hours, they’ve left.”

How is the crowd different from football to wrestling?“It’s different at the football field. You hear the crowd, but they’re

farther off, so it takes more people to make it an impact for thecrowd. But a wrestling crowd, you get them riled up — they’re righton top of you.”

What do you do outside sports?“I’m an outdoors guy. I like to go hunting and fishing. Me and my

brother (Blake), he’s on break (from college), so we go hunting asmuch as we can. Hunting is one of the biggest things I like to do inthe winter. In the springtime, I like to go fishing.”

What’s a talent you have that maybe others don’t knowabout?

“I’m a very talented two-stepper. I go to a lot of rodeos in thesummer. They always have a concert and dance after, so I do itthere. My parents showed me when I was in middle school.”

Fernando Salazar/The Wichita Eagle

LUKE BEANKAPAUN WRESTLING

“We knowthat otherteams can’thandle ourpressureand whatwe bring ondefense.”

AliciaSanchez,

WSU guard

NFL Playoffs Wild-card

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33, Northwestern 22SSuunn BBoowwll ((EEll PPaassoo,, TTeexxaass)):: Utah 30, Georgia

Tech 27, OTLLiibbeerrttyy BBoowwll ((MMeemmpphhiiss,, TTeennnn..)):: Cincinnati 31,

Vanderbilt 24FFiigghhtt HHuunnggeerr BBoowwll ((SSaann FFrraanncciissccoo)):: Illinois 20,

UCLA 14CChhiicckk--ffiill--AA BBoowwll ((AAttllaannttaa)):: Auburn 43, Virginia 24

MMoonnddaayyTTiicckkeettCCiittyy BBoowwll ((DDaallllaass)):: Houton 30, Penn

State 14CCaappiittaall OOnnee BBoowwll ((OOrrllaannddoo,, FFllaa..)):: South Car-

olina 30, Nebraska 13OOuuttbbaacckk BBoowwll ((TTaammppaa,, FFllaa..)):: Michigan State

33, Georgia 30

GGaattoorr BBoowwll ((JJaacckkssoonnvviillllee,, FFllaa..)):: Florida 24,Ohio State 17

RRoossee BBoowwll ((PPaassaaddeennaa,, CCaalliiff..)):: Oregon 45, Wis-consin 38

FFiieessttaa BBoowwll ((GGlleennddaallee,, AArriizz..)):: Oklahoma State41, Stanford 38, OT

TTuueessddaayySSuuggaarr BBoowwll ((NNeeww OOrrlleeaannss)):: Michigan 23, Vir-

ginia Tech 20, OTWWeeddnneessddaayy

OOrraannggee BBoowwll ((MMiiaammii)):: West Virginia 70,Clemson 33

FFrriiddaayyCCoottttoonn BBoowwll ((AArrlliinnggttoonn,, TTeexxaass)):: Kansas State

(10-2) vs. Arkansas (10-2), 7 p.m. (FOX)SSaattuurrddaayy

BBBBVVAA CCoommppaassss BBoowwll ((BBiirrmmiinngghhaamm,, AAllaa..)):: Pitts-burgh (6-6) vs. SMU (7-5), 11 a.m. (ESPN)

SSuunnddaayyGGooDDaaddddyy..ccoomm BBoowwll ((MMoobbiillee,, AAllaa..)):: Arkansas

State (10-2) vs. Northern Illinois (10-3), 8 p.m.(ESPN)

JJaann.. 99BBCCSS NNaattiioonnaall CChhaammppiioonnsshhiipp ((NNeeww OOrrlleeaannss)):: LSU

(13-0) vs. Alabama (11-1), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)JJaann.. 2211

EEaasstt--WWeesstt SShhrriinnee CCllaassssiicc ((SStt.. PPeetteerrssbbuurrgg,,FFllaa..)):: East vs. West, 3 p.m., (NFLN)

JJaann.. 2288SSeenniioorr BBoowwll ((MMoobbiillee,, AAllaa..)):: North vs. South, 3

p.m. (NFLN)FFeebb.. 55

AAtt SSaann AAnnttoonniiooTexas vs. Nation, 1 p.m. (CBSSN)

4C THE WICHITA EAGLE „ FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2012 WWW.KANSAS.COM

Pujols deal about more than money ... and money, tooBY RONALD BLUMAssociated Press

NEW YORK — Guess $240million wasn’t quite enough forAlbert Pujols. In addition to hissalary, the Los Angeles Angelsare giving the slugger four sea-son tickets to home games overthe next decade.

He and the Angels still needto work out the location of theseats, which are his to enjoy forthe duration of his contract.After that, if he still wantsthem, he has to pay.

Those details were contained

in the terms of his deal thatwas filed Thursday with MajorLeague Baseball and the play-ers’ association.

Other perks include:„øhotel suite on road trips.„øluxury suite at the ball-

park for the Pujols Foundation,his charitable group, for 10home games a year.

„øright to buy a luxury suitebetween first base and thirdbase for all home games.

The deal was so complicatedit includes three separateagreements: His playing con-tract, a marketing deal and an

agreement to enter a 10-year,personal-services agreementfollowing the playing con-tract’s expiration or Pujols’retirement, whichever is later.That will pay $1 million annu-ally, but because it is contin-gent on Pujols actually work-ing for the team, it is not con-sidered guaranteed money forthe purposes of baseball’s luxu-ry tax.

High-payroll teams such asthe New York Yankees andBoston Red Sox are likely toexamine that structure closelyand may emulate it in future

agreements.There also is a marketing

agreement that will pay Pujolsfor milestone accomplish-ments. The player will receive$3 million for 3,000 hits and$7 million for a record 763rdhome run. He currently has2,073 hits and 445 home runs.

Including all three agree-ments, Pujols could make up to$268.75 million over 20 years.That includes $875,000 in pos-sible award bonuses each yearfor accomplishments such asMost Valuable Player, WorldSeries and league champi-

onship series MVP, Gold Gloveand Silver Slugger, and makingthe All-Star team.

Like C.J. Wilson’s $77.5 mil-lion, five-year contract, whichalso was agreed to Dec. 8,Pujols’ deal is heavily back-loaded. His 2012 salary will be$12 million, down from the$16 million he made last yearin the option year of his con-tract with the St. LouisCardinals.

Pujols salary increases to $16million in 2013 and $23 mil-lion in 2014, then rises $1 mil-lion annually until he makes

$30 million in 2021, when hewill be 41.

It is only the third $200 mil-lion contract in baseball histo-ry, behind Alex Rodriguez’s$252 million deal with Texasafter the 2000 season and A-Rod’s $275 million agreementwith the Yankees after the2007 season.

Pujols’ average salary match-es that of Philadelphia pitcherCliff Lee for third highestamong current players behindRodriguez and Phillies firstbaseman Ryan Howard ($25million).

SCOREBOARDOUTDOORS

Lake LevelsLLaakkee NNoorrmmaall CCuurrrreenntt RReellArbuckle 872.0 867.45 1Big Hill 858.0 857.50 0Cedar Bluff 2144.0 2126.39 0Cheney 1421.6 1417.28 0Clinton 875.5 873.69 7Council Grove 1274.0 1272.94 3El Dorado 1339.0 1335.98 5Elk City 796.0 797.06 148Fall River 950.5 949.89 156Grand 742.0 742.10 1430Hillsdale 917.0 915.36 3Hulah 733.0 734.35 113John Redmond 1039.0 1040.43 156Kanopolis 1463.0 1462.52 10Kaw 1009.85 1013.24 1181Keystone 723.0 723.42 4863Kirwin 1729.3 1729.58 50Lovewell 1582.6 1581.37 0Marion 1350.5 1347.89 1Melvern 1036.0 1033.75 20Milford 1144.4 1144.69 600Norton 2304.3 2298.46 1Perry 891.5 891.54 200Pomona 974.0 973.31 15Skiatook 714.0 701.26 30Stockton 867.0 864.15 40Table Rock 915.0 914.85 20Tenkiller 632.0 632.40 1112Texoma 618.5 613.01 80Toronto 899.5 902.25 88Truman 706.0 707.42 2888Tuttle Creek 1075.0 1075.10 867Waconda 1455.6 1454.95 201Webster 1892.5 1887.32 0Wilson 1516.0 1515.56 5

Waterfowl Report CCaannaaddaa ggoooossee:: tthhrroouugghh FFeebb.. 1122.. DDaaiillyy bbaagg

lliimmiitt 33;; PPoosssseessssiioonn lliimmiitt 66 ((iinncclluuddiinngg BBrraanntt))WWhhiittee--ffrroonntteedd GGoooossee:: FFeebb.. 44--1122.. DDaaiillyy bbaagg

lliimmiitt 22;; PPoosssseessssiioonn lliimmiitt 44LLiigghhtt GGoooossee:: tthhrroouugghh FFeebb.. 1122.. DDaaiillyy bbaagg lliimmiitt

2200;; NNoo ppoosssseessssiioonn lliimmiittSSaannddhhiillll CCrraannee:: CClloosseeddLLooww PPllaaiinnss EEaarrllyy ZZoonnee DDuucckk SSeeaassoonn:: CClloosseeddCCeeddaarr BBlluuffff WWAA:: Water level is 17.3 feet

below conservation pool. 35,000 ducks in area,season is closed. 2,500 Canada and 20 snowgeese present. Hunting conditions fair, with noflooded shoreline vegetation. Backs of covesand west end are frozen. Success rated good.

CChheeyyeennnnee BBoottttoommss WWAA:: From a few thousandto15, 000 geese present, weather and time ofday dependent. Pool 1A 14 inches; Pools 1B and1C 18 inches; Pools 2, 3A, 4A and 5 are dry;Pool 3B 11 inches, Pool 4B 14 inches. Huntingconditions are fair. Success rated poor.

JJaammeessttoowwnn WWAA:: Water levels are fair, with allmarshes 6-12 inches below pool, with all poolsopen. Approximately 1,000 Canada geese usingthe area. Hunting conditions are good, withlittle food and large open water areas. Successrated fair to good.

MMccPPhheerrssoonn VVaalllleeyy WWeettllaannddss:: Water levelspoor throughout the wetlands and frozen overmost mornings. About 2,000-3,000 geese, espe-cially on adjacent private land. Hunting condi-tions are fair, good vegetation present but littlewater in most pools. Success expected to bepoor to fair. All of McPherson Valley Wetlandsis in early zone.

TTeexxaass LLaakkee:: No geese are reported, but about3,000 ducks, mostly mallards and pintails, ob-served on the area. Huntable water in pools 1,2, 3B, 6, 7 and the north end of 8. Good vegeta-tion present in all pools, with numerous open-ings. Hunting success poor for geese.

LLooww PPllaaiinnss LLaattee ZZoonnee DDuucckk SSeeaassoonn”” JJaann.. 2211--2299

BByyrroonn WWaallkkeerr:: Fewer than 1,000 geese pre-sent. Hunting conditions good, with water infive marshes but the lake is 24 inches low. Suc-cess expected to be fair to good.

CCoouunncciill GGrroovvee:: Lake is 1.1 feet below conser-vation pool. Approximately 75 Canada geeseare present. Hunting conditions rated fair, withlittle vegetation along shoreline. Success ratedpoor to fair.

GGlleenn EEllddeerr:: Water level is 0.7 feet below con-servation pool. Several thousand Canada, fewwhite-fronted and 44,000 light geese present.Hunting conditions fair, with exposed mudflatsaround the lake. Shallow areas frozen mostmornings. Success expected to be fair.

KKaannooppoolliiss:: Water level is 0.6 feet below con-servation pool. Fewer than 1,000 Canada geeseare present. Hunting conditions are poor, withno shoreline vegetation. Success expected tobe poor.

LLoovveewweellll:: Water level 1.7 feet below conser-vation level. 1,000 to 2,000 Canada, few white-fronted and less than 2,000 light geese in area.Hunting conditions are fair; mudflats have littlevegetation available, with shallows freezingovernight. Only Pawnee Point and Cabin Areaboat ramps open. Success expected to be good.

MMaarriioonn:: Water is 2.6 feet below conservationpool. Approximately 500 geese, 300 Canada and200 light on area. Hunting conditions are fair,with flooded millet. Hunting success expectedto be fair to good.

MMiillffoorrdd:: Water is 0.3 feet above conservationpool. Very few ducks or geese were observed.Conditions are poor; after summer floods,habitat and food is scarce in wetlands. Wet-lands are occasionally iced and reservoir isopen. Success expected to be variable at best.

QQuuiivviirraa:: Water conditions fair. Approximately5,200 ducks and 46,700 geese are on the area.Hunting conditions are poor to fair. Huntingsuccess expected to be poor to fair. CheckQuivira websitewww.fws.gov/Quivira/Whooping%20Cranes.htm for Whooping Crane presence.

TTuuttttllee CCrreeeekk:: Water is at conservation pool.Olsburg marsh is full. Fewer than1, 000 Canadageese are present. Hunting conditions rated poorto fair, with little shoreline vegetation around thelake or in the marshes. Hunting success consid-ered to be poor. Refuge is now open to hunting

WWeebbsstteerr:: Water is 6.1 feet below conserva-tion level. Approximately 30,000 ducks, mostlymallards, 5,000 Canada geese and 200 lightgeese are present. Hunting conditions fair, withsome flooded timber and vegetation alongsouth shoreline. Reservoir is nearly ice free. Ex-pected hunting success is fair to good.

WWiillssoonn:: Water is 0.5 feet below conservationpool. 400 geese are on the area. Hunting condi-tions are good, with flooded vegetation aroundthe lake. Hunting success is expected to be fair.

LLooww PPllaaiinnss SSoouutthheeaasstt ZZoonnee DDuucckk SSeeaassoonn::tthhrroouugghh SSuunnddaayy,, aanndd JJaann.. 2211--2299

EEll DDoorraaddoo:: Water is over 3.0 feet below con-servation pool. Approximately 900 geese ob-served. Hunting conditions rated fair. Successexpected to be good.

EEllkk CCiittyy:: Water level is 1.3 feet above conser-vation pool. Approximately 4,000 to 6,000 lightgeese and 400-500 Canada geese. Mostmarshes are full, reservoir has mud flats.Hunting conditions are good. Hunting successexpected to be fair to good.

FFaallll RRiivveerr:: Water level is 0.6 feet below con-servation pool. Approximately 7,500 ducks,mostly mallards, observed on the area, withgood numbers of Canada geese in the area.Hunting conditions are excellent. Expectedhunting success is excellent.

MMaarraaiiss ddeess CCyyggnneess:: Units A-East, A-North, D,C-South, F-East, F-North, F-South and G havegood water, Unit E has fair water and Units AGTand H are dry. Marshes are ice-free. More than25,000 ducks present and a few geese, depen-dent on weather conditions. Hunting conditionsrated good, success expected to be fair.

NNeeoosshhoo:: Approximately 15,000-20,000 ducks,mainly mallards, are on the area, along with1,000 Canada, 600 white-fronted and 1,000light geese. Refuge pool is 3.5 feet low, withPools 1, 2, 4, upper 5 and middle 5 full. Huntingconditions are good, with boat ramps open.Hunting success expected to be good.

TToorroonnttoo:: Water level is 2.7 feet above conser-vation pool. Approximately 2,500 ducks, mostlymallards, were observed on the area. Huntingconditions rated excellent. Expected huntingsuccess is good.

HHiigghh PPllaaiinnss DDuucckk SSeeaassoonn:: JJaann.. 2211--2299NNoorrttoonn:: Water level is 6.15 feet below con-

servation pool. Approximately 30,000 duckspresent, mostly mallards, with 5,000 Canadageese. Hunting conditions fair, with someflooded vegetation and lake has 10 percent icecover. Hunting success expected to be fair.

MVC MenCCoonnff.. OOvveerraallll

Creighton ..................................2-1 12-2Wichita St. ................................2-1 11-3Illinois St. .................................2-1 10-4Missouri St. ..............................2-1 9-6Evansville..................................2-1 7-6Southern Illinois.......................2-1 5-9Northern Iowa..........................1-2 11-4Indiana St. ................................1-2 10-4Drake ........................................1-2 8-6Bradley .....................................0-3 5-10

WWeeddnneessddaayy’’ss GGaammeessWichita St. 67, Evansville 66Southern Illinois 74, Bradley 65Northern Iowa 65, Indiana St. 48Illinois St. 68, Missouri St. 60

SSaattuurrddaayy’’ss GGaammeessMissouri St. at Indiana St., noonEvansville at Illinois St., 1 p.m.Wichita St. at Southern Illinois, 2Creighton at Bradley, 7Northern Iowa at Drake, 7

Big 12 Men..............................................................................................CCoonnff.. OOvveerraallllBaylor .......................................1-0 14-0Missouri....................................1-0 14-0Iowa St. ....................................1-0 11-3Kansas .....................................1-0 11-3Oklahoma St. ...........................1-0 8-6Kansas St..................................0-1 11-2Oklahoma..................................0-1 10-3Texas ........................................0-1 10-4Texas A&M ...............................0-1 9-4Texas Tech ...............................0-1 7-6

WWeeddnneessddaayy’’ss GGaammeessKansas 67, Kansas St. 49Oklahoma St. 67, Texas Tech 59Iowa St. 77, Texas 71

SSaattuurrddaayy’’ss GGaammeessMissouri at Kansas St., 12:30 p.m.Baylor at Texas Tech, 12:30 Kansas at Oklahoma, 1 p.m.Iowa St. at Texas A&M, 3 p.m.Oklahoma St. at Texas, 6 p.m.

MVC WomenLLeeaagguuee OOvveerraallll

Wichita St. ................................3-0 9-5Indiana St. ................................2-0 8-6Illinois St. ................................2-0 7-6Missouri St................................2-1 9-4Northern Iowa..........................2-1 9-5Drake ........................................1-1 7-6Bradley ....................................1-2 10-5Creighton ..................................0-2 6-7Southern Illinois .......................0-3 3-10Evansville ..................................0-3 3-11

TThhuurrssddaayy’’ss GGaammeessWichita St. 63, Drake 41Northern Iowa 61, Evansville 51Missouri St. 70, Creighton 60Bradley 72, Southern Illinois 59

FFrriiddaayy’’ss GGaammeeIllinois St. at Indiana St., 6 p.m.

SSaattuurrddaayy’’ss GGaammeessNorthern Iowa at Southern Illinois, 5 p.m.Drake at Missouri St., 7 p.m .

SSuunnddaayy’’ss GGaammeessBradley at Evansville, 1 p.m.Creighton at Wichita St., 2 p.m.

Big 12 WomenLLeeaagguuee OOvveerraallll

Kansas St. ................................1-0 10-3Baylor........................................1-0 14-0Texas Tech................................1-0 13-0Kansas ......................................1-0 12-1Oklahoma..................................1-0 9-3Misouri......................................0-1 10-2Texas ........................................0-1 10-3Oklahoma St. . ..........................0-1 8-2Iowa St. ....................................0-1 9-3Texas A&M ...............................0-1 9-3

WWeeddnneessddaayy’’ss GGaammeessKansas St. 71, Texas A&M 69, OTKansas 72, Texas 67Oklahoma 80, Iowa St. 51Texas Tech 58, Oklahoma St. 53Baylor 90, Missouri 46

SSaattuurrddaayy’’ss GGaammeessTexas at Oklahoma St., 2 p.m.Texas Tech at Missouri, 4 p.m.Baylor at Iowa St., 7 p.m.Kansas St. at Kansas, 7 p.m.

SSuunnddaayy’’ss GGaammeeOklahoma at Texas A&M

Thursday’s Men’s ScoresEEAASSTT

Albany (NY) 89, UMBC 72CCSU 69, St. Francis (Pa.) 58Hartford 56, New Hampshire 49LIU 87, Sacred Heart 81Loyola (Md.) 61, Manhattan 60Monmouth (NJ) 73, Mount St. Mary’s 59Penn St. 65, Purdue 45Robert Morris 84, Bryant 53South Florida 74, Villanova 57St. Francis (NY) 73, Quinnipiac 72St. Peter’s 65, Canisius 61Stony Brook 60, Binghamton 54UMass 80, Fordham 76Vermont 83, Boston U. 69Wagner 88, Fairleigh Dickinson 64

SSOOUUTTHHAlabama St. 81, Jackson St. 78, 3OTAppalachian St. 68, Samford 63Davidson 92, UNC Greensboro 63Furman 77, The Citadel 45Georgia Southern 69, Elon 63Grambling St. 60, Alabama A&M 55High Point 63, Presbyterian 57Louisiana-Lafayette 72, W. Kentucky 70, OTMiddle Tennessee 63, Troy 53Morehead St. 63, Jacksonville St. 55North Texas 78, South Alabama 73, OTSE Missouri 73, UT-Martin 71UNC Asheville 94, VMI 85Winthrop 70, Radford 54Wofford 75, Coll. of Charleston 58

MMIIDDWWEESSTTCleveland St. 73, Ill.-Chicago 56DePaul 84, Pittsburgh 81Indiana 73, Michigan 71W. Illinois 71, Oakland 61Youngstown St. 68, Loyola of Chicago 64, OT

SSOOUUTTHHWWEESSTTDenver 53, Arkansas St. 50Oral Roberts 89, N. Dakota St. 80Prairie View 55, Alcorn St. 47Texas Southern 73, Southern U. 39

FFAARR WWEESSTTBYU 73, Loyola Marymount 65Colorado 87, Washington 69Gonzaga 73, Pepperdine 45Long Beach St. 55, Cal Poly 50Montana St. 73, Idaho St. 69Oregon 78, Stanford 67Portland St. 82, N. Arizona 62S. Dakota St. 75, S. Utah 68Saint Mary’s (Cal) 78, San Diego 72UC Irvine 73, Pacific 69UC Riverside 60, UC Davis 58Utah 62, Washington St. 60, OTUtah St. 72, Fresno St. 53Weber St. 76, E. Washington 69

Women’s ScoresEEAASSTT

Binghamton 44, Stony Brook 32Delaware 74, Towson 51Hofstra 76, Drexel 65New Hampshire 64, Hartford 45Virginia Tech 38, Boston College 35

SSOOUUTTHHAlabama A&M 76, Grambling St. 64Alabama St. 52, Jackson St. 49Auburn 65, Alabama 55Florida 59, Mississippi 55Florida St. 59, Clemson 47Howard 58, NJIT 31James Madison 64, VCU 43Kentucky 84, Arkansas 72LSU 53, Mississippi St. 48MVSU 79, Rust 44Memphis 61, Tulane 59Miami 78, NC State 68Middle Tennessee 72, Troy 66, OTNorth Carolina 78, Virginia 73, 2OTSouth Carolina 65, Vanderbilt 55Tennessee 80, Georgia 51UAB 60, Rice 45UCF 59, East Carolina 53UNC Wilmington 60, Northeastern 53William & Mary 76, George Mason 66

MMIIDDWWEESSTTBall St. 54, E. Michigan 51Bradley 72, S. Illinois 59Butler 73, Youngstown St. 64Cent. Michigan 86, N. Illinois 67Chicago St. 85, Trinity (Ill.) 54Cleveland St. 49, Valparaiso 45Ill.-Chicago 66, Detroit 59Iowa 69, Illinois 62, OTMinnesota 68, Northwestern 60

Missouri St. 70, Creighton 60N. Iowa 61, Evansville 51Purdue 63, Wisconsin 52W. Michigan 70, Toledo 67Wichita St. 63, Drake 41Wright St. 64, Loyola of Chicago 62

SSOOUUTTHHWWEESSTTAlcorn St. 59, Prairie View 54Marshall 65, Houston 41Southern U. 49, Texas Southern 39Texas-Pan American 56, TCU 54Tulsa 68, Southern Miss. 57UTEP 64, SMU 53

FFAARR WWEESSTTAir Force 65, North Dakota 54Arizona 74, UCLA 66BYU 80, Loyola Marymount 47Cal Poly 76, Cal St.-Fullerton 69California 73, Oregon St. 56E. Washington 72, Weber St. 60Gonzaga 79, Pepperdine 50Idaho St. 59, Montana St. 58Portland St. 84, N. Arizona 74Saint Mary’s (Cal) 64, San Francisco 42San Jose St. 57, Utah Valley 45Santa Clara 78, Portland 63Seattle 80, Idaho 72Southern Cal 60, Arizona St. 48Stanford 93, Oregon 70Washington St. 60, Utah 43

Top 25No. 12 Indiana 73,

No. 16 Michigan 71MMIICCHHIIGGAANN ((1122--33)):: Smotrycz 3-6 0-0 8,

Morgan 6-7 0-0 12, Novak 3-5 0-0 8, Burke 4-15 0-3 10, Hardaway Jr. 7-19 5-6 19, Douglass3-5 2-2 11, Vogrich 0-0 0-0 0, McLimans 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 27-58 7-11 71.

IINNDDIIAANNAA ((1144--11)):: Watford 8-11 6-8 25, Zeller8-10 2-2 18, Hulls 1-4 0-0 3, Oladipo 2-10 1-25, Jones III 3-6 2-4 8, Etherington 0-0 0-1 0,Abell 1-3 0-0 3, Pritchard 0-0 1-2 1, Roth 2-2 0-0 5, Elston 2-3 0-0 5. Totals 27-49 12-19 73.

Halftime—Indiana 39-32. 3-Point Goals—Michigan 10-24 (Douglass 3-5, Novak 2-3,Smotrycz 2-3, Burke 2-5, McLimans 1-1, HardawayJr. 0-7), Indiana 7-11 (Watford 3-4, Elston 1-1,Abell 1-1, Roth 1-1, Hulls 1-1, Oladipo 0-3). FouledOut—Douglass. Rebounds—Michigan 30(Morgan 9), Indiana 31 (Watford 7). Assists—Michigan 13 (Burke 8), Indiana 15 (Jones III 6).Total Fouls—Michigan 17, Indiana 15. A—16,020.

State College MenBethany 68, Tabor 55

TTAABBOORR:: Kingsley 17, Wallace 4, Janzen 2,Jimenez 5, Penn 13, Clark-Kaneaable 2, Chip-peaux 12. Totals 21-59 8-8 55.

BBEETTHHAANNYY:: Goggins 16, Parks 12, Purtle 4,Jennings 5, Beachum 14, Dodson 9, Dean 8.Totals 24-58 19-24 68.

Halftime — BC 26, TC 22. 3s — TC 5-24(Kingsley 3, Penn, Jimenez), BC 1-7 (Jennings1). Rebounds — TC 27 (Chippeaux 13), BC 50(Parks 10). Assists — TC 11 (Penn 4), BC 6(Dodson, Miaalcin 2).

Sterling 86, Ottawa 73OOTTTTAAWWAA:: Weston 6, Lyons 2, Lindsay 8,Barber 12, Wilbers 4, Dippel 16, Feighny 6,Nichols 2, Smith 12, Regier 5. Totals 27-61 13-15 73.SSTTEERRLLIINNGG:: Alexander 7, Stutzman 14, Ades-odun 5, Brazelton 17, Odomes 21, Brown 9,Swank 9, Quillian 2, Minton 2. Totals 34-64 10-14 86.Halftime — Sterling 38, Ottawa 35. 3s — OU6-18 (Dippel 3, Barber 2, Lindsay); SC 8-22(Stutzman 4, Swank 3, Alexander). Rebounds— OU 36 (Feighny 7); SC 31 (Brazelton 6). As-sists — OU 10 (Weston 3), SC: 14 (4-Alexander, Odomes).

Southwestern 78, McPherson 58MMccPPHHEERRSSOONN:: C. Crawford 3, J. Crawford 8,Frazier 16, Berry 9, Shivers 14, Bruner 6, He-witt 2. Totals 22-67 7-23 58.SSOOUUTTHHWWEESSTTEERRNN:: Jarrett 16, Davis 21, Ran-dolph 6, Nelson 4, Irvin 11, Clayton 16,Morales 4. Totals ;27-64 19-26 78.Halftime — SC 38, MC 27. 3s — MC 7-27 (Fra-zier 4, Shivers 2, Berry), SC 5-16 (Irvin 3, Davis,Clayton). Rebounds — MC 42 (Frazier 10), SC50 (Jarrett 10). Assists — MC 8 (C. Crawford,Berry, Shivers 2), SC 11 (Irvin, Davis 3).

State College WomenTabor 61, Bethany 49

TTAABBOORR:: Shaklee 1, Flaming 2, Mary 7, Lio 3,Paust 11, Prise 9, Bryan 10, Honn 8, Duncan 4,Dick 6. Totals 15-45 27-40 61.

BBEETTHHAANNYY:: Felker 5, Wagoner 19, Norton 2,Garner 6, Austin 11, Evans 2, Garner 4. Totals13-54 21-36 49.

Halftime — TC 30, BC 19. 3s — TC 4-15 (Frise2, Bryan, Mary), BC 2-11 (Austin 2). Rebounds— TC 48 (Mary 9), BC 38 (Austin 5). Assists —TC 8 (Lio 4), BC 3 (Garner, Austin, Garner).

Sterling 58, Ottawa 46OOTTTTAAWWAA:: Carlin 11, Meier 2, Dowell 6,

Gibson 9, Smith 6, Buckles 6, Boore 6. Totals18-58 4-10 46.

SSTTEERRLLIINNGG:: Curtis 19, Hilst 7, Spleiss 12,Eilert 3, Chambers 2, Patrick 15. Totals 19-5216-22 58.

Halftime — SC 22, OU 21. 3s — OU 6-19 (Gibson3, Buckles 2, Carlin), SC 4-13 (Patrick 3, Spleiss).Rebounds — OU 37 (Smith 6), SC 43 (Eilert 9). As-sists — OU 13 (Smith 4), SC 9 (Eilert 7).

Southwestern 94, McPherson 53MMCCPPHHEERRSSOONN:: Frey 13, Puttergill 2, Porter 10,Chambers 6, Slater 2, Heeke 2, Pittas 11,Cramer 3, Schrag 3, Verdieck 1. Totals 19-5211-15 53.SSOOUUTTHHWWEESSTTEERRNN:: Bryan 7, Watson 10, Ten-nyson 12, Herman 6, Bates 20, Robinson 3,Rickey 2, Zoglmann 10, Haikin 3, Hobbs 2,Martens 5, Blattner 4, Chamberlin 10. Totals31-62 15-24 94.Halftime — Southwestern 42, McPherson 27.3s — MC 4-19 (Porter 2, Pittas, Cramer); SC17-32 (Bates 4, Tennyson 4, Watson 2,Herman 2, Zoglmann 2, Robinson, Martens,Chamberlin). Rebounds — MC 33 (Frey 6); SC38 (6-Bryan, Tennyson). Assists — MC: 6 (2-Puttergill, Cramer), SC: 21 (Haikin 5).

Juco MenGarden City 83, Butler 76

((LLaattee WWeeddnneessddaayy))GGAARRDDEENN CCIITTYY:: Rheubottom 22, Carter 5,

Bryant 1, Barnes 6, Porter 11, Johnson 26,Williams 6, Mills 6. Totals 31-54 15-20 83.

BBUUTTLLEERR CCOOUUNNTTYY:: Williams 4, Green 2, Cor-nelius 4, Landhorst 6, Clark 8, Simmons 19,Osler 18, Watson 2, Bargen 5, Victoria 8. To-tals 24-68 22-32 76.

Halftime — 41-41. 3s — GC 6-15 (Johnson2, Williams 2, Carter, Porter), BC 627 (Sim-mons 2, Osler 2, Lindhorst 2). Rebounds — GC38 (Mills 7), BC 38 (Simmons, Bargen 6). As-sists — GC 5 (Rheubottom, Johnson 2), BC 8(Lindhorst 3).

Juco WomenGarden City 57, Butler 53

((LLaattee WWeeddnneessddaayy))GGAARRDDEENN CCIITTYY:: Skidmore 5, Christmas 8,

Jones 13, Walker 21, Gottschalk 4, Young 6.Totals 17-52 20-30 57.

BBUUTTLLEERR CCOOUUNNTTYY:: Louis 3, Bonner 22, Lyons2, Thompson 1, Manuel 2, Tolefree 5, Saterlee12, Watson 1, O’Neal 1, Miller 2, Elliot-Salas 2.Totals 18-68 12-21 53.

Halftime — BC 24, GC 22. 3s — GC 3-12(Skidmore, Jones, Gottschalk), BC 5-13(Saterlee 4, Louis). Rebounds — GC 53(Christmas 6), BC 45 (Bonner 13). Assists —GC 3 (Skidmore 2), BC 9 (Wesley, Tolefree 2).

NBA StandingsEastern Conference

AAttllaannttiicc DDiivviissiioonnWW LL PPcctt GGBB

Philadelphia ....................3 2 .600 —Boston.............................4 3 .571 —Toronto ...........................3 3 .500 ½New York ........................2 4 .333 1½New Jersey.....................1 6 .143 3

SSoouutthheeaasstt DDiivviissiioonnWW LL PPcctt GGBB

Miami ..............................7 1 .875 —Orlando ...........................5 2 .714 1½Atlanta ............................4 3 .571 2½Charlotte .........................2 4 .333 4Washington.....................0 6 .000 6

CCeennttrraall DDiivviissiioonnWW LL PPcctt GGBB

Chicago ...........................6 1 .857 —Indiana............................4 2 .667 1½

Cleveland ........................3 3 .500 2½Milwaukee.......................2 3 .400 3Detroit.............................2 4 .333 3½

Western ConferenceSSoouutthhwweesstt DDiivviissiioonn

WW LL PPcctt GGBBSan Antonio.....................5 2 .714 —Memphis .........................3 3 .500 1½Dallas ..............................3 5 .375 2½Houston...........................2 4 .333 2½New Orleans ...................2 4 .333 2½

NNoorrtthhwweesstt DDiivviissiioonnWW LL PPcctt GGBB

Portland ..........................4 1 .800 —Denver ............................5 2 .714 —Oklahoma City.................5 2 .714 —Utah ................................3 3 .500 1½Minnesota .......................2 4 .333 2½

PPaacciiffiicc DDiivviissiioonnWW LL PPcctt GGBB

L.A. Clippers....................3 2 .600 —L.A. Lakers ......................4 3 .571 —Phoenix ...........................2 4 .333 1½Golden State ...................2 4 .333 1½Sacramento.....................2 5 .286 2

TThhuurrssddaayy’’ss GGaammeessMiami 116, Atlanta 109,3OTSan Antonio 93, Dallas 71Milwaukee at SacramentoL.A. Lakers at Portland

TTooddaayy’’ss GGaammeessAtlanta at Charlotte, 6 p.m.New Jersey at Toronto, 6 p.m.New York at Washington, 6 p.m.Detroit at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.Indiana at Boston, 6:30 p.m.Houston at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.Denver at New Orleans, 7 p.m.Cleveland at Minnesota, 7 p.m.Chicago at Orlando, 7 p.m.Memphis at Utah, 8 p.m.Golden State at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.Portland at Phoenix, 9:30 p.m.

Thursday’s BoxesHeat 116, Hawks 109

MMIIAAMMII ((111166)):: Battier 3-10 1-2 9, Bosh 14-27 4-4 33, Anthony 1-1 1-1 3, Chalmers 10-21 6-629, Jones 2-7 0-1 5, Harris 3-9 2-4 9, Cole 4-81-1 9, Haslem 6-16 2-2 14, Pittman 2-3 1-2 5,Howard 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 45-102 18-23 116AATTLLAANNTTAA ((110099)):: Williams 2-10 2-2 7, Smith 6-175-9 17, Horford 5-7 0-0 10, Teague 1-12 4-8 6,J.Johnson 7-20 5-6 20, Pargo 1-1 0-0 3, McGrady4-8 5-8 14, Pachulia 0-2 0-0 0, Radmanovic 0-4 5-6 5, Green 5-6 2-2 14, Collins 0-0 0-0 0, I.Johnson5-7 3-5 13. Totals 36-94 31-46 109MMiiaammii ..................2222 3322 1144 2255 66 1100 77——111166 AAttllaannttaa .......1199 3300 2211 2233 66 1100 00——1100993-Point Goals—Miami 8-28 (Chalmers 3-11, Bat-tier 2-5, Bosh 1-3, Jones 1-4, Harris 1-5), Atlanta6-22 (Green 2-2, Pargo 1-1, McGrady 1-1, Williams1-2, J.Johnson 1-7, Smith 0-1, Radmanovic 0-4,Teague 0-4). Fouled Out—I.Johnson, Horford.Rebounds—Miami 65 (Harris, Bosh 14), Atlanta70 (Smith 13). Assists—Miami 25 (Chalmers 8),Atlanta 22 (Teague 7). Total Fouls—Miami 35, At-lanta 24. Technicals—Miami defensive threesecond 2, Atlanta defensive three second. A—18,371 (18,729).

Spurs 93, Mavericks 71DDAALLLLAASS ((7711)):: Marion 1-6 0-0 2, Nowitzki 3-110-1 6, Haywood 2-4 2-4 6, Kidd 0-2 0-0 0, West4-6 2-2 10, Odom 3-10 0-0 6, Terry 4-14 3-4 12,Mahinmi 2-3 3-4 7, Carter 2-5 2-2 6, Beaubois1-8 2-2 4, Jones 2-4 2-2 6, Cardinal 0-1 0-0 0,Wright 3-3 0-0 6. Totals 27-77 16-21 71SSAANN AANNTTOONNIIOO ((9933)):: Jefferson 5-12 3-3 16,Duncan 4-13 2-6 10, Blair 0-3 0-0 0, Parker 5-12 1-3 11, Neal 4-10 0-0 12, Green 3-10 0-0 8,Bonner 6-10 0-0 17, Leonard 2-4 0-0 4, Ford 3-7 0-0 7, Splitter 0-2 3-4 3, Anderson 2-2 0-0 5,Diogu 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 34-86 9-16 93DDaallllaass ..................................................1177 1122 1133 2299——7711 SSaann AAnnttoonniioo ................3311 2244 1111 2277——99333-Point Goals—Dallas 1-19 (Terry 1-5, Carter0-1, Cardinal 0-1, Kidd 0-2, Nowitzki 0-3,Beaubois 0-3, Odom 0-4), San Antonio 16-33(Bonner 5-9, Neal 4-7, Jefferson 3-7, Green 2-5, Anderson 1-1, Ford 1-2, Leonard 0-2).Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Dallas 59(Mahinmi 9), San Antonio 55 (Jefferson 7). As-sists—Dallas 11 (Kidd, West 3), San Antonio22 (Parker 8). Total Fouls—Dallas 13, San An-tonio 17. Technicals—Mahinmi, San Antoniodefensive three second. A—18,581 (18,797).

HIGH SCHOOLSWrestling

Campus 52, Salina Central 25110066——Greider, C, won by forfeit. 111133——Will-

liams, C, pinned Lindsey, 2:35. 112200——Rickley,C, dec. Menke, 17-8. 112266——Kasney, C, won byforfeit. 113322——Will, SC, dec. Beard, 6-1. 113388——Thompson, C, pinned Ponging, 2:38. 114455——Mc-Cosh, C, pinned Cutbirth, 3:41. 115522——Parks,SC, dec. Townson, 15-2. 116600——Allen, SC, wonby forfeit. 117700——Alex Davis, C, won by forfeit.118822——J. Davis, C, won by forfeit. 119955——Casey,SC, pinned Allee, 3:24. 222200——True, SC, pinnedRobinson, 1:36. 228855——Crump, C, pinnedBerndt, 2:12.

Goddard 56, Maize 22110066—— Leach, Goddard, pinned Crider, 3:36.

111133——Wilgers, Maize, dec. Ortega, 16-2.112200——Nuno, Maize, pinned Moses, 4:40.112266——Nguyen, Maize, pinned Ramirez, 1:20.113322——Spangler, Goddard, dec. Esser, Maize,5-2. 113388——Frame, Goddard, pinned Baldwin,3:33. 114455——Lemon, Goddard, dec. Owings, 17-2. 115522——Marrow, Goddard, pinned Hettinger,2:42. 116600——Kimple, Goddard, pinned Wain-wright, 1:49. 117700——Capps, Goddard, pinnedNorrod, 2:46. 118822——Nance, Maize, pinnedBultman, 3:37. 119955——Le, Goddard, by forfeit.222200——Gragg, Goddard, pinned Mar, 1:48.228855——Mason, Goddard, by forfeit.

Carroll 52, North 15110066——Samilton, N, pinned Lipinski. 111133——

Pacha, BC, maj. dec. Adams. 112200——Santiago,BC, dec. Rylander. 112266——Sponsel, BC, pinnedThomas. 113322——Weber, BC, pinned Simmons.113388——Whitworth, N, dec. Meyer. 114455——Sponsel, BC, pinned Sosa. 115522——Ziegler, BC,pinned Schueller. 116600——Moore, BC, pinnedWolf. 117700——Nolting, BC, pinned Hansen. 118822——Franklin, N, dec. Marquez. 119955——Eastman, BC,dec. Esquibel. 222200——Jenkins, BC, pinnedFlores. 228855——Villanueva, N, dec. Morgan.

Mulvane 37, El Dorado 34110066——Carver, M, pinned Lickliter. 111133——

Morgan, E, dec. Kurtz, 4-0. 112200——Thomas, E,pinned White. 112266——Reinhardt dec. White, 11-5. 113322——Gunter, M, won by forfeit. 113388——Macy, E, pinned Prince. 114455——Jones, E, dec.Targos, 15-6. 115522——Sharpe, M, pinned Gag.Armstrong. 116600——Fennewald, M, dec. Riffel, 7-1. 117700——Shelton, M, pinned Petty. 118822——Bird,M, pinned Burhenn. 119955——Cossette, M, dec.Walker, 12-1. 222200——Burnett, ED, pinned Raye.228855——Gar. Armstrong, E, won by forfeit.

Northwest 83, West 0110066——Guererro pinned Sanchez, 3:38.

111133——Lindlar won by tech fall over Cotter, 18-1. 112200——Alberts pinned Brobtts, 1:40. 112266——Cooper, NW, pinned Houchin, 1:40. 113322——Hentzen, NW, pinned Fales, 1:39. 113388——Perez,NW, pinned Green, 1:17. 114455——Terrell, NW,pinned Fonseca, :21. 115522——Ortiz, NW, pinnedMarks, 1:08. 116600——Gai;ther, NW, pinnedKresta, :56. 117700——Foust, NW, won by forfeit.118822——Turner, NW, pinned Day, 4:45. 119955——Hamilton, NW, pinned Miranda, 3:51. 222200——Keller, NW, won by injury default. 228855——Griffin, NW, pinned Butler, :29.

Ark City 34, Andover Cent. 29110066——Terrill, Ark, pinned Kepler, 1:17.

111133——Gentzler, ACent., tech fall Perez, 16-3.112200——Lightfoot, ACent., Dietrich, 5-2. 112266——Watters, Ark, dec. Umscheid, 7-2. 113322——Eastman, Ark, maj. dec. Lee, 13-2. 113388——Villers, Ark, tech fall Suhr, 15-0. 114455——Page,ACent., dec. Helms, 6-5. 115522——Bontz, ACent.pinned Perez, 1:05. 116600——Dice, Ark, pinnedNiemtschk, 2:22. 117700——Hockenbury, Ark,Brown, 6-3. 118822——Rodd, ACent., Cox, 6-3.119955——Dorantes, Ark, pinned Honeywell, 5:53.222200——Arndt, ACent., dec. McGrew, 4-1. 228855——Henrickson, ACent., pinned Noah, 1:39.

Heights 71, Southeast 2110066——S. Deshazer, H, won by forfeit. 111133——

McCray, H, won by forfeit. 112200——K. Reed, H,pinned Evans, 4:23. 112266——C. Neal, H, dec.Phillips, 4-0. 113322——Nswton, H, won by forfeit.113388——Sweatman, H, dec. Love, 13-4. 114455——Parker, H, pinned Nolan, 5:11. 115522——Reynolds,H, tech fall Hudson, 17-2. 116600——Peart, H,pinned Dunn, 1:42. 117700——Funk, H, pinnedBernard, 1:44. 118822——Wilcoxson, H, pinned Ro-driguez, 1:49. 119955——U. Deshazer, H, pinnedShay, 1:37. 222200——Jennings, SE, ded. Walker,9-8. 228855——Saunders, H, pinned Hyche, 1:30.

Boys SwimmingNorthwest 107, South 77

Northwest 112, Southeast 71South 112, Southeast 70

220000 mmeeddlleeyy rreellaayy —— 1. Northwest 1:47.79;2. South 1:58.87; 3. Southeast 2:05.44. 220000ffrreeee —— 1. Debolt, Northwest, 2:14.63; 2.Taylor, Northwest, 2:28.06; 3. Strum, South,2:28.46. 220000 IIMM —— 1. Simpson, South,2:20.28; 2. Wehmeier, Northwest, 2:23.57; 3.Casey, Northwest, 2:39.00. 5500 ffrreeee —— 1.Minor, Northwest, 23.58; 2. Childs, South,24.59; 3. Swearingen, Southeast, 25.88. 11mmeetteerr ddiivviinngg —— 1. Schultz, South, 170.30; 2.Espinoza, South, 115.50; 3. Bazzelle, North-west, 109.80. 110000 ffllyy —— 1. Nichols, South,1:05.51; 2. Lee, Southeast, 1:21.50; 3. Saada,Southeast, 1:24.77. 110000 ffrreeee —— 1. Wyckoff,Northwest, 52.55; 2. Childs, South, 57.81; 3.Blaney, South, 1:00.90. 550000 ffrreeee —— 1.Robinson, Northwest, 6:06.51; 2. Brokschmidt,Southeast, 6:11.73; 3. Debolt, Northwest,6:12.07. 220000 ffrreeee rreellaayy —— 1. Northwest1:38.01; 2. South 1:48.09; 3. Southeast1:50.03. 110000 bbaacckk —— 1. Wehmeier, Northwest,59.10; 2. Nichols, South, 1:04.89; 3. Robinson,Northwest, 1:12.14. 110000 bbrreeaasstt —— 1. Wyckoff,Northwest, 1:09.19; 2. Simpson, South,1:12.25; 3. Amphone, Southeast, 1:17.39. 440000ffrreeee rreellaayy —— 1. Northwest 3:52.87; 2. South3:53.28; 3. Southeast 4:08.05.

Heights 103½, Kapaun 72½220000 mmeeddlleeyy rreellaayy —— 1. Heights 1:48.26; 2.

Kapaun A 1:52.87; 3. Kapaun B 1:58.71. 220000ffrreeee —— 1. Blattner, Heights, 1:58.77; 2. D. Cul-linan, Heights, 2:01.13; 3. Samsel, Kapaun,2:08.40. 220000 IIMM —— 1. K. Cullinan, Heights,2:04.68; 2. Lawrence, Heights, 2:18.28; 3.Knapp, Kapaun, 2:18.52. 5500 ffrreeee —— 1. Zim-merman, Heights, 23.98; 2. Baldessari, Ka-paun, 24.38; 3. Little, Heights, 25.30. 11 mmeetteerrddiivviinngg —— 1. Bann, Kapaun, 80.00. 110000 ffllyy —— 1.K. Cullinan, Heights, 56.87; 2. Lies, Kapaun,59.82; 3. Knapp, Kapaun, 59.89. 110000 ffrreeee —— 1.Zimmerman, Heights, 53.36; 2. Reeder,Heights, 57.31; 3. Hesse, Kapaun, 59.28. 550000ffrreeee —— 1. Lawrence, Heights, 5:43.15; 2. Hall,Heights, 6:02.19; 3. Ayres, Kapaun, 6:18.00.220000 ffrreeee rreellaayy —— 1. Heights 1:39.79; 2. Ka-paun A 1:39.82; 3. Kapaun B 1:46.60. 110000 bbaacckk—— 1. Blattner, Heights, 58.86; 2. Lies, Kapaun,1:04.24; 3. Reeder, Heights, 1:06.30. 110000bbrreeaasstt —— 1. Pressley, Heights, 1:10.56; 2.Kaysen, Kapaun, 1:12.73; 3. Moore, Kapaun,1:19.10. 440000 ffrreeee rreellaayy —— 1. Heights 3:37.46;2. Kapaun A 3:50.27; 3. Kapaun B 4:01.78.

Newton InvitationalTTeeaamm ssccoorreess —— Maize 346, Newton 270,

Maize South 249, Hutchinson 201, McPherson179, Rose Hill 39.

220000 mmeeddlleeyy rreellaayy —— 1. McPherson 1:49.93;2. Maize South 1:51.87; 3. Newton 1:55.05.220000 ffrreeee ——1. Spreier, Newton, 1:56.68; 2.Mullins, Hutchinson, 2:01.60; 3. McKenna,Hutchinson, 2:03.53. 220000 IIMM—— 1. Goodson,McPherson, 2:14.03; 2. Plenert, McPherson,2:25.33; 3. Ferguson, Hutchinson, 2:25.82. 5500ffrreeee —— 1. Stewart, Hutchinson, 25.11; 2.Weber, Maize, 25.33; 3. Peterson, MaizeSouth, 25.58. 110000 ffllyy —— 1. Trumble, Newton,1:01.01; 2. Evraets, Maize South, 1:03.32; 3.Weber, Maize, 1:05.96. 110000 ffrreeee —— 1.Wagner, Maize, 50.44; 2. G. Olson, Maize,50.48; 3. Heckman, Maize South, 51.62. 550000ffrreeee —— 1. Lavelle, Maize South, 5:34.94; 2. C.Olson, Maize, 5:46.28; 3. Evraets, Maize South,5:51.60. 220000 ffrreeee rreellaayy —— 1. Maize 1:38.06; 2.Newton 1:39.35; 3. Hutchinson 1:39.44. 110000bbaacckk —— 1. Wagner, Maize, 56.62; 2. Spreier,North, 57.94; 3. Lavalle, Maize South, 59.45.110000 bbrreeaasstt —— 1. Heckman, Maize South,1:06.55; 2. G. Olson, Maize, 1:08.35; 3.Plenert, McPherson, 1:09.67. 440000 ffrreeee rreellaayy—— 1. Maize 3:43.29; 2. Maize South 3:52.76; 3.McPherson 3:58.64.

NHL StandingsEEaasstteerrnn CCoonnffeerreennccee

AAttllaannttiicc DDiivviissiioonnGGPP WW LL OOTT PPttss GGFF GGAA

N.Y. Rangers .........38 25 9 4 54 113 81Philadelphia ..........38 23 11 4 50 130 113Pittsburgh .............38 21 13 4 46 121 100New Jersey...........39 21 16 2 44 106 114N.Y. Islanders .......37 14 17 6 34 88 116

NNoorrtthheeaasstt DDiivviissiioonnGGPP WW LL OOTT PPttss GGFF GGAA

Boston ...................37 26 10 1 53 138 69Ottawa...................41 21 15 5 47 127 136Toronto..................40 20 15 5 45 129 128Buffalo...................39 18 17 4 40 104 115Montreal................40 15 18 7 37 106 113

SSoouutthheeaasstt DDiivviissiioonnGGPP WW LL OOTT PPttss GGFF GGAA

Florida ...................40 20 12 8 48 105 110Washington...........38 21 15 2 44 114 110Winnipeg ...............40 19 16 5 43 107 118Tampa Bay ............39 17 19 3 37 108 133Carolina.................41 13 21 7 33 106 139

WWeesstteerrnn CCoonnffeerreenncceeCCeennttrraall DDiivviissiioonn

GGPP WW LL OOTT PPttss GGFF GGAAChicago .................40 24 12 4 52 132 116Detroit ...................39 25 13 1 51 128 88St. Louis ................40 23 12 5 51 103 89Nashville ...............40 21 15 4 46 106 112Columbus ..............38 10 23 5 25 93 128

NNoorrtthhwweesstt DDiivviissiioonnGGPP WW LL OOTT PPttss GGFF GGAA

Vancouver .............41 25 13 3 53 134 99Minnesota .............41 21 14 6 48 95 98Colorado................41 22 18 1 45 110 116Calgary ..................42 18 19 5 41 100 123Edmonton ..............40 16 21 3 35 110 115

PPaacciiffiicc DDiivviissiioonnGGPP WW LL OOTT PPttss GGFF GGAA

San Jose ...............36 21 11 4 46 105 86Dallas ....................39 22 16 1 45 108 113Los Angeles...........40 19 14 7 45 87 92Phoenix .................40 19 17 4 42 103 107Anaheim ................38 10 22 6 26 88 127NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for over-time loss.

WWeeddnneessddaayy’’ss GGaammeessMontreal 7, Winnipeg 3Boston 6, New Jersey 1Vancouver 3, Minnesota 0San Jose 3, Anaheim 1

TThhuurrssddaayy’’ss GGaammeessBoston 9, Calgary 0Toronto 4, Winnipeg 0N.Y. Rangers 3, Florida 2, OTPhiladelphia 5, Chicago 4Ottawa 4, Tampa Bay 1St. Louis 4, Edmonton 3Dallas 4, Nashville 1Phoenix at Los AngelesColumbus at San Jose

FFrriiddaayy’’ss GGaammeessFlorida at New Jersey, 6 p.m.N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.Buffalo at Carolina, 6 p.m.Colorado at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.N.Y. Islanders at Anaheim, 9 p.m.

Thursday’s SumsRangers 3, Panthers 2

FFlloorriiddaa ..............................................................11 00 11 00——22NN..YY.. RRaannggeerrss .....................11 00 11 11——33

FFiirrsstt——1, Florida, Goc 3 (Samuelsson,Bradley), 4:16. 2, N.Y. Rangers, Stralman 1(Fedotenko), 17:44.

SSeeccoonndd——None. TThhiirrdd——3, N.Y. Rangers, Callahan 14

(Richards, Girardi), 4:24 (pp). 4, Florida, San-torelli 5 (Campbell, Samuelsson), 5:00.

OOvveerrttiimmee——5, N.Y. Rangers, Gaborik 23(Stepan, Del Zotto), 3:29.

SShhoottss——Florida 8-5-8-0—21. N.Y. Rangers16-8-14-3—41. PPoowweerr ppllaayyss——Florida 0 of 1;N.Y. Rangers 1 of 3. GGooaalliieess——Florida, Clem-mensen 4-1-3 (41 shots-38 saves). N.Y.Rangers, Biron 8-2-0 (21-19). AA——18,200(18,200). T—2:32.

Maple Leafs 4, Jets 0WWiinnnniippeegg ...................................00 00 00——00TToorroonnttoo ......................................11 11 22——44

FFiirrsstt——1, Toronto, Kessel 23 (Lupul, Con-nolly), 5:00.

SSeeccoonndd——2, Toronto, Connolly 7 (Crabb, Pha-neuf), 1:22.

TThhiirrdd——3, Toronto, Grabovski 12 (Kulemin,Gunnarsson), 3:38. 4, Toronto, MacArthur 12(Grabovski, Franson), 10:37 (pp).

SShhoottss——Winnipeg 6-9-9—24. Toronto 8-8-9—25. PPoowweerr ppllaayyss——Winnipeg 0 of 1;Toronto 1 of 3. GGooaalliieess——Winnipeg, Mason 5-3-0 (25 shots-21 saves). Toronto, Gustavsson11-7-0 (24-24). AA——19,514 (18,819). T—2:18.

Flyers 5, Blackhawks 4CChhiiccaaggoo ............................................................................11 11 22——44PPhhiillaaddeellpphhiiaa...............................11 33 11——55

FFiirrsstt——1, Chicago, Hayes 2 (Mayers), 3:01. 2,Philadelphia, Voracek 6 (Coburn, Bourdon),19:09.

SSeeccoonndd——3, Chicago, Shaw 1 (J.Toews,Keith), 7:37. 4, Philadelphia, Hartnell 18(Giroux, Read), 7:54. 5, Philadelphia, Zolnier-czyk 3 (Couturier, Meszaros), 11:51. 6,Philadelphia, van Riemsdyk 10 (Simmonds,Schenn), 12:14.

TThhiirrdd——7, Chicago, Seabrook 3 (Bolland,Hossa), 14:15. 8, Chicago, Kane 10 (Sharp,J.Toews), 14:40. 9, Philadelphia, van Riemsdyk11 (Hartnell, Giroux), 19:27 (pp).

SShhoottss——Chicago 7-15-12—34. Philadelphia13-21-12—46. PPoowweerr ppllaayyss——Chicago 0 of 0;Philadelphia 1 of 4. GGooaalliieess——Chicago, Emery9-3-2 (46 shots-41 saves). Philadelphia, Bryz-galov 15-8-3 (34-30). AA——19,877 (19,537). T—2:18.

Bruins 9, Flames 0CCaallggaarryy ......................................00 00 00——00BBoossttoonn .......................................33 44 22——99

FFiirrsstt——1, Boston, Seguin 16 (Bergeron,Pouliot), 1:14. 2, Boston, Lucic 14 (Horton,Krejci), 3:17. 3, Boston, Krejci 9 (Peverley,Chara), 8:49 (pp).

SSeeccoonndd——4, Boston, Bergeron 10 (Seguin,Pouliot), 1:19. 5, Boston, Kelly 13 (Ference,Peverley), 2:06. 6, Boston, Horton 11 (Lucic,Chara), 4:15. 7, Boston, Horton 12 (Seiden-berg, Krejci), 14:31.

TThhiirrdd——8, Boston, Bergeron 11 (Seguin,Pouliot), 5:49. 9, Boston, Paille 7, 8:43 (sh).

SShhoottss——Calgary 10-9-6—25. Boston 15-19-8—42. PPoowweerr ppllaayyss——Calgary 0 of 2; Boston 1of 2. GGooaalliieess——Calgary, Irving 1-1-2 (21 shots-15 saves), Kiprusoff (4:15 second, 21-18).Boston, Rask 9-4-1 (25-25). AA——17,565(17,565). T—2:20.

Stars 4, Predators 1DDaallllaass.........................................22 11 11——44NNaasshhvviillllee ....................................11 00 00——11

FFiirrsstt——1, Dallas, Ribeiro 7 (Eriksson,Morrow), 4:18. 2, Nashville, Bourque 1(Tootoo, Spaling), 8:31. 3, Dallas, Ribeiro 8(Grossman, Eriksson), 19:21.

SSeeccoonndd——4, Dallas, Ja.Benn 11, 6:28. TThhiirrdd——5, Dallas, Burish 4 (Wandell,

Ja.Benn), 12:53. Missed Penalty Shot—Ott, Dal, 8:31 second.SShhoottss——Dallas 8-14-8—30. Nashville 12-8-

5—25. PPoowweerr ppllaayyss——Dallas 0 of 4; Nashville

0 of 3. GGooaalliieess——Dallas, Lehtonen 15-6-1 (25shots-24 saves). Nashville, Rinne 19-11-4 (30-26). AA——17,113 (17,113). T—2:25.

Senators 4, Lightning 1TTaammppaa BBaayy.................................00 00 11——11OOttttaawwaa .......................................11 11 22——44

FFiirrsstt——1, Ottawa, Spezza 15 (Greening, Gon-char), 10:36.

SSeeccoonndd——2, Ottawa, Turris 1 (Alfredsson,Condra), 17:07.

TThhiirrdd——3, Tampa Bay, Stamkos 28 (Lecava-lier, Gilroy), 8:48. 4, Ottawa, Z.Smith 12 (Al-fredsson, Foligno), 16:34. 5, Ottawa, Al-fredsson 13 (Turris), 19:07 (en).

SShhoottss——Tampa Bay 11-16-9—36. Ottawa 7-8-9—24. PPoowweerr ppllaayyss——Tampa Bay 0 of 3; Ot-tawa 0 of 2. GGooaalliieess——Tampa Bay, Roloson 6-9-1 (23 shots-20 saves). Ottawa, Anderson19-12-3 (36-35). AA——19,944 (19,153). T—2:28.

Blues 4, Oilers 3EEddmmoonnttoonn...................................00 33 00——33SStt.. LLoouuiiss .....................................11 00 33——44

FFiirrsstt——1, St. Louis, Stewart 9 (Langen-brunner), 14:42.

SSeeccoonndd——2, Edmonton, Hall 13 (Hemsky,Jones), 5:12 (pp). 3, Edmonton, Eager 4(Sutton), 5:27. 4, Edmonton, Eberle 17(Gagner), 13:54 (pp).

TThhiirrdd——5, St. Louis, Pietrangelo 6 (Colaia-covo, Backes), :19 (pp). 6, St. Louis, Backes 12(Pietrangelo, Colaiacovo), 1:48 (pp). 7, St.Louis, D’Agostini 9 (Oshie, Colaiacovo), 8:59.

SShhoottss——Edmonton 3-21-8—32. St. Louis 14-9-14—37. PPoowweerr ppllaayyss——Edmonton 2 of 5; St.Louis 2 of 6. GGooaalliieess——Edmonton, Dubnyk 5-10-0 (37 shots-33 saves). St. Louis, Halak 9-7-5 (32-29). AA——18,428 (19,150). T—2:31.

CHL StandingsTTUURRNNEERR CCOONNFFEERREENNCCEEGGPP WW LL OOLL PPttss GGFF GGAA

Fort Wayne 29 20 8 1 41 107 77Quad City 29 17 11 1 35 100 89Evansville 27 16 9 2 34 92 85Rapid City 29 16 12 1 33 103 84Missouri 29 14 12 3 31 85 91Dayton 30 11 13 6 28 90 108Bloomington 30 10 18 2 22 82 109

BBEERRRRYY CCOONNFFEERREENNCCEEGGPP WW LL OOLL PPttss GGFF GGAA

Wichita 29 20 8 1 41 107 84Allen 29 17 6 6 40 106 82Tulsa 29 16 10 3 35 105 95Texas 31 14 11 6 34 82 84Rio Grande 30 14 12 4 32 86 95Arizona 31 9 16 6 24 83 116Laredo 28 11 17 0 22 77 106NOTE: Two points are awarded for a win, onepoint for an overtime or shootout loss. Over-time or shootout losses are only denoted inthe OL column, not the loss column.

TThhuurrssddaayy’’ss ggaammeessNo games scheduled

TTooddaayy’’ss ggaammeessDayton at Fort Wayne, 7 p.m.Evansville at Bloomington, 7:05 p.m.Laredo at Allen, 7:05 p.m.Tulsa at Missouri, 7:05 p.m.Wichita at Quad City, 7:05 p.m.Rio Grande Valley at Rapid City, 8:05 p.m.Texas at Arizona, 8:05 p.m.

SSaattuurrddaayy’’ss ggaammeessFort Wayne at Dayton, 6 p.m.Evansville at Bloomington, 7:05 p.m.Quad City at Missouri, 7:05 p.m.Tulsa at Wichita, 7:05 p.m.Allen at Laredo, 7:30 p.m.Rio Grande Valley at Rapid City, 8:05 p.m.Texas at Arizona, 8:05 p.m.

GOLFHole in One

SimGene Schulte, No. 15 (161 yards), 8-iron.

Witnesses: Keith Martin and Jim Todd.

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EEaasstt LLoonnddoonn,, SSoouutthh AAffrriiccaaPPuurrssee:: $$11..33 mmiilllliioonn

YYaarrddaaggee:: 66,,777700 ;; PPaarr:: 7733 ((3377--3366))FFiirrsstt RRoouunndd

Thomas Aiken, South Africa ...........33-31—64Retief Goosen, South Africa ...........35-30—65Jaco Ahlers, South Africa ...............34-31—65Michael du Toit, South Africa .........33-33—66Phillip Price, Wales.........................33-33—66Dean O’Riley, South Africa .............35-31—66Maarten Lafeber, Netherlands .......34-33—67

MISLEEAASSTTEERRNN DDIIVVIISSIIOONN

WW LL PPcctt.. GGBB PPFF PPAABaltimore..........8 3 .727 — 147 100Syracuse...........6 6 .500 2½ 174 182Rochester .........6 7 .462 3 191 180Norfolk..............1 11 .083 7½ 104 235

CCEENNTTRRAALL DDIIVVIISSIIOONNMilwaukee ........8 1 .889 — 137 82Missouri............8 6 .571 2½ 181 154Wichita .............4 7 .364 5 123 124

FFrriiddaayy’’ss GGaammeessSyracuse at Baltimore, 6:35 p.m.Missouri at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.

SSaattuurrddaayy’’ss GGaammeessRochester at Baltimore, 6:35 p.m.Missouri at Wichita, 7:35 p.m.

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