Fort Hays State (19-8, 14-5 MIAA) at Pittsburg State (19-5, 14-4 MIAA) Thursday, February 16, 2023 • 5:30 p.m. Pittsburg, Kan. • John Lance Arena Radio: KJLS (103.3)

<a href="https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/KJLS">CLICK HERE TO LISTEN</a> The Fort Hays State women's basketball team hits the road for the final three games of the regular season beginning with a Thursday evening contest at Pittsburg State (Feb. 16). First tip from John Lance Arena is slated for 5:30 p.m. Fort Hays State (19-8, 14-5 MIAA) is one-half game behind the Gorillas (19-5, 14-4 MIAA) in the league standings with two weeks remaining in the regular season. The Tigers within reach of first place in the standings, but would need help to get there. FHSU is 1.5 games behind third-place Central Missouri, two games behind Missouri Western and three games behind Nebraska-Kearney. The Tigers and Gorillas are two of 10 teams listed in the initial NCAA Division II Central Region Rankings, announced Wednesday (Feb. 15) by the NCAA office. Six MIAA programs are joined by three schools from the Northern Sun and one from the Great American Conference. Live video of the conference clash will be available on The MIAA Network. Fans can purchase access to a single contest for $10, a month-long pass for $25 or a season-long, all-access pass for $125. Both the monthly and year-long passes gain access to any event in any sport streamed on The MIAA Network. Live radio coverage with voice of the Tigers Gerard Wellbrock will be available over the air on KJLS 103.3 FM and online at hayspost.com. Fort Hays State ranks fourth in the country with just 12.0 turnovers per game.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/emma-ruddle/6846">Emma Ruddle</a>&nbsp;has knocked down a trio of 3-pointers in four-straight games.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/katie-wagner/6848">Katie Wagner</a>&nbsp;averages 16.0 points in three games against the Gorillas, scoring in double figures all three times.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/olivia-hollenbeck/6845">Olivia Hollenbeck</a>&nbsp;averages 13.3 ppg against PSU. Both have one 20-point game against the Gorillas. Hollenbeck has 121 blocks in her career, tied for sixth-most in program history (Jamie Heiman, 1999-03). She is five blocks behind Tatyana Legette (2015-19), who ranks fifth all-time with 126 blocks. Wagner became the 24th player in FHSU history to reach 1,000 career points last week against Newman. Hollenbeck is 53 points away from becoming the 25th Tiger to accomplish the feat. The Tigers need one win to reach 20 victories for the 12th-consecutive season. Their current streak of 11 such seasons is the longest active streak in Division II. The Tigers had a nine-game winning streak against Pittsburg State snapped last month when the Gorillas beat FHSU by 22 points (1/7/23), their largest margin of victory in series history. The Tigers are 34-28 all-time against PSU, while the Gorillas lead in games played in Pittsburg, 16-12. FHSU is 13-14 against the Gorillas during the Hobson era, including a 3-8 mark on the road. FHSU has won two in a row on the road against PSU. Pittsburg State boasts three of the top 10 scorers in the MIAA, with Karenna Geber (15.1 ppg) ranking sixth, Tristan Gegg (15.0 ppg) ranking seventh and Grace Pyle (14.1 ppg) ranking 10th in the league. The Gorillas have the top scoring offense in the league, ranking 11th nationally with 79.0 points per game. PSU allows 68.4 points per contest, fourth-most in the conference. The Gorillas rank sixth in DII with a plus-9.5 rebounding margin. Tristan Gegg hits 3.04 3-pointers per game, tops in the MIAA and ninth-most nationally.&nbsp;&nbsp;

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/2/1676514151219.jpeg" alt="Fort Hays State guard Megan Earney (34) drives past Pittsburg State's Tristan Gegg (10) in an MIAA basketball game in Hays, Kan. on January 7, 2023. (FHSU Athletics photo/Nicole Heitmann)" />
 <figcaption>Fort Hays State guard Megan Earney (34) drives past Pittsburg State's Tristan Gegg (10) in an MIAA basketball game in Hays, Kan. on January 7, 2023. (FHSU Athletics photo/Nicole Heitmann)</figcaption>
 </figure>FHSU AthleticsFort Hays State (19-8, 14-5 MIAA) at Pittsburg State (19-5, 14-4 MIAA) Thursday, February 16, 2023 • 5:30 p.m. Pittsburg, Kan. • John Lance Arena Radio: KJLS (103.3)<a href="https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/KJLS">CLICK HERE TO LISTEN</a> The Fort Hays State women's basketball team hits the road for the final three games of the regular season beginning with a Thursday evening contest at Pittsburg State (Feb. 16). First tip from John Lance Arena is slated for 5:30 p.m. Fort Hays State (19-8, 14-5 MIAA) is one-half game behind the Gorillas (19-5, 14-4 MIAA) in the league standings with two weeks remaining in the regular season. The Tigers within reach of first place in the standings, but would need help to get there. FHSU is 1.5 games behind third-place Central Missouri, two games behind Missouri Western and three games behind Nebraska-Kearney. The Tigers and Gorillas are two of 10 teams listed in the initial NCAA Division II Central Region Rankings, announced Wednesday (Feb. 15) by the NCAA office. Six MIAA programs are joined by three schools from the Northern Sun and one from the Great American Conference. Live video of the conference clash will be available on The MIAA Network. Fans can purchase access to a single contest for $10, a month-long pass for $25 or a season-long, all-access pass for $125. Both the monthly and year-long passes gain access to any event in any sport streamed on The MIAA Network. Live radio coverage with voice of the Tigers Gerard Wellbrock will be available over the air on KJLS 103.3 FM and online at hayspost.com. Fort Hays State ranks fourth in the country with just 12.0 turnovers per game.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/emma-ruddle/6846">Emma Ruddle</a>&nbsp;has knocked down a trio of 3-pointers in four-straight games.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/katie-wagner/6848">Katie Wagner</a>&nbsp;averages 16.0 points in three games against the Gorillas, scoring in double figures all three times.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/olivia-hollenbeck/6845">Olivia Hollenbeck</a>&nbsp;averages 13.3 ppg against PSU. Both have one 20-point game against the Gorillas. Hollenbeck has 121 blocks in her career, tied for sixth-most in program history (Jamie Heiman, 1999-03). She is five blocks behind Tatyana Legette (2015-19), who ranks fifth all-time with 126 blocks. Wagner became the 24th player in FHSU history to reach 1,000 career points last week against Newman. Hollenbeck is 53 points away from becoming the 25th Tiger to accomplish the feat. The Tigers need one win to reach 20 victories for the 12th-consecutive season. Their current streak of 11 such seasons is the longest active streak in Division II. The Tigers had a nine-game winning streak against Pittsburg State snapped last month when the Gorillas beat FHSU by 22 points (1/7/23), their largest margin of victory in series history. The Tigers are 34-28 all-time against PSU, while the Gorillas lead in games played in Pittsburg, 16-12. FHSU is 13-14 against the Gorillas during the Hobson era, including a 3-8 mark on the road. FHSU has won two in a row on the road against PSU. Pittsburg State boasts three of the top 10 scorers in the MIAA, with Karenna Geber (15.1 ppg) ranking sixth, Tristan Gegg (15.0 ppg) ranking seventh and Grace Pyle (14.1 ppg) ranking 10th in the league. The Gorillas have the top scoring offense in the league, ranking 11th nationally with 79.0 points per game. PSU allows 68.4 points per contest, fourth-most in the conference. The Gorillas rank sixth in DII with a plus-9.5 rebounding margin. Tristan Gegg hits 3.04 3-pointers per game, tops in the MIAA and ninth-most nationally.&nbsp;&nbsp;

🏀🎙️ LISTEN - Tiger women take on Gorillas Thursday

Swimmers from the Hays Hurricanes as part of the Western Kansas Swim Club returned home after a successful USA swimming, Missouri Valley District swim meet in Wichita. 

The WKSC team took third place overall with only six swimmers. Up against much larger teams the WKSC swimmers racked up team points with several District Champion swims, many of which also qualified team members for the upcoming Missouri Valley Championship swim meet in Lenexa. 

Participating members from the Hays Hurricanes included Braylee Carper, Wyatt Dixson, Lane Dixson, and Breckyn Martin. The head coach of the Hays Hurricanes — Kendra Clary, along with the WKSC head coach Aleisha Stepp — have been working hard to prepare these young athletes for these highly competitive swim meets.

Braylee Carper had several impressive PRs, making it to finals and placed in the top eight in the 100 breast and 200 free for girls 13/14. Wyatt Dixson also had PRs in the boys 13/14 placing second in the 200 back and will be swimming the 200 back and 100 fly at Champs. Lane Dixson was the boys 9/10 District champion in the 50 back, 100 back, and 200 free. He will be swimming several events at Champs including the 100 IM, 50 and 100 fly, 100 free, 50 and 100 back, and 200 free. Breckyn Martin was the girls 9/10 District champion in the 100 free and runner up in the 50 free. She will be swimming the 50 and 100 free and 50 fly at Champs. 

The other two outstanding WKSC participants also included Thaxton Freeman of the Ulysses Sharks and Emma Kirchoff of Garden City. Thaxton set new PRs, made finals, and placed in the top 8 for the boys 13/14 200IM, 100 back and 100 free. Emma was the District champion for the 200IM, 100 breast, 50 free, and 50 breast. Emma will also be swimming at Champs in several events. 

"Together these six swimmers along with their amazing coaches are proud of their 3rd place finish at the District Championship meet," the organization said in a news release. "WKSC swimmers and coaches are looking forward to Champs the first weekend in March. The Hays Hurricane swim team has a bright future ahead and can not wait to see more team members participate in meets and more future swimmers join the club."

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/2/1676478414122.png" alt="From left: Hays coach Kendra Clary, Breckyn Martin, Lane Dixson, Wyatt Dixson, Emma Kirchoff, Braylee Carper, Thaxton Freeman, Western Kansas Coach Aleisha Stepp / Courtesy photo" />
 <figcaption>From left: Hays coach Kendra Clary, Breckyn Martin, Lane Dixson, Wyatt Dixson, Emma Kirchoff, Braylee Carper, Thaxton Freeman, Western Kansas Coach Aleisha Stepp / Courtesy photo</figcaption>
 </figure>SubmittedSwimmers from the Hays Hurricanes as part of the Western Kansas Swim Club returned home after a successful USA swimming, Missouri Valley District swim meet in Wichita. The WKSC team took third place overall with only six swimmers. Up against much larger teams the WKSC swimmers racked up team points with several District Champion swims, many of which also qualified team members for the upcoming Missouri Valley Championship swim meet in Lenexa. Participating members from the Hays Hurricanes included Braylee Carper, Wyatt Dixson, Lane Dixson, and Breckyn Martin. The head coach of the Hays Hurricanes — Kendra Clary, along with the WKSC head coach Aleisha Stepp — have been working hard to prepare these young athletes for these highly competitive swim meets.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/2/1676478864045.png" alt="Courtesy photo" />
 <figcaption>Courtesy photo</figcaption>
 </figure>Braylee Carper had several impressive PRs, making it to finals and placed in the top eight in the 100 breast and 200 free for girls 13/14. Wyatt Dixson also had PRs in the boys 13/14 placing second in the 200 back and will be swimming the 200 back and 100 fly at Champs. Lane Dixson was the boys 9/10 District champion in the 50 back, 100 back, and 200 free. He will be swimming several events at Champs including the 100 IM, 50 and 100 fly, 100 free, 50 and 100 back, and 200 free. Breckyn Martin was the girls 9/10 District champion in the 100 free and runner up in the 50 free. She will be swimming the 50 and 100 free and 50 fly at Champs. The other two outstanding WKSC participants also included Thaxton Freeman of the Ulysses Sharks and Emma Kirchoff of Garden City. Thaxton set new PRs, made finals, and placed in the top 8 for the boys 13/14 200IM, 100 back and 100 free. Emma was the District champion for the 200IM, 100 breast, 50 free, and 50 breast. Emma will also be swimming at Champs in several events. "Together these six swimmers along with their amazing coaches are proud of their 3rd place finish at the District Championship meet," the organization said in a news release. "WKSC swimmers and coaches are looking forward to Champs the first weekend in March. The Hays Hurricane swim team has a bright future ahead and can not wait to see more team members participate in meets and more future swimmers join the club."

🏊 Hays Hurricanes fare well in Wichita swim meet

Due to necessary repairs on the tower for 101.9 The Bull, Friday's Area Game Of The Week between Phillipsburg and Hoxie will air on Mix 103.

The broadcast begins with with Game Day Live at 5:15 p.m. Friday.

Due to necessary repairs on the tower for 101.9 The Bull, Friday's Area Game Of The Week between Phillipsburg and Hoxie will air on Mix 103.The broadcast begins with with Game Day Live at 5:15 p.m. Friday.

🏀 Eagle Area Game of the Week moves to Mix 103

INDIANAPOLIS - The Fort Hays State women's basketball team is one of 10 teams currently under consideration for selection into the 2023 NCAA Division II Central Region Championships, announced Wednesday (Feb. 15) by the NCAA office. In recent years the NCAA has released the first set of region rankings in alphabetical order before announcing the teams in rank order in subsequent releases. The Tigers are one of six MIAA programs in the region's top 10, joined by three schools representing the Northern Sun and one institution from the Great American Conference. The Tigers are 19-8 on the year, including a 17-8 record against Division II opponents and a 17-7 in-region record. Fort Hays State has played the third-toughest strength-of-schedule in the region, a number that will only increase after final two weeks of the regular season. Fort Hays State has been selected to play in each of the last five regional championships and in seven of the last eight tournaments. FHSU has been the top overall seed in the region three times over the last eight years and has played in a trio of regional finals. Fort Hays State's final three opponents of the year are all listed in the rankings, including Pittsburg State, Missouri Southern and Nebraska-Kearney. FHSU will open the final stretch on Thursday (Feb. 16) at Pittsburg State beginning at 5:30 p.m. 2023 NCAA DII Central Region Rankings - February 15 School • Overall DII Record • In-Region Record Augustana (South Dakota) • 19-4 • 19-4 Central Missouri • 18-3 • 18-3 Fort Hays State • 17-8 • 17-7 Minnesota Duluth • 22-3 • 22-3 Minnesota State Mankato • 20-3 • 20-3 Missouri Southern State • 20-5 • 18-5 Missouri Western • 20-5 • 19-5 Nebraska-Kearney • 22-3 • 22-3 Pittsburg State • 17-5 • 17-5 Southern Nazarene • 19-4 • 19-4 *teams listed in alphabetical order*&nbsp;&nbsp;

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/2/1676514442938.jpeg" alt="Fort Hays State center Olivia Hollenbeck (33) goes up for a rebound in an NCAA II basketball game vs. Minnesota State in Hays, Kan. on November 18, 2022. (FHSU Athletics photo/Madison Shapland)" />
 <figcaption>Fort Hays State center Olivia Hollenbeck (33) goes up for a rebound in an NCAA II basketball game vs. Minnesota State in Hays, Kan. on November 18, 2022. (FHSU Athletics photo/Madison Shapland)</figcaption>
 </figure>FHSU AthleticsINDIANAPOLIS - The Fort Hays State women's basketball team is one of 10 teams currently under consideration for selection into the 2023 NCAA Division II Central Region Championships, announced Wednesday (Feb. 15) by the NCAA office. In recent years the NCAA has released the first set of region rankings in alphabetical order before announcing the teams in rank order in subsequent releases. The Tigers are one of six MIAA programs in the region's top 10, joined by three schools representing the Northern Sun and one institution from the Great American Conference. The Tigers are 19-8 on the year, including a 17-8 record against Division II opponents and a 17-7 in-region record. Fort Hays State has played the third-toughest strength-of-schedule in the region, a number that will only increase after final two weeks of the regular season. Fort Hays State has been selected to play in each of the last five regional championships and in seven of the last eight tournaments. FHSU has been the top overall seed in the region three times over the last eight years and has played in a trio of regional finals. Fort Hays State's final three opponents of the year are all listed in the rankings, including Pittsburg State, Missouri Southern and Nebraska-Kearney. FHSU will open the final stretch on Thursday (Feb. 16) at Pittsburg State beginning at 5:30 p.m. 2023 NCAA DII Central Region Rankings - February 15 School • Overall DII Record • In-Region Record Augustana (South Dakota) • 19-4 • 19-4 Central Missouri • 18-3 • 18-3 Fort Hays State • 17-8 • 17-7 Minnesota Duluth • 22-3 • 22-3 Minnesota State Mankato • 20-3 • 20-3 Missouri Southern State • 20-5 • 18-5 Missouri Western • 20-5 • 19-5 Nebraska-Kearney • 22-3 • 22-3 Pittsburg State • 17-5 • 17-5 Southern Nazarene • 19-4 • 19-4 *teams listed in alphabetical order*&nbsp;&nbsp;

🏀 FHSU women under consideration in initial region rankings

Several area wrestlers remain ranked in the latest Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association rankings released Wednesday.

<a href="https://cdn1.sportngin.com/attachments/document/42b6-2322294/321A_Rankings_2.14.23.pdf?_gl=1*5v5lds*_ga*MjU3MDczOTczLjE2NzQ2NDYwODg.*_ga_PQ25JN9PJ8*MTY3NjQ3MjQ0OS43LjEuMTY3NjQ3MjQ0OS4wLjAuMA..">321A Boys Rankings 02/15/2023</a> <a href="https://cdn1.sportngin.com/attachments/document/c67c-2562176/22-23_5A_Rankings_Database_-_FINAL_SHEET__13_.pdf?_gl=1*16olalu*_ga*MjU3MDczOTczLjE2NzQ2NDYwODg.*_ga_PQ25JN9PJ8*MTY3NjQ3MjQ0OS43LjEuMTY3NjQ3MjQ1Ni4wLjAuMA..">5A Boys Rankings 02/15/2023</a> <a href="https://cdn1.sportngin.com/attachments/document/4f9a-2322299/4-1A_Girls_Rankings_22-23_-_FINAL_SHEET__2___2_.pdf?_gl=1*16iy4ic*_ga*MjU3MDczOTczLjE2NzQ2NDYwODg.*_ga_PQ25JN9PJ8*MTY3NjQ3MjQ0OS43LjEuMTY3NjQ3MjQ2MS4wLjAuMA..">4-1A Girls Rankings 02/15/2023</a> <a href="https://cdn1.sportngin.com/attachments/document/a087-2322302/2022-2023_Girls_5-6A_Rankings_Database_-_FINAL_SHEET__12_.pdf?_gl=1*a0tav0*_ga*MjU3MDczOTczLjE2NzQ2NDYwODg.*_ga_PQ25JN9PJ8*MTY3NjQ3MjQ0OS43LjEuMTY3NjQ3MjQ2Ni4wLjAuMA..">6-5A Girls Rankings 02/15/2023</a>

Hays High has four ranked in Class 5A. Junior Harley
Zimmerman remains ranked No. 1 at 132, freshman Grady Lind is fifth at 106, junior
Elijah McCullough is sixth at 113 and senior Cyrus Vajner sixth at 126.

Senior Sarah Zimmerman is ranked No. 1 at 110 for the Hays
girls in 6-5A. Sophomore Tionna Napue is second at 115. Both were regional
champs this past Saturday at the Dodge City regional. 

Ellis continues to have two boys ranked in 3-2-1A. Junior
Mason Younger remains No. 1 at 126. Senior Jarrett Mader is second at 144.
Plainville also has two ranked. Senior Cohen Kaiser fourth at 132 and senior Kyle
Werner is second at 190. Hill City has three ranked. Sophomore Alexander Hamel
is ranked fourth at 106, sophomore Dayton Stephens is fourth at 150 and junior
Aiden Amrein is fifth at 165.

Stockton freshman Carolina Northrup is ranked sixth at 100
in 4-1A girls. Teammate Ashlyn Hahn is fourth at 120. Trego junior Adrian Wynn
is fourth at 115. Quinter freshman Cali Wagoner is third at 135, Ellis junior Kaydawn
Haag is fifth at 140, Plainville sophomore Zoe Brown is fifth at 145.

The Hoxie boys remain No. 1 in the 3-2-1A team rankings.
Norton is third, Smith Center fourth, Ellis eighth and Hill City ninth.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/11/1604497727867.jpeg" alt="KWCA Logo.jpg" />
 <figcaption>KWCA Logo.jpg</figcaption>
 </figure>Several area wrestlers remain ranked in the latest Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association rankings released Wednesday.<a href="https://cdn1.sportngin.com/attachments/document/42b6-2322294/321A_Rankings_2.14.23.pdf?_gl=1*5v5lds*_ga*MjU3MDczOTczLjE2NzQ2NDYwODg.*_ga_PQ25JN9PJ8*MTY3NjQ3MjQ0OS43LjEuMTY3NjQ3MjQ0OS4wLjAuMA..">321A Boys Rankings 02/15/2023</a> <a href="https://cdn1.sportngin.com/attachments/document/c67c-2562176/22-23_5A_Rankings_Database_-_FINAL_SHEET__13_.pdf?_gl=1*16olalu*_ga*MjU3MDczOTczLjE2NzQ2NDYwODg.*_ga_PQ25JN9PJ8*MTY3NjQ3MjQ0OS43LjEuMTY3NjQ3MjQ1Ni4wLjAuMA..">5A Boys Rankings 02/15/2023</a> <a href="https://cdn1.sportngin.com/attachments/document/4f9a-2322299/4-1A_Girls_Rankings_22-23_-_FINAL_SHEET__2___2_.pdf?_gl=1*16iy4ic*_ga*MjU3MDczOTczLjE2NzQ2NDYwODg.*_ga_PQ25JN9PJ8*MTY3NjQ3MjQ0OS43LjEuMTY3NjQ3MjQ2MS4wLjAuMA..">4-1A Girls Rankings 02/15/2023</a> <a href="https://cdn1.sportngin.com/attachments/document/a087-2322302/2022-2023_Girls_5-6A_Rankings_Database_-_FINAL_SHEET__12_.pdf?_gl=1*a0tav0*_ga*MjU3MDczOTczLjE2NzQ2NDYwODg.*_ga_PQ25JN9PJ8*MTY3NjQ3MjQ0OS43LjEuMTY3NjQ3MjQ2Ni4wLjAuMA..">6-5A Girls Rankings 02/15/2023</a>Hays High has four ranked in Class 5A. Junior Harley
Zimmerman remains ranked No. 1 at 132, freshman Grady Lind is fifth at 106, junior
Elijah McCullough is sixth at 113 and senior Cyrus Vajner sixth at 126.Senior Sarah Zimmerman is ranked No. 1 at 110 for the Hays
girls in 6-5A. Sophomore Tionna Napue is second at 115. Both were regional
champs this past Saturday at the Dodge City regional. Ellis continues to have two boys ranked in 3-2-1A. Junior
Mason Younger remains No. 1 at 126. Senior Jarrett Mader is second at 144.
Plainville also has two ranked. Senior Cohen Kaiser fourth at 132 and senior Kyle
Werner is second at 190. Hill City has three ranked. Sophomore Alexander Hamel
is ranked fourth at 106, sophomore Dayton Stephens is fourth at 150 and junior
Aiden Amrein is fifth at 165.Stockton freshman Carolina Northrup is ranked sixth at 100
in 4-1A girls. Teammate Ashlyn Hahn is fourth at 120. Trego junior Adrian Wynn
is fourth at 115. Quinter freshman Cali Wagoner is third at 135, Ellis junior Kaydawn
Haag is fifth at 140, Plainville sophomore Zoe Brown is fifth at 145.The Hoxie boys remain No. 1 in the 3-2-1A team rankings.
Norton is third, Smith Center fourth, Ellis eighth and Hill City ninth.

🤼‍♂️ Area wrestlers represented in latest KWCA rankings

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Kansas guard Gradey Dick was the main target of jeers from Oklahoma State's noisy fans Tuesday night.

His outside shooting quieted the crowd. The freshman scored 17 of his season-high 26 points in the second half and the fifth-ranked Jayhawks rolled to an 87-76 victory over the Cowboys.

Dick said Oklahoma State's fans gave him energy.

“I love it,” he said. “I love it. I kind of like being, you know, the hated one going into (visiting arenas). And they were doing their little chants. But it definitely fuels the fire, for sure."

Dick made 10 of 17 field goal attempts, shooting 4 of 9 on 3-pointers. And his performance allowed Kansas to get away with a bit of an off night from the Big 12's leading scorer. Jalen Wilson had 14 points — nearly seven below his average coming in.

Wilson said Dick's production was exceptional, especially for a freshman.

“He did great,” Wilson said. “You guys have seen all year, he has no conscience when it comes to shooting the ball and that’s what makes a great shooter. Every time he shoots the ball, we think it’s going in just like he thinks it’s going in.”

Kansas shot 66% from the field in the second half to pull away from the Cowboys. Oklahoma State leads the Big 12 in field goal percentage defense, but the Cowboys couldn't figure out the Jayhawks.

“We’ve got to defend better,” Oklahoma State coach Mike Boynton said. “We’re a better defensive team than we showed. We just didn’t have our fastball tonight and our curveball wasn’t good enough.”

Kansas (21-5, 9-4 Big 12) has won three straight. The Jayhawks are tied with Texas and Baylor atop the conference standings.

Kalib Boone scored a career-high 27 points, John-Michael Wright had 18 and Bryce Thompson added 17 for Oklahoma State (16-10, 7-6).

Oklahoma State had won five straight, including victories over ranked opponents TCU and Iowa State. The Cowboys were&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/sports-iowa-state-cyclones-top-25-college-basketball-today-bryce-thompson-caleb-asberry-7a7ca5a4d4c362e3f6a2391afda0ecc5">coming off a 64-56 win at then-No. 11 Iowa State</a>.

But the Cowboys were again without senior guard Avery Anderson III, who remained out after having surgery on his left wrist.

Thompson lit up the Jayhawks early. The guard, who played at Kansas for a year before transferring to Oklahoma State, scored 14 points in the first 11 minutes to help the Cowboys take a 23-18 lead.

Kansas hung tough, and Dick's 3-pointer at the halftime buzzer gave the Jayhawks a 39-37 lead at the break.

“Obviously, it was a big play, kind of a breakdown in communication for us," Boynton said. "I think we had a mix-up in our defensive calls there and that should never happen. A guy who shoots that well is obviously pretty close to the top of the scouting report.”

Dick scored eight points in the first two minutes of the second half to help Kansas take a 52-44 lead, and the Jayhawks led by at least five the rest of the way.

Now, Oklahoma State will try to regain its footing.

“You can’t get too far down," Boynton said. "There’s still a lot of games left, a lot to play for with solid position. We’ve just got to get back to work.”

Kansas: The Jayhawks completed back-to-back road wins in Oklahoma against teams that have some big victories on their home courts. The Jayhawks beat Oklahoma on Saturday.

Oklahoma State: While this loss won't hurt perception of the Cowboys, they have three more regular-season games against ranked opponents, so every opportunity is critical.

Boone shot 10 of 15 and grabbed nine rebounds. He scored 25 points three games ago against TCU, then dropped to nine against Texas Tech and eight against Iowa State before Tuesday’s big performance.

Boynton on his team's effort: “I didn’t think as a team we necessarily met the moment collectively in a way that we gave ourselves the best chance to win."

Oklahoma State: Visits No. 22 TCU on Saturday.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/2/1676460227979.png" alt="Kansas's Gradey Dick celebrates in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Okla., Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023. (Kansas Athletics photo)" />
 <figcaption>Kansas's Gradey Dick celebrates in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Okla., Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023. (Kansas Athletics photo)</figcaption>
 </figure>By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports WriterSTILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Kansas guard Gradey Dick was the main target of jeers from Oklahoma State's noisy fans Tuesday night.His outside shooting quieted the crowd. The freshman scored 17 of his season-high 26 points in the second half and the fifth-ranked Jayhawks rolled to an 87-76 victory over the Cowboys.Dick said Oklahoma State's fans gave him energy.“I love it,” he said. “I love it. I kind of like being, you know, the hated one going into (visiting arenas). And they were doing their little chants. But it definitely fuels the fire, for sure."Dick made 10 of 17 field goal attempts, shooting 4 of 9 on 3-pointers. And his performance allowed Kansas to get away with a bit of an off night from the Big 12's leading scorer. Jalen Wilson had 14 points — nearly seven below his average coming in.Wilson said Dick's production was exceptional, especially for a freshman.“He did great,” Wilson said. “You guys have seen all year, he has no conscience when it comes to shooting the ball and that’s what makes a great shooter. Every time he shoots the ball, we think it’s going in just like he thinks it’s going in.”Kansas shot 66% from the field in the second half to pull away from the Cowboys. Oklahoma State leads the Big 12 in field goal percentage defense, but the Cowboys couldn't figure out the Jayhawks.“We’ve got to defend better,” Oklahoma State coach Mike Boynton said. “We’re a better defensive team than we showed. We just didn’t have our fastball tonight and our curveball wasn’t good enough.”Kansas (21-5, 9-4 Big 12) has won three straight. The Jayhawks are tied with Texas and Baylor atop the conference standings.Kalib Boone scored a career-high 27 points, John-Michael Wright had 18 and Bryce Thompson added 17 for Oklahoma State (16-10, 7-6).Oklahoma State had won five straight, including victories over ranked opponents TCU and Iowa State. The Cowboys were&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/sports-iowa-state-cyclones-top-25-college-basketball-today-bryce-thompson-caleb-asberry-7a7ca5a4d4c362e3f6a2391afda0ecc5">coming off a 64-56 win at then-No. 11 Iowa State</a>.But the Cowboys were again without senior guard Avery Anderson III, who remained out after having surgery on his left wrist.Thompson lit up the Jayhawks early. The guard, who played at Kansas for a year before transferring to Oklahoma State, scored 14 points in the first 11 minutes to help the Cowboys take a 23-18 lead.Kansas hung tough, and Dick's 3-pointer at the halftime buzzer gave the Jayhawks a 39-37 lead at the break.“Obviously, it was a big play, kind of a breakdown in communication for us," Boynton said. "I think we had a mix-up in our defensive calls there and that should never happen. A guy who shoots that well is obviously pretty close to the top of the scouting report.”Dick scored eight points in the first two minutes of the second half to help Kansas take a 52-44 lead, and the Jayhawks led by at least five the rest of the way.Now, Oklahoma State will try to regain its footing.“You can’t get too far down," Boynton said. "There’s still a lot of games left, a lot to play for with solid position. We’ve just got to get back to work.”BIG PICTUREKansas: The Jayhawks completed back-to-back road wins in Oklahoma against teams that have some big victories on their home courts. The Jayhawks beat Oklahoma on Saturday.Oklahoma State: While this loss won't hurt perception of the Cowboys, they have three more regular-season games against ranked opponents, so every opportunity is critical.STAT LINESBoone shot 10 of 15 and grabbed nine rebounds. He scored 25 points three games ago against TCU, then dropped to nine against Texas Tech and eight against Iowa State before Tuesday’s big performance.QUOTABLEBoynton on his team's effort: “I didn’t think as a team we necessarily met the moment collectively in a way that we gave ourselves the best chance to win."UP NEXTKansas: Hosts No. 9 Baylor on Saturday.Oklahoma State: Visits No. 22 TCU on Saturday.

🏀 Dick scores 26 as No. 5 Kansas beats Oklahoma State

GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL Andale 41, Wichita Collegiate 12 Anderson County 55, Wellsville 21 Andover 59, Andover Central 45 Arkansas City 38, Maize 29 Atchison County 82, McLouth 48 Axtell 49, Troy 46 Basehor-Linwood 58, KC Turner 17 Bennington 46, Ell-Saline 38 Berean Academy 46, Elyria Christian 18 Bluestem 49, Humboldt 48 Burlingame 51, Mission Valley 37 Canton-Galva 63, Central Christian 17 Central Plains 53, Ness City 34 Centralia 66, Blue Valley 47 Chanute 29, Pittsburg 22 Cheney 66, Medicine Lodge 41 Cherryvale 60, Fredonia 53 Clearwater 55, El Dorado 27 Clifton-Clyde 56, Valley Heights 39 Colby 48, Scott City 47 Conway Springs 53, Wichita Trinity 28 Derby 77, Wichita Campus 15 Ellsworth 42, Southeast Saline 33 Emporia 40, Manhattan 34 Fairfield 39, South Barber 19 Garden Plain 49, Douglass 29 Goddard-Eisenhower 54, Valley Center 28 Greeley County 50, Weskan 41 Halstead 49, Lyons 32 Hanover 59, Washington County 25 Hays 52, Abilene 23 Hays-TMP-Marian 45, Great Bend 29 Herington 43, Solomon 32 Heritage Christian 38, KC Bishop Ward 26 Hesston 50, Haven 45 Highland Park 65, Atchison 51 Hill City 31, Logan/Palco 20 Hillsboro 39, Nickerson 24 Hoxie 51, Ellis 39 Hugoton 57, Ulysses 20 Hume, Mo. 56, Pleasanton 20 Hutchinson 47, Maize South 43, 2OT Hutchinson Central Christian 61, Burrton 35 Iola 47, Osawatomie 17 KC Wyandotte 50, KC Sumner 46| Kingman 57, Chaparral 56 Lakeside 55, Wilson 40 Lawrence 32, Olathe North 31 Lincoln 29, Thunder Ridge 27 Little River 55, Spearville 46 Louisburg 38, Eudora 34 Madison/Hamilton 56, Chase County 44 Marais des Cygnes Valley 63, West Franklin 48 Marion 53, Hutchinson Trinity 48 McPherson 49, Buhler 31 Minneapolis 56, Republic County 34 Mulvane 43, Winfield 36 Northern Valley 59, Cheylin 12 Norton 68, Trego 51 Norwich 43, Pratt Skyline 27 Olathe Northwest 49, SM North 32 Ottawa 47, Paola 33 Pawnee Heights 54, La Crosse 48 Phillipsburg 64, Concordia 38 Quinter 43, Oakley 35 Remington 46, Inman 40 Riley County 46, Council Grove 22 Rock Hills 40, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 7 Rural Vista 41, Hartford 36 SM East 61, Lawrence Free State 13 SVHE 42, Reno County 28 Salina Central 45, Goddard 38 Salina Sacred Heart 49, Beloit 39 Salina South 36, Newton 31 Smoky Valley 44, Pratt 40 St. John's Beloit-Tipton 55, Pike Valley 26 St. Mary's 46, Osage City 42 Stockton 43, Plainville 28 Sylvan-Lucas 54, Osborne 48 Tescott 42, Natoma 37 Victoria 73, Kinsley 41 Wallace County 32, Syracuse 25 Wamego 52, Clay Center 23 Washburn Rural 55, Topeka 42 Wellington 65, Rose Hill 25 West Elk 40, Flinthills 28 Wichita Classical 35, Goessel 33 Wichita County 51, Stanton County 45 Wichita South 61, Wichita Northwest 41 Wichita Southeast 51, Kapaun Mount Carmel 38 Wichita Sunrise 47, Wichita Home School 38

BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Andover 63, Andover Central 34 Axtell 72, Troy 47 BV Northwest 69, Blue Valley 66 Basehor-Linwood 67, KC Turner 30 Beloit 58, Salina Sacred Heart 38 Bennington 54, Ell-Saline 45 Berean Academy 40, Elyria Christian 36 Bucklin 55, Ashland 45 Burlingame 40, Mission Valley 31 Burlington 68, Santa Fe Trail 43 Cedar Vale/Dexter Co-op 57, Burden Central 40 Central Plains 55, Ness City 37 Centralia 61, Blue Valley 50 Chaparral 62, Kingman 50 Chase County 54, Madison/Hamilton 52 Cheney 80, Medicine Lodge 55 Circle 69, Augusta 51 Clearwater 55, El Dorado 27 Clifton-Clyde 69, Valley Heights 45 Colby 56, Scott City 52 Columbus 69, Baxter Springs 53 Concordia 70, Phillipsburg 44 Crest 47, Uniontown 34 Derby 63, Wichita Campus 36 Emporia 44, Manhattan 40 Eudora 68, Louisburg 32 Fairfield 66, South Barber 58 Fort Scott 60, Labette County 52 Frontenac 46, Girard 44 Galena 51, Riverton 33 Garden City 49, Dodge City 45 Garden Plain 54, Douglass 33 Goddard 48, Salina Central 42 Goddard-Eisenhower 59, Valley Center 49 Greeley County 83, Weskan 41 Halstead 54, Lyons 48 Hanover 58, Washington County 25 Hays 60, Abilene 44 Hays-TMP-Marian 61, Great Bend 60 Heritage Christian 67, KC Bishop Ward 52 Hesston 41, Haven 39 Highland Park 80, Atchison 51 Hillsboro 71, Nickerson 28 Hoisington 60, Larned 37 Hoxie 53, Ellis 33 Hugoton 68, Ulysses 22 Humboldt 70, Bluestem 34 Hutchinson 52, Maize South 49 Iola 70, Osawatomie 32 Kapaun Mount Carmel 75, Wichita Southeast 47 La Crosse 69, Pawnee Heights 66, OT Lakeside 63, Wilson 42 Little River 75, Spearville 52 Macksville 74, Otis-Bison 40 Maize 60, Arkansas City 55 Marmaton Valley 59, Jayhawk Linn 55 Maur Hill - Mount Academy 47, Pleasant Ridge 40 McPherson 49, Buhler 31}| Meade 80, Minneola 39 Mill Valley 56, SM West 45 Minneapolis 47, Republic County 25 Mulvane 63, Winfield 50 Northern Valley 67, Cheylin 56 Norton 55, Trego 38 Olathe South 63, Gardner-Edgerton 55 Olathe West 86, SM Northwest 78 Onaga 50, Frankfort 47 Osage City 60, St. Mary's 55 Osborne 64, Sylvan-Lucas 47 Oswego 62, Chetopa 24 Ottawa 67, Paola 30 Parsons 64, Coffeyville 61 Pittsburg 56, Chanute 48 Plainville 67, Stockton 21 Pratt 71, Smoky Valley 61 Pratt Skyline 51, Norwich 48 Riley County 48, Council Grove 34 Rock Creek 70, Chapman 42 Rose Hill 48, Wellington 44 Royal Valley 48, Nemaha Central 47, OT SM South 56, Olathe East 44 South Gray 58, South Central 55 Southeast Saline 63, Ellsworth 41 St. Thomas Aquinas 66, BV Southwest 53 Stafford 56, Cunningham 50 Topeka Seaman 56, Leavenworth 50 Victoria 48, Kinsley 46 Washburn Rural 61, Topeka 35 Wellsville 65, Anderson County 49 West Elk 61, Flinthills 49 Wichita Classical 55, Goessel 26 Wichita Collegiate 47, Andale 42 Wichita Heights 65, Wichita North 28 Wichita Independent 90, Belle Plaine 50| Wichita Life Prep 78, Wichita Defenders Homeschool 47 Wichita South 57, Wichita Northwest 53| Wichita Trinity 52, Conway Springs 46 Wichita West 65, Wichita East 50

GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL Andale 41, Wichita Collegiate 12 Anderson County 55, Wellsville 21 Andover 59, Andover Central 45 Arkansas City 38, Maize 29 Atchison County 82, McLouth 48 Axtell 49, Troy 46 Basehor-Linwood 58, KC Turner 17 Bennington 46, Ell-Saline 38 Berean Academy 46, Elyria Christian 18 Bluestem 49, Humboldt 48 Burlingame 51, Mission Valley 37 Canton-Galva 63, Central Christian 17 Central Plains 53, Ness City 34 Centralia 66, Blue Valley 47 Chanute 29, Pittsburg 22 Cheney 66, Medicine Lodge 41 Cherryvale 60, Fredonia 53 Clearwater 55, El Dorado 27 Clifton-Clyde 56, Valley Heights 39 Colby 48, Scott City 47 Conway Springs 53, Wichita Trinity 28 Derby 77, Wichita Campus 15 Ellsworth 42, Southeast Saline 33 Emporia 40, Manhattan 34 Fairfield 39, South Barber 19 Garden Plain 49, Douglass 29 Goddard-Eisenhower 54, Valley Center 28 Greeley County 50, Weskan 41 Halstead 49, Lyons 32 Hanover 59, Washington County 25 Hays 52, Abilene 23 Hays-TMP-Marian 45, Great Bend 29 Herington 43, Solomon 32 Heritage Christian 38, KC Bishop Ward 26 Hesston 50, Haven 45 Highland Park 65, Atchison 51 Hill City 31, Logan/Palco 20 Hillsboro 39, Nickerson 24 Hoxie 51, Ellis 39 Hugoton 57, Ulysses 20 Hume, Mo. 56, Pleasanton 20 Hutchinson 47, Maize South 43, 2OT Hutchinson Central Christian 61, Burrton 35 Iola 47, Osawatomie 17 KC Wyandotte 50, KC Sumner 46| Kingman 57, Chaparral 56 Lakeside 55, Wilson 40 Lawrence 32, Olathe North 31 Lincoln 29, Thunder Ridge 27 Little River 55, Spearville 46 Louisburg 38, Eudora 34 Madison/Hamilton 56, Chase County 44 Marais des Cygnes Valley 63, West Franklin 48 Marion 53, Hutchinson Trinity 48 McPherson 49, Buhler 31 Minneapolis 56, Republic County 34 Mulvane 43, Winfield 36 Northern Valley 59, Cheylin 12 Norton 68, Trego 51 Norwich 43, Pratt Skyline 27 Olathe Northwest 49, SM North 32 Ottawa 47, Paola 33 Pawnee Heights 54, La Crosse 48 Phillipsburg 64, Concordia 38 Quinter 43, Oakley 35 Remington 46, Inman 40 Riley County 46, Council Grove 22 Rock Hills 40, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 7 Rural Vista 41, Hartford 36 SM East 61, Lawrence Free State 13 SVHE 42, Reno County 28 Salina Central 45, Goddard 38 Salina Sacred Heart 49, Beloit 39 Salina South 36, Newton 31 Smoky Valley 44, Pratt 40 St. John's Beloit-Tipton 55, Pike Valley 26 St. Mary's 46, Osage City 42 Stockton 43, Plainville 28 Sylvan-Lucas 54, Osborne 48 Tescott 42, Natoma 37 Victoria 73, Kinsley 41 Wallace County 32, Syracuse 25 Wamego 52, Clay Center 23 Washburn Rural 55, Topeka 42 Wellington 65, Rose Hill 25 West Elk 40, Flinthills 28 Wichita Classical 35, Goessel 33 Wichita County 51, Stanton County 45 Wichita South 61, Wichita Northwest 41 Wichita Southeast 51, Kapaun Mount Carmel 38 Wichita Sunrise 47, Wichita Home School 38BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Andover 63, Andover Central 34 Axtell 72, Troy 47 BV Northwest 69, Blue Valley 66 Basehor-Linwood 67, KC Turner 30 Beloit 58, Salina Sacred Heart 38 Bennington 54, Ell-Saline 45 Berean Academy 40, Elyria Christian 36 Bucklin 55, Ashland 45 Burlingame 40, Mission Valley 31 Burlington 68, Santa Fe Trail 43 Cedar Vale/Dexter Co-op 57, Burden Central 40 Central Plains 55, Ness City 37 Centralia 61, Blue Valley 50 Chaparral 62, Kingman 50 Chase County 54, Madison/Hamilton 52 Cheney 80, Medicine Lodge 55 Circle 69, Augusta 51 Clearwater 55, El Dorado 27 Clifton-Clyde 69, Valley Heights 45 Colby 56, Scott City 52 Columbus 69, Baxter Springs 53 Concordia 70, Phillipsburg 44 Crest 47, Uniontown 34 Derby 63, Wichita Campus 36 Emporia 44, Manhattan 40 Eudora 68, Louisburg 32 Fairfield 66, South Barber 58 Fort Scott 60, Labette County 52 Frontenac 46, Girard 44 Galena 51, Riverton 33 Garden City 49, Dodge City 45 Garden Plain 54, Douglass 33 Goddard 48, Salina Central 42 Goddard-Eisenhower 59, Valley Center 49 Greeley County 83, Weskan 41 Halstead 54, Lyons 48 Hanover 58, Washington County 25 Hays 60, Abilene 44 Hays-TMP-Marian 61, Great Bend 60 Heritage Christian 67, KC Bishop Ward 52 Hesston 41, Haven 39 Highland Park 80, Atchison 51 Hillsboro 71, Nickerson 28 Hoisington 60, Larned 37 Hoxie 53, Ellis 33 Hugoton 68, Ulysses 22 Humboldt 70, Bluestem 34 Hutchinson 52, Maize South 49 Iola 70, Osawatomie 32 Kapaun Mount Carmel 75, Wichita Southeast 47 La Crosse 69, Pawnee Heights 66, OT Lakeside 63, Wilson 42 Little River 75, Spearville 52 Macksville 74, Otis-Bison 40 Maize 60, Arkansas City 55 Marmaton Valley 59, Jayhawk Linn 55 Maur Hill - Mount Academy 47, Pleasant Ridge 40 McPherson 49, Buhler 31}| Meade 80, Minneola 39 Mill Valley 56, SM West 45 Minneapolis 47, Republic County 25 Mulvane 63, Winfield 50 Northern Valley 67, Cheylin 56 Norton 55, Trego 38 Olathe South 63, Gardner-Edgerton 55 Olathe West 86, SM Northwest 78 Onaga 50, Frankfort 47 Osage City 60, St. Mary's 55 Osborne 64, Sylvan-Lucas 47 Oswego 62, Chetopa 24 Ottawa 67, Paola 30 Parsons 64, Coffeyville 61 Pittsburg 56, Chanute 48 Plainville 67, Stockton 21 Pratt 71, Smoky Valley 61 Pratt Skyline 51, Norwich 48 Riley County 48, Council Grove 34 Rock Creek 70, Chapman 42 Rose Hill 48, Wellington 44 Royal Valley 48, Nemaha Central 47, OT SM South 56, Olathe East 44 South Gray 58, South Central 55 Southeast Saline 63, Ellsworth 41 St. Thomas Aquinas 66, BV Southwest 53 Stafford 56, Cunningham 50 Topeka Seaman 56, Leavenworth 50 Victoria 48, Kinsley 46 Washburn Rural 61, Topeka 35 Wellsville 65, Anderson County 49 West Elk 61, Flinthills 49 Wichita Classical 55, Goessel 26 Wichita Collegiate 47, Andale 42 Wichita Heights 65, Wichita North 28 Wichita Independent 90, Belle Plaine 50| Wichita Life Prep 78, Wichita Defenders Homeschool 47 Wichita South 57, Wichita Northwest 53| Wichita Trinity 52, Conway Springs 46 Wichita West 65, Wichita East 50

🏀 Tuesday's high school scores

By TONY SELLARS Associated Press

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Grant Sherfield scored 22 points and Oklahoma went on a 12-0 run early in the second half on their way to a 79-65 win over No. 12 Kansas State on Tuesday night.

The win snapped a seven-game Big 12 conference losing streak for the Sooners (13-13, 3-10 Big 12) and prevented the Wildcats (19-7, 7-6) and first-year coach Jerome Tang from earning their 20th win of the year.

Sherfield leads Oklahoma in scoring and assists on the season, but coach Porter Moser felt he took them to a different level in this game.

“I thought Grant had his best floor game since he’s worn a Sooner uniform,” said Moser. “The ball went where it needed to go. He had six assists and had a bunch of other (passes) that led to fouls. He was just so locked in. He had eight rebounds. Best overall communication game that he’s had.”

Tanner Groves scored 16 while freshman Milos Uzan added 13 for Oklahoma. Nae’quan Tomlin had 17 points — 13 of them in the first half — and 10 rebounds to pace Kansas State.

Sherfield’s 3-pointer in the final 10 seconds of the opening half sent the teams into intermission tied at 36.

The Wildcats got the first basket of the second half, and then the Sooners scored 12 straight to move to a 48-38 lead early in the second half, spurred by threes from Sherfield, Groves and Uzan. Oklahoma shot 11-for-23 (47.8%) and went on to lead by as many as 16. Kansas State got no closer than eight the rest of the way.

It was the Wildcats second straight conference loss and both were to teams at the bottom of the Big 12 standings. Coach Tang hopes this is a wake up call for his team, who he says is less than a lock for NCAA tournament play.

”(Oklahoma) kicked our butts and they deserve all the credit in the world for that. We did not play hard enough to deserve to win tonight,” said Tang. “We have to win at least two more games to get to the NCAA tournament. That was my message to them that we gotta figure this thing out.”

It was Oklahoma’s first conference win in a month, since a one-point win at home over West Virginia. With the loss, Kansas State fell into a fifth place tie with Oklahoma State in the Big 12 race.

Kansas State - Tang was trying to become just the fourth Wildcats coach to win 20 games in his first season, joining Lon Krueger, Bob Huggins and Frank Martin. He is currently still tied for the winningest first year head coach this season with Sean Miller of Xavier and Dennis Gates of Missouri.

Oklahoma - The Sooners shot 14% better from three than their season average. The Sooners avoided their eighth straight conference loss, which last occurred in the 2011-12 season.

Kansas State - Host No. 19 Iowa State on Saturday.

Oklahoma - Visits No. 6 Texas on Saturday.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/2/1676459316138.jpeg" alt="Kansas State forward Nae'Qwan Tomlin (35) shoots over dunks over Oklahoma guard Jalen Hill, right, in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023, in Norman, Okla. (Kansas State Athletics photo)" />
 <figcaption>Kansas State forward Nae'Qwan Tomlin (35) shoots over dunks over Oklahoma guard Jalen Hill, right, in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023, in Norman, Okla. (Kansas State Athletics photo)</figcaption>
 </figure>By TONY SELLARS Associated PressNORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Grant Sherfield scored 22 points and Oklahoma went on a 12-0 run early in the second half on their way to a 79-65 win over No. 12 Kansas State on Tuesday night.The win snapped a seven-game Big 12 conference losing streak for the Sooners (13-13, 3-10 Big 12) and prevented the Wildcats (19-7, 7-6) and first-year coach Jerome Tang from earning their 20th win of the year.Sherfield leads Oklahoma in scoring and assists on the season, but coach Porter Moser felt he took them to a different level in this game.“I thought Grant had his best floor game since he’s worn a Sooner uniform,” said Moser. “The ball went where it needed to go. He had six assists and had a bunch of other (passes) that led to fouls. He was just so locked in. He had eight rebounds. Best overall communication game that he’s had.”Tanner Groves scored 16 while freshman Milos Uzan added 13 for Oklahoma. Nae’quan Tomlin had 17 points — 13 of them in the first half — and 10 rebounds to pace Kansas State.Sherfield’s 3-pointer in the final 10 seconds of the opening half sent the teams into intermission tied at 36.The Wildcats got the first basket of the second half, and then the Sooners scored 12 straight to move to a 48-38 lead early in the second half, spurred by threes from Sherfield, Groves and Uzan. Oklahoma shot 11-for-23 (47.8%) and went on to lead by as many as 16. Kansas State got no closer than eight the rest of the way.It was the Wildcats second straight conference loss and both were to teams at the bottom of the Big 12 standings. Coach Tang hopes this is a wake up call for his team, who he says is less than a lock for NCAA tournament play.”(Oklahoma) kicked our butts and they deserve all the credit in the world for that. We did not play hard enough to deserve to win tonight,” said Tang. “We have to win at least two more games to get to the NCAA tournament. That was my message to them that we gotta figure this thing out.”It was Oklahoma’s first conference win in a month, since a one-point win at home over West Virginia. With the loss, Kansas State fell into a fifth place tie with Oklahoma State in the Big 12 race.TIP-INSKansas State - Tang was trying to become just the fourth Wildcats coach to win 20 games in his first season, joining Lon Krueger, Bob Huggins and Frank Martin. He is currently still tied for the winningest first year head coach this season with Sean Miller of Xavier and Dennis Gates of Missouri.Oklahoma - The Sooners shot 14% better from three than their season average. The Sooners avoided their eighth straight conference loss, which last occurred in the 2011-12 season.UP NEXT:Kansas State - Host No. 19 Iowa State on Saturday.Oklahoma - Visits No. 6 Texas on Saturday.

🏀 Sherfield helps Oklahoma beat No. 12 Kansas State

GREAT BEND – The TMP-Marian Monarchs girls held Great Bend
to a season-low in points and the TMP boys used another solid fourth quarter on
their way to a Valentine’s Day doubleheader sweep of Great Bend Tuesday.

GIRLS: TMP 45, Great Bend 29 The TMP Lady Monarchs held Great Bend to a season-low 29
points and outscored the Panthers 22-6 over the final 13 minutes on their way
to a 45-29 victory.

Great Bend built an early 9-5 lead thanks to eight first
quarter points from Sadie Spray.

In the second quarter, the Panthers (7-10) had their largest lead
at 13-8 but TMP (12-7) answered with a 10-0 run to take a 19-13 lead. 

Claire Schippers started the run, Hannah Garcia added a
three-pointer and then Brooke Koenigsman scored the next six for TMP. 

Great Bend briefly cut the Monarchs lead to two but Jaci VonLintel
put TMP up 21-17 on a steal and layup with just under one minute to play in the
first half.

Great Bend was able to tie the game at 23 with just over
five minutes left in the third quarter.

With the game tied at 23 the Monarchs ended the third
quarter on a 13-2 run for a 36-25 third quarter lead.

Teagan Gottschalk scored four points during the run for the
Monarchs.

In the final frame TMP gave up back-to-back field goals to
start the quarter but then held Great Bend scoreless over the final three
minutes over the game while going on a 9-0 for a 45-29 victory.

Brooke Koenigsman led TMP with 18 points. 

&nbsp;BOYS: TMP 61, Great
Bend 60 TMP’s Dylan Werth capped off another solid performance Tuesday
night with a free throw with .8 second left lifting TMP to a 61-60 win, their 14th in-a-row.

The Monarchs (16-2) jumped out to an early 6-2 lead only to see
Great Bend finished the first quarter with an 8-2 run for a 10-8 lead.

TMP was able to tie the game at 10 on a Werth field goal to
start the second quarter but Great Bend answered right back with a 10-6 run.

Down the stretch there were two ties down the stretch before
TMP took a 24-23 lead on a pair of Joey Mindrup free throws. But the lead was short-lived.
The Panthers (9-8) outscored TMP 7-3 to end the first half for a 30-27 lead.

Great Bend maintained a lead throughout the majority of the
third quarter before Griffin Schumacher tied the game at 45 with a free throw
with just 26 seconds left. But a foul with no time left put Carter Coombs on
the line with no time left and he made one-of-two putting Great Bend up 46-45
after three quarters.

The Panthers led by four to open the fourth quarter but TMP
outscored Great Gend 14-9 over the final six minutes for a 61-60 victory.

The game was tied at 60 Dylan Werth was fouled with just .8
second left going for a rebound. With TMP in the bonus Werth made the first one
for a 61-60 lead. Werth intentionally missed the second but missed the rim
giving Great Bend a chance for one more play. But the Panthers inbound pass went
off the glass and TMP came away with it for the one-point win.

Dylan Werth led all scorers for TMP with 23 points. Luke
Rome added 11.

GREAT BEND – The TMP-Marian Monarchs girls held Great Bend
to a season-low in points and the TMP boys used another solid fourth quarter on
their way to a Valentine’s Day doubleheader sweep of Great Bend Tuesday.GIRLS: TMP 45, Great Bend 29 The TMP Lady Monarchs held Great Bend to a season-low 29
points and outscored the Panthers 22-6 over the final 13 minutes on their way
to a 45-29 victory.<div><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1447207144&color=%23294b71&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509" title="Eagle Radio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Eagle Radio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509/02-14-23-tmp-girls-post-interview" title="02 - 14 - 23 TMP senior Hannah Garcia" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">02 - 14 - 23 TMP senior Hannah Garcia</a></div></div>Great Bend built an early 9-5 lead thanks to eight first
quarter points from Sadie Spray.In the second quarter, the Panthers (7-10) had their largest lead
at 13-8 but TMP (12-7) answered with a 10-0 run to take a 19-13 lead. Claire Schippers started the run, Hannah Garcia added a
three-pointer and then Brooke Koenigsman scored the next six for TMP. Great Bend briefly cut the Monarchs lead to two but Jaci VonLintel
put TMP up 21-17 on a steal and layup with just under one minute to play in the
first half.Great Bend was able to tie the game at 23 with just over
five minutes left in the third quarter.With the game tied at 23 the Monarchs ended the third
quarter on a 13-2 run for a 36-25 third quarter lead.Teagan Gottschalk scored four points during the run for the
Monarchs.In the final frame TMP gave up back-to-back field goals to
start the quarter but then held Great Bend scoreless over the final three
minutes over the game while going on a 9-0 for a 45-29 victory.<div><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1447207084&color=%23294b71&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509" title="Eagle Radio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Eagle Radio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509/02-14-23-tmp-v-great-bend-highlights" title="02 - 14 - 23 TMP girls Highlights vs Great Bend" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">02 - 14 - 23 TMP girls Highlights vs Great Bend</a></div></div>Brooke Koenigsman led TMP with 18 points. &nbsp;BOYS: TMP 61, Great
Bend 60 TMP’s Dylan Werth capped off another solid performance Tuesday
night with a free throw with .8 second left lifting TMP to a 61-60 win, their 14th in-a-row.<div><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1447207270&color=%23294b71&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509" title="Eagle Radio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Eagle Radio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509/02-14-23-tmp-boys-coach-postgame" title="02 - 14 - 23 TMP Boys Bill Meagher Coach" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">02 - 14 - 23 TMP Boys Bill Meagher Coach</a></div></div>The Monarchs (16-2) jumped out to an early 6-2 lead only to see
Great Bend finished the first quarter with an 8-2 run for a 10-8 lead.TMP was able to tie the game at 10 on a Werth field goal to
start the second quarter but Great Bend answered right back with a 10-6 run.Down the stretch there were two ties down the stretch before
TMP took a 24-23 lead on a pair of Joey Mindrup free throws. But the lead was short-lived.
The Panthers (9-8) outscored TMP 7-3 to end the first half for a 30-27 lead.Great Bend maintained a lead throughout the majority of the
third quarter before Griffin Schumacher tied the game at 45 with a free throw
with just 26 seconds left. But a foul with no time left put Carter Coombs on
the line with no time left and he made one-of-two putting Great Bend up 46-45
after three quarters.The Panthers led by four to open the fourth quarter but TMP
outscored Great Gend 14-9 over the final six minutes for a 61-60 victory.The game was tied at 60 Dylan Werth was fouled with just .8
second left going for a rebound. With TMP in the bonus Werth made the first one
for a 61-60 lead. Werth intentionally missed the second but missed the rim
giving Great Bend a chance for one more play. But the Panthers inbound pass went
off the glass and TMP came away with it for the one-point win.<div><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1447207249&color=%23294b71&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509" title="Eagle Radio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Eagle Radio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509/02-14-23-tmp-boys-v-great-bend-highlights" title="02 - 14 - 23 TMP Boys V Great Bend Highlights" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">02 - 14 - 23 TMP Boys V Great Bend Highlights</a></div></div>Dylan Werth led all scorers for TMP with 23 points. Luke
Rome added 11.TMP will host Norton on Friday.

🏀 Monarchs take two from Great Bend

ABILENE - Hays High headed out on the road Tuesday to face the Abilene Cowgirls and Cowboys.

Girls: Hays 52, Abilene 23 Hays closed the second quarter on an 18-0 run on their way to a&nbsp; 52-23 win over Abilene.

The Indians scored the first six points and never trailed against the Cowgirls. Abilene did get within one point at 10-9 but never any closer.

The Cowgirls scored the first two points of the second quarter for a 13-11 game. They wouldn't score again in the half. Hays scored the next 18 points which concluded with a 31-11 lead for the Indians at halftime.

Hays outscored Abilene in all four quarters on their way to a 52-23 victory that snapped a three game skid.

Molly Martin scored a game high 15. Katie Linenberger added 11 points and Carly Lang chipped in 10 points and grabbed a game high nine rebounds. Abilene was led by Claira Dannefer at 12 points.

The Indians improve to 10-7. Abilene has lost six in a row and is 2-15.

Boys: Hays 60, Abilene 44 The Abilene Cowboys fell out of the 4A rankings earlier in the day after spending much of the season ranked.

The two teams were tied twice and traded the lead six times in the first six minutes of the game. Hays took the lead at 13-11 on what proved to be the final lead change of the game on their way to a 60-44 victory.

Hays led 20-17 before grabbing their first double digit lead on an 8-0 run. Abilene fought back to a seven point game when Edwin Muller beat the halftime clock with a three pointer from over 25 feet away.

Hays opened the second half with an 8-0 run for a game high 18 point lead at 41-23. The Cowboys mounted a comeback with the next 12 points and got within six at 41-35. Abilene had the ball down six but missed a three pointer and Hays got a runout layup.

The Indians led 45-37 going to the fourth and never led by less than that margin rest of the way, winning 60-44.

Keamonie Archie established career highs with 18 points and 12 rebounds. Chason VanDerWege tied a career 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for his second double-double of the year.&nbsp;

Hays improves to 10-7 while Abilene drops to 9-9.

Hays travels to Garden City on Friday to resume Western Athletic Conference play.

ABILENE - Hays High headed out on the road Tuesday to face the Abilene Cowgirls and Cowboys.Girls: Hays 52, Abilene 23 Hays closed the second quarter on an 18-0 run on their way to a&nbsp; 52-23 win over Abilene.The Indians scored the first six points and never trailed against the Cowgirls. Abilene did get within one point at 10-9 but never any closer.The Cowgirls scored the first two points of the second quarter for a 13-11 game. They wouldn't score again in the half. Hays scored the next 18 points which concluded with a 31-11 lead for the Indians at halftime.Highlights<div><iframe width="100%" height="300" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1447199086&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509" title="Eagle Radio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Eagle Radio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509/02-14-23-hhs-wbkb-vs-abilene-highlights" title="02 - 14 - 23 HHS WBKB Vs Abilene Highlights" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">02 - 14 - 23 HHS WBKB Vs Abilene Highlights</a></div></div>Hays outscored Abilene in all four quarters on their way to a 52-23 victory that snapped a three game skid.Coach Len Melvin<div><iframe width="100%" height="300" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1447199182&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509" title="Eagle Radio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Eagle Radio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509/02-14-23-coach-len-melvin-interview" title="02 - 14 - 23 Coach Len Melvin Interview" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">02 - 14 - 23 Coach Len Melvin Interview</a></div></div>Molly Martin scored a game high 15. Katie Linenberger added 11 points and Carly Lang chipped in 10 points and grabbed a game high nine rebounds. Abilene was led by Claira Dannefer at 12 points.The Indians improve to 10-7. Abilene has lost six in a row and is 2-15.Boys: Hays 60, Abilene 44 The Abilene Cowboys fell out of the 4A rankings earlier in the day after spending much of the season ranked.The two teams were tied twice and traded the lead six times in the first six minutes of the game. Hays took the lead at 13-11 on what proved to be the final lead change of the game on their way to a 60-44 victory.Hays led 20-17 before grabbing their first double digit lead on an 8-0 run. Abilene fought back to a seven point game when Edwin Muller beat the halftime clock with a three pointer from over 25 feet away.Highlights<div><iframe width="100%" height="300" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1447199116&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509" title="Eagle Radio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Eagle Radio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509/02-14-23-hhs-mbkb-vs-abilene-highlights" title="02 - 14 - 23 HHS MBKB Vs Abilene Highlights" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">02 - 14 - 23 HHS MBKB Vs Abilene Highlights</a></div></div>Hays opened the second half with an 8-0 run for a game high 18 point lead at 41-23. The Cowboys mounted a comeback with the next 12 points and got within six at 41-35. Abilene had the ball down six but missed a three pointer and Hays got a runout layup.The Indians led 45-37 going to the fourth and never led by less than that margin rest of the way, winning 60-44.Coach Sean Dreiling<div><iframe width="100%" height="300" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1447199149&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509" title="Eagle Radio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Eagle Radio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509/02-14-23-coach-sean-dreiling-interview" title="02 - 14 - 23 Coach Sean Dreiling Interview" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">02 - 14 - 23 Coach Sean Dreiling Interview</a></div></div>Keamonie Archie established career highs with 18 points and 12 rebounds. Chason VanDerWege tied a career 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for his second double-double of the year.&nbsp;Hays improves to 10-7 while Abilene drops to 9-9.Hays travels to Garden City on Friday to resume Western Athletic Conference play.

🏀 Hays gets sweep at Abilene

The Hays High Indians travel to Abilene Tuesday night for a non-league matchup with the Cowgirls and Cowboys.

The girls game will tipoff at approximately 6:00 with the boys to follow from Abilene High School.

Click the player below or click&nbsp;<a href="https://vcloud.blueframetech.com/broadcast/embed/480668">HERE&nbsp;</a>to view the game. You can also download the Team1Sports app for your phone or connected device, including smart TVs.

The Hays High Indians travel to Abilene Tuesday night for a non-league matchup with the Cowgirls and Cowboys.The girls game will tipoff at approximately 6:00 with the boys to follow from Abilene High School.Click the player below or click&nbsp;<a href="https://vcloud.blueframetech.com/broadcast/embed/480668">HERE&nbsp;</a>to view the game. You can also download the Team1Sports app for your phone or connected device, including smart TVs.<div><iframe src="https://vcloud.blueframetech.com/broadcast/embed/480668?autoplay=1" width="640" height="360" allow="fullscreen;" style="border:0;overflow:hidden;"></iframe></div>

🏀🎥 WATCH LIVE Hays High at Abilene

The TMP-Marian Monarchs close out the non-league portion of their schedule Tueday in Great Bend. The girls game is scheduled to tipoff at 6:00 p.m. with the boys to follow at approximately 7:30 p.m.

Our coverage begins at 5:40 p.m. with the Hertz Rental Car Pregame Show on 99.5 KHAZ.

Click the player below or click&nbsp;<a href="https://vcloud.blueframetech.com/broadcast/embed/527853">HERE</a>&nbsp;to view the game. You can also download the Team1Sports app for your phone or connected device, including smart TVs.

The TMP-Marian Monarchs close out the non-league portion of their schedule Tueday in Great Bend. The girls game is scheduled to tipoff at 6:00 p.m. with the boys to follow at approximately 7:30 p.m.Our coverage begins at 5:40 p.m. with the Hertz Rental Car Pregame Show on 99.5 KHAZ.Click the player below or click&nbsp;<a href="https://vcloud.blueframetech.com/broadcast/embed/527853">HERE</a>&nbsp;to view the game. You can also download the Team1Sports app for your phone or connected device, including smart TVs.<div><iframe src="https://vcloud.blueframetech.com/broadcast/embed/527853?autoplay=1" width="640" height="360" allow="fullscreen;" style="border:0;overflow:hidden;"></iframe></div>

🏀🎥 WATCH LIVE Thomas More Prep-Marian v Great Bend

By NATE KING Salina Post

Season tickets for Salina's only indoor professional football league team,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.salinaliberty.com/">Salina Liberty</a>, are now on sale. Season and single-game tickets are on sale through the Tony's Pizza Events Center Box Office,&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.tonyspizzaeventscenter.com/">www.tonyspizzaeventscenter.com</a>, (785) 826-7200.&nbsp; &nbsp;

Salina Liberty's head coach is Heron O'Neil. This season is his sixth season with the Salina Liberty. O'Neil led Salina Liberty to the 2022 championship. He is the second-winningest coach in the Champions Indoor Football league.&nbsp;

Spectators who haven't witnessed indoor football should prepare for an action-packed thrill ride, said Salina Liberty team owner, Dan Mendicina.

"Indoor football is exhilarating and definitely more fast-paced than outdoor football," Mendicina said. "When you attend one of the Salina Liberty games, you will feel like you're on the field itself, it is that action-packed and fun to watch."&nbsp;

Located at the crossroads of Interstate 7o and Interstate 135, Salina serves as a regional hub for central Kansas. No matter where you are visiting from, Salina has what you and your family need to make your visit memorable and comfortable. Salina Liberty welcomes fans from all across Kansas and beyond.

For more information about Salina's hotel accommodations, restaurants, and more, check out the VisitSalina brochure&nbsp;<a href="https://issuu.com/salinaareachamberofcommerce/docs/2022visitsalinaguide_jan?fr=sMTY2ZjQ1ODk0Mjg">here</a>.

Salina Liberty's 2023 home game schedule. Photo courtesy Salina Liberty

$60 for blue level – save $12 over single ticket prices

$90 for red level – save $12 over single ticket prices

$150 for yellow level – save $30 over single ticket prices (this level is very limited)

Seating map for Salina Liberty indoor football at Tony's Event Center. Individual ticket pricing- $30 per yellow level ticket, $17 per red level ticket and&nbsp; $12 per blue level ticket.&nbsp;&nbsp;Photo courtesy Tony's Event Center&nbsp;

-first right to keep seats for any playoff games

-first right to keep seats for the next season

To learn more about indoor football and the Salina Liberty team, check out their website&nbsp;<a href="https://www.salinaliberty.com/">here</a>.

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 </figure>By NATE KING Salina PostSeason tickets for Salina's only indoor professional football league team,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.salinaliberty.com/">Salina Liberty</a>, are now on sale. Season and single-game tickets are on sale through the Tony's Pizza Events Center Box Office,&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.tonyspizzaeventscenter.com/">www.tonyspizzaeventscenter.com</a>, (785) 826-7200.&nbsp; &nbsp;Salina Liberty's head coach is Heron O'Neil. This season is his sixth season with the Salina Liberty. O'Neil led Salina Liberty to the 2022 championship. He is the second-winningest coach in the Champions Indoor Football league.&nbsp;Spectators who haven't witnessed indoor football should prepare for an action-packed thrill ride, said Salina Liberty team owner, Dan Mendicina."Indoor football is exhilarating and definitely more fast-paced than outdoor football," Mendicina said. "When you attend one of the Salina Liberty games, you will feel like you're on the field itself, it is that action-packed and fun to watch."&nbsp;Located at the crossroads of Interstate 7o and Interstate 135, Salina serves as a regional hub for central Kansas. No matter where you are visiting from, Salina has what you and your family need to make your visit memorable and comfortable. Salina Liberty welcomes fans from all across Kansas and beyond.For more information about Salina's hotel accommodations, restaurants, and more, check out the VisitSalina brochure&nbsp;<a href="https://issuu.com/salinaareachamberofcommerce/docs/2022visitsalinaguide_jan?fr=sMTY2ZjQ1ODk0Mjg">here</a>.<h2>Salina Liberty home game schedule</h2><figure>
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 </figure>Salina Liberty's 2023 home game schedule. Photo courtesy Salina Liberty<h2>Salina Liberty season ticket pricing</h2>$60 for blue level – save $12 over single ticket prices$90 for red level – save $12 over single ticket prices$150 for yellow level – save $30 over single ticket prices (this level is very limited)<figure>
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 </figure>Seating map for Salina Liberty indoor football at Tony's Event Center. Individual ticket pricing- $30 per yellow level ticket, $17 per red level ticket and&nbsp; $12 per blue level ticket.&nbsp;&nbsp;Photo courtesy Tony's Event Center&nbsp;Benefits of purchasing season tickets-save money over single ticket prices-you get the same seat all season long-first right to keep seats for any playoff games-first right to keep seats for the next seasonTo learn more about indoor football and the Salina Liberty team, check out their website&nbsp;<a href="https://www.salinaliberty.com/">here</a>.

Season tickets for Salina Liberty indoor football on sale now

The TMP-Marian boys continue to hold down the No. 2 spots in Class 2A in the weekly Kansas Basketball Coaches Association rankings out Tuesday afternoon.&nbsp; Previous No. 1 Wichita Independent slipped to fourth. They are replaced at the top by Lyndon who jumped from fourth to first. Ellinwood dropped from third to fifth.

Three Mid-Continent girls teams remain ranked. Phillipsburg is No. 2 in 3A, Smith Center fifth and Hoxie seventh in 2A, all unchanged from a week ago.

The Osborne girls remain second and Quinter fifth in 1A Division I.&nbsp;

The Osborne boys are eighth in 1A Division I. Northern Valley is second and Pawnee Heights is ranked fifth in 1A Division II.

Two Western Athletic Conference teams are ranked again this week. The Liberal girls are eighth and the Garden City boys fourth in Class 6A.

GIRLS RANKINGS Class 6A 1. Shawnee Mission South 2. Derby 3. Blue Valley North 4. Topeka High 5. Topeka -Washburn Rural 6. Blue Valley 7. Wichita South 8. Liberal 9. Wichita Southeast 10. Lawrence

Class 5A 1. Topeka Seaman 2. Bishop Carroll 3. Bonner Springs 4. Andover 5. St. Thomas Aquinas 6. Emporia 7. Maize South 8. Andover Central 9. Kansas City Piper 10. Goddard Eisenhower

Class 4A 1. Wamego 2. McPherson 3. Wellington 4. Bishop Miege 5. Independence 6. Andale 7. Fort Scott 8. Hugoton 9. Rock Creek &nbsp;T10. Topeka-Hayden T10. Louisburg

Class 3A 1. Goodland 2. Phillipsburg 3. Silver Lake 4. Nemaha Central 5. Effingham-Atchison County Community HS 6. Cheney 7. Eureka 8. Southeast of Saline 9. Cimarron 10. Haven

Class 2A 1. St. Mary's Colgan 2. Elbing-Berean Academy 3. Hillsboro 4. Riverside 5. Smith Center 6. Mission Valley 7. Hoxie 8. Wichita County 9. Jackson Heights 10. The Independent

Class 1A-Div 1 1. Little River 2. Osborne 3. Pretty Prairie 4. Central Plains 5. Quinter 6. Frankfort 7. Norwich 8. Madison-Hamilton 9. Hodgeman County 10. Doniphan West

Class 1A-Div 2 1. Hanover 2. Lebo 3. Bucklin 4. Beloit-St. John's/Tipton 5. Golden Plains 6. Attica 7. South Haven 8. Hutchinson-Central Christian 9. St. Paul 10. Wallace County

BOYS RANKINGS Class 6A 1. Wichita Heights 2. Blue Valley North 3. Olathe West 4. Garden City 5. Blue Valley Northwest 6. Olathe North 7. Derby 8. Mill Valley 9. Lawrence 10. Topeka-Washburn Rural

Class 5A 1. Highland Park 2. Hutchinson 3. Kapaun Mt. Carmel 4. Maize South 5. Andover Central 6. Andover 7. DeSoto 8. Lenexa-St. James Academy 9. Kansas City Piper 10. Shawnee Heights

Class 4A 1. Atchison 2. McPherson 3. Eudora 4. Towanda-Circle 5. Hugoton 6. Bishop Miege 7. Baldwin 8. Chanute 9. Augusta 10. Wellington

Class 3A 1. Sabetha 2. Haven 3. Southeast of Saline 4. Hesston 5. Galena 6. Wichita Collegiate T7. Bishop Ward T7. Marysville 9. Colby 10. Perry-Lecompton

Class 2A 1. Lyndon 2. Hays-Thomas More Prep 3. Moundridge 4. Wichita Independent 5. Ellinwood 6. Bennington 7. Inman 8. Sterling 9. Sedan 10. Southeast-Cherokee

Class 1A-Div 1 1. Olpe 2. Clifton-Clyde 3. Macksville 4. Wichita Classical School 5. Randolph-Blue Valley 6. Burlingame 7. McPherson - Elyria Christian 8. Osborne 9. Montezuma-South Gray 10. Troy

Class 1A-Div 2 1. Greeley County 2. Northern Valley 3. Axtell 4. Hanover 5. Pawnee Heights 6. Lebo 7. Stafford 8. South Central 9. Cheylin 10. Cunningham

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 </figure>The TMP-Marian boys continue to hold down the No. 2 spots in Class 2A in the weekly Kansas Basketball Coaches Association rankings out Tuesday afternoon.&nbsp; Previous No. 1 Wichita Independent slipped to fourth. They are replaced at the top by Lyndon who jumped from fourth to first. Ellinwood dropped from third to fifth.Three Mid-Continent girls teams remain ranked. Phillipsburg is No. 2 in 3A, Smith Center fifth and Hoxie seventh in 2A, all unchanged from a week ago.The Osborne girls remain second and Quinter fifth in 1A Division I.&nbsp;The Osborne boys are eighth in 1A Division I. Northern Valley is second and Pawnee Heights is ranked fifth in 1A Division II.Two Western Athletic Conference teams are ranked again this week. The Liberal girls are eighth and the Garden City boys fourth in Class 6A.GIRLS RANKINGS Class 6A 1. Shawnee Mission South 2. Derby 3. Blue Valley North 4. Topeka High 5. Topeka -Washburn Rural 6. Blue Valley 7. Wichita South 8. Liberal 9. Wichita Southeast 10. LawrenceClass 5A 1. Topeka Seaman 2. Bishop Carroll 3. Bonner Springs 4. Andover 5. St. Thomas Aquinas 6. Emporia 7. Maize South 8. Andover Central 9. Kansas City Piper 10. Goddard Eisenhower Class 4A 1. Wamego 2. McPherson 3. Wellington 4. Bishop Miege 5. Independence 6. Andale 7. Fort Scott 8. Hugoton 9. Rock Creek &nbsp;T10. Topeka-Hayden T10. LouisburgClass 3A 1. Goodland 2. Phillipsburg 3. Silver Lake 4. Nemaha Central 5. Effingham-Atchison County Community HS 6. Cheney 7. Eureka 8. Southeast of Saline 9. Cimarron 10. Haven Class 2A 1. St. Mary's Colgan 2. Elbing-Berean Academy 3. Hillsboro 4. Riverside 5. Smith Center 6. Mission Valley 7. Hoxie 8. Wichita County 9. Jackson Heights 10. The Independent Class 1A-Div 1 1. Little River 2. Osborne 3. Pretty Prairie 4. Central Plains 5. Quinter 6. Frankfort 7. Norwich 8. Madison-Hamilton 9. Hodgeman County 10. Doniphan West Class 1A-Div 2 1. Hanover 2. Lebo 3. Bucklin 4. Beloit-St. John's/Tipton 5. Golden Plains 6. Attica 7. South Haven 8. Hutchinson-Central Christian 9. St. Paul 10. Wallace County BOYS RANKINGS Class 6A 1. Wichita Heights 2. Blue Valley North 3. Olathe West 4. Garden City 5. Blue Valley Northwest 6. Olathe North 7. Derby 8. Mill Valley 9. Lawrence 10. Topeka-Washburn Rural Class 5A 1. Highland Park 2. Hutchinson 3. Kapaun Mt. Carmel 4. Maize South 5. Andover Central 6. Andover 7. DeSoto 8. Lenexa-St. James Academy 9. Kansas City Piper 10. Shawnee HeightsClass 4A 1. Atchison 2. McPherson 3. Eudora 4. Towanda-Circle 5. Hugoton 6. Bishop Miege 7. Baldwin 8. Chanute 9. Augusta 10. Wellington Class 3A 1. Sabetha 2. Haven 3. Southeast of Saline 4. Hesston 5. Galena 6. Wichita Collegiate T7. Bishop Ward T7. Marysville 9. Colby 10. Perry-Lecompton Class 2A 1. Lyndon 2. Hays-Thomas More Prep 3. Moundridge 4. Wichita Independent 5. Ellinwood 6. Bennington 7. Inman 8. Sterling 9. Sedan 10. Southeast-CherokeeClass 1A-Div 1 1. Olpe 2. Clifton-Clyde 3. Macksville 4. Wichita Classical School 5. Randolph-Blue Valley 6. Burlingame 7. McPherson - Elyria Christian 8. Osborne 9. Montezuma-South Gray 10. Troy Class 1A-Div 2 1. Greeley County 2. Northern Valley 3. Axtell 4. Hanover 5. Pawnee Heights 6. Lebo 7. Stafford 8. South Central 9. Cheylin 10. Cunningham

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By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer

GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Super Bowl had something for everyone.

Long before Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs lifted the Vince Lombardi Trophy, the biggest winner of this NFL season walked onto the field. Damar Hamlin came out to a rousing ovation during a pregame ceremony honoring the men and women who saved his life.

Hamlin’s third appearance of the week was the best feel-good moment on a day filled with many inspirational themes.

Mahomes and Jalen Hurts put on a historic show in the first Super Bowl featuring two Black starting quarterbacks. Hurts was spectacular but Mahomes played through an ankle injury and rallied the Chiefs from a 10-point deficit for a 38-35 comeback win over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night.

It was yet another lesson on dealing with adversity and rising to the occasion playing out before hundreds of millions of viewers on the sport’s biggest stage.

“I appreciate it because of the failures,” Mahomes said about winning his second championship in four years. “I mean the failure of losing a Super Bowl and losing the AFC championship game gives you a greater appreciation to be standing here as a champion."

Brotherhood was on display in the first Super Bowl matchup involving two brothers playing on different teams. Chiefs All-Pro tight end Travis Kelce caught a touchdown pass to help his team topple All-Pro center Jason Kelce and the Eagles. Mama Kelce was everywhere throughout the week and sat between NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Hamlin in a suite.

“There’s nothing I can say to him other than I love him and he played a hell of a year, a hell of a season,” Travis Kelce said. “To see my family be in all its glory and get all its flowers, my mom be the center of attention on the Jumbotron before the game on the biggest stage and being able to get closer with my brother throughout the season and to meet him at the mountain top, it’s the best feeling in the world. I don’t know how many more I got left, but I’ll cherish this one forever.”

Donna Kelce was the most popular mother in Arizona until Rihanna showed up for a scintillating halftime show. The superstar singer kicked off and finished her superb performance soaring high above the slippery field surface on a platform that was suspended in the air.

And, she did it while pregnant. Rihanna’s representative confirmed afterward that she’s pregnant with her second child.

“So iconic for Rihanna to let an American football game happen at her pregnancy reveal/concert,” a fan wrote on Twitter.

Even the commercials had a warm, fuzzy vibe. Advertisers used familiar celebrity faces, light humor and plenty of cute dogs in ads that cost as much as $7 million for 30 seconds.

About the only negative on Super Sunday was a controversial penalty on the final drive of the game that left viewers feeling angry that officiating again impacted a playoff game. A defensive holding call on Eagles cornerback James Bradberry allowed Kansas City to keep the ball, run down the clock and Harrison Butker kicked the go-ahead 27-yard field goal with 8 seconds left.

But Bradberry quickly squashed the outrage, saying he held the receiver.

“It was a holding. I tugged his jersey. I was hoping they would let it slide,” Bradberry said.

On a day filled with unifying events, Bradberry’s acknowledgement was a prime example of losing with dignity.

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football WriterGLENDALE, Ariz. — The Super Bowl had something for everyone.Long before Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs lifted the Vince Lombardi Trophy, the biggest winner of this NFL season walked onto the field. Damar Hamlin came out to a rousing ovation during a pregame ceremony honoring the men and women who saved his life.Hamlin’s third appearance of the week was the best feel-good moment on a day filled with many inspirational themes.Mahomes and Jalen Hurts put on a historic show in the first Super Bowl featuring two Black starting quarterbacks. Hurts was spectacular but Mahomes played through an ankle injury and rallied the Chiefs from a 10-point deficit for a 38-35 comeback win over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night.It was yet another lesson on dealing with adversity and rising to the occasion playing out before hundreds of millions of viewers on the sport’s biggest stage.“I appreciate it because of the failures,” Mahomes said about winning his second championship in four years. “I mean the failure of losing a Super Bowl and losing the AFC championship game gives you a greater appreciation to be standing here as a champion."Brotherhood was on display in the first Super Bowl matchup involving two brothers playing on different teams. Chiefs All-Pro tight end Travis Kelce caught a touchdown pass to help his team topple All-Pro center Jason Kelce and the Eagles. Mama Kelce was everywhere throughout the week and sat between NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Hamlin in a suite.“There’s nothing I can say to him other than I love him and he played a hell of a year, a hell of a season,” Travis Kelce said. “To see my family be in all its glory and get all its flowers, my mom be the center of attention on the Jumbotron before the game on the biggest stage and being able to get closer with my brother throughout the season and to meet him at the mountain top, it’s the best feeling in the world. I don’t know how many more I got left, but I’ll cherish this one forever.”Donna Kelce was the most popular mother in Arizona until Rihanna showed up for a scintillating halftime show. The superstar singer kicked off and finished her superb performance soaring high above the slippery field surface on a platform that was suspended in the air.And, she did it while pregnant. Rihanna’s representative confirmed afterward that she’s pregnant with her second child.“So iconic for Rihanna to let an American football game happen at her pregnancy reveal/concert,” a fan wrote on Twitter.Even the commercials had a warm, fuzzy vibe. Advertisers used familiar celebrity faces, light humor and plenty of cute dogs in ads that cost as much as $7 million for 30 seconds.About the only negative on Super Sunday was a controversial penalty on the final drive of the game that left viewers feeling angry that officiating again impacted a playoff game. A defensive holding call on Eagles cornerback James Bradberry allowed Kansas City to keep the ball, run down the clock and Harrison Butker kicked the go-ahead 27-yard field goal with 8 seconds left.But Bradberry quickly squashed the outrage, saying he held the receiver.“It was a holding. I tugged his jersey. I was hoping they would let it slide,” Bradberry said.On a day filled with unifying events, Bradberry’s acknowledgement was a prime example of losing with dignity.

Analysis: Super Bowl had feel-good vibes for all

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes was magical when the Kansas City Chiefs desperately needed him to pull off another Super Bowl comeback.

Playing on an injured ankle, Mahomes threw two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter and scrambled 26 yards on the go-ahead drive before Harrison Butker kicked a 27-yard field goal with 8 seconds left to give the Chiefs a 38-35 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night.

The Chiefs won their second NFL title in four years and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/NFL-awards-MVP-offensive-defensive-player-of-the-year-5fd0f54c6dda88fbe9e3c9832474feb9">two-time NFL MVP</a>&nbsp;Mahomes earned his second Super Bowl MVP award.

“I thought guys just embraced the moment,” Mahomes said about rallying from a 10-point halftime deficit. “In that first half, we were playing and doing some good stuff, but I felt like the guys were getting consumed by everything around us.”

Mahomes and Jalen Hurts excelled in the first Super Bowl matchup featuring&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/philadelphia-eagles-cincinnati-bengals-nfl-super-bowl-sports-86a9932fab18e53ddae15a962989a010">two Black starting QBs</a>. But Mahomes turned it up in the second half after reaggravating a sprained right ankle.

“It took everybody to win the game,” Mahomes shouted as red and yellow confetti littered the field.

Coach Andy Reid, who couldn’t win the big game in Philadelphia, beat his former team to earn his second ring with Mahomes and the Chiefs.

“We wanted to get this so bad for him,” Travis Kelce said. “His legacy in Philly lives on forever. ... There’s a lot of pride in knowing that he’s had success in two different organizations, but this was the better one.”

With the score tied at 35-35, the Eagles tried to let the Chiefs score a touchdown with under two minutes left so they could get the ball back after a defensive holding call on cornerback James Bradberry on third-and-8 gave Kansas City a first down. But Jerick McKinnon slid at the 2, forcing the Eagles to use their last timeout.

“It was holding. I tugged his jersey. I was hoping they would let it slide,” Bradberry said.

After Mahomes took a knee twice, Butker nailed his kick, sending thousands of red-clad Chiefs fans into a frenzy.

“It feels amazing just to see the confetti,” said Butker, who missed a 42-yarder in the first quarter. “I just tried to focus on one kick and focusing on the process.”

The Chiefs won their second Super Bowl following the 2019 season, 50 years after the first one. Mahomes led them back from a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter against San Francisco in that one. It took just three years to get another Lombardi.

Chiefs fans were outnumbered in the stadium, but did their part to silence the boisterous Philly fans with the tomahawk chop chant.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/2/1676259636937.jpeg" alt="Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Kadarius Toney (19) celebrates his touchdown with quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl 57 football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)" />
 <figcaption>Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Kadarius Toney (19) celebrates his touchdown with quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl 57 football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)</figcaption>
 </figure>By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football WriterGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes was magical when the Kansas City Chiefs desperately needed him to pull off another Super Bowl comeback.Playing on an injured ankle, Mahomes threw two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter and scrambled 26 yards on the go-ahead drive before Harrison Butker kicked a 27-yard field goal with 8 seconds left to give the Chiefs a 38-35 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night.The Chiefs won their second NFL title in four years and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/NFL-awards-MVP-offensive-defensive-player-of-the-year-5fd0f54c6dda88fbe9e3c9832474feb9">two-time NFL MVP</a>&nbsp;Mahomes earned his second Super Bowl MVP award.“I thought guys just embraced the moment,” Mahomes said about rallying from a 10-point halftime deficit. “In that first half, we were playing and doing some good stuff, but I felt like the guys were getting consumed by everything around us.”Mahomes and Jalen Hurts excelled in the first Super Bowl matchup featuring&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/philadelphia-eagles-cincinnati-bengals-nfl-super-bowl-sports-86a9932fab18e53ddae15a962989a010">two Black starting QBs</a>. But Mahomes turned it up in the second half after reaggravating a sprained right ankle.“It took everybody to win the game,” Mahomes shouted as red and yellow confetti littered the field.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/2/1676259849555.jpeg" alt="Kansas City Chiefs place kicker Harrison Butker (7) celebrates his field goal against the Philadelphia Eagles during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl 57 football game, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vasquez)" />
 <figcaption>Kansas City Chiefs place kicker Harrison Butker (7) celebrates his field goal against the Philadelphia Eagles during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl 57 football game, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vasquez)</figcaption>
 </figure>Coach Andy Reid, who couldn’t win the big game in Philadelphia, beat his former team to earn his second ring with Mahomes and the Chiefs.“We wanted to get this so bad for him,” Travis Kelce said. “His legacy in Philly lives on forever. ... There’s a lot of pride in knowing that he’s had success in two different organizations, but this was the better one.”With the score tied at 35-35, the Eagles tried to let the Chiefs score a touchdown with under two minutes left so they could get the ball back after a defensive holding call on cornerback James Bradberry on third-and-8 gave Kansas City a first down. But Jerick McKinnon slid at the 2, forcing the Eagles to use their last timeout.“It was holding. I tugged his jersey. I was hoping they would let it slide,” Bradberry said.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/2/1676265318626.jpeg" alt="Harrison Butker (7) kicks the game-winning field goal as punter Tommy Townsend (5) holds during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl 57 football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)" />
 <figcaption>Harrison Butker (7) kicks the game-winning field goal as punter Tommy Townsend (5) holds during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl 57 football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)</figcaption>
 </figure>After Mahomes took a knee twice, Butker nailed his kick, sending thousands of red-clad Chiefs fans into a frenzy.“It feels amazing just to see the confetti,” said Butker, who missed a 42-yarder in the first quarter. “I just tried to focus on one kick and focusing on the process.”The Chiefs won their second Super Bowl following the 2019 season, 50 years after the first one. Mahomes led them back from a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter against San Francisco in that one. It took just three years to get another Lombardi.Chiefs fans were outnumbered in the stadium, but did their part to silence the boisterous Philly fans with the tomahawk chop chant.Down 24-14 with a limping Mahomes, the Chiefs (17-3) followed up Rihanna’s electrifying halftime performance with a sensational offensive outburst.Mahomes, who suffered a high ankle sprain in the divisional round, hurt it again on a 3-yard scramble late in the second quarter. He limped off the field but showed no ill effects on Kansas City’s next possession.“I knew it was pretty bad when he got up limping but I knew it wasn’t gonna be bad enough to where he was gonna pull himself off the field,” Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy said. “If we would’ve pulled him off, I would’ve had to fight him. He would’ve probably fought me. And so it wasn’t worth entertaining.”<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/2/1676260408966.jpeg" alt="Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) holds the trophy after their win against the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFL Super Bowl 57 football game, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023, in Glendale, Ariz. The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)" />
 <figcaption>Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) holds the trophy after their win against the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFL Super Bowl 57 football game, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023, in Glendale, Ariz. The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)</figcaption>
 </figure>Mahomes slipped —&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/super-bowl-slippery-field-159cd91cc0d1a0d5b234df1904d05999">several players lost their footing on the natural grass surface</a>&nbsp;— in the pocket yet somehow regained his balance and scrambled 14 yards to the Eagles 4, setting up Isiah Pacheco’s 1-yard TD run that cut the deficit to 24-21.Mahomes then tossed a 5-yard TD pass to a wide-open Kadarius Toney to give Kansas City its first lead, 28-27, early in the fourth quarter.After the Chiefs tightened up their defense, forcing Philly to punt, Toney returned a line-drive kick 65 yards to the Eagles 5 for the longest punt return in Super Bowl history.On third down from the 4, Mahomes connected with Skyy Moore to extend their lead to 35-27. Moore also was wide open on the play.But the Eagles wouldn’t go away.Hurts hit DeVonta Smith for a 45-yard gain to the Chiefs 2 and ran in for his third score of the game. He also ran in for the 2-point conversion to tie it at 35-35 with 5:15 to go.As “Fly! Eagles! Fly!” reverberated throughout the stadium, Mahomes and the Chiefs went back to work.The 27-year-old Mahomes became the third player to win his second NFL MVP award before age 28. He also became the youngest QB to start three Super Bowls. Mahomes finally broke the MVP curse, becoming the first player to win the Super Bowl the same season after nine straight players lost.Just five years after winning the first Super Bowl in franchise history, the Eagles (16-4) came close with a different coach and new quarterback. Nick Sirianni replaced Doug Pederson in 2021 and Hurts took over for Carson Wentz in late 2020.<a href="https://apnews.com/article/super-bowl-jalen-hurts-philadelphia-eagles-4e35f23e4df01cd39d01120565d18807">Hurts set a Super Bowl record with 70 yards rushing and tied a record with three rushing scores</a>. He also threw for 304 yards and one TD."We use this pain, we use this failure to motivate us so we can make it a strength,” Sirianni said.Hurts, who missed two games late in the season with a shoulder injury, had TD runs of 1 and 4 yards in the first half along with a 45-yard TD pass to A.J. Brown.But Hurts also made a rare mistake when he fumbled without being hit while scrambling away from pressure. Nick Bolton picked it up and raced 36 yards for a score that made it 14-14. Hurts had just eight turnovers this season, six picks and two fumbles.Mahomes finished 21 of 27 for 182 yards with three TDs and no turnovers. He ran for 44 yards.Mahomes connected with Kelce on an 18-yard TD pass in the right corner to tie it at 7-7 in the first quarter. The Chiefs’ All-Pro tight end and Eagles All-Pro center Jason Kelce became the first set of brothers to play against each other in the Super Bowl.Their mom, Donna Kelce, wore a half-red, half-green jersey with No. 87 on the front for Travis and No. 62 on the back for Jason. She sat in a suite between NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Damar Hamlin.Eagles fans turned State Farm Stadium into a sea of green, chanting “E-A-G-L-E-S!” and singing the team’s fight song after each score. But they left disappointed.Reid won more games than any coach in team history during 14 seasons with the Eagles but the one knock against him was that he couldn’t win the big one. Reid finally earned his ring in his seventh season with the Chiefs. They went back the next year and lost to Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.Reid, who turns 65 next month, ended any speculation about his potential retirement.“If they’ll have me, I’ll stick around,” he said.The first Super Bowl involving both No. 1 seeds since the Eagles beat the Patriots 41-33 in February 2018 lived up to its hype. It was the third-highest scoring Super Bowl and the Eagles scored the most points by a losing team.