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S B2 Local Calendar
Got a score to submit? Send it to [email protected] or call (785) 628-1081 or (800) 657-6017 Scoreboard Baseball B2 The Hays Daily News Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014 Watch for breaking news at HDNews.net Local Calendar Today Fort Hays Men’s soccer at Lindenwood in St. Charles, Mo., 7 p.m. Hays High Boys’ soccer (V/JV) vs. TMP at FHSU Soccer Stadium, 4 p.m. TMP-Marian Boys’ soccer (V/JV) vs. Hays High at FHSU Soccer Stadium, 4 p.m. Friday Fort Hays Volleyball vs. Southwest Baptist at Gross Memorial Coliseum, 7 p.m. Hays High Football (V) vs. Abilene at Lewis Field Stadium, 7 p.m. TMP-Marian Football (V) at Russell, 7 p.m. Saturday Fort Hays Football vs. NW Missouri State at Lewis Field Stadium, 2 p.m. Volleyball vs. Pittsburg State at Gross Memorial Coliseum, 6:30 p.m. Hays High Cross Country (V) at Class 4A regional at HHS Course, 2 p.m. Volleyball (V) at Class 4A Division I sub-state in McPherson, TBA. TMP-Marian Cross Country (V) at Class 4A regional at HHS Course, 2 p.m. Volleyball (V) at Class 4A Division II sub-state in Larned, TBA. Sunday Fort Hays Men’s soccer vs. Northeastern State at FHSU Soccer Stadium, Noon. Football NFL standings AFC East L T 2 0 3 0 3 0 6 0 South W L T Indianapolis 5 2 Houston 3 4 Tennessee 2 5 Jacksonville 1 6 North W L T Baltimore 5 2 0 Cincinnati 3 2 1 Pittsburgh 4 3 0 Cleveland 3 3 0 West W L T Denver 5 1 0 San Diego 5 2 0 Kansas City 3 3 0 Oakland 0 6 0 W New England5 Buffalo 4 Miami 3 N.Y. Jets 1 Pct .714 .571 .500 .143 PF 187 135 147 121 PA 154 142 138 185 Pct PF PA 0 .714216 136 0 .429155 150 0 .286121 172 0 .143105 191 Pct .714 .500 .571 .500 PF 193 134 154 140 PA 104 140 162 139 Pct .833 .714 .500 .000 PF 189 184 142 92 PA 121 114 121 158 NFC East L T Pct PF PA 1 0 .857 196 147 1 0 .833 183 132 4 0 .429 154 169 5 0 .286 151 183 South W L T Pct PF PA Carolina 3 3 1 .429 158 195 New Orleans 2 4 0 .333 155 165 Atlanta 2 5 0 .286 171 199 Tampa Bay 1 5 0 .167 120 204 North W L T Pct PF PA Detroit 5 2 0 .714 140 105 Green Bay 5 2 0 .714 199 147 Chicago 3 4 0 .429 157 171 Minnesota 2 5 0 .286 120 160 West W L T Pct PF PA Arizona 5 1 0 .833 140 119 San Francisco4 3 0 .571 158 165 Seattle 3 3 0 .500 159 141 St. Louis 2 4 0 .333 129 176 Monday’s result Pittsburgh 30, Houston 23 Thursday’s game San Diego at Denver, 7:25 p.m. Sunday’s games Detroit vs Atlanta, at London, England, 8:30 a.m. St. Louis at Kansas City, Noon. Houston at Tennessee, Noon Minnesota at Tampa Bay, Noon Seattle at Carolina, Noon Baltimore at Cincinnati, Noon Miami at Jacksonville, Noon Chicago at New England, Noon Buffalo at N.Y. Jets, Noon Philadelphia at Arizona, 3:05 p.m. Oakland at Cleveland, 3:25 p.m. Indianapolis at Pittsburgh, 3:25 p.m. Green Bay at New Orleans, 7:30 p.m. Monday’s game Washington at Dallas, 7:30 p.m. W Dallas 6 Philadelphia 5 N.Y. Giants 3 Washington 2 College standings Big 12 Conference Overall W-L W-L Kansas State 3-0 5-1 Baylor 3-1 6-1 Oklahoma State 3-1 5-2 West Virginia 3-1 5-2 TCU 2-1 5-1 Oklahoma 2-2 5-2 Texas 2-2 3-4 Texas Tech 1-3 3-4 Iowa State 0-4 2-5 Kansas 0-4 2-5 Saturday’s results West Virginia 41, Baylor 27 Texas Tech 34, Kansas 21 Kansas State 31, Oklahoma 30 TCU 42, Oklahoma State 9 Texas 48, Iowa State 45 Saturday’s games Texas at Kansas State, 11 a.m. (ESPN) West Virginia at Oklahoma State, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN). Texas Tech at TCU, 2:30 p.m. (FOX). MIAA Conference Overall W-L W-L Pittsburg State 6-1 6-1 Northwest Missouri 6-1 6-1 Central Missouri 5-2 5-2 Central Oklahoma 5-2 5-2 Missouri Western 5-2 5-2 Fort Hays 4-3 4-3 Emporia State 3-4 3-4 Missouri Southern 3-4 3-4 Washburn 2-5 2-5 Nebraska-Kearney 2-5 2-5 Lindenwood 1-6 1-6 Northeastern State 0-7 0-7 Saturday’s results Fort Hays 24, Emporia State 21 Pittsburg State 35, NW Missouri 17. Mo. Southern 34, Northeastern State 7 Central Missouri 31, Central Oklahoma 19 Neb-Kearney 31, Lindenwood 13 Mo. Western 40, Washburn 14 Saturday’s games Central Missouri at Northeastern State, 1 p.m. Washburn at Central Okla., 1 p.m. Missouri Southern at Lindenwood, 1:30 p.m. Nebraska-Kearney at Pittsburg State, 2 p.m. NW Missouri at Fort Hays, 2 p.m. Emporia State at Mo. Western, 2:07 p.m. MLB postseason Area prep football district standings World Series (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) San Francisco 1, Kansas City 1 Tuesday, Oct. 21: San Francisco 7, Kansas City 1. Wednesday, Oct. 22: Kansas City 7, San Francisco 2. Friday, Oct. 24: Kansas City at San Francisco Saturday, Oct. 25: Kansas City at San Francisco x-Sunday, Oct. 26: Kansas City at San Francisco x-Tuesday, Oct. 28: San Francisco at Kansas City. x-Wednesday, Oct. 29: San Francisco at Kansas City. Volleyball Prep rankings KVA, Oct. 22 Class 6A 1. Olathe Northwest 33-4 (1) 2. Olathe East 28-8 (4) 3. Blue Valley Northwest 28-7 (3) 4. Blue Valley North 26-8 (2) 5. Blue Valley 24-10 (5) 6. Manhattan 24-11 (7) 7. Maize 30-7 (6) 8. Washburn Rural 25-13 (8) 9. Derby 27-10 (9) 10. Hutchinson 21-15 (10) Class 5A 1. St. Thomas Aquinas 35-4 (3) 2. Shawnee Heights 32-3 (2) 3. St. James Academy 34-5 (1) 4. Topeka-Seaman 34-5 (4) 5. Blue Valley West 22-8 (6) 6. Andover Central 30-4 (7) 7. Bishop Carroll 27-7 (5) 8. Andover 28-7 (8) 9. Newton 26-11 (10) 10. Lansing 28-7 (9) Class 4A Division 1 1. Bishop Miege 29-9 (1) 2. Topeka-Hayden 31-8 (2) 3. McPherson 29-6 (4) 4. Louisburg 25-11 (3) 5. Wamego 27-8 (5) 6. Abilene 32-6 (8) 7. Andale 28-7 (7) 8. DeSoto 26-10 (6) 9. Ulysses 34-2 (9) 10. Chanute 34-3 (10) Class 4A Division 2 1. Clay Center 32-5 (1) 2. Jefferson West 24-9 (2) 3. Baldwin 23-11 (3) 4. Atchison 28-9 (6) 5. Holcomb 27-7 (7) 6. Holton 19-12 (5) 7. Rock Creek 21-12 (4) 8. Baxter Springs 25-9 (9) 9. Frontenac 20-13 (8) 10. Royal Valley 21-14 (10) Class 3A 1. Silver Lake 25-9 (1) 2. Hillsboro 31-3 (2) 3. Douglass 31-2 (4) 4. Hesston 30-3 (3) 5. Garden Plain 27-6 (5) 6. Nemaha Central 29-9 (6) 7. Sterling 27-7 (8) 8. Wellsville 30-5 (9) 9. Cheney 21-9 (7) 10. Beloit 25-8 (10) Class 2A 1. Central Plains 31-1 (1) 2. Spearville 30-2 (2) 3. Washington County 28-3 (4) 4. Wabaunsee 29-5 (3) 5. Lyndon 30-5 (7) 6. Smith Center 30-6 (5) 7. St. Mary’s Colgan 28-6 (8) 8. Meade 28-6 (10) 9. Ness City 25-8 (6) 10. South Central 27-6 (9) Class 1A Division 1 1. Centralia 36-1 (1) 2. Goessel 36-0 (2) 3. Hoxie 32-2 (3) 4. St. Paul 26-8 (4) 5. Waverly 30-5 (5) 6. Immaculata 26-8 (6) 7. Valley Heights 24-12 (7) 8. Flint Hills 30-3 (8) 9. Thunder Ridge 28-4 (10) 10. La Crosse 23-9 (NR) Class 1A Division 2 1. Wallace County 29-3 (1) 2. Linn 22-10 (2) 3. Axtell 21-15 (3) 4. Logan 27-6 (4) 5. Wheatland-Grinnell 25-11 (5) 6. Northern Valley 20-9 (6) 7. Fowler 21-9 (7) 8. Wilson 20-8 (8) 9. Beloit-St. John’s/Tipton 24-9 (9) 10. Argonia 17-14 (NR) Prep sub-states Saturday Those involving area schools Class 4A Division I at McPherson Matches start approximately 20 minutes after completion of previous match. Match 1 — No. 1 Ulysses (33-2) vs. No. 4 Buhler (16-20), 2 p.m. Match 2 — No. 2 McPherson (316) vs. No. 3 Hays High (26-9). Match 3 — Ulysses/Buhler winner vs. McPherson/Hays High winner (winner advances to 4A Division I state in Salina. Class 4A Division II at Larned Matches start approximately 20 minutes after completion of previous match. Match 1 — No. 1 TMP-Marian (20-14) vs. No. 4 Larned (7-28), 2 p.m. Match 2 — No. 3 Smoky Valley (16-20) vs. No. 2 Concordia (20-19). Match 3 — TMP/Larned winner vs. Smoky Valley/Concordia winner. (winner advances to 4A Division II state in Salina). Class 3A NICK McQUEEN • Hays Daily News Thunder Ridge senior running back Trent Rietzke (30) is brought down by Victoria senior Noah Dreiling (25) and junior Wheaton Hockersmith (60) during last Friday night’s game in Victoria. Rietzke and Thunder Ridge play at Beloit/St. John’s-Tipton this week with a potential playoff spot on the line in Eight-Man Division II. Class 4A Division I District 8 Buhler McPherson Abilene Hays High District Overall W-L W-L 1-0 6-1 1-0 5-2 0-1 6-1 0-1 6-1 Last week’s results Buhler 55, Hays High 21; McPherson 17, Abilene 6. This week’s games Abilene at Hays High; Buhler at McPherson. Class 4A Division II Concordia Clay Center Goodland Colby District 7 District Overall W-L W-L 1-0 5-2 1-0 3-4 0-1 3-4 0-1 1-6 Last week’s results Concordia 28, Colby 18; Clay Center 14, Goodland 13. This week’s games Goodland at Concordia; Colby at Clay Center. Class 3A Norton Beloit Russell TMP-Marian District 13 District Overall W-L W-L 1-0 7-0 1-0 5-2 0-1 1-6 0-1 0-7 Last week’s results Norton 60, Russell 14; Beloit 54, TMP-Marian 7. This week’s games Beloit at Norton; TMP at Russell. Class 2-1A District 6 District Overall W-L W-L Phillipsburg 2-0 6-1 Ell-Saline 2-0 5-2 Smith Center 1-1 4-3 Bennington 1-2 4-3 *Republic County 0-3 1-6 Last week’s results Phillipsburg 54, Republic County 6; Ell-Saline 30, Bennington 8; La Crosse 48, Smith Center 14. This week’s games Phillipsburg at Ell-Saline; Bennington at Smith Center; Republic County at Valley Heights. District 7 District Overall W-L W-L La Crosse 2-0 6-1 Oakley 2-0 4-3 Plainville 1-1 2-5 Ellis 1-2 3-4 *Leoti-Wichita County 0-3 1-6 *-eliminated from playoff race Last week’s results La Crosse 48, Smith Center 14; Oakley 20, Ellis 12; Plainville 41, Wichita County 7. This week’s games Wichita County at La Crosse; Oakley at Plainville; Sublette at Ellis. Eight-Man Division I District 4 District Overall W-L W-L Hanover 4-0 7-0 Osborne 4-0 7-0 Wakefield 4-1 6-1 *Rock Hills 1-3 3-4 *Clifton-Clyde 1-3 1-6 *Lincoln 1-4 3-4 *Lakeside 0-0 3-4 *-eliminated from playoff race Last week’s results Hanover 68, Lakeside 8; Osborne 52, St. Francis 6; Wakefiled 54, Clifton-Clyde 0; Rock Hills 86, Lincoln 64. This week’s games Hanover at Clifton-Clyde; Wakefield at Osborne; Rock Hills at Lakeside; Quinter at Lincoln. minutes after completion of previous match. No. 1 Dighton (20-8) receives a bye. Match 1 — No. 4 Otis-Bison (1815) vs. No. 5 Satanta (9-23), 2 p.m. No. 2 La Crosse (24-11) receives a bye. No. 3 Hodgeman County (24-12) receives a bye. Semifinals Match 2 — Dighton vs. OtisBison/Satanta winner. Match 3 — La Crosse vs. Hodgeman County. Championship Match 4 — Semifinal winners (winner advances to 1A Division I state in Hays). at Scott City Matches start approximately 20 minutes after completion of previous match. Match 1 — No. 1 Lakin (28-9) vs. No. 8 Scott City (5-26), 1 p.m. Match 2 — No. 4 Southwestern Heights (16-19) vs. No. 5 Norton (11-21). Match 3 — No. 2 Hoisington (2016) vs. No. 7 Russell (5-26). Match 4 — No. 3 Phillipsburg vs. No. 6 Cimarron (8-23). Semifinals Match 5 — Lakin/Scott City winner vs. SW Heights/Norton winner. Match 6 — Hoisington/Russell winner vs. Phillipsburg/Cimarron winner. Championship Match 7 — Semifinal winners (winner advances to 3A state in Emporia). at Stockton Matches start approximately 20 minutes after completion of previous match. No. 1 Hoxie (31-2) receives a bye. Match 1 — No. 4 St. Francis (822) vs. No. 5 Quinter (5-25), 2 p.m. No. 2 Thunder Ridge (30-4) receives a bye. Match 2 — No. 3 Stockton (18-15) vs. No. 6 Victoria (2-25). Semifinals Match 3 — Hoxie vs. St. Francis/ Quinter winner. Match 4 — Thunder Ridge vs. Stockton/Victoria winner. Championship Match 5 — Semifinal winners (winner advances to 1A Division I state in Hays). Class 2A Class 1A Division II at Plainville Matches start approximately 20 minutes after completion of previous match. Match 1 West Gym — No. 1 Smith Center (30-6) vs. No. 8 Atwood (11-19), 2 p.m. Match West Gym — No. 4 Plainville (21-11) vs. No. 5 Oberlin (12-18). Match 1 East Gym — No. 2 Ness City (25-8) vs. No. 7 Hill City (1321), 2 p.m. Match 2 East Gym — No. 3 Ellis (22-11) vs. No. 6 Trego (12-18). Semifinals Match 3 West — Smith Center/ Atwood winner vs. Plainville/Oberlin winner. Match 3 East — Ness City/Hill City winner vs. Ellis/Trego winner. Championship Match 4 West — Semifinal winners (Winner advances to 2A state in Emporia. Class 1A Division I at Jetmore Matches start approximately 20 at Almena Matches start approximately 20 minutes after completion of previous match. No. 1 Logan (29-6) receives a bye. Match 1 — No. 4 Golden Plains (14-17) vs. No. 5 Triplains-Brewster, (11-19), 2 p.m. No. 2 Northern Valley (23-9) receives a bye. No. 3 Cheylin (17-15) receives a bye. Semifinals Match 2 — Northern Valley vs. Cheylin. Match 3 — Logan vs. Golden Plains/Triplains-Brewster winner. Championship Match 4 — Semifinal winners (winner advances to 1A Division II state in Hays). at Palco Matches start approximately 20 minutes after completion of previous match. No. 1 Wheatland-Grinnell (25-11) receives a bye. District 7 District Overall W-L W-L Hodgeman County 3-0 7-0 Spearville 3-0 7-0 Ness City 2-1 5-2 WaKeeney-Trego 1-2 2-5 *Dighton-Healy 0-3 2-5 *South Gray 0-3 1-6 *-eliminated from playoff race Last week’s results Hodgeman County 52, South Gray 0; Spearville 52, Trego 12; Ness City 52, Dighton 0. This week’s games Spearville at Hodgeman County; Ness City at Trego; Dighton at South Gray. District 8 District Overall W-L W-L Oberlin 4-0 6-1 Atwood 4-0 6-2 Hill City 3-1 5-2 *Quinter 2-3 4-3 *Logan-Palco 1-3 3-4 *St. Francis 1-3 3-4 *Stockton 0-5 0-7 *-eliminated from playoff race Last week’s results Oberlin 46, Quinter 0; Atwood 48, Logan-Palco 0; Hill City 51, Stockton 34; Osborne 52, St. Fancis 6. This week’s games Oberlin at Atwood; Logan-Palco at Hill City; Quinter at Lincoln; Stockton at St. Francis. Eight-Man Division II District 2 District Overall W-L W-L Chase 3-0 7-0 Sylvan-Lucas 2-1 3-4 Centre-Lost Springs 2-1 3-4 Tescott 1-2 3-4 Wilson 1-2 1-6 Burrton 0-3 0-7 *-eliminated from playoff race Last week’s results Chase 56, Centre 12; Sylvan-Lucas 54, Wilson 22; Tescott 46, Burrton 6. This week’s games Chase at Tescott; Sylvan-Lucas at Burrton; Wilson at Centre. District 7 District Overall W-L W-L Victoria 3-0 6-1 Beloit-St. John’s-Tipton 2-1 5-2 Thunder Ridge 2-1 5-2 Otis-Bison 1-2 4-3 Northern Valley 1-2 5-2 *Natoma 0-3 2-5 Bold - District champion *-eliminated from playoff race Last week’s results Victoria 58, Thunder Ridge 34; SJT 46, Otis-Bison 28; Northern Valley 1, Natoma 0 (forfeit). This week’s games Victoria at Natoma (Natoma forfeit); Thunder Ridge at SJT; Northern Valley at Otis-Bison. District 8 District Overall W-L W-L Wallace County 4-0 7-0 Hoxie 4-1 4-3 Triplains-Brewster 3-2 4-3 Greeley County 2-2 3-4 Wheatland-Grinnell 2-2 3-4 *Cheylin 0-4 0-7 *Golden Plains 0-4 0-7 *-eliminated from playoff race Last week’s results Wallace County 52, Golden Plains 0; Hoxie 90, Cheylin 0; Triplains-Brewster 48, Greeley County 0. This week’s games Cheylin at Wallace County; Hoxie at Golden Plains; Weskan at Triplains-Brewster; Wheatland-Grinnell at Greeley County. Match 1 — No. 4 Palco (4-25) vs. No. 5 Pawnee Heights (4-27), 2 p.m. No. 2 Western Plains (20-14) receives a bye. Match 2 — No. 3 Ingalls (19-14) vs. No. 6 Healy (3-25). Semifinals Match 3 — Wheatland-Grinnell vs. Palco/Pawnee Heights winner. Match 4 — Western Plains vs. Ingalls/Healy winner. Championship Match 5 — Semifinal winners (winner advances to 1A Division II state in Hays). at Tribune Matches start approximately 20 minutes after completion of previous match. No. 1 Wallace County (29-3) receives a bye. Match 1 — No. 4 Rolla (5-24) vs. No. 5 Greeley County (3-29), 2 p.m. (MT) No. 2 Moscow (15-11) receives a bye. Match 2 — No. 3 Weskan (18-16) vs. No. 6 Deerfield (0-24). Semifinals Match 3 — Wallace County vs. Rolla/Greeley County winner. Match 4 — Moscow vs. Weskan/ Deerfield winner. Championship Match 5 — Semifinal winners (winner advances to 1A Division II state in Hays). at Sylvan Grove Matches start approximately 20 minutes after completion of previous match. No. 1 Wilson (22-11) receives a bye. Match 1 — No. 4 Natoma (13-17) vs. No. 5 Chase (8-24), 2 p.m. No. 2 Sylvan-Lucas (17-16) receives a bye. Match 2 — No. 3 Central Christian (17-16) vs. No. 6 Elyria Christian (5-23). Semifinals Match 3 — Wilson vs. Natoma/ Chase winner. Match 4 — Sylvan-Lucas vs. C. Christian/Elyria Christian winner. Championship Match 5 — Semifinal winners (winner advances to 1A Division II state in Hays). TV Calendar Today College football 6 p.m. ESNU — UConn at E. Carolina. 7 p.m. ESPN — Miami at Virginia Tech. NFL football 7:25 p.m CBS — Chargers at Broncos Friday Auto Racing 3:30 p.m. FS1 — NASCAR, Sprint Cup qualifying, at Martinsville. MLB 7 p.m. FOX — World Series, Royals at Giants, Game 3. College football 6 p.m. ESPN2 — S. Florida at Cincinnati. 6:30 p.m. ESPNU — Troy at S. Alabama. 8 p.m. ESPN — BYU at Boise State. Baseball American League Los Angeles Angels - Claimed C Jackson Williams off waivers from the Colorado Rockies. National League Arizona Diamondbacks - Selected the contract of RHP Enrique Burgos from Visalia (CAL). Football National Football League Cleveland Browns - Added DT Jacobbi McDaniel to the practice squad. Cut WR Jonathan Krause. Denver Broncos - Added LB Shaquil Barrett to the practice squad. Detroit Lions - Added DB Jerome Couplin to the practice squad. Removed RB William Powell from the practice squad. Indianapolis Colts - Added RB Jeff Demps and TE Konrad Reuland to the practice squad. New England Patriots - Acquired LB Akeem Ayers and an undisclosed draft pick from the Tennessee Titans for an undisclosed draft pick. Waived LB Ja’Gared Davis. New Orleans Saints - Added LB Todd Davis to the practice squad. Seattle Seahawks - Cut TE Rashaun Allen. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Cut WR Solomon Patton and DE Scott Solomon. Suspended DE Da’Quan Bowers two games for violating the league’s performance enhancing substance policy. Tennessee Titans - Added LB Nate Askew and WR Derek Moye to the practice squad. Signed TE Richard Gordon. HHS, from B1 KSU, from B1 “I think they are a better football team, is the No. 1 reason that we lost, and know that we have to get better. But yeah, I think we lacked a little bit of focus, but we lacked a lot of things. There was a lot more than focus.” Buhler, the defending Class 4A state champion, scored touchdowns on its first five possessions against HHS, led 35-7 late in the second quarter and amassed 601 total yards of offense, including 321 rushing yards by Crusader junior quarterback Jace Williams. The Hays High defense, which had also allowed 449 yards and 50 points against Dodge City the week before in a 64-50 win, struggled to put forth any resistance for the second consecutive week. The offense, despite 441 yards of offense against the Crusaders, also had three turnovers and was unable to find any consistency as the deficit continued to climb. “I think it was a real wake up call and at the same time, I’m not taking anything away from the team that beat us on Friday night. They beat us fair and square and have a really good football team,” Black said. “We were obviously disappointed in the loss, but more disappointed in the way we played. I take 100 percent responsibility for that in a lot of different areas. I think we’ve got our house in order defensively this week. I think we will be a lot better and we are excited to go out and play again and spit the bad taste out of our mouth.” Abilene, which also started the season 6-0, is coming off a 17-6 loss at home against McPherson (5-2, 1-0). In all reality, the loser of Friday’s game between Hays High and Abilene will be eliminated from playoff contention, barring an unlikely tiebreaker scenario at the end of the season. Buhler travels to McPherson this week for the district title, while Hays High travels to McPherson on Oct. 31 in the season finale. “It can be dangerous, or it can be pleasant; it can be whatever you want to describe it as. But it’s the same situation; there is no doubt about that,” Black said of Friday’s game between two teams coming off its first loss. “Our kids need to be ready to play. We are not making any excuses at all for last week. I think it’s something we can get better from and our kids had a really good week of practice this week. We are just looking to come in and focus on the next task at hand.” Could this finally be the year things line up for him? “I hope so,” Weber said. “He was excited about the four and he is good at the four. If he was 6-7, he would be a horse; it’s unreal how good he would be. But he is so rugged and so versatile and now he has worked as hard as he ever has this summer trying to get his shooting better and working on his dribbling so he can get to the basket. He makes practice better, because he goes so hard. I really hope he has a great senior year. He deserves it.” Teammates think Williams is poised for a breakout. Maine transfer Justin Edwards calls Williams “an and-one machine,” because he fights through fouls to make shots in practice. Bolden, a Georgetown transfer, says he hates guarding him. “We have always known that Nino is a really good shooter,” Bolden said. “We are challenging him more to step out and shoot the three and just be more aggressive on the offensive end. He has been doing that, and whatever else he needs to do — driving to the basket or pulling up and making shots. He is looking really good.” It is hard for Williams to keep a straight face when he hears praise from his teammates. He has been at K-State longer than anyone on the roster, yet he’s never averaged more than 6.2 points, 3.5 rebounds or 16.3 minutes.