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EXPIRES: 22nd Mitchell 279-1212 $100off 16 pt. Check High Mileage Oil Change Up to 5 quarts of bulk oil. 75110429 00 OFF C1 SUNDAY DEC. 16, 2018 SPORTS BOWL SEASON BEGINS Arizona loses to Fresno State, Georgia Southern beats Eastern Michigan in Bowl games. Page C4 Mosley leads Rock Bridge to victory at Lafayette By DAVE SKRETTA Associated Press LAWRENCE, Kan.

Lagerald Vick had never watched last sea- Final Four loss to Villanova before this week, when top-ranked Kansas had to endure every min- ute of it while prepping for Satur- game against the Wildcats. watched it for like, a week Vick said. was nitely have better memories of the rematch. Vick poured in 29 points Sat- urday, Dedric Lawson added 28 points and 12 rebounds, and both helped the Jayhawks make just enough free throws in the closing COLLEGE BASKETBALL No. 1 Kansas 74, No.

17 Villanova 71 No. 1 KU tops No. 17 Villanova at home Associated Press Kansas forward Dedric Lawson, center, rebounds against Villanova forward Jermaine Samuels, right, during the rst half Saturday in Lawrence, Kansas. By THOMAS HUITT-JOHNSON News-Press Now The Benton Cardinals, ranked No. 9 in Class 4 in the state, dominated the Hillsboro Hawks from start to nish in a 74-14 vic- tory Saturday at the 14th Annual NCMC Holiday Hoops tournament in Trenton.

The win moved the Cardinals to 6-0 on the season. needed to play to our strengths, we wanted to put pres- sure on them, play with tough- ness, make them miss and be that rst-quarter coach Kerstyn Bolton said. accom- plished Signs showed early that the senior-laden team was going to cruise. A Gabby Fuller steal led to a quick bucket from Bailey Russell to begin the game. The Cardinals jumped out to a 9-0 lead early, capped by a layup from freshman Lauren Burright.

Hillsboro ended the spurt af- ter that with an Elaina Readnour 3-pointer. Readnour had all of the rst-half points for the Hawks. But it was all Benton in Trenton on Saturday. The Cardinals ended the rst quarter ahead 23-5. struggled with some foul trouble, and in more recent games, struggled to shoot the ball Bolton said.

was NCMC HOLIDAY HOOPS Benton girls 74, Hillsboro 14 Cardinals cruise in annual hoops tourney By BRANDON ZENNER News-Press Now A mixture of just more than 12 hours between games and hosting three Division I- bound opponents proved too much for Lafayette. Rock Bridge senior Isiaih Mosley, rated as the No. 3 player in 2019 in Missouri, scored 12 of his game-high 20 points in the opening quarter as the Bruins jumped on the Irish and never looked back in a 79-47 win Saturday at Lafay- ette High School. Mosley nished with a pair of 3-pointers and a pair of dunks, including a highlight- reel reverse slam in transi- tion in the second quarter. is the type of game where you get to see where at.

a very good Lafayette coach Kevin Bristol said. think 30 points better than us, but a very good team. game was to show us where at and what we need to get better at. We need to get better on the defensive HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL Rock Bridge boys 79, Lafayette 47 High-powered Bruins roll Irish Brandon Zenner News-Press Now Rock Charles Wilson rises for a layup over Ike Book during the third quar- ter of game at Lafayette High School.Please see Page C2 Please see Page C2 Please see Page C2 By AVERY OSEN Associated Press MANHATTAN, Kan. Bar- ry Brown has been ready to step up when No.

25 Kansas State needs him. With injuries to Dean Wade and Kamau Stokes, Brown de- livered again for the Wildcats on Saturday night. Brown scored 13 of his 21 points in the second half, pro- pelling Kansas State over Geor- gia State 71-59. think it had anything to do with Brown said. just tried to stay dent when Dean and Kam went down and keep our guys The biggest concern for the Wildcats is the ankle injuries to Wade and Stokes, which came minutes apart in the second half.

Both players suffered in- juries last year, too, and Wade missed almost the entire NCAA Tournament, making this fa- miliar territory for K-State. Dean, I have a def- inite answer, but I do know he break anything and COLLEGE BASKETBALL No. 25 Kansas State 71, Georgia State 59 Brown leads No. 25 Kansas State over Georgia State Please see Page C2 By JEFF BRYAN Special to the News-Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. In a national championship contest fea- turing a pair of the highest-scoring offenses in the NAIA this season, it was a critical special teams miscue that spoiled fth-ranked Benedic- tine rst-ever appearance in the NAIA Football Championship on Saturday at Memorial Stadium against Morningside (Iowa) College.

The Ravens fumbled a low snap on a punt attempt with less than 2 min- utes, 31 seconds remaining, giving the Mustangs prime eld position at the Benedictine 18-yard line, and Morningside wasted little time capi- talizing on the mistake, nding the end zone three plays later on Trent 16-yard touchdown pass to Connor Niles, the third time the pair connected for a score against the defense in the 35-28 vic- tory. key play was the fumble on the snap late in the NAIA FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP Morningside College 35, Benedictine College 28 AS CLOSE AS COULD BE Morningside ends chance at title in nal 2 minutes Please see Page C6 Jef Br yan Special to the News-Press Benedictine receiver Aaron Jackson attempts to outrun a Morningside defender Saturday at Memorial Stadium at Daytona Beach, Florida. The Mustangs defeated the Ravens 35-28..