The Wichita Eagle from Wichita, Kansas • B5

FRIDAY JANUARY 1 2016 5BSportsKANSAS.COM MEMPHIS, TENN. Del Miller wishes he could take credit for seeing some- thing special within Kody Cook that led him to use the receiver as a quarterback midway through his senior season. Alas, he cannot. The move was made pure- ly out of necessity, almost like hitting the panic button. When Kansas top four passers all went down with injuries before a game at Oklahoma State, Cook was the best remaining op- tion.

Any other explanation would be a lie. I saw was an able body that could still get out on the said Miller, co-offensive coor- dinator and quarterback coach. is about all we had left. I am being very honest with you, we have many choices. Kody was one of the guys who could still do The move paid dividends, though not that day.

Cook led K-State to a come-from- behind victory over West Virginia in the final game of the regular season and now is pushing to start in the Liberty Bowl. But the Wild- cats would rather not use an emergency quarterback next season. Odds are they have to. K-State will have an epic quarterback derby on its hands beginning at spring practice, with as many as six passers vying for playing time. Opening-day starter Jesse Ertz is ready to practice after recovering from a torn ante- rior-cruciate ligament.

So is freshman Alex Delton, who also missed most of the sea- son with a knee injury. Jo- nathan Banks has shown signs of progress during bowl practice, and will be ready to go as a redshirt sophomore. Joe Hubener will return as a senior after taking most of the snaps this season. North- ern Illinois transfer Landon Root, from Wichita Colle- giate, will make his case for inclusion. And four-star recruit Skylar Thompson will enroll early and be on cam- pus next month.

is going to be tremen- K-State co-offensive coordinator Dana Dimel said. is going to be an interesting thing for us to find a way to get all these guys the reps they need to bring them along. But it will be a good Defensive coordinator Tom Hayes is also looking forward to the return of injured players on that side of the ball, senior safety Dante Barnett in particular. Barnett, a preseason all- conference selection, suf- fered an injury in the opener and missed the remainder of the season. Defensive backs Kaleb Prewett, Danzel McDaniel, Morgan Burns and Nate Jackson also missed time.

(Bill) Snyder asked me one day in a staff meet- ing, who do we have back there this Hayes said. was just a swinging door. There were guys going down right and left. started right away with Dante Barnett getting hurt in the first game, a three-year returning starter and, to me, our most experienced and seasoned starter. That was a big blow.

We have since then lost a few more. it is the next man up business we live in. We all know that, and you spend a lot of time talking about injuries. Nobody wants to listen to it, anyway. We use it as an Still, the addition of Bar- nett could seriously bolster defense next sea- son.

Hayes said they tried to get him back into the lineup this year, but as the season went on he showed a desire to redshirt and return for a fifth season. He did everything he could to help the team with- out playing this season. could have taken a lot of avenues. He took the best one, which we all knew he was going to Hayes said. is out there every single day in the middle of the stretch lines at the begin- ning of practice and he is encouraging our team the entire two hour practice.

so proud of him. I would like to have him back next McCrane once again kicker K-State kicker Matthew McCrane spent most of the season backing up Jack Cantele after suffering an injury in the second game, but he will once again serve as the top kicker in the Liberty Bowl. Sean Snyder, special teams coach, said Cantele is battling an injury. jumped right back into Snyder said. is fueled up and Liberty Bowl urges fans to arrive early With a sellout crowd expected of more than 60,000 expected, game officials are encourag- ing fans to arrive and to take public transportation to the game, if possible, to ease parking congestion.

The bowl is offering a free shuttle service from three locations starting at 10 a.m. before the 2:20 p.m. kickoff. More information can be found at the Liberty Bowl website. Kellis Robinett: Injured Wildcats ready to return BY KELLIS ROBINETT The biggest challenge will be mental.

Playing an oppo- nent that prefers to huddle between plays, control clock and run the ball right at you with power is easier in many ways than sprinting all across the field trying to defend one home-run swing after anoth- er. In that sense, K-State players are looking forward to game. Fatigue be an issue. But deciphering calls and lining up in the correct pla- ces could be more difficult than they no-huddle look K-State is accustomed to. This game could feel like a chess match.

will be easier on you K-State line- backer Will Davis said. mentally, it will be every bit as hard, if not will probably be a little different, but we wor- ried about added de- fensive tackle Travis Britz. are just worried about playing our game and using good The huddle gives Arkansas more time to consider plays, and without an emphasis on running the most plays pos- sible its 818 plays this season was lower than K- 829 the Razor- backs have ample time to change into different plays after analyzing defense. That limits what Hayes can do from the sideline. get a chance to look at the formations and help them with checks and Hayes said.

can help them a great deal with those fast teams, because they are always at the line of scrimmage. It puts more on the players. They will have to be ready for They will also have to be ready for an offense that utilizes its tight end, another rarity in the Big 12. And not just any tight end, the best tight end in college football. Arkansas tight end Hunter Henry won the Mackey Award this season and earned All-America honors.

He caught 46 passes for 647 yards and three touchdowns, while also helping block for a running attack that amassed 2,497 yards. go through all the tape we have over the past month and not see what a special player he Hayes said. not just a pass receiver. Some people say tight ends are either a re- ceiver or a blocker. Well, this guy is both.

He is a threat down the field and also a really good blocker. He gets your attention right It is unclear how K-State will defend Henry. The Wildcats faced a legitimate receiving threat at tight end since David Mor- gan of Texas-San Antonio, and he gained social-media attention that game for run- ning for a first down with K-State defensive back Nate Jackson draped across his back. Perhaps this time line- backer Elijah Lee will cover Henry. Or maybe K-State goes with another safety.

Or maybe Hayes calls for zone coverage. There is no telling how defense will react to offense. It played a similar oppo- nent all season. Kellis Robinett: FROM PAGE 1B K-STATE BASKETBALL NBA Eastern Conference Atlantic Pct GB Toronto 20 13 .606 Boston 18 14 .563 New York 15 18 .455 5 Brooklyn 9 23 .281 Philadelphia 3 31 .088 Southeast Pct GB Atlanta 21 13 .618 Orlando 19 13 .594 1 Miami 18 13 .581 Charlotte 17 14 .548 Washington 14 16 .467 5 Central Pct GB Cleveland 21 9 .700 Chicago 18 12 .600 3 Indiana 18 14 .563 4 Detroit 18 15 .545 Milwaukee 13 21 .382 10 Western Conference Southwest Pct GB San Antonio 28 6 .824 Dallas 19 13 .594 8 Memphis 18 16 .529 10 Houston 16 18 .471 12 New Orleans 10 22 .313 17 Northwest Pct GB Oklahoma City 23 10 .697 Utah 14 17 .452 8 Portland 14 21 .400 10 Denver 12 21 .364 11 Minnesota 12 21 .364 11 Pacific Pct GB Golden State 30 2 .938 L.A. Clippers 21 13 .618 10 Sacramento 12 20 .375 18 Phoenix 12 23 .343 L.A.

Lakers 6 27 .182 Games Milwaukee 120, Indiana 116 Detroit 115, Minnesota 90 Golden State 114, Houston 110 L.A. Clippers 95, New Orleans 89 Oklahoma City 110, Phoenix 106 Utah 109, Portland 96 Games Orlando at Washington, 6 p.m. Charlotte at Toronto, 6:30 p.m. Dallas at Miami, 6:30 p.m. New York at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m. THUNDER 110, SUNS 106 PHOENIX 11-17 4-4 29, Tucker 10-14 0-0 22, Chandler 6-9 1-2 13, Knight 6-20 3-3 15, Booker 4-11 4-4 12, Teletovic 6-11 0-0 15, Len 0-0 0-0 0, Cotton 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 43-82 12-13 106. OKLAHOMA CITY 9-21 3-5 23, Ibaka 4-8 0-0 9, Adams 2-4 2-2 6, Westbrook 12-19 11-11 36, Roberson 2-3 0-0 5, Waiters 3-6 0-0 6, Kanter 2-3 2-4 6, Collison 0-0 0-0 0, Payne 3-7 0-0 7, Morrow 2-4 1-2 5, Singler 3-5 0-0 7.

Totals 42-80 19-24 110. Phoenix 26 27 27 26 106 Okla City 28 26 33 23 110 3-Point 8-20 (Warren 3-5, Teletovic 3-7, Tucker 2-4, Booker 0-1, Knight 0-3), Oklahoma City 7-21 (Durant 2-8, Singler 1-1, Payne 1-2, Ibaka 1-2, Roberson 1-2, Westbrook 1-3, Morrow 0-1, Waiters 0-2). Fouled 40 (Chandler 10), Oklahoma City 43 (Adams 8). 24 (Knight 6), Okla- homa City 29 (Westbrook 12). Total 24, Oklahoma City 14.

Adams, Durant. COLLEGE MEN MVC Conf. Overall Evansville 1 0 12 2 Southern Illinois 1 0 12 2 Northern Iowa 1 0 9 5 Wichita State 1 0 7 5 Illinois State 1 0 7 7 Loyola 0 1 7 6 Indiana State 0 1 6 7 Drake 0 1 5 8 Missouri State 0 1 4 9 Bradley 0 1 2 12 Game Wichita St. 67, Drake 47 Games Loyola at Indiana 1 p.m. Evansville at Missouri 3 p.m.

Northern Iowa at Southern Illinois, 7 p.m. Games Wichita St. at Bradley, 1 p.m. Illinois St. at Drake, 1 p.m.

BIG 12 Conf. Overall Oklahoma 0 0 11 0 Kansas 0 0 11 1 Iowa State 0 0 11 1 West Virginia 0 0 11 1 Texas Tech 0 0 10 1 Baylor 0 0 10 2 Kansas State 0 0 10 2 Oklahoma State 0 0 8 4 Texas 0 0 8 4 TCU 0 0 8 4 Games West Virginia at Kansas 11 a.m. Texas at Texas Tech, 1 p.m. Baylor at Kansas, 3 p.m. TCU at Oklahoma 3 p.m.

Iowa St. at Oklahoma, 6 p.m. SCORES EAST Bryant 62, Dartmouth 60 Creighton 80, St. 70 Harvard 77, Wofford 57 Hofstra 90, Delaware 80 UMBC 89, Shore 75 Villanova 95, Xavier 64 SOUTH Campbell 90, Winthrop 83 Coll. of Charleston 65, James Madison 62 Florida Gulf Coast 86, La Salle 77 Gardner-Webb 65, Coastal Carolina 61 High Point 77, Radford 60 Jacksonville 74, Bethune-Cookman 70 Jacksonville St.

72, SIU-Edwardsville 67 Louisiana-Monroe 72, Appalachian St. 56 Mississippi St. 71, NC Central 48 Northeastern 86, Elon 79 Tennessee Tech 94, E. Illinois 84 Towson 76, William Mary 69 UNC Asheville 70, Longwood 61 UNC Wilmington 75, Drexel 63 MIDWEST Ball St. 73, Chicago St.

48 Belmont 92, SE Missouri 82 Idaho 74, North Dakota 71 Providence 81, Butler 73 Wichita St. 67, Drake 47 WEST CS Bakersfield 80, Morgan St. 68 Gonzaga 79, Santa Clara 77 Montana 90, N. Arizona 84, 2OT N. Colorado 96, E.

Washington 90 S. Utah 93, Montana St. 82 San Francisco 107, Portland 95 STATE COLLEGE MEN ESU 74, ROCKHURST 68 Rockhurst Fastkin 12, LeVan 11, Nix 8, Burke 8, Hagan 4, Washington 19, Roberts 3, Evans 3. Totals 27-58 10-10 68. Emporia State OSwald 13, Moore 12, Swank 10, McKinney 4, Fisher 2, Allen 12, Taylor 7, Hall 6, Pederson 4, Sardin 4.

Totals 23-56 22-28 74. Halftime Rockhurst 32-28. 3-pointers Rock 4-20 (Burke 2, LeVan, Roberts), ESU 6-15 (Oawald 2, Swank 2, Taylor 2). Rebounds Rock 29 (Washington 6), ESU 35 (Allen 9). Assists Rock 18 (Nix 9), ESU 13 (Moore, Swank 4).

Fouls Rock 22, ESU 15. COLLEGE WOMEN MVC Conf. Overall Drake 0 0 7 4 Missouri State 0 0 7 5 Southern Illinois 0 0 7 5 Northern Iowa 0 0 5 6 Bradley 0 0 4 7 Indiana State 0 0 4 7 Loyola 0 0 4 7 Wichita State 0 0 3 8 Illinois State 0 0 2 9 Evansville 0 0 1 10 Games Missouri St. at Illinois 1 p.m. Southern Illinois at Drake, 2 p.m.

Wichita St. at Indiana 6 p.m. Evansville at Northern Iowa, 8 p.m. Games Missouri St. at Indiana 1 p.m.

Southern Illinois at Northern Iowa, 2 p.m. Wichita St. at Illinois 2 p.m. Evansville at Drake, 4 p.m. Loyola at Bradley, 6 p.m.

BIG 12 Conf. Overall Texas 1 0 12 0 Oklahoma State 1 0 11 1 Oklahoma 1 0 10 2 Iowa State 1 0 9 3 TCU 1 0 9 3 Baylor 0 1 13 1 Kansas State 0 1 10 2 Texas Tech 0 1 9 3 West Virginia 0 1 10 4 Kansas 0 1 5 7 Games Kansas St. at TCU, 1 p.m. Oklahoma St. at Iowa 2 p.m.

Texas Tech at Texas, 7 p.m. Games West Virginia at Kansas, 2 p.m. Oklahoma at Baylor, 3:30 p.m. SCORES EAST Dartmouth 46, NJIT 39 Penn St. 79, Northwestern 72 Rutgers 66, Minnesota 55 St.

80, Providence 61 SOUTH Appalachian St. 57, Louisiana-Monroe 54 Duke 78, UNC Wilmington 56 Gardner-Webb 64, Bluefield 51 North Carolina 59, Maine 58 SIU-Edwardsville 62, Jacksonville St. 57 Tennessee Tech 81, E. Illinois 74 UNC-Greensboro 103, NC Central 56 MIDWEST Butler 82, Georgetown 76 Iowa 74, Nebraska 68 Maryland 79, Illinois 63 Ohio St. 85, Michigan St.

80 Purdue 65, Michigan 63 SE Missouri 81, Belmont 74 Seton Hall 86, Creighton 82 Wisconsin 73, Indiana 69 Xavier 74, Villanova 67, OT WEST BYU 65, Saint (Cal) 59 E. Washington 59, N. Colorado 55 Gonzaga 68, San Francisco 47 Idaho 92, North Dakota 65 Long Beach St. 69, Seattle 57 Montana 81, N. Arizona 58 Montana St.

86, S. Utah 59 Penn 73, BYU-Hawaii 41 San Diego 69, Pacific 56 Santa Clara 67, Portland 45 UC Davis 59, Utah Valley 55 FOOTBALL NFL American Conference East Pct PF PA y-New England 12 3 0 .800 455 295 N.Y. Jets 10 5 0 .667 370 292 Buffalo 7 8 0 .467 357 342 Miami 5 10 0 .333 290 379 South Pct PF PA Houston 8 7 0 .533 309 307 Indianapolis 7 8 0 .467 303 384 Jacksonville 5 10 0 .333 370 418 Tennessee 3 12 0 .200 275 393 North Pct PF PA y-Cincinnati 11 4 0 .733 395 263 Pittsburgh 9 6 0 .600 395 307 Baltimore 5 10 0 .333 312 377 Cleveland 3 12 0 .200 266 404 West Pct PF PA x-Denver 11 4 0 .733 328 276 x-Kansas City 10 5 0 .667 382 270 Oakland 7 8 0 .467 342 376 San Diego 4 11 0 .267 300 371 National Conference East Pct PF PA y-Washington 8 7 0 .533 354 356 Philadelphia 6 9 0 .400 342 400 N.Y. Giants 6 9 0 .400 390 407 Dallas 4 11 0 .267 252 340 South Pct PF PA y-Carolina 14 1 0 .933 462 298 Atlanta 8 7 0 .533 322 325 Tampa Bay 6 9 0 .400 332 379 New Orleans 6 9 0 .400 388 459 North Pct PF PA x-Green Bay 10 5 0 .667 355 303 x-Minnesota 10 5 0 .667 345 289 Detroit 6 9 0 .400 334 380 Chicago 6 9 0 .400 315 373 West Pct PF PA y-Arizona 13 2 0 .867 483 277 x-Seattle 9 6 0 .600 387 271 St. Louis 7 8 0 .467 264 311 San Francisco 4 11 0 .267 219 371 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Games Jacksonville at Houston, noon Washington at Dallas, noon Detroit at Chicago, noon N.Y.

Jets at Buffalo, noon New England at Miami, noon New Orleans at Atlanta, noon Baltimore at Cincinnati, noon Pittsburgh at Cleveland, noon Tennessee at Indianapolis, noon Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, noon St. Louis at San Francisco, 3:25 p.m. San Diego at Denver, 3:25 p.m. Seattle at Arizona, 3:25 p.m.

Oakland at Kansas City, 3:25 p.m. Tampa Bay at Carolina, 3:25 p.m. Minnesota at Green Bay, 7:30 p.m. BOWL GAMES Celebration Bowl NC 41, Alcorn State 34 New Mexico Bowl Arizona 45, New Mexico 37 Las Vegas Bowl Utah 35, BYU 28 Camelia Bowl Appalachian State 31, Ohio 29 Cure Bowl San Jose State 27, Georgia State 16 New Orleans Bowl Louisiana Tech 47, Arkansas State 28 Miami Beach Bowl Western Kentucky 45, South Florida 35 Idaho Potato Bowl Akron 23, Utah State 21 Boca Raton Bowl Toledo 32, Temple 17 Poinsettia Bowl Boise State 55, Northern Illinois 7 GoDaddy Bowl Georgia Southern 58, Bowling Green 27 Bahamas Bowl Western Michigan 45, Middle Tenn. 31 Hawaii Bowl San Diego State 42, Cincinnati 7 St.

Petersburg Bowl Marshall 16, UConn 10 Sun Bowl Washington State 20, Miami 14 Heart of Dallas Bowl Washington 44, Southern Mississippi 31 Pinstripe Bowl Duke 44, Indiana 41, OT Independence Bowl Virginia Tech 55, Tulsa 52 Foster Farms Bowl Nebraska 37, UCLA 29 Military Bowl Navy 44, Pittsburgh 28 Quick Lane Bowl Minnesota 21, Central Michigan 14 TUESDAY Armed Forces Bowl California 55, Air Force 36 Russell Athletic Bowl Baylor 49, North Carolina 38 Arizona Bowl Nevada 28, Colorado State 23 Texas Bowl LSU 56, Texas Tech 27 Birmingham Bowl Auburn 31, Memphis 10 Belk Bowl Mississippi St. 51, NC State 28 Music City Bowl Louisville 27, Texas 21 Holiday Bowl Wisconsin 23, Southern Cal 21 Peach Bowl Houston 38, Florida State 24 Orange Bowl (Playoff Semifinal) Clemson 37, Oklahoma 17 Cotton Bowl Classic (Playoff Semifinal) Alabama 38, Michigan State 0 FRIDAY Outback Bowl Tampa, Fla. Northwestern (10-2) vs. Tennessee (8-4), 11 a.m. (ESPN2) Citrus Bowl Orlando, Fla.

Michigan (9-3) vs. Florida (10-3), noon (ABC) Fiesta Bowl Glendale, Ariz. Notre Dame (10-2) vs. Ohio State (11-1), noon (ESPN) Rose Bowl Pasadena, Calif. Iowa (12-1) vs.

Stanford (11-2), 4 p.m. (ESPN) Sugar Bowl New Orleans Oklahoma State (10-2) vs. Mississippi (9-3), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) SATURDAY TaxSlayer Bowl Jacksonville, Fla. Penn St.

(7-5) vs. Georgia (9-3), 11 a.m. (ESPN) Liberty Bowl Memphis, Tenn. Kansas St. (6-6) vs.

Arkansas (7-5), 2:20 p.m. (ESPN) Alamo Bowl San Antonio Oregon (9-3) vs. TCU (10-2), 5:45 p.m. (ESPN) Cactus Bowl Phoenix West Virginia (7-5) vs. Arizona State (6-6), 9:15 p.m.

(ESPN) JAN. 11 College Football Championship Game Glendale, Ariz. Clemson (14-0) vs. Alabama (13-1), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) HOCKEY ECHL Eastern Conference East GP OL SL Pts GF GA Manchester 32 20 11 0 1 41 93 87 Adirondack 27 18 7 1 1 38 83 60 Elmira 31 19 12 0 0 38 92 89 Reading 31 15 11 2 3 35 97 85 Norfolk 33 10 21 1 1 22 84117 North GP OL SL Pts GF GA Toledo 30 17 9 1 3 38 86 76 Wheeling 30 14 12 2 2 32 90 94 Kalamazoo 31 12 16 2 1 27 81102 Brampton 30 11 15 3 1 26 83103 South GP OL SL Pts GF GA Florida 31 22 9 0 0 44103 65 Atlanta 31 19 10 2 0 40 91 97 Carolina 31 18 10 2 1 39 84 65 Greenville 32 15 12 5 0 35100106 Orlando 28 10 13 2 3 25 87 99 Western Conference Central GP OL SL Pts GF GA Missouri 28 24 3 0 1 49 99 48 Allen 31 18 12 1 0 37 92 91 Tulsa 27 14 10 2 1 31 72 63 Wichita 31 7 20 1 3 18 58105 Midwest GP OL SL Pts GF GA Quad City 32 16 13 1 2 35 87 91 Fort Wayne 27 15 10 2 0 32 90 76 Cincinnati 28 14 10 2 2 32 87 75 Indy 32 14 16 2 0 30 77 90 Evansville 29 12 15 2 0 26 86102 West GP OL SL Pts GF GA Utah 28 16 10 2 0 34 94 86 Idaho 33 14 14 4 1 33 98101 Colorado 31 14 15 2 0 30 83 82 Rapid City 28 13 12 2 1 29 73 81 Alaska 29 10 16 1 2 23 78 92 NOTE: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss.

Games Adirondack 2, Reading 1, SO Kalamazoo 5, Elmira 3 Cincinnati 4, Toledo 0 Brampton 4, Wheeling 3, OT Manchester 3, Greenville 2, OT Fort Wayne 7, Indy 0 Missouri 7, Wichita 1 Quad City 6, Evansville 4 Tulsa 2, Rapid City 1 Utah at Alaska Games Allen at Missouri, 4:10 p.m. Orlando at Florida, 6:30 p.m. Fort Wayne at Indy, 6:35 p.m. Colorado at Idaho, 8:10 p.m. Utah at Alaska, 10:15 p.m.

NHL Eastern Conference Atlantic GP OT Pts GF GA Florida 37 21 12 4 46 101 84 Montreal 39 21 15 3 45 111 98 Boston 36 20 12 4 44 115 97 Detroit 38 18 13 7 43 96 103 Ottawa 38 18 14 6 42 111 115 Tampa Bay 38 18 16 4 40 97 93 Toronto 36 14 15 7 35 95 102 Buffalo 38 15 19 4 34 88 101 Metropolitan GP OT Pts GF GA Washington 37 28 7 2 58 117 78 N.Y. Islanders 38 21 12 5 47 105 89 N.Y. Rangers 38 21 13 4 46 112 100 New Jersey 38 19 14 5 43 90 92 Pittsburgh 37 18 15 4 40 86 91 Philadelphia 36 15 14 7 37 78 100 Carolina 38 16 17 5 37 91 108 Columbus 39 14 22 3 31 98 123 Western Conference Central GP OT Pts GF GA Dallas 39 28 8 3 59 137 98 St. Louis 40 23 13 4 50 100 96 Chicago 39 22 13 4 48 108 97 Minnesota 36 20 10 6 46 98 85 Nashville 38 18 13 7 43 101 101 Colorado 38 18 17 3 39 109 106 Winnipeg 36 17 17 2 36 97 105 Pacific GP OT Pts GF GA Los Angeles 36 23 11 2 48 98 81 San Jose 36 18 16 2 38 100 102 Arizona 36 17 16 3 37 100 116 Vancouver 38 14 15 9 37 93 109 Calgary 36 17 17 2 36 96 117 Anaheim 35 14 15 6 34 67 87 Edmonton 38 15 20 3 33 97 118 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Games N.Y.

Islanders 2, Buffalo 1 Pittsburgh 5, Detroit 2 Carolina 4, Washington 2 Minnesota 3, St. Louis 1 Chicago 4, Colorado 3, OT Dallas 5, Nashville 1 Los Angeles at Calgary Anaheim at Edmonton Winnipeg at Arizona Games Montreal vs. Boston at Foxborough, MA, noon Anaheim at Vancouver, 9 p.m. OUTDOORS LAKE LEVELS Lake Normal Current Rel Big Hill 858.0 858.59 265 Cedar Bluff 2144.0 2119.29 0 Cheney 1421.6 1422.21 0 Clinton 875.5 879.53 7 Council Grove 1274.0 1273.54 6 El Dorado 1339.0 1338.56 5 Elk City 796.0 800.53 0 Fall River 950.5 951.52 2 Grand 742.0 754.11153,589 Hillsdale 917.0 918.62 3 John Redmond 1039.0 1043.76 60 Kanopolis 1463.0 1463.46 6 Kaw 1009.85 1016.41 978 Kirwin 1729.3 1713.11 0 Lovewell 1582.6 1582.18 0 Marion 1350.5 1351.48 2 Melvern 1036.0 1036.17 20 Milford 1144.4 1144.35 25 Norton 2304.3 2287.74 1 Perry 891.5 892.41 25 Pomona 974.0 976.58 15 Table Rock 915.0 931.43 64,750 Toronto 899.5 907.56 7 Tuttle Creek 1075.0 1081.91 200 Waconda 1455.6 1455.12 251 Webster 1892.5 1870.03 0 Wilson 1516.0 1505.88 5 WATERFOWL REPORT Canada goose through Feb. 14 White-fronted Goose through Sun- day, Jan 23-Feb.

14 Light Goose through Feb. 14 Sandhill Crane through Jan. 7 High Plains (West of U.S. Hwy. 283) Duck Season through Monday, Jan.

23-31 Norton: Water level is 16.6 feet below conservation pool. Approximately 6,500 ducks and 85,000 geese, mostly snow geese, are present. Hunting conditions fair, with good shoreline vegetation for hunter concealment. Ice locked with the exception of open water in the refuge. Hunting success expected to be good.

Low Plains Early Zone (East of U.S. Hwy. 283) Duck Season through Sunday Cedar Bluff: Water level is 24.7 feet below conservation pool. Approximately ducks, mostly mallards and divers, 2,000 Canada and a few light geese are present. Conditions rated fair, with some flooded vegetation at the west end.

Backs of coves and shallow water covered with ice. Success expected to be good. Cheyenne Bottoms WA: Total of ducks and geese, mostly snow geese, are present. Pools 1A, 1B and 1C are 13 inches, Pool 2 is 13 inches, Pools 3A is 7 inches, Pool 3B is dry, 4A is 11 inches, 4B is 13 inch- es and Pool 5 is less than 1 inch. Area is 98 percent ice covered.

Hunting condi- tions are fair, with mowed openings in Pools 3A, 4A and 4B. Success expected to be fair. Cheyenne Bottoms is having an avian cholera outbreak. Jamestown WA: Water levels are fair. Approximately 500 ducks, mostly mal- lards, and 300 geese are present.

Hunting conditions are fair, with good habitat conditions but low water levels; area is 100 percent ice covered. Success expected to be poor, scouting necessary. McPherson Valley Wetlands: Water levels fair, all pools have huntable water; marshes are 95 percent frozen. Approxi- mately 3,100 ducks and 400 geese are present. Hunting conditions are fair, with flood waters present.

Success expected to be fair to good. Low Plains Late Zone Duck Season through Sunday, Jan. 23-31 Council Grove: Water level is 0.1 feet below conservation pool. Approximately 5,000 ducks, mostly mallards, and 1,300 Canada geese are on the area. Hunting conditions rated difficult, with bare shorelines.

Ice is forming in coves and wind protected areas. Success rated good. Glen Elder: Water level 0.5 feet below conservation pool. Approximately 8,500 ducks, mostly divers and mallards, 4,500 Canada, 220,000 snow and 1,200 white- fronted geese are present. Hunting condi- tions are fair, with mudflats along shore- lines.

Shallow areas freezing at night. Hunting success expected to be fair. Milford: Water is at conservation pool. Approximately 2,000 ducks, mostly mal- lards, and 500 Canada geese were observed. Hunting conditions are fair, with little vegetation in the marshes and along the shorelines.

Marshes are iced over; reservoir and river are open. Suc- cess expected to be fair. Quivira: Quivira is currently open to hunting. Water levels fair. Approximately 300 ducks, mostly mallards, and 2,000 geese, mostly light geese, are present.

Hunting conditions fair. Success is expected to be fair to poor. Webster: Water level is 22.5 feet below conservation pool. Approximately 20,000 ducks, primarily mallards, 10,000 Canada and 200,000 snow geese are present. Hunting conditions poor, with no flooded vegetation; reservoir completely covered with ice.

Hunting success expected to be fair to good. Low Plains Southeast Zone Duck Season through Sunday, Jan. 9-31 El Dorado: Water level is 0.4 feet below conservation pool. Approximately 1,100 ducks, mostly goldeneyes and mallards, and 1,200 Canada geese are present. Hunting conditions are fair to poor with little waterfowl attracting vegetation available; coves and sheltered areas are beginning to be covered with thin ice.

Hunting success expected to be fair. Elk City: Water level is 4.5 feet above conservation pool. Approximately 3,000 ducks, snows and a few Canada geese are present. Hunting conditions are fair; coves are beginning to freeze. Success expected to be fair.

Fall River: Water level is 1.0 feet above conservation pool. Approximately 5,000 ducks, mostly mallards and gadwalls, are on the area. Hunting conditions rated fair, with recently flooded vegetation. Little ice forming. Success expected to be excellent.

Marais des Cygnes: Approximately 10,000 ducks are present. Most marshes have good to excellent water. Ice up to 1 inch thick in many areas. Hunting condi- tions rated good. Success expected to be poor.

Neosho: Approximately 35,000 ducks, mostly mallards, are on the area. Excel- lent water conditions. Hunting conditions good, with tall vegetation in pools with water. Hunting success expected to be good. SCOREBOARD.