January 2014 – Page 88 – St. Joseph Post Archive

Teens injured in Saturday night crash

Posted on January 5, 2014

Three teenagers were hospitalized following a Saturday night crash in Grundy County.

According to the Missouri Highway Patrol Nineteen-year-old Derrick L. Knifong of Meadvile was driving a 1999 Oldsmobile on Route E, six miles north of Laredo in Grundy County on Saturday evening.

The vehicle approached a right hand curve and Knifong lost control of the vehicle. It went into a broad slide, went off the left side of the road and struck a corner post. The vehicle came to rest off the west side of the road facing west.

Knifong and passenger Trevor H. Corzette, age 18 of Meadville and William G. Devaul age 17 of Meadville were transported to Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton.

Corzette was later transferred to St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City. They were not wearing seat belts.

Bitter Cold Weather

Posted on January 5, 2014January 5, 2014

Dangerously cold conditions will spread into the region today, and will combine with brisk north winds to create wind chills as low as -25 to -35 degrees F, or even a few degrees colder. Very little improvement is expected on Monday with highs topping out in the single digits above and below zero, and continued wind chills in the -20 to -30 degree range. A wind chill warning is in effect across the region for this evening through early Tuesday. These frigid conditions can be life threatening for anyone outdoors.

Sunday night Partly cloudy, with a low around -10. Wind chill values between -20 and -30. Northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Monday Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. Wind chill values between -22 and -32. West northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Monday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around -5. Wind chill values between -14 and -19. West wind 6 to 11 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.
Tuesday Mostly sunny, with a high near 20. South southwest wind 6 to 11 mph.
Tuesday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13.

Attempt to turn KC fountain red comes up short

Posted on January 5, 2014

(AP) Parks department officials in Kansas City were attempting to show some team spirit ahead of Saturday’s Kansas City Chiefs playoff game by putting red dye in a fountain on the city’s north side, but things didn’t exactly turn out as planned.

The result was a frothy, frozen blob that had colors ranging from crimson to pink to white.

Internet websites poked fun at the spectacle, with Deadspin saying it looked “like something horrible happened” while USA Today declared that it looked like “something from a horror movie.”

Kansas City was unsuccessful in its bid for its first playoff win in two decades against Indianapolis.

But with bone-chilling temperatures on the way, the display is likely to be in place for some time nonetheless.

Make a Reading Statement at Rolling Hills Library

Posted on January 5, 2014January 5, 2014

Make a "State"ment Adult Winter Reading Program — Make a “State”ment Adult Winter Reading Program

“Make a ‘State’ment: Read” during this year’s adult winter reading program! Participants will select titles based on their location in the United States. A list entitled “Literary tour of the United States” from the website Qwiklit.com served as the inspiration for this year’s theme.

Reading six books chosen from eight different categories will entitle you to a prize packet, an invitation to the final party and an entry in a grand prize drawing for a Kindle e-reader! The program runs January 6 through March 8, 2014. Reading logs are available here or pick one up at either branch of the library.

City issues Phase 2 of emergency snow ordinance

Posted on January 5, 2014January 5, 2014

Phase II of the Emergency Snow Ordinance has been in effect since 10:30 p.m. Saturday

All vehicles parked on Emergency Snow Routes must be removed within two hours or be subject to ticketing and towing. The removal of all vehicles from emergency routes allows street crews to efficiently and effectively conduct plowing operations.

Griffons come up short at home against Washburn

Posted on January 4, 2014

The Missouri Western men’s basketball team struggled from the free throw line making just 15-of-26 attempts falling for the third straight game by a score of 79-69 against the Washburn Ichabods. The Griffons had three players score in double figures with Ryan Devers finishing with a career best 25 points on 7-of-12 shooting. He also made 11-of-13 free throws. The Griffons fall to 6-6 on the season and 1-3 with the loss.

The first ten minutes of the first half was an offensive struggle as the Griffons and the Ichabods played to an 11-11 with 9:06 to play in the first frame. From there the Ichabods would go on a 5-0 run which was capped by a Chris Davis three giving Washburn a 16-11 lead with 6:55 to play.

The Griffons continued battling cutting the score to 19-16 after a Cortrez Colbert three with 4:16 to play in the half. Unfortuntaly the rest of the half belonged to the Ichabods outscoring the Griffons 10-6 taking a seven point lead into the locker room at 29-22.

The Ichabods outscored the Griffons 18-10 in the paint and 13-6 in bench points. Kyle Wiggins had six points in the half while Jeff Reid had 10 of the Ichabods 23 rebounds.

The Griffons had five players scored in the half with Ryan Devers leading the way with six points and two assists. The Griffons had just 12 rebounds to the Ichabods 23.

The Griffons opened up the second half going on 11-5 run claiming a 35-34 lead after an Adarius Fulton three with 17:13 to play in the game. That marked their first lead since they led 11-9 with 9:27 to play in the first half. The Ichabods followed that up with a 7-0 run taking a 41-35 lead. The Griffons cut the lead to four a few times down the stretch but missed free throws hurt Missouri Western. On the other hand Washburn made 9-of-10 free throws in the final minute improving to 11-1 overall and 4-1 in MIAA play.

The Griffons made 46.2-percent (24-52) from the field and had nine assists with Devers collecting four. The Ichabods made 17-of-21 free throws and shot 49.1-percent (27-55) from the field. Leon Flowers led the way with 26 points on 9-of-12 shooting and making 5-of-6 three point shots.

The Griffons return to action on Monday, January 6 when they take on the Nebraska-Kearney Lopers at 7:30 pm in the MWSU Fieldhouse.

— MWSU Sports Information —

Chiefs blow 28-point second half lead and lose Wild Card game at Indy

Posted on January 4, 2014

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Chuck Pagano couldn’t believe his eyes. Andrew Luck couldn’t believe his ears. Colts fans couldn’t believe the scoreboard, and the Kansas City Chiefs couldn’t believe their incredibly bad luck.

It seemed unfathomable.

On a day Luck appeared to be pressing and, at times, as bad as he ever has while putting Indianapolis in a 28-point deficit, the Colts quarterback somehow turned things around. He threw three of his four touchdowns in the second half, scored on a fumble return and connected with a wide-open T.Y. Hilton on a 64-yard TD pass to give the Colts an improbable 45-44 wild-card victory Saturday.

”One for the ages,” said Pagano, Indianapolis’ coach. ”I think somebody said that it was the second-largest comeback or whatever in the history of whatever. I guess 21 wasn’t large enough at half, so we thought we’ve give them another seven, you know, just to make it interesting.”

Actually, rallying from 28 down made the latest of Luck’s amazing comebacks one to remember.

Indianapolis (12-5) became only the second playoff team to rally from that big a deficit, according to STATS. Buffalo rallied from 32 points to beat Houston 41-38 in January 1993, though that one required overtime.

The teams’ 1,049 combined total yards set an NFL postseason record, and their 89 combined points is third on the all-time list.

The Colts, winners of four straight, travel to either Denver or New England next weekend for the divisional round.

Luck was an incredible mix of good and bad, finishing 29 of 45 for 443 yards, the second-highest yardage total in franchise history for a playoff game. He also matched his career high with three interceptions. Hilton broke franchise playoff records with 13 catches and 224 yards, and also caught two TDs.

But it was the way Indy won that made it stunning.

Luck played angry and frantic, turning a steady stream of halftime boos into a chorus of cheers.

”I don’t know if it ever crossed my mind on how it would be remembered,” Luck said after winning his first playoff game four seasons quicker than it took his predecessor, Peyton Manning. ”When I took a knee, and you feel the buzz and the energy of the crowd and see your teammates’ faces, that makes it special.”

For Kansas City, it was another brief, miserable postseason appearance.

The Chiefs (11-6) finished their remarkable turnaround season with three straight losses and an eighth straight postseason defeat – none more shocking than this one. The eight consecutive losses broke a tie with the Detroit Lions for the longest playoff skid.

And they were beaten up, too.

Starting running back Jamaal Charles left with a concussion on the opening possession. Knile Davis, Charles’ backup, left in the fourth quarter with what appeared to be a left knee injury. Receiver Donnie Avery and cornerback Brandon Flowers were knocked out with second-half concussions, and linebacker Justin Houston was out with a knee injury when Hilton caught the winning pass.

That put even more pressure on Alex Smith, who was 30 of 46 for 378 yards with four TDs and no interceptions but lost a fumble that led to a touchdown for Indy. Just about everyone other than the Colts figured Smith sealed the win with a 10-yard TD pass to Davis less than two minutes into the third quarter.

Instead, he tried to rally the Chiefs after Hilton’s score and wound up throwing to Dwayne Bowe – who caught the ball but was out of bounds – on fourth-and-11 with 1:55 to play from the Indy 43.

”Anytime you’re leading like that and then have them battle back and then take it, and you end up losing by a point, it’s tough, a tough pill to swallow,” Smith said.

Things appeared bleak with Indy trailing 31-10 at halftime, and they got worse when Luck’s first pass of the second half was picked off and returned to the Indy 18. Three plays later, Smith made it 38-10.

But Luck had plenty of time to make the jaw-dropping rally.

With Indy going no-huddle, Luck started throwing at will. He eventually caught the Chiefs defense off-guard when Donald Brown scored on a 10-yard run to start the rally. Then Luck capitalized on the fumble by hooking with Brown on a 3-yard TD pass to make it 38-24.

After Luck’s third interception turned into a 42-yard field goal, he answered with a 12-yard TD pass to cut the deficit to 41-31 after three quarters.

”He’s as advertised. He went out there and definitely avoided some pressure and made big plays down the field,” Chiefs cornerback Sean Smith said, referring to Luck.

Even when Eric Berry jarred the ball loose from Brown near the goal line, Luck had the answer. He scooped up the bouncing ball and squirted through the middle to make it 41-38. And after a Kansas City field, goal, Luck found Hilton to win it.

”It seemed surreal, being down like we were down and then you have that fourth-down stop and they had used their last timeout there at the 2-minute warning,” Pagano said. ”Thinking about how good tomorrow’s going to be, snow or no snow, I don’t really care.”

— Associated Press —

Bearcats let second half lead slip away against Central Oklahoma

Posted on January 4, 2014January 5, 2014

The Northwest Missouri State men’s basketball team fell to Central Oklahoma, 81-77, on Saturday afternoon at Bearcat Arena. UCO improved to 9-3 overall and 3-2 in MIAA play with the win while Northwest falls to 8-5 overall and 3-1 in conference action.

The Bearcats were lead by DeShaun Cooper who hit five three pointers and finished the evening with 20 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals. Bryston Williams added four makes from beyond the arc, finishing with 18 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals. Inside, Dillon Starzl had 15 points, going 4-for-5 from the field with six rebounds.

Northwest fell behind early in the first half but responded to take a 45-40 halftime lead. UCO began the game by scoring 21 of the first 28 points. Northwest slowly chipped away at the lead and took the first lead of the game with two minutes left in the first half on a Cooper three pointer, 39-37.

In the second half, the Bearcats would lead by as many as eight, 52-44, on another Cooper three with 17:31 remaining. But the Bronchos would go on a 28-10 run over the next 10 minutes to take the lead for good. UCO’s Josh Gibbs had 30 points and 14 rebounds, both game highs.

The Bearcats will host Northeastern State on Monday, Jan. 6, at 7:30 p.m. at Bearcat Arena.

— Northwest Sports Information —

No. 25 Missouri holds off Long Beach State, 69-59

Posted on January 4, 2014January 4, 2014

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Jabari Brown scored 22 points to lead No. 25 Missouri to a 69-59 victory over pesky Long Beach State on Saturday.

Earnest Ross added 16 points and Ryan Rosburg had 11 rebounds for the Tigers (12-1), who open Southeastern Conference play at home against Georgia on Wednesday. Jordan Clarkson, who leads the SEC with a 20-point average, had a season-low 11 points.

Missouri has won 26 in a row at home, the longest current streak in the nation. It also has an 81-game winning streak against non-conference opponents since losing to Sam Houston State to start the 2005-06 season. Long Beach State (4-10) cut the deficit to two points with just under six minutes remaining but Missouri outscored the 49ers 12-4 the rest of the way.

Tyler Lamb had 17 points on 4-for-13 shooting for Long Beach State.

Dan Jennings, Long Beach State’s leading rebounder, missed the last 16 minutes after a collision under the basket. Long Beach State had won three in a row since Lamb, a UCLA transfer, became eligible.

The Mizzou Arena was about half-filled, with attendance announced at 8,679 a day after the ninth-ranked football team beat Oklahoma State in the Cotton Bowl. The entertainment was a skeleton crew of five cheerleaders, an alumni band and no Golden Girls.

Wes Clark’s 3-pointer gave Missouri its largest lead at 51-38 with 13:32 to play. Long Beach answered with a 10-2 run, five of the points from Lamb. Four straight points by Gulley cut the deficit to 57-55 with just over six minutes to go.

Missouri shot 58 percent in the first half and rallied from eight points down to take a 37-34 lead. Long Beach had an 18-13 rebounding advantage, plus the Tigers hurt themselves by missing six of their first 11 free throws.

— Associated Press —

Western women lose sixth straight as they fall to Washburn

Posted on January 4, 2014January 4, 2014

The Missouri Western women’s basketball team played hard but were unable to get their first MIAA victory of the season falling to the Washburn Ichabods 67-49 in the first game of 2014. The Griffons have lost six straight and sit at 4-6 overall and 0-4 in MIAA play.

After a slow start the Griffon women were able to outscore the Ichabods 22-17 in the final 13:05 of the first half going into the locker room down 30-24. The Griffon bench scored 21 points with Tiffanie Abrams leading the way wth eight points making two long range shots.

The Griffons were outscored 18-6 in the paint but scored six points off five offensive rebounds. Lanicia Lawrence had four rebounds in the frame. Missouri Western struggled shooting the ball making just 29.6-percent (8-27) of their field goals and 3-of-12 from long range. The Griffons did make 5-of-6 free throw with Abrams and Friday Chuol going 2-for-2.

The Ichabods made 45.8-percent (11-24) of their field goals with Taylor Ignoto leading the way with 10 points on 3-of-6 shooting. Honor Duvall had nine points making 4-of-6 shots.

In the second half the Griffons cut the Ichabod lead to 41-35 after a Tiara Hall layup with 12:45 to play in the game. The rest of the half was a struggle for the Griffons scoring just 14 points to the Ichabods 26. Washburn improves to 7-4 overall and 3-2 in MIAA play.

The Griffons shot 29.8-percent (14-47) from the field and 22.2-percent (4-18) from long range. The Griffons did shot free throws pretty well making 17-of-26. Abrams finished with 11 points while Jalissa Lewis dumped in seven and had eight rebounds.

The Ichabods shot 43.8-percent (21-48) from the field and made 21-of-30 free throws. Three Ichabods scored in double figures with Ignoto leading the way with 15. duvall and Janelle Travis had 13 and 10 respectively.

The Griffons return to action on Monday, January 6th with a home game against the University of Nebraska-Kearney Lopers. Game time is set for 5:30 pm in the MWSU Fieldhouse.

— MWSU Sports Information —