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Chiefs place Horne on waivers; Bannon moved to practice squad injured list

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The Kansas City Chiefs announced on Tuesday that the team has placed WR Jeremy Horne on waivers and moved FB Shane Bannon to the practice squad injured list.

Horne (6-2, 193) played in six games with Kansas City from 2010-11. Horne originally joined the club as a rookie free agent from the University of Massachusetts in 2010.

Bannon (6-3, 267) joined the Chiefs as the club’s seventh-round pick (223rd overall) in the 2011 NFL Draft. He saw action in 28 games (10 starts) at Yale, rushing two times with a touchdown and catching 16 passes for 147 yards (9.2 avg.) with two TDs. He registered a career-high 13 receptions for 122 yards with a TD as a senior.

Bannon played running back and defensive line at Pomperaug High School in Southbury, Conn.

— Chiefs Public Relations —

Western ranked 7th in first Super Region Four rankings; Northwest 3rd

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After a convincing 45-7 victory over the Truman State Bulldogs last weekend on homecoming at Missouri Western the Griffons improve to 6-2 overall. The Griffons are ranked 7th in the first South Central Regional Poll which was released on Monday, October 24.

Western will hit the road for their final non-conference game of the season when they travel to Bolivar, Mo. to take on the Southwest Baptist Bearcats. Game time is set for 2:00 pm from Plaster Stadium.

Four other MIAA school are ranked in the poll with Pittsburg State sitting in second, Northwest Missouri State in third, Washburn in 4th and Central Missouri in 10th.

Super Regional Four

Overall Record    Division II Record
1.    Midwestern State         7-0                  7-0
2.    Pittsburg State          8-0                  8-0
3.    Northwest Missouri       8-1                  8-1
4.    Washburn                 6-1                  7-1
5.    Abilene Christian        5-1                  5-2
6.    West Texas A&M           5-2                  5-2
7.    Missouri Western         5-2                  6-2
8.    Ouachita Baptist         5-2                  5-2
9.    Humboldt State           5-1                  6-1
10.   Central Missouri         5-3                  5-3

— MWSU Sports Information —

Missouri High School Football Rankings

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Missouri high school rankings

Statewide football rankings as compiled by a panel of 13 sportswriters and radio broadcasters, updated Oct. 25. First-place votes in parenthesis.

CLASS 6
Rank, Team            Rec.    Pts.    Prev.
1. CBC (12)            9-0    129    2
2. Rockhurst (1)        8-1    109    3
3. Fort Zumwalt West        7-2    108    T5
4. Jefferson City        8-1    91    1
5. Blue Springs            7-2    77    T5
6. McCluer North        8-1    56    7
7. Blue Springs South        7-2    52    8
8. DeSmet            7-2    39    4
9. Lafayette            7-2    23    9
10. Francis Howell        6-3    14    —

Dropped out: Rock Bridge (6-3)

Also receiving votes: Rock Bridge 9, St. Louis U. High (6-3) 5, Ritenour (8-1) 3.

CLASS 5
Rank, Team            Rec.    Pts.    Prev.
1. Staley (13)            9-0    130    1
2. Lee’s Summit West        8-1    112    3
3. Kirkwood            8-0    106    4
4. Parkway Central        8-1    81    6
5. Fort Osage            8-1    76    5
6. Webster Groves        7-1    66    2
7. Nixa                8-1    56    7
8. Glendale            7-2    36    9
9. Ozark            6-3    25    10
10. Hazelwood East        5-4    14    —

Dropped out: Winnetonka (5-4)

Also receiving votes: Summit (6-3) 2, Park Hill (5-4) 1, Raytown South (6-3) 1.

CLASS 4
Rank, Team            Rec.    Pts.    Prev.
1. Webb City (13)        9-0    130    1
2. Union            9-0    108    2
3. Bolivar            9-0    101    3
4. MICDS            9-0    96    4
5. Harrisonville        8-1    77    5
6. Kearney            7-2    59    6
7. Savannah            8-1    44    7
8. Hillcrest            8-1    39    8
9. Farmington            8-1    31    9
10. Borgia            9-0    11    —

Dropped out: Smithville (7-2)

Also receiving votes: Smithville 9, Platte County (7-2) 6, Sikeston (8-1) 2, Helias 1 (5-4), St. Charles West (8-1) 1.

CLASS 3
Rank, Team            Rec.    Pts.    Prev.
1. Cassville (12)        9-0    127    1
2. Maryville (1)        8-1    114    2
3. Osage            9-0    102    3
4. Logan-Rogersville        8-1    88    4
5. Richmond            8-1    79    5
6. John Burroughs        8-1    71    6
7. Springfield Catholic        7-2    46    7
8. Dexter            8-1    44    8
9. Boonville            8-1    27    9
10. Lutheran North        7-2    9    —

Dropped out: Oak Grove (6-3)

Also receiving votes: Ste. Genevieve (7-2) 4, Van Horn (7-2) 3, Oak Grove 1.

CLASS 2
Rank, Team            Rec.    Pts.    Prev.
1. Macon (11)            9-0    128    1
2. Hamilton (2)            9-0    119    2
3. Centralia            9-0    100    3
4. Lafayette County        8-1    80    4
5. Lamar            8-1    73    5
6. Caruthersville        8-1    61    6
7. Maplewood-RH            7-2    51    7
8. Mountain View-Liberty    9-0    46    8
9. South Callaway        8-1    28    9
10. Blair Oaks            7-2    14    10

Also receiving votes: Fair Grove 13, Lawson 2.

CLASS 1
Rank, Team            Rec.    Pts.    Prev.
1. Wellington-Napoleon (12)    9-0    129    1
2. Concordia            8-1    111    2
3. Valle Catholic (1)        8-1    103    3
4. Tipton            9-0    97    4
5. Salisbury            9-0    80    5
6. Miller            8-1    52    7
7. East Buchanan        8-1    43    8
8. Westran            7-2    36    6
9. Milan            9-0    27    10
10. Thayer            7-2    19    —

Dropped out: Drexel (7-2)

Also receiving votes: West Platte (7-2) 8, Drexel 6, South Harrison (7-2) 2, University Academy (6-3) 2.

Griffon golf team finishes 2nd at Truman State

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The Missouri Western women’s golf team wrapped up their fall schedule with a 2nd place finish at the Bulldog Classic. The event was played at the Kirksville Country Club in Kirksville, Mo. The Griffons fired a two round total of 673 (336-337) seven strokes ahead of host school Truman State 680 (352-328).

The winner of the event was Nebraska-Omaha with a 638 (321-317). Lincoln University finished in fourth with a 688 while Truman State B fired a 727 and St. Ambrose fired a 748. The individual winner of the event was UNO’s Armana Christianson firing a two round total of 153 (80-73).

Shelby Stone was the top finisher for the Griffons tying for 4th with a 163 (77-86). Casi Webb was the only other Griffon in the top ten finishing in 7th with a 165 (83-82). Natalie Bird (171), Kristen Cooley (177) and Darcy Smith (178) finished in 12th, 17th and tied for 18th respectively.

The spring 2012 schedule will be released in February.

— MWSU Sports Information —

Bearcat QB Christopher named MIAA Offensive Player of the Week

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For the second consecutive week a Northwest Missouri State quarterback was honored by the MIAA as Offensive Player of the Week for the week of Oct. 22 as selected by a conference panel.

Christopher threw for 406 yards after missing the two previous weeks helping the Bearcats cruise to a 52-28 win over Washburn. The senior completed 29 of 37 passes in the win and also led Northwest in rushing with 79 yards for 485 yards of total offense.

The Kearney native made big third down plays with his legs and arm to keep the chains moving against the Ichabods and also converted on fourth down twice. Christopher tossed three touchdowns and added another on the ground as he averaged 6.6 yards per carry.

The Bearcats who now stand at 7-1 on the season moved up to No. 4 in the latest AFCA Coaches Poll on Monday as well. Delta State held onto the top spot followed by Bloomsburg at No. 2. Pittsburg State moved up one spot to No.3 followed by the Bearcats as North Alabama rounds out the top five. Washburn fell to No. 12 as the only other MIAA team in the Top 25.

— NWMSU Sports Information —

Western-Northwest game to air on MIAA TV Network

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MIAA Commissioner Dr. Bob Boerigter announced Monday that Northwest Missouri at Missouri Western on Nov. 5 and Missouri Southern at Pittsburg State on Nov. 12 will fill the two flex slots on the 2011 MIAA Broadcasting Network football schedule.

“We had opted for the flex scheduling to try to bring forward games that had significant interest by fans,” Boerigter said. “These two games will have implications for not only the championship, but also for postseason play.”

Heading into the final three weeks of the regular season, Pittsburg State sits alone at the top of the MIAA standings with a 7-0 league record, while Northwest Missouri and Washburn are in a tie for second at 5-1 and Missouri Western is in fourth at 5-2 in conference play.

Kickoff for both the Northwest Missouri-Missouri Western and Missouri Southern-Pittsburg State games will be at 2 p.m. CT, and will be broadcast live on the MIAA Network.

2011 MIAA Football Television Schedule (all times central)

Saturday, Oct. 29: Truman at Emporia State, 2 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 5: Northwest Missouri at Missouri Western, 2 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 12: Missouri Southern at Pittsburg State, 2 p.m.

Broadcast Channels
KSMO-TV (Kansas City) available to 100% of the KC market. It is broadcast (over the air) on channel 62 and it is found on most cable systems (Time Warner, Comcast, etc.) on Channel 10.

Eagle Cable (western Kansas) — Channel 15

Cox KS Cable system — Channel 22

Cablevision (St. Joseph area) — Channel 20

Suddenlink (St. Joseph and Maryville) — Channel 8 (Maryville), Channel 64 (St. Joseph)

Mediacom (Columbia, Jefferson City, Springfield, etc.) — Channel 22

— MIAA Press Release —

Missouri’s game at Baylor will kick at 6:00 on FSN

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The contest between the Missouri and Baylor on Saturday, Nov. 5 in Waco, Texas has been selected for telecast on Fox Sports Net and will kick off at 6 p.m. CT. The selection was announced Monday morning by the Big 12 Conference as part of their weekly television picks.

Out of the seven Mizzou games so far, six have been televised. This will be the program’s second game on Fox Sports Net, with the first being the season opener against Miami (Ohio).

Missouri’s regular season finale against the Kansas Jayhawks on Nov. 26 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City has also been chosen for broadcast on FSN, and will kickoff at 11 a.m.

— MU Sports Information —

Big 12 hands out weekly football awards

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Seth Doege (Texas Tech), Shaun Lewis (Oklahoma State) and Tyler Lockett (Kansas State) have been named Big 12 Conference Football Players of the Week, as selected by a media panel. Doege (offense) was recognized for the second time this season. Lewis (defense) and Lockett (special teams) picked up their first career award. Lockett is the first freshman to receive a Big 12 weekly honor in 2011.

Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week

Seth Doege, Texas Tech, QB, Jr, Wolfforth, Texas

Junior quarterback Seth Doege helped lead Texas Tech to its first win over a No. 1-ranked opponent on the road with a 41-38 victory at No. 1/3 Oklahoma. The win snapped OU’s nation-leading 39-game home win streak. Doege finished the game 33-of-52 for 441 yards passing with no interceptions. He had four touchdowns through the air and another on the ground. Tech’s 41 points were the most given up by OU at home since 1997. The 441 yards passing are the most by any Texas Tech quarterback against the Sooners.

Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week

Shaun Lewis, Oklahoma State, LB, So, Missouri City, Texas

Shaun Lewis had nine tackles, an interception and a fumble recovery in No. 6/6 Oklahoma State’s 45-24 win at Missouri. His interception set up a touchdown and his fumble recovery stopped a Missouri drive in the red zone. OSU’s defense limited the Tigers to seven second-half points.

Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week

Tyler Lockett, Kansas State, WR/KR, Fr, Tulsa, Okla.

Tyler Lockett tallied 251 all-purpose yards in No. 12/12 Kansas State’s 59-21 win at Kansas. He became the first player in school history to return a kickoff for a score in consecutive games following his 97-yarder to open the second half. The true freshman also registered career-highs in both receptions and yards with five catches for 110 yards and a receiving touchdown. He became the first K-State receiver this season to surpass the 100-yard barrier.

— Big 12 Press Release —

K-State at Oklahoma State will be shown on ABC

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Kansas State athletics officials received word on Monday that the Wildcats’ game at Oklahoma State on November 5 will be televised by ABC at either 2:30 p.m., or 7 p.m. The exact game time will be determined on Sunday as ABC utilized a six-day option.

The selection marks the ninth straight week that a Wildcat football game will be televised and the third this season on ABC after the network picked up K-State’s games against Baylor and Missouri earlier this season.

The eighth-ranked Wildcats will host No. 9 Oklahoma on Saturday at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. Only a couple hundred general admission tickets in section 28 remain for the game and can only be purchased in person through the K-State Athletics Ticket office at Bramlage Coliseum. The office is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m., to 5:30 p.m., and the ticket booths at Bill Snyder Family Stadium open at 9:30 a.m., on Saturday.

The game against the Sooners will be televised nationally on ESPN beginning at 2:30 p.m.

— KSU Sports Information —

Kansas-Iowa State football game set for 11:30 kick on FCS

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Kansas’ football game at Iowa State scheduled for Nov. 5 has been picked up by Fox College Sports, it was announced Monday. Kick off has been set for 11:30 a.m., at Jack Trice Stadium.

The Jayhawks appeared on Fox College Sports in their win over Northern Illinois in September and were on the network twice during the 2010 season, both home games versus North Dakota State and New Mexico State.

The Jayhawks lead the all-time series versus the Cyclones 49-35-6, including a 22-20-3 ledger in games played in Ames. ISU took last year’s meeting, 28-16, in Ames, but prior to that KU had won five-straight in the series, including back-to-back wins at Jack Trice Stadium in 2006 and 2008.

Kansas has appeared on television in five of its seven games in the 2011 season to date and will be appearing on the Jayhawk TV Network/Longhorn Network in this weekend’s game at Texas. The Jayhawks and Longhorns will hit the field at 6 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 29.

— KU Sports Information —

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