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No. 6 Griffons use big 3rd quarter to cruise past Fort Hays State, 52-21

Posted on September 28, 2013September 29, 2013

The 6th ranked Missouri Western football team outscored the Fort Hays State Tigers 28-7 in the third quarter coming away with a 52-21 victory. The Griffons have now won seven straight MIAA games dating back to last season improving to 4-0 overall and 3-0 in the MIAA.

Despite have the ball for just 4:46 seconds in the first quarter the Griffons were able to end the first quarter tied at the end of the quarter. The Tigers took the opening possession 70 yards on 12 plays with Treveon Albert connecting with Edward Smith giving Fort Hays the 7-0 lead with 10:05 left in the quarter.

The Griffons responded the very next play when Dominic Thomas took a kickoff back 96 yards tying the score at seven. The kickoff return for a touchdown was the first time since Tarrell Downing took one back 88 yards on October 8, 2011 against Lincoln.

Missouri Western preceded to scoring the next 14 points taking a 21-7 lead after Thomas scored his second touchdown of the game capping a 65 yard 10 play drive. Stephon Weaver scored the Griffons second touchdown of the game on a five yard pitch and catch from Travis Partridge. The touchdown was his fourth of the season and third in the last two games.

The Tigers continued to play hard and just before the half they put together a seven play 48 yard drive cutting the lead to 21-14 after a hook up from Albert to Tanner Hageman.

At the half the Griffons led 21-14 but trailed in offensive yards 155 to 202. Partridge completed 7-of-12 passes for 68 yards with Josh Walker, Reggie Jordan and Weaver all getting two. Thomas led the way on the ground with 38 yards on four carries. Meshack Kennedy had six tackles for MWSU.

The Tigers were led on the ground by Albert with 42 yards on 12 carries while Keaton Callins had four catches for 40 yards. Zach Nash had five tackles.

The second half was all Griffons as the scored 28 points in the third quarter with 21 coming in the first four and a half minutes. Raphael Spencer scored two touchdowns in the quarter while Dalton Krysan and Derek Libby each scored one. The Griffons took a 49-21 lead after the third quarter.

In the final quarter the Griffons tacked on three more points when John Schmiemeier booted a 39 yard field goal.

The Griffons capitalized on numerous Tiger special team mistakes and forced four Tiger turnovers in the victory. The Tigers fall to 0-4 overall and in the MIAA with the loss.

Missouri Western had 399 yards of total offense with 240 coming on the ground Spencer finished wit 84 yards and two touchdowns while Thomas and Krysa had 50 and 40 yards receptively. Partridge connected on 13-of-22 passes for 152 yards and two touchdowns while Walker, Jordan and Weaver all had three catches. Stephen Juergens and Kennedy had nine tackles apiece.

The Tigers finished with 307 yards with 183 coming through the air. Albert completed 23-of-39 passes with two touchdowns. Callins had nine catches for 85 yards while Andre Smith had 71 yards on 16 carries. Justin McPhail led the defense with 10 tackles.

The Griffons return to action on Saturday, October 5 when they hit the road for a contest with the Central Oklahoma Bronchos. Game time is set for 6:00 pm in Edmond, Okla. at Wantland Stadium.

— MWSU Sports Information —

No. 3 Northwest stays unbeaten as they dominate Nebraska-Kearney

Posted on September 28, 2013September 28, 2013

A key trait for any successful football coach is getting his players to believe every opponent is capable of beating them if they do not bring their ‘A’ game.

Northwest Missouri State coach Adam Dorrel dismissed the fact that Nebraska-Kearney entered the game winless the first three weeks of the season.

The Lopers, Dorrel said Tuesday, are a dangerous team. They have a physical offensive line. His words were convincing.

Northwest came out on a soggy Saturday afternoon at Bearcat Stadium and completely dominated from start to finish for an impressive 53-7 victory in front of 7,375 fans.

“I said it all week that was the offensive line on film would be one of the best we have seen this year,” Dorrel said. “I thought our defensive line played really well today.”

It was so one-sided that parents who showed up to the game for Family Weekend at Northwest had plenty of time to chat with their sons and daughters in the second half.

The final statistics clearly show how much the Bearcats were in control. They had 28 first downs compared to six for Nebraska-Kearney. In addition, Northwest had 510 total yards and limited the Lopers to 124.

“I thought we were extremely ready,” said junior defensive end Matt Longacre. “We watched them on film and saw how aggressive they are. It is the best O-line we have faced all year, not trying to bring down anyone else.

“We really focused on stopping them. We wanted take the ball out of (quarterback) Bronson Marsh’s hands and let the other players on that team beat us.”

The rout began immediately. Northwest forced a three and out in the Lopers’ game opening drive. The Bearcats received the punt at its 42. They needed eight plays to go 58 yards, scoring on a five-yard run by Billy Creason.

“I thought we had a good mix of run and pass,” Dorrel said. “When we can do that offensively, that is when we are at our best.”

The only mishap was the Bearcats missing the extra point.

At 6-0 with 10:25 left in the first quarter, Northwest was still in position to lose if it found its ‘F’ game.

The Bearcats, though, made sure to continue playing championship-brand football. They once again stopped Nebraska-Kearney in three plays.

Northwest took over at the Lopers’ 46 and needed only 31 seconds to score again on a 25-yard r\pass reception by Robert Burton from Trevor Adams. A successful extra point gave the Bearcats a 13-0 lead with 7:50 remaining in the first quarter.

Northwest physical defensive line once again had its way with Nebraska-Kearney’s line, stopping the Lopers in three plays.

The Bearcats continued to follow the pattern of taking the football and driving for another touchdown.

Northwest moved to the Lopers’ 17. Another touchdown looked imminent. And that’s when the Lopers made their one play in the game. Inside linebacker Tyke Kozeal intercepted a deflected pass and raced 74 yards into the end zone, making it 13-7 with just under 5 minutes left in the first quarter.

The mistake didn’t bother the Bearcats one bit. They went 54 yards in nine plays and scored on a 14-yard touchdown reception by Clint Utter from Brady Bolles. The score came just before the first quarter ended.

“That was huge,” Adams said. “Getting off to a good start was huge. That goes back to our preparation this week.”

It was more of the same in the second quarter. The one difference was the Lopers received no more gifts.

Even though Nebraska-Kearney couldn’t afford it, the Lopers gave a nice gift to the Bearcats. Actually, Northwest earned it. Defensive end Collin Bevins made a big hit on a handoff, forcing a fumble.

Longacre was there to scoop up the ball and run 17 yards for a touchdown, increasing Northwest’s lead to 33-7.

“It is a great feeling to pick up the ball and try to score and out race everybody,” Longacre said. “He (Bevins) shot through that gap and made a huge play and I was lucky enough to be there and pick it up.”

The Bearcats went into halftime up 40-7 and showed no signs of allowing Nebraska-Kearney to get back into the game.

Adams had an impressive first half, completing 14 of 20 passes for 191 yards and two touchdowns.

“I have to give credit to the offensive line, one, because they want me to,” said Adams, which produced a few laughs in the postgame press conference. “And two, they really do a good job. I am hardly getting hit out there. Those guys upfront work hard and set me up to do well.”

Adams and Bolles made it very difficult for the Lopers to lock onto one receiver. Utter, Burton, Bryce Young and Reuben Thomas all caught three passes in the first half.

“The quarterbacks are really throwing some good balls out there and the receiving corps is always trying to get open and help them out,” Utter said.

The Bearcats eased up some in the second half, but defensively, they were stout throughout. Nebraska-Kearney never came close to scoring an offensive touchdown.

“It’s one of those things you are extremely proud to be a part of,” said Longacre on not allowing an offensive score. “Everybody played their butt off. There wasn’t one person taking plays off.

“The starters get taken out and you got the twos and threes out there and they are making plays. It is awesome to see those guys who don’t get to play much and they go out there and play their butts off. I love seeing that.”

— David Boyce – Northwest Sports Information —

Mizzou pulls away in 4th quarter to defeat Arkansas State

Posted on September 28, 2013September 28, 2013

James Franklin orchestrated two lengthy touchdown drives and added another score on the ground in the second half to help Missouri break open a 41-19 win over Arkansas State in wet conditions Saturday night.

Missouri scored 21 points in the final quarter to finish their nonconference schedule with a 4-0 record, playing their remaining eight games in the Southeastern Conference where they went 2-6 in their inaugural season a year ago.

Franklin led drives of 94 and 87 yards after his team trailed 16-14 with 11:31 remaining in the third quarter. The Tigers failed to convert any of their four third-down opportunities and only possessed the ball for 9:12 in the first half.

Adam Kennedy tied a school record with 37 completions for 308 yards and J.D. McKissic caught a school-record 15 receptions for 117 yards for Arkansas State (2-3). Julian Jones added 136 receiving yards on 10 catches for the Red Wolves, who lost consecutive games in the same season for the first time since 2010 despite gaining 425 yards.

Bryan Davis kicked a 33-yard field goal with 7:31 left in the game to pull his team within 27-19 but it couldn’t get closer. He also converted from 41, 21 and 44 yards and has made all seven of his attempts this season.

Missouri looked sluggish in the first half after running 97 plays in a 45-28 win at Indiana last week. The team only ran 25 in the opening 30 minutes Saturday, but Franklin got things going in the third with a 13-yard pass to L’Damian Washington on a third down at Missouri’s 36-yard-line to keep the team on the field. After Franklin ran for 18 yards to the Arkansas State’s 17-yard-line, he found Washington in the corner of the end zone from five yards out for a 20-16 lead.

Missouri held the Red Wolves to a 3-and-out on their subsequent possession before Franklin flipped the ball to Henry Josey for a 1-yard touchdown run with 13:25 remaining for a 27-16 advantage.

Franklin then scampered for a 9-yard score and Marcus Murphy added a 3-yard run after an E.J. Gaines interception to finish the scoring. The Tigers finished with 495 yards of offense, including 239 rushing yards and 256 through the air.

Missouri played most of the game without senior cornerback Randy Ponder, who became the second Tiger this season to be ejected for targeting with 5:50 remaining in the first quarter. Ponder led with his helmet in a tackle on McKissic, resulting in a 15-yard penalty that gave the Red Wolves the ball at the Missouri 39-yard-line and set up a 21-yard field goal by Davis for a 6-0 lead.

Arkansas State looked like it would take the halftime lead when it drove 95 yards to the Missouri 2-yard-line within the final minute. But the Tigers stuffed David Oku twice, setting up a 3rd-and-1 situation. With no timeouts and 14 seconds remaining, Kennedy threw to Oku well behind the line of scrimmage for a 22-yard loss after being pressured by Markus Golden. Time elapsed, and Missouri escaped with a 14-13 lead.

— Associated Press —

Missouri Western volleyball rallies to win at Lindenwood

Posted on September 28, 2013September 28, 2013

The Missouri Western volleyball team picked up a huge come from behind victory by a score of 3-2 (25-16, 27-29, 19-25, 25-20, 15-10) on Saturday afternoon against the Lindenwood Lions. Three Griffons picked up double digit kills with Jessie Thorup leading the way with 18. The Griffons improve to 5-8 overall and 3-2 in MIAA play.

Missouri Western opened up the contest on fire winning set one 25-16. They hit .382 in the set with 17 kills and just four errors.

The next two sets belonged to the Lions as they won a tight 29-27 set before taking set three 25-19.

The Griffons responded nicely taking set four 25-20 and the all important set five 15-10.

Kelsey Olion and Amanda Boender finished with 16 and 10 kills respectively while Jordan Chohon and Kelly Scannell each had 27 set assists. Defensively Sarah Faubel had 13 digs. The Griffons had 68 kills hitting .278 in the match. They also had 12 blocks with Boender collecting 10.

Lindenwood falls to 4-9 overall and 1-2 in MIAA play. They had 64 kills with Kayla Guyot getting 2- kills. Sarah Makowski and Shannon Doyle had 15 and 13 kills respectively. Emma Brydels had 52 set assists while Anna Reichert had 13 digs.

Western returns to action on Wednesday, October 2 with a home match against 18th ranked Truman State. Match time is set for 7:00 pm from the MWSU Fieldhouse.

— MWSU Sports Information —

Kansas City’s rally comes up short at Chicago Saturday

Posted on September 28, 2013September 28, 2013

Adam Dunn and Conor Gillaspie each hit two-run homers and the Chicago White Sox earned a 6-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday.

After the game, the Chicago White Sox announced they had fired hitting coach Jeff Manto.

Marcus Semien and Jordan Danks added solo homers for the White Sox, while Mike Moustakas, Billy Butler and Salvador Perez went deep for the Royals.

All 11 runs in the game came via the home run.

The White Sox (63-98) avoided a 100-loss season with one game remaining.

”Nobody wants that, the 100 losses,” White Sox manager Robin Ventura said before the game. ”But it’s not gonna make me feel any better to have 99 instead of 100 going into next year.”

It was an unseasonably warm night and the ball was flying out as if it was the middle of summer.

The White Sox opened the scoring with back-to-back homers from Semien and Danks in the bottom of the second inning for a 2-0 lead. It’s the fourth time this season the White Sox have hit back-to-back homers.

The advantage grew to 4-0 when Dunn smashed a two-run shot in the third. It was Dunn’s 34th homer on the season.

Those homers were surrendered by Royals starter Yordano Ventura (0-1), who allowed four runs and six hits in four innings.

White Sox starter Erik Johnson (3-2) didn’t allow a hit through the first 4 1-3 innings.

Moustakas then homered to right field with one out in the fifth inning. Then in the top of the sixth, Butler hit a two-run shot to make it 4-3.

The home runs continued in the bottom of the seventh when Gillaspie smacked the first pitch from left-handed reliever Tim Collins just over the right-field fence for a two-run homer and a 6-3 cushion. Perez got the runs right back with a two-run shot in the eighth.

White Sox closer Addison Reed worked a scoreless ninth for his 40th save.

— Associated Press —

Bearcat volleyball drops road match at Fort Hays State

Posted on September 28, 2013September 28, 2013

The Northwest Missouri State volleyball team fell to the Fort Hays State Tigers on Saturday in Hays, Kan., 3-1. Northwest falls to 6-7 overall and is now 2-2 in MIAA play. Fort Hays State is now 1-9 overall and 1-4 in conference play.

Northwest dropped a tough fought first set, 30-28. Both teams held early leads before reaching a 15-15 tie. After that, neither team was able to extend a lead past two points. In the second set, the Bearcats jumped out to a 9-5 lead but the Tigers responded by taking 16 of the next 21 points to go on to win, 25-20.

After reaching a 22-22 tie in the third set, sophomore Shelby Duren recorded two quick kills and junior Abby Graves scored the final point as Northwest took the set 25-23. In the fourth set, the Bearcats were unable to withstand an early run and dropped the set, 25-17.

Senior Bridget Hanafin recorded 40 assists, seven digs, six kills and three blocks. Duren put together a solid match, recording 21 digs, 10 kills, a block and a service ace. Graves had a team-best 14 kills to go along with four digs and three blocks. Classmate Brooke Bartosh had 13 kills. Defensively, junior Bailey Vance had 17 digs and three assists. Senior Mackie Keller had six blocks to go along with seven kills.

Northwest will continue MIAA play next Friday when the Bearcats head to Bolivar, Mo., for a 7 p.m. match against Southwest Baptist on Oct. 4.

— Northwest Sports Information —

Wainwright wins 19th as Cardinals defeat Cubs, 6-2

Posted on September 28, 2013September 28, 2013

The plan called for Adam Wainwright to get a little tuneup for the NL division series opener.

The right-hander was so efficient, he stayed in there long enough to earn his 19th victory, an RBI and a triumphant exit, too.

”I wanted to stay sharp,” Wainwright said after the St. Louis Cardinals showed no letup after clinching the NL Central, beating the Chicago Cubs 6-2 Saturday for their fifth straight win.

”Ten days off is too much, I think, between starts. It’s good to get in there, get some good work in, get a knock and get the win.”

Matt Holliday homered for the second day in a row and Yadier Molina drove in two runs for St. Louis (96-65), which entered the day tied with Atlanta for the NL lead in wins.

All three of them were taken out before the finish and manager Mike Matheny removed Wainwright (19-9) after getting the first out of the sixth so he’d get an ovation.

”You’ve got to tiptoe around how you do that, we want to make sure we respect the other club,” Matheny said. ”It worked out fine.”

The start time was moved up three hours to avoid a forecast of storms.

The Cardinals mailed vouchers to all ticket holders, whether they attended or not, for a game in 2014. The crowd of 42,520 was a few thousand shy of a sellout.

Wainwright allowed two hits in 5 1-3 shutout innings and tied for the league lead in victories with Washington’s Jordan Zimmermann, who lost his last scheduled start Wednesday in St. Louis.

According to STATS, Wainwright is the third Cardinals pitcher to lead the league in victories twice, also doing it with 19 wins in 2009.

Dizzy Dean (1934-35) and Mort Cooper (1942-43) are the other Cardinals pitchers to twice lead the league in wins. Bob Gibson did it once.

The Cubs averted a second straight shutout loss by scoring twice in the ninth against former St. Louis closer Edward Mujica.

Anthony Rizzo led off with a homer and Donnie Murphy had an RBI double against Mujica, who has allowed 18 hits in 7 1-3 innings with two blown saves this month and lost his job to rookie Trevor Rosenthal.

Mujica has 37 saves but is in danger of getting left off the postseason roster for the first round. Matheny was noncommittal about using Mujica in the regular-season finale, saying he’d see ”how he feels.”

Seth Maness earned his first career save by getting Darwin Barney on a double play ball.

Edwin Jackson (8-18) allowed six runs and eight hits in 2 2-3 innings before leaving with mild side discomfort that he said bothered him as the game went on. He leads the majors in losses.

”At the end of the day I’ve got three more years here to look forward to,” Jackson said. ”I definitely look forward to changing things and changing everything around.”

The Cubs have lost 11 of 14, scoring two or fewer runs nine times in that stretch.

Wainwright got his sixth RBI of the season with a single off third baseman Donnie Murphy’s glove in a four-run third.

Wainwright entered 1-6 with a 5.16 ERA at home against the Cubs. He’s 6-0 with a 3.72 ERA at Wrigley Field.

Holliday hit his 22nd homer, a two-run drive in the first that put his average at .300 and likely won’t play Sunday to keep it there.

The Cardinals broke away in the third when Holliday and Matt Adams drew one-out walks ahead of Molina’s two-run double, and Pete Kozma had an RBI single.

— Associated Press —

High School Football Scores – Friday, September 27

Posted on September 28, 2013September 28, 2013

WEEK 5
CITY
Central 58, Truman 6

Smithville 29, Lafayette 9

Savannah 47, Benton 26

Bishop LeBlond 14, Chillicothe 0

Hardin-Central 84, St. Joseph Christian 36

AREA
MEC
Maryville 44, Cameron 44

KCI
East Buchanan 46, Mid-Buchanan 18

Hamilton 43, Plattsburg 26

Lawson 28, Lathrop 14

West Platte 35, North Platte 16

GRC
Albany 37, Braymer 6

South Harrison 44, Gallatin 22

Maysville 45, King City 12

8-MAN
275
Tarkio 65, South Holt 2

Nodaway-Holt 50, Craig/Fairfax 0

Stanberry 81, West Nodaway 25

Mound City 28, Rock Port 16

North Nodaway 72, Worth County 54

PVC
North Andrew 86, Stewartsville 0

South Nodaway 38, DeKalb 22

Norborne 52, Union Star 24

Griffon volleyball gets swept by No. 5 Central Missouri

Posted on September 28, 2013September 28, 2013

The Missouri Western volleyball team ran into a hot opponent in the 5th ranked Central Missouri Jennies on Friday evening falling in three straight sets. The Griffons fall to 4-8 overall and 2-2 in MIAA play while the Jennies improve to 14-0 overall and 4-0 in MIAA play.

Central Missouri allowed Missouri Western to score the first point, but that was the only lead the Griffons had for the rest of the set. The Jennies had only a two point lead at 6-4, before scoring four of five points, Central Missouri doubling Missouri Western’s score at 10-5. Central Missouri continued to score points, two at a time for the rest of the set, before earning the final point of the set from a block assist by Taylor Goodness and Maddie Jones.

In the second set Missouri Western lead the Jennies for over half of the set. The Griffons scored four consecutive points to start the set, before the Jennies were able to score a point, off a kill by Julia Bates. Central Missouri caught up to Missouri Western at 6-6, and took the lead for a point with a kill by Haley Thompson, but the lead was sort lived when a serving error gave the Griffons another point to tie it back up at 7-7. The Jennies continued to play catch up, scoring a point after allowing two, until they caught the Griffons at 16-16 for the fourth tie score of the set. Missouri Western then allowed nine consecutive points, three from kills by Becca Blaise, the other six coming from team attack errors to end the set at 25-16. Thompson and Blaise both had four kills in the set, Goodness right behind them with three.

In the third set, Central Missouri scored first, by Missouri Western kept the set close, this time the Griffons were the team continuously catching the Jennies before allowing more points to be scored. Missouri Western tied Central Missouri for the sixth time in the set at 8-8, when the Jennies scored five points in a row, with a serving ace from Mikalee Monachino, two kills from Jones and one from Carly Sojka and Courtney Cornell. After gaining the five point lead, Missouri Western was unable to catch Central Missouri again, and the set closed with a kill by Sojka at 25-17.

The Griffons were led by Jessie Thorup with seven kills while Erica Rottinghaus had six. Rottinghaus led the way defensively with 17 digs while Sarah Faubel had 14. Jordan Chohon had 12 set assists.

The Griffons return to action tomorrow with a 1:00 pm match with the Lindenwood Lions in St. Charles, Mo..

— MWSU Sports Information —

Shields leads Royals over White Sox, 6-1

Posted on September 28, 2013September 28, 2013

It was a night of individual achievements for the Kansas City Royals and another step closer to a dubious distinction for the Chicago White Sox on Friday.

Royals pitcher James Shields struck out 10 and scattered four hits over seven innings for his 100th career win, and the Royals beat Chicago 6-1 to ensure the White Sox of their worst record since 1970.

Shields (13-9) gave up just one run and walked one as Chicago lost its fourth straight.

”I’m really excited I got my 100th win today,” Shields said. ”I’m just proud of my season this year. A hundred wins in the big leagues is a pretty special moment.”

Also receiving accolades was Royals third baseman Jamey Carroll, whose fourth-inning double was the 1,000th hit of his major league career.

”It’s something one day you can look back and have a lot of pride in, when your kids are asking what that ball’s for or what that jersey is all about,” Carroll said, adding with a laugh, ”only 22 more years to 3,000.”

Carroll’s teammates put a bottle of 1,000 Island salad dressing in his locker as a memento of his achievement.

The mood in the White Sox locker room was more somber.

At 62-98 and with two games remaining, the White Sox will finish with the second-most losses in franchise history, ahead of only the team that went 56-106 more than four decades ago.

”Nobody wants that,” manager Robin Ventura said before the game of reaching 100 losses. ”Is it going to be the big difference going into next year? Probably not, but nobody wants that.”

The White Sox will finish last in their division for the first time since 1989 (69-92), and will end the season with a losing record against every team in the American League.

Billy Butler led the Royals with three hits and two RBIs, while Emilio Bonifacio drove in two runs with two hits.

The Royals’ 85th win is their most since 1989 when they were 92-70.

The Royals took a 3-0 lead in the first off White Sox starter Chris Sale (11-14).

Bonifacio walked and stole second, moved to third on Eric Hosmer’s single, and both scored on Butler’s double. Butler scored on Lorenzo Cain’s single.

”To give Shields a 3-0 lead in the first, it’s quite comforting,” Royals manager Ned Yost said. ”He’s given us not only No. 1 starter stuff, he’s provided great leadership, has been a great example for our guys. He’s a big part of our season and why we’re at 85 wins now.”

Kansas City, which has won 21 of its last 31, made it 4-0 in the fourth on Carroll’s milestone double and scored on Bonifacio’s single.

Sale was lifted with one out in the top of the sixth. He gave up four runs and nine hits, walked one and struck out five. He also hit a batter.

”I think that’s a reoccurring theme every year: My last (start is) always a bad one,” Sale said. ”Hopefully, I can fix that next year. I just didn’t have it tonight.”

Sale’s replacement, Jacob Petricka, promptly gave up two runs. Alcides Escobar singled and scored on Alex Gordon’s double. Gordon scored on another single by Bonifacio.

Chicago’s run came on Gordon Beckham’s fifth home run of the season in the sixth. The following batter, Alexei Ramirez, appeared to follow with another homer, but Gordon grabbed the ball at the fence in left field.

— Associated Press —