BOYS
Lafayette 65 (16-7, 7-0 MEC)
Savannah 54
CLASS 2 DISTRICT 16 TOURNAMENT – QUARTERFINAL
Penney 64 OT
Bishop LeBlond 52 (8-17)
CLASS 2 DISTRICT 16 TOURNAMENT – QUARTERFINAL
East Buchanan 64
St. Joseph Christian 34 (9-16)
Category: Sports
Chiefs finalize defensive coaching staff
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Kansas City Chiefs announced on Tuesday that Head Coach Andy Reid and Defensive Coordinator Steve Spagnuolo have finalized the club’s defensive coaching staff for the 2019 season. Below is a complete look at the defensive staff additions and changes.
Defensive Coaching Staff
Steve Spagnuolo – Defensive Coordinator
Brendan Daly – Run Game Coordinator/Defensive Line
Matt House – Linebackers
Dave Merritt – Defensive Backs
Sam Madison – Defensive Backs/Cornerbacks
Britt Reid – Linebackers/Outside Linebackers
Terry Bradden – Defensive Quality Control
Alex Whittingham – Defensive Assistant
“After a thorough process, we are happy to finalize our defensive coaching staff.” Reid said. “All of these coaches are familiar with Steve, love the game and are good teachers that have had success in their careers. I’m looking forward to working with this group.”
Brendan Daly begins his first season with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2019 as the club’s Run Game Coordinator/ Defensive Line Coach after four seasons as the Defensive Line Coach for the New England Patriots. Daly was hired in New England in 2014 as a Defensive Coaching Assistant before being promoted to Defensive Line Coach in 2015. Before his time with the Patriots, Daly had two stints with the Minnesota Vikings as a Defensive Assistant/Defensive Line Coach (2006-08) and Defensive Line Coach (2012-13). Daly also spent three seasons (2009-11) with Chiefs Defensive Coordinator and then-Rams Head Coach Steve Spagnuolo as the Defensive Line Coach in St. Louis. Before breaking into the NFL ranks, Daly had multiple stops coaching in college including Villanova (1999, 2005), Oklahoma State (2001-03) and his first job at Drake University, his alma mater. He has coached in four Super Bowls, winning three of them, and five AFC Championships. Daly played tight end in college and earned a bachelor’s degree in history.
Matt House will begin his first season as Linebackers Coach for the Kansas City Chiefs in 2019. Before joining the Chiefs staff, House served on the University of Kentucky staff for three seasons (2016-18), the latter two as Defensive Coordinator/Insider Linebackers Coach. House’s defenses anchored a Kentucky team that reached three-straight bowl games for the first time since 2007 through 2009 and culminated in a 27-24 victory over Penn State in the 2019 Camping World Bowl. In his first year with the Wildcats, House served as the Special Teams Coordinator/Inside Linebackers Coach. Before his time in Lexington, Kentucky, House spent time as a Defensive Coordinator at Pittsburgh (2012-14) and Florida International (2015). Before his college experiences, House spent four seasons in the NFL as Defensive Quality Control/Assistant Linebackers Coach for the St. Louis Rams (2009-11) and Special Teams/Strength and Conditioning Assistant for the Carolina Panthers (2008).
Dave Merritt enters his first season with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2019 as the Defensive Backs Coach. He joins Kansas City after spending last season as the Defensive Backs Coach with the Arizona Cardinals. Before coaching in Arizona, Merritt spent 14 seasons with the New York Giants, where he was a Defensive Assistant (2004-05) and Secondary/Safeties Coach (2006-17), winning Super Bowls XLII and XLVI. With the Giants, Merritt worked under Defensive Coordinator Steve Spagnuolo. Merritt entered the NFL as a Defensive Assistant and Linebackers Coach with the New York Jets (2001-03) following two stops coaching at the collegiate level, including Tennessee-Chattanooga (1997) and Virginia Military Institute (1998-2000). Merritt played linebacker in the NFL with the Miami Dolphins (1993) and Arizona Cardinals (1993-95), and collegiately for North Carolina State.
Sam Madison will enter his first NFL season with the Chiefs in 2019 as the Defensive Backs/Cornerbacks Coach. Madison played cornerback in the National Football League for 12 seasons, the first nine with the Miami Dolphins (1997-2005). Following his time in Miami, Madison played three seasons with the New York Giants (2006-08), two of which came under Defensive Coordinator Steve Spagnuolo and all three under Defensive Backs Coach David Merritt. During their time together, Madison, Spagnuolo and Merritt won Super Bowl XLII. Over the course of his career, Madison appeared in 173 games (154 starts) and tallied 38 INTs and 130 breakups. He was drafted by the Dolphins in the second round (44th overall) of the 1997 NFL Draft. He played his college football at the University of Louisville.
Britt Reid enters his seventh season with the Chiefs in 2019 and will serve as the Linebackers/Outside Linebackers Coach. Reid spent the previous three seasons as the Defensive Line Coach (2016-18). Under Reid’s guidance, Chiefs DL Chris Jones earned the AFC’s Defensive Player of the Month award for the month of October last season and had an NFL record streak of 11 consecutive games with at least 1.0 sack. Reid has also served as Assistant Defensive Line Coach (2015) and Defensive Quality Control Coach (2013-14) for the Chiefs. Prior to joining Kansas City, Reid spent three seasons at Temple University (2010-12) working with the offense. In 2009, he was a training camp coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles, and in 2008, he was an assistant offensive line coach at St. Joseph’s Preparatory in Philadelphia.
Terry Bradden will enter his third NFL season with the Chiefs in 2019 as a Defensive Quality Control Coach. Bradden joined the Chiefs as the Defensive Assistant (2017) from Bethune-Cookman University where he served as the Quarterbacks Graduate Assistant. Prior to his time in Daytona Beach, he spent the 2015 season as the Head Coach of his alma mater, Inlet Grove High School. During the 2014 season, he was the Quality Control Special Teams Coach at Florida Atlantic University. He played quarterback for three seasons at Howard University (2009-11) before transferring to Tuskegee University (2011-13) where he graduated.
Alex Whittingham enters his second season as a Defensive Assistant with the Chiefs. Prior to joining the coaching ranks, Whittingham appeared in 44 games at linebacker for the University of Utah (2013-17). At Utah, he was a three-time honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic selection.
— Chiefs Press Release —
Changes announced to Griffon baseball, tennis schedules
ST. JOSEPH – Changes to the Missouri Western baseball and tennis schedules were announced Tuesday.
BASEBALL
Griffon Baseball will play its three-game series against Fort Hays at Wendell Simmons Field on the Central Oklahoma campus, Sunday, Feb. 24 and Monday, Feb. 25. Game one of the series will begin at 5 p.m. on Sunday in Edmond, Oklahoma with a doubleheader beginning at noon on Monday. The series was originally slated to be played at Missouri Western Feb. 22-24.
Missouri Western vs Fort Hays State
Wendell Simmons Field – Edmond, Oklahoma
Game 1: Sunday, Feb. 24, 5 p.m.
Game 2: Monday, Feb. 25, 12 p.m.
Game 3: Monday, Feb. 25, apx. 3 p.m.
TENNIS
Griffon Tennis has re-scheduled its home match with Quincy. The two teams will now play at noon on Friday, Feb. 22 at Genesis Health Club. The match was originally scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 23. Head Coach Shawn Becker also announced the team has found a date and time for the previously postponed Rockhurst match. That match will be played April 5 at 1:30 p.m. at Genesis Health Club. Griffon Tennis has also added a match at John Brown University on March 1. Dates and times have also been set for the team’s previously postponed matches at Arkansas-Fort Smith and Arkansas Tech.
Re-scheduled/added matches
vs. Quincy: Friday, Feb. 22, 12 p.m. at Genesis Health Club
at John Brown: Friday, March 1, 3 p.m.
at Arkansas-Fort Smith: Saturday, March 2, 12 p.m.
at Arkansas Tech: Saturday, March 16, 10 a.m.
vs Rockhurst: Tuesday, April 5, 1:30 p.m. at Genesis Health Club
— MWSU Athletics —
Nebraska gets clobbered at last-place Penn State 95-71
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Lamar Stevens scored 16 of his 29 points in the first half and Penn State pulled away from Nebraska 95-71 on Tuesday.
Rasir Bolton scored 21 while Mike Watkins and Josh Reaves added 10 apiece for the Nittany Lions (10-16, 3-12 Big Ten), who have won three of their last five. Reaves scored his 1,000th career point.
James Palmer Jr. led Nebraska (15-12, 5-11) with 24 points. Isaiah Roby added 17 and Thomas Allen scored 11 for the Cornhuskers, who had their two-game winning streak snapped.
Penn State took the lead for good on Stevens’ first 3-pointer just 2:36 in. He later made three straight baskets to help fuel a 27-15 run that gave Penn State a 44-25 halftime lead.
The Nittany Lions never looked back in their highest-scoring game of the season.
Myles Dread drained a 3-pointer and Stevens added a 3-point play to spark a 20-14 run for a 64-39 Penn State lead with 13:19 left and the Nittany Lions led by as many as 29 from there.
BIG PICTURE
Nebraska: The Cornhuskers looked like they were on the way to recovering from a seven-game slide that all but erased a promising 13-4 start to the season. But they were sluggish in this one and let the worst-shooting team in the Big Ten make 50 percent of its first-half shots and 55 percent overall.
Penn State: It’s been a forgettable season for the reigning NIT champions who statistically rank at or near the bottom of nearly every conference shooting category. They played their best game in this one, however and will try to win a second straight game for just the second time this season after wining the first two games of the season.
UP NEXT
Nebraska hosts Purdue on Saturday.
Penn State visits Illinois on Saturday.
— Associated Press —
City High School Basketball Scores – Monday, February 18
BOYS
Central 55 3OT (12-9, 7-2 Suburban)
Liberty 52
Savannah 54
Benton 47 (9-14, 2-5 MEC)
GIRLS
Benton 63 (21-2, 7-0 MEC)
Savannah 17
Liberty 38
Central 32 (14-10, 6-5 Suburban)
CLASS 2 DISTRICT 16 QUARTERFINAL
Mid-Buchanan 71
Bishop LeBlond 49 (4-21)
CLASS 2 DISTRICT 16 QUARTERFINAL
East Atchison 70
St. Joseph Christian 43 (5-20)
No. 23 Kansas State beats West Virginia to keep Big 12 lead
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Barry Brown scored 21 points and No. 23 Kansas State beat West Virginia 65-51 on Monday night to remain atop the Big 12 standings.
A 14-0 run midway through the second half, led by a couple of 3-pointers by Xavier Sneed, gave the Wildcats (20-6, 10-3) their fifth straight conference road win.
After shooting poorly in the first half and only holding a two-point lead, Kansas State kept the Mountaineers (10-16, 2-11) at bay with 50 percent shooting in the final 20 minutes.
Sneed added 19 points for Kansas State, including five 3-pointers. Dean Wade, who was questionable going into the game, scored 10 points and grabbed six rebounds.
Lamont West led West Virginia with 16 points. Derek Culver picked up his sixth double-double of the season with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Brandon Knapper scored 10 points.
The Mountaineers outrebounded the Wildcats 35-31.
BIG PICTURE
Kansas State: The Wildcats remain on top of the Big 12 by bouncing back after their 78-64 loss to then-No. 23 Iowa State on Saturday. No. 12 Kansas and No. 14 Texas Tech remain one game back at 9-4. The Jayhawks and Red Raiders play each other on Saturday in Lubbock, Texas.
West Virginia: Considering the recent depletion of their roster, the Mountaineers put up a pretty good fight against the stout Wildcats, not caving until midway through the second half. With Oklahoma State’s win over TCU on Monday, WVU sits alone at the bottom of the Big 12.
UP NEXT
Kansas State returns home to host Oklahoma State on Saturday.
West Virginia heads to Waco to play Baylor on Saturday.
— Associated Press —
Missouri women fall at home to Tennessee 62-60
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Women’s Basketball (19-8, 8-5 SEC) fell just short against the Tennessee (17-8, 6-6 SEC) on Sunday at Mizzou Arena, falling 62-60. In front of a season-high 8,559 fans, Mizzou and Tennessee had a back-and-forth battle for the full 40 minutes, as both squads shot close to 40 percent from the field, but the Lady Vols pulled out the victory with a pair of free throws with 52 seconds remaining in the game.
Senior forward Cierra Porter (Columbia, Mo.) scored 13 points and shot a remarkable 86 percent from the field (6-for-7) while snagging nine rebounds to lead the Tigers’ offensive effort. Senior guard Sophie Cunningham (Columbia, Mo.) and junior guard Amber Smith (Shreveport, La.) poured in 13 and 14 points, respectively.
TURNING POINT
With 52 seconds remaining in the game, Mizzou and Tennessee were tied 60-60. Tennessee sophomore Rennia Davis was fouled by Porter on a shooting attempt within the restricted area and headed to the line for a pair of free throws. Davis sunk both shots from the charity stripe free throws to give the Lady Vols a two-point lead. The two made free throws ended up being the game-winning points, as the Tigers were unable to score in the contest’s final seconds.
TOP TIGERS
- Porter filled the stat sheet, finishing with 13 points, a season-high nine rebounds and four assists, along with a block and a steal. Porter has now scored in double-digits three times this season.
- Smith also turned in an impressive performance with 14 points and five rebounds in 28 minutes of action. The junior guard has scored in double-digits in six of the Tigers’ last eight contests.
- Following her dominant 24-point performance against Mississippi State on Thursday, Cunningham turned in another double-digit scoring effort on Sunday. The senior guard contributed 13 points, four rebounds and a pair of assists.
NOTES
- This home contest was one of the Tigers’ most neck-and-neck games of the season, as the two team’s combined for 17 lead changes and nine ties game.
- With an attendance of 8,559, Sunday’s crowd was a season-high and the fifth-largest in program history.
- After shooting 41.8 percent from the field (23-for-55), Mizzou has now shot 40 percent or better from the field in 13 of its last 15 games.
- Mizzou forced 10 Tennessee turnovers, marking the 20th time in 27 games Mizzou has forced at least 10 turnovers.
- Porter produced season-highs in rebounds (nine) and assists (four) in the game.
UP NEXT
Next, Mizzou travels to Auburn, Ala. next Sunday to face Auburn on Feb. 24. Tipoff is slated for 2 p.m.
— Mizzou Athletics —
Northwest Missouri State softball splits two games Sunday
CONWAY, Arkansas – The Northwest Missouri State University softball team spilt a pair of games Sunday by defeating Parkside, 6-0, and losing to Rogers State, 7-4.
Game One vs. Parkside
Regan Thompson tossed a four-hit shutout and took advantage of a Bearcat offense that generated six runs. Thompson struck out four and walked one while facing 29 batters.
The Bearcats started the game strong offensively by putting up a three-spot in the first inning. Sydne Brashear led off with a double to left center. Jaedra Moses reached on a single to the pitcher. Kaitlyn Weis came through with two-RBI triple down the left field line. Weis would score on an RBI groundout by Erin Keeney.
Northwest added another run in the second on a sacrifice fly from Sydne Brashear plated Karli Allen.
Northwest made it 5-0 in the third when Kiana Baderdeen came through with a two-out double to score Weis, who had doubled with one out.
In the fourth, Kenzi Sutton doubled to left field to put Allen on third and two Bearcats in scoring position. Brashear tallied a sacrifice fly that scored Allen and gave the Bearcats a 6-0 cushion.
Game Two vs. Rogers State
Northwest started game two strong offensively with Kaitlyn Weis hitting a two-run home run to open the scoring in the top of the first.
Grace Ruehle doubled to left field at the start of the second. Jaedra Moses singled to center field to bring Ruehle home and advance the Northwest lead to 3-0.
Rogers State answered in the bottom of the second with a bases loaded walk to cut the lead 3-1.
In the third inning, Karli Allen hit a double to right center to reach scoring position. Next up, Ruehle ripped an RBI single to left field allowing Allen to score and give the Bearcats a 4-1 advantage.
Rogers State responded with a home run by Danelle Day in the third to cut the lead 4-2. Rogers State drew one run closer with another single score in the bottom of the fourth.
Rogers State completed its rally with a four-run sixth to post a 7-4 triumph.
Northwest starter Rachel Smith went 4 1/3 innings and gave up three runs on five hits and struck out seven. Logan Wenzel came on in relief in the fifth and gave up four runs (one earned) in 1 2/3 innings of work. Wenzel suffered the defeat in the circle.
The squad will be back in action this weekend in Emporia, Kansas, with a three-day tournament.
— Northwest Athletics —
Missouri State wins at Loyola to grab share of MVC lead
CHICAGO (AP) — Tulio Da Silva had 16 points, nine rebounds and three blocks as Missouri State narrowly beat Loyola of Chicago 65-61 on Sunday.
Jarred Dixon had 10 points for Missouri State (15-12, 9-5 Missouri Valley Conference), which earned its fourth straight win. Josh Webster added seven points and 10 assists.
Cameron Krutwig scored a career-high 24 points for the Ramblers (16-11, 9-5). Marques Townes added 23 points and six rebounds.
The Bears improve to 2-0 against the Ramblers for the season. Missouri State defeated Loyola of Chicago 70-35 on Jan. 23. Missouri State plays Northern Iowa at home on Wednesday. Loyola of Chicago matches up against Evansville at home on Wednesday.
— Associated Press —
Griffons stunned by Central Missouri on three-pointer at the buzzer
ST. JOSEPH – After Bryan Hudson’s coast-to-coast layup tied the game at 56 a piece with four seconds left, Central Missouri’s Jafar Kinsey took the inbound pass, drove the length of the court, and banked in the game-winning three at the buzzer, lifting Central Missouri (13-11, 6-9 MIAA) over the Griffons (13-11, 5-10) on Saturday 59-56 inside the MWSU Fieldhouse.
NOTABLES
- The Mules shot out to an 11-2 lead out of the opening tip forcing Missouri Western to call a timeout.
- The Griffons settled in following the timeout, using a, 11-2 run of their own to tie the game at 13.
- Tyrell Carroll led the Griffons in a low-scoring first half with 11 points as the Griffons trailed 31-26 at the intermission.
- After falling behind by as many as nine points in the second half, Lavon Hightower’s three-pointer tied the game at 49-49 with 3:40 to play.
- The Mules would get those three points back on the next possession and then used two free throws to offset Hudson’s mid-range jumper, holding a two-point lead over the Griffons with under two minutes remaining.
- Hudson answered the call again on the next Missouri Western possession, driving to the basket for two.
- Central Missouri big man Jakob Lowrance then gave the Mules the lead on a layup with just 10 seconds left.
- Hudson then went coast-to-coast, elevating over the outstretched arms of Lowrance to even the score at 56 with just four seconds remaining.
- The Mules then managed to get the ball across the court and launch a 25-footer off the glass for the game-winning buzzer-beater.
- After an official review, the call was confirmed, giving Central Missouri the 59-56 win over the Griffons on Senior Day.
- The 59 points allowed by Missouri Western is its second-best defensive performance of the season.
LEADERS
- Hudson led the Griffons in scoring with 17 points on 50 percent shooting.
- Carroll finished with 15 points.
- Hightower added 11 points to go with his game-high nine rebounds.
UP NEXT
- Missouri Western will hit the road for a matchup with Southwest Baptist (12-12, 6-9 MIAA) on Thursday.
- The Griffons fell 79-71 to the Bearcats last Wednesday in the teams’ first meeting.
— MWSU Athletics —