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Priceless Take One TTHURSDAYHURSDAY VOLUME 15, NUMBER 16 1A THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2008 WINNER OF THE KANSAS GAS SERVICE 2006 KANSAS PROFESSIONAL 2006 KANSAS PROFESSIONAL WINNER OF THE KANSAS PRESS EXCELLENCE IN EDITORIAL WRITING COMMUNICATORS PHOTO ESSAY AWARD COMMUNICATORS EDITORIAL AWARD ASSOCIATION ADVERTISING AWARD Louisville Cardinals Run Over Kansas State LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Junior quar- touchdown, a 27-yard burst down the terback Josh Freeman threw for 313 left sideline, pushed the lead to 35- yards and three touchdowns, but it 14. wasn’t enough as K-State dropped a Kansas State tried to rally, cutting 38-29 decision to Louisville at Papa it to nine on two late touchdown John’s Stadium on Wednesday night. passes by Freeman, but Louisville’s Freeman, who eclipsed the 300- defense got one last stop with just yard barrier for the first time this sea- over two minutes left to end the son, broke the Kansas State career comeback. completions record of 501 held by Louisville trailed early, but sprang Lynn Dickey (1968-70) midway to life after a cameo appearance by through the contest. He went 22-of- former heavyweight champion 42 through the air with three touch- Muhammad Ali. The Louisville downs and a pair of interceptions. native, in town to participate in sev- Receiver Brandon Banks had eral Ryder Cup festivities, drew a career day with seven catches for standing ovation when he rolled 153 yards and a pair of touchdowns. through the north end zone on a golf He becomes the first Wildcat since cart, waving to the crowd. Jordy Nelson in 2007 to post a 150- It helped that the Wildcats started yard receiving day. to self-destruct. Freeman fumbled However, Louisville overpowered deep in Louisville territory when a the visiting Wildcats (2-1) with 578 shotgun snap hit his helmet. He later yards of total offense, including 303 threw two interceptions to on the ground. Freshman Victor Louisville’s Woodny Turenne. Anderson ran for 176 yards and three The Cardinals rallied to take a 14- touchdowns for the Cardinals, as 7 halftime lead, but it could have Anderson scored on runs of 29, 56 been bigger. Louisville turned the and 27 yards. ball over on downs inside the Kansas Louisville quarterback Hunter State 10 and wide receiver Josh Cantwell threw for 274 yards and Chichester dropped two possible two touchdowns, Doug Beaumont touchdowns late in the half. had nine receptions for 119 yards and the Cardinals’ defense held Freeman Game Notes largely in check when it mattered. • Kansas State dropped to 0-2 in Deon Murphy had a spectacular the series against Louisville... The 86-yard punt return for the Wildcats, loss dropped Kansas State to 12-5 but Kansas State turned the ball over since 1991 in games immediately three times and had trouble solving following a bye week and snapped a Louisville’s three-pronged rushing two-game winning streak in that attack of Anderson, Brock Bolen and department... K-State also dropped to Bilal Powell. 56-49 in televised games. While Anderson darted and dashed • With 22 completions by Josh through the Wildcats, Bolen bulled Freeman this evening, the junior his way to 103 yards on 23 clock- gunslinger set the Kansas State chewing carries and helped career completions record... The old Kansas State’s Keithen Valentine had a good game against Montana State but not against Louisville. Louisville take control with the kind record was held by Lynn Dickey of dynamic offensive performance (501;1968-70)... Freeman has now game he went without a passing largely unseen in coach Steve completed 512 passes in his two-plus touchdown was the 2007 season Kragthorpe’s short stint with the pro- seasons. opener at Auburn. gram. • Josh Freeman attempted 42 pass- • Junior punt returner Deon If the Cardinals can find a way to es this evening, moving him into sec- Murphy returned a third-quarter punt build on their most complete per- ond place on the school’s career 86 yards for a touchdown... It was formance under the second-year record list, passing Carl Straw Murphy’s second-career punt return coach, better days lie ahead. (833;1987-90)... Freeman has now for a touchdown, the first coming Kansas State had hoped to show it attempted 856 passes in his career.... against Missouri State on Sept. 15, was for real after two early season The Kansas City, Mo., native also 2007... The 86-yard return was the wins against overmatched oppo- moved into sole possession of fifth eighth-longest in school history... It nents. place on the school’s career passing also marked the 16th special teams’ Though Freeman threw for 313 touchdowns list with 32... Freeman score and the 20th non-offensive yards and three scores—two to passed Lynn Dickey (29; 1968-70). touchdown under head coach Ron Brandon Banks— he went cold early • Josh Freeman started his 23rd Prince... in the second half as Louisville took career contest on Wednesday night... It also upped K-State’s total of command behind Cantwell and The junior quarterback finished the non-offensive touchdown since 1999 Anderson. evening 22-of-42 with 313 yards and to 64, the second-most in the nation. Cantwell hit Troy Pascley for a 13- three touchdowns... He also tallied • Junior wide receiver Brandon yard score to give Louisville a 20-7 three carries for 18 yards... Freeman Banks tallied 153 receiving yards lead early in the third quarter. remains in second place on the against Louisville... He became the Murphy’s twisting punt return—he school’s career passing yardage list Wildcats’ first 100-yard receiver ran backwards 10 yards and avoided with 5,966 yards. since Jordy Nelson tallied 125 a handful of tackles before racing up • Quarterback Josh Freeman against Nebraska on Nov. 10, 2007, the field for the score — kept Kansas extended his current touchdown and the first receiver to collect over State in it, but only briefly. passing streak to 15 games... The last 150 yards since Louisville needed just five plays to restore the two-touchdown lead, as Anderson broke up the middle and Montana State used a nifty spin move to zip 56 yards for a score. Anderson’s final Photos By Jon A. Brake K-State’s Logan shown here against Montana State did not have an outstanding at in Louisville. The K-State offensive line did well Wednesday against Louisville but could not help the running game. 2A North Big 12 All Football - 2008 Big 12 Games All Games Missouri 0-0 3-0 Nebraska 0-0 3-0 Season Schedule, Record 2-1 Colorado 0-0 2-0 Kansas State 0-0 2-1 Date Opponent Location Time (CST) Results Media Iowa State 0-0 2-1 Kansas 0-0 2-1 Sat, Aug 30 North Texas Manhattan 45 - 6 South Sat, Sep 06 Montana State Manhattan 69 - 10 Big 12 All Big 12 Games All Games Wed, Sep 17 Louisville at Louisville, Ky. 7 p.m. 29 - 38 ESPN2 Texas Tech 0-0 3-0 Oklahoma 0-0 3-0 Oklahoma State 0-0 3-0 Sat, Sep 27 Louisiana-Lafayette Manhattan 2:35 p.m. Texas 0-0 2-0 Baylor 0-0 2-1 Sat, Oct 04 Texas Tech * Manhattan, Kan. TBA Texas A&M 0-0 1-1 Sat, Oct 11 Texas A&M * at College Station TBA Big 12 Conference Schedule Sat, Oct 18 Colorado * at Boulder, Colo. TBA Thu, Sep 18 Colorado West Virginia Colo. 7:30 p.m. ESPN Sat, Oct 25 Oklahoma * Manhattan TBA Fri, Sep 19 Connecticut Baylor East Hartford, Conn. 7:00 p.m. ESPN2 Sat, Nov 01 Kansas * at Lawrence TBA Sat, Sep 20 Kansas Sam Houston St Lawrence 6:00 p.m. Texas Tech Massachusetts Lubbock 6:00 p.m. Sat, Nov 08 Missouri * at Columbia TBA UNLV Iowa State Las Vegas, Nev. 8:00 p.m. MTN Texas Rice Austin TBA Texas A&M Miami FL College Station TBA Sat, Nov 15 Nebraska * Manhattan TBA Missouri Buffalo Columbia TBA Sat, Sep 27 Sat, Nov 22 Iowa State * Manhattan TBA Kansas State Louisiana-Lafayette Manhattan 2:30 p.m. Oklahoma TCU Norman TBA Texas A&M Army Station, Texas TBA * Conference Games Nebraska Virginia Tech Lincoln TBA Florida St. Colorado Jacksonville TBA Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Jeff Levin Funeral Home Steve Levin Serving Manhattan And Surrounding Communities Varney s Since 1925 Formerly BURLIEW-COWAN-EDWARDS FUNERAL HOME 623 N. 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