Fr e e Pr e ss Page 8 Colby Free Press Thursday, December 1, 2011 SSpp o o r r t t ss Trojan men Lady Eagles varsity prepares climb to 10-1 for new season, challenges

The Colby Community Col- Classic on Friday and Saturday. By Kayla Cornett lege men’s basketball team went On Friday, they once again Colby Free Press 3-0 at the Air Force Prep Clas- played Trinidad State, winning [email protected] sic in Colorado Springs, Colo., 70-67. Leading scorers for the from Nov. 17 to 19. game were Vincent Dillard with The Colby High School girls The Trojans defeated Adams 16 points, Jamie Adams and basketball team is gearing up for State College’s junior varsity Kristan Rolle both chipped in a new season, which may prove to from Alamosa, Colo., Trini- 13, and Rolle led the team with be an uphill battle. dad State Junior College from 9 rebounds. The Lady Eagles finished last Trinidad, Colo., and Air Force The following day, the team season with an outstanding 21-3 Academy Preparatory School, lost a close one to Laramie record and lost five seniors from the home school. County Community College last year’s team. Katherine and “They were all very good and with a score of 67-68. Adams Katrina Kaus, Caitlyn Wark, much needed victories as it was lead the team with 17 points Kelsey Shields and Kayla Hock- the first time the team had left and 8 rebounds, while Dillard ersmith all graduated in May. the friendly confines of the Col- scored 12 points. Head Coach Parker McKee said by Community Building,” Head The team also received votes that losing these girls has already Coach Dustin Pfeifer said. in the national top 20 poll for affected his team this year. They defeated Adams State the first time since 2004. The “I think that it’s really affected with a score of 93-69, Trinidad Trojans currently sit at a 10-1 us more in practice because we’re State 85-74 and Air Force 78- record. They will travel to Sali- not able to have the competitive 63. na on Monday to play Kansas numbers,” McKee said. “So we’re The Trojans then traveled State University-Salina begin- having to find ways to be creative to Garden City to compete in ning at 8 p.m. in practice to challenge those top the Garden City Thanksgiving seven kids.” The team has seven players that will be playing the majority of the minutes for the varsity: two se- niors, four juniors and one sopho- Brewster High more. Colby has just one starter returning to the squad, but five other players are returning that didn’t have large roles in terms of holds tournament minutes played last season. McKee said he’s not sure what Brewster High School is hold- 7:30 p.m., Boys, South Gym, goals the Lady Eagles will have ing the 2011 Sagebrush Basket- Greeley County vs. Triplains- for the season, but they are focus- ball Tournament on Monday and Brewster ing on making their team better Tuesday, and Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Boys, North Gym, for now. Dec. 9 and 10. St. Francis vs. Rawlins County “We’ve not sat down and talked The teams in girls’ and boys’ about it, but we want to make sure pool A play are Rawlins County, Friday, Dec. 9 that we’re playing competitive Cheylin and St. Francis, who are 6 p.m., Girls, South Gym, Strat- all season and just develop our seeds 1, 4 and 5. ton vs. Triplains-Brewster younger kids into better players,” In the girls’ and boys’ pool B, 6 p.m., Girls, North Gym, Chey- McKee said. the schools competing are Greeley lin vs. St. Francis The Lady Eagles start their sea- County, Stratton and Triplains- 7:30 p.m., Boys, South Gym, son today at the Hays City Shoo- Brewster, and they are seeds 2, 3 Stratton vs. Triplains-Brewster tout tournament and will play and 6. 7:30 p.m., Boys, North Gym, through Saturday. Their first home The schedule for all of the games Cheylin vs. St. Francis game will be at 6:15 p.m. next follows. The first team listed will KAYLA CORNETT/Colby Free Press Thursday against Thomas More be the home team and the home Saturday, Dec. 10 The Colby High School girls basketball team practiced offensive drills Tuesday during practice at Prep-Marian High School at the teams need to provide an official 3 p.m., Boys, North Gym, Pool the Community Building. Community Building. bookkeeper. A No. 3 vs. Pool B No. 3 3 p.m., Boys, South Gym, Pool Monday A No. 2 vs. Pool B No. 2 6 p.m., Girls, South Gym, Gree- 4:30 p.m., Girls, North Gym, Jayhawks whip Florida Atlantic 77-54 ley County vs. Stratton Pool A No. 3 vs. Pool B No. 3 6 p.m., Girls, North Gym, Raw- 4:30 p.m., Girls, South Gym, By Dave Skretta longest streak to open a season a closer game,” Florida Atlantic verted a three-point play early in lins County vs. Cheylin Pool A No. 2 vs. Pool B No. 2 AP Sports Writer in school history, helping Kansas coach Mike Jarvis said. “We had the second half, but their sloppi- 7:30 p.m., Boys, South Gym, 6 p.m., South Gym, Free Throw/ overcome its sloppy execution a couple of chances to get it into ness nearly allowed Florida Atlan- Stratton vs. Greeley County Three-Point Contest LAWRENCE – Kansas coach against the reigning Sun Belt reg- single digits and that would have tic back in the game. 7:30 p.m., Boys, North Gym, 6:30 p.m., Girls, South Gym, Bill Self masked his frustration, ular-season champions. been a lot more fun.” On consecutive trips, Johnson Cheylin vs. Rawlins County Pool A No. 1 vs. Pool B No. 1 his downright disdain, for a poor “We’re not a good team yet, to Florida Atlantic started off on threw the ball away, Kevin Young After Girls, South Gym, Girls performance against Florida At- the point where we’re a good team a 9-3 run, forcing Self to call a was stripped under the basket and Tuesday All-Tournament team lantic with the kind of sarcastic for 40 minutes,” said Robinson, timeout less than 4 minutes into Tyshawn Taylor was stripped by 6 p.m., Girls, South Gym, Gree- 8 p.m., Boys, South Gym, Pool wit that leaves folks in stitches. the reigning Big 12 player of the the game. It seemed to serve as a Mavin, who had 12 points in the ley County vs. Triplains-Brewster A No. 1 vs. Pool B No. 1 Asked about the 15th-ranked week. “That’ll get better, just keep wake-up call, and Withey scored second half. 6 p.m., Girls, North Gym, Raw- After Boys, South Gym, Boys Jayhawks’ 77-54 victory Wednes- our focus and not catching ADD the first field goal when play re- The Owls got the lead down to lins County vs. St. Francis All-Tournament team day night, Self said that he thought halfway through the game.” sumed to start an 11-2 run that 13 on a 3-pointer by Raymond it looked like his team had a “Maui Tyshawn Taylor added 18 Taylor capped with a basket with Taylor with 7:14 left, but Withey hangover” from its trip to the tour- points, Travis Releford had 11 and 11:29 left in the half. scored at the other end and add- K-State nears 10 wins nament in Hawaii, in which they Jeff Withey 10 for Kansas, which Raymond Taylor hit a deep 3 ed another basket moments later played well in losing to Duke in hadn’t played at Allen Fieldhouse for the Owls, but it hardly slowed to extend the lead, and Kansas MANHATTAN (AP) – After share of the championship if the the championship game. since a season-opening win over the Jayhawks’ momentum. Con- cruised over the final 5 minutes to throwing an incompletion at the Sooners beat Oklahoma State on Asked whether the “Maui hang- Towson on Nov. 11. nor Teahan hit the first of his three its 53rd nonconference home win end of Kansas State’s near-upset Saturday night. over” contributed to 17 turnovers Since then, the Jayhawks lost to first-half 3-pointers, Justin Wesley in its last 54 games. of Oklahoma State, Collin Klein Not bad considering the team against the Owls, Self said he top-ranked Kentucky at Madison scored his first basket and Teahan “I knew they’d be flat,” Self dropped to one knee on the turf. had been picked to finish eighth in thought the Jayhawks were just as Square Garden, beat Georgetown knocked down another 3 as the said. “You look at those teams Head bowed, one hand on the the Big 12. good at turning it over inland as and UCLA in the Maui Invita- Jayhawks extended the lead to 29- coming back from Hawaii, no- ground, the other on a knee, the Klein’s rise to national promi- they were in Hawaii. tional, and then lost to the third- 16 with 6:08 left. body has looked very good. UCLA junior quarterback looked frozen nence has been just as unexpect- Asked about the play of Elijah ranked Blue Devils in the champi- Tyshawn Taylor added a circus- beat Pepperdine, otherwise every- in devastation as his roommate ed. Johnson, who had seven turnovers onship game. like scoop layup after Florida At- one got their clock cleaned pretty and center, B.J. Finney, knelt over Coach Bill Snyder sees Klein as without scoring against Florida At- “We had plenty of time off since lantic snapped a 4-minute scoring good. him, patted him on the shoulder proof that the strategy of constant lantic, and Self said it had nothing Maui,” Withey said. “We definite- drought, and his deep 3-pointer “We just didn’t have it,” Self and gently prompted him to his improvement is a sound one. to do with the “Maui hangover.” ly came out slow in the first half, from the top of the key pushed the said. “That’s OK, to be in a grind- feet. A proven workhorse who often “He’s still in Hawaii,” Self said. and even in the second half. We lead to 16, the Jayhawks’ biggest it-out mode. That’s OK to be in Clearly, Klein has moved on, takes hits as he stays in the pocket “He didn’t get hung over, he got definitely need to change that.” of the first half. Taylor hit two foul that mode. But you have to enjoy and so have the Wildcats. – and one who rarely slides at the left behind.” Pablo Bertone had 17 points shots with 1.2 seconds left for a that. If we don’t have as much en- A win over Iowa State on Satur- end of runs – Klein has battled It was a good thing Thomas and 12 rebounds for the Owls (4- 42-26 advantage. ergy or whatever, you have to en- day would give Kansas State (9-2, injuries throughout the season, Robinson caught the flight back to 4), despite giving up 9 inches to “We missed too many layups joy playing the best way to give us 6-2 Big 12) its first 10-win season often going long periods without Kansas. the 7-foot Withey. Dennis Marvin and free throws and didn’t re- a chance. And I thought we took a since the Wildcats beat Oklahoma even participating in practice just The bruising big man had 19 also had 17 points, most of them bound,” Jarvis said simply. step backwards tonight.” in the 2003 Big 12 title game. It so that he’s ready to play come points and 17 rebounds for his in the second half. 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