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SPORTS / MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15,2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"There are a lot of guys that can get 20 points every game, and that's without Josh (Selby). So it's just going to vary from game to game, and the points are going to be spread around."
Junior forward Marcus Morris on the team's balanced scoring.
FACT OF THE DAY
Kansas has played Valparaiso twice; once in 1970 and again in 2002.
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TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: Who was the leading scorer the last time Kansas played Valparaiso?
A: Drew Gooden with 30 points.
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A time when it was only a game
MORNING BREW
Going back to my hometown to watch my old high school's football team compete in a playoff matchup was a nice break from the notonous toll of higher-level sports. In a sporting age where allegations and fines are as prevalent on SportsCenter as top plays, returning to my small town to watch some football reminded me of sports before they went bad.
before they went bad.
I didn't have to worry about a player being benched for allegations that he took money. Nobody was frowning on comments that a player made in a press conference; it was football with fewer complications.
Holton is a town of 3,500 and supports the team like it's straight out of a movie. Fans line the sidewalk hours before games, making sure they have a good seat to watch the team that brings hope to the community. A sign that proclaims, "WE ARE HOLTON" rises above the opposing sideline, symbolizing the importance of the Wildcats to the town.
After each game, a special moment occurs as fathers, previous players and others gather in the locker room, circling and holding hands as each coach says a little bit
BY JACKSON DELAY
jdelay@kansan.com
about the game.
Saturday marked the 150th win for Holton's coach, Brooks Barta, who taught me about football, but more important, taught me lessons about life.
It was nice to be back in this environment and watch a high school football game. I also enjoyed the intensity that comes with a playoff game in which both teams are trying to earn their way to the state championship, instead of trying to please the BCS gods into letting them play in the National Championship. They battle it out in a playoff system, which fairly gives teams a chance to play in the state championship.
I hope the NCAA will wise up and eventually implement the playoff system, even if it is accompanied by a few bowl games. However, with the media coverage, amount of emphasis on coaches to win at all costs and many other factors, college football can't replicate the feel that high school games create. It's something that's hard to explain, but if you want to see for yourself, head to Topeka and go north on Highway 75 next fall. You'll see for yourself why that type of football is difficult to recreate.
—Edited by Kelsey Nill
THIS WEEK IN KANSAS ATHLETICS
TODAY
Men's Basketball
Valparaiso
7 p.m.
Lawrence
WEDNESDAY
Volleyball Baylor 6 p.m. Lawrence
Volleyball Texas A&M Corpus Christi 8 p.m. Lawrence
FRIDAY
Volleyball
Texas
6:30 p.m.
Austin, Texas
Men's Basketball
North Texas
7 p.m.
Lawrence
Football Oklahoma State 11 a.m. Lawrence, Kan.
SATURDAY
Wasinger qualifies to run in Nationals
BY LAUREN NEWMAN
Inewoman@kansan.com
Neither cross country team qualified for the national championships at the Midwest Regional Championships on Saturday in Peoria, Ill.
But junior Donny Wasinger did qualify as an individual, finishing 10th out of 171 runners with a career-best 10K time of 30:05.30. He will be the first Kansas male runner to compete in Nationals since 2006. The meet will be held in Terra Haute, Ind., on Nov. 22.
The men's team finished 10th
overall in the Midwest Region with 299 total points and Wasinger lead the pack. Senior Nick Caprario was Kansas' No.
2 runner, placing 31st overall. Sophomore Josh Baden placed 64th with a time of 31:40:53 to finish third among Jayhawk runners who were junior Aust freshmen Nikki T and Jose Luis Muñoz
place overall. The lead runner for the team was junior Rebeka Stowe once again. She placed 18th in the 6K with a time of 20:40.33.
MICHAEL WHITTLESEY Assistant coach
among jayhawk runners. Other male runners who participated were junior Austin Bussing, freshmen Nikki Trooien-Smith and Jose Luis Muñoz.
The layhawks'
No. 2 runner was sophomore Natalie Becker. She finished at 21:07.74, taking 33rd place.
The women's team took sixth
Rounding out the No. 3 spot was junior Tessa Turcotte, who clocked in at 21:08.31, taking 35th place. Other women who participated were sophomores Allie Marquis, Kara Windisch
and Kyra Kilwien and senior Amanda Miller.
Assistant coach Michael Whittlesey was quite proud of Wasinger and the effort he exerted during the meet.
ed during the race "Wasinger did what he needed to do and competed the whole way through." Whittlesey said in a press release. "He had an amazing race."
— Edited by Clark Goble
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Rick Jackson had 17 points and a career-high 13 rebounds, Brandon Triche added 16 points and No. 10 Syracuse beat Canisius 86-67 on Sunday.
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Scoop Jardine had 13 points and eight assists, C.J. Fair had 11 points, and Kris Joseph 10 for the Orange.
Syracuse (2-0) has beaten Caniusi 20 straight times. The Golden Griffins (1-1) are 1-15 against Syracuse when it is ranked, the lone win coming Feb. 25, 1967, in Buffalo.
Greg Logins led Canisius with 17 points and Syracuse native Elton Frazier had 16 points and 12 rebounds.
It was the 831st career victory for Orange coach Jim Boeheim, moving him past Jim Phelan of Mount St. Mary's into fifth place all-time in Division I victories
Syracuse, which struggled again early, broke open a close game with a 7-0 spurt to start the second half as Jackson fed Fab Melo for a layup. Triche followed with a layup off the glass and a 3-pointer from the left wing to give the Orange a 39-29 lead.
39-29 lead.
Canisius rallied behind consecutive 3s by Alshwan Hymes and Logins, but the Orange took command with a 12-4 spurt midway through the half.
through the hall After a 3 by Robert Goldsberry and a free throw by Logins moved
the Griffs within 54-45, Jackson, who had a tough first half, hit a 10-foot jumper to start the Syracuse surge. Triche then swished a 3 from the left corner and Jardine assisted on consecutive fast-break baskets by Triche and Fair to give the Orange a 66-49 lead with 8:34 to go.
The Orange had their share of troubles early trying to penetrate as the athletic Griffis blocked six shots in the first half. Jackson, a career 59 percent shooter, the fourth-best mark in Syracuse history, was 3 of 10 in the first half but was active defensively with four blocks.
Jardine, who missed all seven shots he took and did not score in the opener against Northern Iowa, had 10 points and four assists to help keep the Orange close.
help keep the Glove
Syracuse trailed 25-21 after
Goldsberry rattled in a 3-pointer
at 8:14, but a follow by Joseph tied it at 25-all and his three-point play helped Syracuse to a 32-29 half-time lead.
The Orange shot just 30.8 percent in the first half. They rebounded by hitting 52.5 percent in the second while holding Canisius to 34.3 percent shooting for the game. The Griffs were 9 of 35 from beyond the arc.
the arc. Melo and the 6-foot-10 Keita each played 18 minutes and fouled out of the Orange's 68-46 season-opening win over Northern Iowa on Friday night.
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