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Baylor, Ohio State Pass TCU in AP Top 25, Nebraska Remains 25th

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fox-footballGRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — Baylor and Ohio State jumped past TCU in the final Associated Press college football poll Sunday.

No. 1 Alabama, No. 2 Florida State and No. 3 Oregon held their places from last week in the final media poll of the regular season.

The Bears were fourth and Buckeyes were fifth, with TCU dropping to two spots to sixth after Baylor and Ohio State had impressive wins against ranked teams on Saturday.

TCU routed lowly Iowa State to finish its season as co-champion of the Big 12 with Baylor.

The final College Football Playoff rankings will be released later Sunday and the four-team field for the playoff will be set.

The rest of the top 10 is Michigan State at seven, followed by Mississippi State, Mississippi and Georgia Tech.

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 6, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pv
1. Alabama (27) 12-1 1,452 1
2. Florida St. (25) 13-0 1,436 2
3. Oregon (8) 12-1 1,426 3
4. Baylor 11-1 1,265 5
5. Ohio St. 12-1 1,262 6
6. TCU 11-1 1,257 4
7. Michigan St. 10-2 1,105 7
8. Mississippi St. 10-2 1,070 10
9. Mississippi 9-3 976 13
10. Georgia Tech 10-3 876 12
11. Kansas St. 9-3 875 9
12. Arizona 10-3 819 8
13. Georgia 9-3 745 15
14. UCLA 9-3 663 16
15. Arizona St. 9-3 602 17
16. Missouri 10-3 599 14
17. Wisconsin 10-3 542 11
18. Clemson 9-3 509 19
19. Auburn 8-4 450 20
20. Louisville 9-3 406 21
21. Boise St. 11-2 368 22
22. LSU 8-4 221 23
23. Utah 8-4 134 24
24. Southern Cal 8-4 112 NR
25. Nebraska 9-3 79 25

Others receiving votes: Minnesota 58, Oklahoma 46, Marshall 36, Memphis 34, Duke 32, Colorado St. 13, N. Illinois 11, Air Force 7, Cincinnati 5, UCF 4, West Virginia 4, Stanford 1.

NPCC Knights Defeat Lamar in Sub-Region Contest

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npcc-knightsThe North Platte Community College Knights men’s basketball team traveled to Lamar, Colorado and defeated the Lamar Community College Lopers 86-81 in a Region IX Sub-Regional contest.

The Knights improved to 8-2 on the season and 2-1 in the south sub-region.

The Knights held a 44-35 half time lead.

Knights assistant coach Ryan Glenney said, “We played really good at the beginning , had a couple of double digit leads, but kept letting them back in.” Glenney added, “We found a way to finish it in the last minute while they made a run.

Lamar cut the lead to one, 82-81 on a three pointer by Bayek Tutlam.  On the next possession the Knights Cameron Williams made a layup to put the Knights up by three.

One of the key plays was a turnover by Chris Lewis, which allowed  CJ Polk to clinch the victory.

The Knights were led in scoring by Cameron Williams with 32 points to lead all scorers, Shyquinn Dix with 17 points, CJ Polk with 16 points and Marco Pascolo added 12 points.

Tyree Peter led the Knights in rebounding with 11 rebounds.

Lamar had three players in double-figures led by Symon Smith with 16 points.  Shane Fox followed with 12 points, and Chris Lewis added 11.

The Knights return to action at home on Tuesday, December 9 when they face Northeastern Junior College in a key Region IX  sub-region game.  Tip-off is at 7:30.

The game may be heard on ESPN Radio 1410 or online at www.northplattepost.com.  The game will also be video streamed atwww.coachesaid.com.

NPCC Lady Knights are Defeated by Northeast

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npcc-knightsThe North Platte Community College Lady Knights basketball team was defeated by the Northeast Community College Lady Hawks, 80-62.

The Lady Knights were leading at halftime 33-29, but were outscored 51-29 in the second half.

The Lady Knights fall to 6-5 on the year , while the Lady Hawks improve to 11-3.

Lady Knight Head Coach Richard Thurin said “Played well 1st half leading by 4 at half time got in foul trouble 2nd half and they got some easy buckets on us.”

The Lady Knights were led in scoring by Ester Micheva with 16 points.  She was followed by Aliyah Brown with 15 and April Stull with 11 points.  Stull also had 13 rebounds for her 5th double-double of the year.

The Lady Hawks were balanced in their scoring with six players scoring in double figures.  Megan Trinder led the way with 14, Taylor Mayes –Jackson with 13, Ena Viso with 12 points, Brooke Bauer, Sydney Koel, and Janea Bunn each had 10 points.  Bunn also had 12 rebounds and 4 blocked shots.

The Lady Knights return to action at home on Tuesday, December 9 when they face Northeastern Junior College.  Tip-off is at 5:30.

The game may be heard on ESPN Radio 1410 or online at www.northplattepost.com.  The game will also be video streamed at www.coachesaid.com.​

No. 6 Buckeyes Blow Out No. 11 Badgers 59-0

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Big-Ten-Championship-FootbaINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Cardale Jones threw for 257 yards and three touchdowns, Ezekiel Elliott ran for a career-high 220 yards and two scores and No. 6 Ohio State made an emphatic statement with a 59-0 rout over No. 11 Wisconsin in Saturday’s Big Ten championship game.

Now the Buckeyes (12-1, 8-0 Big Ten, No. 5 CFP) must wait to see if they’ve done enough to earn one of the four spots in this year’s inaugural playoff.

Ohio State has won 11 straight, this time with Jones, who started the season No. 3 on the quarterback depth chart. Jones finished 12 of 17 and led the Buckeyes to scores on five of their first six possessions, building a 38-0 halftime lead.

Melvin Gordon ran for 76 yards as the Badgers (10-3, 7-1, No. 13) had a seven-game winning streak snapped. It was Wisconsin’s worst loss since 1979 and its first shutout since 1997.

Dillon’s 42 Saves Power Storm Over Dubuque

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tcstormDUBUQUE, Ia. – Alec Dillon’s 42 saves kept the Tri-City Storm (10-7-3) ahead in a scoreless third period for a 2-1 win over the Dubuque Fighting Saints (13-7-1) on Saturday night at the Mystique Community Ice Center.

Storm forwards Matthew Freytag and Chris Wilkie each scored a power play goal, helping the top power play in the USHL to continue producing with the man-advantage.

Dubuque outshot Tri-City 43-24 in the game and had many grade A chances through the first two periods, but Dillon was seeing the puck well and was on top of his game.

The Fighting Saints scored early to take a 1-0 lead 3:15 into the opening period. Jacob Benson found the back of the net for his second of the year.

Tri-City tied things up late in the frame when Freytag scored his fifth goal of the season on the power play. Center Mason Appleton found the winger in the low slot and picked up the first assist, while forward Dan Labosky was credited with the second helper on the play.

Labosky was playing in his first game of the season for Tri-City, after leaving college and re-joining the team earlier in the week.

The teams combined for 54 minutes of penalties in the opening period, including a fight between Benson and Storm defenseman Jalen Schulz, as well as a misconduct to forward Cody Milan for checking from behind.

In the middle frame, Wilkie converted for his seventh power play goal of the season at 6:21 to give Tri-City a 2-1 lead. Overall, it was Wilkie’s 12th tally of the season which leads the team.

Assists on the goal were given to both Jake Wahlin and Bobby Nardella.

Both teams held each other off the scoreboard in the final period. After 33 penalty minutes in the opening frame, Tri-City had just one minor penalty in the remainder of the game, and limited Dubuque’s chances in the final minutes.

Tri-City picks up their tenth win of the year, and is in third place in the USHL’s Western Conference standings.

The Storm return to the Viaero Event Center on Tuesday, Dec. 9 in a matchup with the Lincoln Stars at 7:05 p.m.

Notes: The Storm scratched forwards Garrett Gamez and Wade Allison along with defenseman Gordi Myer…

SCORING SUMMARY

1st Period

Dubuque – Jacob Benson (Spenser Young, Mitchell Smith) 3:15
Tri-City – Matthew Freytag (power play) (Mason Appleton, Daniel Labosky) 16:10

2nd Period

Tri-City – Chris Wilkie (power play) (Jake Wahlin, Bobby Nardella) 6:21

3rd Period
(no scoring)

PENALTIES

1st Period

Tri-City – Mattias Goransson – (Interference), 2 min, 0:29
Dubuque – Jacob Benson – (Fighting) (Instigator), 2 min, 5:44
Dubuque – Jacob Benson – (Fighting), 5 min, 5:44
Dubuque – Jacob Benson – (Fighting) (Game Misconduct), 10 min, 5:44
Tri-City – Jalen Schulz – (Fighting), 5 min, 5:44
Tri-City – Jalen Schulz – (Fighting) (Game Misconduct), 10 min, 5:44
Tri-City – Cameron Spicer – (High Sticking), 2 min, 8:23
Tri-City – Cody Milan – (Checking From Behind), 2 min, 9:07
Tri-City – Cody Milan – (Checking From Behind) (Misconduct), 10 min, 9:07
Dubuque – Brett Boeing – (Slashing), 2 min, 10:23
Dubuque – Brett Boeing – (Charging), 2 min, 14:56
Tri-City – Conner Valesano – (Kneeing), 2 min, 17:08

2nd Period

Dubuque – Andrew Kerr – (Tripping), 2 min, 4:57
Nolan Aibel – (High Sticking), 2 min, 11:00

3rd Period

Dubuque – Andrew Kerr – (Elbowing), 2 min, 3:19
Dubuque – Nate Sucese – (Checking From Behind), 2 min, 10:46

Power Play

Tri-City – 2/6

Dubuque – 0/5

Shots

Tri-City: 6, 9, 9 = Total: 24
Dubuque: 20, 15, 8 = Total: 43

Saves
Tri-City – Alec Dillon – 42/43
Dubuque – Jacob Nehama – 22/24

Huskers Serve Up Win Over No. 20 Utah, Advance to Sweet 16

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Nebraska-Volleyball-HuskersLincoln – The 14th-seeded Nebraska volleyball team outlasted a tough Utah squad in a five-set thriller Saturday night at the Devaney Center to advance to an NCAA Regional for the 20th time in 21 seasons.

The Huskers won the opening two sets, only to see Utah rally to force a fifth set. Nebraska won the first four rallies of the fifth set and never trailed, improving to 20-1 all-time in second-round NCAA Tournament matches with a 25-23, 25-22, 23-25, 17-25, 15-11 victory over the 20th-ranked Utes.

With the win, Nebraska (23-9) advances to play either No. 3 Washington or Hawaii next Friday in the NCAA Seattle Regional. First serve for the NCAA Regional Semifinal will be announced at a later date, but the match will be televised on ESPN3. Utah ended its season with a 21-13 record.

The Huskers gave their all to punch their ticket to the next round. Nebraska was outscored in the match, 106-105, and Utah had more kills, digs and blocks than NU. The Utes hit .289 in the match, the third-highest mark Nebraska has allowed this season, while the Huskers hit .201.

The difference in the match proved to be the service line, as the Huskers had six aces and only three errors, while Utah had 11 errors and only two aces.

In a tight first set, strong serving from Justine Wong-Orantes was the difference in the Huskers’ 25-23 victory. Utah recorded six more kills (19) than the Huskers (13) and blocks were even at two apiece, but Nebraska scored on five of Wong-Orantes’ seven serves, including a pair of aces from the sophomore libero. Utah terminated four of its first five swings to jump out to a quick 4-1 lead. Wong-Orantes served up a pair of aces following the break as Nebraska used a 4-0 run to take its first lead of the match. The Huskers never trailed again, but the Utes pulled even on seven occasions, including at 23-23 before a service error and a Mary Pollmiller killed close out the set. While Nebraska had three aces and no service errors in the set, the Utes had three service errors and no aces.

Utah won seven of the first 10 rallies in set two, only to see the Huskers respond by winning seven of the next eight points to take a 10-8 lead. Nebraska’s lead grew to as many as four before the Utes used a 6-1 run to tie the set at 14. NU quickly regained the lead and stretched its advantage to four at 20-16. Utah would not go away, pulling to within one before the service game came back into effect. Trailing 23-22, Utah committed its sixth service error of the match to give the Huskers a set point, and Annika Albrecht followed the error with her second ace to close out Nebraska’s 25-22- win.

In set three, Nebraska won four of the first five rallies before Utah bounced back to take a 15-14 lead. The Utes then won five consecutive points to take a 20-14 lead. Nebraska won three straight points to pull within one at 24-23, and the Huskers had a chance to extend the set, but a Kadie Rolfzen attack landed just wide to give the Utes a 25-23 victory.

Utah controlled the fourth set, cruising to a 25-17 win. The Utes led by six after the first 20 rallies and Nebraska could get no closer than six the rest of the way. Nebraska committed 10 hitting errors in the set, as Utah recorded five blocks. Adora Anae added six kills in the fourth set for the Utes, more than half of the Huskers’ team total.

In the shortened fifth set, it was who Nebraska jumped out to the all-important early lead, winning the first four rallies. Nebraska maintained its four-point advantage at the switch, leading 8-4. Utah scored two consecutive points to pull within one, but the Huskers responded with three straight points to go on top, 12-8. Nebraska earned its first match point at 14-11 before a Pollmiller kill closed out the match.

Pollmiller was one of three players to post a double-double in the match, finishing with a match-high 45 assists and a season-high 10 kills. Kadie Rolfzen also had a double-double for Nebraska with 15 kills and 11 digs. Chelsey Schofield-Olsen ended her career on a strong note for the Utes, finishing with 12 kills and a career-high 21 digs.

Nebraska Post-Match Notes

  • Nebraska advanced to an NCAA Regional for the nation-leading 20th time in the last 21 seasons.
  • NU improved to 91-29 all-time in the NCAA Tournament.
  • The Huskers improved to 20-1 all-time in second-round NCAA Tournament matches.
  • Nebraska improved 68-8 all-time in home NCAA Tournament matches, including a 10-2 record at the Devaney Center.
  • NU improved to 13-2 all-time in five-set NCAA Tournament matches, including an 8-1 record at home.
  • The Huskers moved to 2-0 against Utah in the NCAA Tournament. Nebraska also defeated the Utes, 3-1, in a 1998 NCAA Tournament second-round match at the NU Coliseum.
  • NU recorded fewer kills than its opponents for the fourth straight NCAA Tournament match, dating back to last year’s regional semifinal victory over San Diego.
  • Mary Pollmiller recorded her fourth double-double of the season and had a season-high 10 kills.
  • Kadie Rolfzen posted her team-leading 11th double-double of the season.
  • Kelsey Fien had a career-high 19 kills in the win. Her previous career high was 18 against Maryland on Nov. 16.
  • Annika Albrecht tied her career high with three aces.

Utah Post-Match Notes

  • Utah ended its season with a 21-12 record, winning posting a 20-win season for the second consecutive year.
  • The Utes fell to 12-12 all-time in the NCAA Tournament.
  • Utah lost a five-set NCAA Tournament match for the first time in school history, dropping to 3-1 in such matches.
  • Utah dropped to 0-2 against Nebraska in the NCAA Tournament. The Utes also lost a second-round match at Nebraska in the 1998 NCAA Tournament.
  • Utah finished with 69 kills in the match, tying for the second-most kills in an NCAA Tournament match in program history. The Utes also had 69 kills against Nebraska in a four-set loss in the second-round of the 1998 NCAA Tournament at Nebraska.
  • Utah entered the match on a four-match winning streak, and the Utes had won eight of their last nine matches overall.
  • Prior to the loss, Utah had won two straight matches against ranked opponents and five of its last six matches vs. top-25 teams.
  • The Utes have lost 17 consecutive road matches to ranked opponents dating back to a 3-2 victory at No. 16 Oregon on Oct. 28, 2011.
  • Eleven of Utah’s 13 losses in 24 were on the road, including eight road losses to ranked opponents.
  • Chelsey Schofield-Olsen had a double-double with 12 kills and a career-high 21 digs.
  • Schofield-Olsen finished her career with 1,379 kills to rank third in school history.
  • Schofield-Olsen also finished with 1,286 career digs, a total that ranks fourth in Utah history.
  • Bailey Bateman had five blocks in the match, and she totaled 493 in her career to rank sixth in school history.
  • Kendgal Cygan finished with 22 assists in the match to end her career with 1,864 assists, the seventh-highest total in Ute history.
  •  Adora Anae had a career-high 20 kills in the match.

Broncos Bring Back McManus as Kickoff Specialist

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DenverBroncosENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Brandon McManus is back with the Denver Broncos as their kickoff specialist two weeks after losing his kicking job to veteran Connor Barth.

Denver waived rookie punt returner Isaiah Burse.

McManus’ 69 percent field-goal conversion rate prompted the switch to Barth, who was 5 for 5 on field goals in a 29-16 win at Kansas City.

However, none of his eight kickoffs went for touchbacks on a frigid, windy night at Arrowhead Stadium and the Chiefs’ average starting position on those kickoffs was their 33.

McManus had 48 touchbacks in 64 kickoffs (75 percent) this season. Barth is just 11 for 164 in his career.

Burse averaged 7.2 yards on 29 punt returns. He’ll be replaced Sunday by Emmanuel Sanders or Wes Welker against Buffalo.

Kokesh Wins Cliff Keen Invitational Title

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Robert Kokesh

Las Vegas, Nev. – Senior All-American Robert Kokesh captured the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational crown at 174 pounds at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Saturday.

Four Huskers placed in the tournament, with senior James Green taking runner-up honors at 157 pounds. Sophomore Justin Arthur (149) notched a fourth-place finish and TJ Dudley (184) finished seventh. Nebraska finished sixth as a team with 89 points.

Kokesh, the No. 2 seed, started his day with a 7-2 decision over third-seeded Tanner Weatherman of Iowa State in the semifinals. In the finals, Kokesh took down No. 5 seed Blaise Butler of Virginia, 6-2. In the first period, the Husker senior earned one takedown to build a 2-0 lead. He started the second period on bottom and escaped to take a 3-0 advantage into the third stanza.

Both wrestlers started the final period in the neutral position, but Butler took down Kokesh to cut the lead to 3-2. After a quick escape, Kokesh extended his lead with a takedown at the buzzer. For the tournament, the two-time All-American notched two major decisions in five matches. He improves to 14-0 on the season.

Green, the No. 2 seed at 157 pounds, opened Saturday with an 11-6 semifinal victory over third-seeded Anthony Perrotti of Rutgers to set up a matchup against No. 1 Dylan Ness of Minnesota in the finals. The Husker senior took an early 2-0 lead after a first-period takedown, but ultimately fell to the Gopher by a 4-3 decision.

Arthur (149) started his day in the consolation bracket and went 3-1. His wins came against nationally ranked wrestlers Ken Theobold of Rutgers (No. 18), Sal Mastriani of Virginia Tech (No. 9) and Cody Ruggirello of Hofstra (No. 15). Arthur fell to Iowa State’s Gabe Moreno, 6-1, in the third-place match.

Sophomore TJ Dudley (184) went 2-1 on Saturday en route to a seventh-place finish. Dudley, 17th-ranked wrestler at 184 pounds, opened with a 4-0 decision over Jakob Scheffel of West Virginia before falling to No. 6 seed Ophir Bernstein of Brown in the consolation quarterfinals, 11-10. Dudley responded with a pin in the seventh-place match against 11th-seeded Austin Gabel of Virginia Tech in 4:41.

Austin Wilson (165) and Collin Jensen (HWT) each competed in one match on Saturday, but did not place.

The Huskers return home next weekend to face Wisconsin on Saturday, Dec. 13 at 6 p.m. (CT) at the Devaney Center.

Tournament Finishes
125: #13 Tim Lambert DNP (1-2)
133: Eric Montoya DNP (2-2)
141: #15 Anthony Abidin DNP (2-1)
149: Justin Arthur 4th (6-2)
157: #2 James Green 2nd (4-1)
165: #17 Austin Wilson DNP (2-2)
174: #2 Robert Kokesh 1st (5-0)
184: #17 TJ Dudley 7th (5-2)
197: Micah Barnes DNP (1-2)
HWT: #14 Collin Jensen DNP (2-2)

NPCC Lady Knights Defeat Midland University JV

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npcc-knightsThe North Platte Community College Lady Knights defeated the Midland University Junior Varsity Lady Warriors 65-47 Fridaynight  to improve to 6-4 on the season  and 3-0 on the road.

Lady Knight Assistant Coach Nolan Collins said. “We played really well in the first half tonight.”   North Platte  had a 42-29 lead at halftime.

Lady Knight Aliyah Brown scored a career high 21 points to lead all scorers.  She was followed in scoring by April Stull with 16 points.  Stull collected her fourth double-double by grabbing 13 rebounds.

Midland was led in scoring by Miranda Paul and Mandi Uecker, who each scored 16 points

The Lady Knights continue their road trip on Saturday as the travel to Norfolk to play Northeast Community College with a 2:00 pm tip-off.

Northeast enters the game with an 11-2 record. . Collins added “We have to play with the same effort and intensity on offense and defense for all 40 minutes against Northeast.”

The Lady Knights return home on Tuesday, December 9 to face Northeastern Junior College with a 5:30 start.

Little Scores 3 as Jets Beat Avalanche 6-2

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Colorado-Avalanche-LogoWINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Bryan Little scored three goals to help the Winnipeg Jets beat the Colorado Avalanche 6-2 on Friday night.

Chris Thorburn had his first goal of the season, Andrew Ladd had a goal and an assist and Dustin Byfuglien also scored for the Jets. Little’s hat trick was the first for the franchise since Eric Boulton had three goals for the Atlanta Thrashers on Dec. 18, 2010.

Little scored twice 32 seconds apart early in the third period and also had an assist. Blake Wheeler assisted on all three of Little’s goals.

Jarome Iginla scored both goals for the Avalanche and Gabriel Landeskog had two assists.

Rookie Michael Hutchinson made 20 saves for Winnipeg, which improved to 4-0-1 in its last five games.

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