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Universityof KansasfreshmanguardDevon Dotsonscores on afast-breaklayup asOklahomafreshmanguardJamal BieniemydefendsWednesdaynight atAllenFieldhouse.Bieniemyis thenephew ofEric Bieniemy, the offensive coordinator of the Kansas City Chiefs.

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LAWRENCE (AP) — The mantra at Kansas is “faces change, expectations don’t.”

Something else that doesn’t change? Oklahoma losing in Allen Fieldhouse.

Dedric Lawson had 13 points and 15 rebounds Wednesday night and the fifth-ranked Jayhawks began pursuit of their 15th consec-

utive Big 12 title by holding off the No. 23 Sooners 70-63.

Devon Dotson added 16 points and fellow freshman Quentin Grimes had 14 for the Jayhawks (12-1, 1-0), who survived

a nervy final minute to win their 18th straight against Oklahoma in the Phog.

“We don’t want any games to slip away from us,” Grimes said, “especially at home.”

The last time the Jayhawks lost their initial Big 12 game was Jan. 8, 1991 against Oklahoma.

The Sooners (11-2, 0-1) nearly turned the trick again Wednesday night, rallying just about every time Kansas went on a run. And when Charlie Moore missed two free throws in the final min-

ute, Aaron Calixte’s off-bal-ance runner drew them to within 67-63 with 31 sec-onds to go.

Dotson made the second of two foul shots at the other end for Kansas, and when Calixte and Kristian Doolittle came up empty for the Sooners, Dotson made two more free throws to seal the win.

“We had some opportuni-ties,” OU coach Lon Kruger said. “We just didn’t finish.”

Lagerald Vick contributed 12 points for the Jayhawks, despite an off night shooting the ball. He was 2 of 7 from beyond the arc, where the Jayhawks were just 4 of 21 as a team.

Brady Manek led the Sooners with 16 points and 11 rebounds. Doolittle added 10 points and Christian James had 11, though he was just 4 of 15 from the field and 1 of 7 from beyond the arc.

“Got to take care of the ball more,” Manek said. “Thought we played better in the second half.”

The Jayhawks got off to a slow start, but Dotson’s layup midway through the first half catapulted them on a 15-0 run.

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By JOEY SPRINKLEsportseditor@ctnewsonline.com

NORTH NEWTON — While Southwestern College senior Cameron Hunt continues his assault on school scoring records, it’s interesting to note that the 6-foot-5 shooting guard often leads his team in assisting others, as well.

Hunt poured in 41 points and dished out a game-high five assists Wednesday night as the Moundbuilders opened 2019 with an 81-68 pounding of host Bethel in Kansas Collegiate Athletic Association action.

Hunt finished 16 of 27 from the floor, including 4 of 8 from 3-point range in his third game this season eclipsing the 40-point mark. He also grabbed six rebounds and a team-high three steals.

The Moundbuilders (13-1, 9-1 KCAC) spot-ted Bethel the first five points of the game and trailed by six until Hunt’s first trey, at the 17-minute mark of the first half. Hunt’s person-al 5-0 run stayed until Andrew Hamm gave Southwestern the lead off a feed from Hunt with 16:16 left in the half.

The teams traded the lead seven times until Hunt scored off a feed from Hamm for a 21-20 advantage with 9:27 left in the first half.

Ekiko Unwana drained back-to-back 3-pointers as Southwestern began to pull away.

The Builders led by as many as nine after a Hunt 3-pointer with 3:17 left in

Hornets Ink A Champion

Photo courtesy M. BEAUCHAMPArkansas City High School senior Kelsie Burr signed a National Letter of Intent to play tennis at Emporia State University. A four-time State finalist, Burr and her doubles partner, Jacey Arnett, captured the doubles title at the KSHSAA Class 5A State Championships in the fall season. Burr and doubles partner Chassidy Weathers won the 5A State doubles titles in Burr’s sophomore season, and finished second in Burr’s freshman campaign, and again as a junior in the 4A State finals.Burr is flanked by her parents, Rebecca and Eric, with ACHS head coach Aaron O’Donnell in the back.

Hunt hits 40-point plateau for third time this season

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Slow start thwarts comebackBy JOEY SPRINKLEsportseditor@ctnewsonline.com

NORTH NEWTON — An impres-sive finish was not enough for the Southwestern College women’s bas-ketball team Wednesday at Bethel. Another slow start hampered the Lady Builders, who fell 77-70 in KCAC play.

Though the Lady Builders (3-12, 2-8 KCAC) went to the foul line 28 times, they only sank 16 of them. In stark contrast, the Lady Threshers (11-4, 6-4) trotted to the

line 51 times, scoring 31 of their points off of freebies.

The teams com-bined for 67 fouls and six players fouled out, three on each team.

Bethel scored the

first six points of the game as the Lady Builders started 0 of 4 with five turnovers in the first 3 1/2 minutes. Southwestern was just 1-of-10 shooting in the first quarter with seven turnovers.

Bethel led 32-22 at halftime, then went on a 10-0 run to start the second half. Rylee Barnes buried a 3-pointer to stop the run, but the Lady Builders still trailed by 10, 48-38, entering the fourth quarter.

Southwestern quickly cut the deficit to six on back-to-back bas-kets by Barnes and Jazmyne Laskey. Ashley Carrillo put back her own miss to make it a four-point game, 50-46, with 7:06 remaining.

London Futch had a chance to cut it to one when she was fouled on a basket with 6:13 remaining, but missed the and-1.

Laskey finally pulled the Lady

Builders even with a pair of free throws at the 4:47 mark, but Karlie Schroeder converted a three-point play and Bethel never trailed again.

The rest of the game was mostly played at the foul line. The Lady Threshers sank 16 of 21 freebies down the stretch.Evans led three Lady Builders

in double figures with 15 points on a thrifty 5-of-7 shooting from the floor. Laskey just missed a dou-ble-double, finishing with 12 points and nine rebounds, while Barnes added 11 points off the bench.

Schroeder went 10 of 16 from the line and led all scorers with 21 points for Bethel. Jade Brown added 12 points and Abby Schmidt chipped in 10.

The Lady Builders return home at 3 p.m. Saturday to face No. 11-ranked Sterling.

The Lady Warriors (16-0, 11-0) defeated Bethany 72-54 at home Wednesday.

Bethel 77, Southwestern 70Southwestern 6 16 16 32 — 70Bethel 10 22 16 29 — 77

SOUTHWESTERN (3-12, 2-8)Marissa Evans 5-7 5-8 15, Jazmyne Laskey 4-8 3-8 12, Alyssa Cox 3-6 3-4 9, Brittany Lawler 2-4 3-3 7, Ashley Carrillo 1-7 0-0 2, Rylee Barnes 4-6 2-4 11, Charon Cheatham 3-4 0-0 7, Makala Canada 2-7 0-0 5, London Futch 1-3 0-1 2, Claren McCormick 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 25-54 16-28 70.BETHEL (11-4, 6-4)Karlie Schroeder 5-10 10-16 21, Jade Brown 2-13 7-10 12, Abby Schmidt 3-4 4-7 10, Riley Schmieder 3-7 3-4 9, Kendall Michalski 2-3 3-4 9, Josie Calzonetti 3-7 1-2 8, Kayla Newman 1-5 2-4 4, Alex Bearup 1-7 0-2 3, Caitlin Williams 0-0 1-2 1, Sydney Tenant 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-56 31-51 77.

3-Point goals: Southwestern 4-8 (Laskey 1-1, Canada 1-1, Barnes 1-2, Cheatham 1-2, Cox 0-2); Bethel 6-18 (Michalski 2-3, Schroeder 1-3, Calzonetti 1-3, Bearup 1-4, Brown 1-5). Rebounds: Southwestern 30 (Laskey 9); Bethel 46 (Schroeder 10). Assists: Southwestern 9 (Laskey 4); Bethel 12 (Brown 4). Steals: Southwestern 8 (Laskey 3); Bethel 8 (Brown 4). Blocks: Southwestern 3 (3 with 1); Bethel 1 (Schmidt). Turnovers: Southwestern 29, Bethel 24. Fouled out: Carrillo, Barnes, Canada, Schroeder, Schmidt, Newman). Total fouls: Southwestern 37, Bethel 30.

KSU, OSU drop Big 12 openersMANHATTAN (AP) — It has been feast or

famine from the perimeter for Texas this sea-son.

Wednesday was a feast night for the Longhorns, who gorged themselves to the tune of 14 3-pointers in pushing past short-handed Kansas State in the second half for a 67-47 victory.

The Wildcats were without Kamau Stokes, who averages 11.1 points per game. Stokes missed much last season with a broken ankle, and he rein-jured the it during a morn-

ing shooting session and did not dress for the game. The Wildcats already were without Dean Wade, who is recovering for a foot inju-ry.

Kace Febres hit 8 of 10 shots from the field, including 7 of 9 from 3-point range, and scored 15 of his 23 points in the second half for the Longhorns (9-4, 1-0 Big 12), who won for the fourth time in their past five games. Kerwin Roach II added 10 points in the winning effort.

“Our guys did a really good job of keep-ing a winning mindset,” Texas coach Shaka Smart said. “We talked about that before this game because Kansas State always does a very good job of making it hard on you.”

The Wildcats (10-3) have struggled offen-sively, averaging 67 points per game coming

into conference play, and losing Stokes fur-ther hampered their ability to score.

“I think we could’ve done a little bit better even without (Stokes and Wade) in there,” Barry Brown said. “Just get the ball moving side to side, I think motion worked a little bit for a stretch.”

Makol Mawien had 12 points and was the lone Kansas State scorer to reach double fig-ures.

“We talked about getting it to (Mawien),” K-State coach Bruce Weber said. “He strug-gled a little bit early in the game and maybe tried too much.”

It was a good night for Texas from the 3-point line, shooting 64 percent and going 14 of 27, with five of those coming in the final five minutes.

The Longhorns used a 33-12 run to end the game after trailing by as many as five in the second half. With 10 minutes to play, Febres hit back-to-back treys to give Texas a 40-35 lead and the Longhorns never trailed again.

“Shot preparation is everything,” Febres said. “Coach preaches always to stay in my shot and to make sure I am not leaning back. I make sure to keep in my mind every look and the results were pretty good today.”

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