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NFL Sunday: Chiefs bury Bengals 45-10, Patriots survive at one-yard line

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Monday Night Football: Atlanta Falcons vs New York Giants

 

The New England Patriots were able to earn their fourth straight win since a 1-2 start, but they came about 36 inches from blowing a lead at the end of regulation.

Kevin White was stopped at the New England 1 on the final play after grabbing a 54-yard pass from Mitchell Trubisky, preserving the Patriots’ 38-31 victory over the Bears at Chicago’s Soldier Field. Some Bears players tried to push White across, but he was stopped just short of the goal line.

Tom Brady is 5-0 lifetime against the Bears after throwing for 277 yards and three touchdowns despite the absence of Rob Gronkowski, who missed the game with ankle and back issues. Josh Gordon caught four passes for 100 yards, including a 55-yard grab that set up James White’s two-yard touchdown grab with 8:40 remaining.

Trubisky was 26 of 50 for 333 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions for the 3-3 Bears.

— The Rams remain the league’s only unbeaten team after Todd Gurley ran for three touchdowns and Jared Goff threw for a pair of TDs in a 39-10 rout of the 49ers. The Rams intercepted C.J. Beathard twice and recovered two fumbles to give them their first 7-0 record in 33 years. The turnovers set up 24 points for the Rams, who put up the big scoring day despite gaining a season-low 331 yards of offense. The 1-6 Niners have committed 14 straight turnovers since their last takeaway on Sept. 30 against the Chargers.

— Patrick Mahomes was 28 of 39 for 358 yards and four touchdowns as the Chiefs buried the Bengals, 45-10 to improve to an AFC-best 6-1. Kareem Hunt caught two scoring passes and finished with three scores to help Kansas City rebound from a last-second loss in New England. The Bengals’ Andy Dalton was held to just 148 yards passing with a touchdown and an interception by the NFL’s worst defense. The loss dropped the Bengals to 4-3 and allowed the idle Steelers from taking over the AFC North lead.

— The Panthers turned a 17-point, fourth-quarter deficit into a 21-17 win at Philadelphia as Cam Newton tossed a one-yard TD pass to Greg Olsen with 1:22 remaining. Curtis Samuel began the comeback with a 14-yard touchdown off a reverse, and Newton made it a three-point game by tossing an 18-yard TD pass to Devin Funchess and a two-point conversion to Jarius Wright. Newton had 269 passing yards for the 4-2 Panthers. Carson Wentz was 30 of 37 for 310 yards and two touchdowns for the defending Super Bowl champs, who are 3-4 following their fourth loss in six games.

— The Saints were able to pull out a 24-23 win over the Ravens once Justin Tucker missed the first extra point of his career with 24 seconds left. The miss came right after Joe Flacco’s second TD toss of the game, a 14-yarder to John Brown. Drew Brees threw two touchdown passes for the 5-1 Saints, who trailed by 10 in the second half. Brees also became the fourth player in NFL history with 500 career touchdown passes when he connected with tight end Benjamin Watson for a 1-yard score to put New Orleans up 7-3 late in the second quarter.

— Ryan Kerrigan’s strip-sack of Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott was recovered for a touchdown by Preston Smith with just under five minutes left in the fourth quarter of Washington’s 20-17 triumph over Dallas. Adrian Peterson had 99 yards rushing to allow the 4-2 Redskins to compensate for a so-so performance by Alex Smith, who was just 14 of 25 for 178 yards and a TD. Dallas had a chance to force overtime until Brett Maher missed a 52-yard try, an attempt that was pushed back five yards by a snap infraction. Ezekiel Elliott generated just 33 yards on 15 carries for the 3-4 Cowboys.

— Kirk Cousins threw two touchdown passes and Latavius Murray ran for two scores while the Vikings were frustrating Sam Darnold and the Jets, 37-17. Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen became the fifth player in NFL history to get at least 100 yards receiving in seven consecutive games, catching nine passes for 110 yards and a touchdown. The 4-2-1 Vikings didn’t allow the Jets to convert a third-down play until late in the third quarter. Darnold was picked off three times and was 17-for-42 for 206 yards, with one touchdown pass and a scoring run for the 3-4 Jets.

— Kerryon Johnson accounted for 158 of the Lions’ 248 rushing yards in a 32-21 victory at Miami. Michael Roberts caught two scoring passes from Matthew Stafford, who was 18 of 22 for 217 yards for Detroit. Kenyan Drake had a 54-yard touchdown run and Brock Osweiler threw for 239 yards and a score for the 4-3 Dolphins. The 3-3 Lions punted once and had no turnovers in their first road win of the season.

— Philip Rivers threw for 306 yards and two touchdowns as the Chargers squeaked out a 20-19 win over the Titans in London. Rivers hit Tyrell Williams for a 76-yard touchdown on the Chargers’ first play from scrimmage, and threw a 55-yard scoring strike to Mike Williams on the first drive of the second half. The Titans went for a victory after scoring a touchdown with 31 seconds remaining, but Marcus Mariota had his two-point conversion pass tipped by Adrian Phillips to keep Los Angeles ahead. The Chargers improved to 5-2, while the Titans fell to 3-4.

— Houston won its fourth in a row as Lamar Miller ran for a season-high 100 yards and a TD in the Texans’ 20-8 win at Jacksonville. DeShaun Watson threw for a touchdown while playing with bruised lung and injured ribs, which reportedly forced him to make the 800-mile trip from Houston to Jacksonville by bus. Blake Bortles fumbled on the Jaguars’ third play of each half, leading to 10 points and his benching before Jacksonville completed its third straight loss. The 4-3 Texans dropped the Jaguars to 3-4.

— The Buccaneers celebrated a 26-23 win over the Browns when Chandler Catanzaro nailed a 59-yard field goal with 1:50 remaining in overtime. Tampa Bay blew a 23-9 fourth-quarter lead before Catanzaro hit the longest overtime field goal ever to atone for his missed extra point and an errant 40-yard field-goal try on the final play of regulation. Jameis Winston and DeSean Jackson scored on 14-yard runs as the 3-3 Bucs ended a three-game losing streak. The Browns are 2-4-1 following their NFL record-tying 24th consecutive road loss.

— Andrew Luck had just 156 passing yards but threw for four touchdowns as the Colts clobbered the Bills, 37-5. Marlon Mack grabbed a 29-yard TD reception and had his first rushing touchdown of the season while running for 126 yards on 19 carries. Adam Vinatieri scored five points for the 2-5 Colts, leaving him five away from breaking Morten Andersen’s career record of 2,544. Indianapolis ended a four-game losing streak and dropped the Bills to 2-5.

NBA Wraps: Nuggets miss 18 free-throws & still knock off defending champion Warriors

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The Denver Nuggets missed 18 free throws and shot 6-for-32 from 3-point range, yet they still managed to improve to 3-0 with a victory over the two-time defending NBA champs.

Juancho Hernangomez blocked a potential tying layup just before the buzzer to preserve the Nuggets’ 100-98 triumph against the Warriors. Golden State had erased most of a 13-point, fourth-quarter deficit before Hernangomez deflected Damian Jones’ shot in the paint.

Gary Harris scored 28 points to help Denver get to 3-0 for the first time since 2009.

Stephen Curry hit six 3-pointers and scored a game-high 30 points in the Warriors’ first loss of the season.

 

— Russell Westbrook delivered 32 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists in his season debut, but Iman Shumpert scored 26 points to carry the Sacramento Kings past the Oklahoma Thunder, 131-120. Westbrook missed the preseason and the first two regular-season games after having a procedure to deal with inflammation in his right knee. De’Aaron Fox scored 22 points and Buddy Hield added 17 in Sacramento’s first win of the season.

— Cleveland is 0-3 after Trae Young contributed 35 points and 11 assists to the Hawks’ 133-111 rout of the Cavaliers. Young is the first rookie to reach at least 35 points and 10 assists in the same game since Stephen Curry in 2010. Young made six of Atlanta’s 22 3-pointers.

— Montrezl Harrell led a fourth-quarter charge by the Clippers’ reserves and finished with 17 points with 10 rebounds in a 115-112 victory over the Rockets. Tobias Harris led the Clippers with 23 points, three more than teammate Danilo Gallinari. James Harden scored 31 points, had 14 assists and went on a personal 9-0 run to get Houston within three with 29 seconds left.

Goal Line Stands Power Chadron State Past Dixie 30-18; Eagles Take Over 3rd Place in RMAC

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Dixie State racked up 36 first downs and 631 yards against Chadron State College on Saturday afternoon, but the Eagles’ defense came up big when it counted most, stopping the Trailblazers inside the five-yard line near the end both the first and second halves en route to winning the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference contest in Chadron 30-18.

Already relieved that Dixie State had not scored following the second goal-line stand and the Eagles were still ahead 23-18, the large Friends and Family Day crowd got a special a thrill before heading home.

After gaining nothing on two carries while primarily trying to run out the clock, CSC senior tailback Kevin Coy somehow stomped through another mass of humanity in the middle of the line, broke free and romped 97 yards to the opposite end of the field for the longest play from scrimmage in Eagles’ history.  There were just 16 seconds remaining when he scored.

Generally not known for his speed, Coy had raced 83 yards to the goal line two weeks ago against Adams State for the Eagles’ 10th longest touchdown run all time. He said the Saturday’s even longer jaunt was quite a thrill.

“I guess all that hard work has paid off,” Coy stated.  When asked how he managed to break free, he said, “Maybe everybody got a block, I don’t know, but it was fun.”

The game was filled with big plays and long drives, but in the end it was defensive stops that spelled the difference, Chadron State Coach Jay Long said.

“The defense made some big plays when it was absolutely necessary,” Long said. “They were just four of 14 on third down conversions and one of five on fourth down.  They also were only three of eight in the red zone. I’m proud of how our guys fought, grappled and scrapped.”

Coy, who now has 11 touchdowns for the season, also scored the Eagles’ first TD on a one-yard run to cap a 75-yard drive on the game’s opening possession.  A 36-yard gain on a pass thrown by tailback Stevann Brown to tight end Matt Vargas, who made a one-handed catch, got things started.

Brown’s 50-yard run set up the Eagles’ second touchdown early in the second period on a four-yard pass from quarterback Dalton Holst to wide receiver Tevon Wright.

The Eagles’ also tacked on a 26-yard field goal by Will Morgan to take a 16-0 halftime lead after inside receiver Cole Thurness broke several tackles en route to gaining 57 yards on Holst’s pass over the middle.

Dixie State missed two field goals in the first half, then left ball on the Eagles’ three-yard line as the half ended. Long credited pressure from the middle of the CSC line as a reason the field goals tries veered off to the right.

The Trailblazers needed just seven plays to drive 76 yards for a touchdown to open the second half and connected on a 22-yard field goal midway in the third quarter to cut the Eagles’ lead to 16-11.

Dixie quarterback Michael Sanders connected on six straight passes before tailback Sei-J Lauago ran the final seven yards for the TD.

The Eagles retaliated when Holst and Brandon Fullerton teamed up on a 39-yard pass play for a touchdown with 4:20 to play in the third period. A 17-yard toss to freshman back Elijah Myles and his 18-yard run were included in the 62-yard drive.

Dixie State drove 80 yards early in the fourth quarter and scored on Sanders’ 10-yard pass to Kasey Allison to shrink Chadron State’s lead to 23-18. The big play was a leaping grab in the middle of the field by Xavier Smith, good for 35 yards.

A 48-yard pass from Sanders to Allison helped set up Dixie State’s late threat. The Utah team had a first and goal at the CSC nine and then completed a pass that put the ball at the three. But the Eagles’ defense thwarted the next three Trailblazers’ plays. CSC defensive end Calder Forcella was credited with tackles for negative yardage on two of them.

The Eagles are now 5-2 for the season and Dixie is 5-3.  Both of Dixie’s other losses were to nationally-ranked Colorado State-Pueblo and Grand Valley State of Michigan and four of their previous RMAC wins came on touchdown drives in the final three minutes of the game.

Sanders completed 39 of 60 passes for 527 yards while Holst connected on 23 of 35 for 260 yards.  Thanks to Coy’s 97-yard run, the Eagles out-yarded the Blazers 177 to 104 on the ground, but Dixie had a 631 to 473 yardage margin overall.

A pair of players named Johnson led the Eagles in tackles with 11 apiece. One of them, Chadron senior Kennan Johnson, the team’s leading tackler each of the past two years, is often at the top of the lists.

But the other one, true freshman Davon Johnson of Ballwin, Mo., who was credited with nine solos, matched his season-total Saturday.  Just 5-8, 140 pounds, he entered the game after starting cornerback DeAndre Barthwell reinjured his shoulder in the first period and obviously didn’t shy from contact.

The Eagles will wrap up their home schedule this Saturday against New Mexico Highlands.

DSU                      CSC
First Downs                           36                          14
Total Net Yards                     631                        473
Rushes, Yards                   32-104                   24-177
Passing Yards                      527                        296
Passing                             39-60-1                  24-36-0
Return Yards                         91                          52
Fumbles, Lost                       0-0                         0-0
Penalties, Yards                   5-40                       8-80

Dixie State               0             0       11            7      —-18
Chadron State         6           10        7            7       —-30

First Quarter
CSC—Kevin Coy 1 run (run failed)
Second Quarter
CSC—Tevon Wright 4 pass from Dalton Holst (Will Morgan kick)
CSC—Morgan 26 field goal
Third Quarter
DSU—Sei-J Lauago 7 run (Conner Miller pass from Michael Sanders)
DSU—A.J. Yergensen 22 field goal
CSC—Brandon Ferguson 39 pass from Holst (Morgan kick)
Fourth Quarter
DSU—Kasey Allison 10 pass from Sanders (Yergensen kick)
CSC—Coy 97 run (Morgan kick)

Rushing: DSU—Sei-J Lauago 16-65, Lawrence Staks 12-46, Conner Miller 1-5, Easton Smitn 1-minus 1, Isaiah Wooden 2-minus 11. CSC—Kevin Coy 11-91, Stevann Brown 7-73, Elijah Myles 3-21, Dalton Holst3-minus 8.
Passing: DSU—Michael Sanders 39-60-1, 527 yards, 1 TD. CSC—Dalton Holst 23-35-0, 260 yards, 2 TDs; Stevann Brown 1-1-0, 36 yards.
Receiving: DSU—Kasey Allison 7-105, Xavier Smith 6-76, DeJuan Dantzler 5-126, Sei-J Lauago 5-41, Giovanni Sanders 3-42, Conner Miller 3-35, Cody Hobbs 3-30, Kentero Yoshikawa 2-19, Lawrence Starks 2-12, Deven Osborne 1-14, Kaejin Bejgrowixz 1-14, Devin Chandler 1-13.  CSC—Cole Thurness 7-104, Jackson Dickerson 5-43, Brandon Fullerton 4-65, Tevon Wright 1-13, Matt Vargas 1-36, Elijah Myles 1-17, Kevin Coy 1-11, Chad Mikelson 1-6, Stevann Brown 1-2.
Kickoff Returns: DSU—Trayvon Watson 3-31, Isaiah Wooden 2-58, Malaki Malaki 1-2.  CSC—Stevann Brown 1-24, Jackson Dickerson 2-9, Elijah Myles 1-9. Punt Returns: CSC—Jackson Dickerson 1-7, Stevann Brown 1-3.
Tackles: DSU—Abe Reinhardt 7-1, 8; Mike Jones 7-1, 8; Shiloh Pritchard 6-1, 7; Jaylen Moore 3-2, 5; Trayvon Watson 4-0, 4.  CSC—Devon Johnson 9-2, 11; Keenan Johnson 7-4, 11; Zech James 5-3, 8; Tryee Fryer 3-3, 6; Travis Wilson 4-1, 5; Kyle Temple 2-3, 5; Tyler Lewis 4-0, 4.

Chadron State gives strong performance against RMAC’s top volleyball team

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Chadron State College volleyball had a highlight reel type of afternoon on Saturday at the Chicoine Center, but the team still came up on the wrong end of a 3-0 decision despite a .295 hitting percentage which was its second-best of the season. Colorado School of Mines, which was the top vote-getting team outside the top-25 in the most recent NCAA Division II coaches’ poll, moved to 20-3 overall and 14-1 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, while the Eagles fell to 7-16 (5-9 RMAC).

“I’m proud again of how the girls competed,” said CSC Head Volleyball Coach Riann Mullis. “We won some of the things we’d been battling, as far as consistency in energy, and consistency in competitiveness. Mines just played a really clean match. If we had matched this performance last night, against UCCS, I think things would have gone differently.”

Eagles all over the court put up big numbers in the loss.

Brooke Gardner and Chandler Hageman each had double-digit kills combining for 23 kills and together hitting .500. Hageman added two blocks.

Senior setter Madison Webb, playing her final match at the Chicoine Center, was solid with 36 assists, four digs, one ace and one kill.

Libero Ashton Burditt provided some of the most intense play in the back row, collecting 18 digs to boost her season average to a conference-best 5.73 per set, and the entire front row helped with improved net play.

It was Mines’ 12 service aces that made much of the difference in the match. The Orediggers also recorded a .380 hitting percentage as a team.

CSM made a case to return the national top-25 after defeating MSU Denver 3-1 on Friday. The Orediggers never trailed in either of the first two sets on Saturday, either, winning both by a score of 25-18.

Chadron State made a run at taking the third set, after the intermission. The Eagles opened up a seven-point lead with an 11-4 run to start, and went stride for stride with the team atop the conference standings until Mines’ first lead came at match point, 24-23. The visitors were able to win six of the final eight points to seal the match with a 25-23 final set victory.

The Orediggers were led by junior middle Abby Tiesman with a match-high 17.5 total points, including 14 kills, three aces, and one block assist.

Immediately following the game, CSC was in a four-way tie for ninth place in the RMAC, with some results still pending. Fort Lewis is in eighth regardless of Saturday’s outcomes.

The Eagles have four matches remaining. They travel to South Dakota Mines and Black Hills State, both of which they defeated at home next weekend. Their regular season concludes with two matches, on back-to-back evenings at Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Huskers break through for first win, 53-28 over Minnesota

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The Nebraska football team exorcised its demons to thwart a second-half Minnesota comeback attempt and roll to a 53-28 win over the visiting Gophers on Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium.

The Huskers scored early and often against a Minnesota defense that stymied and slowed No. 3 Ohio State’s high-powered offense last week, as Nebraska notched its first win of the season to the delight 89,272 fans in the 365th consecutive sellout at Memorial Stadium. Roars of “Go Big Red” echoed through the crowd to cheer the Huskers off the field following Coach Scott Frost’s first victory as Nebraska’s head coach.

Nebraska’s 25-point win included several stat lines that stirred the echoes of days of Husker past, including three Big Red rushers each rolling up more than 100 yards on the afternoon. Senior running Devine Ozigbo erupted for 152 yards on just 12 carries with two long touchdown runs, including a career-long 59-yarder, to set the tone in the first half.

True freshman quarterback Adrian Martinez sprinted for a career-high 125 yards and a score on just 15 carries, including a career-long 57-yard run.

Fellow freshman Maurice Washington completed the triple 100-yard day for Big Red backs with 109 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries. His three-yard plunge late in the game capped the most explosive offensive day for the Huskers since joining the Big Ten Conference in 2011. The last time Nebraska featured three 100-yard rushers came in a 56-21 win at Washington on Sept. 18, 2010, when quarterback Taylor Martinez and running backs Roy Helu Jr. and Rex Burkhead each went over the century mark.

In fact, the 53 points scored by the Huskers were their most against a Big Ten foe since joining the conference and the most against any conference team since scoring 56 at Big 12 foe Kansas State on Nov. 15, 2008. It marked the most points scored by Nebraska against a Big Ten team since hanging 66 on Northwestern in the Alamo Bowl on Dec. 30, 2000.

Overall, Nebraska rolled up a season-best 659 yards of total offense, including 383 rushing yards on just 43 carries, averaging 8.9 yards per carry on the afternoon.

Adrian Martinez amassed more than 400 yards of total offense for the third time in six games to open his career, completing 25-of-29 passes for 276 yards and three touchdowns. After completing 16-of-19 passes in the first half, Martinez went 9-for-10 passing for 152 with two touchdowns in the second half. He finished with 401 total yards, and his three games with more than 400 total-offense yards ties the Nebraska individual career record set by Joe Ganz.

Senior wide receiver Stanley Morgan Jr. also had a huge day, hauling in a career-best 10 receptions for 163 yards and two scores, including a 67-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter that put the game out of reach for the Huskers. Sophomore JD Spielman added eight catches for 77 yards and a score of his own.

While the offense shined, the defense stood strong against several Golden Gopher penetrations into the red zone. On the opening play of the fourth quarter, Minnesota tried to cut into Nebraska’s 36-22 lead on 4th-and-Goal from the NU 3, but Dicaprio Bootle broke up Tanner Morgan’s pass attempt to Chris Autman-Bell.

Then Martinez and the Husker offense went on a 14-play, 82-yard march that consumed 7:03 off the clock and culminated with Barret Pickering’s 32-yard field to give Nebraska a 39-22 lead.

The Husker faithful erupted after the Pickering field goal and breathed a collective sigh of relief, but Minnesota was back on the Big Red’s doorstep seconds later after Demetrius Douglas’ 87-yard kickoff return to the NU 13. Minnesota started with a short field and 7:39 on the clock, but after a short pass was complete from Morgan to Autman-Bell, Blackshirt defensive back Aaron Williams deflected a Morgan pass that was intercepted by Blackshirt linebacker Dedrick Young II in the end zone to silence a golden opportunity for the Gophers.

Instead of trying to milk the clock, the attacking Husker offense ended any late comeback hopes for Minnesota. After a 13-yard run by Washington on the second play of the ensuing drive, Martinez hit a streaking Stanley Morgan down the middle of the field for a 67-yard touchdown that sent Nebraska fans dancing in the aisles.

Linebacker Mohamed Barry led the Blackshirts with 11 tackles on the afternoon, while safety Tre Neal contributed 10 stops and senior linebacker Luke Gifford added nine. Young pitched in seven tackles to go along with his interception.

The Huskers put together their best half of football this season, jumping out to a 28-0 lead before Minnesota got a touchdown and a two-point conversion in the final minute, as Nebraska took a 28-8 lead to the locker room at halftime.

The Huskers were on the attack from the opening kickoff, sprinting 75 yards in seven plays capped by Ozigbo’s 40-yard touchdown run to give the Big Red a quick 7-0 lead less than two minutes into the game.

Minnesota crossed midfield on its opening drive and appeared to tie the score on Rashod Bateman’s 37-yard touchdown catch from Annexstad with 8:13 left in the opening quarter. However, that play was wiped out by the first accepted holding call by a Husker Big Ten opponent on a passing play in the last 22 games. The Blackshirts capitalized, forcing a punt on 4th-and-24 by the Golden Gophers.

The two defenses then exchanged stops, before Martinez and the Huskers went back to work. After a pair of short completions to Morgan and Spielman gave Nebraska a first down, Washington sprinted 17 yards to the NU 41 for another first down. On the next play, Ozigbo uncorked the longest run of his career and the longest run from scrimmage by a Husker this season, galloping 59 yards to paydirt to give Nebraska a 14-0 lead with 1:25 left in the first quarter.

The Huskers went to the second quarter without committing a penalty, the first time they played a penalty-free quarter this season.

In the second quarter, Martinez and the Huskers kept rolling by flying 85 yards in nine plays capped by a three-yard touchdown run from Martinez to push their lead to 21-0 with 11:40 left in the half. At the time, it was Nebraska’s biggest lead of the season but that mark would grow later in the quarter when Martinez hit Spielman on a nine-yard touchdown strike to cap a five-play, 72-yard drive to give the Big Red a 28-0 lead. The quick drive by Nebraska included a 57-yard run by Martinez, the longest run of his career.

Nebraska finished the half with 398 yards of total offense on 41 plays, including 274 rushing yards on 21 carries. Ozigbo led the Big Red with 139 yards on just seven carries, while Martinez added 89 yards on nine carries. Washington contributed 46 yards on five totes in the half.

Martinez went 16-of-19 for 124 passing yards and a score in the opening 30 minutes.

The Blackshirts held Minnesota to 172 total yards on 38 first-half plays, with 68 of those yards coming on the Gophers’ final drive of the half. The Huskers led at the half despite Minnesota owning a 16:28-13:32 edge in time of possession and a massive 38-16 edge in average starting field position for the Gophers in the first half.

For the game, Minnesota finished with a slight 30:58-29:02 edge in time of possession, but the Gophers still finished with an overall starting field position edge for the game of 38-19.

While the Huskers have struggled in the turnover and penalty departments throughout the first half of the season, Nebraska played Minnesota even in turnover margin with both teams committing just one turnover. Meanwhile, Nebraska was flagged for a season-best six penalties for a season-low 43 yards. Minnesota committed eight penalties for 80 yards.

Nebraska will shoot for its second straight home win next Saturday when the Huskers play host to Bethune-Cookman. Kickoff against the Wildcats is set for 11 a.m. at Memorial Stadium with live TV coverage by BTN.

Game Summary
Nebraska 53, Minnesota 28
Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018
Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, Neb.)
Attendance: 89,272

First Quarter (14-0)
13:04 – NEB – Devine Ozigbo 40 run (Barret Pickering kick), 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:56, NEB 7-0
1:25 – NEB – Ozigbo 59 run (Pickering kick), 4 plays, 90 yards, 1:10, NEB 14-0

Second Quarter (28-8)
11:40 – NEB – Adrian Martinez 3 run (Pickering kick), 9 plays, 85 yards, 3:08, NEB 21-0
1:58 – NEB – JD Spielman 9 pass from Martinez (Pickering kick), 5 plays, 72 yards, 2:25, NEB 28-0
0:52 – MINN – Demetrius Douglas 13 pass from Zack Annexstad (Matt Morse 2PAT run), 8 plays, 68 yards, 0:59, NEB 28-8

Third Quarter (36-22)
13:49 – MINN – Mohamed Ibrahim 1 run (Carpenter kick), 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:11, NEB 28-15
7:22 – MINN – Seth Green 4 run (Carpenter kick), 8 plays, 79 yards, 3:48, NEB 28-22
6:04 – NEB – Stanley Morgan Jr. 35 pass from Martinez (Morgan 2PAT pass from Martinez), 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:12, NEB 36-22

Fourth Quarter (53-28)
7:53 – NEB – Pickering 32 FG, 14 plays, 82 yards, 7:03, NEB 39-22
5:19 – NEB – Morgan 67 pass from Martinez (Pickering kick), 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:33 NEB 46-22
4:14 – MINN – Tanner Morgan 9 run (Morgan 2PAT run failed), 3 plays, 44 yards, 1:01, NEB 46-28
1:57 – NEB – Maurice Washington 3 run (Pickering kick), 5 plays, 32 yards, 2:16, NEB 53-28

#3 Minnesota shakes off #5 Huskers in four sets

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The fifth-ranked Nebraska volleyball team dropped a hard-fought road match at No. 3 Minnesota, 3-1 (25-19, 23-25, 23-25, 18-25), on Saturday night in front of a crowd of 5,467 at Maturi Pavilion.

The Huskers (15-5, 6-4 Big Ten) got off to a strong start with a decisive win in the first set. After trailing by eight in set two, the Huskers came all the way back and held a 23-22 lead, but momentum shifted after the Gophers scored three points to end the set. Minnesota (16-2, 10-0 Big Ten) thwarted another Husker comeback attempt in a deuce game in set three, and the Gophers pulled away in the fourth set.

Nebraska is the first team to take a set off the Gophers on their home court this season, and the Huskers are the only Big Ten team to win a set against the Gophers, which they’ve done twice, through the midway point of the conference schedule.

Mikaela Foecke had 17 kills and 10 digs, while Jazz Sweet had 13 kills. Lauren Stivrins matched her career high with 12 kills and hit .423, and Lexi Sun and Callie Schwarzenbach each had eight kills. Nicklin Hames had 54 assists and 12 digs to guide the Huskers to a .210 hitting percentage. Kenzie Maloney tied her career high with 25 digs.

Minnesota got 20 kills on .404 hitting and 14 digs from Adanna Rollins. Stephanie Samedy added 13 kills. The Gophers hit .253 and had just 13 attack errors, while the Huskers endured 25.

Set 1: Megan Miller made her first start since Sept. 14 and served a 5-0 run that included an ace to put the Huskers ahead 11-8. A kill by Foecke and a Minnesota hitting error increased the lead to 13-8. Schwarzenbach blasted a kill and combined with Sun for a block, then Foecke served an ace to make it 20-14 Huskers. A trio of Husker hitting errors and a kill by Hart cut the lead to 20-18, but Sun earned sideout for the Huskers and Sweet and Stivrins followed with kills for a 23-18 Husker lead. Sun’s fourth kill earned the Huskers set point at 24-19, and a Sun and Stivrins block ended it in NU’s favor, 25-19. NU had three aces and allowed none and out-hit the Gophers .211 to .098.

Set 2: The Gophers claimed a 10-5 lead after three straight kills and a Husker hitting error. Minnesota pushed the lead to 16-8 after its third ace of the set and a block. After a timeout, the Huskers went on a 6-0 run with Hayley Densberger serving. Stivrins had kills on three straight rallies, and Hames added a kill to pull the Big Red within 16-14. Trailing 20-18, Nebraska got three straight kills from Foecke to go ahead 21-20 and cap a 13-4 Husker run. The teams traded sideouts to 23-23, but Minnesota gained set point at 24-23 after stuffing a Husker attack. A Husker hitting error gave Minnesota the 25-23 win.

Set 3: Minnesota carried the momentum from its set two win into set three, taking a 7-1 lead. The Huskers answered with a 9-4 spurt to pull within 11-10 after Schwarzenbach found the corner. Sun blasted a kill from the left side to draw the Huskers even at 14-14, but nine straight sideouts followed before Minnesota gained a 21-18 edge after winning consecutive long rallies. But Foecke and Sun notched kills, and Sun teamed with Schwarzenbach for a block to level the score at 21-21. Minnesota went back up 23-21 before a Sweet kill, but the Gophers then gained set point at 24-22. Sweet placed a shot to the back of the court to make it 24-23, but Hart connected for Minnesota after a timeout for another 25-23 win.

Set 4: Stivrins and Foecke combined for four early kills, and Hames had one as well as an ace to lift the Huskers to a 6-4 lead. The Gophers came back to take a 12-11 lead, but Foecke posted a pair of kills to regain the lead for NU. Hart then answered for Minnesota with back-to-back kills, and later a Gopher ace increased their lead to 16-14. The Gophers pulled away to a 22-16 lead with a 6-1 run, keyed by two service aces and a pair of kills, and finished the match with a 25-18 win.

Up Next: The Huskers play their fourth straight match on the road, at Ohio State on Wednesday at 6 p.m. (CT). The match will be televised on BTN and will air on the Husker Sports Network.

UPDATED: All Nebraska High School Football Playoff Brackets Released, Kickoff Times Starting To Come Together

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2018 Nebraska High School Football Playoff Brackets

Class B – Friday, October 26

  • #2 Scottsbluff vs #15 Ralston – 6:00 MT
  • #4 McCook vs #13 Hastings
  • #14 Alliance at #3 York – 6:00 CT / 5:00 MT – KCOW AM 1400, 92.5 FM

B – Bracket Link: Class B Playoffs

 

Class C1 – Friday, October 26

  • #14 Sidney at #3 Ord – 7:00 CT / 6:00 MT
  • #15 Chadron at #2 Pierce – 2:00 CT / 1:00 MT

C1 – Bracket Link: Class C1 Playoffs

 

Class C2 – Friday, October 26

  • #16 North Platte St. Pat’s at #1 Centennial

C2 – Bracket Link: Class C2 Playoffs

 

Class D1 – Thursday, October 25

  • #8 Sutherland vs #9 Amherst – 6:00 CT
  • #4 Hemingford vs #13 Arapahoe – 2:00 MT – KAAQ, 105.9 FM

D1 – Bracket Link – Class D1 Playoffs

 

Class D2 – Thursday, October 25

  • #1 Mullen vs #16 Paxton – 5:00 MT
  • #8 Garden County vs #9 Medicine Valley – 5:00 MT

D2 – Bracket Link – Class D2 Playoffs

 

Class D6 – Friday, October 26

  • #1 Hay Springs vs #16 Red Cloud
  • #5 Hyannis vs #12 Sumner-Eddyville-Miller (SEM) – 2:00 MT
  • #4 Minatare vs #13 Walthill
  • #14 Arthur County at #3 Harvard
  • #11 Cody-Kilgore at #6 Deshler
  • #15 Creek Valley at #2 Wilcox-Hildreth – 6:00 CT / 5:00 MT

D6 – Bracket Link – Class D6 Playoffs

Source: NSAA

Eagles shred Mountain Lions in opening set, UCCS battles back for match win

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The Chadron State College volleyball team won set one 25-13, but dropped the next three sets on Friday night, losing to the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs Mountain Lions 25-13, 18-25, 19-25, 12-25.

Set one saw the Eagles hit .286 and have a 9-1 run to take an 11-4 lead, in route to winning the set. CSC closed the set on a 5-0 run.

The Eagles hit .053 in the next three sets compared to the Mountain Lions’ .354 and never once held the lead in set three and four.

Freshman Aracely Hernandez led the Eagles with 14 kills and setter Madison Webb had 31 assists. Chandler Hageman recorded four blocks in the loss.

Libero Ashton Burditt had 22 digs, for an average of 5.5 a set. Burditt has led the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference in digs per set since the first weekend of the season.

Alyssa Brinton led the Mountain Lions with 14 kills while hitting .355. Raelynn Edge recorded 41 assists and Jordyn Kinsey had 14 digs.

Josie Russel had a match high five blocks and Lauryn Shockley had a double-double with 11 kills and 11 digs.

The Eagles fall to 7-15 overall and 5-8 in the RMAC.

Tomorrow night at 4 p.m., CSC hosts Colorado School of Mines for senior night and the season home finale.

Scottsbluff powers past McCook for B4 title; Week 9 football scoreboard

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High School Football Schedule & Scoreboard – October 18, 19

Friday

  • Lexington 28, Alliance 13
  • Bridgeport 33, Hershey 19
  • Chadron 30, Gering 17
  • Minatare 74, Creek Valley 34 – D6-5 District Championship
  • Scottsbluff 23, McCook 13 – B4 District Championship
  • North Platte St. Patrick’s 44, Gordon-Rushville 24 – C2-7 District Championship
  • Chase County 7, Ogallala 6
  • Hemingford 60, Perkins County 12 (called at halftime)
  • Arthur County 61, Potter-Dix 16
  • Sidney 30, Mitchell 7
  • Hay Springs 40, Sioux County 19
  • Cody-Kilgore 46, South Platte 6
  • Wauneta-Palisade 60, Leyton/Banner County 24

 

Thursday

  • Garden County 1, Wallace 0 (Forfeit)
  • Hyannis 38, Crawford 33
  • Kimball 44, Bayard 42
  • Sutherland 60, Morrill 12

#9 Wisconsin overcomes 2-1 deficit, knocks out #5 Huskers in five

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For the second straight weekend, the No. 5 Nebraska volleyball team held a 2-1 lead on the road against a top-10 foe but came up short as No. 9 Wisconsin posted a 3-2 (25-20, 19-25, 17-25, 25-17, 15-8) win over the Huskers in front of 7,052 at the UW Field House.

The Huskers (15-4, 6-3 Big Ten) had a .087 hitting percentage, the lowest mark in the John Cook era at Nebraska. However, they nearly were victorious by holding the Badgers to a season-low .114 hitting percentage.

Mikaela Foecke had 15 kills and 14 digs for the Huskers, and Lexi Sun had 10 kills, 13 digs and two aces. Lauren Stivrins had six kills and a season-best seven blocks. Nicklin Hames put up 28 assists, 17 digs and four blocks. Kenzie Maloney had 20 digs, a career-high nine set assists and a pair of kills.

NU had 13.5 blocks, reaching double digits for the sixth straight match. Both teams had six aces, but Wisconsin out-dug the Huskers, 94-77.

Madison Duello had 15 kills for Wisconsin (13-4, 6-3 Big Ten). Dana Rettke had 12 kills and 10 blocks.

Set 1: The Badgers grabbed the early advantage with the first three points on their way to a 7-3 lead. Wisconsin led by as many as five, 15-10, while the Huskers pulled within two points four times before committing a service error on the next rally each time. Kills by Schwarzenbach and Maloney finally got the Huskers to within one at 20-19, but NU’s seventh service error and a pair of Wisconsin kills sent the Badgers on their way to a 25-20 win.

Set 2: A 5-0 run for the Huskers put them up 11-8 with Foecke contributing two blocks and a kill and Sun serving an ace. But Wisconsin came back to take a 13-12 lead with a 5-1 run. Foecke then notched a pair of kills and a block with Schwarzenbach to reclaim a 15-13 lead for the Big Red. Maloney’s second kill of the match, a solo block by Sweet and a kill by Sun helped make it 20-15 Huskers. Back-to-back service aces by Densberger extended the Huskers’ lead to 23-17, and a kill by Sun and one by Stivrins closed out the set, 25-19.

Set 3: NU battled back from down 6-3 to take an 8-7 lead after kills by Hames, Foecke and Stivrins. Wisconsin answered right back with three straight to go up 10-8, but the Huskers fought back to regain a 14-11 edge with a 6-1 run. After a timeout, the Badgers responded with a 4-1 run to go up 16-15, but Sun connected twice and Wisconsin committed three unforced errors to help the Huskers back to a 20-16 lead. Sun produced another kill and an ace, and Foecke and Stivrins tacked on kills for a 24-17 lead. A block by Stivrins and Hames finished the set at 25-17, as Nebraska closed it on a 10-1 run.

Set 4: Wisconsin claimed a 12-8 lead after a 5-1 spurt and led the rest of the way, as Nebraska never got closer than three points after that. The Badgers forced a fifth set with a 25-17 win, ending the set with their biggest lead.

Set 5: The Badgers scored the first three points to grab the early advantage. But Sun and Foecke terminated, and Hames and Stivrins stuffed a Badger attack to knot the score at 3-3. Molly Haggerty struck twice for Wisconsin before a Duello kill gave the Badgers a 7-4 lead. NU pulled within 7-6 on a Stivrins kill and a Wisconsin hitting error, but the Badgers went back ahead three, 9-6, after an ace, and increased their lead to five at 12-7. Wisconsin completed the victory with a 15-8 win, ending the set on an 8-2 run.

Up Next: Nebraska heads to Minnesota to play the third-ranked Golden Gophers at 7 p.m. on Saturday on BTN and the Husker Sports Network.