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Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes threw for 397 yards and engineered three second-half touchdown drives to compensate for a pair of interceptions, leading the Kansas City Chiefs to a 31-13 comeback victory at Washington that got them back to .500. After throwing two picks before halftime, Mahomes connected with Tyreek Hill on a 2-yard touchdown pass late in the third quarter and put the game out of reach with a 24-yarder to Demarcus Robinson with 3:14 left in the fourth. In between, new starting running back Darrel Williams rushed for his second TD of the game to help Kansas City (3-3) avoid what would have been an embarrassing loss.

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — The Chiefs have held the Washington Football Team to 76 yards and four first downs in the second half of Kansas City's 31-13 victory. Safety Tyrann Mathieu got upset in the first half after the Chiefs allowed Washington to convert on a third-and-16 and then score on a 39-yard TD pass. That helped Washington lead 13-10 at halftime. But the Chiefs outscored Washington 21-0 the rest of the way to push their record to 3-3. The Chiefs came into Sunday with only four takeaways all season and they managed to produce two against Washington. This was the first game all season KC did not allow at least 29 points.

UNDATED (AP) — The 1950s All-Decade Team for the NBA as voted on by AP Sports staffers directly engaged with the NBA At 75 season-long series. The team members are Paul Arizin, Bob Cousy, George Mikan, Bob Pettit and Dolph Schayes.&nbsp;

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Ryan Gauld and Russell Teibert scored in the first half and the Vancouver Whitecaps beat Sporting Kansas City 2-1 on Sunday night to keep their playoff hopes alive. Eighth-place Vancouver (10-9-10) remained a point outside of a Western Conference postseason berth with five games left. Second-place Sporting (15-7-7) would have clinched a playoff spot with a victory or a tie. Gauld scored on a hard shot in the 23rd minute, and Teibert made it 2-0 in the 37th with a long left-footer. Brian White assisted on both goals. Johnny Russell scored for Kansas City in the 43rd to extend his goals streak to six. Maxime Crepeau made two saves to help Vancouver improve to 6-0-1 at B.C. Place.

UNDATED (AP) — Cincinnati has moved up to No. 2 behind Georgia in The Associated Press college football poll for the best ranking for a team from outside the traditional power conferences since 2010. The Bulldogs remained a unanimous No. 1 with 63 first-place votes in the AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank. The Bearcats inched up a spot, taking advantage of Iowa's loss to Purdue. The Hawkeyes dropped nine places to No. 11. The Boilermakers moved into the rankings at No. 25, snapping the longest current AP poll drought for a Power Five school. Purdue was last ranked in 2007. No. 24 Texas-San Antonio is ranked for the first time in the history of the program. Oklahoma is No. 3, followed by Alabama and Ohio State.&nbsp;

UNDATED (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals remain the NFL's only unbeaten team and continue their best start since 1974.

Kyler Murray tied a career high with four touchdown passes and the Cardinals improved to 6-0 with a 37-14 dismantling of the Browns. Murray connected with DeAndre Hopkins for two TDs and finished 20 of 30 for 229 yards.

The Cardinals built a 20-0 lead in the first half and kept their perfect record intact despite not having head coach Kliff Kingsbury or star linebacker Chandler Jones, who both tested positive for COVID-19.

Cleveland's Baker Mayfield threw for two TDs and was 19 of 28 for 234 yards and an interception. 

The Browns have dropped two straight for the first time under second-year head coach Kevin Stefanski.

— Dak Prescott threw a 35-yard touchdown pass to CeeDee Lamb in overtime to give the Cowboys a 35-29 win over the Patriots. The teams traded five scores in the period, three in the final 2 1/2 minutes before Dallas beat Bill Belichick for the first time in their last six meetings. Trevon Diggs gave the Cowboys a brief lead in the fourth quarter with his seventh interception of the season, taking it 42 yards for a score.

— Aaron Rodgers passed for two touchdowns and ran for another in the Packers' fifth straight win, 24-14 at Chicago. Rodgers tossed a 1-yard touchdown to Allen Lazard in the second quarter and a 12-yarder to Aaron Jones in the third as Green Bay beat the Bears for the 20th time in 23 games counting the playoffs. Rodgers put the Bears away with a six-yard scoring run after Justin Fields threw a 5-yard touchdown to Darnell Mooney.

— Lamar Jackson threw for 167 yards and a touchdown while the Ravens frustrated Justin Herbert in a 34-6 stifling of the Chargers. Each of Baltimore's three veteran running backs — Latavius Murray, Le'Veon (LEH'-vee-ahn) Bell and Devonta Freeman — scored a touchdown. Los Angeles was held under 16 points for only the second time since drafting Herbert before last season. 

— Joe Burrow tied a career high with three scoring passes for the Bengals in a 34-11 rout of the Lions. Burrow finished 19 of 29 for 271 yards, including a 24-yard touchdown pass to rookie running back Chris Evans on the game's opening drive. The 4-2 Bengals already have matched last year's victory total.

— The Rams coasted to a 38-11 rout of the Giants behind Matthew Stafford, who threw three of his four touchdown passes in a 28-point second quarter. Stafford connected with prime target Cooper Kupp on scoring passes of 3 and 13 yards. Daniel Jones was picked off three times and lost a fumble as New York fell to 1-5.

— Chris Boswell's third field goal of the game was a 36-yarder in overtime that gave the Steelers a 23-20 triumph over the Seahawks. The winning kick came three plays after Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt forced Seattle quarterback Geno Smith to fumble deep in Seahawks territory. Watt collected two of his team's five sacks and helped the defense right itself after Seattle erased a 14-0 deficit in the third quarter.

— Patrick Mahomes threw for 397 yards and three second-half touchdowns as the Chiefs beat Washington, 31-13. Mahomes found Tyreek Hill for a short TD late in the third quarter to put Kansas City ahead, then hit Demarcus Robinson for a 24-yard scoring with 3:14 left. The Chiefs' defense was effective, limiting Washington to 276 yards and holding an opponent under 29 points for the first time this season.

— Derek Carr sliced up the Denver defense for 341 yards and two touchdowns in leading the Raiders to a 34-24 victory. Denver QB Teddy Bridgewater threw a season-high three interceptions and lost a fumble, negating his 334 yards passing and three TDs. The Raiders stopped a two-game skid just days after head coach Jon Gruden stepped down over racist, misogynist and homophobic comments in emails discovered during an investigation into the Washington Football Team.

— The Vikings pulled out a 34-28 win over the Panthers on Kirk Cousins' 27-yard scoring strike to K.J. Osborn on the first possession of overtime. Cousins threw for 373 yards and three touchdowns against the league's top-ranked pass defense. Adam Thielen (THEE'-lihn) finished with 11 receptions for 126 yards and a touchdown for Minnesota, which reached the end zone three times after intermission after failing to score a second-half TD in its previous four games.

— The Jaguars' 20-game losing streak is over following a 23-20 win over the Dolphins in London. Matthew Wright nailed a 53-yard field goal as time expired, giving head coach Urban Meyer and first overall pick Trevor Lawrence their first NFL victories. Lawrence threw for 319 yards and a touchdown as Jacksonville handed Miami its fifth straight loss since a season-opening win.

— Carson Wentz threw two touchdown passes and Jonathan Taylor ran for another score for the Colts in a 31-3 dismantling of the Texans. Wentz threw a 28-yard TD pass to Mo Alie-Cox for a advantage in 17-3 third-quarter. The Colts have followed an 1-3 start with consecutive wins, and Houston has dropped five in a row since a season-opening win.

Braves beat Dodgers on 2nd straight walk-off hit

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves hold a 2-0 lead in the NL Championship Series following their second walk-off win in as many nights.

Eddie Rosario singled home the winning run in the ninth inning to send the Braves past the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-4. Rosario had four hits for the Braves, who trailed 2-0 and 4-2 before maintaining home-field advantage.

Austin Riley doubled home the tying run in the eighth, one night after supplying a walk-off single. Joc Pederson belted a two-run homer for Atlanta, which also owned a 2-0 lead against the Dodgers in last year's NLCS before losing in seven games.

The Los Angeles runs came on Corey Seager's two-run homer in the first inning and Chris Taylor's two-run double in the seventh. Mookie Betts scored on both hits.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Ed Orgeron is leaving LSU.

The school and the head football coach have agreed to part ways after this season. The news comes 21 months after Orgeron led the Tigers to a national championship.

Orgeron is 49-17 in six seasons at Baton Rouge, but 5-5 last season and 4-3 so far this year. Orgeron received a six-year contract extension after the 2019 season.

His 2019 team went 15-0 behind Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Joe Burrow, capping the season by beating Clemson in the title game.

Cincinnati up to No. 2; Purdue snaps poll drought

UNDATED (AP) — Cincinnati has moved up to No. 2 behind Georgia in The Associated Press college football poll.

The Bearcats now own the best ranking for a team from outside the traditional power conferences since 2010. 

The Bulldogs remain a unanimous No. 1. The Bearcats inched up a spot, taking advantage of Iowa's loss to Purdue. The Hawkeyes dropped nine places to No. 11, while the Boilermakers moved into the rankings at No. 25. Purdue was last ranked in 2007. 

Oklahoma is No. 3, followed by Alabama and Ohio State. Michigan, Penn State, Oklahoma State, Michigan State and Oregon round out the top 10.

Simmons practices with 76ers; status for opener unknown

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Ben Simmons practiced with the Philadelphia 76ers Sunday for the first time this season. 

Coach Doc Rivers says no decision was made on Simmons' status for Wednesday's season opener. 

Simmons was a holdout for training camp and the early part of the preseason in the wake of his offseason trade demand. The three-time All-Star guard made a surprise return to the team on Monday. 

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Kyle Larson claimed the first of four championship-contending spots in NASCAR's season finale with a dominating victory at Texas.

Larson led 256 of 334 laps at the 1 1/2-mile track and got his eighth win this season, staying in front through seven restarts in the final stage. Three of those restarts came after incidents involving playoff contenders Joey Logano, Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex Jr. in the final 34 laps.

The seven remaining playoff contenders leave Texas with two more chances to get into the championship four. Ryan Blaney, Hamlin and Kyle Busch are above the cutline going to Kansas next weekend.

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — The Ottawa Senators have won the lone game on the NHL schedule.

Chris Tierney scored on two second-period power plays and Filip Gustavsson made 32 saves as the Senators beat the Stars, 3-2. Nick Paul also scored for Ottawa and Connor Brown had three assists to reach 100 for his career. 

Michael Raffl and Joe Pavelski scored for Dallas.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Rory McIlroy capped off a big weekend in Las Vegas on Sunday by surging past Rickie Fowler and holding off Collin Morikawa to win the CJ Cup.

McIlroy seized control with a 35-foot eagle putt from just off the green on the par-5 14th. He played mistake-free down the stretch for a 6-under 66 and a one-victory.

McIlroy is the 39th player to win at least 20 times on the PGA Tour.

CARY, N.C. (AP) — Lee Janzen drained a 20-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole with Miguel Angel Jimenez to win the PGA Tour Champions' SAS Championship.

The 57-year-old Janzen also birdied the par-4 18th in regulation in a closing 5-under 67 in the regular-season finale. 

Jimenez finished with a 69 to match Janzen at 12-under 204 at Prestonwood Country Club. 

Jim Furyk (FYOOR'-ihk) and Alex Cejka (CHAY'-kah) were a stroke back.

CHICAGO (AP) — Allie Quigley scored 26 points and Candace Parker added 16 points, 13 rebounds and five assists to help Chicago win its first WNBA championship with a 80-74 victory over Phoenix. Courtney Vandersloot added 10 points and 15 assists for the Sky, who rallied from a 72-65 deficit with 4:42 left and took the series in four games. 

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<h2>Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press</h2>LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes threw for 397 yards and engineered three second-half touchdown drives to compensate for a pair of interceptions, leading the Kansas City Chiefs to a 31-13 comeback victory at Washington that got them back to .500. After throwing two picks before halftime, Mahomes connected with Tyreek Hill on a 2-yard touchdown pass late in the third quarter and put the game out of reach with a 24-yarder to Demarcus Robinson with 3:14 left in the fourth. In between, new starting running back Darrel Williams rushed for his second TD of the game to help Kansas City (3-3) avoid what would have been an embarrassing loss.LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — The Chiefs have held the Washington Football Team to 76 yards and four first downs in the second half of Kansas City's 31-13 victory. Safety Tyrann Mathieu got upset in the first half after the Chiefs allowed Washington to convert on a third-and-16 and then score on a 39-yard TD pass. That helped Washington lead 13-10 at halftime. But the Chiefs outscored Washington 21-0 the rest of the way to push their record to 3-3. The Chiefs came into Sunday with only four takeaways all season and they managed to produce two against Washington. This was the first game all season KC did not allow at least 29 points.UNDATED (AP) — The 1950s All-Decade Team for the NBA as voted on by AP Sports staffers directly engaged with the NBA At 75 season-long series. The team members are Paul Arizin, Bob Cousy, George Mikan, Bob Pettit and Dolph Schayes.&nbsp;VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Ryan Gauld and Russell Teibert scored in the first half and the Vancouver Whitecaps beat Sporting Kansas City 2-1 on Sunday night to keep their playoff hopes alive. Eighth-place Vancouver (10-9-10) remained a point outside of a Western Conference postseason berth with five games left. Second-place Sporting (15-7-7) would have clinched a playoff spot with a victory or a tie. Gauld scored on a hard shot in the 23rd minute, and Teibert made it 2-0 in the 37th with a long left-footer. Brian White assisted on both goals. Johnny Russell scored for Kansas City in the 43rd to extend his goals streak to six. Maxime Crepeau made two saves to help Vancouver improve to 6-0-1 at B.C. Place.UNDATED (AP) — Cincinnati has moved up to No. 2 behind Georgia in The Associated Press college football poll for the best ranking for a team from outside the traditional power conferences since 2010. The Bulldogs remained a unanimous No. 1 with 63 first-place votes in the AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank. The Bearcats inched up a spot, taking advantage of Iowa's loss to Purdue. The Hawkeyes dropped nine places to No. 11. The Boilermakers moved into the rankings at No. 25, snapping the longest current AP poll drought for a Power Five school. Purdue was last ranked in 2007. No. 24 Texas-San Antonio is ranked for the first time in the history of the program. Oklahoma is No. 3, followed by Alabama and Ohio State.&nbsp;NFL-SCHEDULECards still perfectUNDATED (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals remain the NFL's only unbeaten team and continue their best start since 1974.Kyler Murray tied a career high with four touchdown passes and the Cardinals improved to 6-0 with a 37-14 dismantling of the Browns. Murray connected with DeAndre Hopkins for two TDs and finished 20 of 30 for 229 yards.The Cardinals built a 20-0 lead in the first half and kept their perfect record intact despite not having head coach Kliff Kingsbury or star linebacker Chandler Jones, who both tested positive for COVID-19.Cleveland's Baker Mayfield threw for two TDs and was 19 of 28 for 234 yards and an interception. The Browns have dropped two straight for the first time under second-year head coach Kevin Stefanski.Also around the NFL:— Dak Prescott threw a 35-yard touchdown pass to CeeDee Lamb in overtime to give the Cowboys a 35-29 win over the Patriots. The teams traded five scores in the period, three in the final 2 1/2 minutes before Dallas beat Bill Belichick for the first time in their last six meetings. Trevon Diggs gave the Cowboys a brief lead in the fourth quarter with his seventh interception of the season, taking it 42 yards for a score.— Aaron Rodgers passed for two touchdowns and ran for another in the Packers' fifth straight win, 24-14 at Chicago. Rodgers tossed a 1-yard touchdown to Allen Lazard in the second quarter and a 12-yarder to Aaron Jones in the third as Green Bay beat the Bears for the 20th time in 23 games counting the playoffs. Rodgers put the Bears away with a six-yard scoring run after Justin Fields threw a 5-yard touchdown to Darnell Mooney.— Lamar Jackson threw for 167 yards and a touchdown while the Ravens frustrated Justin Herbert in a 34-6 stifling of the Chargers. Each of Baltimore's three veteran running backs — Latavius Murray, Le'Veon (LEH'-vee-ahn) Bell and Devonta Freeman — scored a touchdown. Los Angeles was held under 16 points for only the second time since drafting Herbert before last season. — Joe Burrow tied a career high with three scoring passes for the Bengals in a 34-11 rout of the Lions. Burrow finished 19 of 29 for 271 yards, including a 24-yard touchdown pass to rookie running back Chris Evans on the game's opening drive. The 4-2 Bengals already have matched last year's victory total.— The Rams coasted to a 38-11 rout of the Giants behind Matthew Stafford, who threw three of his four touchdown passes in a 28-point second quarter. Stafford connected with prime target Cooper Kupp on scoring passes of 3 and 13 yards. Daniel Jones was picked off three times and lost a fumble as New York fell to 1-5.— Chris Boswell's third field goal of the game was a 36-yarder in overtime that gave the Steelers a 23-20 triumph over the Seahawks. The winning kick came three plays after Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt forced Seattle quarterback Geno Smith to fumble deep in Seahawks territory. Watt collected two of his team's five sacks and helped the defense right itself after Seattle erased a 14-0 deficit in the third quarter.— Patrick Mahomes threw for 397 yards and three second-half touchdowns as the Chiefs beat Washington, 31-13. Mahomes found Tyreek Hill for a short TD late in the third quarter to put Kansas City ahead, then hit Demarcus Robinson for a 24-yard scoring with 3:14 left. The Chiefs' defense was effective, limiting Washington to 276 yards and holding an opponent under 29 points for the first time this season.— Derek Carr sliced up the Denver defense for 341 yards and two touchdowns in leading the Raiders to a 34-24 victory. Denver QB Teddy Bridgewater threw a season-high three interceptions and lost a fumble, negating his 334 yards passing and three TDs. The Raiders stopped a two-game skid just days after head coach Jon Gruden stepped down over racist, misogynist and homophobic comments in emails discovered during an investigation into the Washington Football Team.— The Vikings pulled out a 34-28 win over the Panthers on Kirk Cousins' 27-yard scoring strike to K.J. Osborn on the first possession of overtime. Cousins threw for 373 yards and three touchdowns against the league's top-ranked pass defense. Adam Thielen (THEE'-lihn) finished with 11 receptions for 126 yards and a touchdown for Minnesota, which reached the end zone three times after intermission after failing to score a second-half TD in its previous four games.— The Jaguars' 20-game losing streak is over following a 23-20 win over the Dolphins in London. Matthew Wright nailed a 53-yard field goal as time expired, giving head coach Urban Meyer and first overall pick Trevor Lawrence their first NFL victories. Lawrence threw for 319 yards and a touchdown as Jacksonville handed Miami its fifth straight loss since a season-opening win.— Carson Wentz threw two touchdown passes and Jonathan Taylor ran for another score for the Colts in a 31-3 dismantling of the Texans. Wentz threw a 28-yard TD pass to Mo Alie-Cox for a advantage in 17-3 third-quarter. The Colts have followed an 1-3 start with consecutive wins, and Houston has dropped five in a row since a season-opening win.NLCS-DODGERS/BRAVESBraves beat Dodgers on 2nd straight walk-off hitATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves hold a 2-0 lead in the NL Championship Series following their second walk-off win in as many nights.Eddie Rosario singled home the winning run in the ninth inning to send the Braves past the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-4. Rosario had four hits for the Braves, who trailed 2-0 and 4-2 before maintaining home-field advantage.Austin Riley doubled home the tying run in the eighth, one night after supplying a walk-off single. Joc Pederson belted a two-run homer for Atlanta, which also owned a 2-0 lead against the Dodgers in last year's NLCS before losing in seven games.The Los Angeles runs came on Corey Seager's two-run homer in the first inning and Chris Taylor's two-run double in the seventh. Mookie Betts scored on both hits.Game 3 is Tuesday in Los Angeles.COLLEGE FOOTBALL-LSU-ORGERON OUTOrgeron leaving LSU BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Ed Orgeron is leaving LSU.The school and the head football coach have agreed to part ways after this season. The news comes 21 months after Orgeron led the Tigers to a national championship.Orgeron is 49-17 in six seasons at Baton Rouge, but 5-5 last season and 4-3 so far this year. Orgeron received a six-year contract extension after the 2019 season.His 2019 team went 15-0 behind Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Joe Burrow, capping the season by beating Clemson in the title game.T25 COLLEGE FOOTBALL-POLLCincinnati up to No. 2; Purdue snaps poll droughtUNDATED (AP) — Cincinnati has moved up to No. 2 behind Georgia in The Associated Press college football poll.The Bearcats now own the best ranking for a team from outside the traditional power conferences since 2010. The Bulldogs remain a unanimous No. 1. The Bearcats inched up a spot, taking advantage of Iowa's loss to Purdue. The Hawkeyes dropped nine places to No. 11, while the Boilermakers moved into the rankings at No. 25. Purdue was last ranked in 2007. Oklahoma is No. 3, followed by Alabama and Ohio State. Michigan, Penn State, Oklahoma State, Michigan State and Oregon round out the top 10.NBA-76ERS-SIMMONSSimmons practices with 76ers; status for opener unknownCAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Ben Simmons practiced with the Philadelphia 76ers Sunday for the first time this season. Coach Doc Rivers says no decision was made on Simmons' status for Wednesday's season opener. Simmons was a holdout for training camp and the early part of the preseason in the wake of his offseason trade demand. The three-time All-Star guard made a surprise return to the team on Monday. NASCAR-TEXASLarson reaches semifinalsFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Kyle Larson claimed the first of four championship-contending spots in NASCAR's season finale with a dominating victory at Texas.Larson led 256 of 334 laps at the 1 1/2-mile track and got his eighth win this season, staying in front through seven restarts in the final stage. Three of those restarts came after incidents involving playoff contenders Joey Logano, Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex Jr. in the final 34 laps.The seven remaining playoff contenders leave Texas with two more chances to get into the championship four. Ryan Blaney, Hamlin and Kyle Busch are above the cutline going to Kansas next weekend.NHL-SCHEDULESens top StarsOTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — The Ottawa Senators have won the lone game on the NHL schedule.Chris Tierney scored on two second-period power plays and Filip Gustavsson made 32 saves as the Senators beat the Stars, 3-2. Nick Paul also scored for Ottawa and Connor Brown had three assists to reach 100 for his career. Michael Raffl and Joe Pavelski scored for Dallas.PGA-CJ CUPMcIlroy surges to 20th win LAS VEGAS (AP) — Rory McIlroy capped off a big weekend in Las Vegas on Sunday by surging past Rickie Fowler and holding off Collin Morikawa to win the CJ Cup.McIlroy seized control with a 35-foot eagle putt from just off the green on the par-5 14th. He played mistake-free down the stretch for a 6-under 66 and a one-victory.McIlroy is the 39th player to win at least 20 times on the PGA Tour.PGA TOUR CHAMPIONSJanzen prevails in North CarolinaCARY, N.C. (AP) — Lee Janzen drained a 20-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole with Miguel Angel Jimenez to win the PGA Tour Champions' SAS Championship.The 57-year-old Janzen also birdied the par-4 18th in regulation in a closing 5-under 67 in the regular-season finale. Jimenez finished with a 69 to match Janzen at 12-under 204 at Prestonwood Country Club. Jim Furyk (FYOOR'-ihk) and Alex Cejka (CHAY'-kah) were a stroke back.WNBA-FINALChicago wins first WNBA titleCHICAGO (AP) — Allie Quigley scored 26 points and Candace Parker added 16 points, 13 rebounds and five assists to help Chicago win its first WNBA championship with a 80-74 victory over Phoenix. Courtney Vandersloot added 10 points and 15 assists for the Sky, who rallied from a 72-65 deficit with 4:42 left and took the series in four games. <a href="https://hutchpost.com/download" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to download the Hutch Post mobile app. <a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/5e73b532afae0f4d5f5d90ea" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to sign up for the daily Hutch Post email news update.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

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LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes threw for 397 yards and engineered three second-half touchdown drives to compensate for a pair of interceptions, leading the Kansas City Chiefs to a 31-13 comeback victory at Washington that got them back to .500. 

After throwing two picks before halftime, Mahomes connected with Tyreek Hill on a 2-yard touchdown pass late in the third quarter and put the game out of reach with a 24-yarder to Demarcus Robinson with 3:14 left in the fourth. 

In between, new starting running back Darrel Williams rushed for his second TD of the game to help Kansas City (3-3) avoid what would have been an embarrassing loss.

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes threw for 397 yards and engineered three second-half touchdown drives to compensate for a pair of interceptions, leading the Kansas City Chiefs to a 31-13 comeback victory at Washington that got them back to .500. After throwing two picks before halftime, Mahomes connected with Tyreek Hill on a 2-yard touchdown pass late in the third quarter and put the game out of reach with a 24-yarder to Demarcus Robinson with 3:14 left in the fourth. In between, new starting running back Darrel Williams rushed for his second TD of the game to help Kansas City (3-3) avoid what would have been an embarrassing loss.

Kansas City wins Sunday over Washington

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Breece Hall rushed for 197 yards and two touchdowns and Brock Purdy was an efficient 22-of-25 for 208 yards and a score as Iowa State downed Kansas State 33-20. 

The Wildcats had won 15 of the last 16 games in Manhattan. The teams split the last four meetings in the series, with each team winning two home games. Prior to that, K-State had won 10 straight games in the series.

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Breece Hall rushed for 197 yards and two touchdowns and Brock Purdy was an efficient 22-of-25 for 208 yards and a score as Iowa State downed Kansas State 33-20. The Wildcats had won 15 of the last 16 games in Manhattan. The teams split the last four meetings in the series, with each team winning two home games. Prior to that, K-State had won 10 straight games in the series.

K-State loses to Iowa State Saturday

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Henry Colombi threw for a touchdown, ran for another as Texas Tech had four rushing touchdowns in a 41-14 win over Kansas. 

 Colombi went 14-for-20 for 124 yards passing and added 35 rushing yards while Jason Bean went11-for-21 passing for 80 yards and one interception for Kansas.  Texas Tech led 24-0 at halftime. 

Donovan Smith added a rushing touchdown in the third quarter.&nbsp;

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Henry Colombi threw for a touchdown, ran for another as Texas Tech had four rushing touchdowns in a 41-14 win over Kansas. Colombi went 14-for-20 for 124 yards passing and added 35 rushing yards while Jason Bean went11-for-21 passing for 80 yards and one interception for Kansas. Texas Tech led 24-0 at halftime. Donovan Smith added a rushing touchdown in the third quarter.&nbsp;

Texas Tech beats KU football Saturday

HIGHLAND, Kan. -- The Blue Dragons came away with 11 sacks Saturday afternoon and got another strong performance from Anwar Lewis to come away victorious in Highland.

It is the first Hutchinson win in Highland since 2012. The Blue Dragons (3-3) had lost three straight games in Highland (1-5) before Saturday's 20-7 victory.

"It's a tough place to come play," coach Drew Dallas said.

Hutchinson's defense sacked quarterback Ken Gay 11 times. Davion Westmoreland registered nine tackles and two sacks. R.J. Evans led the way with nine total tackles, five of them solo. Nadame Tucker added five tackles and 2.5 sacks.

"Those guys up front did a good job of providing pressure," Dallas said of his defensive line.

Gay finished the game 16 of 31 with 204 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions.

The Dragon defense turned the Scotties away twice on goal-to-go situations.

The first stop came just before halftime. With Hutchinson leading 13-0, Gay tried to connect with his favorite receiver, Deontay Campbell. However, Deshon Singleton swooped in at the last second for his first pick of the day.

The second goal-to-go stop came late in the third quarter when Quitman Kincaid knocked away Gay's pass in the end zone on fourth down.

Highland got the ball to the Hutchinson 2 and 5 in those drives, respectively, and came away empty both times.

Hutchinson opened the scoring halfway through the first quarter on a Dylan Laible pass to Russell Wilkey. The 7-yard TD pass capped a 10-play, 80-yard drive. C.J. Moya missed for the first time this season on an extra point after starting the year 17 for 17.

Hutchinson scored with 2:48 before halftime when Laible hit Malik Benson on a back-shoulder throw from 8 yards away. Hutchinson took that 13-0 lead into the locker room after the defensive stand to close the half.

Neither team would score in the third quarter that featured another Singleton interception, a Laible interception and back-to-back Tucker sacks.

As the third quarter closed, Lewis started to turn it on. He broke free in the fourth quarter on a 38-yard scamper. Lewis finished the day with 174 yards and the score. It was his fourth straight game with 100-plus yards rushing and his fifth consecutive game with a touchdown. Lewis now has 1,363 career yards, No. 13 on the Dragon all-time list.

"He's a tough runner," Dallas said, adding he felt Lewis was close to breaking big plays all day before his 38-yard touchdown.

Laible threw for 137 yards and two touchdowns. He finished 13 for 26 with one interception. He is tied for No. 10 on the all-time Dragon touchdown list with 20. He is now No. 13 on the Dragon all-time passing list with 1,925 yards.

With 7:51 left and a 20-0 lead, Hutchinson had the game all but wrapped up. Highland quickly responded, however, with a 56-yard strike to Campbell. He finished the day with 129 yards on four receptions.

"With the exception of the long touchdown, we really made them earn it all the way down the field," Dallas said. The defense surrendered just 44 yards on the ground. The Scotties did finish with 204 passing yards.

The Hutchinson defense added one more fourth-down stop with 11 seconds left.

Cortez Braham caught two critical third-down passes for 26 yards on the day. He is now No. 11 on the Dragon career list with 964 receiving yards.

Hutchinson has 21 sacks in its last two games against Highland.

Hutchinson finished with 317 yards of offense.

Hutchinson is on the road at Dodge City next Saturday to close out the regular season.

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 </figure>By DAREN DUNNHutch PostHIGHLAND, Kan. -- The Blue Dragons came away with 11 sacks Saturday afternoon and got another strong performance from Anwar Lewis to come away victorious in Highland.It is the first Hutchinson win in Highland since 2012. The Blue Dragons (3-3) had lost three straight games in Highland (1-5) before Saturday's 20-7 victory."It's a tough place to come play," coach Drew Dallas said.Hutchinson's defense sacked quarterback Ken Gay 11 times. Davion Westmoreland registered nine tackles and two sacks. R.J. Evans led the way with nine total tackles, five of them solo. Nadame Tucker added five tackles and 2.5 sacks."Those guys up front did a good job of providing pressure," Dallas said of his defensive line.Gay finished the game 16 of 31 with 204 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions.The Dragon defense turned the Scotties away twice on goal-to-go situations.The first stop came just before halftime. With Hutchinson leading 13-0, Gay tried to connect with his favorite receiver, Deontay Campbell. However, Deshon Singleton swooped in at the last second for his first pick of the day.The second goal-to-go stop came late in the third quarter when Quitman Kincaid knocked away Gay's pass in the end zone on fourth down.Highland got the ball to the Hutchinson 2 and 5 in those drives, respectively, and came away empty both times.Hutchinson opened the scoring halfway through the first quarter on a Dylan Laible pass to Russell Wilkey. The 7-yard TD pass capped a 10-play, 80-yard drive. C.J. Moya missed for the first time this season on an extra point after starting the year 17 for 17.Hutchinson scored with 2:48 before halftime when Laible hit Malik Benson on a back-shoulder throw from 8 yards away. Hutchinson took that 13-0 lead into the locker room after the defensive stand to close the half.Neither team would score in the third quarter that featured another Singleton interception, a Laible interception and back-to-back Tucker sacks.As the third quarter closed, Lewis started to turn it on. He broke free in the fourth quarter on a 38-yard scamper. Lewis finished the day with 174 yards and the score. It was his fourth straight game with 100-plus yards rushing and his fifth consecutive game with a touchdown. Lewis now has 1,363 career yards, No. 13 on the Dragon all-time list."He's a tough runner," Dallas said, adding he felt Lewis was close to breaking big plays all day before his 38-yard touchdown.Laible threw for 137 yards and two touchdowns. He finished 13 for 26 with one interception. He is tied for No. 10 on the all-time Dragon touchdown list with 20. He is now No. 13 on the Dragon all-time passing list with 1,925 yards.With 7:51 left and a 20-0 lead, Hutchinson had the game all but wrapped up. Highland quickly responded, however, with a 56-yard strike to Campbell. He finished the day with 129 yards on four receptions."With the exception of the long touchdown, we really made them earn it all the way down the field," Dallas said. The defense surrendered just 44 yards on the ground. The Scotties did finish with 204 passing yards.The Hutchinson defense added one more fourth-down stop with 11 seconds left.FINAL: Hutchinson 20 Highland 7Cortez Braham caught two critical third-down passes for 26 yards on the day. He is now No. 11 on the Dragon career list with 964 receiving yards.Hutchinson has 21 sacks in its last two games against Highland.Hutchinson finished with 317 yards of offense.Hutchinson is on the road at Dodge City next Saturday to close out the regular season.

Dragons drop Scotties with strong defense, ground game

October 16, 2021 Saturday Sports

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — At age 30 and after five suspensions handed out by the NFL for violations of the league’s substance abuse policies that cost him three full seasons, wide receiver Josh Gordon describes his landing with the Kansas City Chiefs as “a dream destination.” 

Excelling on the field rarely has been an issue for Gordon. He earned All-Pro honors in 2013 with Cleveland, leading the league with 1,646 receiving yards. In 64 NFL games spread over parts of nine seasons, Gordon totaled 4,263 receiving yards. 

The suspensions, however, have served as countless speed bumps during stops with Cleveland, New England and Seattle.&nbsp;

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — At age 30 and after five suspensions handed out by the NFL for violations of the league’s substance abuse policies that cost him three full seasons, wide receiver Josh Gordon describes his landing with the Kansas City Chiefs as “a dream destination.” Excelling on the field rarely has been an issue for Gordon. He earned All-Pro honors in 2013 with Cleveland, leading the league with 1,646 receiving yards. In 64 NFL games spread over parts of nine seasons, Gordon totaled 4,263 receiving yards. The suspensions, however, have served as countless speed bumps during stops with Cleveland, New England and Seattle.&nbsp;

Gordon: Chiefs a 'dream destination'

Central Plains 32, Hutchinson Central Christian 6

North Cross, Va. 28, St. Michael The Archangel Catholic 7

PREP FOOTBALL=Andale 65, Clearwater 6Andover Central 27, Andover 20Arkansas City 24, Valley Center 21Atchison 51, KC Schlagle 22Atchison County 14, Republic County 12Attica/Argonia 44, Medicine Lodge 14Augusta 28, Abilene 0Axtell 64, Wetmore 16Basehor-Linwood 58, Lansing 13Beloit 50, Minneapolis 0Bennington 46, Lincoln 22Blue Valley 23, BV West 17Bucklin 54, Ingalls 6Buhler 35, Wellington 3Burlingame 58, Maranatha Academy 12Burlington 26, Anderson County 7Cair Paravel 54, Cornerstone Family 12Caney Valley 21, Baxter Springs 0Canton-Galva 62, Solomon 0Canton-Galva 62, Stafford 6Central Heights 19, Uniontown 18Central Plains 32, Hutchinson Central Christian 6Centralia 26, Lyndon 0Chanute 48, Coffeyville 6Chaparral 27, Douglass 0Chapman 55, Council Grove 14Chase County 52, Udall 0Cheney 54, Nickerson 0Cimarron 11, Hays-TMP-Marian 8Circle 33, El Dorado 14Clifton-Clyde 50, Washington County 0Colby 44, Scott City 14Conway Springs 65, Stanton County 0DeSoto 52, Leavenworth 36Derby 42, Maize 41Dighton 46, Minneola 0Dodge City 36, Garden City 29Doniphan West 56, Valley Falls 46Dumas, Texas 30, Ulysses 6Ellis 52, Southwestern Hts. 0Fredonia 30, Riverton 28Frontenac 26, Prairie View 12Galena 38, Cherryvale 0Garden Plain 37, Belle Plaine 7Girard 42, Iola 6Goddard-Eisenhower 33, Great Bend 2Goessel 68, Pretty Prairie 22Goodland 16, Russell 14Hanover 58, Linn 12Haven 20, Hutchinson Trinity 14Hays 47, Maize South 43Hesston 43, Wichita Trinity 7Hiawatha 56, Royal Valley 0Hill City 56, Trego 50Hillsboro 54, Lyons 7Hoisington 48, Norton 21Holcomb 41, Pratt 20Holton 41, Rock Creek 21Hoxie 80, Stockton 0Hugoton 20, Larned 14Hutchinson 28, Wichita Campus 17Independence 42, Labette County 12Inman 60, Remington 0Jackson Heights 48, Valley Heights 12Jayhawk Linn 32, West Franklin 13Jefferson North 22, Troy 12Junction City 30, Emporia 6KC Bishop Ward 49, Osawatomie 0KC Sumner 60, KC Harmon 0Kapaun Mount Carmel 51, Liberal 0Kingman 54, Bluestem 0Kinsley 62, St. John 8La Crosse 62, Pratt Skyline 14Lakeside 64, St. John's Beloit-Tipton 48Lawrence 17, Olathe North 14Lawrence Free State 33, SM East 7Lebo 74, Rural Vista 0Little River 54, Herington 6Louisburg 40, Ottawa 13Lutheran North, Mo. 50, Bishop Miege 34Macksville 52, Kiowa County 6Madison/Hamilton 50, Flinthills 0Manhattan 59, Topeka West 0Marais des Cygnes Valley 60, Hartford 40Marion 34, Sterling 14Marysville 10, Clay Center 3Meade 56, Ness City 6Mission Valley 34, McLouth 6Moundridge 49, Fairfield 0Mulvane 22, McPherson 12Nemaha Central 46, Riverside 12Newton 35, Salina South 27North Cross, Va. 28, St. Michael The Archangel Catholic 7Oakley 52, Salina Sacred Heart 0Olathe Northwest 17, SM South 6Olathe West 31, Olathe South 28Olpe 59, Northern Heights 0Onaga 70, BV Randolph 26Osage City 49, Eureka 6Osborne def. Southern Cloud, forfeitOtis-Bison 68, Chase 14Paola 43, Eudora 42Parsons 21, Columbus 20Peabody-Burns 64, South Haven 34Phillipsburg 26, Ellsworth 14Pike Valley 42, Rock Hills 6Pittsburg 63, KC Wyandotte 16Pittsburg Colgan 41, Erie 8Plainville 55, Ellinwood 0Pleasant Ridge 34, Oskaloosa 14Quinter 58, Wallace County 14Rawlins County 48, Oberlin-Decatur 0Riley County 48, Concordia 7Rose Hill 14, Winfield 12Rossville 24, Silver Lake 19SM Northwest 34, Gardner-Edgerton 21SM West 18, SM North 13Sabetha 56, Jefferson West 13Salina Central 34, Goddard 6Santa Fe Trail 37, Baldwin 28Sedan 60, Cedar Vale/Dexter Co-op 0Sedgwick 56, Elkhart 8Shawnee Heights 23, BV Southwest 7Smith Center 41, Ell-Saline 0Solomon 62, Wakefield 16South Barber 46, Caldwell 34South Gray 23, Hodgeman County 16Southeast 43, Neodesha 7Southeast Saline 45, Smoky Valley 0Spring Hill 32, KC Piper 27St. James Academy 37, BV North 22St. Paul 70, Chetopa 24St. Thomas Aquinas 35, BV Northwest 16Sylvan-Lucas 52, Wilson 0Thunder Ridge 60, Frankfort 12Tonganoxie 49, Bonner Springs 12Topeka Hayden 46, Perry-Lecompton 18Topeka Seaman 20, Topeka 0Triplains-Brewster 44, Logan/Palco 28Victoria 45, Tescott 0Wabaunsee 49, Horton 0Wamego 35, Fort Scott 0Washburn Rural 58, Highland Park 18Wellston, Okla. 48, Wichita Life Prep 34Wellsville 40, Humboldt 0West Elk 60, Oswego 15Wheatland-Grinnell 46, St. Francis 0Wichita Bishop Carroll 34, Wichita West 13Wichita Collegiate 82, Halstead 16Wichita County 66, Spearville 20Wichita East 88, Wichita North 0Wichita Heights 49, Wichita Southeast 6Wichita Independent 26, Sublette 18Wichita Northwest 63, Wichita South 22Yates Center 88, Marmaton Valley 52POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS=Maur Hill - Mount Academy vs. St. Mary's, ccd.Satanta vs. South Central, ccd.Waverly vs. Altoona-Midway, ccd.

High School Football Scores-October 15, 2021

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KWBW Scoreboard Show for October 15, 2021

HAYSVILLE, Kan.—Hutch High travel to Campus to take on the Colts tonight in Football District play.

Join the Eagle Radio Sports Team with Glen Grunwald, Dan Naccarato and Eagle Sports Video photographer Matt Peterson for all the action beginning at 6pm with the Kansas Kickoff Show followed by the Salthawk Football Pregame at 6:30pm on KWBW Radio and Hutchpost.com.

Download the KWBW app or the Hutchpost.com app to tune in from Campus High.

HAYSVILLE, Kan.—Hutch High travel to Campus to take on the Colts tonight in Football District play.Join the Eagle Radio Sports Team with Glen Grunwald, Dan Naccarato and Eagle Sports Video photographer Matt Peterson for all the action beginning at 6pm with the Kansas Kickoff Show followed by the Salthawk Football Pregame at 6:30pm on KWBW Radio and Hutchpost.com.Download the KWBW app or the Hutchpost.com app to tune in from Campus High.<figure>
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UNDATED (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have fired manager Mike Shildt over philosophical differences within the organization. The move came one week after St. Louis lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League wild-card game. Shildt was heading into the final year of his contract. Shildt replaced current Royals manager Mike Matheny on an interim basis in August 2018, then took over the permanent job the following season.&nbsp;

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs and Washington head into their matchup this weekend with two of the worst defenses in the NFL. No teams have allowed more points this season and they're both coming off allowing 30-plus points last week. It's no wonder the game has the highest over/under point total of Week 6 at 55½. But Kansas City and Washington also have turnover-prone offenses. The Chiefs are tied for the most turnovers in the league after two fumbles and two interceptions last week. Washington's defense is perhaps in the most trouble facing Patrick Mahomes with the quarterback looking to atone for his recent mistakes.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Just when the Kansas City Chiefs finally got their ground game going, they watched as Clyde Edwards-Helaire was helped off the field with a knee injury. It wound up being a sprained knee ligament that landed Edwards-Helaire on the injured reserve list 48 hours later. Now, the trick for the Chiefs is to keep from reverting to an air-it-out approach that has sometimes caused their offense to go stagnant. They are at their best when they are able to get their ground game going. It will be up to Darrel Williams and Jerrick McKinnon to provide that much-needed balance Sunday in Washington.

UNDATED (AP) — Oklahoma State is 5-0 for the first time since 2015. Now, the 12th-ranked Cowboys will try to win three consecutives games over Top-25 teams for the first time in program history. They play at No. 25 Texas. Oklahoma State won its first two Big 12 games against ranked teams before last week's open date. No. 19 BYU gets an early Big 12 preview when it plays at Baylor. The Cougars accepted an invitation last month to join the Big 12. They will start conference play in 2023.&nbsp;

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz is trying to keep his team grounded after it achieved its highest ranking since 1985. The No. 2 Hawkeyes should have no problem staying focused when Purdue visits Kinnick Stadium on Saturday. The Boilermakers have won three of the last four meetings. Purdue has hurt Iowa with deep balls. Many have gone to star receiver David Bell. Iowa leads the nation with 16 interceptions, 20 takeaways and its plus-15 turnover margin. Iowa will be without injured cornerback Riley Moss. His four interceptions are tied for first nationally. He hurt his knee against Penn State last week.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Hints of that long-awaited breakthrough for Nebraska under coach Scott Frost have been apparent lately. Their record has yet to reflect the progress. Time to make this a feel-good season is running out. The next game at Minnesota is a must-have. The Huskers are 3-4. The Gophers are 3-2. Nebraska took one-score losses to Oklahoma, Michigan State and Michigan over the last four weeks. Those teams are all currently ranked in the top 10 of the Associated Press poll. Minnesota is trying to overcome another season-ending injury to a standout tailback after Trey Potts was sidelined by a serious injury.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Former Kansas football coach David Beaty is no longer part of an NCAA infractions case against the school. The independent organization that investigates such cases notified Beaty last week that an allegation against him had been withdrawn. In 2019, Kansas self reported violations in the football program. Beaty says he plans to get back to coaching now that the NCAA allegations are behind him. He hasn't worked in football since Kansas fired him in 2018.&nbsp; The two reached a $2.5 million settlement last year in a dispute over his buyout.

IRVING, Texas (AP) — Kansas has been tabbed the Big 12 preseason men's basketball favorite by the league's head coaches. The Jayhawks got eight of 10 first-place votes from coaches who couldn't vote for their own teams. Texas got the remaining two first-place votes. Defending national champion Baylor was picked to finish third. AP Big 12 player of the year Jared Butler is among three standouts guards no longer with the Bears. The coaches picked three Kansas players for the preseason All-Big 12 team. That includes preseason player of the year Remy Martin.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers have finally defeated the San Francisco Giants in a winner-take-all series.

The Dodgers are in the NLCS after rallying in the ninth inning to beat the Giants, 2-1. The Dodgers can finally celebrate a postseason series win over their bitter rivals after the Giants captured best-of-3 series in 1951 and 1962 to decide the National League pennant.

Cody Bellinger broke a 1-1 deadlock with an RBI single that scored Justin Turner, who started the rally by getting hit by a pitch with one out.

Neither team scored until Corey Seager singled home a run in the sixth inning. Darin Ruf quickly responded with a solo blast in the bottom half.

Ruf's blast came off Julio Urias, who gave up just two other hits over four innings of relief.

Kenley Jansen got the win with help from Max Scherzer's save.

Giants starter Logan Webb struck out seven and allowed a run and four hits over seven innings.

The Dodgers head to Atlanta for Game 1 on Saturday.

Cardinals fire Shildt over 'philosophical differences'

UNDATED (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have fired manager Mike Shildt, one week after the team lost to the Dodgers in the NL wild-card game. 

Cardinals president John Mozeliak said the firing was "something that popped up recently," but he refused to expand on what he called "philosophical differences" between Shildt, the coaching staff and the front office.

The Redbirds went on a team-record, 17-game winning streak last month and made the postseason with 90 victories. They were 252-199 after Shildt took over for manager Mike Matheny during the 2018, winning the NL Central in 2019 and reaching the playoffs the last three seasons.

— The Braves are preparing to play without outfielder Jorge Soler (HOHR'-hay soh-LEHR') in the NL Championship Series as they await his clearance following his positive COVID-19 test. The Braves worked out Thursday at Truist Park without Soler, who was pulled from the lineup for Game 4 of the NL Division Series against Milwaukee on Tuesday. 

— White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson says he wants Hall of Fame manager Tony La Russa to remain in the dugout next season. La Russa's future was a bit of a question mark after the White Sox were eliminated Tuesday by Houston in Game 4 of the AL Division Series. Chicago rolled to a 93-69 record and beat Cleveland by 13 games in AL Central for its first division championship in 13 years. 

Brady, Fournette provide 2 TDs each for Bucs

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are heading to their bye week with a 5-1 record after holding off the Philadelphia Eagles. 

Tom Brady and Leonard Fournette each accounted for two touchdowns as the Buccaneers topped the Eagles, 28-22. 

Brady tossed TD passes on Tampa Bay's first two drives while going 11 for 12 for 121 yards. He finished 34 of 42 for 297 yards and an interception.

Tampa increased its lead to 28-7 when Fournette walked in from the 1 in the third quarter. It was his second scoring run of the game.

Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts ran for two touchdowns but had trouble passing the ball, completing just 12 of 26 for 155 yards.

UNDATED (AP) — The Florida Panthers have had good fortune when opening their NHL schedule at home.

The Panthers erased a late two-goal deficit and defeated the Penguins, 5-4 on Carter Verhaeghe's (vur-HAY'-geez) goal 97 seconds into overtime. The Pens were up 4-2 until Aaron Ekblad scored the two late goals to extend the game. Verhaeghe also finished with two goals and Sergei Bobrovsky (boh-BRAHF'-skee) made 43 saves for Florida, including a breakaway stop in OT.

The Panthers have won their last eight season-opening home games.

— The Kraken have earned their first franchise victory in two games by beating the Predators, 4-3. Brandon Tanev (TAN'-ehv) scored his second goal into an empty net with 1:21 left. Alex Wennberg and Jared McCann each had a goal and an assist for Seattle. 

— Ondrej Palat (AHN'-dray pah-LAHT') scored 2:43 into overtime to finish off the Lightning's comeback in a 7-6 triumph over the Red Wings. Tyler Bertuzzi scored a career-high four times, three coming in the second period as Detroit took a three-goal lead. Ross Colton, Nikita Kucherov (KOO'-cheh-rahv) and Alex Killorn (kih-LOHRN') scored in a four-minute span for Tampa Bay to make it 6-all.

— Andrei Svechnikov (SVEHCH'-nih-kahv) provided two goals and an assist in the Hurricanes' 6-3 downing of the Islanders. Teuvo Teravainen (TAY'-voh tehr-ah-VY'-nehn) added a goal and an assist to back Frederik Andersen, who stopped 25 shots in his Carolina debut. Mathew Barzal, Brock Nelson and Anders Lee each scored goals in the first of 13 straight road games for the Isles to open the season.

— The Stars pulled out a 3-2 win over the Rangers on Miro Heiskanen's (MEER'-oh HAYS'-kah-nehnz) goal at 1:38 of OT. Jacob Peterson and Radek Faksa (FAHK'-sah) scored early for Dallas, and Braden Holtby and Anton Khudobin (koo-DOH'-bihn) combined to make 31 saves. Adam Fox and Chris Kreider each had a goal for New York.

— Anze Kopitar (AHN'-zhahy KOH'-pih-tahr) and Drew Doughty (DOW'-tee) carried the Kings' offense on a 6-2 rout of the Golden Knights. Kopitar set a team record by scoring five points in a season opener, delivering three goals and two assists. Drew Doughty added a goal and three assists to the win.

— The Blue Jackets rolled to an 8-2 win over the Coyotes as Oliver Bjorkstrand (BYOHRK'-strand) had two goals and two assists. Max Domi (DOH'-mee) added a goal and two assists to help Brad Larsen win his first game as coach of Columbus. Elvis Merzlikins (murz-LEE'-kihnz) stopped 36 shots in his first opening-night start.

— Anton Forsberg made a career-high 46 saves and the Senators scored three times in the first period before holding off the Maple Leafs, 3-2. Tyler Ennis had a goal and an assist for Ottawa, which also received goals from Alex Formenton and Chris Tierney. Formenton scored on a slap shot with 0.6 seconds remaining in the opening period.

— The Sabres have followed a tumultuous summer with a stunning season-opening 5-1 win over the injury-depleted Canadiens. Victor Olofsson and Anders Bjork scored 2:01 apart in the second period. The Sabres converted three of six power-play opportunities, with Tage (tayj) Thompson pushing Buffalo's lead to 5-1 early in the third period.

Brady Tkachuk gets 7-year, $57.5 million deal with Senators

UNDATED (AP) — Brady Tkachuk (kuh-CHUK') and the Ottawa Senators have agreed to a seven-year, $57.5 million contract.

Tkachuk was a restricted free agent and had not played for the Senators during the preseason until a deal was reached. The contract has an average annual value of $8.214 million.

— Islanders defenseman Ryan Pulock (POO'-lahk) says he's agreed to an eight-year extension. Newsday reports the deal is believed to be worth $49.2 million. Pulock and Adam Pelech (PEH'-lehk) make up the Isles' top blueline pairing. Pulock is in the final season of a two-year, $10 million package.

— Avalanche forward Gabriel Landeskog (LAN'-dehs-kahg) has been suspended for two games without pay by the NHL for boarding Blackhawks forward Kirby Dach (dahk). Landeskog was assessed a minor penalty for boarding with 3:38 left in Colorado's 4-2 home victory Wednesday night.

Panthers' McCaffrey doesn't practice because of hamstring

UNDATED (AP) — Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey did not practice Thursday, a sign that he could miss his third straight game while trying to rehab from a hamstring injury. 

The 2019 All-Pro running back had participated in four straight practices on a limited basis. Coach Matt Rhule (rool) told reporters on Wednesday that McCaffrey was "50-50" for the game and that his playing status would likely come down to a game-time decision. 

Carolina's 2017 first-round draft pick was injured in a Week 3 win against the Houston Texans. 

— Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson missed practice Thursday because of an illness. Jackson was listed on the team's injury report. He's missed practice time previously this season but hasn't missed any of Baltimore's five games.

— Giants quarterback Daniel Jones is making steady progress after sustaining a concussion in last Sunday's loss to the Cowboys and has a shot at playing Sunday against the Rams. Running back Saquon (SAY'-kwahn) Barkley and receiver Kenny Golladay haven't practiced this week. Barkley has almost no chance to play this weekend.

— The Bears have placed running back Damien Williams on the reserve/COVID-19 list, putting his status for their game against the Packers in question. Williams is second on the team with 137 yards and two touchdowns. 

— The Washington Football Team says it is retiring late safety Sean Taylor's number this weekend. The last-minute timing has sparked criticism while the organization is dealing with multiple off-field scandals. Taylor was murdered at his home during a botched robbery attempt in 2007, midway through his fourth NFL season. 

Pelicans' Williamson out at first week of regular season

UNDATED (AP) — Pelicans forward Zion Williamson is expected to miss at least the first week of the regular season.

Williamson's recovery from surgery to repair a right foot fracture is taking longer than anticipated, although Pelicans basketball operations chief David Griffin says nothing "has gone wrong." He says it's just taking longer for Williamson's bones to heal than the team had hoped when they initially forecast his return for the regular season opener.

Griffin now says doctors want to re-evaluate imaging of Williamson's foot in about two-and-a-half weeks. 

Robert Streb leads a day of low scoring in CJ Cup at Summit

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Robert Streb shot the finest round of his career in taking a one-stroke lead in first-round play at the CJ Cup at Summit in Las Vegas.

Streb had 10 birdies and an eagle in an 11-under 61, but it left him just one shot ahead of Keith Mitchell. When Streb walked off the par-5 sixth hole after a long two-putt for birdie, he already was 7-under par. 

Mitchell had more birdies than pars in matching his low round with a 62. Harry Higgs was at 64, while the group at 65 included Sergio Garcia and Viktor Hovland.

US Open finalist Fernandez to sit out Billie Jean King Cup

TORONTO (AP) — U.S. Open runner-up Leylah Fernandez won't be part of Canada's team for the Billie Jean King Cup finals next month. Tennis Canada confirmed that Fernandez pulled out of the team's roster for the Nov. 1-6 matches in Prague and is being replaced by Carol Zhao. 

The 19-year-old Fernandez turned in a breakthrough performance at the U.S. Open, making it all the way to the final before losing to another unseeded teenager, Emma Raducanu.

Female soccer players evacuated from Afghanistan to Qatar

UNDATED (AP) — Qatar says female soccer players have been evacuated from Afghanistan on a flight to Doha. Qatar's assistant foreign minister says there were around 100 footballers and their families including female players are on board. 

Qatar worked with FIFA to coordinate the evacuation of players, who were taken to a compound with other evacuees to undergo coronavirus testing. 

Concerns were raised for the safety of female athletes after the Afghan government fell much faster than publicly anticipated by the United States in August, allowing the Taliban to take back control of Kabul.

<h2>Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press</h2>UNDATED (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have fired manager Mike Shildt over philosophical differences within the organization. The move came one week after St. Louis lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League wild-card game. Shildt was heading into the final year of his contract. Shildt replaced current Royals manager Mike Matheny on an interim basis in August 2018, then took over the permanent job the following season.&nbsp;LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs and Washington head into their matchup this weekend with two of the worst defenses in the NFL. No teams have allowed more points this season and they're both coming off allowing 30-plus points last week. It's no wonder the game has the highest over/under point total of Week 6 at 55½. But Kansas City and Washington also have turnover-prone offenses. The Chiefs are tied for the most turnovers in the league after two fumbles and two interceptions last week. Washington's defense is perhaps in the most trouble facing Patrick Mahomes with the quarterback looking to atone for his recent mistakes.KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Just when the Kansas City Chiefs finally got their ground game going, they watched as Clyde Edwards-Helaire was helped off the field with a knee injury. It wound up being a sprained knee ligament that landed Edwards-Helaire on the injured reserve list 48 hours later. Now, the trick for the Chiefs is to keep from reverting to an air-it-out approach that has sometimes caused their offense to go stagnant. They are at their best when they are able to get their ground game going. It will be up to Darrel Williams and Jerrick McKinnon to provide that much-needed balance Sunday in Washington.UNDATED (AP) — Oklahoma State is 5-0 for the first time since 2015. Now, the 12th-ranked Cowboys will try to win three consecutives games over Top-25 teams for the first time in program history. They play at No. 25 Texas. Oklahoma State won its first two Big 12 games against ranked teams before last week's open date. No. 19 BYU gets an early Big 12 preview when it plays at Baylor. The Cougars accepted an invitation last month to join the Big 12. They will start conference play in 2023.&nbsp;IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz is trying to keep his team grounded after it achieved its highest ranking since 1985. The No. 2 Hawkeyes should have no problem staying focused when Purdue visits Kinnick Stadium on Saturday. The Boilermakers have won three of the last four meetings. Purdue has hurt Iowa with deep balls. Many have gone to star receiver David Bell. Iowa leads the nation with 16 interceptions, 20 takeaways and its plus-15 turnover margin. Iowa will be without injured cornerback Riley Moss. His four interceptions are tied for first nationally. He hurt his knee against Penn State last week.MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Hints of that long-awaited breakthrough for Nebraska under coach Scott Frost have been apparent lately. Their record has yet to reflect the progress. Time to make this a feel-good season is running out. The next game at Minnesota is a must-have. The Huskers are 3-4. The Gophers are 3-2. Nebraska took one-score losses to Oklahoma, Michigan State and Michigan over the last four weeks. Those teams are all currently ranked in the top 10 of the Associated Press poll. Minnesota is trying to overcome another season-ending injury to a standout tailback after Trey Potts was sidelined by a serious injury.LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Former Kansas football coach David Beaty is no longer part of an NCAA infractions case against the school. The independent organization that investigates such cases notified Beaty last week that an allegation against him had been withdrawn. In 2019, Kansas self reported violations in the football program. Beaty says he plans to get back to coaching now that the NCAA allegations are behind him. He hasn't worked in football since Kansas fired him in 2018.&nbsp; The two reached a $2.5 million settlement last year in a dispute over his buyout.IRVING, Texas (AP) — Kansas has been tabbed the Big 12 preseason men's basketball favorite by the league's head coaches. The Jayhawks got eight of 10 first-place votes from coaches who couldn't vote for their own teams. Texas got the remaining two first-place votes. Defending national champion Baylor was picked to finish third. AP Big 12 player of the year Jared Butler is among three standouts guards no longer with the Bears. The coaches picked three Kansas players for the preseason All-Big 12 team. That includes preseason player of the year Remy Martin.MLB-NLDS-DODGERS/GIANTSDodgers knock out GiantsSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers have finally defeated the San Francisco Giants in a winner-take-all series.The Dodgers are in the NLCS after rallying in the ninth inning to beat the Giants, 2-1. The Dodgers can finally celebrate a postseason series win over their bitter rivals after the Giants captured best-of-3 series in 1951 and 1962 to decide the National League pennant.Cody Bellinger broke a 1-1 deadlock with an RBI single that scored Justin Turner, who started the rally by getting hit by a pitch with one out.Neither team scored until Corey Seager singled home a run in the sixth inning. Darin Ruf quickly responded with a solo blast in the bottom half.Ruf's blast came off Julio Urias, who gave up just two other hits over four innings of relief.Kenley Jansen got the win with help from Max Scherzer's save.Giants starter Logan Webb struck out seven and allowed a run and four hits over seven innings.The Dodgers head to Atlanta for Game 1 on Saturday.MLB-NEWSCardinals fire Shildt over 'philosophical differences'UNDATED (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have fired manager Mike Shildt, one week after the team lost to the Dodgers in the NL wild-card game. Cardinals president John Mozeliak said the firing was "something that popped up recently," but he refused to expand on what he called "philosophical differences" between Shildt, the coaching staff and the front office.The Redbirds went on a team-record, 17-game winning streak last month and made the postseason with 90 victories. They were 252-199 after Shildt took over for manager Mike Matheny during the 2018, winning the NL Central in 2019 and reaching the playoffs the last three seasons.In other MLB news:— The Braves are preparing to play without outfielder Jorge Soler (HOHR'-hay soh-LEHR') in the NL Championship Series as they await his clearance following his positive COVID-19 test. The Braves worked out Thursday at Truist Park without Soler, who was pulled from the lineup for Game 4 of the NL Division Series against Milwaukee on Tuesday. — White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson says he wants Hall of Fame manager Tony La Russa to remain in the dugout next season. La Russa's future was a bit of a question mark after the White Sox were eliminated Tuesday by Houston in Game 4 of the AL Division Series. Chicago rolled to a 93-69 record and beat Cleveland by 13 games in AL Central for its first division championship in 13 years. NFL-BUCCANEERS/EAGLESBrady, Fournette provide 2 TDs each for BucsPHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are heading to their bye week with a 5-1 record after holding off the Philadelphia Eagles. Tom Brady and Leonard Fournette each accounted for two touchdowns as the Buccaneers topped the Eagles, 28-22. Brady tossed TD passes on Tampa Bay's first two drives while going 11 for 12 for 121 yards. He finished 34 of 42 for 297 yards and an interception.Tampa increased its lead to 28-7 when Fournette walked in from the 1 in the third quarter. It was his second scoring run of the game.Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts ran for two touchdowns but had trouble passing the ball, completing just 12 of 26 for 155 yards.Philadelphia is 2-4.NHL-SCHEDULECats rally past PensUNDATED (AP) — The Florida Panthers have had good fortune when opening their NHL schedule at home.The Panthers erased a late two-goal deficit and defeated the Penguins, 5-4 on Carter Verhaeghe's (vur-HAY'-geez) goal 97 seconds into overtime. The Pens were up 4-2 until Aaron Ekblad scored the two late goals to extend the game. Verhaeghe also finished with two goals and Sergei Bobrovsky (boh-BRAHF'-skee) made 43 saves for Florida, including a breakaway stop in OT.The Panthers have won their last eight season-opening home games.Elsewhere on NHL ice:— The Kraken have earned their first franchise victory in two games by beating the Predators, 4-3. Brandon Tanev (TAN'-ehv) scored his second goal into an empty net with 1:21 left. Alex Wennberg and Jared McCann each had a goal and an assist for Seattle. — Ondrej Palat (AHN'-dray pah-LAHT') scored 2:43 into overtime to finish off the Lightning's comeback in a 7-6 triumph over the Red Wings. Tyler Bertuzzi scored a career-high four times, three coming in the second period as Detroit took a three-goal lead. Ross Colton, Nikita Kucherov (KOO'-cheh-rahv) and Alex Killorn (kih-LOHRN') scored in a four-minute span for Tampa Bay to make it 6-all.— Andrei Svechnikov (SVEHCH'-nih-kahv) provided two goals and an assist in the Hurricanes' 6-3 downing of the Islanders. Teuvo Teravainen (TAY'-voh tehr-ah-VY'-nehn) added a goal and an assist to back Frederik Andersen, who stopped 25 shots in his Carolina debut. Mathew Barzal, Brock Nelson and Anders Lee each scored goals in the first of 13 straight road games for the Isles to open the season.— The Stars pulled out a 3-2 win over the Rangers on Miro Heiskanen's (MEER'-oh HAYS'-kah-nehnz) goal at 1:38 of OT. Jacob Peterson and Radek Faksa (FAHK'-sah) scored early for Dallas, and Braden Holtby and Anton Khudobin (koo-DOH'-bihn) combined to make 31 saves. Adam Fox and Chris Kreider each had a goal for New York.— Anze Kopitar (AHN'-zhahy KOH'-pih-tahr) and Drew Doughty (DOW'-tee) carried the Kings' offense on a 6-2 rout of the Golden Knights. Kopitar set a team record by scoring five points in a season opener, delivering three goals and two assists. Drew Doughty added a goal and three assists to the win.— The Blue Jackets rolled to an 8-2 win over the Coyotes as Oliver Bjorkstrand (BYOHRK'-strand) had two goals and two assists. Max Domi (DOH'-mee) added a goal and two assists to help Brad Larsen win his first game as coach of Columbus. Elvis Merzlikins (murz-LEE'-kihnz) stopped 36 shots in his first opening-night start.— Anton Forsberg made a career-high 46 saves and the Senators scored three times in the first period before holding off the Maple Leafs, 3-2. Tyler Ennis had a goal and an assist for Ottawa, which also received goals from Alex Formenton and Chris Tierney. Formenton scored on a slap shot with 0.6 seconds remaining in the opening period.— The Sabres have followed a tumultuous summer with a stunning season-opening 5-1 win over the injury-depleted Canadiens. Victor Olofsson and Anders Bjork scored 2:01 apart in the second period. The Sabres converted three of six power-play opportunities, with Tage (tayj) Thompson pushing Buffalo's lead to 5-1 early in the third period.NHL-NEWSBrady Tkachuk gets 7-year, $57.5 million deal with SenatorsUNDATED (AP) — Brady Tkachuk (kuh-CHUK') and the Ottawa Senators have agreed to a seven-year, $57.5 million contract.Tkachuk was a restricted free agent and had not played for the Senators during the preseason until a deal was reached. The contract has an average annual value of $8.214 million.Also in the NHL:— Islanders defenseman Ryan Pulock (POO'-lahk) says he's agreed to an eight-year extension. Newsday reports the deal is believed to be worth $49.2 million. Pulock and Adam Pelech (PEH'-lehk) make up the Isles' top blueline pairing. Pulock is in the final season of a two-year, $10 million package.— Avalanche forward Gabriel Landeskog (LAN'-dehs-kahg) has been suspended for two games without pay by the NHL for boarding Blackhawks forward Kirby Dach (dahk). Landeskog was assessed a minor penalty for boarding with 3:38 left in Colorado's 4-2 home victory Wednesday night.NFL-NEWSPanthers' McCaffrey doesn't practice because of hamstringUNDATED (AP) — Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey did not practice Thursday, a sign that he could miss his third straight game while trying to rehab from a hamstring injury. The 2019 All-Pro running back had participated in four straight practices on a limited basis. Coach Matt Rhule (rool) told reporters on Wednesday that McCaffrey was "50-50" for the game and that his playing status would likely come down to a game-time decision. Carolina's 2017 first-round draft pick was injured in a Week 3 win against the Houston Texans. In other NFL news:— Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson missed practice Thursday because of an illness. Jackson was listed on the team's injury report. He's missed practice time previously this season but hasn't missed any of Baltimore's five games.— Giants quarterback Daniel Jones is making steady progress after sustaining a concussion in last Sunday's loss to the Cowboys and has a shot at playing Sunday against the Rams. Running back Saquon (SAY'-kwahn) Barkley and receiver Kenny Golladay haven't practiced this week. Barkley has almost no chance to play this weekend.— The Bears have placed running back Damien Williams on the reserve/COVID-19 list, putting his status for their game against the Packers in question. Williams is second on the team with 137 yards and two touchdowns. — The Washington Football Team says it is retiring late safety Sean Taylor's number this weekend. The last-minute timing has sparked criticism while the organization is dealing with multiple off-field scandals. Taylor was murdered at his home during a botched robbery attempt in 2007, midway through his fourth NFL season. NBA-NEWSPelicans' Williamson out at first week of regular seasonUNDATED (AP) — Pelicans forward Zion Williamson is expected to miss at least the first week of the regular season.Williamson's recovery from surgery to repair a right foot fracture is taking longer than anticipated, although Pelicans basketball operations chief David Griffin says nothing "has gone wrong." He says it's just taking longer for Williamson's bones to heal than the team had hoped when they initially forecast his return for the regular season opener.Griffin now says doctors want to re-evaluate imaging of Williamson's foot in about two-and-a-half weeks. GOLF-CJ CUPRobert Streb leads a day of low scoring in CJ Cup at SummitLAS VEGAS (AP) — Robert Streb shot the finest round of his career in taking a one-stroke lead in first-round play at the CJ Cup at Summit in Las Vegas.Streb had 10 birdies and an eagle in an 11-under 61, but it left him just one shot ahead of Keith Mitchell. When Streb walked off the par-5 sixth hole after a long two-putt for birdie, he already was 7-under par. Mitchell had more birdies than pars in matching his low round with a 62. Harry Higgs was at 64, while the group at 65 included Sergio Garcia and Viktor Hovland.TENNIS-BILLIE JEAN KING CUPUS Open finalist Fernandez to sit out Billie Jean King CupTORONTO (AP) — U.S. Open runner-up Leylah Fernandez won't be part of Canada's team for the Billie Jean King Cup finals next month. Tennis Canada confirmed that Fernandez pulled out of the team's roster for the Nov. 1-6 matches in Prague and is being replaced by Carol Zhao. The 19-year-old Fernandez turned in a breakthrough performance at the U.S. Open, making it all the way to the final before losing to another unseeded teenager, Emma Raducanu.AFGHAN SOCCER PLAYERS EVACUATEDFemale soccer players evacuated from Afghanistan to QatarUNDATED (AP) — Qatar says female soccer players have been evacuated from Afghanistan on a flight to Doha. Qatar's assistant foreign minister says there were around 100 footballers and their families including female players are on board. Qatar worked with FIFA to coordinate the evacuation of players, who were taken to a compound with other evacuees to undergo coronavirus testing. Concerns were raised for the safety of female athletes after the Afghan government fell much faster than publicly anticipated by the United States in August, allowing the Taliban to take back control of Kabul.<a href="https://hutchpost.com/download" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to download the Hutch Post mobile app. <a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/5e73b532afae0f4d5f5d90ea" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to sign up for the daily Hutch Post email news update.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

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KANSAS VOLLEYBALL ASSOCIATION RANKINGS CLASS 6A

KANSAS VOLLEYBALL ASSOCIATION RANKINGS CLASS 6A<ol>
 <li>Washburn Rural, 27-0 (1)</li><li>Blue Valley North, 24-2 (2)</li><li>Blue Valley West, 23-7 (3)</li><li>Shawnee Mission Northwest, 27-7 (4)</li><li>Wichita Northwest, 35-1 (5)</li><li>Olathe Northwest, 17-8 (6)</li><li>Free State, 19-8 (7)</li><li>Hutchinson, 28-4 (8)</li><li>Blue Valley Northwest, 16-10 (9)</li><li>Derby, 22-11 (10)</li>
 </ol> CLASS 5A<ol>
 <li>St. Thomas Aquinas, 31-3 (1)</li><li>Lansing, 27-1 (2)</li><li>St. James Academy, 19-9 (3)</li><li>Mill Valley, 27-6 (4)</li><li>Maize South, 21-6 (5)</li><li>Seaman, 18-8 (6)</li><li>Spring Hill, 21-6 (7)</li><li>Eisenhower, 20-7 (10)</li><li>Basehor-Linwood, 21-8 (8)</li><li>Bishop Carroll, 20-10 (9)</li>
 </ol> CLASS 4A<ol>
 <li>Andale, 26-1 (1)</li><li>McPherson, 27-6 (2)</li><li>Circle, 23-5 (4)</li><li>Baldwin, 23-3 (3)</li><li>Clay Center, 21-5 (5)</li><li>Augusta, 22-4 (6)</li><li>Louisburg, 18-10 (8)</li><li>Bishop Miege, 9-19 (7)</li><li>Ottawa, 15-16 (10)</li><li>Labette County, 27-3 (NR)</li>
 </ol> CLASS 3A<ol>
 <li>Cheney, 26-1 (3)</li><li>Smoky Valley, 25-3 (1)</li><li>Olathe Heritage Christian, 26-2 (2)</li><li>Nemaha Central, 26-3 (4)</li><li>Hiawatha, 26-3 (5)</li><li>Goodland, 26-3 (9)</li><li>Riverton, 27-3 (6)</li><li>Eureka, 28-1 (7)</li><li>Silver Lake, 23-8 (NR)</li><li>TMP-Marian, 23-8 (8)</li>
 </ol> CLASS 2A<ol>
 <li>Smith Center, 28-2 (1)</li><li>Sedgwick, 27-3 (3)</li><li>Garden Plain, 20-6 (2)</li><li>Ellinwood, 24-4 (5)</li><li>Hillsboro, 21-7 (4)</li><li>Sterling, 25-7 (7)</li><li>Wabaunsee, 26-5 (6)</li><li>Meade/Fowler, 28-1 (8)</li><li>Inman, 24-8 (10)</li><li>Jefferson County North, 23-5 (9)</li>
 </ol> CLASS 1A DIVISION I<ol>
 <li>Centralia, 28-3 (3)</li><li>Little River, 25-3 (2)</li><li>Victoria, 21-3 (1)</li><li>Pretty Prairie, 26-4 (4)</li><li>Kiowa County, 25-5 (5)</li><li>Spearville, 25-6 (8)</li><li>St. Paul, 27-4 (7)</li><li>Burlingame, 17-6 (6)</li><li>Doniphan West, 20-9 (NR)</li><li>St. John, 15-9 (NR)</li>
 </ol> CLASS 1A DIVISION II<ol>
 <li>Hanover, 24-5 (1)</li><li>Lebo, 24-4 (2)</li><li>Attica, 24-2 (3)</li><li>Central Plains, 19-7 (5)</li><li>Linn, 20-8 (6)</li><li>Golden Plains, 24-4 (4)</li><li>Wheatland-Grinnell, 19-8 (7)</li><li>Hutchinson Central Christian, 17-7 (9)</li><li>Dighton, 18-6 (10)</li><li>Argonia, 17-5 (8)</li>
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Area teams in latest KVA rankings

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs and Washington head into their matchup this weekend with two of the worst defenses in the NFL. 

No teams have allowed more points this season and they're both coming off allowing 30-plus points last week. It's no wonder the game has the highest over/under point total of Week 6 at 55½. But Kansas City and Washington also have turnover-prone offenses. 

The Chiefs are tied for the most turnovers in the league after two fumbles and two interceptions last week. Washington's defense is perhaps in the most trouble facing Patrick Mahomes with the quarterback looking to atone for his recent mistakes.

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs and Washington head into their matchup this weekend with two of the worst defenses in the NFL. No teams have allowed more points this season and they're both coming off allowing 30-plus points last week. It's no wonder the game has the highest over/under point total of Week 6 at 55½. But Kansas City and Washington also have turnover-prone offenses. The Chiefs are tied for the most turnovers in the league after two fumbles and two interceptions last week. Washington's defense is perhaps in the most trouble facing Patrick Mahomes with the quarterback looking to atone for his recent mistakes.