Tony Adame looks at Saturday’s state, junior-college games (Nov. 14)

MIAA

No. 20 Central Missouri (8-2, 8-2 MIAA) at Fort Hays State (7-3, 7-3), 2:30 p.m. — Fort Hays State must win to keep its slim NCAA Division II playoff hopes alive. The top seven teams in the Super Region 3 rankings make the playoffs, Central Missouri is No. 8 and the Tigers are unranked, although six of the top 10 teams have games against teams with a record of .500 or better. Fort Hays State has two of the top three rushers in the MIAA with running back Shaquil Cooper, who leads the league with 1,248 rushing yards and quarterback Treveon Albert, who is third with 1,072 yards.

Other games

Missouri Southern (1-9, 1-9) at Missouri Western (5-5, 5-5), 11 a.m.

Washburn (5-5, 5-5) at No. 1 Northwest Missouri (10-0, 10-0), 1 p.m.

Northeastern State (2-8, 2-8) at Lindenwood (3-7, 3-7), 1:30 p.m.

Nebraska-Kearney (0-10, 0-10) at No. 19 Emporia State (8-2, 8-2), 2 p.m.

KCAC

Bethel (3-6, 3-4 KCAC) at No. 9 Tabor (9-1, 8-0), 1:30 p.m. — Tabor already owns a share of the KCAC title and could win it outright with a victory here. The Bluejays have won eight straight games since losing to then-No. 12 Northwestern 9-7 on Sept. 5. Tabor leads the KCAC in rushing offense (274.4 yards) and scoring defense (12.7 points).

Other games

Ottawa (5-4, 5-3) at Friends (3-7, 2-5), 1:30 p.m.

McPherson (0-9, 0-8) at Bethany (2-8, 2-6), 1:30 p.m.

Southwestern (3-7, 3-5) at Sterling (6-3, 6-2), 1:30 p.m.

This story was originally published November 13, 2015 at 9:06 AM with the headline "Tony Adame looks at Saturday’s state, junior-college games (Nov. 14)."