The Atlantic boys basketball team fought through a bit of a sloppy night to pick up a 64-52 win over Red Oak on Tuesday night. Both teams struggled to find consistent offense for much of the game until Atlantic found a late groove to pull away.

A three pointer from Kaden Johnson before the buzzer to end the first quarter gave Red Oak a 13-12 lead after one period. The Tigers wouldn’t let go of that lead until the last point of the third quarter. A free throw from Skyler Handlos put Atlantic up 37-36 at the end of the third and the Trojans edged away from there. Handlos had a big 2nd half, dropping 22 of his 29 points for the game. Grant Sturm and Nile Petersen both finished with 9 on the night. The Trojans improved to 5-6 on the season and will travel to Saydel on Friday night.

Red Oak was led by 12 points from Kobe Johnson and 10 from Baylor Bergren. The Tigers are now 3-11 on the year and they take on St. Albert on Friday.

The win for the Trojans may have come at a bit of a cost as well. Tyler Moen, who just recently returned from a knee injury, got banged up in the first quarter and did not return. Atlantic Head Coach Jeff Ebling said he will get further checked out on Wednesday to determine the extent of the injury.

The Atlantic girls basketball team struggled taking care of the basketball and were never really in the game against Red Oak in a 56-41 loss on Tuesday night. The Trojans had 24 turnovers on the night and many of those giveaways turned into Tiger buckets on the other end. Red Oak jumped out to a 15-2 lead by the end of the first quarter, 27-11 by half, and built the lead to 49-23 at the end of 3.

Sophie Walker led the Tigers with 17 points. Two other Tigers finished in double figures as Lexi Johnson dropped 13 and Ellie Rengstorf finished with 10. The Tigers improve to 13-2 and will next try to avenge one of those losses on Friday in a meeting with St. Albert.

The Trojans had three players in double figures as well. Both McKenzie Waters and Taylor McCreedy finished with 11 points and Haley Rasmussen finished with 10. The Trojans fall to 6-7 on the season and will next travel to face Des Moines North on Thursday.

The Atlantic Trojans welcome in the Red Oak Tigers for a Hawkeye Ten basketball doubleheader tonight and we’ll have coverage on KJAN. Pregame will start at about 5:50pm before the girls game at 6:00 p.m. and the boys will follow at about 7:30 p.m. Chris Parks will have the call on AM 1220, FM 101.1, and online at kjan.com. You can also watch the live video feed tonight on KJANTV.

A Rolling Valley doubleheader will be aired on the Spartan Media channel as well tonight. Exira-EHK hosts Paton-Churdan and you can catch the live video from the students on Spartan Media in the KJAN Video Network starting at 5:40pm.

IRVING, Texas – Iowa State sophomore Ashley Joens claimed her third Big 12 Player of the Week honor of her career, the league announced Monday.

Ashley Joens had a banner week, averaging 24.0 points and 12.5 rebounds per game/ Joens started the week off with a monster performance at home against TCU. She netted 31 points and hauled in 15 rebounds to lead the Cyclones.

Joens did not let up as she helped ISU to its second Big 12 road win of the season with another double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Joens‘ final board of the game with 20 seconds remaining helped seal the win for the Cyclones. Joens is currently first in the Big 12 in scoring, with 23.1 points and fifth nationally.

Joens and the Cyclones are back in action on Wednesday, Jan. 22 at 6:30 p.m. when they take on Kansas State on Cyclones.tv.

The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right:

Others receiving votes: Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 15. Sioux City, East 2. Davenport, North 1.

Others receiving votes: Clear Lake 20. Dallas Center-Grimes 20. Keokuk 10. Le Mars 8. Central Clinton, De Witt 7. Gilbert 6. Harlan 6. Algona 4. Sergeant Bluff-Luton 2. Washington 1. Denison-Schleswig 1.

Others receiving votes: Dike-New Hartford 8. Osage 7. Albia 6. Des Moines Christian 5. Aplington-Parkersburg 4. Woodward-Granger 4. Pella Christian 3. AHSTW 3. Unity Christian, Orange City 2. Southeast Valley-Gowrie 2. Rock Valley 1. Monticello 1.

Others receiving votes: Don Bosco, Gilbertville 7. New London 5. Siouxland Community Christian 4. Gladbrook-Reinbeck 4. Newell-Fonda 3. Madrid 1.

Tournament at Mid Buchanan, MO

Bedford-Lenox tied for 5th place in the team race with 99.5 points. Drew Ventiecher was a champion at 170 pounds. Terrence Sheley was the runner-up at 132 pounds.

Tournament at Ankeny

Lewis Central finished in 6th place with 105 points. Tanner Higgins was runner-up at 145 pounds and Hunter Deyo was runner-up at 285 pounds.

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BOYS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Ar-We-Va 54, Red Oak 50
Harlan 56, St. Albert 32
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 71, Clarinda 64
Tri-Center 71, Shenandoah 34

Rolling Valley Conference

Coon Rapids-Bayard 62, Exira-EHK 55
West Harrison 59, Glidden-Ralston 42

Corner Conference Tournament

Fremont-Mills 57, Griswold 36
Sidney 80, Clarinda Academy 35

Other Scores

Allen, Neb. 83, Whiting 18
Colfax-Mingo 76, West Central Valley 51
Earlham 68, AHSTW 64
Logan-Magnolia 55, West Monona 41
OA-BCIG 49, Ridge View 33
Panorama, Panora 62, Nodaway Valley 59
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 60, CB Thomas Jefferson 41
Van Meter 48, Winterset 46

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Harlan 49, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 35
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 71, Clarinda 50
Red Oak 66, Ar-We-Va 39
Shenandoah 48, Tri-Center 28

Rolling Valley Conference

Exira-EHK 69, Coon Rapids-Bayard 13
Glidden-Ralston 47, West Harrison 43

Corner Conference Tournament

East Mills 57, Essex 22
Sidney 45, Griswold 9

Other Scores

Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 61, Sioux City, East 51
East Union 56, Orient-Macksburg 47
Logan-Magnolia 58, West Monona 56, OT
MVAOCOU 75, Riverside 25
Mount Ayr 74, Murray 19
Panorama 61, Nodaway Valley 54
Ridge View 52, OA-BCIG 36
West Central Valley, Stuart 57, Colfax-Mingo 39
Western Christian 71, Spirit Lake 32
Winterset 49, Van Meter 39
Woodbury Central, Moville 64, Gehlen Catholic, Le Mars 57

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

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa won 10 football games last season to conclude the best five-year stretch in the program’s history. But coach Kirk Ferentz says it wasn’t easy. At his postseason news conference Monday, Ferentz says there are no “easy outs.” The Hawkeyes’ three losses last season were by a combined 14 points. They finished the season with four consecutive wins including a 49-24 victory over Southern California in the Holiday Bowl. But there is a lot of work ahead for the Hawkeyes. They lose senior quarterback Nate Stanley, a three-year starter. And four players are leaving college early for a shot at the NFL. The Hawkeyes return all four of their top receivers.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs advanced to their first Super Bowl in 50 years by doing things decidedly their way. They let Patrick Mahomes and their potent offense wing the ball all over the field, never worrying for a moment that they were being too cavalier. They stuffed the line of scrimmage to take away Tennessee running back Derrick Henry, then did just enough in pass defense to ensure the Titans’ Ryan Tannehill didn’t beat them through the air. It all added up to a 35-24 victory in the AFC title game and a spot in the Chiefs’ first Super Bowl since the 1969 season.

UNDATED (AP) — Andy Reid revitalized the Kansas City Chiefs the same way he did with the Philadelphia Eagles. He’s one win away from finishing the job. The only thing missing from Reid’s impressive resume is a Super Bowl title. He is seventh on the career wins list and every coach ahead of him has a championship. Reid won more games than any coach in Eagles history but lost his only Super Bowl appearance. Thanks to Patrick Mahomes, Reid gets another shot when the Chiefs play the San Francisco 49ers in Miami on Feb. 2.

UNDATED (AP) — Baylor leaped over Gonzaga and into the No. 1 spot in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll to give the Top 25 its seventh team on top this season. That matches the record set in 1983 for the most No. 1s in the history of the poll that dates to the 1948-49 season. Baylor received 33 first-place votes from the 65-member media panel and had 1,591 points. Gonzaga received 31 first-place votes for 1,588 points. Kansas, undefeated San Diego State and Florida State replaced Duke, Auburn and Butler in the top five after those three schools each lost a pair of games last week.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Matt Carpenter is hoping he can bounce back from a poor season that was interrupted by injuries. The three-time All-Star hit just .226 with 15 home runs. Carpenter hit a career-high 36 homers in 2018 and that earned him a two-year contract for $39 million. The NL Central champion Cardinals have indicated Carpenter will be their starting third baseman this season. He turned 34 in November. Carpenter spoke Monday at the team’s annual Winter Warm-Up fan event in St. Louis.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – Iowa won 10 football games last season to conclude the best five-year stretch in the program’s history. But coach Kirk Ferentz says it wasn’t easy. At his postseason news conference Monday, Ferentz says there are no “easy outs.” The Hawkeyes’ three losses last season were by a combined 14 points.

They finished the season with four consecutive wins including a 49-24 victory over Southern California in the Holiday Bowl. But there is a lot of work ahead for the Hawkeyes. They lose senior quarterback Nate Stanley, a three-year starter. And four players are leaving college early for a shot at the NFL. The Hawkeyes return all four of their top receivers.