The Atlantic girls basketball team started the game strong but couldn’t handle the amped up defensive pressure from Lewis Central in the second half of a 57-40 loss on Friday night. Atlantic used their own strong defense to jump out to an early 8-2 lead and carried a five point lead into the second quarter. Lewis Central grabbed a three point edge by halftime and then outscored the Trojans 19-7 in the third quarter to take control of the game. The Titans came out with an intensified full court press in the second half and use various defensive looks to fluster the Trojans. Atlantic finished with 28 turnovers on the night.

Megan Witte was a big factor in the game as well for LC. She scored 14 of her game high 28 points in that decisive third quarter. Isabella Smith had 9 points and Delaney Esterling dropped in 8 for the Titans. They improved to 4-2 going into the holiday break.

Atlantic was led by 14 points from Haley Rasmussen and 11 from McKenzie Waters. The Trojans fall to 4-5 to end the first portion of the season.

Purdue Fort Wayne (7-7) vs. Iowa State (6-4)
James H. Hilton Coliseum, Ames, Iowa; Sunday, 12 p.m. CST

BOTTOM LINE: Two sophomore guards will be on display as Jarred Godfrey and Purdue Fort Wayne will go up against Tyrese Haliburton and Iowa State. Godfrey has scored 22 percent of the team’s points this season and is averaging 18 over his last five games. Haliburton is averaging 20 points and 6.6 assists over the last five games.

SUPER SENIORS: Purdue Fort Wayne has relied heavily on its seniors. Brian Patrick, Matt Holba, Dylan Carl and Marcus DeBerry have combined to account for 51 percent of the team’s scoring this year and 46 percent of all Mastodons points over the team’s last five games.

FACILITATING THE OFFENSE: Haliburton has either made or assisted on 51 percent of all Iowa State field goals over the last three games. The sophomore guard has accounted for 23 field goals and 17 assists in those games.

DEFENSIVE DISRUPTION: Iowa State is 5-0 when limiting opponents to 41.9 percent or worse from the field, and 1-4 when opponents shoot better than that. Purdue Fort Wayne is 5-0 when allowing 40.7 percent or less and 2-7 whenever opponents exceed that mark.

ASSIST RATIOS: The Cyclones have recently created baskets via assists more often than the Mastodons. Iowa State has 43 assists on 78 field goals (55.1 percent) over its previous three outings while Purdue Fort Wayne has assists on 36 of 70 field goals (51.4 percent) during its past three games.

DID YOU KNOW: Iowa State has turned the ball over on just 15.3 percent of its possessions this season, which is the ninth-lowest rate among all Division I teams. The Cyclones have turned the ball over only 11.4 times per game this season.

The Atlantic Trojans play host to the Lewis Central Titans for a varsity basketball doubleheader tonight and we’ll have coverage on KJAN. We’ll start our pregame coverage at 5:50pm with the girls game set to tip-off at 6:00pm, the boys will follow at about 7:30pm. Chris Parks has the call from the Atlantic High School gymnasium. Tune in on air at AM 1220, FM 101.1, and online at kjan.com. You can also catch live video of both games on KJANTV.

Also tonight through the KJAN Video Network the Spartan Media channel will have the live broadcast of Exira-EHK vs. West Harrison varsity hoops doubleheader. Pregame coverage will also begin at 5:50pm before the 6:00pm girls game. Also in between games tonight the 2010 Exira Vikettes State Championship team will be honored for their historic season.

Join us tonight for some great high school basketball coverage.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The next edition of the Iowa-Minnesota college football rivalry will be staged on a Friday night. The Big Ten has moved the Hawkeyes-Gophers game in 2020 from Sept. 20 to Sept. 19. This will be the earliest-ever meeting between the two schools that play annually for the Floyd of Rosedale bronze pig trophy. In 113 all-time matchups, the Hawkeyes and Gophers have only met in September twice. That was in 2012 and 2013. Iowa leads the series 63-48-2.

The Big Ten began scheduling Friday night games in 2017. Minnesota hosted one in 2018, a victory over Indiana.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Patrick Mahomes added another memorable performance to an impressive start to his career last weekend against Denver. He completed 27 of 34 passes through a driving snowstorm to lead Kansas City to a 23-3 victory. It was the kind of weather that should have made it difficult for a kid from Texas to throw the ball. Instead it allowed Mahomes to show off his arm strength and accuracy in new ways. Now, the reigning league MVP hopes to carry that hot hand into Sunday night’s game in Chicago.

(Learfield Sports/Radio Iowa) — Freshman Joe Toussaint is expected to step up at point guard when Iowa plays Cincinnati in Chicago Saturday night. It will be the Hawkeyes first game without Jordan Bohannon, who underwent season ending hip surgery on Thursday. Freshman guard C.J. Fredrick…

Hawkeye sophomore Connor McCaffery….

Listen for the action beginning at 6-p.m. with the pregame show, 7-p.m. tip-off from the United Center in Chicago.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa junior kicker Keith Duncan and junior offensive tackle Tristan Wirfs have been named first-team All-Americans by the Football Writers Association of America, the FWAA announced Thursday.

It is Duncan’s third first-team All-America selection (FWAA, Associated Press, Sporting News), making him the 26th consensus All-American in program history (Calvin Jones (1954, ’55) and Larry Station (1984, ’85) were honored on more than one occasion), and 11th under head coach Kirk Ferentz.

Iowa’s last consensus All-Americans were defensive back Josh Jackson and linebacker Josey Jewell in 2017, who were unanimous consensus All-Americans.

Wirfs garnered two first-team All-America selections (Walter Camp, FWAA) and four All-American honors overall.

Duncan (5-foot-10, 180-pounds), a Lou Groza Award finalist, set Big Ten and Iowa single-season records with 29 made field goals, a total that ranks sixth-best all-time in the NCAA. Duncan set a school record with six field goal attempts in Iowa’s win over Purdue. His 34 attempts on the season are a school record.

Duncan, a native of Grapevine, Texas, attended Weddington (North Carolina) High School. He was named Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week for his efforts in wins over Iowa State, Illinois, and Nebraska. Duncan booted a game-winning 48-yard field goal with one second to play at Nebraska. He connected on four field goals (23, 45, 24, 29) in Iowa’s win over Illinois, and also had four in the 18-17 win at Iowa State.

For the season, Duncan is 29-of-34 on field goal attempts, 14-of-18 on field goals of 40 yards or more or, and a perfect 25-of-25 on PATs. Duncan’s 38 career made field goals are the sixth-most all-time in program history.

Duncan earned the Bakken-Andersen Kicker of the Year Award in the Big Ten and was a unanimous first-team All-Big Ten selection by the AP.

Wirfs (6-foot-5, 322-pounds), who attended Mount Vernon (Iowa) High School, was named the Big Ten’s Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year, a first-team All-Big Ten selection by league coaches and media, and a unanimous first-team All-Big Ten selection by the AP.

He started nine games at right tackle and three at left tackle, with 32 career starts in three seasons. He was one of six semifinalists for the 2019 Outland Trophy. He earned honorable mention honors in 2018, and in 2017 was the first true freshman to start at tackle under head coach Kirk Ferentz.

Iowa (9-3, 7-3) will face USC in the 2019 Holiday Bowl in San Diego on Dec. 27 (7 p.m. CT, FS1). For ticket and bowl game information, visit hawkeyesports.com/bowlcentral.

Tri @ Kuemper Catholic
Atlantic/CAM 59, Kuemper Catholic 13
Atlantic/CAM 40, Lewis Central 27
Lewis Central 46, Kuemper Catholic 21

Two time winners on the night for the Trojans were: Cale Roller (285), Joe Weaver (126), and Jarrett Armstrong (160).

Tri @ Clarinda
Harlan 72, Shenandoah 0
Harlan 67, Clarinda 9
Clarinda 48, Shenandoah 18

Corner Conference Tourney @ Sidney
Tarkio, MO 48, East Mills 30
Tarkio, MO 48, Clarinda Academy 21
Tarkio, MO 60, Griswold 18
Tarkio, MO 42, SW Iowa 33
SW Iowa 60, Clarinda Academy 24
SW Iowa 42, East Mills 36
SW Iowa 60, Griswold 12
East Mills 48, Clarinda Academy 12
East Mills 60, Griswold 12
Clarinda Academy 36, Griswold 12

Tri @ CB Abraham Lincoln
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 52, Abraham Lincoln 24
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 78, SC West 6
Abraham Lincoln 76, SC West 0

Tri @ CB Thomas Jefferson
LeMars 65, SC North 18
Thomas Jefferson 48, SC North 46

Quad @ Greene County
Greene County 72, Coon Rapids-Bayard 12
Greene County 57, Nevada 18
Greene County 57, Saydel 9
Nevada 45, Saydel 18
Nevada 60, Coon Rapids-Bayard 12
Saydel 30, Coon Rapids-Bayard 15

Tri @ Nodaway Valley
Mount Ayr 42, East Union 26
Nodaway Valley 36, Mount Ayr 33
East Union 36, Nodaway Valley 33

Tri @ Perry
Carroll 44, Perry 32
Carroll 51, St. Edmond 12
Perry 65, St. Edmond 15

Quad @ SE Valley
SE Valley 72, ACGC 12
SE Valley 54, Ogden 20
SE Valley 39, Panorama 30
Panorama 54, Ogden 18
Panorama 50, ACGC 15
Ogden 42, ACGC 39

Tri @ St. Albert
Red Oak 54, Denison-Schleswig 24
Red Oak 52, St. Albert 27
St. Albert 44, Denison-Schleswig 30
(Red Oak coach Tiegen Podliska notched his 100th career dual win)

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United Center, Chicago; Saturday, 8 p.m. CST (7-p.m. pre-game on KJAN)
BOTTOM LINE: Cincinnati and Iowa both look to put winning streaks together . Cincinnati is coming off a big 78-66 win on Wednesday over No. 21 Tennessee. Iowa is coming off an 84-68 road win over Iowa State on Dec. 12.
STEPPING UP: The powerful Luka Garza has put up 22.4 points and 9.9 rebounds to lead the way for the Hawkeyes. Joe Wieskamp is also a key contributor, accounting for 12 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. The Bearcats are led by Keith Williams, who is averaging 13 points and 4.9 rebounds.WATCH OUT FOR WILLIAMS: Williams has connected on 40 percent of the 25 3-pointers he’s attempted and has made 6 of 14 over his last five games. He’s also converted 75.6 percent of his free throws this season.
WINNING WHEN: The Hawkeyes are 6-0 when they block at least three opposing shots and 2-3 when they fall shy of that mark. The Bearcats are 7-0 when converting on at least 65.5 percent of its free throws and 0-4 when they shoot worse than that from the line.
ASSIST DISTRIBUTION: The Hawkeyes have recently converted baskets via assists more often than the Bearcats. Iowa has an assist on 46 of 89 field goals (51.7 percent) across its past three outings while Cincinnati has assists on 37 of 80 field goals (46.3 percent) during its past three games.
DID YOU KNOW: The diligent Iowa offense has turned the ball over on just 15.8 percent of its possessions, the 12th-lowest mark in all of Division I. 21.8 percent of all Cincinnati possessions have resulted in a turnover.