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Game broadcast from Friday, September 16th with Jim Field and Chris Parks.
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EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — The margin of victory is getting bigger for Iowa State.
After beating Northern Iowa by a point and rival Iowa by three in three overtimes, the Cyclones had a relatively easy four-point victory at Connecticut on Friday.
Darius Reynolds had 128 yards receiving and two second-half touchdowns to lead Iowa State to a 24-20 win and a 3-0 start for the first time since 2005.
“I don’t think anyone picked us to win three,” coach Paul Rhoads said. “Confidence continues to build as we find ways to win football games.”
The Cyclones overcame a 10-0 UConn lead and a slow start from quarterback Steele Jantz, who threw interceptions on three of his first four passes.
Jantz, who threw four touchdown passes last week against rival Iowa, completed 18 of 29 for 200 yards on Friday. His 20-yard touchdown pass to Reynolds with just over 9 minutes to play provided the winning margin.
Reynolds had given the Cyclones their first lead at 14-10 on a trick play when receiver Josh Lenz took a pitch from running back James White, rolled left and found the senior wide open behind the defense for a 40-yard score with just over 11 minutes left in the third quarter.
“We just kept saying, ‘We got this,'” Lenz said. “We just kept our heads up.”
Scott McCummings, one of UConn’s three quarterbacks, ran for a touchdown and threw for another for the Huskies (1-2) and receiver Isiah Moore caught eight passes for 143 yards, but also had a key fumble to stop a third-quarter drive.
UConn drove the ball into Iowa State territory twice in the final two minutes, but quarterback Johnny McEntee’s desperation heave on the game’s final play fell incomplete.
“It hurts way more than a blowout because you know you have a chance to win and then you let it slip away,” Isiah Moore said.
Kashif Moore had given UConn a 20-17 lead early in the fourth quarter when he outleaped cornerback Jeremy Reeves on play-action pass from McCummings then sprinted down the left sideline for a 39-yard touchdown.
It was McCummings’ only completion on three attempts.
But Jantz led the Cyclones on a 65-yard drive for the winning score.
Lentz made a diving 19-yard catch at the UConn 20, before Reynolds caught the ball over the middle, then hurdled UConn defensive backs Jerome Junior and Blidi Wreh-Wilson on his way to the end zone.
Iowa State now has a week off before hosting the Texas Longhorns in Ames.
A festival dedicated to a type of berry many Americans haven’t heard of is taking place this weekend in western Iowa. Saw Mill Hollow in Missouri Valley is believed to have the largest aronia berry crop in the country. Andrew Pittz says his father, Vaughn, first heard about aronia berries being used in a juice drink. “We looked into it and it was a native North American plant that no one was growing,” Pittz said. “So, we took it upon ourselves to plant the first 207 cultivated aronia berry plants in the United States.” That was 1995. Today, the Pittz family manages 25 acres of aronia berries. The dark colored berry has long been popular in Russia and Poland. Pittz says sales are picking up in the U.S. among those searching for healthier food products.
He notes studies have shown the aronia berry contains two to four times the antioxidants of a blueberry. “And the blueberry is kind of the go to super fruit,” Pittz said. Aronia berries have a unique tart taste, lacking the sweetness of grapes and blueberries. Pittz admits aronia berries probably aren’t best in the raw. “It might not be as good – eating it fresh – as a grape, blueberry or raspberry. But, because of its profile, it makes a great wine and it bakes really well. There are all kinds of things you can do with it,” Pittz said. The 4th Annual North American Aronia Berry Festival is scheduled to run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. both today (Saturday) and Sunday.
learn more about the event at: www.sawmillhollow.com.
(Radio Iowa)
CLARISS JANSEN, 84, of Manilla (formerly of Aspinwall) died Friday, September 16th at the Manilla Manor Nursing Home. Funeral services for CLARISS JANSEN will be held 10:30am Monday, September 19th at the Ohde Funeral Home in Manning.
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Visitation will be held from 5-7pm on Sunday, September 18th at the funeral home.
Burial will be in the Iowa Township Cemetery near Aspinwall.
CLARISS JANSEN is survived by:
Children: Tam Merriman of Manning. Tom Jansen of Hurst, TX. Teresa Benning of Avoca. Ted Jansen of Aspinwall. Tim Jansen of Carroll. Terri Mohr of Ute.
13 Grandchildren
Numerous Great Grandchildren
DAVID L. MOSER, 54, of Stuart died Thursday, September 15th at his home. Services for DAVID L. MOSER will be held 10:00am Monday, September 19th at the St. John’s Lutheran Church in Casey. Johson Funeral Home in Stuart has the arrangements.
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Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00pm on Sunday, September 18th at the funeral home.
Burial will follow in the Oakwood Cemetery in Casey.
Memorials may be made to the David L. Moser memorial fund. Online condolences may be left at www.johnsonfamilyfuneralhome.com
Council Bluffs Police were investigating a theft in progress at the Lake Manawa Wal-Mart location when the officer on scene made contact with a man named John Chestnut on Friday. Chestnut fled the scene striking the Officer with his motor vehicle in the process. Officers then engaged in a short chase that ended with an intervention technique and Chestnut was taken into custody. He was charged with Attempted Murder, Aggravated Theft, and three counts of Child Endangerment. The Officer was treated and released from a local hospital. No further details are currently available and the incident is still under investigation.
Class 3-A, District 1
Creston 27 @ Atlantic 20
Glenwood 0 @ Lewis Central 35
Winterset 39 @ Red Oak 16
Carroll 42 @ Harlan 20
Class 3-A, District 2
Denison 49 @ Storm Lake 28
Class 2-A, District 2
SCAL-RCL 8 @ Kuemper Catholic 10
East Sac County 0 @ Missouri Valley 28
Class 2-A, District 8
Clarinda 6 @ Pella Christian 24
PCM 55 @ Shenandoah 18
Class 1-A, District 1
IKM-Manning 10 @ Lawton-Bronson 21
Class 1-A, District 7
West Central Valley 46 @ Wayne 0
Mount Ayr 28 @ Nodaway Valley 20
Panorama 38 @ Des Moines Christian 0
Class 1-A, District 8
Audubon 44 @ Clarinda Academy 20
Griswold 12 @ Underwood 0
Treynor 7 @ Logan-Magnolia 35
St. Albert 43 @ Tri-Center 6
Class A, District 7
Riverside 13 @ Guthrie Center 14 (ND)
Class A, District 8
Martensdale-St. Marys 14 @ Bedford 61 (ND)
Earlham 21 @ A-H-S-T 14 (ND)
SE Warren 20 @ Corning 9 (ND)
Van Meter 33 @ Exira/EHK 41 (ND)
8-Man, District 6
Adair-Casey 56 @ CAM 17
Mormon Trail 6 @ Murray 52
Ankeny Christian 3 @ East Union 55
Lenox 51 @ Lamoni 38
8-Man District 7
Coon Rapids-Bayard 20 @ Woodbine 14
Boyer Valley 6 @ Ar-We-Va 13
Charter Oak-Ute 27 @ East Greene 66
8-Man, Disrtict 8
Sidney 20 @ East Mills 57
Stanton 42 @ Nishnabotna 7
Villisca 14 @ Glidden-Ralston 66
Essex 6 @ Fremont-Mills 69
FREMONT, Neb. (AP) — The chairman of Union Pacific says the railroad has begun a multi-year effort to double-track the route between Fremont, Neb., and Missouri Valley, Iowa, in order to move trains through the area more quickly. Union Pacific chairman Jim Young outlined the $300 million to $400 million project. Young noted there is a lot of single track in that stretch as well as two bridges, which cross the Elkhorn and Missouri rivers. Young says the railroad wants to reduce bottlenecks and prevent trains from waiting in the communities. Young, who spoke with Fremont business leaders on Thursday aboard a train car, says Union Pacific plans to spend $3.3 billion on capital projects throughout its system in the next year and hire 1,300 new employees.
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