Hawkeye Ten Conference:
Denison-Schleswig 46, Clarinda 43
#6 St. Albert 61, Shenandoah 38
#7 Harlan Community 86, Red Oak 41
Lewis Central 59, Atlantic 27

Western Iowa Conference:
AHSTW 52, Logan-Magnolia 30
#14 Treynor 59, IKM-Manning 30
Tri-Center 52, Missouri Valley 29

Rolling Valley Conference:
#12 Woodbine 62, Ar-We-Va 14
#11 CAM 66, Paton-Churdan 18
#15 Exira-EHK 61, West Harrison 28
Boyer Valley 53, Glidden-Ralston 31

Corner Conference:
Essex 57, Sidney 35
East Mills 46, Griswold 24
Fremont Mills 71, Stanton 52

Raccoon River Conference:
Carroll 54, #8 Ballard 45
ADM 48, Boone 37
#12 Carlisle 57, Bondurant-Farrar 44
Gilbert 70, Winterset 41

Pride of Iowa Conference:
Wayne 50, Bedford 41
Mount Ayr 60, Worth County 34

West Central Conference:
Van Meter 49, #10 Earlham 33
West Central Valley 51, Madrid 26
#3 Panorama 54, ACGC 36
#3 Des Moines Christian 66, Pleasantville 34

Hawkeye Ten Conference:
Denison-Schleswig 69, Clarinda 53
Lewis Central 77, Atlantic 41
St. Albert 71, Shenandoah 44
Harlan Community 62, Red Oak 59

Western Iowa Conference:
Logan-Magnolia 52, AHSTW 43
Tri-Center 75, Missouri Valley 59
Underwood 83, Audubon 46
Treynor 66, IKM-Manning 35

Rolling Valley Conference:
Coon Rapids-Bayard 86, East Union 44
Woodbine 68, Ar-We-Va 56
Boyer Valley 40, Glidden-Ralston 37
Exira-EHK 80, West Harrison 44
CAM 77, Paton-Churdan 37

Corner Conference:
East Mills 67, Griswold 22
Sidney 55, Essex 52
Stanton 76, Fremont Mills 66

Raccoon River Conference:
Ballard 64, Carroll 48
ADM 68, Boone 56
Bondurant-Farrar 58, Carlisle 51
Winterset 68, Gilbert 59

Pride of Iowa Conference:
Bedford 47, Wayne 32
Mount Ayr 54, Worth County 44

West Central Conference:
Earlham 47, Van Meter 46
Panorama 63, ACGC 59
Madrid 56, West Central Valley 40
Ogden 73, Woodward-Granger 47

The Exira-EHK Spartans went into Friday night with back-to-back losses at home. Falling to 4-2 the Spartans were eager to get back onto the court and get a big conference win. The Spartans were ready to go from the opening tip as they won the tip and scored followed by a steal for a layup and held a 4-0 lead less than 15 seconds into the game. The Spartans looked to try and use their height advantage and dominate the paint and that is exactly what happened. In the opening eight minutes the Spartans shot 11-14 from the floor including 18 points inside the paint to give them a 20-point lead after the first quarter. The Spartans rode the hot offensive night from three seniors in Jackson Radcliff, Cash Emgarten, and Aiden Flathers who all scored in double figures and Radcliff led the way with 22 points. After the two previous losses head coach of the Spartans Tony Santistaben said it was good just to see the kids get back to their winning ways.

The Spartans did a great job all night long of making the extra pass to teammates to get the best shot possible on the offensive end of the floor. The Spartans would have 15 assists as a team and just made them really hard to contain. Coach Santistaben says it has been a priority of him and his assistant coach to teach the kids to read the defense and to take what they give them.

Early in the second the half with a 25-point lead Coach Santistaben took a timeout in the third quarter because he didn’t like the energy of his team and felt they were just playing the score, but Coach Santistaben he wants to his team to always bring their own energy even if the crowd isn’t a factor in the game.

The Spartans end their two-game losing skid and improve to 5-2 on the season and 5-1 in Rolling Valley Conference play.

The Exira EHK Lady Spartans cruised to a Rolling Valley conference win over West Harrison 61-28 Friday night. The Lady Spartans wasted no time getting on the board early and immediately getting set in their full court press. The Spartans would use their full court ball pressure most of the night and forced the Lady Hawkeyes to 24 turnovers on the night. The tone was set in the first quarter when after eight minutes of play the Spartans held a 20-4 lead thanks to four three balls to widen the score. The Spartans wouldn’t stop their as they continued to hound the Hawkeyes on the defensive end of the floor and attack in transition.

The Spartans led 39-14 at the halftime break and were led by Taryn and Jaelynn Petersen who both scored double figures in the half. Although Exira would dominate the game as a team, they had no answer for West Harrisons senior Maclayn Houston who led all scorers on the night and scored 25 of the West Harrisons 28 points. Houston would go over her averages in points and rebounds as the senior posted 25 points and 12 rebounds on 9/18 shooting from the floor. Houston did everything she could to keep her team in the game it just wasn’t enough to keep up with the duo of Taryn and Jaelynn Petersen who both scored 15+ points including five triples by Taryn the freshman.

With the 61-28 victory the Lady Spartans improve to 6-1 on the season including six straight wins and now 5-1 in the Rolling Valley Conference and will be back in action on Tuesday night when they take on Paton Churdan at home for a 6:00pm tipoff. The Lady Hawkeyes fall to 2-7 and 0-5 in conference play.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa defensive coordinator and secondary coach Phil Parker has been named the recipient of the 2023 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Assistant FBS Coach of the Year Award. The announcement was made on Friday by the AFCA.

Parker was selected by the AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year Committee from a total of 98 nominees. Earlier this month, Parker was presented the Broyles Award by the Frank & Barbara Broyles Foundation. The Broyles Award is presented annually to the top assistant coach in college football.

The Assistant Coach of the Year award was first presented in 1997 and was created to honor assistant coaches who excel in community service, commitment to the student-athlete, on-field coaching success and AFCA professional organization involvement.

Parker joins Norm Parker (2013) and Ron Aiken (2002) as Hawkeye assistant coaches who have earned the AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year.

Parker, who is in his 25th season on Iowa’s coaching staff (12th as defensive coordinator), has been the mastermind behind one of the nation’s top defenses in 2023. The Hawkeyes have allowed just 15 touchdowns in 13 games (tied for the third fewest in the NCAA) and the unit ranks fourth nationally, giving up 13.2 points per game.

The point per game average is the lowest by a Hawkeye defense since 2008.

The Hawkeyes have given up one touchdown or less in 10 of 13 games this season and the unit is ranked fifth nationally in total defense (274.8) for a sixth straight year. Iowa’s defense has allowed 400 yards or fewer in 27 straight games dating back to the 2021 season — the longest active streak nationally.

One of Parker’s main principles is limiting “explosive” plays. In 2023, the Hawkeyes have allowed just 18 such plays in 13 games.

Across the board, Iowa ranks in the top 20 nationally in virtually every defensive category this season, including being fifth in team passing efficiency defense (100.46), 12th in red zone defense (.750), 13th in rushing defense (102.5), 16th in first downs defense (205) and 19th in third-down conversion defense (.316).

Under Parker’s tutelage, three defensive players — DB Cooper DeJean, DB Sebastian Castro and LB Jay Higgins — earned All-America recognition. DeJean is a unanimous consensus All-American and was a finalist for the Nagurski Award and Thorpe Award. Higgins is a second-team All-American and was a semifinalist for the Butkus Award, while Castro is a third-team All-American.

DeJean was also named the recipient of the 2023 Tatum-Woodson Big Ten Defensive Back of the Year, becoming the sixth Hawkeye to be voted the top defensive back in the conference under Parker’s watch.

The No. 17 Hawkeyes will play No. 21 Tennessee on Jan. 1, 2024, in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. The game will start at 12:06 (CT) and will be televised on ABC.

The Iowa Hawkeye men and women take part in a doubleheader in Wells Fargo Arena Saturday. It begins with the Hawkeye men playing Florida A@M. Iowa is coming off three straight lopsided losses and coach Fran McCaffery is staying positive with his team.

Florida A@M is 2-5 but McCaffery says every team has veteran players who can score.

McCaffery says the Hawkeyes will need to play better than they did in Sunday’s loss to Michigan.

The fourth ranked Hawkeye women play Cleveland State in the second half of the doubleheader. The Vikings have won nine straight but lost standout guard Destiny Leo to a season ending injury.

That’s Iowa coach Lisa Bluder who says with Leo out other players have stepped up.

The Hawkeyes have two nonconference games remaining before jumping back into Big Ten play on December 30th against Minnesota.

The top ranked Northwestern football team is in Durham, North Carolina preparing for Monday’s NAIA Championship game against third ranked Keiser of Florida. The defending champion Red raiders are 14-0.

That’s Northwestern coach Matt McCarty who likes the progress his team has made this season.

Northwestern offensive coordinator Josh Fakkema says they have viewed this season as a new challenge.

Defensive coordinator Billy Kirch says it is night and day how his unit is playing right now compared to the beginning of the season.

Hawkeye Ten Conference:
Glenwood 67, Creston 46
Riverside @ Red Oak

Western Iowa Conference:
Audubon 73, Boyer Valley 40 (NC)
Treynor 66 vs Denison-Schleswig 39

Rolling Valley Conference:
Ar-We-Va 62, Westwood 57

Corner Conference:
Missouri Valley 58, Griswold 42 (NC)

Raccoon River Conference:
Clarke 57, North Polk 52

Pride of Iowa Conference:
Mount Ayr 67, Southeast Warren 51
Southwest Valley 46, East Union 25
Central Decatur 70, Mormon Trail 56
Nodaway Valley @ Martensdale-St Marys

West Central Conference:
Interstate-35 @ #Chariton

Hawkeye Ten Conference:
Glenwood 64, Creston 34
Riverside @ Red Oak (NC)

Western Iowa Conference:
#14 Treynor 47, Omaha Duchesne 39

Rolling Valley Conference:
#6 Westwood 90, Ar-We-Va 20

Corner Conference:
Missouri Valley 47, Griswold 29 (NC)

Raccoon River Conference:
#4 North Polk 80, Indianola 33

Pride of Iowa Conference:
#3 Martensdale-St Marys 58, #5 Nodaway Valley 56
Mount Ayr 56, Southeast Warren 29 (NC)

West Central Conference:
#15 Chariton 51, Interstate-35  11

On Thursday, the Atlantic wrestling team topped Kuemper Catholic and fell short to Lewis Central in a double-dual at Lewis Central High School.

The Trojans won ten of 14 matches to defeat Kuemper 52-24. Taye Jordan (106) and Collin Harris (113) won by forfeit. Braxton Hass (120) won by a major decision, and Donavan Hedrington (175) and Cohen Bruce (190) won by a decision. The Trojans recorded five falls: Aiden Smith (126), Jayden Harter (138), Kalvin Hayes (144), Drevan Smith (150), and Evan Sorensen (285).

Atlantic won six of the 14 matches against Lewis Central. Taye Jordan (106) won by a decision in overtime, Braxton Hass (120) won by decision, Aiden Smith (126) picked up a fall, and Drevan Smith (150) won by a major decision. Donavan Hedrington (175) won by fall, and Evan Sorensen (285) posted a pin in 31 seconds.

Lewis Central defeated Atlantic 39-29 and topped Kuemper 40-36.

Atlantic 52 Kuemper Catholic, 24