BOYS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 51, Atlantic 49
Lewis Central 48, Denison-Schleswig 43
St. Albert 80, Shenandoah 69 OT

Western Iowa Conference

Tri-Center, Neola 55, Griswold 49

Rolling Valley Conference

Coon Rapids-Bayard 58, Adair-Casey 35

Pride of Iowa Conference

Interstate 35,Truro 73, Bedford 56
Lenox 73, Nodaway Valley 61

Other Scores

Guthrie Center 55, West Central Valley, Stuart 37
Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 60, East Sac County 39

Corner Conference Tournament
Semi-Finals
Fremont Mills, Tabor 56, East Mills 42
Stanton 64, Essex 41

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Atlantic 37, Kuemper Catholic 35

Western Iowa Conference

Tri-Center, Neola 53, Griswold 40

Rolling Valley Conference

Adair-Casey 60, Coon Rapids-Bayard 21

Pride of Iowa Conference

Interstate 35,Truro 67, Bedford 50
Nodaway Valley 53, Lenox 25

Other Scores

Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 56, Sioux City, East 45
East Sac County 47, Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 43
OA-BCIG 47, Siouxland Community Christian 33
Panorama, Panora 60, Earlham 18
Sioux City, West 59, Sioux City, North 31
West Central Valley, Stuart 62, Guthrie Center 41

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs general manager John Dorsey expects running back Jamaal Charles to be ready for next season, though he sidestepped questions about a number of pending free agents. In his first comments since the Chiefs’ season ended with a playoff loss in New England, Dorsey said Thursday that Charles is “ahead of schedule” in his return from a torn ACL suffered Oct. 11.

Dorsey declined to discuss the future of All-Pro safety Eric Berry and veteran linebackers Derrick Johnson and Tamba Hali, saying only that “I would like to assess every situation.” All three have been a major part of the Kansas City defense, and all three are free agents. Other notable free agents include defensive tackle Jaye Howard and quarterback Chase Daniel.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs have promoted Brad Childress and Matt Nagy to co-offensive coordinators, where they will replace new Philadelphia Eagles coach Doug Pederson. Childress had been the spread game analyst and special projects coach the past three years, while Nagy was in charge of quarterbacks. Childress also spent five seasons as head coach in Minnesota.

Both assistants have lengthy histories with Chiefs coach Andy Reid. Childress spent seven seasons with him in Philadelphia, coaching quarterbacks for three years and the final four as offensive coordinator. Nagy was an offensive quality control coach in Philadelphia and followed Reid to Kansas City prior to the 2013 season.

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Peter Jok scored a career-high 29 points and No. 9 Iowa shook off pesky Rutgers in the second half in posting a harder-than-expected 90-76 victory on Thursday night. Jarrod Uthoff and Anthony Clemmons added 20 points apiece as the Hawkeyes (15-3, 6-0) won their eighth straight game and their 12th in a row in the Big Ten Conference, dating to last season.

Iowa used a zone defense late in the first half in a 16-7 run that gave it a 45-37 lead, and it opened the game up in the second half with its long-range shooting. Mike Williams had 17 points to lead Rutgers (6-14, 0-7), which was coming off a 50-point loss to No. 22 Purdue on Monday, its worst home loss.

We will be bringing you a web only broadcast tonight on our TV page of the Atlantic vs. Kuemper Catholic boys basketball game being played at Atlantic High School.  Chris Parks and Seth Christensen will have the Hawkeye Ten battle for you tonight.  Atlantic comes in with a 10-2 overall record and are 5-2 in the Hawkeye 10.  Kuemper Catholic is 9-4 overall and 6-1 in Hawkeye 10 play.  Tip-off is set for 7:30pm and we’ll have pregame coverage about 7:20pm.

The Iowa Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association released their latest dual team rankings on Thursday.

IWCOA 1A Dual Team Rankings, 011916
Overall Ranking School  Record through 1/16/16
1. Don Bosco, Gilbertville 20-2
2. Lisbon  18-1
3. Alburnett  14-4
4. Logan-Magnolia  19-2
5. Sibley-Ocheyedan  16-1
6. Westwood, Sloan  19-2
7. Lake Mills  24-7
8. Sumner-Fredericksburg  14-2
9. Dike-New Hartford  13-7
10.Sigourney  15-0
11. MFL MarMac  18-1
12. Ogden  22-1
13. West Marshall, State Center  10-3
14. Missouri Valley  11-3
15. OA-BCIG  7-0
16. Southeast Warren, Liberty Center  14-2

IWCOA 2A Dual Team Rankings, 011916
Overall Ranking School  Record through 1/16/16
1. New Hampton  18-0
2. Creston  14-0
3. Assumption, Davenport  12-1
4. Clarion-Goldfield-Dows  14-3
5. Sergeant Bluff-Luton  12-0
6. Independence  18-6
7. Washington  23-0
8. Albia  11-2
9. Webster City  12-2
10. Glenwood  10-2
11. Mediapolis  13-4
12. Mount Vernon  12-3
13. Crestwood, Cresco  9-8
14. Williamsburg  13-3
15. Osage  17-9
16. Solon  13-3

IWCOA 3A Dual Team Wrestling Rankings, 01/20/2016
Overall Ranking School Record through 1/16/16
1. Southeast Polk 13-0
2. Valley, West Des Moines 17-1
3. Fort Dodge 9-2
4. Dubuque, Hempstead  23-0
5. Johnston  18-2
6. Prairie, Cedar Rapids  16-3
7. Cedar Rapids, Kennedy 10-1
8. Waverly-Shell Rock 15-3
9. Cedar Rapids Jefferson  9-3
10. Indianola  13-2
11. Epworth, Western Dubuque  25-7
12. Waukee  14-5
13. Clinton  12-2
14. North Scott, Eldridge  18-9
15. Norwalk  16-2
16. Bettendorf  9-7
17. Ankeny Centennial  14-9
18. Linn-Mar, Marion  19-10
19. Iowa City, West  13-10
20. Iowa City, City High  13-10
21. Dallas Center-Grimes  9-4
22. Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson  11-5
23. Ottumwa  10-6
24. Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines  7-6

BOSTON (AP) – This ball controversy can’t be blamed on the Patriots. Massachusetts State Police came to the rescue before Saturday’s NFL playoff game between New England and the Kansas City Chiefs by delivering footballs that game officials left at their hotel.

A state police spokesman said at about 2:30 p.m. Saturday, league officials contacted the Hyatt at Logan Airport to say that some balls and air pressure gauges had been left behind. The balls were the ones used in the kicking game. Hotel workers entered the room and a state trooper drove the equipment to Gillette Stadium, arriving about an hour before kickoff.

The Patriots beat the Chiefs 27-20. The officials’ gaffe came about a year after the start of the “Deflategate” scandal, when the Patriots were accused of using underinflated balls.

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The Big Ten Conference women’s basketball standings became more muddled Wednesday after Penn State shocked the University of Iowa, 82-69, in front of 3,873 on Mediacom Court inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. According to Hawkeyesports.com., Penn State (7-11 overall, 2-5 Big Ten) ended a five-game losing skid by shooting 49 percent from the field and out-rebounding the Hawkeyes (13-6, 3-4) by 14.

UI sophomore Chase Coley made 7-of-10 field goals and shared game-high scoring honors with 16 points. Junior Ally Disterhoft had a tough night shooting (3-of-14 from the field), but still managed 13 points with seven rebounds, three assists, and two blocked shots. The Hawkeye point guard duo of sophomore Whitney Jennings and Tania Davis combined for 20 points, nine assists, six steals, and five rebounds.

Sunday can’t come soon enough for the Hawkeyes. That’s their next opportunity (at Purdue) to snap out of a funk of four losses in five games. Iowa returns to action — and the road — Jan. 24 at Purdue (14-4, 5-2). Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. (CT) and the game will be televised by BTN. The Boilermakers lost at home Wednesday to Nebraska, 62-61.

The 9th-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes are on the road tonight (Thursday) to face Big Ten basement dweller Rutgers. The Scarlet Knights are 0-6 in the conference after a 107-57 loss to Purdue on Monday. Iowa Coach Fran McCaffery says Rutgers is a much better team than they showed against the Boilermakers.

“Purdue, with their incredible size, was not a good matchup for Rutgers. You look at the Wake Forest game or the Indiana game, I mean, that’s more indicative of how Rutgers is and we have to understand that,” McCaffery said. Wake Forest beat Rutgers by just one point in November, while the Scarlet Knights lost to Big Ten leader Indiana by seven points three weeks ago.

Iowa is riding a seven-game winning streak and with a win tonight, would join Indiana at 6-0 atop the Big Ten. On Sunday, Iowa beat Michigan 82-71 with the Hawkeyes coming off the bench scoring 22 points. McCaffery says Dom Uhl, Nicholas Baer, and Ahmad Wagner are giving the Iowa starters a big boost.

“You’ve got to be able to go to your bench in this league. It’s too long of a season, the teams are too good, the games are too physical, the travel…you just can’t get by with five or six guys,” McCaffery said. Sophomore forward Dom Uhl is averaging just under 8 points and 4 rebounds per game off the bench.

“He’s playing relaxed,” McCaffery said of Uhl. “He knows he’s going to play a lot. He knows I’m going to go to him and he’s going to be allowed to play through his mistakes. You don’t always get that when you’re a freshman.” Iowa and Rutgers tipoff at 6 p.m. in New Jersey.

Pre-game coverage begins at 5-p.m. on KJAN. The game will also be televised by ESPN-U.

(Learfield Sports)