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• Clarinda 60, St. Albert 24
• Harlan 66, St. Albert 11
• Clarinda 39, Harlan 37

• Lewis Central 46, Creighton Prep 19

• Southwest Iowa 42, Clarinda Academy 30
• East Mills 45, Southwest Iowa 24
• East Mills 60, Clarinda Academy 12

• Pleasantville 50, Southwest Valley 30
• Interstate 35 65, Southwest Valley 13

• Mount Ayr 42, Nodaway Valley 21
• Mount Ayr 39, East Union 36

Western Iowa:

• Audubon 42, Riverside 11
• IKM-Manning 69, Logan-Magnolia 52
• Missouri Valley 48, Griswold 28
• Treynor 75, A-H-S-T-W 34
• Tri-Center 55, Underwood 24

Others:

• Earlham 51, Guthrie Center 34
• Martensdale-St. Marys 51, Nodaway Valley 43
• Murray 42, Lenox 26
• Sidney 39, Tarkio, Mo. 20

MAC Shootout:

• Harlan 72, Bellevue West, Neb. 52
• Lewis Central 56, CB Abraham Lincoln 17
• St. Albert 44, CB Thomas Jefferson 26

Western Iowa:

• Audubon 65, Riverside 37
• IKM-Manning 70, Logan-Magnolia 26
• Missouri Valley 49, Griswold 44
• Treynor 59, A-H-S-T-W 26
• Tri-Center 60, Underwood 48

Others:

• Earlham 70, Guthrie Center 25
• Murray 49, Lenox 42
• Nodaway Valley 73, Martensdale-St. Marys 34
• Sidney 59, Tarkio, Mo. 17

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — John Dorsey likes to say that it takes several years before a verdict can be returned on a draft pick. There is a learning curve for rookies, often a steep one. The pro game is faster, players are stronger and the plays more complex. If that’s the case, the first two draft classes of the Chiefs’ general manager — panned so often by fans and pundits — may actually be right on track.

First-round pick Dee Ford played nearly half of the snaps in Sunday’s win over Oakland, a vast improvement over early in the season, when the linebacker barely got on the field.

Third-round pick Phillip Gaines is now starting at cornerback. Fourth-round pick De’Anthony Thomas returned a punt 81 yards for a touchdown against the Raiders. Sixth-round pick Zach Fulton has been starting at guard. Kicker Cairo Santos and wide receiver Albert Wilson, a pair of undrafted rookies, have become key components of the Chiefs’ playoff run.

Class 5-A
1. Waukee 4-0 2
2. West Des Moines Valley 6-0 3
3. Dowling Catholic 5-2 1
4. Iowa City West 7-0 4
5. Southeast Polk 4-1 8
6. Johnston 5-1 5
7. Iowa City High 6-1 9
8. Linn-Mar 5-1 6
9. Ankeny Centennial 3-2 7
10. Cedar Falls 6-1 NR
Dropped Out: Cedar Rapids Kennedy (10)

Class 4-A
1. Harlan 3-0 1
2. North Scott 6-0 2
3. Western Dubuque 5-0 3
4. Ballard 7-0 4
5. Bishop Heelan 3-0 5
6. Carlisle 6-1 7
7. Perry 5-2 6
8. Keokuk 6-0 8
9. Waverly-Shell Rock 6-0 9
10. Davenport Assumption 3-3 12
11. Indianola 5-2 10
12. Lewis Central 6-1 11
13. Davenport North 6-0 15
14. Cedar Rapids Xavier 4-3 13
15. Pella 5-2 14
Dropped Out: None

Class 3-A
1. Pocahontas Area 7-0 1
2. Mediapolis 6-0 2
3. Hampton-Dumont 7-0 4
4. Spirit Lake 5-1 3
5. Sioux Center 5-1 5
6. Kuemper Catholic 4-1 8
7. Red Oak 5-1 9
8. Nevada 6-1 7
9. Crestwood 5-1 10
10. Shenandoah 4-2 6
11. Solon 7-0 13
12. Osage 6-0 15
13. Saydel 7-1 11
14. Cherokee 4-2 14
15. Center Point-Urbana 5-3 12
Dropped Out: None

Class 2-A
1. Western Christian 5-0 1
2. Unity Christian 6-0 2
3. North-Linn 7-0 3
4. South Central Calhoun 8-0 4
5. Panorama 7-0 6
6. Dike-New Hartford 6-1 7
7. IKM-Manning 4-1 8
8. Cascade 5-0 9
9. Okoboji 7-0 11
10. Iowa City Regina 6-0 12
11. Maple Valley-A-O 5-1 13
12. Des Moines Christian 5-3 14
13. Fort Dodge St. Edmond 2-2 5
14. Manson-NW Webster 5-2 15
15. Hinton 7-0 NR
Dropped Out: West Branch (10)

Class 1-A
1. Burlington Notre Dame 8-0 1
2. Colo-Nesco 7-0 2
3. Bedford 7-0 3
4. Grand View Christian 5-0 4
5. Kingsley-Pierson 6-0 5
6. Fremont-Mills 6-0 6
7. Newell-Fonda 5-2 8
8. Exira/EHK 6-0 9
9. Lynnville-Sully 8-0 11
10. AGWSR 5-1 NR
11. Rockford 6-1 7
12. Central Lyon 4-2 14
13. Springville 5-0 15
14. Tripoli 5-1 10
15. Midland 5-2 12
Dropped Out: Marquette Catholic (13)

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers’ slowly improving run defense will face a stiff test on Sunday against Kansas City. Pittsburgh is 11th in the league against the run and has given up less than 100 yards on the ground in five of its last seven games. The Steelers won each of those contests, one of the big reasons they can clinch a playoff berth with a victory over the Chiefs (8-6).

Kansas City counters with running backs Jamaal Charles and Knile Davis, who have combined for nearly 1,400 yards and 15 touchdowns. Pittsburgh linebacker Arthur Moats says the injury problems that bothered the Steelers early in the season are paying off now because so many players have gained valuable experience

AMES, Iowa (AP) – The national junior college defensive player of the year from 2013 highlights the latest list of football recruits signed by Iowa State. Cyclones coach Paul Rhoads announced three signings on Wednesday, including defensive lineman Demond Tucker. The 285-pound Mississippi native was named the NJCAA defensive player of the year two years ago for Copiah-Lincoln Community College. He had 9.5 sacks last season.

Iowa State also signed junior college defensive back Jomal Wiltz, who Rhoads says is capable of playing corner back, safety and returning kicks, along with offensive lineman Patrick Scoggins. Scoggins, a transfer from Long Beach Community College in California, could either fill in for departed center Tom Farniok or play guard.

All three players have signed letters of intent and will enroll at Iowa State next semester.