CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Backup quarterback Jason Hess scored on an 8-yard run with 17 seconds left Thursday to lift Newell-Fonda to a 39-35 victory over Fremont-Mills and the eight-player state championship. Hess filled in for injured starter Brady Dicks and made several big plays, including a 16-yard touchdown pass to Cole Wise and a 33-yard heave to Wise to set up his winning touchdown.

Fremont-Mills used two hook-and-laterals to drive to the Newell-Fonda 9-yard line with 4 seconds remaining. But the Mustangs stripped the ball from quarterback Jason Rusten on the final play and Dustin Johnson recovered to end it.

Newell-Fonda ran off 11 straight victories after starting 0-3 to win its first state championship and deny Fremont-Mills (13-1) a second title in four years.

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8-Man:

Newell-Fonda (10-3) vs. Fremont-Mills (13-0) – 10:06 AM

Class A:

Logan-Magnolia (13-0) vs. Gladbrook-Reinbeck (12-1) – 1:36 PM

Class 3-A:

Pella (13-0) vs. Bishop Heelan Catholic (12-1) – 7:06 PM

Class 5-A
1. Dowling Catholic 23-3
2. Southeast Polk 18-7
3. Waukee 20-4
4. West Des Moines Valley 22-2
5. Iowa City West 12-11
6. Johnston 14-10
7. Ankeny Centennial 16-7
8. Cedar Rapids Kennedy 16-8
9. Iowa City High 24-1
10. Mason City 16-7

Class 4-A
1. Harlan 26-0
2. Carlisle 20-7
3. North Scott 17-7
4. Western Dubuque 23-3
5. Perry 19-5
6. Ballard 21-5
7. Bishop Heelan 20-4
8. Davenport Assumption 17-7
9. Keokuk 17-7
10. Pella 16-7
11. Indianola 13-9
12. Waverly-Shell Rock 19-4
13. Lewis Central 17-6
14. Cedar Rapids Xavier 11-12
15. West Delaware 17-6

Class 3-A
1. Pocahontas Area 21-4
2. Mediapolis 24-2
3. Spirit Lake 18-6
4. Hampton-Dumont 19-6
5. Sioux Center 13-10
6. Shenandoah 17-6
7. Nevada 19-5
8. Red Oak 16-8
9. Center Point-Urbana 18-7
10. Kuemper Catholic 14-9
11. Crestwood 22-3
12. PCM 15-8
13. Mid-Prairie 11-10
14. Saydel 13-11
15. Central Lee 13-8

Class 2-A
1. Western Christian 27-1
2. Unity Christian 22-5
3. North-Linn 24-2
4. Des Moines Christian 20-5
5. South Central Calhoun 21-3
6. IKM-Manning 18-5
7. Dike-New Hartford 20-3
8. Fort Dodge St. Edmond 21-3
9. Hudson 25-2
10. Manson-NW Webster 20-5
11. Maple Valley-A-O 18-4
12. Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 17-6
13. Woodbury Central 21-4
14. Panorama 20-4
T15. Cascade 26-1
T15. Intersate-35 14-9

Class 1-A
1. Burlington Notre Dame 24-3
2. Colo-Nesco 24-2
3. Bedford 17-8
4. Grand View Christian 17-6
5. Kingsley-Pierson 17-8
6. Marquette Catholic 16-7
7. Fremont Mills 20-5
8. Newell-Fonda 24-3
9. Iowa Valley 20-3
10. Rockford 17-8
11. Central Lyon 9-15
12. Exira-EHK 17-8
13. Murray 20-3
14. Paton-Churdan 16-8
15. Tripoli 18-7

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Paul Jesperson’s put back with :39.7 left in overtime gave Northern Iowa a 79-77 road win over Stephen F. Austin Tuesday night, snapping the Lumberjacks’ 34 game home winning streak.

Five players scored in double figures for the Panthers (2-0) led by Marvin Singleton with 15.

UNI had to rally from eight points down in the second half, and Deon Mitchell’s three pointer with :50.8 left tied the game at 70-70 and sent it to overtime.

AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State women’s basketball team (2-0) defeated the Drake Bulldogs (0-2) 84-67 in Hilton Coliseum. Senior Nikki Moody led the Cyclones with a double-double with 18 points and 12 assists. The win was the team’s fifth-straight against Drake, coming on double-digit scoring efforts from Moody, along with Brynn Williamson and Emily Durr, who had 14 pionts each, and Jadda Buckley with 13.

Drake had four players in double figures, led by Cailtin Ingle with 17.

The Cyclones jumped out to a 45-21 halftime edge, holding Drake to just 21 percent shooting in the first half.

Last year, hunters in Iowa killed fewer than 100,000 deer for the first time since the mid-1990s. Jim Coffey, forest wildlife research technician for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, says it’s possible hunters will harvest a similar number of deer this season. “We’re right on pace for where we were at this time last year with almost 24,000 deer being harvested so far,” Coffey says. Only bow hunting of deer is allowed right now in Iowa and the bow hunting season is about halfway complete.

The reported number of bucks taken this season has increased by 1,000 compared to last year, while the reported doe harvest is down 1,000. “That’s not too uncommon because of the way we’ve changed regulations this year, plus a lot of our bow hunters are out there seeking that buck,” Coffey says. The number of deer killed by hunters in Iowa has declined for eight consecutive years. But, Coffey says hunters are still getting plenty of chances to fire their weapons.

“We’ve been hearing good reports from our hunters. The deer have been active. The cold spell starting Sunday kind of slowed things down…but with the warm spell coming up this weekend and the rut going on, it’ll be a good weekend to be out,” Coffey says. Iowa’s first shotgun deer hunting season begins on December 6, with the second shotgun season starting December 13. Most hunters are hoping to spot a big buck, but probably won’t see anything like the one shot just southeast of Des Moines back in October.

“Probably the biggest buck that’s been talked about was the one in Marion County. That was shot fairly early in the season and has been creating quite a stir on the Internet,” Coffey said. That buck was shot with a muzzleloader by Joe Franz on his property. The website trophy pursuit dot com ( http://www.trophypursuit.com ) posted video of Franz’s hunt and claims the buck could be “the largest ever taken on professional video.”  You can view the video on the link below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=mg7Z4juaGo8

CHICAGO (AP) — Billy Garrett Jr. scored 15 points to lead five DePaul players in double figures and the Blue Demons beat Drake 80-62 on Tuesday night. Myke Henry added 13 points, Jamee Crockett 12, Forrest Robinson 11 and Durrell McDonald 10 for DePaul, off to its first 2-0 start since 2011-12. The Blue Demons had a good night shooting, making 27 of 49 field-goal attempts (55.1 percent), 9 of 20 3-point tries (45 percent) and 17 of 21 from the free-throw line (81 percent). They outrebounded the Bulldogs 33-26.

The Bulldogs (0-2) were led by Chris Caird, who scored 19 points, and Jordan Daniels with 17. The Bulldogs were 23 of 54 from the floor for 42.6 percent. An 18-4 run in the first half gave DePaul a 21-8 lead. The Blue Demons led by 13 at halftime and the Bulldogs wouldn’t cut the deficit below double figures in the second half.