DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The appropriateness of an Iowa lottery scratch game with ties to college football in the state is being questioned. The Des Moines Register reports some lawmakers and professors question whether state universities should help promote gambling. The debate is focused on the “Tail Gator” game that offers a chance to win packages to attend football games at Iowa, Iowa State and Northern Iowa.

Iowa psychology professor Elizabeth Altmaier says she thinks it’s wrong for the universities to be associated with any aspect of gambling. The NCAA recommends that schools avoid deals like this in its best practices guidance but it doesn’t strictly prohibit them.

Public documents show Iowa will get $75,000 this season for the lottery promotion. Iowa State will get $60,000 and Northern Iowa will receive $20,000.

MORAGA, Calif. (AP) – Beau Levesque scored 16 points and Brad Waldow added 15 with 13 rebounds as Saint Mary’s defeated Drake 67-63 Saturday night. The Gaels (4-0) opened the game on a 16-6 run and led by as much as 16 early in the second half before Drake surged back to pull within two with 6:42 remaining. Stephen Holt hit a 3-pointer and Levesque made a layup to put Saint Mary’s ahead by five.

Another layup from Levesque increased the lead to six, and Waldow blocked Karl Madison’s ensuing layup attempt with 1:48 remaining. Richard Carter sank a 3-pointer to make the score 63-60, but Levesque and Jordan Giusti each hit two late free throws to hold off the Bulldogs (2-1). Carter hit a last-second three to finish with 18 points and Daddy Ugbede added 11.

Waldow had a career-high five blocks and was one of four Gaels to score in double figures.

Regina, Iowa City 45, North Fayette Valley 21

St. Edmond, Fort Dodge 35, Van Meter 14

Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 28, Sioux Center 6

Waukon 27, Albia 21

(Waukon takes on Kuemper Catholic in the 2A State Championship Game 2:06-p.m. Fri., Nov. 22nd. )

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Bob Stoops matched Barry Switzer’s record for most coaching victories at Oklahoma when the 22nd-ranked Sooners cruised to a 48-10 victory over Iowa State on Saturday. Trevor Knight led the way as Stoops recorded win No. 157 with Oklahoma (8-2, 5-2 Big 12), which closed the game with 45 unanswered points over the final three quarters. The backup quarterback was 8-of-14 passing for 61 yards and rushed for 123 yards and one touchdown.

Iowa State (1-9, 0-7) held Oklahoma scoreless in the first quarter and led 10-3 before Jalen Saunders returned a punt 91 yards for a touchdown right before halftime. Damien Williams added 10 carries for 128 yards and two touchdowns for the Sooners.

Knight provided an instant spark after replacing injured starter Blake Bell in the opening minutes of the second quarter. Bell was 2 of 5 for 10 yards.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — David Johnson was the workhorse for Northern Iowa, carrying the ball 37 times and scoring twice in a victory over Missouri State 17-10 on Saturday. Johnson gained 167 of the Panthers’ 212 yards rushing, and had TD runs of 1 and 21 yards in the close contest. Northern Iowa (6-5, 2-5 Missouri Valley Conference) ended the Bears (5-7, 5-3) four-game win streak. Missouri State has not defeated Northern Iowa since 2005.

Five turnovers — three fumbles and two interceptions — hurt Missouri State, which had jumped ahead 3-0 on an Austin Witmer 37-yard-field goal on the opening drive. Successive possessions ended with six punts, three fumbles, an interception and two missed field goals but the Bears were still only down 17-10 after scoring on a Ryan Heaston 8-yard run with 4:57 to play.

After forcing a Panthers punt, however, Missouri State’s Ashton Glaser was intercepted a second time.

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Friday, November 15

(State Champions highlighted in Red)

Class 5A Championship:

(3-1) Bettendorf 27-19-25-25, Dowling Catholic 25-25-13-20

Class 4A Championship:

(3-1) Harlan 25-25-18-25, Solon 16-17-25-20

Class 3A Championship

(3-0) MOC-Floyd Valley 25-25-25, Kuemper Catholic 14-20-17

 Class 2A Championship

(3-1) Dike-New Hartford 20-25-25-25, Western Christian 25-22-22-20

Class 1A Championship
(3-1) Janesville 25-22-25-25, Holy Trinity Catholic 10-25-14-23

Class A  Semifinals – Friday, Nov. 15th 2013
BGM, Brooklyn, Wapsie Valley, Fairbank 10 – Final
West Lyon, Inwood 63,  A-H-S-T, Avoca 21- Final
(The Class A Championship: BGM vs. West Lyon is at 1:36-p.m. Thu., Nov. 21st)

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma’s shot at a Big 12 Conference title and a Bowl Championship Series berth likely ended with a loss to Baylor last week, meaning a program with one of the nation’s proudest traditions had to reassess its benchmarks for the rest of the season. Senior center Gabe Ikard says the Sooners’ main goal now is just to win. That’s something they’ve done often against their foe Iowa State, which they’ll play on Saturday.

No. 22 Oklahoma (7-2, 4-2 Big 12) is 70-5-2 all-time against the Cyclones. Iowa State coach Paul Rhodes says it’s “a series that is as lopsided as exists in the Iowa State record books.” If the Sooners are to post the 35th 10-win season in program history, a win over Iowa State (1-8, 0-6) would seem to be a must, with road games at Kansas State and Oklahoma State remaining before a bowl game.