AMES, Iowa (AP) – Iowa State’s quarterback competition appears to be heating up after redshirt freshman Jared Barnett replaced struggling starter Steele Jantz in the last game.  Coach Paul Rhoads says he hasn’t lost confidence in Jantz, who has thrown eight interceptions and lost four fumbles this season.  But he indicated Barnett would get a closer look this week as the Cyclones prepare for Saturday’s home game with No. 17 Texas A&M.  Rhoads says he will decide at the end of the week which quarterback gives the team its best chance to win.  Jantz led Iowa State to come-from-behind victories in its first
three games. But the Cyclones have lost their last three and Barnett guided them to their only offensive touchdown in last Saturday’s 52-17 loss at Missouri.

Oklahoma and Oklahoma State were expected to contend for a national championship, and both are certainly on pace to do that with perfect seasons intact. The surprise in the Big 12 has been Kansas State, which also hasn’t lost.  That gives the Big 12 three of the 10 undefeated teams left in major college football.  The SEC is the only other league with more than one undefeated team: top-ranked LSU and No. 2 Alabama.  The Sooners play Texas Tech on Saturday, while Oklahoma State gets Missouri and Kansas State faces Kansas in the annual Sunflower Showdown. So it’s quite possible the trio could still be undefeated next week, when the third-ranked Sooners visit the No. 12 Wildcats.  Oklahoma and Oklahoma State don’t meet until the final week of the regular season.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – The struggling United Football League is cutting its season short, moving up its championship game to Friday.  UFL founder and owner Bill Hambrecht said in a statement Monday
that the league would turn its focus to “building a blueprint for the long-term success of the league” and that there were plans to expand from four to six teams in 2012.  Each team has played four of its six regular-season games in a league that has lost more than $100 million the last two years.  The Las Vegas Locos will visit the Virginia Destroyers in the championship game. The Sacramento Mountain Lions will visit the Omaha Nighthawks on Friday in what the league calls the consolation game.

AMES, Iowa (AP) – Iowa State running back Shontrelle Johnson may be gone for the rest of the season because of a neck injury. Johnson injured his neck in a loss to Texas on Oct. 1 and has missed the last two games. Coach Paul Rhoads said Monday that the medical staff hasn’t decided yet how to treat the injury. Johnson was the Cyclones’ leading rusher when he got hurt. The 5-foot-9, 187-pound sophomore has carried 51 times for 247 yards, an average of 4.8 yards a carry. Sophomore James White has played most of the time at running back since Johnson’s injury. White rushed for 148 yards at Baylor on Oct. 8 and had 61 yards in 14 carries at Missouri on Saturday.

3rd/4th Grade:

• Carroll Cardinals Red 6, Atlantic Steelers Black 0
• Carroll Cardinals Black 7, Atlantic Steelers White 0

5th Grade:

• Atlantic Steelers Black 7, Carroll Cardinals Red 6
• Carroll Cardinals White 7, Atlantic Steelers White 6

6th Grade:

• Carroll Panthers Blue 6, Atlantic Steelers Black 0
• Carroll Panthers White 25, Atlantic Steelers White 0

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Jim Field and Chris Parks with the call of the ballgame on Friday, October 14th.  Also ending coverage of Atlantic vs. Carroll is included with Brett Johnson on the call.

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Knoxville Tourney:

• (2-0) A-D-M, Adel 21-21, Atlantic 13-15
• (2-0) Pella 21-21, Atlantic 18-15
• (2-0) Pella Christian 21-21, Atlantic 8-13
• (2-1) Knoxville 25-21-15, Atlantic 16-25-6

Winterset Tourney:

• (2-1) Nevada 20-21-15, Creston 22-8-12
• (2-0) Nevada 25-25, Red Oak 20-19
• (2-0) Red Oak 21-21, Chariton 14-7
• (2-0) Red Oak 21-21, Norwalk 18-14
• (2-0) Red Oak 21-21, Winterset 9-16
• (2-0) Red Oak 25-25, NSK-AR 14-22

Heelan Catholic Tourney:

• (2-0) Abraham Lincoln 21-21, Ridge View 17-11
• (2-0) Abraham Lincoln 21-21, Sioux Center 16-13
• (2-0) Abraham Lincoln 21-21, Sioux City, East 9-18
• (2-0) IKM-Manning 21-21, Ridge View 14-19
• (2-0) LeMars 21-22, IKM-Manning 16-20
• (2-1) Lewis Central 21-18-15, IKM-Manning 15-21-5
• (2-0) Lewis Central 21-21, Abraham Lincoln 15-16
• (2-0) Lewis Central 21-21, Maple Valley-Anthon Oto 13-16
• (2-0) Lewis Central 21-21, Sioux City, North 15-17
• (2-0) Maple Valley-Anthon Oto 21-21, IKM-Manning 18-11
• (2-0) Sioux City, North 21-21, IKM-Manning 17-18
• (2-0) Western Christian 21-21, Abraham Lincoln 12-17
• (2-0) Western Christian 21-21, Lewis Central 5-13

Also:

• (2-1) Algona 14-23-15, Carroll 21-21-11
• (2-1) Carroll 11-21-15, Spencer 21-16-5
• (2-1) Carroll 18-21-15, Forest City 21-12-12
• (2-1) Carroll 21-19-15, Clear Lake 11-21-13
• (2-0) Carroll 21-21, West Hancock 13-17
• (2-1) Iowa Christian Academy 20-25-15, Woodward-Granger 25-18-5
• (2-0) Iowa Christian Academy 21-21, Panorama 13-10
• (2-0) Sheldon 21-21, Carroll 11-17
• (2-0) South Hardin 21-21, Iowa Christian Academy 14-11
• (2-0) South Hardin 21-21, Panorama 8-9
• (2-0) South Hardin 25-25, Iowa Christian Academy 14-19

MILWAUKEE (AP) – David Freese hit an early three-run homer and manager Tony La Russa turned again to his brilliant bullpen for seven sturdy innings as the St. Louis Cardinals captured their 18th
pennant with a 12-6 victory over the bumbling Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday night.  Albert Pujols and the wild-card Cardinals took out the heavily favored Phillies in the first round, then dispatched the
division-rival Brewers on their own turf in Game 6 of the NL championship series.  Looking for its second title in six seasons, St. Louis opens the World Series at home Wednesday night with ace Chris Carpenter on the mound against the AL champion Texas Rangers.

Missouri Valley Invitational Cross Country Meet, Oct. 15, 2011

Final Girls Team Scoring:

1. Griswold   29
2. Tri-Center  50
3. Missouri Valley  63

Individual Medalists:

1. Rebehah Topham, Griswold….15:43.42
2. Ashytn Alfers, Tri-Center………16:48.56
3. Michelle Mumm, Tri-Center….16:51.39
4. Jordyn Sindt, Griswold………..17:13.63
5. Breezy Weaver, Mo. Valley…..17:16.48

Final Boys Team Scoring:

1. St. Albert  24
2. Missouri Valley  65
3. Riverside  83
4. Tri-Center 91
5. Clarinda Academy 115
6. Griswold  136

Individual Medalists:

1. Josh Sindelar, St. Albert…..17:39.86
2. John Gunderson, Riverside…..17:56.73
3. Scott Thuelen, St. Albert…..18:27.11
4. George Doll, St. Albert…..18:47.27
5. Ean Patrick, Riverside…..18:54.76.