The Kansas City Chiefs are world champions once again, but it took a second half comeback to do it. The Chiefs rallied from a 10-point first half deficit to beat the Eagles 38-35 and win Super Bowl 57 in Glendale, Arizona.

It was a sluggers duel from the start with both teams scoring on their opening possession. The Eagles on a 75-yard opening drive capped by a Jalen Hurts sneak. The Chiefs with a 75-yard march of their own with an 18-yard touchdown pass from Patrick Mahomes to Travis Kelce. The Eagles then went 3 and out and the Chiefs failed to cash in on a 42-yard drive with a missed field goal. The Eagles then took the lead with a 45-yard pass from Hurts to AJ Brown. They would get the ball back right away but Jalen Hurts fumbled on a roll out and Nick Bolton picked it up and scored to tie it back up for the Chiefs. Philly responded with a touchdown drive finished with another Hurts run and they would tack on a field goal at the end of the half.

Patrick Mahomes was in some serious pain on the Chiefs final possession after getting tackled and appearing to aggravate his injured ankle. He would bounce back in the second half though in a big way. The Chiefs scored on each of their possessions in the second half. Isaiah Pacheco capped off the opening drive of the half with a one yard run. The Eagles added a field goal to make it 27-21 but the Chiefs wen right back down the field and Mahomes hit Kadarius Toney for a short touchdown pass to put the Chiefs ahead for the first time. The Chiefs would add another short touchdown pass to the other side of the field to Skyy Moore to push the lead to 35-27.

The Eagles punched back though with a 75-yard drive that was finished with a Jalen Hurts sneak and 2-point conversion run to tie the game up with 5:15 left. Patrick Mahomes then led the Chiefs down the field for the winning score. A couple of big throws to JuJu Smith-Schuster and Travis Kelce combined with a 26-yard scramble up the middle by Mahomes go the Chiefs in field goal range. The Chiefs got the benefit of a defensive holding call on a third down that allowed them to run down the clock to just 8 seconds left before Harrison Butker punched through a 27-yard field goal for the win. The Eagles last ditch hail mary attempt fell well short of any receiver.

Patrick Mahomes finished 21 of 27 passing for 182 yards and 3 touchdowns. He also ran for 44 yards and was ultimately named Super Bowl 57 MVP. Mahomes became just the 11th player to win NFL MVP and the Super Bowl in the same season.

Isiaha Pacheco had 76 yards rushing and a score. Travis Kelce had 6 catches for 81 yards and a touchdown. The Chiefs won their third title in franchise history and second title in the past four years.

The Drake women’s basketball team lost 64-52 at Illinios-Chicago on Sunday. The Bulldogs had a two point lead at half but saw the game slip away in the second half. the Flames had an 8 point advantage in the fourth quarter to secure the win.

UIC was led by 19 points and 14 rebounds from Jaida McCloud. They improved to 14-11 on the season.

Drake got 15 points and 8 boards from Maggie Bair and Anna Miller had 12 points and 7 rebounds. The Bulldogs fall to 14-8 overall and 9-5 in the Valley.

The UNI women’s basketball team grabbed an 83-60 road win over Valparaiso on Sunday. The Panthers led throughout but really poured it on in the second half with a ten point and twelve point advantage in the final two quarters.

Maya McDermott paced the Panthers with 19 points and 7 assists. Grace Boffeli added 15 points and 11 rebounds. The Panthers improved to 17-6 overall and 12-2 in the Valley.

Valparaiso falls to 4-19 on the season.

CLASS 2A

Substate 7  |  District 13 & District 14

The fifth ranked Iowa Hawkeye women shot a sizzling 63 percent and beat Rutgers 111-57. The point total is the most ever for Iowa against a Big Ten foe.

That’s Iowa coach Lisa Bluder. Molly Davis came off the bench to lead the Hawkeyes with 17 points as the starters spent most of the second half on the bench.

The 21st ranked Iowa State women host Texas tonight looking to snap a three game losing skid. ISU is coming off a 73-60 loss at West Virginia. The Cyclones committed 24 fouls and were outrebounded 38-29.

That’s Iowa State coach Bill Fennelly. The Cyclones were only five of 22 from three point range.

Iowa used a late 12-2 run to take command to beat shorthanded Minnesota 68-56. The Hawkeyes shot just under 38 percent but outrebounded the Gophers 44-33 and took advantage of 14 turnovers.

That’s Iowa coach Fran McCaffery. Kris Murray finished with 28 points and 14 rebounds despite struggling from the field in the opening half.

The Hawkeyes are 8-6 in the Big Ten and host Ohio State on Thursday night. Murray had 18 of his points in the second half. Iowa opened the game with an 18-6 lead but went cold as the Gophers fought back.

Murray says with a short bench the Gophers wore down in the second half.

Iowa had 17 offensive rebounds.

Class 2A Regional Basketball Pairings

Region 7

First Round
West Central Valley 49, Woodward-Granger 37
Ogden 69, ACGC 35
I-35 56, Southwest Valley 27

Region 8

First Round
East Sac County 52, IKM-Manning 47
AHSTW 47, Missouri Valley 42

Class 3A Regional Basketball Pairings

Region 5

Des Moines Christian 42, Van Meter 39
Clarke 58, Shenandoah 44
Atlantic 54, Clarinda 24
Harlan 61, Red Oak 14

Photo credit: Atlantic Trojan Wrestling facebook page

The Atlantic wrestling team won the 2A District 5 meet at Glenwood on Saturday with 198 points. Glenwood was 2 points back in 2nd. The Trojans were also able to get 7 wrestlers into the top two to advance to the State Tournament next week in Des Moines.

Champions for the Trojans were Braxton Hass at 106, Aiden Smith at 113, Easton O’Brien at 138, Jarrett Armstrong at 170, and Evan Sorensen at 285.

Runners-up were Miles Mundorf at 220 and Brenden Casey at 182.

106
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Braxton Hass of Atlantic
2nd Place – Jesse Jens of Harlan Community
3rd Place – Lane Elmquist of Audubon
1st Place Match
Braxton Hass (Atlantic) 29-9, Fr. over Jesse Jens (Harlan Community) 35-9, So. (Fall 3:43)
2nd Place Match
Jesse Jens (Harlan Community) 35-9, So. over Lane Elmquist (Audubon) 24-14, Fr. (NC)
3rd Place Match
Lane Elmquist (Audubon) 24-14, Fr. over () , . (Bye)

113
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Aiden Smith of Atlantic
2nd Place – Spencer Fink of Harlan Community
3rd Place – Tyler Babe of Shenandoah
4th Place – Hunter Codney of Glenwood
1st Place Match
Aiden Smith (Atlantic) 34-11, So. over Spencer Fink (Harlan Community) 39-11, So. (Fall 0:40)
2nd Place Match
Spencer Fink (Harlan Community) 39-11, So. over Tyler Babe (Shenandoah) 17-18, Fr. (Fall 1:16)
3rd Place Match
Tyler Babe (Shenandoah) 17-18, Fr. over Hunter Codney (Glenwood) 13-19, So. (Fall 5:20)

120
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Vinny Mayberry of Glenwood
2nd Place – Seth Ettleman of Southwest Iowa
3rd Place – Josh Hass of Atlantic
4th Place – Jack Stanerson of Audubon
1st Place Match
Vinny Mayberry (Glenwood) 32-1, Jr. over Seth Ettleman (Southwest Iowa) 44-6, Jr. (Dec 12-5)
2nd Place Match
Seth Ettleman (Southwest Iowa) 44-6, Jr. over Josh Hass (Atlantic) 23-21, Sr. (NC)
3rd Place Match
Josh Hass (Atlantic) 23-21, Sr. over Jack Stanerson (Audubon) 15-22, So. (Fall 3:49)

126
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Kyler Sandholm of Red Oak
2nd Place – Briten Maxwell of Glenwood
3rd Place – D`artagnan Hansen of Atlantic
1st Place Match
Kyler Sandholm (Red Oak) 33-11, So. over Briten Maxwell (Glenwood) 33-16, Jr. (Dec 12-5)
2nd Place Match
Briten Maxwell (Glenwood) 33-16, Jr. over D`artagnan Hansen (Atlantic) 8-20, Fr. (NC)
3rd Place Match
D`artagnan Hansen (Atlantic) 8-20, Fr. over () , . (Bye)

132
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Matt Beem of Glenwood
2nd Place – Gabe Johnson of Southwest Iowa
3rd Place – Ethan Laughlin of Shenandoah
4th Place – Landen Carson of Clarinda
1st Place Match
Matt Beem (Glenwood) 25-1, Jr. over Gabe Johnson (Southwest Iowa) 36-11, Jr. (Fall 0:34)
2nd Place Match
Gabe Johnson (Southwest Iowa) 36-11, Jr. over Ethan Laughlin (Shenandoah) 28-18, Fr. (NC)
3rd Place Match
Ethan Laughlin (Shenandoah) 28-18, Fr. over Landen Carson (Clarinda) 7-26, So. (Dec 5-4)

138
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Easton O`Brien of Atlantic
2nd Place – Brody McKinley of Harlan Community
3rd Place – Joshua LeRette of Red Oak
4th Place – Ian Connell of Glenwood
1st Place Match
Easton O`Brien (Atlantic) 21-10, . over Brody McKinley (Harlan Community) 37-13, So. (Fall 3:34)
2nd Place Match
Brody McKinley (Harlan Community) 37-13, So. over Joshua LeRette (Red Oak) 28-25, Jr. (NC)3rd Place Match
Joshua LeRette (Red Oak) 28-25, Jr. over Ian Connell (Glenwood) 21-14, Fr. (Dec 7-4)

145
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Reese Fauble of Glenwood
2nd Place – Jacob McGargill of Shenandoah
3rd Place – Flynt Bell of Southwest Iowa
4th Place – Tyson O`Brien of Atlantic
1st Place Match
Reese Fauble (Glenwood) 21-9, So. over Jacob McGargill (Shenandoah) 40-14, Fr. (TB-1 4-2)
2nd Place Match
Jacob McGargill (Shenandoah) 40-14, Fr. over Flynt Bell (Southwest Iowa) 19-27, Fr. (Fall 1:22)
3rd Place Match
Flynt Bell (Southwest Iowa) 19-27, Fr. over Tyson O`Brien (Atlantic) 21-23, So. (Fall 0:50)

152
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Owen Laughlin of Shenandoah
2nd Place – Adam Baier of Red Oak
3rd Place – Tate Mayberry of Glenwood
4th Place – Tanner O`Brien of Atlantic
1st Place Match
Owen Laughlin (Shenandoah) 45-5, Jr. over Adam Baier (Red Oak) 29-18, So. (Dec 3-1)
2nd Place Match
Adam Baier (Red Oak) 29-18, So. over Tate Mayberry (Glenwood) 34-11, Sr. (NC)
3rd Place Match
Tate Mayberry (Glenwood) 34-11, Sr. over Tanner O`Brien (Atlantic) 21-27, Sr. (Fall 3:33)

160
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Dawson Bond of Red Oak
2nd Place – Kellan Scott of Glenwood
3rd Place – Brent Masker of Atlantic
4th Place – Leland Woodruff of Clarinda
1st Place Match
Dawson Bond (Red Oak) 40-3, Sr. over Kellan Scott (Glenwood) 29-11, Jr. (Fall 0:50)
2nd Place Match
Kellan Scott (Glenwood) 29-11, Jr. over Brent Masker (Atlantic) 14-10, Sr. (NC)
3rd Place Match
Brent Masker (Atlantic) 14-10, Sr. over Leland Woodruff (Clarinda) 24-22, Jr. (Dec 11-5)

170
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Jarrett Armstrong of Atlantic
2nd Place – Jayden Dickerson of Shenandoah
3rd Place – Dominick Polsley of Clarinda
4th Place – Bret Van Baale of Harlan Community
1st Place Match
Jarrett Armstrong (Atlantic) 37-12, Sr. over Jayden Dickerson (Shenandoah) 42-10, So. (Fall 5:58)
2nd Place Match
Jayden Dickerson (Shenandoah) 42-10, So. over Dominick Polsley (Clarinda) 39-17, So. (NC)
3rd Place Match
Dominick Polsley (Clarinda) 39-17, So. over Bret Van Baale (Harlan Community) 32-16, Sr. (Fall 1:45)

182
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Karson Downey of Clarinda
2nd Place – Brenden Casey of Atlantic
3rd Place – Gavin Connell of Glenwood
4th Place – Jacob Rystrom of Shenandoah
1st Place Match
Karson Downey (Clarinda) 38-3, Jr. over Brenden Casey (Atlantic) 34-15, Sr. (MD 10-1)
2nd Place Match
Brenden Casey (Atlantic) 34-15, Sr. over Gavin Connell (Glenwood) 25-10, Sr. (NC)
3rd Place Match
Gavin Connell (Glenwood) 25-10, Sr. over Jacob Rystrom (Shenandoah) 28-16, Jr. (Dec 12-7)

195
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – CJ Carter of Glenwood
2nd Place – Zane Bendorf of Harlan Community
3rd Place – Jaxon Miers of Clarinda
4th Place – Cohen Bruce of Atlantic
1st Place Match
CJ Carter (Glenwood) 43-3, Sr. over Zane Bendorf (Harlan Community) 41-4, Sr. (Dec 13-7)
2nd Place Match
Zane Bendorf (Harlan Community) 41-4, Sr. over Jaxon Miers (Clarinda) 12-7, So. (Fall 1:09)
3rd Place Match
Jaxon Miers (Clarinda) 12-7, So. over Cohen Bruce (Atlantic) 14-18, Jr. (Dec 6-3)

220
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Mason Koehler of Glenwood
2nd Place – Miles Mundorf of Atlantic
3rd Place – Samuel Daly of Southwest Iowa
4th Place – Matt Schwery of Harlan Community
1st Place Match
Mason Koehler (Glenwood) 43-7, Fr. over Miles Mundorf (Atlantic) 31-12, Sr. (Dec 3-0)
2nd Place Match
Miles Mundorf (Atlantic) 31-12, Sr. over Samuel Daly (Southwest Iowa) 30-15, Sr. (SV-1 9-4)
3rd Place Match
Samuel Daly (Southwest Iowa) 30-15, Sr. over Matt Schwery (Harlan Community) 33-16, Sr. (Fall 5:55)

285
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Evan Sorensen of Atlantic
2nd Place – Trent Patton of Glenwood
3rd Place – Bryson Harris of Clarinda
4th Place – Steven Perkins of Shenandoah
1st Place Match
Evan Sorensen (Atlantic) 37-9, So. over Trent Patton (Glenwood) 34-9, Jr. (Fall 2:44)
2nd Place Match
Trent Patton (Glenwood) 34-9, Jr. over Bryson Harris (Clarinda) 29-11, So. (NC)
3rd Place Match
Bryson Harris (Clarinda) 29-11, So. over Steven Perkins (Shenandoah) 18-22, So. (Fall 1:40)

The Iowa State men’s basketball team faded down the stretch and dropped a home game to Oklahoma State 64-56 on Saturday. The Cyclones led by six at halftime but the Cowboys quickly made it a tight game throughout the second half. The Cyclones really hurt themselves with fouls and at the free throw line. ISU went just 9 of 19 at the stripe.

Oklahoma State was led by 19 points from John-Michael Wright. Bryce Thompson added 12 pionts and Caleb Asberry had 10 points and 5 rebounds. The Cowboys improved to 16-9.

Iowa State was led by 13 points from Aljaz Kunc and Tamin Lipsey finished with 12 points and 6 rebounds. The Cyclones drop to 16-8 on the season.