Chris Parks, Jim Field, and Matt Mullenix take a look at 8 area high school football games each week throughout the season. We try to provide some insight into the match-ups while competing for top prognosticator and the Whosman Trophy.

Congratulations to our 2022 winner and defending champion Matt Mullenix! We apologize if you were looking for the show online this past week as we had an issue getting in posted but it is up now if you’re interested. Thanks for listening all season and thanks again to Rush CPA & Associates and Fareway for helping us bring you the show this season again.

Last Week:

Matt Mullenix 8-0
Chris Parks 6-2
Jim Field 6-2

Final Overall 2022 Standings:

Matt Mullenix 64-16
Chris Parks 60-20
Jim Field 55-25

Iowa State’s Nov. 12 Big 12 Conference game at Oklahoma State will kick off at 2:30 p.m. (CT) on ESPN2 or ESPNU.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa true freshman kicker Drew Stevens has been named Big Ten Freshman of the Week following the Hawkeyes’ 33-13 win over Northwestern. The announcement was made Monday by the Big Ten Conference office.

Stevens earns his first Big Ten honor following his impressive performance against the Wildcats. Stevens connected on all four field goal attempts and all three PAT kicks in Iowa’s Homecoming win. He also handed all kickoff duties, recording four touchbacks and allowing just one Wildcat return.

Stevens, a native of North Augusta, South Carolina, connected on field goal attempts of 29, 24, 54 and 25 yards. The 54-yard kick is the longest of his career and ties as the seventh-longest in program history. It marks Iowa’s longest field goal since 2015.

Stevens leads Iowa in scoring with 45 points, making 11-of-12 field goal attempts and all 12 PATs. He is 4-for-5 from beyond 40 yards and is 2-for-2 two from beyond 50 yards. His 11 field goals are the most for an Iowa freshman since Mike Meyer booted 14 field goals in 2010.

The Big Ten honor is the first for Stevens and the fourth for Iowa this season. Punter Tory Taylor earned special teams honors on two occasions (South Dakota State, Rutgers) and defensive back Kaevon Merriweather earned defensive honors for his play at Rutgers.

Iowa (4-4, 2-3) travels to Purdue (5-3, 3-2) on Saturday (11:05 a.m. CT, FS1). The Hawkeyes return home Nov. 12, hosting Wisconsin.

Class 5A

12:00 p.m.
(3-1) #1 Iowa City Liberty 22-25-25-25, #8 Urbandale 25-20-20-17
(3-0) #7 Valley 25-26-25, Ankeny 13-24-21

2:00 p.m.
(3-2) #5 Ankeny Centennial 25-23-19-29-15, #4 Dowling Catholic 22-25-25-27-11
(3-1) #3 Pleasant Valley 25-25-24-25, #6 Waukee Northwest 19-15-26-18

Class 4A

4:00 p.m.
(3-0) #1 Cedar Rapids Xavier 25-25-25, #8 Bishop Heelan 16-13-11
(3-0) #2 North Scott 25-25-25, #7 Bondurant-Farrar 15-21-10

6:00 p.m.
(3-2) #5 Western Dubuque 23-25-21-25-15, #4 Indianola 25-21-25-22-11

(3-2) #6 Clear Creek-Amana 19-25-23-25-15, #3 Marion 25-17-25-21-8

A sixth straight bowl game is starting to slip away from Iowa State. Oklahoma took advantage of three Hunter Dekkers interceptions to beat the Cyclones 27-13. Another sore spot is the ground game. ISU managed on 66 yards rushing in falling to 3-5 overall.

Iowa State coach Matt Campbell.The Cyclones host West Virgnia this week as they look to climb out of an 0-5 hole in the Big 12.

Campbell says more consistency is a must.

Iowa’s offense finally had a productive day as the Hawkeyes snapped a three game losing skid with a 33-13 win. The Hawkeyes totaled 393 yards of offense, including 173 on the ground to improve to 4-4 on the season.

That’s Iowa Coach Kirk Ferentz. Quarterback Spencer Petras was 21 of 30 for 220 yards and a touchdown.

It gets tougher this week as they Hawkeyes visit a Purdue team that was won four of the last five in the series.

MVP
Sage Evans, West Harrison, SR

Offensive MVP
Trey Petersen, Exira-EHK, SR

Lineman of the Year
Gavyn Jessen, CAM, SR

Defensive Player of the Year
Sam Foreman, CAM, SR

First Team Offense

Quarterback
Trey Petersen, Exira-EHK

Running Back
Walker Rife, West Harrison, SR
Lance Clayburg, Coon Rapids-Bayard, SR

Tight End/Wide Receiver
Cameron Cline, Woodbine, SR
Derrek Kommes, Exira-EHK, SR

Offensive Line
Gavyn Jessen, CAM, SR
Corbin Peach, CAM, SR
Tyler Mohr, Coon Rapids-Bayard, SO

Kicker
Kegan Croghan, CAM, SO

Utility
Drew Volkmann, Boyer Valley, JR

First Team Defense

Defensive Line
Sam Foreman, CAM, SR
Cooper Nielsen, Audubon, SR
Koleson Evans, West Harrison, SR

Linebacker
Sage Evans, West Harrison, SR
Gavin Larsen, Audubon, SR
Jack Follmann, CAM, JR

Defensive Back
Austin Williams, CAM, JR
Mason King, West Harrison, SO

Utility
Nolan Birdsall, West Harrison, SO

Punter
Cal Heydon, Coon Rapids-Bayard, FR

Returner
Omarion Floyd, Coon Rapids-Bayard, JR

Second Team Offense

Quarterback
Brodyn Pryor, Woodbine, FR

Running Back
Aaron Olsen, Audubon, SO
Bernie Nelson, Woodbine, SR

Tight End/Wide Receiver
Cash Emgarten, Exira-EHK, JR
Colton Walsh, Woodbine, SR

Offensive Line
Ty Eblen, CAM, SR
Easton Nelson, Exira-EHK, SR
Gavin Kelly, Woodbine, JR

Kicker
Rasmus Borup, West Harrison, SR

Utility
Chase Spieker, CAM, SO

Second Team Defense

Defensive Line
Kaden Hensley, CAM, SR
Braxton Marxen, Exira-EHK, SR
Jax Pryor, Woodbine, FR

Linebacker
Bobby Gross, Boyer Valley, SR
Gabe Rouse, CAM, SR
Alex Hansen, Exira-EHK, SO

Defensive Back
Brady Melby, West Harrison, SR
Cal Heydon, Coon Rapids-Bayard, FR

Punter
Gavin Larsen, Audubon, SR

Utility
Wyatt Oswald, Coon Rapids-Bayard, SO

Returner
Manny Beisswenger, Audubon, SR

Honorable Mention

Audubon: Grant Gleason (SR) and Lane Barber (SR)
Boyer Valley: Charlie Brasel (JR) and Luke Cripps (JR)
CAM: Kegan Croghan (SO) and Collin Bauer (FR)
Coon Rapids-Bayard: Kolby Culberson (JR) and Raiden Doty (SR)
Exira-EHK: Jackson Radcliffe (JR) and Jameson Kilworth (JR)
West Harrison: Mason McIntosh (JR) and Abe Pavlik (SO)
Woodbine: Landon Fitchhorn (JR) and Brenner Sullivan (FR)

The Drake Bulldogs got one in the win column on Saturday with a 24-17 win over Stetson in Deland, FL. Drake drove down the field 91-yards for the go-ahead touchdown from Christian Galvan with just 1:35 left in the game. Luke Bailey hit Colin Howard for a 32-yard pass on a third down to set up the touchdown run by Galvan.

Luke Bailey threw for 236 yards and a touchdown in his first start of the season for Drake. Dorian Boyland carried the ball 22 times for 115 yards, becoming the Bulldogs first 100-yard rusher this season.

Drake moves to 1-8 overall and 1-5 in the Pioneer Football League. Next up for Drake is a home game against Butler on November 12th at 1:00 p.m. They are off on a bye week this next weekend.

The UNI Panthers picked up a big road win over No. 20 Southern Illinois on Saturday. Southern Illinois quarterback Nic Baker hooked up with Jay Jones on a hail mary pass on the last play of the game but he was ruled down at the one yard line, preserving a 37-36 win for UNI.

Panther quarterback Theo Day had a career day with five passing touchdowns to four different receivers and piled up 330 yards. Sam Schnee had 96 yards receiving and a score.

UNI improved to 5-4 overall and 4-2 in MVFC play. Up next the Panthers return to the UNI-Dome for their final home game next Saturday, November 5th against top-ranked South Dakota State. Kickoff is set for 4:00 p.m. and will be broadcast on ESPN+

Dubuque Hempstead won the Class 4A Girls State Cross Country Meet on Saturday with 60 points. They easily outdistanced Johnston in 2nd with 105 points. Adrienne Buettner-Cable of Des Moines Roosevelt was the individual champion with a time of 17:41.24. Olivia Verde of Johnston was runner-up with a time of 18:01.57.

Full Girls 4A Results HERE

Dowling Catholic won the 4A Boys title with 51 points. Johnston was runner-up there as well with 124 points. Jackson Heidesch of Dowling Catholic was the individual champ with a time of 14:56.66. Ford Washburn of Iowa City City High was runner-up with a time of 15:15.51.

Full Boys 4A Results HERE