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The Atlantic Trojans football team picked up an impressive road win over Des Moines Christian 38-0 on Friday night to improve to 4-1 on the year.

The Trojans blew the game open with a 21-point second quarter and tripled the offensive production of the Lions by the end of the night. Atlantic rolled up 342 yards of offense and held Des Moines Christian to just 101 yards for the game.

Garrett McLaren had an efficient performance in the passing game going 11-14 for 184 yards and 3 touchdowns. His top target was Colin Mullenix who hauled in 6 catches for 124 yards and two touchdowns. Atlantic dominated the time of possession as well by hanging on to the ball for 33:46 of regulation.

The Trojans take control of the District lead and will travel to Shenandoah next week. We’ll have that game on KJAN.

Des Moines Christian falls to 2-1 on the season. The Lions are set to travel to Red Oak next week.

By JASON L. YOUNG Associated Press
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Daniel Ponce de Leon pitched one-hit ball over six innings, Tommy Edman hit a two-run homer and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 9-1 to split their pivotal doubleheader. In the opener, Christian Yelich homered and Brent Suter combined with Devin Williams and Josh Hader on a five-hitter for the Brewers in a 3-0 win. Both teams are among six NL clubs still vying for two open postseason spots. Milwaukee is two games behind St. Louis, and the Cardinals are percentage points behind Cincinnati for second place in the NL Central. The Reds clinched a playoff berth later Friday.

By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Members of the University of Iowa women’s swimming and diving team are suing the school over a decision to eliminate their program. The lawsuit argues that Iowa is not offering equal opportunity for female students in sports as required by a 1972 law that bars gender discrimination in federally funded education programs. The plaintiffs are four members of the team. They want a court to reinstate their program. They’re also seeking class-action status for all female undergraduate students and more sports opportunities. The university is cutting men’s and women’s swimming and diving, men’s tennis and men’s gymnastics due to budget woes.

Three defensive touchdowns spurred CAM to a big 54-38 win over Lenox on Friday night. The Cougars returned two fumbles and one interception for scores to secure an important 8-Man District 7 road win.

The first drive was indicative of how the game would play out. Lenox won the toss and took the ball. The Tigers converted two early fourth downs and worked their way all the way down to the CAM 15 yard line. A holding penalty moved the Tigers back; then two plays later, on the 16th play of the drive, the Tigers fumbled and Joe Kauffman scooped up the loose ball and ran it back 55 yards for a CAM touchdown. The Tigers had taken 8 minutes off the clock but found themselves down 6-0.

Lane Spieker had three rushing touchdowns, one receiving, and one kickoff return TD to help CAM get the win.

Lenox tied it up on their next possession on a Brad Larson touchdown run. But the Cougars struck right back when they finally got their offense on the field. Lane Spieker took the Cougars first offensive play around the right edge for a 65 yard touchdown run. The game would stay close much of the rest of the way but the Cougars would never trail. CAM led early in the second half by two scores at 32-18 after a Cade Ticknor interception return touchdown. The Tigers climbed back to get within 32-30 on their next drive. Lane Spieker’s second of three rushing touchdowns pushed the lead to 38-30 for CAM, but the Tigers were driving to try and tie it. That’s when the CAM defense came up with another huge play. Connor McKee scooped up a Cullen Wood fumble and ran it back 65 yards for a touchdown to give CAM a comfortable advantage with about 3 1/2 minutes left. The two teams traded late scores to finish the game.

Lane Spieker finished with 125 yards rushing and three scores on the ground. He had one reception for 35 yards and a score, and also brought back a kick return for another TD.

CAM improves to 5-0 and are set to host Fremont-Mils in another big District 7 game next week. Lenox falls to 4-1 and they will take on Stanton/Essex next Friday in Essex.

Watch the full game replay HERE.

Friday (09/25/2020)

CLASS 4A:

Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 43, Sioux City North 6

CLASS 3A:

District 9

Denison-Schleswig 7, Creston O-M 0
Harlan 28, Carroll 14
Lewis Central 42, Glenwood 14

CLASS 2A:

District 9

Atlantic 38, Des Moines Christian 0
Greene County 48, Red Oak 14
Clarinda 45, Shenandoah 10

CLASS 1A:

District 8

Van Meter 46, ACGC 12
Woodward-Granger 36, Kuemper Catholic 17
Panorama 46, West Central Valley 0

District 9

Underwood 50, East Sac County 7
Treynor 46, Missouri Valley 6
OABCIG 63, MVAOCOU 14

CLASS A:

District 8

Nodaway Valley 47, Wayne 0

District 9

Riverside 49, Sidney 6
Tri-Center 14, Southwest Valley 19
St. Albert at AHSTW- Cancelled

District 10

IKM-Manning 20, Ridge View 14
West Monona – Whiting 36, Westwood 22
Logan-Magnolia 26, Woodbury 21

CLASS 8:

District 7

CAM 54, Lenox 38- ON KJAN, KJANTV, CAM COUGAR CHANNEL
East Mills 47, Bedford 12
East Union 18, Griswold 12– ON GRIZTIGERVISION

District 8

Ar-We-Va 50, Boyer Valley 38,
Coon Rapids-Bayard 55, Woodbine 12
West Harrison/Whiting Hawkeyes 56, Exira-EHK 42
Audubon 80, Glidden-Ralston 7

Chris Parks, Jim Field, Matt Mullenix, and Doug Leonard 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.

Who’s Gonna Win? is brought to you in 2020 by Rush CPA and Associates and Fareway.

Last Week:

Doug Leonard 7-1
Chris Parks 7-1
Matt Mullenix 6-2
Jim Field 6-2

2020 Overall Standings:

Doug Leonard 27-5
Matt Mullenix 25-7
Jim Field 24-8
Chris Parks 22-10

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KJAN Sports Director Chris Parks’ weekly discussion with Atlantic Head Football Coach Mike McDermott. We take a brief look back at previous contests and preview the next Friday night contest. This week we talk about the week four win over Clarinda and preparations for week five against Des Moines Christian.

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Thursday (09/24/2020)

CLASS 4A:

Sioux City, East 55, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 26

Friday (09/25/2020)

CLASS 4A:

Sioux City, North at Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln

CLASS 3A:

District 9

Creston O-M at Denison-Schleswig
Harlan at Carroll
Lewis Central at Glenwood

CLASS 2A:

District 9

Atlantic at Des Moines Christian
Greene County at Red Oak
Shenandoah at Clarinda

CLASS 1A:

District 8

ACGC at Van Meter
Kuemper Catholic at Woodward-Granger
Panorama at West Central Valley

District 9

East Sac County at Underwood
Missouri Valley at Treynor
OABCIG at MVAOCOU

CLASS A:

District 8

Nodaway Valley at Wayne

District 9

Sidney at Riverside
Southwest Valley at Tri-Center
St. Albert at AHSTW- Cancelled

District 10

IKM-Manning at Ridge View
Westwood at West Monona – Whiting
Woodbury Central at Logan-Magnolia

CLASS 8:

District 7

CAM at Lenox- ON KJAN, KJANTV, CAM COUGAR CHANNEL
East Mills at Bedford
East Union at Griswold – ON GRIZTIGERVISION

District 8

Boyer Valley at Ar-We-Va
Coon Rapids-Bayard at Woodbine
Exira-EHK at West Harrison/Whiting Hawkeyes
Glidden-Ralston at Audubon

The CAM Cougars (4-0) football team hits the road to face the Lenox Tigers (4-0) in a big 8-Man District 7 contest Friday night and we’ll have coverage on KJAN and KJANTV.

The Cougars have been rolling up some big scores and big stats in their 4-0 start, scoring no less than 42 points in their four wins. Lane Spieker has been a do it all scorer on offense with 13 rushing, 1 passing, 2 kickoff return, and 2 punt return touchdowns. CAM Head Coach Barry Bower said Spieker has a great understanding of the game.

Lenox has done a nice job of working a balanced offense. Quarterback Cullen Wood has thrown for 592 yards and 8 touchdowns. Brad Larson has been a dynamic back with 471 yards rushing and 9 touchdowns on the ground and has hauled in three scores receiving. Coach Bower said the Tigers success starts up front with a big line.

You can catch the Cougars and the Tigers Friday night on KJAN. We’ll start the night with our pick ’em show Who’s Gonna Win? at 6:00 p.m. followed by the Dvorak Tire and Service Pregame Show at 6:30 p.m. and kickoff at 7:00 p.m. Chris Parks and Mike Smith have the call on AM 1220, FM 101.1, online at kjan.com. You can also watch the live video broadcast on KJANTV and the CAM Cougar Channel.