Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Kathleen Doyle scored 13 of her 26 points in the fourth quarter to help No. 19 Iowa defeat Ohio State 77-68. Iowa coach Lisa Bluder picked up her 200th Big Ten win while the Hawkeyes won their seventh straight game and 31st consecutive at home. They are tied atop the Big Ten with No. 22 Northwestern. Dorka Juhasz scored 22 points with 16 rebounds for the Buckeyes.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Big 12 takes a break from conference play this weekend when its teams match up with members of the Southeastern Conference for the SEC-Big 12 Challenge. Third-ranked Kansas will be without suspended big men Silvio De Sousa and David McCormick when they face former Texas coach Rick Barnes and Tennessee on Saturday. Top-ranked Baylor heads to Florida and No. 18 Kentucky welcomes No. 15 Kentucky in the other two big showdowns Saturday.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — KJ Robinson matched his season high with 24 points that included five in overtime to help Omaha beat Western Illinois 87-82. Robinson had a chance to win it in regulation, but Zion Young blocked his layup attempt with 3 seconds left to force overtime knotted at 72. Robinson added a 3-pointer, and a pair of free throws with 2 seconds left to seal it. Matt Pile added 16 points and 11 rebounds for Omaha. Kobe Webster scored 17 points to lead the Leathernecks.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Keandre Cook poured in 27 points and Missouri State jumped out to a big first-half lead and held off Valparaiso 67-60. Cook buried 6 of 12 shots from the floor and 12 of 16 free throws for the Bears (10-10, 4-3 Missouri Valley Conference). Mileek McMillan topped the Crusaders (10-10, 3-4) with 12 points, while Javon Freeman-Liberty and Daniel Sackey scored 11 each.

UNDATED (AP) — No. 21 Illinois is tied for first place in the Big Ten heading into a matchup at Michigan on Saturday. The Illini are even with Michigan State after the 11th-ranked Spartans lost at Indiana on Thursday night. That’s a big deal for Illinois, which hasn’t finished above .500 in conference play since 2010. Coach Brad Underwood’s team has won five straight games, and the Illini now face a Michigan team that’s going through a rough stretch. The Wolverines, who have been without injured forward Isaiah Livers, have lost three in a row and four of their last five. Illinois beat Michigan 71-62 when the teams met in December.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Terrell Suggs joined the Kansas City Chiefs at the perfect time. The 17-year veteran was waived by the Arizona Cardinals late in the season and claimed by the Chiefs, joining them in time for the final two games of the regular season. He has continued to play well for Kansas City during the playoffs, and now the Chiefs are leaning on his Super Bowl experience as they get ready to play the San Francisco 49ers in the big game. The guy nicknamed “T-Sizzle” certainly has the Chiefs sizzling as they get ready for the pomp and circumstance of Miami.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Royals star catcher Salvador Perez is about to become a U.S. citizen. The Royals say Perez passed his citizenship exam earlier this month and will be be joined by Chief U.S. District Judge Beth Phillips on the Royals FanFest main stage Friday at the Kansas City Convention Center to take the oath of allegiance. He says he is “grateful to this country for the many opportunities I have been given; including the ability to play professional baseball.” Perez was sidelined last season by Tommy John surgery but is preparing to return to the roster this year.

Kathleen Doyle scored 13 of her 26 points in the fourth quarter to help No. 19 Iowa defeat Ohio State 77-68. Iowa coach Lisa Bluder picked up her 200th Big Ten win while the Hawkeyes won their seventh straight game and 31st consecutive at home. They are tied atop the Big Ten with No. 22 Northwestern. Dorka Juhasz scored 22 points with 16 rebounds for the Buckeyes.

TRI AT GLENWOOD

Atlantic-CAM 63 Clarinda 18
Atlantic-CAM 45 Glenwood 28
Clarinda 37 Glenwood 33

QUAD AT HARLAN 

Harlan 58 AHSTW 18
Harlan 58 Kuemper Catholic 24
Harlan 42 Red Oak 31
Red Oak 43, AHSTW 36
Red Oak 46 Kuemper Catholic 28
Kuemper Catholic 37 AHSTW 36

QUAD AT SHENANDOAH

Creston-OM 53 Riverside 18
Creston-OM 76 Shenandoah 3
Creston-OM 82 Denison-Schleswig 0
Riverside 59 Denison-Schleswig 18
Riverside 66 Shenandoah 5
Denison-Schleswig 66 Shenandoah 6

AT DES MOINES EAST

Des Moines East 70 Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln 6
Des Moines Roosevelt 47 Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln 30

AT PERRY

Carlisle 78 Coon Rapids-Bayard 4
Perry 72 Coon Rapids-Bayard 12

QUAD AT WOODBINE

Underwood 61 St. Albert 10
Underwood 57 Treynor 15
Underwood 69 Woodbine 12
Treynor 50 St. Albert 25
Treynor 63 Woodbine 12
St. Albert 48 Woodbine 15

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Atlantic 67, Des Moines North 36

Western Iowa Conference

Audubon 69 Tri-Center 35
Underwood 53 Boyer Valley 39

Rolling Valley Conference

CAM, Anita 68 ACGC 57
West Harrison 71 Whiting 34

Pride of Iowa Conference

Bedford 48 Clarke 45
Earlham 56 Lenox 36
Southeast Warren 62 Moulton-Udell 49
Southwest Valley 67 East Union 37

Corner Conference

Diagonal 61 Essex 54

BOYS BASKETBALL

Corner Conference Tournament Semifinals

Stanton 60, Sidney 45
East Mills 58, Fremont-Mills 40

Western Iowa Conference

Tri-Center 56, Audubon 48

Pride of Iowa Conference

Bedford 66, Clarke 53
Earlham 86 Lenox 45
Martensdale-St. Marys 69 Saydel 32
Southwest Valley 64, East Union 54

Rolling Valley Conference

ACGC 72 CAM 66 OT
Boyer Valley 53 Underwood 40
West Harrison 79 Whiting 21

Other Scores

Diagonal 72 Essex 34

The AC/GC Chargers sank 10 of 14 free throw attempts in overtime and grabbed a 72-66 win over the CAM Cougars on Thursday night in boys hoops. The Chargers rallied from 7 points down in the final minute to force the extra session, and then came through at the line. CAM Head Coach Nick Hodges was disappointed that his team didn’t hit the free throws they needed down the stretch in regulation.

It was a good back and forth ballgame for the entire night, with a total of 8 lead changes. The Cougars led at the end of the first 17-14 but the Chargers grabbed a 36-28 lead by halftime, and they lead by four at the end of the third. A scoring error in the fourth quarter made things awkward down the stretch. CAM had jumped in front 58-52 and Jacob Holste headed to the foul line for two shots. He made both free throws but only one was added to the scoreboard. Bryce Littler then hit a three before Nate Hensley was fouled going the other way. Coach Hodges appealed to the officials to check on the score but the home book apparently matched the scoreboard so it was left 59-55 after the Littler 3. Littler eventually buried another three to tie the game at 60, and ultimately send it to overtime.  Coach Hodges said the error shouldn’t have mattered with the lead the Cougars gave away.

AC/GC was led by 19 points from Littler and  17 points from Quynton Younker. The Chargers improved to 6-7 with the victory and they head to Panorama for a conference game on Friday.

CAM got officially 16 points from Jacob Holste and 13 from Ethan Arp. The Cougars fall to 9-4 and have now lost 4 of their last 6 games. The Cougars travel to Ar-We-Va on Friday.

Allison Spieker scored the first 11 points of the second half for the CAM Cougars and propelled them to a 68-57 win over AC/GC. Spieker finished the night as the high scorer with 15 points. Allison said making an early shot in the half gave her confidence.

The game started a little sloppy for CAM with a few turnovers against the AC/GC press and the Chargers took advantage with a 7-0 start to the game. CAM settled in an ripped off 14 unanswered to take the lead. CAM Head Coach Joe Wollum said the girls settled in well after the poor start.

The Cougars led 16-12 at the end of the first quarter. The Chargers would take a brief lead in the second period but CAM got a late three from Reese Snyder to take a 29-26 edge into the half. Spieker’s big third quarter allowed the Cougars to extend that lead to ten after three quarters at 50-40. Coach Wollum was proud of Spieker’s effort.

The Cougars had three other player finish in double figures; Marissa Spieker and Mallory Behnken both had 12, and Sammi Jahde added 11 points. The Cougars improve to 12-2 on the season and will head to Ar-We-Va on Friday night.

AC/GC was led by 15 points from Alaina Bunde and 10 each from Kendra Campbell and Kennedy Young. The Chargers fall to 8-5 and will travel to Panorama on Friday.

(Radio Iowa) — The 2020 Iowa legislature will NOT boost the penalties for assaulting referees, umpires, line judges and other sports officials. Bills on the topic were permanently tabled in the House AND the Senate this week. Representative Tom Moore of Griswold retired this summer after officiating high school softball games for the past 30 years. He was a high school wrestling official for 38 years.

“Veteran officials don’t usually have very many problems,” Moore says. “It’s usually the younger officials and fans feel they can intimidate whether it be verbally or, God forbid, physically.” But Moore says assault is assault and it makes no sense to single out sports officials as a protected class.

“Where do we stop? It could go teachers, legislators, newspaper reporters and radio announcers or reporters,” Moore said. “Where do we stop?” Currently state law DOES call for enhanced penalties for assaulting police, fire fighters, prison guards, nurses and doctors and some state employees — including tax collectors. Moore says adding sports officials to that list won’t really address the state’s referee shortage.

“We’re seeing a change in our society that leads to more confrontation with officials,” Moore says. “It’s hurting the overall athletic scene.” Moore was Griswold’s football coach for 23 years. He says proposed liability protection for the decisions referees make during a game was another problem area in the bill he helped shelve at the statehouse.

Team Rankings

1. West Delaware
2. Union
3. Centerville
4. Winterset
5. Independence
6. Solon
7. Sergeant Bluff-Luton
8. Davenport Assumption
9. Osage
10. Williamsburg

Individual Rankings

113
9. Aybren Moore, Atlantic/CAM

120
3. Benjamin Schmitz, Kuemper Catholic

138
8. Shea Parkis, Kuemper Catholic

152
5. Wyatt Appleseth, Panorama

160
2. Justin McCunn, Red Oak

182
3. Jackson Kinsella, Creston/O-M

195
3. Carter Maynes, Red Oak
4. Sam Chapman, Creston/O-M

220
5. Crew Howard, Clarinda

285
7. Cale Roller, Atlantic/CAM

Full rankings available HERE

Team Rankings

1. Don Bosco
2. Lisbon
3. West Sioux
4. Underwood
5. Logan-Magnolia
6. New London
7. West Hancock
8. Denver
9. Hudson
10. Nashua-Plainfield

Individual Rankings

106
1. Gable Porter, Underwood
8. John Schroder, Riverside

113
7. Elliot Cooney, Nodaway Valley
10. Jace Rose, Riverside

120
1. Hagen Heistand, Logan-Magnolia
2. Stevie Barnes, Underwood

126
10. Wyatt Reisz, Logan-Magnolia

132
2. Cole Cassady, Martensdale-St. Marys
7. Joel Sampson, AHSTW
10. Gunnar Larsen

138
2. Logan James, Underwood
5. Sherman Hayes, East Union
6. Trae Ehlen, Moun Ayr

145
1. Nick Hamilton, Underwood

152
2. Briar Reisz, Logan-Magnolia
5. Jaedan Rasmsusen, AHSTW

170
4. Drew Venteicher, Bedford/Lenox
5. Bryson Freeberg, Tri-Center
6. Cael McLaren, St. Albert
8. Seth Kiesel, AHSTW
9. Jon Johnson, Missouri Valley
10. Brody Gordon, East Mills

182
7. Nick Haynes, Missouri Valley

220
3. Blake Haub, Ogden
5. Rex Johnsen, Logan-Magnolia
9. Cale Anthony, Pleasantville

285
3. Ryley Snell, Interstate-35
4. Barrett Pitt, Logan-Magnolia
8. Brady Canada, AHSTW

Full rankings available HERE

Iowa Girls High School Basketball Rankings
Compiled by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union
January 23, 2020

Class 1A
School Record LW
1 Montezuma 13-0 1
2 Newell-Fonda 14-0 2
3 Marquette Catholic 13-1 3
4 North Mahaska 10-2 4
5 Algona Bishop Garrigan 14-1 5
6 MMCRU 13-0 6
7 Saint Ansgar 12-2 7
8 Council Bluffs St. Albert 8-4 10
9 Kingsley-Pierson 12-1 11
10 Exira-EHK 13-1 12
11 Burlington Notre Dame 12-1 14
12 Woodbury Central 11-3 NR
13 East Buchanan 10-4 8
14 Central Decatur 9-2 13
15 Central Elkader 14-2 NR
Dropped Out: Clarksville (9), Turkey Valley (15)

Class 2A
School Record LW
1 Cascade 14-0 1
2 West Hancock 16-0 2
3 North Linn 12-1 3
4 Osage 10-1 4
5 MFL-Mar-Mac 13-2 5
6 West Branch 12-2 6
7 Van Buren County 13-2 7
8 Western Christian 10-4 8
9 Maquoketa Valley 13-1 9
10 AHSTW 13-1 11
11 Mediapolis 14-1 12
12 Mount Ayr 11-2 13
13 Hudson 11-2 10
14 Panorama 11-2 14
15 Emmetsburg 9-3 15
Dropped Out: None

Class 3A
School Record LW
1 Dike-New Hartford 12-1 1
2 Crestwood 13-2 2
3 Bishop Heelan 9-3 3
4 Clear Lake 12-1 4
5 Roland-Story 11-1 5
6 Red Oak 13-2 6
7 North Polk 9-4 7
8 Des Moines Christian 13-1 8
9 Okoboji 13-1 9
10 West Burlington 11-3 13
11 Davenport Assumption 8-4 11
12 West Liberty 13-2 14
13 Hampton-Dumont-CAL 12-1 10
14 West Marshall 8-1 NR
15 Cherokee 10-4 NR
Dropped Out: Estherville-LC (12), Unity Christian (15)

Class 4A
School Record LW
1 North Scott 12-0 1
2 Marion 11-0 2
3 Center Point-Urbana 12-0 3
4 Glenwood 13-0 4
5 Ballard 12-1 6
6 Cedar Rapids Xavier 8-3 7
7 Lewis Central 9-4 7
8 Gilbert 9-3 5
9 Waverly-Shell Rock 10-2 9
10 Central DeWitt 12-1 10
11 Grinnell 9-3 11
12 Mason City 8-6 12
13 Carroll 9-3 14
14 ADM 9-3 15
15 Clear Creek-Amana 11-3 NR
Dropped Out: Dallas Center-Grimes (13)

Class 5A
School Record LW
1 Iowa City High 10-0 1
2 Johnston 13-1 2
3 Dowling Catholic 12-2 3
4 Cedar Rapids Prairie 12-0 4
5 Waukee 10-2 5
6 Southeast Polk 13-1 6
7 Cedar Falls 8-4 7
8 Waterloo West 10-2 8
9 Urbandale 11-3 9
10 Ankeny Centennial 8-6 10
11 Davenport North 9-2 11
12 Ames 7-6 12
13 West Des Moines Valley 7-6 15
14 Bettendorf 9-5 13
15 Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln 10-3 14
Dropped Out: None