The Greene County Rams got two fourth quarter touchdowns to turn a tie game into a win over Atlantic on Friday night in Jefferson 35-21. It was a hard fought game with both team putting up two touchdowns in first half and one more each in the third. Colby Kafer came up with the big play that made the difference in the fourth quarter. The Rams running back broke a couple tackles and made a couple more miss on a 48 yard touchdown run that proved to be the winning score with 5:24 remaining. Clint Dennhardt tacked on another touchdown with 2:17 remaining to set the final margin.

The two teams traded touchdowns about a minute and a half apart in to start the second quarter and traded scores later in the quarter to make it 14 all. A failed onside kick gave Greene County the ball on the Atlantic 44 on their last drive of the half. After three straight incompletions Rams quarterback Brent Riley hit Lance Hughes on a 41 yard hook-up to set up first and goal at the three. The Trojans defense came up huge with four straight stops to keep it a tie game heading into halftime.

The Trojans carried that momentum into the second half and rumbled down the field in 12 plays on their first possession. Chase Mullenix hit Tyler Moen for a 36-yard touchdown pass to give Atlantic the lead at 21-14. That drive ate up half of third quarter clock. Greene County would immediately answer back though. After gettin the ball in Atlantic territory on a failed onside the Rams score in two plays. Colby Kafer found the left sideline to race for a 38-yard touchdown. The next three possessions would end on a turnover on downs. That’s when Kafer scored on the big run to give Greene County the lead for good on their first drive of the fourth quarter.

Greene County ended up out-gaining the Trojans by a slight margin 440-399 yards. Colby Kafer led the Rams ground attack with 162 yards and 2 touchdowns. Clint Dennhardt, who ran out of the wildcat formation for a good portion of the game, racked up 116 yards and 3 scores.

Chase Mullenix went 13-30 for 209 yards passing with 1 touchdown and three interceptions. He also rushed for 60 yards and a score. Tyler Moen had 62 yards rushing and one score.

Greene County improves to 6-1 overall and 2-1 in 2A District 9. They travel to Red Oak next week.

Atlantic falls to 2-5 overall and 0-3 in the district. The Trojans travel to Shenandoah next Friday night and we’ll have coverage of that game on KJAN.

Listen below for the complete postgame interview with Atlantic Head Coach Mike McDermott.

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

Last Week:

Matt Mullenix 5-3
Doug Leonard 4-4
Chris Parks 3-5
Jim Field 3-5

Overall Standings:

Matt Mullenix 31-17
Chris Parks 29-19
Doug Leonard 29-19
Jim Field 27-21

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KJAN Sports Director Chris Parks’ Weekly discussion with Atlantic Head Football Coach Mike McDermott. They talk about the loss last week to OA-BCIG and look forward to their road test at Greene County.

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Official results from the girls race at the Atlantic Cross Country Invitational on Thursday evening have now been released. Glenwood’s Janette Schraft was the individual winner and her team edged out Harlan for the team title. Glenwood scored 76 points in first place and Harlan was three points back at 79. Dallas Center-Grimes finished 3rd with 114 points and Atlantic was 4th with 114. Creston finished 5th with 200 points.

Schraft ran 18:04.72 to win the race. Peyton Pogge of Tri-Center was Runner-Up with a time of 18:09.14. Atlantic’s Taylor McCreedy was 3rd with a time of 18:13.01. Amber Aesoph of Bishop Heelan and Brielle Baker of Creston rounded out the top 5.

Full results: atlantic invite v girls 10.4.18

The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast with Chris Parks.

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Friday (10/05/2018)

CLASS 4A:

District 7
Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson at Ames
Des Moines, North at Urbandale
Valley, West Des Moines at Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln (Game Time: 5:30 PM)

CLASS 3A:

District 1
Denison-Schleswig at Storm Lake

District 2
Perry at Carroll

District 9
ADM, Adel at Glenwood
Creston-O/M at Winterset
Harlan at Lewis Central

CLASS 2A:

District 9
Atlantic at Greene County (Game at 5:00pm)
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll at Red Oak
Shenandoah at OABCIG

CLASS 1A:

District 8
Clarinda at Mount Ayr
Panorama, Panora at Van Meter
West Central Valley, Stuart at ACGC

District 9
Cherokee, Washington at MVAOCOU
Missouri Valley at Treynor
Underwood at East Sac County

CLASS A:

District 2
IKM-Manning at Alta/Aurelia

District 9
Earlham at Southwest Valley (Game at 5:30pm)
Nodaway Valley at AHSTW
St. Albert, Council Bluffs at Riverside, Oakland

District 10
Lawton-Bronson at Tri-Center, Neola
West Monona at Westwood, Sloan
Woodbury Central, Moville at Logan-Magnolia

CLASS 8:

District 6
East Union, Afton at Lamoni
Lenox at Murray
Moravia at Seymour
Mormon Trail, Garden Grove at Southeast Warren, Liberty Center

District 7
Clarinda Academy at Bedford
Essex at Griswold
Fremont-Mills, Tabor at East Mills
Stanton at Sidney

District 8
CAM, Anita at Boyer Valley, Dunlap (Game at 5:30pm)
Coon Rapids-Bayard at Glidden-Ralston
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton at Woodbine
West Harrison, Mondamin at Audubon

Hawkeye Ten Conference

(3-1) Harlan 25-21-25-25, Clarinda 21-25-22-20
(3-2) St. Albert, Council Bluffs 16-21-25-25-16, Red Oak 25-25-10-12-14

Western Iowa Conference

(3-1) Audubon 21-25-25-25, Riverside, Oakland 25-17-22-20
(3-0) Logan-Magnolia 25-25-25, Missouri Valley 17-20-21
(3-0) Treynor 25-25-25, Underwood 15-19-18
(3-0) Tri-Center, Neola 25-25-25, AHSTW, Avoca 19-19-17

Rolling Valley Conference

(3-0) Ar-We-Va, Westside 25-25-25, Woodbine 17-4-16
(3-1) Boyer Valley 27-12-25-25, Paton-Churdan 25-25-21-20
(3-0) CAM, Anita 25-25-25, Coon Rapids-Bayard 16-21-12

Corner Conference Tournament

3rd Place Match: (3-0) Fremont-Mills 25-25-25, Stanton 15-13-19
Championship: (3-0) Sidney 25-25-25, East Mills 10-17-17

Pride of Iowa Conference

(2-0) Bedford 25-25, Diagonal 21-14
(2-0) East Union 25-25, Bedford 13-18
(2-0) East Union 25-25, Diagonal 17-15
(3-0) Lenox 25-25-25, Orient-Macksburg 5-12-7
(3-0) Nodaway Valley 25-25-25, Martensdale-St Marys 12-8-16

Other Scores

(3-0) Dallas Center-Grimes 25-25-25, ADM, Adel 14-16-15
(3-0) Earlham 25-25-26, Madrid 17-19-24
(3-2) Kingsley-Pierson 28-23-22-25-16, Westwood, Sloan 26-25-25-18-14
(3-1) Panorama 21-25-26-25, ACGC 25-23-24-21
(3-0) Van Meter 25-25-25, West Central Valley, Stuart 19-18-20

Central Decatur, Leon 54, Martensdale-St. Marys 7

Iowa City West 35, Davenport, North 0

North Tama, Traer 49, GMG, Garwin 0

Southeast Polk 77, Sioux City, West 6

Sumner-Fredericksburg 16, Denver 13

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

UNDATED (AP) — Before the season, Kansas State and Iowa State seemed like they each had a reasonable chance to compete for a spot in the Big 12 title game. The Wildcats and Cyclones now seem like they might already be out of the league race. Iowa State and K-State entered October at the bottom of the league standings, along with Kansas.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s descent from the top of the college football hierarchy is going on two decades. The Cornhuskers’ 0-4 start still seems jarring, and not just to people inside the program and the fan base that has sold out Memorial Stadium every game since 1962. Former Kansas coach Glen Mason says he never thought he would see the day when a Nebraska team was struggling so much.

UNDATED (AP) — Some of the Big Ten’s top defenses stick to old-school principles in this era of high-scoring, pass-happy offenses. The best ones are big, stout and focused first on stopping the run. The conference has three of the top seven run defenses and four of the top 18 in the Football Bowl Subdivision. Six of the league’s 14 teams are in the top 50.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill called his quarterback slow. Their coach, Andy Reid, said his quarterback’s voice was “froggish.” And Patrick Mahomes insists he can dish the trash talk just as well as he can receive it. It’s all part of a unique locker room banter that has helped keep things light as Kansas City rolls up win after win.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Jaguars have the NFL’s best defense, led by a backfield featuring star cornerbacks A.J. Bouye and Jalen Ramsey. The Chiefs counter with the highest-scoring offense, led by early MVP front-runner Patrick Mahomes under center. Their matchup at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday is arguably the game of the week, if not the game of the season so far.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — World champion welterweight Terence Crawford says he is eager to make unbeaten challenger Jose Benavidez Jr. eat his words when they meet in the ring in Omaha, Nebraska, on Oct. 13. A heated confrontation between Benavidez and Crawford in February was a major topic in a teleconference to promote the fight. Crawford says he accepted the fight because he wants to give the Phoenix native a chance to show what he’s made of.

The Dallas Center-Grimes boys won the Atlantic Cross Country Invitational on Thursday night at the Atlantic High School. The Mustangs scored 70 points to take the win over Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson who was 2nd with 131. The rest of the top five teams were Lewis Central 139, Nodaway Valley 158, and Sergeant Bluff-Luton 164. Atlantic finished in 8th place out of 22 teams with 236 points.

Treynor’s Jerry Jorgensen won the individual title with a run of 16:10.08. Nate Mueller of ADM was 2nd with a time of 16:23.37. The rest of the top five went Josh Baudler of Nodaway Valley, Ethan Juergens of ADM, and Charlie Saulsbury of Bishop Heelan.

Full results: atlantic invite v boys 10.4.18