IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa signed 15 players to letters of intent on Wednesday, a class headlined by four-star quarterback Spencer Petras and junior college defensive lineman Daviyon Nixon.

The 6-foot-5 Petras, of Greenbrae, California, broke school records for yards and touchdowns previously held by current Los Angeles Rams starter Jared Goff. Nixon turned down Alabama to sign with Iowa after a season at Iowa Western.

The Hawkeyes also brought in four-star defensive end John Waggoner from Dowling Catholic and linebacker Dillon Doyle, the son of Iowa strength coach Chris Doyle.

The Hawkeyes (7-5) close out 2017 against Boston College (7-5) in the Pinstripe Bowl on Dec. 27 at Yankee Stadium.

@ AHSTW

AHSTW 45, Abraham Lincoln 36
AHSTW 42, Tri-Center 25
Abraham Lincoln 48, Tri-Center 27

@ Kuemper Catholic

Carroll 45, Kuemper Catholic 30
Carroll 60, Audubon 6
Carroll 42, Coon Rapids-Bayard 22

@Logan-Magnolia

Logan-Magnolia 66, Riverside 15
Logan-Magnolia 78, Exira-EHK 3
Logan-Magnolia 75, West Harrison 6
Riverside 54, Exira-EHK 18
Riverside 72, West Harrison 12
Exira-EHK 36, West Harrison 12

@ North Polk

Creston O-M 40, South Tama 34
Creston O-M 67, North Polk 10

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BOYS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Glenwood 89, Red Oak 42
Harlan 64, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 59

Western Iowa Conference

Audubon 64, Underwood 58
A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 60, Griswold 25
Missouri Valley 46, Riverside, Oakland 37
Treynor 69, Logan-Magnolia 48
Tri-Center, Neola 55, IKM-Manning 39

Rolling Valley Conference

Boyer Valley, Dunlap 75, West Harrison, Mondamin 37
Paton-Churdan 53, Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 50

Pride of Iowa Conference

Southwest Valley 87, Bedford 85
Lenox 58, East Union, Afton 53, OT
Mount Ayr 60, Nodaway Valley 53

Corner Conference

East Mills 47, Essex 40
Stanton 78, Sidney 62

Other Scores

Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 65, Sioux City, West 59, OT
Carroll 81, ADM, Adel 60
Sioux City, East 84, Lewis Central 60
Western Christian, Hull 56, Storm Lake 38
Winterset 61, Perry 57
Woodbury Central, Moville 68, West Monona, Onawa 55

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 48, Harlan 40
Lewis Central 48, Sioux City, East 27
Red Oak 49, Glenwood 39
Shenandoah 68, Clarinda 46

Western Iowa Conference

A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 52, Griswold 30
IKM-Manning 66, Tri-Center, Neola 18
Missouri Valley 59, Riverside, Oakland 46
Treynor 44, Logan-Magnolia 41
Underwood 57, Audubon 29

Rolling Valley Conference

Ar-We-Va, Westside 77, Woodbine 44
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 82, Paton-Churdan 40

Pride of Iowa Conference

Lenox 44, East Union, Afton 30
Nodaway Valley 41, Mount Ayr 40
Southwest Valley 65, Bedford 33

Corner Conference

East Mills 39, Essex 30
Sidney 62, Stanton 19

Other Scores

ADM, Adel 58, Carroll 45
Panorama, Panora 61, Woodward-Granger 20
Sioux City, West 64, Westwood, Sloan 57
Winterset 43, Perry 26
Woodbury Central, Moville 58, West Monona, Onawa 49

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

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Luka Garza scored 17 points, Tyler Cook and Isaiah Moss each added 16, and Iowa beat Southern Utah 92-64 for its third straight victory. Jack Nunge’s steal and pass to Moss for a breakaway dunk gave Iowa a 17-5 lead and the Hawkeyes extended it to 51-31 at halftime behind 10 points from Cook.

BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — Mike Daum grabbed 14 rebounds and scored 35 points on 14-of-24 shooting, and South Dakota State beat Drake 87-74. It’s the fifth time Daum has scored 30 points this season and the second time in as many games.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa cornerback Josh Jackson’s last game as a Hawkeye could be next week’s Pinstripe Bowl. Jackson says he is “50-50” on whether he will come back for his senior season. Jackson had seven interceptions this season, tied for best in the nation. The Hawkeyes face Boston College on Dec. 27 at Yankee Stadium.

Audubon School District Superintendent Brett Gibbs is pleased to report he’s received word about their Football and Cross Country team earning Distinguished in Academic Achievement Awards from the IHSAA.

The Cross Country team had a 3.51 GPA and Football had a 3.30 GPA. Their Football Cheerleaders earned an Excellence in Academic Achievement with a 3.06.

Distinguished Academic Achievement – Volleyball  – 3.709

Distinguished Academic Achievement – Girls CC – 3.945

Gibbs says this is a “Pretty big deal…this is the “Wheeler Way” !!”

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Hawkeye Ten Conference

Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 62, Atlantic 60
Creston-Orient-Macksburg 51, Chariton 39
Denison-Schleswig 50, MVAO-CO-U 49, OT

Rolling Valley Conference

Ar-We-Va 69, Woodbine 48
CAM, Anita 69, East Mills 27
Paton-Churdan 48, West Bend-Mallard 42

Western Iowa Conference

Griswold 63, Stanton 56

Corner Conference

Fremont Mills, Tabor 82, Heartland Christian 35

Other Scores

Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 64, Ralston, Neb. 62
Kingsley-Pierson 82, Whiting 15
Lamoni 57, East Union, Afton 35
Mount Ayr 64, Worth County, Mo. 38

Hawkeye Ten Confernce

Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 59, Atlantic 45
Chariton 67, Creston 54
Denison-Schleswig 65, MVAO-CO-U 35

Rolling Valley Conference

Ar-We-Va, Westside 77, Woodbine 44
CAM, Anita 57, East Mills 17
Paton-Churdan 45, West Bend-Mallard 32

Western Iowa Conference

Griswold 29, Stanton 15

Corner Conference

Fremont Mills, Tabor 57, Heartland Christian 42

Other Scores

Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 54, Ralston, Neb. 31
East Union, Afton 40, Lamoni 31
Kingsley-Pierson 82, Whiting 15
Newell-Fonda 87, OA-BCIG 58
Worth County, Mo. 63, Mount Ayr 55

The Atlantic Boys Basketball team showed improvement but couldn’t get the win on Monday night at Kuemper Catholic. The Knights broke a 57-all tie with a three from Nate Mertz and held on for a 62-60 victory over the Trojans.  It was a back and forth game with 8 lead changes in the second half. After the Mertz make Atlantic turned the ball over on a traveling violation. The Trojans would then put Kuemper at the line 21 seconds left for a 1-1 but the Knights would lose the chance to shoot after a player tried to leave his rebounding spot to fall back as the shooter was receiving the ball. The lane violation gave Atlantic the ball back down three. Jaxson Eden would get to the line and make 1 of 2 free throws with nine seconds left. Parker Badding would then knock down two free throws to push the lead to 4 points. Logan Reilly got a tip in at the buzzer to provide the final 2 point margin.

The game was tied at 14 at the end of the first quarter, Kuemper gained a 6 point halftime lead 32-26, and it was 48-all at the end of the third.

The Trojans’ strong free throw shooting in the first half was a factor that turned sour in the second half. They were 10-12 before the break, but just 4-11 after half to finish just 61% for the game at the charity stripe.  The Knights also outscored the Trojans from long range with a 30-12 advantage from three.

Kuemper was led by 25 points from Parker Badding who led all scorers in the game and had 17 in the first half. Sam Auen added 12 points for the Knights with 4 threes in the second half. Kuemper improves to 5-1 with the win and will next host Newell-Fonda on Friday night.

Atlantic was led by Scott Leonard’s 21 points, while Austin Alexander added 12 and Jaxson Eden had 11. The Trojans fall to 3-4 with the loss and will host St. Albert on Thursday night for their second meeting of the young season with the Falcons.

The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses, win-loss record, total points and position last week at right:

Others receiving votes: Pleasant Valley 15. Davenport, North 11. Cedar Falls 10. Newton (1) 10. Epworth, Western Dubuque 6. Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines 2. Valley, West Des Moines 2. Muscatine 1.

Others receiving votes: Webster City 8. Dallas Center-Grimes 6. Wahlert, Dubuque 4. Charles City 4. Washington 2.

Others receiving votes: Dike-New Hartford 13. Forest City 12. Treynor 9. Des Moines Christian 7. East Marshall, Le Grand 6. Northeast, Goose Lake 4. West Lyon, Inwood 4. Wapello 3. PCM, Monroe 2. Central Lee, Donnellson 1.

Others receiving votes: Bishop Garrigan, Algona 11. Ankeny Christian Academy 11. Iowa Mennonite, Kalona 9. Bedford 8. Edgewood-Colesburg 7. South O’Brien, Paullina 7. Graettinger-Terril-Ruthven-Ayrshire 5. Gehlen Catholic, Le Mars 4. Madrid 4. Alburnett 4. Dunkerton 3. St. Edmond, Fort Dodge 1.