AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State coach Paul Rhoads announced Wednesday the signing of four junior college transfers. The list includes the nation’s leading junior college tackler, Jordan Harris, along with defensive lineman Gabe Luna, safety Devron Moore and 357-pound guard Wendell Taiese.

Rhoads says all four are enrolled in school and will be available for spring workouts. Rhoads added that each of them should compete for starting jobs right away. Three of those signings came on defense, where Iowa State allowed 36 points a game in 2013.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Kansas City Chiefs signed tight end Richard Gordon and placed tight end Dominique Jones on the reserve/non-football illness list Wednesday as part of a series of roster moves. The Chiefs also signed wide receiver Fred Williams and tight end Jake Byrne to the practice squad, released wide receiver Jheranie Boyd from the practice squad and placed tight end Demetrius Harris on the practice squad injured reserve list.

Gordon played 27 games and made two starts in two seasons with the Raiders. He was released by Oakland prior to the season and signed by the Steelers on Oct. 15. He was released again Dec. 7.  Williams spent two years in the Arena Football League, while Byrne has played in seven games this season for the Houston Texans.

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• Shenandoah 39, Kuemper Catholic 35
• Atlantic/CAM 55, Shenandoah 21
• Atlantic/CAM 40, Kuemper Catholic 30

• Creston/O-M 47, Glenwood 21
• Creston/O-M 71, Denison-Schleswig 9
• Glenwood 72, Denison-Schleswig 12

• Red Oak 72, Clarinda Academy 12
• Riverside 38, Red Oak 36

• Tri-Center 47, St. Albert 24
• Tri-Center 38, Southwest Iowa 33
• Tri-Center 45, A-H-S-T 27
• A-H-S-T 52, St. Albert 30
• Southwest Iowa 51, A-H-S-T 30

• Logan-Magnolia 63, Exira-EHK 12
• Treynor 29, Exira-EHK 23

• Missouri Valley 38, Nodaway Valley 23
• Nodaway Valley 26, Griswold 15
• Missouri Valley 48, Griswold 13

Hawkeye 10:

• Glenwood 54, Atlantic 33
• Harlan 69, Creston 17
• Red Oak 57, Denison-Schleswig 29
• Shenandoah 44, Lewis Central 38
• St. Albert 57, Clarinda 54

Western Iowa:

• Audubon 64, Underwood 52
• Griswold 42, Logan-Magnolia 32
• Treynor 39, Tri-Center 36
• IKM-Manning 71, Riverside 28

Rolling Valley:

• Ar-We-Va 62, Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 39
• Charter Oak-Ute 50, CAM 43
• Coon Rapids-Bayard 46, Paton-Churdan 30
• Woodbine 65, West Harrison 51
• Boyer Valley 57, Glidden-Ralston 49

Others:

• Bedford 67, East Union 47
• CB Abraham Lincoln 61, Sioux City North 54
• Fremont Mills 68, Essex 38
• Nodaway Valley 49, Mount Ayr 40
• Panorama 76, Madrid 14
• Sidney 49, Heartland Christian 41
• Sioux City West 66, CB Thomas Jefferson 16
• South Page 32, Nishnabotna 6
• Southwest Valley 73, Lenox 42
• Stanton 75, Clarinda Academy 17
• Van Meter 76, West Central Valley 31

Hawkeye 10:

• Glenwood 65, Atlantic 34
• Denison-Schleswig 56, Red Oak 45
• Harlan 58, Creston 49
• Lewis Central 69, Shenandoah 59
• St. Albert 62, Clarinda 49

Western Iowa:

• Griswold 63, Logan-Magnolia 31
• IKM-Manning 87, Riverside 33
• Treynor 55, Tri-Center 36
• Underwood 79, Audubon 19

Rolling Valley:

• Ar-We-Va 59, Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 29
• Coon Rapids-Bayard 63, Paton-Churdan 43
• Glidden-Ralston 68, Boyer Valley 40
• West Harrison 63, Woodbine 58
• CAM 54, Charter Oak-Ute 51

Others:

• Bedford 45, East Union 44
• Clarinda Academy 64, Stanton 28
• Lenox 47, Southwest Valley 27
• Madrid 53, Panorama 50
• Nishnabotna 78, South Page 41
• Nodaway Valley 66, Mount Ayr 45
• Sidney 52, Heartland Christian 41
• Sioux City North 81, CB Abraham Lincoln 71 (OT)
• Sioux City West 56, CB Thomas Jefferson 55
• Van Meter 79, West Central Valley 43

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Iowa State remained ranked 17th in the A-P basketball poll after their 85-82 come-from-behind win over Iowa Friday, while the Hawkeyes fell from 23 to 25. The Cyclones have a week off to enjoy the big win before they get back to business in Hawaii where they will play George Mason Sunday. Cyclone coach Fred Hoiberg said the comebacks are exciting — but he’d rather see the team take the lead and hold it. Hoiberg says they have come back four times from double-digit deficits and he told the team he’d like to the quit making a habit of that and see them get some double-digit leads.

“We’ve got three huge games coming up in Hawaii, come back for one more, and then go into conference play,” Hoiberg said. The come-from-behind win moved I-S-U to 8-0 on the season. “We’re right where we want to be right now as far as the record is concerned, but we still have some work to do,” Hoiberg said. “That’s the positive about this team, is that there is still room to grow, we can still get better. And that’s the thing I am excited about.” Cyclone sophomore forward Georges Niang was name the Big 12 player of the week for his performance against Iowa.

Niang had a career high 24 points, including the winning layup with 18 seconds to go, and also had five assists, two steals and a blocked shot. Teammate Melvin Ejim talked about Niang’s ability after the Iowa game. “You know Georges is just a smart, smart player, he just has super control over his body and knows how to create space. And that’s one of the talents he has over any person — whether you are seven foot or you are very small — he can make that space and get his shot up all the time,” Ejim said. “And if you take that away, he can step out and take a shot. He is just an offensive nightmare.”

Ejim said it was not surprising to see Niang play so well against a good Hawkeye team. “Day in and day out he is coming in, he’s working hard, he’s playing well for us… Georges is a tough player to guard for anybody,” Ejim said. Niang is the fourth Cyclone to earn player of the week honors, joining Ejim, Dustin Hogue and Naz Long. DeAndre Kane has twice been named the league’s newcomer of the week.

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

Class 4-A

Record Pts Prv

1. Iowa City West (11) 4-0 126 1
2. Bettendorf 3-0 110 2
3. Dubuque Senior (1) 3-0 91 3
4. North Scott 4-0 89 4
5. Ankenny Centennial 5-0 86 T8
6. Sioux City North (1) 6-0 74 T8
7. Des Moines North 4-0 40 NR
8. Waukee 4-1 39 5
9. Southeast Polk 4-1 23 6
10. Des Moines Roosevelt 3-1 11 NR

Others receiving votes: Valley, West Des Moines 10. Pleasant Valley 5. Linn-Mar, Marion 5. Davenport, Central 3. Fort Dodge 2.

Class 3-A

Record Pts Prv

1. Harlan (12) 3-0 120 1
2. Solon 4-0 99 3
3. Clear Lake 4-0 87 5
4. Carroll (1) 4-0 75 NR
5. Wahlert  3-1 65 7
6. Dallas Center-Grimes 4-1 58 9
7. Bishop Heelan Catholic 2-1 55 6
8. Xavier 3-1 37 2
9. Central Clinton 4-0 33 NR
10. Fort Madison 5-0 24 NR

Others receiving votes: Pella 22. MOC-Floyd Valley 12. Grinnell 8. Creston 8. Humboldt 4. Le Mars 3. Sergeant Bluff-Luton 3. Waukon 1. Epworth, Western Dubuque 1.

Class 2-A

Record Pts Prv

1. Western Christian (11) 3-0 119 1
2. Western Dubuque 4-0 95 3
3. West Fork (1) 4-0 78 6
4. Rock Valley 4-0 77 4
5. St. Edmond 5-0 68 5
6. PCM 5-0 63 7
7. New Hampton 3-0 51 10
8. Kuemper Catholic 3-1 49 2
9. Northeast 5-0 24 NR
10. IKM-Manning 4-0 19 NR, (tie) MFL-Mar-Mac 4-0 19 8

Others receiving votes: Des Moines Christian 16 (1). Hinton 9. Sioux Center 9. East Sac County 7. Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 5. South Central Calhoun 4. Forest City 2. West Marshall, State Center 1.

Class 1-A

Record Pts Prv

1. Newell-Fonda (8) 5-0 118 1
2. Gehlen Catholic (3) 5-0 109 2
3. West Lyon (1) 4-0 93 3
4. Belmond-Klemme 5-0 67 8
5. Iowa Mennonite 4-0 61 6
6. Nodaway Valley 4-0 60 4
7. Dunkerton 4-0 58 5
8. Gladbrook-Reinbeck 3-0 23 NR
9. Lamoni 5-0 22 NR
10. Lake Mills (1) 6-0 19 NR

Others receiving votes: Keota 15. Springville 10. Ankeny Christian Academy 10. Van Buren, Keosauqua 9. Grandview Park Baptist, Des Moines 8. Alta-Aurelia 6. Bishop Garrigan, Algona 6. Danville 4. George-Little Rock 4. Boyden-Hull 4. B-G-M, Brooklyn 3. Jesup 3. Coon Rapids-Bayard 2. Preston 1.