EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Mark Dantonio thinks Michigan State has gained confidence during its bye week, looking ahead to its Big Ten opener at Iowa this weekend. The Spartans (3-1) lost at Notre Dame headed into its off week. Dantonio says his team spent the past nine days in search of consistency and big plays on offense. They scored more than one offensive touchdown just once in non-conference play.

Quarterback Connor Cook, relieved by Andrew Maxwell on Michigan State’s last possession at Notre Dame, will be back in control at Iowa. Defensively, there isn’t much more to ask from the nation’s top-ranked unit, other than some takeaways that disappeared against the Fighting Irish.

Hall of Fame members for Wrestling and Boys’ Basketball have been chosen by the Iowa High School Athletic Association, recently. The honored athletes and coaches will be presented during the State Tournaments of their respective sport.

Wrestling hall of fame honorees to be inducted February 22 are Coach – John Siegel, Morning Sun; Wrestlers Joe Corso, Valley, West Des Moines (1971); Pete Bush, Assumption Davenport (1979); Jeff Coltvet, Eagle Grove (1984), and Jeff Harrison, Westwood, Sloan (2000).

Those being honored in basketball, March 15 include Coaches: Bob Haak of Spencer and Steve Blazek of Atlantic, plus Players: Lloyd Thornburg, Pleasantville (1968); Mark West, Southeast Polk (1977); Jeff Donaldson, Sioux City, North (1983); Robbie Sieverding, Marquette Catholic, Bellevue (1997); and Jeff Horner, Mason City (2002).

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• (3-0) Audubon 25-25-25, Griswold 22-15-12
• (3-0) Earlham 25-25-25, Paton-Churdan 6-8-13
• (2-0) Fremont-Mills 25-25, Rock Port 20-23
• (2-0) Fremont-Mills 25-25, Rock Port 23-21
• (2-0) Guthrie Center 25-25, Adair-Casey 10-22
• (2-0) Guthrie Center 25-25, Exira/EHK 16-16
• (3-0) Exira/EHK 25-25-25, Adair-Casey 17-15-21

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs are off to a 4-0 start. Yes, the same Chiefs that went just 2-14 last season.

The Chiefs pounded the New York Giants 31-7 on Sunday to keep their perfect record intact, though they didn’t come out of it unscathed. Right tackle Eric Fisher is being monitored after a suspected concussion and running back Jamaal Charles has badly blistered feet.

Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Monday he’ll leave Fisher’s status up to the team’s medical staff, but he believes that Charles will be OK for next Sunday’s game at Tennessee.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — This time last year, the St. Louis Cardinals had no chance to exhale and things worked out pretty well. Still, they did not want to go through that tension again.

Instead of hustling off somewhere for an elimination game, the NL Central champion Cardinals earned a day off Monday. There’s time to savor a six-game winning streak that gave them a league-leading 97 wins and home-field advantage for the first two rounds of the postseason.

Ace Adam Wainwright starts the division series opener Thursday and the 19-game winner is on track to make two starts if needed. After working out Tuesday, they’ll watch the Pirates and Reds play their aces in the wild card game.

The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school football polls of the 2010 season with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right:

Class 4-A

1. West Des Moines Dowling (8) 5-0 133 1
2. Cedar Rapids Xavier (6) 5-0 130 2
3. Iowa City West 5-0 103 3
4. Pleasant Valley 5-0 97 4
5. Ames 5-0 88 5
6. Urbandale 4-1 68 6
7. Waukee 4-1 52 7
8. Sioux City East 4-1 29 9
9. Bettendorf 4-1 19 10
10. Davenport Assumption 4-1 14 NR

Others receiving votes: 11, West Des Moines Valley 11. 12, Iowa City High 10. 13, Cedar Falls 9. 14, Southeast Polk 7.

Class 3-A

1. Sioux City Heelan (13) 5-0 139 1
2. Decorah 5-0 115 3
3. Spencer (1) 5-0 113 2
4. Pella 5-0 89 4
5. Clear Lake 5-0 81 5
6. Carroll 4-1 59 7
7. Harlan 4-1 46 8
8. Webster City 5-0 41 10
9. Williamsburg 4-1 31 9
10. Boone 5-0 25 NR

Others receiving votes: 11, Washington 13. 12, Humboldt 9. 13, Grinnell 4. 14, Solon 3. 15, Dallas Center-Grimes 2.

Class 2-A

1. Kuemper Catholic (10) 5-0 136 1
2. Waukon (4) 5-0 128 2
3. West Marshall 5-0 109 4
4. Albia 5-0 83 6
5. Mediapolis 5-0 77 7
6. Boyden-Hull-RV 4-1 74 10
7. New Hampton 5-0 69 8
8. Central Lyon-GLR 4-1 34 NR
9. Spirit Lake 4-1 32 3
10. Cascade 4-1 9 NR

Others receiving votes: 11, Union, La Porte City 6. 12, Garner-Hayfield/Ventura 5. 13, Hampton-Dumont 3. 13, Wellman Mid-Prairie 3. 15, Alleman North Polk 2.

Class 1-A

1. Iowa City Regina (13) 5-0 139 1
2. CB St. Albert 5-0 115 2
3. South Winneshiek (1) 5-0 95 3
4. Dike-New Hartford 5-0 90 4
5. Wilton 5-0 80 5
6. North Fayette 5-0 62 7
7. Mount Ayr 5-0 57 6
8. Fort Dodge St. Edmond 5-0 49 10
9. Maquoketa Valley 5-0 39 8
10. Van Meter 5-0 30 9

Others receiving votes: 11, Bellevue 8. 12, Stanwood North Cedar 5. 13, St. Ansgar 1.

Class A

1. West Lyon (10) 5-0 135 1
2. BGM (2) 5-0 121 3
3. Wapsie Valley (2) 5-0 120 2
4. AGWSR 6-0 93 4
5. A-H-S-T 5-0 85 5
6. Montezuma 5-0 74 6
7. Lawton-Bronson 4-1 51 8
8. Pekin 4-1 35 10
9. East Mills 4-1 15 7
10. Hinton 3-2 9 NR

Others receiving votes: 11, Algona Garrigan 8. 12, Gladbrook-Reinbeck 7. 13, Lisbon 6. 13, Belmond-Klemme 6. 15, Griswold 2. 16, Grundy Center 1. 16, Garwin GMG 1. 16, Logan-Magnolia 1.

Class 8-Man

1. Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton (8) 5-0 129 2
2. Don Bosco (5) 6-0 128 1
3. Newell-Fonda (1) 5-0 99 3
4. Adair-Casey 6-0 89 5
5. West Bend-Mallard 6-0 88 4
6. Springville 6-0 76 6
7. Coon Rapids-Bayard 6-0 56 9
8. River Valley 5-0 44 8
9. Sidney 5-0 30 10
10. Janesville 4-1 15 NR

Others receiving votes: 11, Marcus MMC 7. 12, HLV, Victor 6. 13, Glidden-Ralston 3.

IRVING, Texas- Iowa State running back Aaron Wimberly was named the Big 12’s Co-Offensive Football Player of the Week, announced today by the Big 12 office.

A junior from Snellville, Ga., Wimberly was instrumental in Iowa State’s 38-21 victory over Tulsa Thursday night. Wimberly set career highs in carries (19) and rushing yards (137) in the win, averaging 7.2 yards per carry.

Wimberly’s first-quarter 35-yard dash, the longest rush of the season for the Cyclones, set up ISU’s first score. He also had one catch for 31 yards and returned his only kickoff in the game for 32 yards to give him 200 all-purpose yards.

Wimberly is the first Cyclone running back to rush for over 100 yards in a game since the season-opener vs. Tulsa in 2012 and the first Cyclone to amass 200 all-purpose yards since 2010. He has yet to have a tackle for loss in 29 carries this season.

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Girls Team Scoring:

1. Harlan  70
2. Griswold  72
3. Lewis Central  100
4. Abraham Lincoln  128
5. Atlantic  150
6. St. Albert  178
7. Glenwood  182
8. Red Oak  209
9. Denison  221
10. Treynor  224
11. Thomas Jefferson  240
12. Woodbine  248
13. Adair-Casey  304

Griswold’s Rebekah Topham was the champion, followed by Tiffany Williams of Atlantic.  Alyx Flippin of Griswold placed fifth.  Click the link below to see the entire results.

Harlan 2013 Varsity Girls Race

Boys Team Scoring:

1. Thomas Jefferson  43
2. Harlan  48
3. Glenwood 91
4. St. Albert  115
5. Denison  160
6. Riverside  185
7. Abraham Lincoln  189
8. Red Oak  192
9. Lewis Central  204
10. Atlantic  231
11. Griswold  317
12. Treynor  323

Chris Brace of Harlan was the champion.  Riverside’s Tim Brink was 14th and Josiah Williams led Atlantic finishing 28th.  Click the link below to the the entire results.

Harlan 2013 Varsity Boys Race