Friday August 26th

8-Player

Ar-We-Va 46, Exira-EHK 44
Boyer Valley 56, Griswold 12
East Mills 54, West Harrison 36
Bedford 63, Moravia 20
East Union 53, Sidney 30
CAM 42, Audubon 12
Lenox 54, Stanton 14

11-Player

ACGC 20, Ogden 19
Earlham 25, Central Decatur 7
IKM-Manning 19, East Sac County 15
Southwest Valley 34, Red Oak 31
Panorama 28, West Central Valley 17
Riverside 40, West Monona 0
AHSTW 64, Tri-Center 27
Logan-Magnolia 29, Missouri Valley 8
Treynor 41, St. Albert 0
Mount Ayr 39, Nodaway Valley 12
Madrid 28, Woodward-Granger 27
Clarinda 46, Shenandoah 7
Van Meter 21, Underwood 14
Carroll 20, Greene County 0

Creston 36, Winterset 17
Lewis Central 21, Harlan 20
Clarke vs Atlantic @ 7:30 p.m.
Denison-Schleswig 38, CB Thomas Jefferson 14
Glenwood 28, Sioux City East 24

(Osceola) — Atlantic Football survived a scare against the Clarke Indians winning 47-33 in their season opener. Atlantic had a few questions heading into the fall 2023 season. How would they do after graduating a strong senior class? What will Zayden Parker be like in the pocket? Can Colton Rasmussen continue his high production from last year? All of those questions were answered in one night.

Atlantic came out in the first quarter confident. The run game was starting to click for Atlantic and that’s when Zayden Parker threw a 55 yard dime to Kinnick Juhl for a score. The Trojans were then up 7-0 and they held onto the lead for the rest of the night.

The rest of the night turned into an offensive slugfest with both teams exchanging blows. The second quarter brought two more touchdown throws for Parker and they were both to Colton Rasmussen. Rasmussen finished the night with 4 receptions, 61 yards, and 3 touchdowns. The Trojans also had a rushing touchdown from Dante Hedrington before the half. The rushing game was greatly assisted by Hedrington’s performance of 12 carries, 102 yards, and 2 TD’s.

Clarke was able to score halfway through the second thanks to a 2 yard dart in the end zone from Jack Cooley to Brock Watson. When it came to targets for Cooley, Watson would be his favorite for the night with 9 receptions 100 yards, and 1 touchdown. The score was 26-7 and it seemed that Atlantic was going to put the game away.

The third and fourth quarter saw an offensive surge from the Indians where they scored 26 points and nearly came back against Atlantic. The game was 40-33 late into the fourth quarter. What put them away was a late fourth quarter 70 yard bomb from Parker to Xavier Darrow to make it a 14 point game. Thanks to the efforts of Jack Cooley going 21/36, 222 yards, and 2 TD’s. Cooley’s grit would not be enough to rally the Indians as they would lose 47-33.

The win was not pretty with nearly giving up a lead nearly towards the end of the game.  But, Atlantic Head Coach Joe Brummer was pleased with his offensive line performance.

The 70 yard touchdown throw to Barrow was a risky call so late in the quarter, but Coach Brummer trusted his staff and players.

Quarterback Zayden Parker would be the star for Atlantic going 7/9, 192 yards, and 5 touchdowns. Coach Brummer noted his performance with a smile

Clarke’s next game is on the road at Knoxville Friday, September 1st. The Trojans will be at home next Friday, September 1st taking on the Glenwood Rams.

Top five teams collide in class 4A Friday night in Waverly when fifth ranked Waverly-Shell Rock hosts second ranked Cedar Rapids Xavier. The Saints are the defending 4A champs.

That’s Waverly-Shell Rock coach Mark Hubbard. The Saints have won the previous five meetings in what Hubbard believes is a budding rivalry.

KJAN Sports Director Asa Lucas’ weekly discussion with Atlantic Head Football Coach Joe Brummer. We get you introduced to the 2023 squad and talk about the Week 1 match-up with the Clarke Indians.

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(Atlantic) — The wait for Trojan football is finally over. This week the Trojans start their season on the road at Clarke. But last week Atlantic had a scrimmage against Carroll where some cobwebs had to be dusted off.

That was Atlantic Head Coach Joe Brummer. The scrimmage revealed a few weaknesses that the Trojans needed to work on. Coach Brummer was candid about his takeaways from the scrimmage. He dedicated all of this week’s practice to strengthen his team and becoming better.

It is not all doom and gloom for Atlantic. With the tweaks made Coach Brummer is still confident in his team and the work they’ve been putting in all off season. He sees a lot of positives in this year’s team. He likes the tenacity and fresh energy they carry.

Tonight’s matchup will be a good test for this younger Atlantic squad. Even with Clarke being a class size smaller at 2A, this will not be an easy game for the Trojans. Coach Brummer is aware of the grit Atlantic needs to win tonight’s game.

Kickoff in Osceola is set for 7:30 p.m. Friday, August 25th. The game will be carried on KJAN/KJANTV and the pregame show starts at 6:30 p.m.

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa women’s soccer team improved to 3-0 on the season with a, 2-1, victory over Iowa State on Thursday night at the University of Iowa Soccer Complex. With the rivalry win, the Hawkeyes score the first two points in the 2023-24 Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series.

A goal from junior Kenzie Roling in the 34^th minute gave Iowa the lead heading into halftime. Sophomore Shae Doherty hit Roling in transition to set up the score against a two-on-one look from the Cyclone defense.

Three minutes into the second half, junior Elle Otto widened the gap with her second goal of the season. Coming on another transition look, Otto’s first shot was blocked by sliding Cyclone goalkeeper Avery Gillahan; Otto was there for the rebound and sailed the ball through an open net.

Iowa once again kept up the offensive pressure, outshooting its opponent for the third-straight contest, with a 19-7 advantage in shots over the Cyclones. Each team finished with five shots on goal.

Iowa State didn’t quit. Oliva Edwards found Lauren Hernandez off a free kick set piece to convert a score in the 82^nd minute of play to make the score 2-1. The goal proved to be too-little-too-late, in part thanks to a lunging save by senior Macy Enneking earlier in the period off a dangerous look in the box from Iowa State’s Alex Campana in the 54^th minute. Enneking finished with four saves on Thursday.

HEAR FROM HEAD COACH DAVE DIIANNI

“I have coached in enough of these to know that you can have a good plan, but tactics sometimes go out the window. It is about who competes and wins the small moments within the game. I thought we did a little bit of both, to be honest. I thought we, tactically, were prepared. I think our kids ran the gameplan to perfection, to be honest. I felt we created enough chances.

I was disappointed at the end that we let the game get a little bit loose. That is going to happen when momentum lulls, but that is a little bit naïve. We had some young players on the field, and we have to do a little better job of managing momentum. One small miss turns into a snowball effect, but our kids held on, battled and did enough to get the win, which we deserved.

Elle [Otto] has been just a godsend. Her work ethic is extreme. She has gotten better as a soccer player. Initially, she was just a back-to-goal player, and now she is turning, slipping players, looking to hunt her shot. I am really proud. She missed a chance in the first half with a great move and touch in the box. She, Kenzie [Roling], Delaney [Holtey] and Kelli [McGroarty] helped us do a great job up top and created some good chances.

This was a team win, I thought. Everybody who came off the bench played well and played a role to help us get this win… We take it really seriously, starting the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series and being the first sport out. Last year was a bit disappointing, so we are really happy for the fans and the Hawkeyes. Now we pass that baton on to everybody else who goes after us.”

HAWKEYE NOTABLES

• Iowa Soccer improves to 15-8-2 against Iowa State in the all-time series.
• Fútbol Forecast: Since 2013, the winner of the Iowa vs. Iowa State women’s soccer match has correlated to the winner of the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series football game in eight of nine seasons (the outlier was in 2018).
• 2 for the Money: The Hawkeyes are undefeated in their last 39 games when scoring two goals or more. Since the start of the 2018 season, Iowa has a record of 36-0-3 when scoring two goals or more. That includes a 2-0-0 record this season, 4-0-2 record in 2022, 9-0 in 2021, 2-0 in 2020, 13-0-1 in 2019 and 5-0 in 2018. The Hawkeyes won their final two games in 2017 when scoring two-plus goals. The last time Iowa lost a game while netting at least two goals was Oct. 1, 2017, at Michigan State (L, 3-2).
• 90 Tracker: Senior Samantha Cary (3) and freshman Millie Greer (2) each logged 90 minutes on the Hawkeye back line. Other Hawkeyes to play the entirety of at least one match this season are seniors Rielee Fetty and Maggie Johnston.

UP NEXT

Iowa (3-0) travels to Starkville, Mississippi, on Aug. 31 for a showdown with Mississippi State (2-0-1) at the Mississippi State Soccer Field. Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. (CT). The Hawkeyes host Senior Day the following Sunday, Sept. 3, starting at 1 p.m. vs. SEMO (1-1-1) at the University of Iowa Soccer Complex.

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The Cyclone soccer program suffered its first setback of the season on Thursday evening, falling to in-state rival Iowa, 2-1, at the Iowa Soccer Complex. With the win, Iowa takes a 2-0 lead in the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series.

Iowa State (2-1-0) was held scoreless until the final ten minutes of action, as the Iowa defense stifled most of ISU’s offensive attack on the night. Iowa (3-0-0) used a late first-half goal, paired with an early second-half goal, to get an edge over the Cyclones.

The first half saw each team record a handful of shots, five for Iowa and two for Iowa State, but with nothing doing as neither team was able to find the back of the net. The Hawkeyes finally broke through in the 34th minute as Kenzie Roling snuck one past Avery Gillahan off a Shae Doherty feed to put the Hawks on top.

Iowa took its 1-0 lead into the break and both teams came out of the half with the same mentality – hunt more shots.

The Hawkeyes tallied 12 in the second stanza and the Cyclones seven as each team started to push the pace and play with more urgency. Iowa’s energy out of the gate resulted in an early second-half goal from Elle Otto and the Hawks took a 2-0 lead.

After an early setback, Iowa State kept trying its luck on the Hawkeye defense, eventually putting a score on the board in the 82nd minute as Lauren Hernandez snagged her first goal of the 2023 season off an Olivia Edwards free kick.

The Cyclones would threaten down to the wire, seeing a cross fall just short of connecting in the final seconds of action as ISU dropped its first action of the year.

Fannon’s Thoughts 

“It’s difficult to be in a situation where you’re on the front foot and the aggressor. Their goal early in the second half kind of knocked the wind out of us. The part I took away from tonight is that when the match was at its hardest, we stepped up and got as close as possible in literally the last seconds.”

Goals 

Iowa State: Lauren Hernandez (82′)

Iowa: Kenzie Roling (34’), Elle Otto (48’) 

Assists 

Iowa State: Olivia Edwards 

Iowa: Shae Doherty 

Up Next
The Cyclones will return to the pitch this Sunday when they travel to Brookings, South Dakota, to take on the SDSU Jackrabbits. ISU and South Dakota State’s Sunday match is set to kick off at 1 p.m. and the action will be streamed on the Summit League Network. 

AMES, Iowa – Four former Iowa State men’s basketball players are set to begin action Friday in the 2023 FIBA World Cup. Representing four different countries, the former Cyclones will be battling for gold in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia from Aug. 25 to Sept. 10.

Tyrese Haliburton (United States), Melvin Ejim (Canada), George Conditt IV (Puerto Rico) and Marial Shayok (South Sudan) are slated to compete for their countries. Ejim is representing Canada for the second time in the FIBA World Cup, while it will be the first appearance for Haliburton, Conditt IV and Shayok. Haliburton won a gold medal with Team USA at the 2019 FIBA U19 World Cup. Haliburton, Conditt IV and Shayok were all members of Iowa State’s 2019 Big 12 Tournament Championship team.

The action gets started on Friday morning with Ejim and Canada facing France at 8:30 a.m. (CT) on ESPN+. Shayok and Conditt IV are both in Group B and will face each other in the opener on Saturday at 3 a.m. (CT) on ESPN+. Haliburton and Team USA will face New Zealand in the opener at 7:40 a.m. (CT) Saturday on ESPN2.

A full schedule of games is below:

FIBA World Cup Rosters

#3 Melvin Ejim – Canada (Group H)
#1 George Conditt IV – Puerto Rico (Group B)
#11 Marial Shayok – South Sudan (Group B)
#4 Tyrese Haliburton – United States (Group C)

FIBA World Cup Schedule

Friday, August 25:

Canada vs. France – 8:30 a.m. – ESPN+

Saturday, August 26:

South Sudan vs. Puerto Rico – 3 a.m. – ESPN+
USA vs. New Zealand – 7:40 a.m. – ESPN2

Sunday, August 27:

Canada vs. Lebanon – 4:45 a.m. – ESPN+

Monday, August 28:

South Sudan vs. China – 3 a.m. – ESPN+
Puerto Rico vs. Serbia – 7 a.m. – ESPN+
USA vs. Greece – 7:40 a.m. – ESPN2

Tuesday, August 29:

Canada vs. Latvia – 8:30 a.m. – ESPN+

Wednesday, August 30:

South Sudan vs. Serbia – 3 a.m. – ESPN+
USA vs. Jordan – 3:40 a.m. – ESPN2
Puerto Rico vs. China – 7 a.m. – ESPN+

Thursday, August 31:

Classification Round (17-32)

Friday, September 1:

Second Round

Saturday, September 2:

Classification Round (17-32)

Sunday, September 3:

Second Round

Tuesday, September 5:

Quarterfinals

Wednesday, September 6:

Quarterfinals

Thursday, September 7:

Class Games (5-8)

Friday, September 8:

Semifinals

Saturday, September 9:

Class Games (5-6)

Sunday, September 10:

Medal Games

8-Man

• Ar-We-Va vs Exira-EHK
• Audubon vs CAM
• Boyer Valley vs Griswold
• Stanton vs Lenox
• West Harrison vs Glidden-Ralston
• Moravia vs Bedford
• East Union vs Sidney

11-Man

• Clarke vs Atlantic – on KJAN/KJANTV Pre-game at 6:30, kick-off at 7:30 p.m. 
• Lewis Central vs Harlan
• AHSTW vs Tri-Center
• ACGC vs Ogden
• West Monona vs Riverside
• Missouri Valley vs Logan-Magnolia
• Southwest Valley vs Red Oak
• St. Albert vs Treynor
• Nodaway Valley vs Mount Ayr
• IKM-Manning vs East Sac County
• West Central Valley vs Panorama
• Clarinda vs Shenandoah
• Underwood vs Van Meter
• Carroll vs Greene County
• Creston vs Winterset
• Sioux City West vs Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln
• Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson vs Denison-Schleswig
• Glenwood vs Sioux City East

Corner Conference

• (3-1) Stanton 25-25-24-25, Fremont-Mills 22-21-26-15
• (3-0) East Mills 25-25-25, Essex 4-11-10

Pride of Iowa Conference

• (3-1) Bedford 17-25-25-25, Mount Ayr 25-19-13-20

Bluegrass Conference

• (3-2) Orient-Macksburg 21-25-20-25-15, Melcher-Dallas 25-15-25-20-7

Non-Conference

• (3-0) Des Moines Roosevelt 25-25-25, Atlantic 17-16-20
• (2-1) Glenwood 21-19-15 Sergeant Bluff-Luton 9-21-3
• (2-1) Glenwood 13-21-15, Sidney 21-18-11
• (2-1) Glenwood 21-15-15, Tri-Center 10-21-6
• (2-0) Audubon 25-25, Panorama 10-15
• (2-0) Audubon 25-25, Coon Rapids-Bayard 13-14
• (2-0) Griswold 25-25, Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 11-17
• (2-1) Lenox 8-25-15, Griswold 25-21-10
• (2-0) Lenox 25-25, Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 10-21
• (2-1) Underwood 14-21-15, Harlan 21-10-10
• (2-0) ADM 21-21, Harlan 9-6
• (2-0) Carlisle 21-21, Creston 7-14
• (2-0) West Marshall 21-21, Creston 6-12
• (2-0) Oskaloosa 21-21, Creston 18-12
• (3-1) Storm Lake 20-25-25-25, Denison-Schleswig 25-11-18-19
• (2-1) Sergeant Bluff-Luton 20-21-15, Sidney 22-18-10
• (2-1) Sidney 21-15-15, Tri-Center 15-21-11
• (2-1) Southwest Valley 25-21-15, East Mills 20-25-12
• (2-0) Southwest Valley 25-25, Essex 9-17
• (2-0) Sergeant Bluff-Luton 23-21, Tri-Center 21-17
• (2-0) Des Moines Christian 21-21, Underwood 7-15
• (2-0) ADM 21-21, Underwood 11-16
• (2-0) LeMars 21-21, Logan-Magnolia 14-15
• (2-1) Logan-Magnolia 21-10-15, Sheldon 13-21-10
• (2-0) Cherokee 21-21, Logan-Magnolia 7-7
• (2-0) Coon Rapids-Bayard 25-25, Panorama 22-19
• (3-0) Woodbury Central 25-25-25, West Harrison 18-17-21
• (2-0) Johnston 25-25, Abraham Lincoln 18-17
• (2-1) Iowa City High 25-25-17, Abraham Lincoln 25-20-15