KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – There is a logjam at the top of the AFC West as we head into Week 9 of the NFL season.  Kansas City beat San Diego 23-20 in overtime Monday night for its fourth straight win and a piece of first place in the division race. The Chiefs, Chargers and idle Oakland Raiders are all 4-3 and two games better than last-place Denver.  After trailing the whole game, the Chargers were on the verge of winning it in regulation when they marched to the Kansas City 15.  With first-and-10 and 48 seconds left on the clock, Philip Rivers fumbled the snap and it was recovered by the Chiefs, who moved down the field for their own chance to win the game. But Matt Cassel badly overthrew his intended receiver and Eric Weddle’s second interception sent the game to overtime.  The Chiefs stopped San Diego on its first drive in OT and then won it on Ryan Succop’s 30-yard field goal with 5:19 left.  Kansas City will be riding its first four-game winning streak since 2004 into Sunday’s home outing against the winless Miami Dolphins. San Diego returns home to face undefeated Green Bay.

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2nd Round Playoff game played on Monday, October 31st.  Jim Field and Chris Parks have the call.  Updates of Exira-EHK vs. Bedford are also included in the broadcast from Brett Johnson.

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Friday, November 4 (7:00 pm)

8-Man:

• Murray (10-1) @ Adair-Casey (9-2) — Live on KJAN & KJAN.com (6:15 pm pre-game)
• Fremont-Mills (10-0) @ East Mills (10-1)
• Armstrong-Ringsted (11-0) @ West Bend-Mallard (10-1)
• Clarksville (11-1) @ Janesville (9-2)

Class A:

• Madrid (9-2) @ Bedford (9-2)
• Gehlen Catholic (10-1) @ West Hancock (10-1)
• Postville (10-1) @ Newman Catholic (10-1)
• Lisbon (11-0) @ Lone Tree (10-1)

Class 4-A:

• Dowling Caholic (9-2) @ West Des Moines Valley (11-0)
• Southeast Polk (10-1) @ Ankeny (10-1)
• Bettendorf (10-1) @ Iowa City West (9-2)
• Cedar Falls (10-1) @ Cedar Rapids Washington (8-3)

Monday, November 7 (7:00 pm)

Class 1-A:

• St. Albert (11-0) @ Logan-Magnolia (10-1)
• West Lyon (9-2) @ Emmetsburg (11-0)
• Aplington-Parkersburg (10-1) @ Saint Ansgar (9-2)
• Alburnett (11-0) @ West Branch (9-2)

Class 2-A:

• Spirit Lake (11-0) @ Kuemper Catholic (10-1)
• West Marshall (11-0) @ PCM (11-0)
• @ UNI-Dome:  Clarion-Goldfield (7-4) vs. Dyersville Beckman (10-1)
• Iowa City Regina (11-0) @ Mediapolis (11-0)

Class 3-A:

• Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley (11-0) @ Harlan (8-3)
• West Delaware (10-1) @ Decorah (9-2)
• Maquoketa (10-1) @ Union (9-2)
• Pella (10-1) @ ADM (11-0)

(All matches start at 7:00 pm)

CLASS 2-A:

• @ Ames:  Kuemper Catholic vs. Gilbert
• @ Stuart:  Pella Christian vs. St. Albert

CLASS 1-A:

• @ Red Oak:  Corning vs. Stanton
• @ Adel:  Coon Rapids-Bayard vs. Earlham

8-MAN:

• Adair-Casey 58, CAM 32
• Murray 58, Lenox 0
• East Mills 42, Glidden-Ralston 36
• Fremont-Mills 66, Stanton 30

CLASS A:

• Bedford 26, Exira-EHK 17
• Madrid 60, Earlham 29

CLASS 3-A:

• Harlan 28, Spencer 24
• Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 28, Carroll 21

CLASS 2-A:

• Kuemper-Catholic 20, Central Lyon/George-Little Rock 7
• Spirit Lake 42, S. Central Calhoun 7

CLASS 1-A:

• Logan-Magnolia 31, Panorama 12
• St. Albert 31, Des Moines Christian 3

AMES, Iowa (AP) – Iowa State, a double-digit underdog to a Texas Tech team fresh off perhaps the most stunning upset in the country in 2011, crushed the Red Raiders 41-7 on Saturday night. It was by far the biggest win over a ranked team in school history.  Iowa State (4-4, 1-4 Big 12) hadn’t been within two touchdowns of any conference opponent all season, yet had no trouble against a team that had won at Oklahoma just a week earlier. The Cyclones offense found its rhythm early under new quarterback Jared Barnett and their defense stifled Texas Tech’s high-powered passing attack.  The trick, of course, will be to keep it going starting with Saturday’s home game against woeful Kansas (2-6, 0-5).

• Nov. 1, Class 1-A Region 2 final: LeMars Gehlen Catholic and River Valley has been moved from  Mapleton to Sioux City East. Start time remains 7:00 p.m.
• Nov. 1, Class 1-A Region 3 final: Corning and Stanton has been moved from Corning to Red Oak. Start time remains 7:00 p.m.
• Nov. 1, Class 1-A-Region 4 final: North Mahaska and East Union has been moved from Winterset to Indianola. Start time remains 7:00 p.m.
• Nov. 1,  Class 2-A Region 2 final: Sioux Center & Sheldon has been moved from Sioux  Center to  MOC-Floyd Valley HS (Orange City). Start time remains 7:00  p.m.
• Nov. 1, Class 2-A Region 8 regional final: Davis County & West Liberty has been moved from Durant to  Mount Pleasant. Start time remains 7:00 p.m.
• Nov. 2, Class 4-A Region 5 final: Cedar Rapids Washington & Iowa City West has been moved from  Cedar Rapids Washington to Cedar Rapids Jefferson. Start time remains  7:00 p.m.

Tony La Russa is retiring after 33 seasons as a manager, and he’s going out on top.  He told reporters his decision today at a press conference, three days after his Cardinals won the World Series.  La Russa captured three World Championships in his career and won Manager of the Year four times.  He managed the White Sox, Athletics, and Cardinals in a career that began in 1979.  Prior to that, La Russa played six seasons in the Majors as a middle infielder.

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