The Atlantic Trojans girls basketball team outscored Clarinda 16-0 in the fourth quarter to pull away for a 43-24 victory on Tuesday night at Atlantic High School. The Trojans turned up the defensive pressure in the fourth quarter and forced 16 second-half turnovers by the Cardinals.

Clarinda kept the game tight through the first three quarters, doing a nice job of getting the ball in the high paint to break up the Atlantic zone a bit. The Cardinals led 9-7 at the end of the first and were down just 3 at the half and end of the third. The Trojans kicked up the intensity of their press and extended zone to gain the edge down the stretch. Atlantic Head Coach Dan Vargason said they know how important that defensive end is.

The Trojans also knocked down 10 of 15 at the free throw line in the fourth quarter. Jada Jensen led Atlantic with 13 points and Madison Huddleson finished with 11. Huddleson had all 8 of Atlantic’s points in the third quarter to keep them ahead. Coach Vargason was proud of the adjustments the team made offensively as well.

Atlantic improved to 9-3 on the season and next up will travel to Harlan on Friday. We’ll have coverage on KJAN.

Clarinda was led by 12 points from Jerzee Knight. The Cardinals fall to 3-9.

The Georgia Bulldogs dominated the TCU Horned Frogs 65-7 in the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday at So-Fi Stadium in LA. The Bulldogs become the first team in the CFP era to win back-to-back titles.

After Georgia grabbed an early 10-0 lead, TCU got their lone touchdown of the game on a run by former Lewis Central quarterback Max Duggan. That would be the end of the competitive hope in the game. The Bulldogs got one more score in the quarter and then punched in 21 more points in the second quarter to blow the game open.

Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett went 18-25 passing for 304 yards and 4 touchdowns and he also ran for two more scores. Tight end Brock Bowers had a big game with 7 catches for 152 yards and a touchdown. Ladd McConkey had 5 grabs for 88 yards and 2 touchdowns.

The 65-7 final score was the largest margin of victory in championship and bowl game history. The Bulldogs finish the year 15-0. TCU ends a great turnaround season at 13-2.

The Atlantic boys swim team fell short in a dual against Lewis Central 105-50 on Monday night at the Nishna Valley Family YMCA.

The Trojans did have some solid finishes on the night. The 200 Yard Medley team won with a time of 1:54.10 (Alex Lihs, Abe Schechinger, Keaten Rieken, Kyler Rieken). Hunter Quist won the 200 Yard Freestyle with a time of 2:11.79 and Lucas Doyle was 2nd at 2:22.34. Atlantic also won the 200 Yard Freestyle Relay in 1:40.67 (Kyler Rieken, Keaten Rieken, Hunter Quist, Alex Lihs.)

Full results here: 20230109_AHS Swim

The Corner Conference has released the schedule for next week’s boys and girls basketball tournaments.

In the girls tournament Stanton is the top seed in Pool A and Fremont-Mills is the top seed in Pool B.

For the boys East Mills is the top seed in Pool A and Stanton leads Pool B.

Girls Corner Conference Tournament Schedule

Saturday, January 14th
Hamburg at Griswold, 5:00 p.m.

Monday, January 16th
Griswold/Hamburg at Sidney, 5:30 p.m.
East Mills vs Essex at Fremont-Mills, 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, January 17th
Griswold/Hamburg vs. Stanton at Griswold, 6:00 p.m
Fremont-Mills at Essex, 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday, January 18th
Fremont-Mills vs. East Mills at Stanton, 6:00 p.m.
Sidney at Stanton, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, January 20th
3rd Place & Championship at East Mills, 6:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.

Boys Corner Conference Tournament Schedule

Monday, January 16th
Griswold at Sidney, 7:30 p.m.
Essex at Fremont-Mills, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, January 17th
East Mills at Griswold, 7:30 p.m.
Stanton at Essex, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, January 19th
Stanton vs. Fremont-Mills at East Mills, 6:00 p.m.
Sidney at East Mills, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, January 21st

Consolation & Championship at Griswold, 6:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Audubon 50, Missouri Valley 42 (A: Audrey Jensen and Sienna Albertsen 15pts each)
Cherokee 78, West Monona 66
Creston 60, Red Oak 35 (C: Doryn Paup 34pts)
Diagonal 47, Essex 34
East Sac County 62, GTRA 36
Manson-NW Webster 68, Paton-Churdan 24
Shenandoah 57, Griswold 21 (S: Lynnae Green 16pts)
Woodbine 51, Coon Rapids-Bayard 42 (W: Charlie Pryor 20pts)

BOYS BASKETBALL

Audubon 69, Missouri Valley 39 (A: Carson Bauer 21pts, Edward Miller 20pts)
Coon Rapids-Bayard 52, Woodbine 49 (C: Cal Heydon 26pts)
Creston 72, Red Oak 65 (C: Cael Turner 20pts)
East Mills 65, Heartland Christian 18 (EM: Mason Crouse 18pts)
Diagonal 58, Essex 41
Shenandoah 46, Griswold 45 (Shenandoah hit a free throw with 1 second left to win it.) (S: Jade Spangler 12pts. G: Kamron Brownlee 17pts)

The 14th ranked Iowa State Cyclones look to go 4-0 in the Big 12 on Tuesday night (Tonight), by hosting Texas Tech. ISU is coming off road wins at Oklahoma and TCU and take on a Texas Tech team that is known for defense.

That’s Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger who says the Red Raiders are a little different on offense this season.

Texas Tech is 0-3 in the Big-12.

The UNI Panthers take a three game winning streak into Tuesday night’s (Tonight’s) Missouri Valley game at home against Murray State. UNI is 4-2 in the league race and coach Ben Jacobson says the confidence level has risen.

Jacobson says they are focused on getting better but winning does boost confidence.

Former Iowa State coach Steve Prohm is in his first season back at Murray State. The Racers are also 4-2 in the Valley.

Prohm says it will take a big effort to get a win in Cedar Falls.

Murray State is coming off an 82-64 loss at Drake.

IRVING, Texas – – Former University of Iowa offensive lineman Robert Gallery has been named to the 2023 class of the College Football Hall of Fame. The announcement was made Monday by the National Football Foundation (NFF) and College Hall of Fame.

Gallery, a native of Masonville, Iowa (East Buchanan High School), lettered as a Hawkeye offensive tackle from 2000-03. He earned unanimous consensus first-team All-America honors as a senior and was the recipient of the Outland Trophy, presented annually to the best offensive lineman in the nation.

Gallery was named the Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year in 2003. He earned first-team All-Big Ten honors in his final three seasons, while also being a three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree.

During Gallery’s final three seasons, the Hawkeyes posted a 28-10 overall record, including a 17-7 mark in Big Ten play. Gallery moved into the line-up for the final six games of his freshman season. In 2001, Iowa’s offense averaged 32.6 points per game while ending the season with an Alamo Bowl win over Texas Tech.

The Hawkeyes shared the Big Ten championship in 2002 with a perfect 8-0 league record, setting a school record with 11 overall wins. Iowa averaged 37.2 points per game as quarterback Brad Banks was the runner-up in Heisman Trophy voting.

In Gallery’s final season, Iowa posted 10 wins, closing the season with a 37-17 win over Florida in the 2004 Outback Bowl.  Iowa finished the season ranked eighth nationally for the second consecutive season.

Gallery was a team captain and Most Valuable Player as a senior. He was the second player selected in the 2004 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders. He played eight NFL seasons for the Raiders and Seattle Seahawks, starting 103 of the 104 career games in which he played. He was awarded the NFL’s Ed Block Courage Award in 2010.

Gallery is a member of Iowa’s Letterwinner’s Club Hall of Fame and the America Needs Farmers (ANF) Wall of Honor at Kinnick Stadium.

Gallery earned his bachelor’s degree in elementary education from the University of Iowa in 2003. He and his wife, former Iowa women’s basketball player Becca McCann, reside in California with their three children, Hayden, Brooklyn, and Lincoln.

Gallery is the 11th former Hawkeye named to the College Football Hall of Fame, based on his playing career. Former Iowa players Earl Banks (Morgan State) and Bob Stoops (Oklahoma) are Hall of Fame members based on their college coaching careers.

Five former Hawkeye head coaches are also members of the Hall of Fame, including Eddie Anderson (1938-42, 1946-49), Forest Evashevski (1952-60), Hayden Fry (1979-98), Howard Jones (1916-23) and Slip Madigan (1943-44).