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Iowa State lost a 14-10 lead heading into the fourth quarter and fell 20-14 to Oklahoma State in Stillwater on Saturday. Spencer Sanders came on to play in the fourth quarter and sparked the Oklahoma State Offense. He threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Jaden Nixon with 9:18 left to give Okie State the lead. The Cowboys got a 40 yard field goal from Tanner Brown to provide the final margin.
Iowa State struggled with ball security throughout the game, turning the ball over a total of five times. The Cyclones outgained the Cowboys 333-244 yards but the giveaways proved too costly.
Iowa State’s last drive got deep in Cowboy territory but Hunter Dekkers was sacked on 4th down to end the game.
Iowa State falls to 4-6 on the season and will head back home to host Texas Tech next Saturday. Oklahoma State improved to 7-3.
Cooper DeJean was a big catalyst in Iowa’s 24-10 win over Wisconsin on Saturday in Iowa City. DeJean took an interception back 32-yards for a touchdown and helped set up another score with a 41-yard punt return.
Iowa won the game with just 146 yards of offense and the Iowa defense forced 3 Wisconsin turnovers on the day.
The Hawkeyes improved to 6-4 on the season and reach bowl eligibility, Iowa now controls their own fate in the Big Ten West.
Next up for Iowa is a road trip to Minnesota next week.
Drake grabbed a big 27-24 win over Butler at Drake Stadium in Des Moines on Saturday. Luke Williams kicked a 22-yard field goal with 8 seconds left to halt Butler’s five game winning streak.
Luke Bailey completed 15 passes for 178 yards and a touchdown with 2 interceptions. It was a good back and forth game with Drake leading 17-7 at the end fo the first and 24-14 at halftime. Butler tied the game with 4:52 left on a 23-yard Luka Zurak field goal.
Drake improved to 2-8 overall and 2-5 in conference play. Butler falls to 7-3 overall and 5-2 in the PFL.
Next up for Drake is a road trip to Valporaiso next Saturday at 12:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 12
Williamsburg 31, Wahlert Catholic, Dubuque 7
Williamsburg out-gained Wahlert Catholic 412 yards to 229 yards on offense and picked up the dominating win. Carson Huedepohl went 10-13 passsing fro 207 yards and two touchdowns with 1 interception. Derek Weisskopf hauled in 8 of those passes with 164 yards and 2 touchdowns. Williamsburg improved to 12-0. Wahlert Catholic ends the year at 9-3.
Central Lyon/George-Little Rock 37, OABCIG 14
Central Lyon/George-Little Rock scored the first 23 points of the game and rolled to the 2A championship game with the win over OABCIG. The Lions piled up 472 yards of offense led by 284 yards and three scores rushing from Zach Lutmer. The Lions advance to the title game with a mark of 12-0. OABCIG ends the season at 10-2.
Saturday, November 12
The Harlan Cyclones will return to the Class 3A title game after pulling out a win over ADM for the second time this season. The Cyclones outscored the Tigers 14-0 in the third quarter to make the difference. Aidan Hall had a monster game with 240 yards rushing with 4 touchdowns to go along with 74 yards receiving and another score. Both teams were over 440 yards of offense in the game. Harlan improves to 11-1 and will defend their title next Saturday. ADM ends the season at 10-2 with both losses to the Cyclones.
Mount Vernon slugged their way to the 3A championship with a 14-6 win over Humboldt. Joey Rhomberg scored on a 4-yard run with 11:55 left to give Mount Vernon a 14-3 lead at that point. Henry Ryan had 103 yards on the ground to lead the Mustangs. Mount Vernon heads to the championship with a 12-0 record. Humboldt ends the year at 10-2.
Photo credit: Iowa Central
Atlantic native and current Iowa Central runner Taylor McCreedy finished 11th place in the Women’s DI 5000M at the NJCAA Cross Country Championships on Saturday morning. McCreedy ran a time of 18:57.6 and was just 1:10 off the top spot.
Iowa Central finished 5th in the team standings with 199 points. Southern Idaho was the team champion with 61 points.
Iowa Western runner Mercy Biwott was the individual runner-up with a time of 18:05.8
The Iowa men’s basketball team erupted offensively for a 112-71 win over North Carolina A&T on Friday night. Four Hawkeyes finished in double figures: Keegan Murray 22, Patrick McCaffery 21, Payton Sandfort 17, and Filip Rebraca 12. McCaffery’s 21 are a new career high.
Iowa committed just 4 turnovers in the game and 12 different players scored 3 points or more. The Hawks improved to 2-0 on the young season.
Next up Iowa will visit Seton Hall on Wednesday for the Gavitt Games. Tipoff is slated for 6:30 p.m. and we’ll have coverage on the Hawkeye Radio Network starting at 5:30 p.m. that evening.
Atlantic’s Alexes Reynolds competed in the preliminary round of the 2022 Girls State Swimming and Diving Meet on Friday at the Marshalltown YMCA/YWCA.
Reynolds finished sixth in her heat of the 200Y Freestyle with a time of 1:59.13. That put her in 20th place overall.
She also competed in the 500Y Freestyle and finished 7th in the final heat with a time of 5:23.43. That time put her in 21st place.
The top 16 swimmers advanced on to the finals on Saturday.
Friday, November 11
Van Meter outscored West Branch 21-0 in the second quarter to advance and continue to defend their 1A title. The Bulldogs had two touchdown runs and a fumble recovery for a score in that key stretch. Van Meter piled up an impressive 472 yards of offense by the end of the game and were led by a 191 yard rushing performance by Ben Gordon. Gordon ran for two scores and caught another. Van Meter heads back to the title game with a mark of 11-1. West Branch ends their season at 11-1.
West Sioux, Hawarden 47, Underwood 7
West Sioux got the offense rolling early and piled up 481 yards on their way to a win over Underwood. The Falcons were led by a very efficient day from quarterback Dylan Wiggins who wen 21 of 23 passing for 232 yards and 2 touchdowns. The Falcons used a team effort on the ground with three rushers over 70 yards and Brady Lynott hauled in 10 passes for 106 yards and a score. Underwood converted just 8 first downs in the game and gained 181 yards in their first semifinal appearance in 20 years. The Eagles end the season at 11-1. West Sioux improved to 11-1 and move on to a championship rematch from last season with Van Meter.
Friday, November 11
Valley, West Des Moines 22, Dowling Catholic, WDM 21
West Des Moines Valley rallied from 14 points down in the fourth quarter to beat Dowling Catholic 22-21. Damon Head scored on a 12-yard run with 5:01 left in the game to make it 21-14. The Tigers then scored again with 30 seconds left on a 2-yard run by Ayden Price. Rather than kick the tying extra point the Tigers went for 2 and converted on a pass from Michael Provenza to Zay Robinson to win the game. Valley continues their remarkable postseason run going from 5-4 to 8-4 and into the title game. Dowling ends the season at 10-2.
Southeast Polk 35, Johnston 14
Southeast Polk will get a chance to defend their title in 5A after dominating Johnston in the semis. The Rams led 21-0 by half led by two touchdown runs by Abu Sama. He would score once more in the third quarter and finished with 93 yards in the game. Harrison Gibson added 98 yards rushing for the Rams. Southeast Polk improved to 11-1 and Johnston ends the year at 8-4.
Saturday, November 12
10:00— #4 Wahlert Catholic, Dubuque (9-2) vs. #1 Williamsburg (11-0)
1:00— #3 OABCIG (10-1) vs. #2 Central Lyon/George-Little Rock (11-0)
Saturday, November 12
4:00— #4 ADM (10-1) vs. #1 Harlan (10-1)
7:00—#3 Humboldt (10-1) vs. #2 Mount Vernon (11-0)
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