Wednesday, November 9
UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls

1:00—Newell-Fonda (10-1) vs. WACO, Wayland (12-0)

4:00—Lenox (11-0) vs. St. Mary’s, Remsen (11-0)

Class 1A second ranked Underwood will be at home against eighth ranked Pella Christian tonight (Friday night), in the quarterfinal round of the playoffs. Underwood enters with a record of 10-1.

That’s Underwood coach Nate Mechaelsen. This game will feature two outstanding quarterbacks in Underwood’s Alex Ravlin and Pella Christian’s Isaac Kacmarynski.

For the second straight season Harlan and Nevada collide in the 3A quarterfinals when the top ranked Cyclones host the eighth ranked Cubs tonight (Friday night). Harlan coach Todd Bladt says part of playoff success is handling the nerves.

Bladt says the Harlan defense will be tested by Nevada’s run game.

Harlan won last year’s game on its way to the 3A state championship.

Pod A

St. Mary’s, Remsen 63, Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire 14

Pod B

Lenox 32, Fremont-Mills 8

Pod C

Newell-Fonda 46, Gladbrook-Reinbeck 36

Pod D

WACO, Wayland 52, Montezuma 7

The AHSTW Vikings (10-0) will hit the road on Friday to face the Lynnville-Sully Hawks (10-0) in the Class A Quarterfinals of the Iowa High School Football Playoffs and we’ll have coverage on KJAN. The Vikings have been well tested by some tough rushing attacks in District 7 play this season and they will face another strong ground team this week. Vikings head coach GG Harris said they have no reason to not be prepared.

Lynnville-Sully running back Corder Noun-Harder has ground out 1,649 yards and 26 touchdowns this season and two other backs are over 400 yards on the year for the Hawks. Lynnville-Sully Head Coach Mike Parkinson said he’s really proud of the way his team plays and it starts with at the top.

AHSTW will counter with a nice balanced attack on offense. Luke Sternberg has 1,711 yards rushing and 25 touchdowns, while his brother Kyle has thrown for 1,684 yards and 24 scores with no interceptions. Coach Harris said they will need to need to take care of the ball well this week against a Hawks defense that has 28 takeaways this season.

Coach Parkinson said the Vikings pose a big challenge with their multitude of weapons. He said you can tell the Vikings have some dedicated players with the way they play.

The winner gets to head to the UNI-Dome next week for the Semifinals and Coach Harris said it’s just been fun to enjoy this ride with the guys.

The Vikings and the Hawks kickoff at 7:00 p.m. Chris Parks and Jim Field will have the call from Sully with pregame starting at 6:00 p.m. Tune in on AM 1220, FM 101.1, and online at kjan.com

First Team
Mersadez Richter, ACGC
Gabby Lombardi, DM Christian
Olivia Lombardi, DM Christian
Maren Miller, DM Christian
Kaitlynn Mumm, DM Christian
Kara Hohertz, Earlham
Emily Roe, Pleasantville
Abby Matt, Van Meter
Haedyn Rebelsky, Van Meter
Bella Munoz, West Central Valley

Second Team
Hadley Hardersen, DM Christian
Finley Schelhaas, DM Christian
Lily Conry, Earlham
Ella Santi, Madrid
Alana Burton, Ogden
Danika Park, Pleasantville
Makenzie Dubbin, Van Meter
Malia Kelly, Van Meter
Teya Speltz, Van Meter
Grace Deputy, Woodward-Granger

Honorable Mention
Saige O’Brien, ACGC
Jordan Lemke, ACGC
Chloe Prewitt, DM Christian
Andrea Lineback, DM Christian
Abby Presler, Earlham
Rowen Fisk, Earlham
Lola Gelner, Interstate-35
Maggie Vonnahme, Interstate-35
Caroline Harwood, Madrid
Claire Knudsen, Madrid
Courtney Buzzell, Ogden
Emma Moorman, Ogden
Keira Simmons, Panorama
Caitlyn Sloss, Panorama
Olivia Anthony, Pleasantville
Londan Foley, Pleasantville
Emma Gilliland, Van Meter
Shaelee Murphy, Van Meter
Kinsey Alt, West Central Valley
Kamryn Nourse, West Central Valley
Lindsay Mescher, Woodward-Granger
Anna Weaver, Woodward-Granger

Coach of the Year: Joel Allman, Pleasantville

The Quarterfinal round of the 8-Player football playoffs will be contested tonight. All games are scheduled for 7:00 p.m. kickoffs.

Pod A

Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire (9-1) at St. Mary’s, Remsen (10-0)

Pod B

Fremont-Mills (8-2) at Lenox (10-0)

Pod C

Gladbrook-Reinbeck (9-1) at Newell-Fonda (9-1)

Pod D

Montezuma (9-2) at WACO, Wayland (11-0)

2022 State Volleyball Championships
Thursday, November 3
Extreme Arena in Coralville

Class 5A Championship
(3-1) Iowa City Liberty 20-25-25-25, Pleasant Valley 25-17-22-22 Box Score

Class 5A All-Tournament Team
Shelby Kimm, Iowa City Liberty
Chloe Cline, Pleasant Valley
Jaeden Pratt, Ankeny Centennial
Lily Dykstra, Urbandale
Kaelyn Wieland, West Des Moines Valley
Halle Vice, Pleasant Valley
Cassidy Hartman, Iowa City Liberty (Captain)

Iowa Pork Producers’ Top Producer: Shelby Kimm, Iowa City Liberty

Class 4A Championship
(3-1) Cedar Rapids Xavier 25-22-25-25, Clear Creek-Amana 16-25-23-12 Box Score

Class 4A All-Tournament Team

Bliss Beck, Clear Creek-Amana
Maci Kadlec, Cedar Rapids Xavier
Ella Meyer, Western Dubuque
Libby Lansing, Western Dubuque
Abbey Hayes, North Scott
Meg Berkland, Clear Creek-Amana
Libby Fandel, Cedar Rapids Xavier (captain)

Iowa Pork Producers’ Top Producer: Maci Kadlec, Cedar Rapids Xavier

Class 3A Championship
(3-0) Davenport Assumption 25-25-25, Sioux Center 23-16-21 Box Score

Class 3A All-Tournament Team

Maggie Johnson, Davenport Assumption
Willow Bleeker, Sioux Center
Aubrey Gates, Union
Gabby Lombardi, Des Moines Christian
Chloe Meester, Mount Vernon
Reagan Jansen, Sioux Center
Ava Schubert, Davenport Assumption (Captain)

Iowa Pork Producers’ Top Producer: Willow Bleeker, Sioux Center

Class 2A Championship
(3-2) Western Christian 25-19-25-13-16, Dike-New Hartford 21-25-21-25-14 Box Score

Class 2A All-Tournament Team
Abby VerBurg, Western Christian
Jadyn Petersen, Dike-New Hartford
Isabelle Elliott, Sumner-Fredericksburg
Bailey Boeve, Hinton
Molly Shafer, Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont
Payton Petersen, Dike-New Hartford
Stella Winterfeld, Western Christian (Captain)

Iowa Pork Producers’ Top Producer: Hannah Broek, Western Christian

Class 1A Championship
(3-2) Ankeny Christian 21-19-28-26-15, Gladbrook-Reinbeck 25-25-26-24-10 Box Score

Class 1A All-Tournament Team
Carley Craighead, Ankeny Christian
Megan Cooley, Gladbrook-Reinbeck
Brynn Smith, AGWSR
Trevyn Smith, AGWSR
Kennady Breitfelder, Springville
Ava Wyatt, Gladbrook-Reinbeck
Katie Quick, Ankeny Christian (Captain)

Iowa Pork Producers’ Top Producer: Katie Quick, Ankeny Christian