AMES, Iowa (AP) – Percy Gibson led three Iowa State players with double-doubles by scoring 17 points and grabbing 10 rebounds as Iowa State beat Southern 82-59 on Friday night in both teams’ season opener.

Senior transfer Will Clyburn had 16 points and 10 rebounds and freshman Georges Niang had 15 and 12 for the Cyclones, who shook off a rough start to win their 15th straight opener.

Southern led by as many as 11 points midway through the first half. But Iowa State pulled ahead 41-39 at halftime and opened the second half on a 25-11 run.

Derick Beltran had a game-high 26 points for Southern.

Korie Lucious, a transfer from Michigan State, shot just 1 of 12 from the field with seven turnovers in his Iowa State debut. But a strong second half carried the Cyclones to a convincing victory.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – Aaron White scored 16 points and Zach McCabe added 14 points as Iowa beat Texas-Pan American 86-55 on Friday night in the season opener for both teams.

Touted freshman center Adam Woodbury scored 10 points in his college debut for the Hawkeyes, who opened the game with a 17-2 lead.

Aaron Urbanus and Brandon Provost each scored 13 points to lead Texas-Pan American.

The Broncs cut Iowa’s early lead to 33-22 with 2:52 left in the first half, but the Hawkeyes ended the half on a 12-2 run. Iowa cruised in the second half.

Devyn Marble, Iowa’s leading returning scorer, had 10 points.

Friday’s attendance of 14,859 fans was Iowa’s largest for a season opener since 2001.

High School Football Playoffs

 Semifinals at the UNI Dome in Cedar Falls

CLASS 1A

REGINA, IOWA CITY 42, DIKE-NEW HARTFORD 21

ST. ALBERT, COUNCIL BLUFFS 18, EMMETSBURG 7

CLASS 2A

SPIRIT LAKE 17,  KUEMPER CATHOLIC, CARROLL 10

BECKMAN CATHOLIC, DYERSVILLE (11-1) VS MEDIAPOLIS (12-0) – 7:06 PM

High School Football Playoffs

Semifinals at the UNI Dome in Cedar Falls

CLASS A

• 10:06 am – Wapsie Valley 40,  BGM 18
• 1:06 pm – Hinton 28, Logan-Magnolia 21

CLASS 4-A

• 4:06 pm – Ankeny 28, SE Polk 12
• 7:06 pm – Cedar Rapids Xavier 27, Cedar Falls 6

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – When No. 19 Texas takes the field on Saturday against Iowa State, the Longhorns will be paying tribute to former coach Darrell Royal with helmet stickers bearing his “DKR” initials and the first play on offense, which will be run from the wishbone formation Royal introduced to major college football in 1968.  Royal died this week at age 88, and the school will honor the coach who won two national championships, a share of a third and 11 Southwest Conference titles from 1957 to 1976.

It will be an emotional day for Texas coach Mack Brown, who was very close to Royal and often talked about their friendship and the mentor’s role Royal had in his life.