The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right:

Others receiving votes: Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 15. Sioux City, East 2. Davenport, North 1.

Others receiving votes: Clear Lake 20. Dallas Center-Grimes 20. Keokuk 10. Le Mars 8. Central Clinton, De Witt 7. Gilbert 6. Harlan 6. Algona 4. Sergeant Bluff-Luton 2. Washington 1. Denison-Schleswig 1.

Others receiving votes: Dike-New Hartford 8. Osage 7. Albia 6. Des Moines Christian 5. Aplington-Parkersburg 4. Woodward-Granger 4. Pella Christian 3. AHSTW 3. Unity Christian, Orange City 2. Southeast Valley-Gowrie 2. Rock Valley 1. Monticello 1.

Others receiving votes: Don Bosco, Gilbertville 7. New London 5. Siouxland Community Christian 4. Gladbrook-Reinbeck 4. Newell-Fonda 3. Madrid 1.

Tournament at Mid Buchanan, MO

Bedford-Lenox tied for 5th place in the team race with 99.5 points. Drew Ventiecher was a champion at 170 pounds. Terrence Sheley was the runner-up at 132 pounds.

Tournament at Ankeny

Lewis Central finished in 6th place with 105 points. Tanner Higgins was runner-up at 145 pounds and Hunter Deyo was runner-up at 285 pounds.

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BOYS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Ar-We-Va 54, Red Oak 50
Harlan 56, St. Albert 32
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 71, Clarinda 64
Tri-Center 71, Shenandoah 34

Rolling Valley Conference

Coon Rapids-Bayard 62, Exira-EHK 55
West Harrison 59, Glidden-Ralston 42

Corner Conference Tournament

Fremont-Mills 57, Griswold 36
Sidney 80, Clarinda Academy 35

Other Scores

Allen, Neb. 83, Whiting 18
Colfax-Mingo 76, West Central Valley 51
Earlham 68, AHSTW 64
Logan-Magnolia 55, West Monona 41
OA-BCIG 49, Ridge View 33
Panorama, Panora 62, Nodaway Valley 59
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 60, CB Thomas Jefferson 41
Van Meter 48, Winterset 46

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Harlan 49, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 35
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 71, Clarinda 50
Red Oak 66, Ar-We-Va 39
Shenandoah 48, Tri-Center 28

Rolling Valley Conference

Exira-EHK 69, Coon Rapids-Bayard 13
Glidden-Ralston 47, West Harrison 43

Corner Conference Tournament

East Mills 57, Essex 22
Sidney 45, Griswold 9

Other Scores

Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 61, Sioux City, East 51
East Union 56, Orient-Macksburg 47
Logan-Magnolia 58, West Monona 56, OT
MVAOCOU 75, Riverside 25
Mount Ayr 74, Murray 19
Panorama 61, Nodaway Valley 54
Ridge View 52, OA-BCIG 36
West Central Valley, Stuart 57, Colfax-Mingo 39
Western Christian 71, Spirit Lake 32
Winterset 49, Van Meter 39
Woodbury Central, Moville 64, Gehlen Catholic, Le Mars 57

Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa won 10 football games last season to conclude the best five-year stretch in the program’s history. But coach Kirk Ferentz says it wasn’t easy. At his postseason news conference Monday, Ferentz says there are no “easy outs.” The Hawkeyes’ three losses last season were by a combined 14 points. They finished the season with four consecutive wins including a 49-24 victory over Southern California in the Holiday Bowl. But there is a lot of work ahead for the Hawkeyes. They lose senior quarterback Nate Stanley, a three-year starter. And four players are leaving college early for a shot at the NFL. The Hawkeyes return all four of their top receivers.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs advanced to their first Super Bowl in 50 years by doing things decidedly their way. They let Patrick Mahomes and their potent offense wing the ball all over the field, never worrying for a moment that they were being too cavalier. They stuffed the line of scrimmage to take away Tennessee running back Derrick Henry, then did just enough in pass defense to ensure the Titans’ Ryan Tannehill didn’t beat them through the air. It all added up to a 35-24 victory in the AFC title game and a spot in the Chiefs’ first Super Bowl since the 1969 season.

UNDATED (AP) — Andy Reid revitalized the Kansas City Chiefs the same way he did with the Philadelphia Eagles. He’s one win away from finishing the job. The only thing missing from Reid’s impressive resume is a Super Bowl title. He is seventh on the career wins list and every coach ahead of him has a championship. Reid won more games than any coach in Eagles history but lost his only Super Bowl appearance. Thanks to Patrick Mahomes, Reid gets another shot when the Chiefs play the San Francisco 49ers in Miami on Feb. 2.

UNDATED (AP) — Baylor leaped over Gonzaga and into the No. 1 spot in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll to give the Top 25 its seventh team on top this season. That matches the record set in 1983 for the most No. 1s in the history of the poll that dates to the 1948-49 season. Baylor received 33 first-place votes from the 65-member media panel and had 1,591 points. Gonzaga received 31 first-place votes for 1,588 points. Kansas, undefeated San Diego State and Florida State replaced Duke, Auburn and Butler in the top five after those three schools each lost a pair of games last week.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Matt Carpenter is hoping he can bounce back from a poor season that was interrupted by injuries. The three-time All-Star hit just .226 with 15 home runs. Carpenter hit a career-high 36 homers in 2018 and that earned him a two-year contract for $39 million. The NL Central champion Cardinals have indicated Carpenter will be their starting third baseman this season. He turned 34 in November. Carpenter spoke Monday at the team’s annual Winter Warm-Up fan event in St. Louis.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – Iowa won 10 football games last season to conclude the best five-year stretch in the program’s history. But coach Kirk Ferentz says it wasn’t easy. At his postseason news conference Monday, Ferentz says there are no “easy outs.” The Hawkeyes’ three losses last season were by a combined 14 points.

They finished the season with four consecutive wins including a 49-24 victory over Southern California in the Holiday Bowl. But there is a lot of work ahead for the Hawkeyes. They lose senior quarterback Nate Stanley, a three-year starter. And four players are leaving college early for a shot at the NFL. The Hawkeyes return all four of their top receivers.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa men’s basketball student-athletes Luka Garza and CJ Fredrick swept Big Ten weekly honors after their performances in Iowa’s two wins last week. The announcement came today by the Big Ten Conference Office.

The player of the week honor is the second of the season for Garza (Dec. 9), while Fredrick earned his first freshman of the week distinction.

Garza (6-foot-11, 260 pounds) averaged 30 points, five rebounds, and 1.5 blocks in wins over Northwestern and No. 19 Michigan. In the two games combined, Garza was a white-hot 20-of-32 (.625) from the field, including 4-of-6 (.667) from 3-point range, and 16-of-19 (.842) from the foul line.

Garza poured in 33 points, including a career-high 11 free throws made, in a 90-83 triumph over the Wolverines last Friday. Garza torched Michigan for 77 points in two games this season, the most points by any Big Ten player versus a single opponent in regular season conference play over the last 20 seasons. Garza has four 30+ scoring games this year, the most by a Hawkeye since Peter Jok (5) in 2017. Garza’s four 30+ scoring games ranks fifth nationally and most by any player from a Power 5 Conference this year.

In Iowa’s win at Northwestern, Garza led all scorers with 27 points. He scored Iowa’s first 10 points of the game and netted 14 straight points in the second half. In five games against AP Top 25 teams this year, the Hawkeye junior averages 29.8 points and 10.4 rebounds.

Fredrick (6-foot-3, 195 pounds) returned from a foot injury and averaged 16 points, four assists, and three rebounds in both games. The Cincinnati, Ohio, native shot a combined 52.6 percent from the field (10-of-19), including 54.5 percent (6-of-11) from 3-point range, and made all six free throw attempts.

At Northwestern, Fredrick tied personal bests in assists (5) and steals (2) to go along with his 11 points. In the win over the Wolverines, Fredrick tied a personal best with 21 points. The redshirt freshman netted 14 of his 21 points in the second half, including sinking two critical 3-pointers in the final minutes of the contest.

Iowa (13-5, 4-3), winners of seven of its last nine, returns to action on Wednesday against Rutgers (14-4, 5-2). Tipoff is set for 8:07 p.m. (CT) on Mediacom Court at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Tickets are available for purchase at hawkeyesports.com/tickets.

High School Basketball

BOYS

Corner Conference Tournament: Griswold 44, Essex 14. (Jayden Amend 11 points. Lane Mueller 8 points, 12 rebounds.)

Sidney 56, Lourdes Central Catholic 47

GIRLS

Lourdes Central Catholic 46, Sidney 32

High School Wrestling

Rumble in River Country Duals in Nebraska City

Clarinda finished 6th place
Clarinda 36, Wahoo 35
Clarinda 45, Nebraska JV 21
Clarinda 39, Seward 30
Hastings 66, Clarinda 12
5th Place Match: Aurora 57, Clarinda 24

Bobcat Classic @ Baehor-Linwood KS

Underwood tied for first with 162 points at the Tournament.
Gable Porter 106, Stevie Barnes 120, and Nick Hamilton 145 all won individual championships.