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CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Wyatt Lohaus sank a late jumper for the lead and A.J. Green made two free throws in the final seconds to keep Northern Iowa on top in a 64-62 win over North Dakota on Saturday.
The teams were tied 60-60 when Lohaus made the outside shot for a 62-60 Northern Iowa lead with 1:16 to play. Green was fouled with seven seconds left and made both free throws, taking it to 64-60.
Shandon Goldman led the Panthers (5-7) with 16 points and 11 rebounds. Trae Berhow added 12 points and six rebounds, Green finished with 10 points, six rebounds and six assists and Lohaus chipped in eight points and five rebounds.
The Panthers jumped to a 14-5 start and led 32-29 at the break but North Dakota kept it tight early in the second half and went ahead 55-50 on a Cortez Seales layup with 5:35 remaining.
Conner Avants scored 19 points and grabbed five rebounds for the Fighting Hawks (6-7). Seales finished with 10 points and five rebounds.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Drake has promoted defensive coordinator Todd Stepsis to head coach.
The Bulldogs announced the promotion Friday of the 41-year-old Stepsis, who spent the past five seasons running Drake’s defense. Stepsis replaces Rick Fox, who resigned on Dec. 10.
Stepsis, who previously spent six seasons as the defensive coordinator at Saginaw Valley State, led a defense that ranked ninth nationally in 2018 in scoring defense at 19.1 points a game and ninth in total defense at 296 yards per outing.
AMES, Iowa (AP) — The next time Iowa State plays at home it’ll be against Kansas — the favorite to win yet another Big 12 title. The Cyclones showed on Friday night that they might be healthy enough to hang with the top-ranked Jayhawks by then.
Marial Shayok scored 23 points in just 22 minutes, Lindell Wigginton had 15 points after missing the previous 10 games with a strained foot and Iowa State rolled past Eastern Illinois 101-53. Michael Jacobson added 15 points the Cyclones (10-2). They returned both Wigginton and forward Solomon Young (strained groin) and played as a fully healthy team for the first time in their final tuneup before league play.
This one was essentially a scrimmage for Iowa State, as coach Steve Prohm tinkered with his lineup in an effort to see what combinations might work in conference play. It certainly didn’t matter who was on the floor for the Cyclones. They pushed a 20-point halftime lead to 65-33 after Talen Horton-Tucker’s block set up Shayok for a corner 3-pointer and a 65-33 lead.
Iowa State rolled off a 19-0 run, its best of the season, to help push its lead to 40 points early in the second half. Young finished with three points and four boards in 10 minutes. Young had been out all season, and Wigginton hadn’t suited up since hurting his foot late in the opener. The plan was to get each of them into a game situation — without exacerbating those injuries — ahead of Big 12 play. Wigginton showed his rust, committing three fouls in the first half alone. But Young and Wigginton teamed up in the second half, with Wigginton hooking up with Young for a rare 3.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Megan Gustafson scored 19 of her 44 points in the fourth quarter and No. 16 Iowa pulled away from Drake for a 91-82 win on Friday night. After Drake’s Sammie Bachrodt tied the game at 70 with a 3-pointer 90 seconds into the fourth quarter, Gustafson scored six points in an 8-0 run to put the Hawkeyes up for good. Her basket with 1:27 to play put the lead at 14 points. Iowa outscored Drake 23-15 in the fourth quarter.
Gustafson also had 14 rebounds, her 10th double-double of the season and 65th of her career. She passed No. 2 scorer Cindy Haugejorde and pulled within nine points of All Disterhoft’s all-time career scoring mark of 2,102 set in 2017.
Tania Davis and Hannah Stewart added 14 points apiece for the Hawkeyes (9-2), who swept state rivals Iowa State, Drake and Northern Iowa for the second straight season. Becca Hittner had a career high 32 points for the Bulldogs (8-4), 16 in the first quarter that ended with Iowa on top 26-23.
Ar-We-Va, Westside 74, West Harrison, Mondamin 37
CAM, Anita 51, Glidden-Ralston 38
Coon Rapids-Bayard 67, Paton-Churdan 35
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 65, Blair, Neb. 63
Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 57, Tri-Center, Neola 36
East Mills 48, Sidney 44
Elkhorn, Neb. 45, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 38
Essex 51, Griswold 40
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 72, Boyer Valley, Dunlap 42
Gilbert 80, Atlantic 46
Harlan 82, Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 53
Newell-Fonda 76, Woodbury Central, Moville 45
Okoboji, Milford 69, West Lyon, Inwood 61
South Central Calhoun 66, OA-BCIG 61
Stanton 90, Clarinda Academy 54
Van Meter 76, West Central Valley, Stuart 18
Westwood, Sloan 77, Wakefield, Neb. 41
Girls Basketball
AC/GC 63, Interstate 35,Truro 30
Ar-We-Va, Westside 67, West Harrison, Mondamin 33
CAM, Anita 50, Glidden-Ralston 37
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 53, Blair, Neb. 18
Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 47, Tri-Center, Neola 25
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 63, Boyer Valley, Dunlap 32
Griswold 45, Essex 26
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 53, Harlan 39
Newell-Fonda 60, Woodbury Central, Moville 44
Okoboji, Milford 53, West Lyon, Inwood 38
Paton-Churdan 51, Coon Rapids-Bayard 36
Red Oak 63, Carroll 61, OT
Sidney 49, East Mills 14
Stanton 63, College Springs South Page 29
Van Meter 66, West Central Valley, Stuart 38
Westwood, Sloan 77, Wakefield-Allen, Neb. 41
The Atlantic boys swim team hosted their lone home swim meet of the season on Thursday night at the Nishna Valley YMCA. The Trojans welcomed in the Sioux City Spartans and the Waukee Warriors for the meet.
Team Scores
Waukee 110, Sioux City 78
Waukee 170, Atlantic 13
Sioux City 162, Atlantic 21
Individual Performances for the Trojans
200yd Medley: Cole Sampson, Drew Engler, Alec Muff, Avery Andersen 5th place. 1:58.82.
200yd Freestyle: Bryan York 4th place 2:00.88. Alex Sampson 6th place 2:10.43.
200yd Individual Medley: Tyson Parker 5th place 2:28.51. Drew Engler 6th place 2:33.64.
50yd Freestyle: Alec Muff 5th place 25.45. Brayden Atkinson 6th place 26.74.
100yd Butterfly: Tyson Parker 5th place 1:07.88. Alec Muff DQ.
100yd Freestyle: Avery Andersen 5th place 57.22. Brayden Atkinson 6th place 58.93.
500yd Freestyle: Bryan York 2nd place 5:24.76. Cole Sampson 6th place 5:50.25.
200yd Freestyle Relay: Alex Sampson, Brayden Atkinson, Tyson Parker, Alec Muff 4th place 1:42.75. Avery Andersen, Bryce Schmidtke, Drew Engler, Bryan York DQ.
100yd Backstroke: Cole Sampson 5th place 1:09.08.
100yd Breaststroke: Drew Engler 5th place 1:12.51. Alex Sampson 6th place 1:17.29.
400yd Freestyle Relay: Bryan York, Brayden Atkinson, Tyson Parker, Avery Andersen 4th place 3:52.98. Cole Sampson, Drew Engler, Alex Sampson, Bryce Schmidtke DQ.
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The AHSTW Lady Vikes and Vikings both rolled to Western Iowa Conference basketball wins over the Riverside Bulldogs on Thursday night.
AHSTW raced out to a 23-5 advantage by the end of the first quarter in the girls game and continued to roll to a 58-11 victory. The running clock rule went into effect early in the third quarter as the Lady Vikes built on their 33 point halftime lead. Kinsey Scheffler led the Lady Vikes with 21 points while Claire Harris finished with 14. AHSTW improved to 6-3 and are now off for the holiday break. The Bulldogs were led by 4 points from Ashlynn Amdor as they fall to 1-7 on the season. They are also off for the holiday break until January 4th.
In the boys game the Vikings outscored the Bulldogs 24-2 in the second quarter to take control of the game. The running clock came into play in the third quarter in this game as well and the Vikings went on to a 65-25 win. AHSTW was led by 13 points from Clayton Akers and Blake Osbahr finished with 12. The Vikings get over .500 with the win and are 5-4 heading to the holiday break. The Bulldogs were led by 7 points from AJ Dillon and are now 2-7 on the season.
The latest IGHSAU girls basketball rankings were released on Thursday. Area teams that are ranked include the following.
Class 1A
9. CAM
15. Ar-We-Va
Class 2A
2. Treynor
6. Panorama
Class 3A
12. Shenandoah
15. Red Oak
Class 4A
6. Lewis Central
15. Denison-Schleswig
Check out the full rankings here: GBBRankings122018
Clarinda, Red Oak, St. Albert at Southwest Valley
Clarinda 59, St. Albert 12
Clarinda 60, Southwest Valley 12
Red Oak 46, Clarinda 24
Red Oak 60, Southwest Valley 10
Red Oak 71, St. Albert 0
Southwest Valley 30, St. Albert 24
Plattsmouth at Glenwood
Plattsmouth, NE 51, Glenwood 30
Nodaway Valley, Greene County at Coon Rapids-Bayard
Coon Rapids-Bayard 54, Collins-Maxwell 18
Greene County 75, Coon Rapids-Bayard 6
Greene County 51, Nodaway Valley 30
Nodaway Valley 39, Coon Rapids-Bayard 34
Nodaway Valley 60, Collins-Maxwell 0
East Union, AC/GC, Woodward-Granger at Van Meter
AC/GC 48, East Union 18
Van Meter/Earlham 75, East Union 6
Mount Ayr, Wayne, Saydel at Panorama
Mount Ayr 42, Saydel 18
Panorama 48, Mount Ayr 28
Wayne 55, Mount Ayr 30
Wayne 48, Panorama 29
Wayne 60, Saydel 15
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