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The Ar-We-Va Rockets did enough to keep the Exira-EHK Spartans at arms length Friday night in a 57-45 win in boys hoops.  It was a much closer game than the final score indicated but the Rockets kept there record unblemished.

Foul trouble hampered the Spartans from the first quarter on with post presence Dakota Rold picking up two first quarter fouls and Drew Buckholdt picking up three first half fouls as well.  Rold didn’t play in the second quarter and wasn’t on the floor long in the third before picking up his third foul.  The Spartans got some great minutes from guys of the bench to keep the game within reach. Ar-We-Va went to the halftime break with a 25-19 advantage and then lead 41-33 at the end of the third.

The Rockets were led by Zack Kraus with 16 points and Drew Schurke with 13. Ar-We-Va is now 17-0 and will face West Harrison on Saturday.

The Spartans were led in the loss by Cole Burmeister with 13 points and they are now 11-5 on the season. Next up for the Spartans is a make-up Monday at Coon Rapids-Bayard.

Listen to the post-game interview with Spartans Coach Doug Newton below.

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The Exira-EHK Spartans honored their seniors Friday night and rolled to a big win over the Ar-We-Va Rockets 80-21 in girls hoops.  Ar-We-Va started the game with a 4-0 lead but once the Spartans got settled in they quickly took the game over.

The Spartans splashed in 30 points in the second quarter and had the game well in hand 52-10 at halftime. Sophia Peppers led the way with 21 points, all in the first half. Kealey Nelson also had all of her 16 points in the opening half.

Between games the Spartans honored their Seniors Sadie Schultes, Rachel Walker, Maggie Rasmussen, Mara Burmeister, and Alex Petersen.  The Spartans improved to 17-0 on the season and have now won 58 regular season games in a row.  The Spartans next have a make-up Monday at Coon-Rapids Bayard.

Ar-We-Va was led in the loss by Leslie Luft with 9 points. The Rockets fall to 1-16 and will play again Saturday against West Harrison.

DePaul 60, Creighton 56

Drake 88, N. Iowa 79

Mary 59, Upper Iowa 57

Atlantic 92, Red Oak 52
A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 76, Missouri Valley 43
Ar-We-Va, Westside 57, Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 45
CAM, Anita 77, Glidden-Ralston 46
Carroll 80, Winterset 53
Central Decatur, Leon 57, Bedford 24
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 61, Sioux City, West 57
Creston 56, Shenandoah 54
Denison-Schleswig 54, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 42
Earlham 57, Woodward Academy 52
East Mills 57, Heartland Christian 18
Harlan 60, Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 56
IKM-Manning 95, Riverside, Oakland 33
Logan-Magnolia 67, Audubon 51
Nodaway Valley 75, Wayne, Corydon 30
Ogden 62, West Central Valley, Stuart 51
Omaha Skutt Catholic, Neb. 82, Glenwood 74, 2OT
Perry 51, ADM, Adel 41
Sidney 86, Clarinda Academy 51
Stanton 55, Fremont Mills, Tabor 49
Tri-Center, Neola 62, Treynor 58
Underwood 73, Griswold 26
Van Meter 70, Panorama, Panora 34

Red Oak 65, Atlantic 55
A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 45, Missouri Valley 30
Central Decatur, Leon 68, Bedford 14
Coon Rapids-Bayard 58, West Harrison, Mondamin 41
Des Moines Christian 64, AC/GC 15
East Mills 73, Heartland Christian 32
Essex 59, College Springs South Page 43
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 80, Ar-We-Va, Westside 21
Glidden-Ralston 45, CAM, Anita 37
Grundy Center 63, Gladbrook-Reinbeck 23
IKM-Manning 70, Riverside, Oakland 20
Interstate 35,Truro 68, Southwest Valley 40
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 66, Harlan 50
Lewis Central 67, Glenwood 33
Logan-Magnolia 70, Audubon 41
Martensdale-St. Marys 50, East Union, Afton 27
Mount Ayr 83, Southeast Warren, Liberty Center 30
Nodaway Valley 62, Wayne, Corydon 22
Ogden 44, West Central Valley, Stuart 38
Panorama, Panora 50, Van Meter 44, OT
Perry 67, ADM, Adel 62, OT
Pleasantville 50, Lenox 36
Shenandoah 45, Creston 39
Sioux City, West 69, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 61, OT
St. Albert, Council Bluffs 49, Denison-Schleswig 45
Stanton 44, Fremont Mills, Tabor 42
Treynor 73, Tri-Center, Neola 27
Underwood 61, Griswold 32

Kingsley-Pierson 72, OA-BCIG 32
Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 75, River Valley, Correctionville 74, 2OT
Ridge View 49, Lawton-Bronson 48
Westwood, Sloan 71, West Monona, Onawa 42
Woodbury Central, Moville 51, Siouxland Community Christian 35

The Exira-EHK Spartans play host to the Ar-We-Va Rockets for a varsity basketball doubleheader tonight and we’ll have coverage on KJAN. The Rolling Valley match-ups will feature two undefeated squads, the Exira-EHK girls and the Ar-We-Va boys.

The Spartan girls are 16-0 and will face a 1-15 Rockets squad. The Spartans won the first meeting of the season on December 22nd 66-21.

The Rocket boys are 16-0 on the year and they will take on an 11-4 Spartan team.  Ar-We-Va took the first meeting of the year 70-53.

Chris Parks and Mike Smith will have the call on AM1220, FM101.1, kjan.com, and the KJAN mobile app. You can also catch live video on KJANTV.

The IHSAA released the wrestling sectional and district assignments this week for all three classes.

Atlantic-CAM will compete in Sectional 5 at ADM on February 4th with ADM, Harlan, Kuemper Catholic, Perry, and Van Meter/Earlham. Their district site is at Harlan on February 11th.

See all the assignments for each class at the links below.

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The IHSAA recently announced the district assignments for boys swimming. The district meets will take place on Saturday, February 4th. Atlantic will be traveling to Johnston to compete for State qualifying times. Other teams at the Johnston site will be Ames, Council Bluffs AL/TJ, Des Moines Roosevelt, Johnston, Lewis Central, Marshalltown, and Newton.

See all of the district assignments here: 2017-District-Swimming-Sites-and-Assignmnents

The Iowa Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association released their mid-January dual team rankings.

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The Iowa High School Athletic Association has now released the postseason basketball assignments for all boys classes.  These are just the groupings, match-ups will be announced later.

The Atlantic boys end up in the Substate #8 grouping with ADM, Carroll, Creston, Denison-Schleswig, Glenwood, Harlan, and Winterset.