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Officials with the Griswold School District late Monday afternoon said in a social media post, “Due to limited numbers and player injuries,” [the district feels] “it is in the best interest of [its] football players and program to cancel this week’s game at Earlham.” Officials added, “The district will continue to evaluate weekly and will make determinations concerning future games at a later time.”
The Earlham School District first posted the change notice on its social media page. The Districts said “This circumstance is especially disappointing as this was supposed to be the Homecoming game. This is an unfortunate situation that is out of the District’s control.” The District said “All other Homecoming activities planned for this week will take place as scheduled.”
The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school football polls of the 2016 season with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right:
| Class 4A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. West Des Moines Valley (14) | 6-0 | 140 | 1 |
| 2. West Des Moines Dowling | 5-1 | 125 | 2 |
| 3. Ankeny Centennial | 6-0 | 112 | 4 |
| 4. Council Bluffs Lewis Central | 5-0 | 96 | 5 |
| 5. Iowa City High | 5-1 | 59 | 6 |
| 6. Bettendorf | 4-2 | 56 | 7 |
| 7. Waterloo West | 6-0 | 49 | 8 |
| 8. Cedar Rapids Washington | 5-1 | 46 | 3 |
| 9. Cedar Rapids Prairie | 5-1 | 44 | 9 |
| 10. Waukee | 4-2 | 32 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Cedar Falls 6. Iowa City West 3. Fort Dodge 1. Ankeny 1.
| Class 3A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. Cedar Rapids Xavier (6) | 6-0 | 131 | 1 |
| 2. Pella (7) | 6-0 | 129 | 2 |
| 3. Norwalk (1) | 6-0 | 114 | 3 |
| 4. Creston-Orient-Macksburg | 6-0 | 94 | 4 |
| 5. Carroll | 6-0 | 85 | 6 |
| 6. Clear Creek-Amana | 6-0 | 63 | 10 |
| 7. Storm Lake | 6-0 | 48 | 8 |
| 8. Solon | 5-1 | 31 | 7 |
| 9. Glenwood | 5-1 | 25 | 9 |
| 10. Webster City | 5-1 | 18 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Manchester West Delaware 15. Boone 9. Gilbert 7. Oskaloosa 1.
| Class 2A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. West Union North Fayette (12) | 6-0 | 138 | 1 |
| 2. Union, La Porte City (1) | 6-0 | 124 | 3 |
| 3. Boyden-Hull-RV (1) | 5-1 | 110 | 4 |
| 4. Waukon | 5-1 | 74 | 6 |
| 5. Mount Vernon | 4-2 | 67 | 7 |
| 6. Central Lyon-GLR | 5-1 | 57 | 8 |
| 7. Carroll Kuemper | 5-1 | 55 | 9 |
| 8. Monroe PCM | 5-1 | 49 | 10 |
| 9. New Hampton | 5-1 | 33 | 2 |
| 10. Williamsburg | 5-1 | 24 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Cresco Crestwood 15. Dike-New Hartford 10. Roland-Story 7. Garner-Hayfield/Ventura 4. South Central Calhoun 2. Cascade 1.
| Class 1A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. Iowa City Regina (13) | 5-1 | 139 | 1 |
| 2. Pella Christian | 6-0 | 121 | 2 |
| 3. Denver (1) | 6-0 | 109 | 4 |
| 4. Van Meter | 6-0 | 86 | 5 |
| 5. Madrid | 6-0 | 84 | 6 |
| 6. Hull Western Christian | 5-1 | 64 | 7 |
| 7. Hinton | 5-1 | 53 | 9 |
| 8. Inwood West Lyon | 5-1 | 33 | 3 |
| 9. Bellevue | 6-0 | 29 | 10 |
| 10. Wilton | 5-1 | 15 | 8 |
Others receiving votes: A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 14. Pleasantville 10. Sigourney-Keota 9. Logan-Magnolia 3. Wapello 1.
| Class A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. St. Ansgar (10) | 6-0 | 133 | 1 |
| 2. Gladbrook-Reinbeck (2) | 6-0 | 115 | 2 |
| 3. Council Bluffs St. Albert (2) | 6-0 | 112 | 3 |
| 4. Algona Garrigan | 6-0 | 97 | 4 |
| 5. Hawarden West Sioux | 6-0 | 81 | 5 |
| 6. Lynnville-Sully | 6-0 | 70 | 6 |
| 7. Britt West Hancock | 5-1 | 68 | 7 |
| 8. Hudson | 6-0 | 38 | 8 |
| 9. Belle Plaine | 6-0 | 22 | 9 |
| (tie) New London | 5-1 | 22 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Lisbon 4. Winthrop East Buchanan 3. Montezuma 2. Grundy Center 2. Sloan Westwood 1.
| Class 8-Man | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. Fremont Mills, Tabor (7) | 6-0 | 129 | 1 |
| 2. Jackson Junction Turkey Valley (5) | 6-0 | 117 | 3 |
| 3. Audubon (1) | 6-0 | 116 | 2 |
| 4. Harris-Lake Park (1) | 6-0 | 89 | 5 |
| 5. Lone Tree | 6-0 | 75 | 4 |
| 6. Bedford | 6-0 | 66 | 6 |
| 7. Gilbertville-Don Bosco | 5-1 | 57 | 7 |
| 8. Coon Rapids-Bayard | 5-1 | 46 | 8 |
| 9. Wyoming Midland | 5-1 | 26 | T10 |
| 10. Elkader Central | 4-2 | 19 | 9 |
| (tie) Newell-Fonda | 4-2 | 19 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire 6. Stanton 4. Elk Horn-Kimballton/Exira 1.
For the first time in eight years, the United States defeated Europe to win the Ryder Cup 17-11 at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Minnesota. Cedar Rapids native Zach Johnson won his match on Sunday to be part of his first Ryder Cup winning team and credited the fans in Minnesota.
It was the first time since 2008 that the U-S won the Ryder Cup.
(Learfield Sports)
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 2, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
| Record | Pts | Pv | |
| 1. Alabama (53) | 5-0 | 1514 | 1 |
| 2. Ohio St. (6) | 4-0 | 1451 | 2 |
| 3. Clemson (1) | 5-0 | 1403 | 5 |
| 4. Michigan (1) | 5-0 | 1334 | 4 |
| 5. Washington | 5-0 | 1234 | 10 |
| 6. Houston | 5-0 | 1233 | 6 |
| 7. Louisville | 4-1 | 1160 | 3 |
| 8. Texas A&M | 5-0 | 1113 | 9 |
| 9. Tennessee | 5-0 | 1045 | 11 |
| 10. Miami | 4-0 | 909 | 14 |
| 11. Wisconsin | 4-1 | 882 | 8 |
| 12. Nebraska | 5-0 | 821 | 15 |
| 13. Baylor | 5-0 | 805 | 13 |
| 14. Mississippi | 3-2 | 712 | 16 |
| 15. Stanford | 3-1 | 711 | 7 |
| 16. Arkansas | 4-1 | 528 | 20 |
| 17. North Carolina | 4-1 | 497 | NR |
| 18. Florida | 4-1 | 391 | 23 |
| 19. Boise St. | 4-0 | 385 | 24 |
| 20. Oklahoma | 2-2 | 324 | NR |
| 21. Colorado | 4-1 | 276 | NR |
| 22. West Virginia | 4-0 | 240 | NR |
| 23. Florida St. | 3-2 | 230 | 12 |
| 24. Utah | 4-1 | 86 | 18 |
| 25. Virginia Tech | 3-1 | 85 | NR |
Others receiving votes: W. Michigan 76, UCLA 56, LSU 49, North Dakota St. 46, Auburn 46, Georgia 42, Oklahoma St. 41, TCU 26, Maryland 23, Air Force 17, San Diego St. 10, Michigan St. 7, South Florida 6, Arizona St. 4, California 3, Indiana 3, Texas 1.
BOSTON (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays were able to claim the first American League wild-card berth by downing the Boston Red Sox, 2-1. Devon Travis and Hanley Ramirez traded solo homers before Troy Tulowitzki lined a tiebreaking single in the eighth. Aaron Sanchez finished the regular season 15-2 by limiting the Red Sox to a run and two hits over seven innings.
NEW YORK (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles beat the New York Yankees 5-2 to reach the postseason for the third time in five years, this time as the second AL wild-card team. Matt Wieters homered from both sides of the plate, delivering two-run blows each time. Kevin Gausman fired eight innings of three-hit ball for the Orioles, who will face the Blue Jays in Toronto on Tuesday.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Giants nosed out the Cardinals for the second NL wild-card berth and will take on the Mets in New York on Wednesday. San Francisco completed a three-game sweep of the Dodgers as Buster Posey provided three hits and three RBIs in a 7-1 romp over Los Angeles. Denard Span was 3-for-5 with two RBIs and three runs scored to back Matt Moore, who was reached for just one run and three hits over eight innings.
CHASKA, Minn. (AP) — The United States has recaptured the Ryder Cup with a 17-11 win over Europe. The Cup-clinching point came from captain’s pick Ryan Moore, who wasn’t on the team a week ago. Other U.S. winners on Sunday were Patrick Reed, Rickie Fowler, Dustin Johnson, Brandt Snedecker, Brooks Koepka and Zach Johnson.
ATLANTA (AP) — Matt Ryan and Julio Jones put up huge numbers as the Atlanta Falcons dropped the defending NFC champions to 1-3. Ryan threw for a team-record 503 yards and four touchdowns as Atlanta outscored Carolina, 48-33. Julio Jones was Ryan’s favorite target, grabbing 12 passes for a team record 300 yards to help the Falcons improve to 3-1.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger threw five touchdowns passes for the fifth time in his career and the Pittsburgh Steelers throttled the Kansas City Chiefs 43-14 on Sunday night. A week after suffering the franchise’s worst loss in 27 years, the Steelers (3-1) responded by overwhelming the erratic Chiefs (2-2).
Roethlisberger hit Antonio Brown — wearing cleats featuring the profile of golf great and western Pennsylvania native Arnold Palmer — for a pair of scores. Roethlisberger also found Markus Wheaton, Darrius Heyward-Bey and Jesse James for touchdowns as the Steelers emphatically rebounded from a 31-point meltdown in Philadelphia. The quarterback finished 22 of 27 for 300 yards and a rating of 152.5, just shy of a perfect 158.3 rating.
Le’Veon Bell ran for 144 yards on 18 carries and caught five passes for 34 yards in his return from a three-game suspension for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy. Bell’s return brought Pittsburgh’s high-powered offense back to full strength for the first time this year, though he spent most of the first half watching Roethlisberger go to work.
The Steelers scored a franchise-record 22 points in the first quarter as their defense forced a pair of turnovers Roethlisberger quickly converted into touchdowns. Pittsburgh reached the end zone three times in a span of six offensive snaps in the quarter and added a two-point conversion on top of it while the Chiefs floundered in the rain. Smith was 30 of 50 for 287 yards and two inconsequential fourth-quarter touchdowns after things were well out of hand. Spencer Ware ran for 82 yards but also fumbled in the first quarter that kick-started Pittsburgh’s record-setting run. The Chiefs allowed four sacks to a team that came in with an NFL-worst one on the season and could do little right.
Kansas City running back Jamaal Charles ran one time for 6 yards in his first game since tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee last October. It was perhaps the lone bright spot in a loss that played in stark contrast to a romp over the New York Jets last week in which the Chiefs forced eight turnovers. Charcandrick West, who helped fill in during Charles’ absence was inactive due to an ankle injury.
Pittsburgh’s 43 points were the most allowed by Kansas City in a regular season game since Andy Reid took over in 2013. The Chiefs are off next week before traveling to take on the suddenly dangerous Oakland Raiders on Oct. 16. Kansas City is 5-1 against the Raiders under Reid.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A win on the final day of the season was not enough for the St. Louis Cardinals, who missed the playoffs for the first time since 2010. Matt Carpenter homered and Randal Grichuk keyed a six-run seventh-inning with a two-run double to lead the Cardinals over the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-4 Sunday.
But the Cardinals (86-76) were eliminated while still on the field when San Francisco (87-75) beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-1 and earned the second NL wild card.
St. Louis outfielder Matt Holliday was brought into the game momentarily to play left field in the ninth inning. He was given a standing ovation and taken out before the first pitch. The Cardinals announced Friday they plan to decline his 2017 option and allow him to become free agent.
(2-0) Denison-Schleswig 25-25, Heartland Christian 11-15
(2-0) Exira-EHK 21-21, Heartland Christian 7-7
(2-0) Harlan 21-21, Carlisle 13-4
(2-0) Harlan 21-21, Ottumwa 11-14
(2-0) Harlan 25-25, Boone 23-15
(2-0) Lawton-Bronson 21-21, AHSTW 13-11
(2-0) Lawton-Bronson 21-21, Red Oak 16-11
(2-0) Lawton-Bronson 21-21, Westwood, Sloan 12-4
(2-1) Lawton-Bronson 21-21-15, Stanton 12-23-11
(2-1) Newton 27-13-15, Harlan 25-25-8
(2-1) Pella 18-21-15, Harlan 21-11-10
(2-1) Red Oak 17-22-15, Tri-Center, Neola 21-20-13
(2-0) Red Oak 21-21, AHSTW 8-11
(2-0) Red Oak 21-21, Stanton 13-12
(2-0) Red Oak 21-21, Westwood, Sloan 18-12
(2-0) Shenandoah 22-21, Heartland Christian 20-14
(2-0) St. Albert, Council Bluffs 21-21, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 16-11
(2-0) St. Albert, Council Bluffs 21-21, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 14-15
(2-0) St. Albert, Council Bluffs 21-21, Denison-Schleswig 14-7
(2-0) St. Albert, Council Bluffs 21-22, Shenandoah 14-20
(2-0) Tri-Center, Neola 21-21, AHSTW 5-13
(2-0) Tri-Center, Neola 21-21, Lawton-Bronson 18-11
(2-0) Tri-Center, Neola 21-21, Stanton 16-11
(2-0) Tri-Center, Neola 21-21, Westwood, Sloan 11-11
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jedd Gyorko hit a go-ahead home run in the eighth inning, Matt Holliday provided another big boost and the St. Louis Cardinals pushed the playoff race to the final day of the regular season, holding off the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 Saturday. The Cardinals began the day one game behind San Francisco for the second NL wild-card spot. The Giants later hosted the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Either the Cardinals or Giants will play at the New York Mets on Wednesday night in the wild-card game. Gyorko’s solo shot came on a 100-mph fastball from Felipe Rivero (1-6). Gyorko became the first Cardinals player to hit 30 homers in a season since Carlos Beltran in 2012.
The Cardinals tied it with a three-run sixth, highlighted by Holliday’s RBI pinch-hit single. Holliday homered on Friday night after the Cardinals said they wouldn’t pick up his $17 million option. Kevin Siegrist (6-3) pitched a scoreless eighth. Seung Hwan Oh stranded runners at second and third for his 19th save in 22 opportunities.
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