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

Class 4A

Others receiving votes: Burlington 9. Johnston 7. Valley, West Des Moines 7. Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines 3. Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 3. Des Moines, Lincoln 1. Marshalltown 1. Waterloo, East 1.

Class 3A

Others receiving votes: Carroll 13. Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 13. Assumption, Davenport 12. Lewis Central 7. Crestwood, Cresco 7. Dallas Center-Grimes 6. Marion 5. Ballard 3. Mount Vernon 2. Nevada 2. Charles City 2. West Delaware, Manchester 1. Glenwood 1. Harlan 1. Waverly-Shell Rock 1.

Class 2A

Others receiving votes: Grundy Center 11. Jesup 10. Monticello 9. Rock Valley 9. Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 9. South Central Calhoun 8. Van Meter 5. West Branch 3. West Lyon, Inwood 3. Mediapolis 3. Mid-Prairie, Wellman 2. Pella Christian 1. Des Moines Christian 1. Garner-Hayfield/Ventura 1.

Class 1A

Others receiving votes: Lynnville-Sully 9. Marquette Catholic, Bellevue 5. Notre Dame, Burlington 4. Mount Ayr 4. Newman Catholic, Mason City 3. Prince of Peace Prep, Clinton 3. Wapsie Valley, Fairbank 2. Gehlen Catholic, Le Mars 2. Montezuma 1. Keota 1.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa senior linebacker Jack Campbell has been named first-team All-America by Sporting News, while senior defensive back Kaevon Merriweather was named to the second-team.

Campbell is the 29th Hawkeye to earn consensus All-America status, while two of those players (OL Calvin Jones and LB Larry Station) earned the distinction in two separate seasons. Iowa football has had a consensus All-American in four straight seasons for the first time in program history.

Campbell has previously been named a first-team All-America selection by Walter Camp, FWAA and The Associated Press. The American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) teams will be announced Wednesday.

Along with the consensus All-America status, Campbell earned individual honors with two national awards last week. On Tuesday, Campbell was presented the William V. Campbell Trophy by the National Football Foundation before being presented the Butkus Award as the top linebacker in the nation on Thursday.

Campbell was previously named the Nagurski-Wooden Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and the Butkus-Fitzgerald Big Ten Linebacker of the Year and he earned first-team All-Big Ten honors for the second consecutive season. He was named a semifinalist for the Bednarik and Rotary Lombardi awards.

Campbell (6-foot-5, 246-pounds) has led Iowa’s defense all season. He has totaled 118 tackles, which are second in the Big Ten and tied for 13th nationally. The Cedar Falls, Iowa, native also recorded two interceptions, one recovered fumble and one forced fumble, along with 3.5 tackles for loss. He has 295 career tackles to rank 19th in program history.

Iowa has had a consensus first-team All-America selection each of the last four years (K Keith Duncan, 2019; DL Daviyon Nixon, 2020; OL Tyler Linderbaum, 2021), along with two selections (LB Josey Jewell, DB Joshua Jackson) in 2017.

Meriweather earned second-team All-America honors after starting every game and ranking second on the team with three interceptions. The Michigan native has 47 tackles and scored a defensive touchdown with a fumble return in Iowa’s win at Rutgers. He was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week for his play against the Scarlet Knights.

Merriweather was named second-team All-America by The Associated Press on Monday. He also earned honorable mention All-Big Ten recognition and is a semifinalist for the Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year.

Iowa (7-5, 5-4) will face Kentucky in the TransPerfect Music City Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 31 in Nashville (11 a.m. CT, ESPN). The Hawkeyes earned their 20th bowl invite over the past 24 seasons under Moon Family head football coach Kirk Ferentz.

Tonight’s basketball games between Exira-EHK and Coon Rapids-Bayard have been moved to be played in Elk Horn now. The games will start with the varsity girls at 6:00, followed by boys varsity.

GIRLS BASKETBALL
ACGC 45, AHSTW 40
Martensdale-St. Marys 60, Grand View Christian 43
Shenandoah 51, Clarinda 42
St. Albert 47, Underwood 40
Treynor 60, Red Oak 17
Wayne 65, Moulton-Udell 14

BOYS BASKETBALL
Clarinda 71, Shenandoah 33
Lenox 60, Murray 54
Wayne 73, Moulton-Udell 28

A heartbreaker for Northern Iowa in a 72-69 loss to South Florida. The Panthers trailed by as many as 14 in the opening half before trailing 42-41 at the break them fell behind by 12 in the second half before a late rally.

That’s UNI coach Ben Jacobson. The three pointer at the buzzer by former Iowa State player Tyler Harris gave South Florida the win and handed the Panthers their third straight loss.

The Panthers are 3-7 and turnovers remain an issue. UNI had 17 Monday night.

Iowa basketball coach Fran McCaffery is confident sophomore Payton Sandfort will rediscover his shooting touch. The Waukee native is only three of 29 from three point range in his last eight games and for the season is hitting only 20 percent. A year ago as a freshman he connected on 37 percent from behind the arc and was a key part of Iowa’s late season surge.

Iowa is 7-3 and resumes play on Saturday against Southeast Missouri. The Big Ten race resumes on the 29th at Nebraska.

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State senior Xavier Hutchinson has been named to the Associated Press All-America First Team after an outstanding final season for the Cyclones.

The Biletnikoff Award finalist had a record-setting season for Iowa State, breaking the single-season school mark with 107 receptions. One of three players nationally with more than 100 receptions, Hutchinson’s 8.9 catches per game led the nation. He also ranked among the nation’s top-10 in receiving yards (1,171) and receiving yards per game (97.6).

The Jacksonville, Florida, native, was a steady presence for the Cyclones, pulling in at least eight catches in 11 of ISU’s 12 games and recording seven 100-yard receiving games.

He also broke numerous career marks for the Cyclones, including the career receptions record with 254 in his three seasons. No three-year player in Big 12 history had more receptions than Hutchinson.

Hutchinson is the 12^th Cyclone to earn All-America honors under Matt Campbell.

First Team All-Americans

Offense

QB – Caleb Williams, Southern California
RB – Bijan Robinson, Texas; Blake Corum, Michigan
Tackles – Peter Skoronski, Northwestern; Joe Alt, Notre Dame
Guard – O’Cyrus Torrence, Florida; Andrew Vorhees, Southern California
Center – John Michael Schmitz, Minnesota
TE – Michael Mayer, Notre Dame
WR – Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State; Jalin Hyatt, Tennessee; Xavier Hutchinson, Iowa State
All-Purpose – Deuce Vaughn, Kansas State
Kicker – Christopher Dunn, NC State

Defense

Edge Rushers – Will Anderson Jr., Alabama; Tuli Tuipulotu, Southern California
Tackles – Jalen Carter, Georgia; Calijah Kancey, Pittsburgh
LB – Ivan Pace Jr., Cincinnati; Jack Campbell, Iowa; Drew Sanders, Arkansas
CB – Clark Phillips III, Utah; Devon Weatherspoon, Illinois
S – Kamren Kinchen, Miami; Christopher Smith, Georgia
DB – Tre’Vius Hodges-Tomlinson, TCU
P – Bryce Baringer, Michigan State

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa senior linebacker Jack Campbell l has been named first-team All-America by The Associated Press, while senior defensive back Kaevon Merriweather and junior punter Tory Taylor were second-team AP All-America selections.

With the AP All-America team announcement, Campbell earns Consensus All-America status, as he was previously named a first team selection by Walter Camp and the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA). The Sporting News team will be announced Tuesday, while the fifth and final team used in the consensus voting, selected by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), will be announced Wednesday.

Campbell is the 29th Hawkeye to earn consensus All-America status, while two of those players (OL Calvin Jones and LB Larry Station) earned the distinction in two separate seasons. Iowa football has had a consensus All-American in four straight seasons for the first time in program history.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Drake Bulldog senior Maggie Bair played her way to the MVC Player of the Week award for two exceptional games for Drake. The Glen Ellyn, Ill. native netted 20.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game while scoring at a 65.4% clip.

Bair was just one rebound away from posting back-to-back double-doubles in Drake’s two games. She began the week with 16 points and nine rebounds on 67% shooting from the field in Drake’s 83-54 road win at South Dakota.  Bair one-upped herself in Drake’s narrow loss to No. 18 Creighton with 26 points, 11 rebounds, two blocks, and two assists on 11-of-17 shooting. Her output against Creighton included a pair of three-pointers and marked her 10th career double-double, and second of the season.

Bair currently ranks sixth nationally with a field goal percentage of 67.9%. She is also the third-highest scorer in The Valley with an average of 17.3 points per game.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa All American Caitlin Clark earned Big Ten Player of the Week honors the conference office announced on Monday. This marks Clark’s 14th weekly award from the conference, which ties for fourth-most in B1G history. She also won the award last week.

Clark came up just short of triple-doubles in both contests. In Iowa’s upset over AP Top 10 Iowa State, Clark registered 19 points, eight rebounds, eight assists and tied her career-high with five steals. It was Iowa’s first AP Top 10 win since beating No. 5 Indiana on Feb. 19, 2022.

Against the Gophers, Clark notched 32 points, 10 rebounds, nine assists, and four steals to lead the Hawkeyes to its fourth win by 20 or more points this season. It was Iowa’s second blow out win in Big Ten play this year. It was also Clark’s 25^th time scoring 30 or more points.

Clark currently leads the nation in points, free throws, and free throws attempted. The West Des Moines, Iowa native, is the only player in the country with more than 300 points, 70 rebounds, 70 assists, and 15 steals. She is fourth on Iowa’s all-time scoring list with 1,967 career points.

The nationally ranked Hawkeyes are set to host Northern Iowa on Sunday at 2 p.m. (CT). The game will broadcast on BTN+ (subscription required) and the Hawkeye Radio Network.