IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa head men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery has entered health and safety protocols after testing positive for COVID on Friday. McCaffery will miss Sunday’s home game versus Minnesota.

Assistant Coach Billy Taylor, who has the scout for the Gophers, will serve as acting head coach for the Hawkeyes in McCaffery’s absence.

Iowa (14-7, 4-6) hosts Minnesota (11-8, 2-8) on Sunday at 3:31 p.m. (CT) on Mediacom Court at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.

IAwrestle released their final Class 1A and 2A regular season rankings this week.

CLASS 1A

Area Ranked Teams

2. Underwood
5. Logan-Magnolia

Area Ranked Individuals

106
12. Molly Allen, Underwood

113
1 Eli Becerra, Missouri Valley
4. Corbin Reisz, Logan-Magnolia
8. Brayden Maeder, Southwest Valley
11. Lucas Bose, Underwood

120
2. Jace Rose, Riverside
9. Riley Parkis, Kuemper Catholic

126
4. Westin Allen, Underwood

132
1 Gable Porter, Underwood
3. Elliot Cooney, Nodaway Valley

138
1. Stevie Barnes, Underwood
11. Sean Thompson, Logan-Magnolia
12. Hayden Fischer, AHSTW

145
1 Hagen Heistand, Underwood

152
1. Wyatt Reisz, Logan-Magnolia
4. Shea Parkis, Kuemper Catholic
12. Nolan Moore, Riverside

160
5. Gavin Maguire, Logan-Magnolia
10. Garrison Gettler, AHSTW
11. Caleb Illif, Treynor

182
6. Brecken Freeberg, Tri-Center
9. Gage Clausen, Missouri Valley

195
8. Carter Davis, Underwood

220
6. Cal Wanninger, Kuemper Catholic

285
6. Rex Johnson, Logan-Magnolia
7. Easton Eledge, Underwood
8. Daniel Gregory, Treynor
9. Devin Whipple, Bedford/Lenox
12. Connor Murray, Missouri Valley

CLASS 2A

Area Ranked Individuals

106
8. Aiden Smith, Atlantic-CAM

113
6. Vinny Mayberry, Glenwood

126
4. Ethan Follmann, Atlantic-CAM
6. Matthew Beem, Glenwood
9. Luke Freund, Harlan

132
8. Luke Musich, Harlan

160
6. Dawson Bond, Red Oak

170
3. Kadin Stutzman, Atlantic-CAM

182
5. Zane Bendorf, Harlan
11. Jase Wilmes, Clarinda

195
2. CJ Carter, Glenwood

285
5. Logan Green, Clarinda

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference
Glenwood 67, St. Albert 50 (Glenwood secures Hawkeye Ten Championship)

Western Iowa Conference
IKM-Manning 57, Boyer Valley 44
Treynor 48, AHSTW 25
Underwood 65, Fremont-Mills 46

Rolling Valley Conference
CAM 58, Audubon 55
Glidden-Ralston 46, Madrid 29
Woodbine 81, Paton-Churdan 19

Corner Conference
Griswold 45, Heartland Christian 8 (G: McKenna Wiechman becomes Griswold’s all-time leader in 3-pointers made)
Sidney 48, SW Valley 32

Pride of Iowa Conference
Lenox 49, Lamoni 41

Other Scores
Earlham 41, Clarke 30
Chariton 43, Wayne 28
West Central Valley 53, Pleasantville 49

BOYS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference
Red Oak 66, Nodaway Valley 32
St. Albert 59, Glenwood 47

Western Iowa Conference
Audubon 59, CAM 35
AHSTW 48, Treynor 41 (AHSTW secures WIC Title)
Tri-Center 68, Stanton 51 (S: Carter Johnson reaches 1,000 career pts.)
Underwood 64, Fremont-Mills 24

Rolling Valley Conference
Madrid 81, Glidden-Ralston 39
Woodbine 70, Paton-Churdan 51

Corner Conference
Heartland Christian 56, Griswold 44
Sidney 59, Southwest Valley 50

Pride of Iowa Conference
Southeast Warren 65, Orient-Macksburg 26

Other Scores
East Union 57, Diagonal 56
Pleasantville 74, West Central Valley 37
Wayne 62, Chariton 49

The 21st ranked Iowa Hawkeye women closed the first half with a 10-0 run and beat Wisconsin 84-50 Thursday night, in Madison. Caitlin Clark had another triple-double with 27 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists.

That’s Iowa coach Lisa Bluder. The Hawkeyes were without injured starters McKenna Warnock and Gabbie Marshall. Bluder is not sure if they will be available Sunday at sixth ranked Michigan.

Iowa is 9-2 in the Big Ten

The 20th ranked Iowa State Cyclones are on the road Saturday afternoon in the Big 12 to face 23rd ranked Texas. The Cyclones beat the Longhorns 79-70 in Ames back on January 15th.

That’s ISU coach T.J.Otzelberger who says ball pressure remains the biggest key for his team on defense.

At 3-6 the Cyclones have some work to do to climb out of the bottom half of the Big 12 race.

Drake hosts Northern Iowa Saturday afternoon in a key Missouri Valley Conference showdown. The Bulldogs are tied at the top of the Valley standings with Loyola with an 8-2 record and two weeks ago in Cedar Falls erased a late 10 point deficit to beat the Panthers in overtime.

That’s Drake coach Darian DeVries who hopes a big crowd will give the Bulldogs a homecourt advantage.

UNI is 8-3 and a with a victory the Panthers would be in the thick of the title chase.

Panther coach Ben Jacobson. Senior guard Trae Berhow says the Panthers want to avenge the loss in the first meeting with the Bulldogs.

(Radio Iowa) – The second ranked Iowa wrestling team will close out the home season on Saturday against ninth ranked Wisconsin. It will be the final home appearance for a senior class that endured the cancellation of the 2020 NCAA Championships due to COVID before leading the Hawkeyes to a national title last year. Iowa coach Tom Brands says it is a group that has had a big impact on the program.

Brands describes the senior class as “low maintenance”.

165-pounder Alex Marinelli is focusing on his match and not his final appearance in Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

174-pounder Michael Kemerer on his final time coming out of the tunnel.

Drake women’s basketball coach Allison Pohlman says the Bulldogs will be in search of a complete effort when they host Valparaiso Friday night. The Bulldogs are just 3-6 in the Missouri Valley and lost the first meeting with Valpo on the road a month ago.

The Bulldogs have been without senior guard Maddie Peterson the past couple of weeks but Pohlman says Peterson remains a vocal leader.

2021-22 10TH Iowa Girls High School Basketball Rankings
Compiled by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union
Thursday, February 3, 2022

Class 1A
School Record LW
1 Newell-Fonda 17-1 1
2 Bishop Garrigan 16-3 2
3 Springville 19-1 5
4 MMCRU 18-0 6
5 Exira-EHK 17-1 3
6 North Linn 17-2 4
7 Burlington Notre Dame 18-0 7
8 North Mahaska 16-1 8
9 Storm Lake St. Mary’s 16-1 9
10 Westwood 18-1 10
11 Stanton 19-0 11
12 Martensdale-St. Marys 17-1 12
13 Remsen St. Mary’s 16-2 15
14 East Buchanan 15-4 13
15 Montezuma 15-3 14
Dropped Out: None

Class 2A
School Record LW
1 Dike-New Hartford 17-1 1
2 Denver 17-2 2
3 Central Lyon 17-1 3
4 Treynor 17-1 4
5 Sibley-Ocheyedan 15-3 5
6 Panorama 18-1 6
7 Iowa City Regina 16-3 7
8 Jesup 16-3 8
9 Grundy Center 17-2 9
10 Mediapolis 18-0 10
11 West Hancock 16-4 11
12 Aplington-Parkersburg 14-4 12
13 Cascade 15-3 13
14 Nodaway Valley 17-3 14
15 Ridge View 16-3 15
Dropped Out: None

Class 3A
School Record LW
1 Unity Christian 17-1 1
2 West Lyon 17-1 2
3 Ballard 16-3 4
4 Estherville-Lincoln Central 18-2 5
5 Sergeant Bluff-Luton 15-3 3
6 Center Point-Urbana 16-3 6
7 Roland-Story 15-4 7
8 West Liberty 16-4 8
9 West Marshall 18-2 10
10 Clear Lake 13-4 11
11 Forest City 13-6 9
12 Cherokee 13-6 12
13 Des Moines Christian 13-5 14
14 Vinton-Shellsburg 12-7 13
15 Mid-Prairie 13-7 NR
Dropped Out: Centerville (15)

Class 4A
School Record LW
1 Dallas Center-Grimes 15-3 2
2 Glenwood 13-3 3
3 Bishop Heelan 16-2 1
4 Indianola 13-4 5
5 Cedar Rapids Xavier 12-6 7
6 Grinnell 15-3 6
7 North Polk 15-3 4
8 Central DeWitt 14-4 8
9 North Scott 12-6 9
10 Waverly-Shell Rock 14-4 10
11 Keokuk 15-3 11
12 Benton Community 16-3 13
13 Bondurant-Farrar 11-6 13
14 Gilbert 10-6 14
15 Clear Creek-Amana 13-5 15
Dropped Out: None

Class 5A
School Record LW
1 Johnston 17-0 1
2 Waterloo West 15-1 2
3 Ankeny Centennial 15-2 3
4 Des Moines Roosevelt 15-2 4
5 Dowling Catholic 15-3 6
6 Pleasant Valley 15-2 7
7 Iowa City High 14-2 9
8 Southeast Polk 11-7 11
9 Iowa City West 13-3 5
10 West Des Moines Valley 13-5 8
11 Waukee Northwest 11-7 12
12 Ankeny 13-5 10
13 Iowa City Liberty 11-6 14
14 Sioux City East 12-6 NR
15 Linn-Mar 11-6 NR
Dropped Out: Cedar Falls (13), Cedar Rapids Washington (15

The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union has released the regional basketball pairings for Classes 1A, 2A, and 3A. Class 1A first round play will begin on February 10th, with quarterfinals on the 15th. Class 2A first round play is February 12th with quarterfinals on the 15th. Class 3A play starts in the quarterfinals on February 12th.

In Class 1A most area teams will be in Region 2 and Region 8. Region 2 has Newell-Fonda with a first round bye with the following first round match-ups:

West Harrison @ Boyer Valley
Riverside @ Audubon
Paton-Churdan @ Ankeny Christian
Ar-We-Va @ Remsen, St. Mary’s
Griswold @ Glidden-Ralston
Heartland Christian @ Woodbine
Tri-Center @ Coon Rapids-Bayard

Region 8 has Exira-EHK with a first round bye. The first round match-ups are as follows:

Mount Ayr @ Sidney
Essex @ East Mills
Murray @ Lenox
Orient-Macksburg @ Stanton
Fremont-Mills @ Diagonal
Bedford @ CAM
East Union @ St. Albert

Class 1A Regional Pairings

In Class 2A area teams will be in Regions 7 and 8. Region 7 has first round games of Colfax-Mingo @ I-35 and Madrid @ Woodward Granger. Quarterfinal match-ups are:

C-M/I-35 @ Panorama
Pleasantville @ Central Decatur
W-G/Madrid @ Nodaway Valley
Van Meter @ Earlham

Region 8 has the first round pairings of Southwest Valley @ Kuemper Catholic and Missouri Valley @ AHSTW. Quarterfinals are:

KC/SWV @ Treynor
West Central Valley @ ACGC
MV/AHSTW @ Underwood
IKM-Manning @ Logan-Magnolia

Class 2A Regional Pairings

Area Class 3A teams will be in Region 7. Quarterfinal pairings are:

Greene County @ Sergeant Bluff-Luton
Shenandoah @ Atlantic
Red Oak @ Des Moines Christian
Clarinda @ Harlan Community

Class 3A Regional Pairings