MANHATTAN, Kan. – Breece Hall rushed for a career-high 197 yards and two touchdowns and Brock Purdy was an efficient 22-of-25 for 208 yards and a score as Iowa State downed Kansas State 33-20 Saturday night. Purdy set the school record for completion percentage and now owns two of the top three totals in program history.

The Wildcats had won 15 of the last 16 games in Manhattan. The teams split the last four meetings in the series, with each team winning two home games. Prior to that, K-State had won 10 straight games in the series.

K-State quarterback Skylar Thompson was 15-of-23 for 206 yards and two touchdowns and one interception.

Hall has now rushed for a touchdown in 18 straight games, a Big 12 record and the fifth longest streak in FBS since 1996.

Hall rushed 75 yards for a touchdown on the opening play of the game, finding a hole on the right side of the offensive line and racing untouched until the 10-yard line, where he eluded a defender diving for his feet.

After Greg Eisworth intercepted Thompson, Andrew Mevis hit a 44-yard field goal to give Iowa State a 10-0 lead.

After K-State converted a second-and-23 for a first down, Thompson found Phillip Brooks for a 40-yard touchdown pass to get the Cats on the board.

Kansas State missed a chance to tie the score on a 33-yard field goal when Taiten Winkel missed wide right. Iowa State responded with a 14-play, 80-yard drive capped by Hall’s 1-yard run. Mevis hit a 41-yard field goal as time expired to take a 20-7 lead to the half.

Iowa State started the second half with an 18-play, 93-yard drive that took more than 10 minutes off the clock. Purdy hit Sean Shaw in the front corner of the end zone for an 11-yard touchdown to close the drive.

Thompson punched it in from the 1-yard line in the fourth quarter to cut it to 27-13 and Mevis connected on another 41-yard field goal to extend the lead to 30-13.

K-State followed with an 11-play, 75-yard drive capped by Thompson’s nine-yard scoring pass to Malik Knowles. Mevis then hit his fourth field goal, this one from 40 yards.

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Iowa State hosts undefeated Oklahoma State in Big 12 action on Saturday.

The Purdue Boilermakers spoiled the Iowa Hawkeyes Homecoming on Saturday, coming away with a 24-7 win. Wide receiver David Bell had another monster day with 240 yards on 11 catches with 1 touchdown. Purdue quarterback Aidan O’Connell went 30 of 40 passing for 375 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Purdue took the lead for good with a touchdown pass :19 before halftime from O’Connell to TJ Sheffield. The Boilermakers would add a 31-yard field goal and Bell’s touchdown to seal the win in the second half. It was the first time an AP top 2 team lost to an unranked team at home since 2014.

Iowa quarterback Spencer Petras had a tough day going 17 of 32 passing with 4 interceptions. Ivory Kelly-Martin had the lone score of the day for Iowa on a 3 yard run in the second quarter.

Purdue improved to 4-2 overall and 2-1 in the Big 10. Iowa suffers their first loss of the season and are now 6-1 overall and 3-1 in Big 10 play.

Next up for the Hawkeyes is a bye week, followed by a trip to Madison, WI to face the Badgers.

Assignments for the first round of the 50th year of the Iowa High School Athletic Association’s Football Playoffs are now available for Classes 2A, 1A, A, and 8P.

First round games in these classes are scheduled for 7 p.m. on Friday, October 22. Digital tickets will be available through the IHSAA Tickets page and go on sale at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, October 19.

District standings and qualifiers were released following Friday’s Week 8 games, with district placement determining first round hosts. For complete qualifying and assignment instructions, please view the 2021 Postseason Manual. 

First round assignments for Classes 5A, 4A, and 3A will be available next week, following their Week 9 regular season contests. The round of 16 in all classes will feature four four-team pods, with the winners of those pods advancing to the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls for the state semifinals and finals.

CLASS 2A

CLASS 1A

CLASS A

EIGHT-PLAYER

The Atlantic Trojans grabbed their third win of the 2021 football season with a 40-12 win at Saydel on Friday. The Trojans never trailed and had control of the game by halftime thanks to a Saydel special teams error and a couple of big interceptions.

Neither team was able to move the ball the first three possessions, but Atlantic caught a break on their second punt. Return man Austin Chally muffed the catch and Atlantic recovered the ball at the Saydel 30 yard line. 6 plays later Easton O’Brien scampered in from 7 yards out for the first score of the night. Saydel almost answered right back. The Eagles got all the way to the Atlantic 1 yard line but were stuffed on two runs. After a timeout the Eagles tried a pass to the right flat and Ethan Sturm picked off Judd Roberts pass at the goaline and brought it out to the 19 yard line with :13 seconds left in the first quarter. The Trojans were able to work all the way to the Eagles 8 yard line but settled for a 25 yard field goal from Lane Nelson to make it 10-0. Both teams traded empty possessions following the field goal. Atlantic went to punt it away and the ball sailed over Gannon O’Hara’s head. He was able to pick it up and run away from defenders and came up just a few yards short of getting a first down. The Eagles took over at the Trojan 49 but a holding penalty on 2nd down moved them back to their own 40. Then Colton Becker picked off another Roberts pass and returned it all the way to the 1. Caden Andersen punched it in on a quarterback sneak, putting Atlantic up 17-0. Lane Nelson would tack on a 33 yard field goal as time expired to end the half with a 20-0 lead for Atlantic.

The Trojans added a Caden Andersen to Jayden Proehl 18 yard touchdown hookup to start the second half. Dante Hedrington and Isaac Hansen would add touchdown runs for Atlantic later on. Saydel got their first score on a 90-yard kickoff return TD for Austin Chally. Judd Roberts hit Austin Maeder for a 22 yard touchdown pass early in the 4th for their other score.

The game was marred by a slew of penalties. 6 unsportsmanlike conduct calls were joined by a handful of personal fouls and three pass interference whistles. Frustration boiled over at the end of the game for the Eagles with three players being ejected with under a minute left due to comments made toward officials. It was an unfortunate end to the game and will affect Saydel’s roster for the final week of the season.

Atlantic improved to 3-5 on the season and moved to 2-2 in the district. The Trojans finish the season at home against Creston next Friday. Saydel fell to 0-8 on the year and 0-4 in district play. The Eagles are set to finish the year with a road trip to ADM.

The final district standings and point differential numbers were posted on Friday night for 2A through 8-Player football giving confirmation on what teams will make the playoff field next week. In Class 2A, 1A, and A the top four teams in each district make the playoff field with the +/- 17 differential used as a tiebreaker. In 8-Player the top three teams in each district are in with two wild card teams determined by the +/- 17 differential. The pairings and brackets are set to be released at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday by the IHSAA.

CLASS 2A

CLASS 1A

CLASS A

EIGHT-PLAYER

In 8-Player Audubon, CAM, and Exira-EHK are all in the field with their top 3 finishes in District 10. In District 9 Lenox, Fremont-Mills, and Stanton-Essex are in. East Mills also gets in as a wild card. In District 8 Martensdale-St. Marys, Southeast Warren, and Lamoni are in. In District 1 Remsen-St. Mary’s, Newell-Fonda, and Kingsley-Pierson are in.

In Class A District 8 qualifiers are Woodbury Central, Logan-Magnolia, IKM-Manning, and Tri-Center. District 7 qualifiers are Mount Ayr, Southwest Valley, Earlham, and AHSTW.

In Class 1A District 8 will send Underwood, Treynor, Kuemper Catholic, and West Monona. In District 7 Van Meter, ACGC, I-35, and Nodaway Valley/OM are in.

In Class 2A District 8 qualifiers are Greene County, Clarinda, Red Oak, and Clarke.

8-PLAYER

District 10
CAM 74, Boyer Valley 6- ON BVTV
Exira-EHK 52, Coon Rapids-Bayard 15
West Harrison 78, Griswold 24
Audubon 49, Woodbine 24- ON WOODBINE TIGER VISION

District 9
Bedford 60, East Union 31
Stanton 44, East Mills 18
Lenox 52, Fremont-Mills 46 OT
West Harrison 78, Griswold 24

District 8
Southeast Warren 38, Lamoni 22
Martensdale-St. Marys 1, Seymour 0 (Forfeit by Seymour)
Mormon Trail 59, Grand View Christian 10
Moravia 35, Murray 34

District 1
Kingsley-Pierson 62, Siouxland Christian 8
Newell-Fonda 48, Ar-We-Va 6 – ON ROCKET MEDIA
Remsen St. Mary’s 53, Glidden-Ralston 0
West Bend-Mallard 63, River Valley 8

CLASS A

District 8
Logan-Magnolia 41, Lawton-Bronson 0
Woodbury Central 60, Missouri Valley 8
IKM-Manning 35, Ogden 21
Tri-Center 51, Westwood 14

District 7
AHSTW 20, St. Albert 17
Earlham 49, Riverside 21
MMCRU 27, Sidney 14
Mount Ayr 41, Southwest Valley 33

CLASS 1A

District 8
Treynor 42, MVAOCOU 0
Underwood 42, Kuemper Catholic 7
West Monona 50, East Sac County 13- ON ESCN

District 7
Nodaway Valley 36, Panorama 14
Van Meter 41, ACGC 7
I-35 28, West Central Valley 7

CLASS 2A

District 8
Clarinda 44, Red Oak 0
Greene County 49, Clarke 3
Shenandoah 19, Des Moines Christian 14

CLASS 3A

District 6
Atlantic 40, Saydel 12- ON KJAN and KJANTV
ADM 52, Knoxville 0
Harlan 42, Creston 0

CLASS 4A

District 6
Glenwood 55, CB Thomas Jefferson 21
Lewis Central 42, Dallas Center-Grimes 10
Winterset 53, Des Moines Hoover 0

District 1
Fort Dodge 43, Denison-Schleswig 8- ON KDSN-TV
Spencer 42, LeMars 27
Webster City 41, Storm Lake 6

CLASS 5A

District 2
Des Moines Lincoln 38, Ames 36
CB Abraham Lincoln 37, Des Moines East 7
Sioux City North 27, Sioux City West 6 (@ Morningside)
Urbandale 35, Waukee 0
Dowling 31, Valley 27
Cedar Rapids Kennedy 24, Johnston 10

Chris Parks, Jim Field, Matt Mullenix, and Doug Leonard take a look at 8 area high school football games each week throughout the season. We try to provide some insight into the match-ups while competing for top prognosticator and the Whosman Trophy.

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KJAN Sports Director Chris Parks’ weekly discussion with Atlantic Head Football Coach Joe Brummer. We take a look back at the week seven homecoming win over Knoxville and look ahead to the week eight road trip to Saydel.

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The Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln girls swim team took two dual wins in Atlantic on Thursday night. They won 8 events on the night to come out with wins over Atlantic and Des Moines North.

CB Abraham Lincoln 101, Atlantic 45
CB Abraham Lincoln 116, Des Moines North 10

Atlantic’s Lexi Reynolds won the 200 Yard Freestyle with a time of 2:07.96. Reynolds also won the 500 Yard Freestyle in 5:42.20. Ava Bruckner took 2nd in the 50 Yard Freestyle with a time of 28.21. Kaedance Daly was runner up in the 100 Yard Breaststroke with a time of 1:23.44. Atlantic also took 1st in the 400 Yard Freestyle Relay in a time of 4:22.03 (Ava Bruckner, Paige Daly, Kaedance Daly, Lexi Reynolds).

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8-PLAYER

District 10
CAM @ Boyer Valley- ON BVTV
Exira-EHK @ Coon Rapids-Bayard
Griswold @ West Harrison
Audubon @ Woodbine- ON WOODBINE TIGER VISION

District 9
East Union @ Bedford
Stanton @ East Mills
Lenox @ Fremont-Mills
Griswold @ West Harrison

District 8
Southeast Warren @ Lamoni
Seymour @ Martensdale-St. Marys
Grand View Christian @ Mormon Trail
Moravia @ Murray

District 1
Siouxland Christian @ Kingsley-Pierson
Ar-We-Va @ Newell-Fonda – ON ROCKET MEDIA
Glidden-Ralston @ Remsen St. Mary’s
River Valley @ West Bend-Mallard

CLASS A

District 8
Lawton-Bronson @ Logan-Magnolia
Woodbury Central @ Missouri Valley
IKM-Manning @ Ogden
Westwood @ Tri-Center

District 7
St. Albert @ AHSTW
Riverside @ Earlham
MMCRU @ Sidney
Mount Ayr @ Southwest Valley

CLASS 1A

District 8
MVAOCOU @ Treynor
Kuemper Catholic @ Underwood
East Sac County @ West Monona- ON ESCN

District 7
Nodaway Valley @ Panorama
ACGC @ Van Meter
I-35 @ West Central Valley

CLASS 2A

District 8
Red Oak @ Clarinda
Greene County @ Clarke
Des Moines Christian @ Shenandoah

CLASS 3A

District 6
Atlantic @ Saydel- ON KJAN and KJANTV
ADM @ Knoxville
Creston @ Harlan

CLASS 4A

District 6
CB Thomas Jefferson @ Glenwood
Dallas Center-Grimes @ Lewis Central
Des Moines Hoover @ Winterset

District 1
Denison-Schleswig @ Fort Dodge- ON KDSN-TV
LeMars @ Spencer
Webster City @ Storm Lake

CLASS 5A

District 2
Des Moines Lincoln @ Ames
Des Moines East @ CB Abraham Lincoln
Sioux City North vs. Sioux City West (@ Morningside)
Waukee @ Urbandale
Dowling @ Valley
Johnston @ Cedar Rapids Kennedy