The AHSTW Lady Vikes picked up a road hoops win at Griswold on Monday night 69-27. The Tigers were able to hang around for a bit early but Claire Denning dropped in 9 first quarter points to push the Lady Vikes in front 21-6 by the end of the first. That lead would swell to 39-14 at half and the Lady Vikes made it a running clock game in the third quarter.

Denning finished with 18 points to share the scoring lead on the night. Kailey Jones dropped in 14 in the second half to also finish with 18 in the game. Claire Harris and Delaney Goshorn also got into double figures with 11 each. After the game Claire Denning talked about the balance her team brings to the table.

The Lady Vikes improve to 5-1 and have a big Western Iowa Conference battle at Treynor on tap Tuesday night. Denning said the keys to a win against the Cardinals are the same as every other night.

Griswold was led by 9 points from Brenna Rossell. The Tigers fall to 2-4 and will next up host East Mills on Friday.

The Griswold Tigers girls basketball team plays host to the AHSTW Lady Vikes tonight and we’ll have coverage on KJAN. Tune in on AM 1220, FM 101.1, or online at kjan.com Pregame will start at about 7:15 p.m. with tipoff set for 7:30 p.m. You can also catch live video through the student run broadcast on GrizTigerVision through the KJAN Video Network!

The Lady Vikes are 4-1 and the Tigers at 2-3. Kailey Jones has led the Lady Vikes with an impressive 18.6 points per contest. McKenna Wiechmann has led the Tigers with 7.4 points per outing.

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

Others receiving votes: Sioux City, East 15. Cedar Rapids, Kennedy 13. Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines 13. Southeast Polk 9. Dubuque, Senior 7. Lewis Central 7. Iowa City, West 5. Des Moines, Hoover 2. Burlington 2. Waterloo, West 2. Sioux City, West 1.

Others receiving votes: Newton 13. Le Mars 9. West Delaware, Manchester 8. Humboldt 6. Mount Vernon 3. Storm Lake 1. Clear Creek-Amana 1.

Others receiving votes: Spirit Lake 13. Des Moines Christian 13. Panorama, Panora 8. West Burlington 8. Clarinda 6. Pella Christian 5. West Sioux, Hawarden 4. South Hamilton, Jewell 2. West Branch 1.

Others receiving votes: Keota 17. Danville 11. New London 10. Grand View Christian 5. GMG, Garwin 4. Bishop Garrigan, Algona 2. Janesville 1. Fremont Mills, Tabor 1.

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 13, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking

Others receiving votes: Richmond 140, Saint Louis 121, Virginia Tech 115, Xavier 55, Oklahoma St. 48, Oregon 31, Indiana 22, Florida 18, Arizona St 13, UCLA 9, UConn 7, Arizona 5, Syracuse 4, Georgia 4, Arkansas 4, SMU 1,

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa freshman Caitlin Clark was named Big Ten Women’s Basketball Player and Freshman of the Week for the second consecutive week, the conference announced Monday.

Clark is the first Big Ten freshman to win both awards, twice, in a season since Nebraska’s Jessica Shepard (2015-16 season). She has racked up two Player of the Week and three Freshmen of the Week nods in the first three weeks of the season.

The West Des Moines, Iowa, native averaged 34.5 points, seven rebounds, five assists, 1.5 steals, and a block against No. RV/24 Iowa State and Michigan State. In Iowa’s comeback win over Iowa State, Clark made the game-winning shot with 22 seconds remaining on a deep, step-back 3-pointer, giving the Hawkeyes their fifth-consecutive win over the Cyclones. She scored 34 points, pulled in seven rebounds, dished out six assists, and registered two steals against the in-state rivals.

Against Michigan State, Clark posted a career-high 35 points and two blocks, and added seven rebounds, four assists, and a steal to fill her stat line.

On the season, Clark leads the Big Ten and ranks second nationally, averaging 29.8 points per game. She also leads the conference in field goals attempted (107), total points (149), field goals made (52), and total assists (32). Across the country, she ranks second in field goals attempted, third in total points and field goals made, and sixth in total assists.

ESPN also named Clark the Player of the Week on Monday.

Clark and the Hawkeyes head to Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday, for a matchup with the Buckeyes. Tipoff is set for 11 a.m. (CT) on BTN Plus.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — For the second time in three weeks, University of Iowa men’s basketball All-American Luka Garza has been recognized by the Big Ten Conference Office for his weekly performance. Garza and Illinois’ Ayo Dosunmu shared Big Ten Player of the Week honors on Monday.

Garza (6-foot-11, 265 pounds) averaged 24.3 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 1.7 blocks in leading the Hawkeyes to victories over No. 16 North Carolina (93-80), instate rival Iowa State (105-77), and Northern Illinois (106-53). The native of Washington, D.C., made 61 percent (27-of-4) of his field goal attempts, including a blistering 72.7 percent from 3-point range (8-of-11). His 29.2 scoring average through six games is tops among Division I players.

Garza recorded his 23rd career double-double, totaling 16 points, 14 rebounds, and four blocks, in Iowa’s 13-point win over the Tar Heels. The 13-point victory matches the largest margin of victory in the series and was Iowa’s fourth straight ACC/Big Ten Challenge home victory, dating back to 2013.

In only 17 minutes of action, Garza netted 34 points on an efficient 13-of-14 shooting from the field, including a career-high 6-of-7 from 3-point range in Iowa’s triumph over the Cyclones. That is the most points scored by a Division I player who has played less than 20 minutes in a game over the last 25 seasons. Garza reached the 30-point plateau for the eighth time in his career, tying Hall of Famer Don Nelson for third most in program history.

Twenty-one of Garza’s 34 points against Iowa State were scored consecutively for the Hawkeyes spanning 5:15 in the second half. Additionally, Garza made five 3-pointers during the scoring blitz, including four on consecutive possessions. Iowa’s 105 points and 28-point victory are the most points scored and the largest margin of victory, respectively, in the 74-game series history.

Garza posted 23 points and eight rebounds in Iowa’s largest margin of victory ever over Northern Illinois (53 points). Garza made 80 percent (8-of-10) of his field goals against the Huskies, including 2-of-3 (.667) from 3-point range. The win was Fran McCaffery’s 200th as Iowa’s head coach.

Garza totaled 73 points in Iowa’s three games last week, which moved him past three former Hawkeyes and into fifth place on Iowa’s all-time scoring chart: Ronnie Lester, Roy Devyn Marble, and B.J. Armstrong. Garza has shot 75 percent or better from the field in four of six games this season.

Garza has earned four Big Ten Player of the Week honors in his career (Dec. 9, 2019; Jan. 20, 2020; Nov. 30, 2020; Dec. 14, 2020).No. 3 Iowa (6-0) will challenge top-ranked Gonzaga (3-0) on Saturday. Tipoff is slated for 11 a.m. (CT) at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

(By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer) – Gonzaga and Baylor top the latest AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll. Iowa, Michigan State and Kansas round out the top five. West Virginia and Tennessee climbed into the top 10. No. 16 Missouri, No. 24 Clemson and No. 25 Michigan were new additions to the poll. No. 21 Duke took the biggest tumble by falling 11 spots. No. 13 Illinois also slid seven spots to fall out of the top 10.

The Big Ten has a national-best seven teams in the poll. Virginia Tech, Richmond and Arizona State fell out of the Top 25.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa senior wide receiver Ihmir Smith-Marsette has been named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week, following No. 16 Iowa’s 28-7 win against Wisconsin to claim the Heartland Trophy. The announcement was made Monday by the Big Ten Conference office.

It is Smith-Marsette’s first career weekly honor and the fourth time a Hawkeye has earned a weekly conference honor this season (Keith Duncan vs. Nebraska, Zach VanValkenburg at Minnesota, and Charlie Jones vs. Michigan State).

Smith-Marsette, a Newark, New Jersey, native, caught a season-high seven passes for a career-high 140 receiving yards and two touchdowns on Saturday. It marked his second straight multi-touchdown game.

His 140 receiving yards were the most by a Hawkeye wide receiver since Marvin McNutt had 151 yards against Purdue in 2011. It was Smith-Marsette’s third career 100-yard receiving game.

His receiving touchdowns of 19 and 53 yards were the 19th and 20th of his career, becoming the 18th player in school history with 20 career touchdowns.

Smith-Marsette ranks 18th all-time in career receiving yards (1,615) at Iowa and eighth all-time in career all-purpose yards (3,415). He has 110 career receptions to rank 17th on Iowa’s all-time career list.

Iowa (6-2) will face Michigan (2-4) Saturday, Dec. 19 at 6 p.m. (CT) in Kinnick Stadium. The game will be televised on ESPN.

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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — D.J. Wilkins had a career-high 23 points on 7-of-11 shooting from 3-point range and Drake easily beat Air Force 81-53. Abe Kinrade led the Falcons with 15 points.