The IHSAA has released the third round playoff assignments for high school football. This new grouping sets up 4 pods in each Class with pod winners heading to the Semifinals.

Locally in Class 2A Atlantic is in Pod B and drew a road trip to State Center to face off against West Marshall. We’ll have that game on KJAN. The other side of the pod has Greene County at PCM, Monroe.

In 8-Man Pod A has Harris-Lake Park at Remsen, St. Mary’s and Newell-Fonda at Audubon. Pod B has Lamoni at CAM and Fremont-Mills @ Martensdale-St. Marys.

In Class 1A Pod C Pella Christian is at Van Meter and Underwood goes to Mount Ayr.

In Class A Pod A has St. Albert hosting South O’Brien and Riverside will head to Logan-Magnolia. Nodaway Valley is in Pod B and will go to Grundy Center. The other side of that pod has Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn at West Hancock.

In Class 3A Lewis Central and Harlan both ended up in Pod B. The Titans host Ballard and the Cyclones host Carlisle in the 3rd Round.

Class 4A

Class 3A

Class 2A

Class 1A

Class A

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(Radio Iowa) – The 17th ranked Iowa State Cyclones visit sixth ranked Oklahoma State this afternoon. The Cyclones are 3-0 in the Big 12 while the Cowboys are 2-0. ISU coach Matt Campbell.

In a conference known for passing and high scores these teams are winning with run games and defense.

Campbell says the Cyclones need to win on third down and play well in the red zone.

The kick-off from Stillwater, OK., is at 2:30-p.m. on Fox Sports.

(Radio Iowa) – Iowa opens their season at Purdue, this afternoon. The Boilermakers have been a tough match-up for the Hawkeyes having won two of the last three. They have averaged 296 yards of passing.

That’s Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz who says the players are ready for a game.

Players and staff will be tested prior to the game and Ferentz says they will need to be ready to adjust.

Kick-off from West LaFayette is set for 2:40-p.m. Listen for the pre-game at 12:30 here on KJAN.

The Atlantic Trojans fought their way to a 21-0 win over Des Moines Christian on Friday night in the second round of the Class 2A Football Playoffs. The Trojans were playing in their first home playoff game in 18 years and picked up their first playoff win since that same year.

It was a slow start to the game with 5 possessions going scoreless before the Trojans struck first on the last play of the first quarter. Atlantic had just forced a turnover on downs and got the ball back with a couple seconds left in the quarter. Garrett McLaren loaded up a long ball and Colin Mullenix was able to run past the defense and grab it for a 51-yard touchdown catch. Atlantic forced the Lions into a three and out on the next possession and then went 9-plays and 65 yards for another score. Bodie Johnson capped off that drive with a 5 yard touchdown run.

The two teams then traded some possessions as both offenses struggled to hang on to the ball. The Teams combined for 5 turnovers in the second half. Atlantic secured the game with a late drive capped off by another Bodie Johnson touchdown run with 3:20 left.

Atlantic improves to 7-1 on the season and will wait to see who their third round opponent will be next Friday. Des Moines Christian ends their season with a record of 4-3.

We’ll have coverage of the Trojans in the next round on KJAN. Listen to the full postgame interview with Coach McDermott and Colin Mullenix below.

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The 2nd Round of the Iowa High School Football Playoffs is tonight. Here is a look at games featuring area teams with kickoffs set for 7:00 p.m.

CLASS 4A

Pod 14: Ankeny 70, CB Thomas Jefferson 0
Pod 16: Valley, West Des Moines 44, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 6

CLASS 3A

Pod 1: Sergeant Bluff-Luton 44, Denison-Schleswig 14
Pod 15: Harlan 36, Bondurant-Farrar 7
Pod 16: Lewis Central 35, Norwalk 7

CLASS 2A

Pod 15: Atlantic 21, Des Moines Christian 0 – ON KJAN
Pod 16: Greene County 24, Clarinda 0

CLASS 1A

Pod 2: Emmetsburg 42, Kuemper Catholic 14
Pod 3: Western Christian 48, Treynor 15
Pod 12: Pella Christian 21, Panorama 19
Pod 13: Van Meter 36, ACGC 0
Pod 14: Mount Ayr 20, Interstate 35 14
Pod 15: Underwood 37, Woodward-Granger 7
Pod 16: OABCIG 49, East Sac County 7

CLASS A

Pod 13: Nodaway Valley 26, Earlham 0
Pod 14: St. Albert 31, Woodbury Central 0
Pod 15: Riverside 26, Lawton-Bronson 24
Pod 16: Logan-Magnolia 27, IKM-Manning 6

CLASS 8

Pod 1: St. Mary’s, Remsen 71, West Harrison 6
Pod 3: Harris-Lake Park 55, Coon Rapids-Bayard 32
Pod 12: Lamoni 38, Southeast Warren 13
Pod 13: Martensdale-St. Marys 65, Collins-Maxwell 28
Pod 14: Audubon 40, East Mills 7
Pod 15; CAM 68, Stanton/Essex 6
Pod 16: Fremont-Mills 46, Woodbine 26

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.

Who’s Gonna Win? is brought to you in 2020 by Rush CPA and Associates and Fareway.

Last Week:

Doug Leonard 6-2
Matt Mullenix 6-2
Chris Parks 5-3
Jim Field 5-3

2020 Overall Standings:

Doug Leonard 52-11
Matt Mullenix 50-13
Jim Field 46-17
Chris Parks 45-18

Some State Qualifying Cross Country Meets for Class 1A and 2A were postponed from Thursday to Friday due to weather conditions. Follow the links to see results at those sites contested Friday. In Class 1A the Top 2 Teams and Top 10 Individuals advance to State. In Class 2A the Top 3 Teams and Top 15 Individuals advance to State.

CLASS 1A

1A XC Qualifier Audubon Boys 2020

1A XC Qualifier Audubon Girls 2020

1A ACGC Boys

1A ACGC Girls

CLASS 2A

2A Panorama Boys

2A Panorama Girls

KJAN Sports Director Chris Parks’ weekly discussion with Atlantic Head Football Coach Mike McDermott. We take a brief look back at previous contests and preview the next Friday night contest. This week we talk about the bye week preparation and the playoff game this week against Des Moines Christian at the Trojan Bowl.

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings say Matt Blair, one of the great linebackers in team history, has died. Blair had been suffering from dementia. The Star Tribune reported he died after a long stay in hospice. Drafted in the second round out of Iowa State in 1974, Blair played all 12 of his NFL seasons for the Vikings, from 1974 to 1985. He started 130 of the 160 regular-season games he played and had the second-most tackles in team history. Matt Blair was 70 years old.