IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Freshman Luka Garza scored 16 points in his debut, Isaiah Moss added 14 points and Iowa pounded Chicago State 95-62 on Friday night. Tyler Cook and Jordan Bohannon added 12 points apiece for the Hawkeyes, who shot 59.6 percent in their first game without Peter Jok, the Big Ten’s leading scorer a year ago.

Iowa closed out the first half on a 12-2 run to jump ahead 52-27 at halftime. The Hawkeyes played 11 guys in the first half — with eight of them logging at least five minutes — and went 7 of 14 from 3-point range. Cook’s alley-oop dunk pushed that lead to 68-37 early in the second half, and coach Fran McCaffery went to the bench after that.

Iowa freshman guard Connor McCaffery, the coach’s son, sprained his ankle in practice this week and spent his college debut in street clothes. McCaffery made a last-minute decision not to redshirt after guard Christian Williams abruptly decided to transfer and is expected to be in Iowa’s rotation. Nicholas Baer (broken pinky finger) also sat out the opener. He’s expected to miss about a month.

The Hawkeyes struggled at times on defense, especially in transition in the first half. That’s to be expected of a team filled largely with underclassmen. But playing time for a bench that could end up being seven players deep will likely be doled out to the guys most committed to playing strong defense.

Iowa hosts Alabama State on Sunday.

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Luke Maye’s 26 points and 10 rebounds helped No. 9 North Carolina beat Northern Iowa 86-69 in the season opener. Maye’s 26 points were a career high, while freshman Garrison Brooks added 14 points. The reigning national champions were without two likely starters in Joel Berry II and Cameron Johnson due to injuries.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — No. 25 Iowa is on a roll as it heads into Camp Randall Stadium for a crucial Big Ten West division game against No. 6 Wisconsin. The confident Hawkeyes beat up on Ohio State last week. Now they face their second straight Top 10 opponent in the unbeaten Badgers, who can clinch a trip to the Big Ten title game with a victory.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The highly anticipated debut of Michael Porter Jr. was brief. The Missouri Tigers did just fine without him in a 74-59 victory over Iowa State in the season opener.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Freshman Luka Garza scored 16 points in his debut, Isaiah Moss added 14 points and Iowa pounded Chicago State 95-62. Tyler Cook and Jordan Bohannon added 12 points apiece for the Hawkeyes, who shot 59.6 percent in their first game without Peter Jok, the Big Ten’s leading scorer a year ago.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa coach Lisa Bluder won her 700th game on Friday in her 34th season as a head coach. The Hawkeyes (1-0) beat Quinnipiac 83-67 to give Bluder her milestone victory.

Bluder, who started her head-coaching career at Drake, began her 18th season at Iowa on Friday. She has won 344 games with the Hawkeyes while leading them to 12 NCAA Tournament appearances and 10 20-win seasons.

Class 4 A

Semifinal:

Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines 44, Ankeny Centennial 7

Iowa City West 23, Bettendorf 0

Class A

Semifinal:

Hudson 41, Saint Ansgar 17

West Sioux, Hawarden 55, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 21

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Luke Maye had a career-high 26 points to go with 10 rebounds in No. 9 North Carolina’s season-opening 86-69 win against Northern Iowa on Friday night. Freshman Garrison Brooks added 14 points for the reigning national champions, who opened the season without Final Four Most Outstanding Player Joel Berry II and Pittsburgh graduate transfer Cameron Johnson due to injuries.

Berry is recovering from a broken bone in his right hand that was expected to keep him out about four weeks, though he dressed out and warmed up with the team during shootaround. Johnson has a sprained neck. Regardless, the Tar Heels shot 50 percent and blew open a 14-point halftime lead to as many as 31 points down the stretch.

Spencer Haldeman had 15 points to lead Northern Iowa, which had upset the top-ranked Tar Heels at home in November 2015. But the Panthers never came close to duplicating that magic.

The Panthers are picked to finish second in the Missouri Valley Conference, but this game just got away from them. Northern Iowa relied on the 3-point shot and made 13 of 28, though it got nothing inside the arc and only got to the foul line nine times.

The Panthers host Alcorn State on Monday.

Atlantic senior hurdler Gratt Reed will continue his track career at the University of Iowa. Reed signed with Iowa on Friday at the Atlantic High School with parents and coaches in attendance. Gratt talked about how it feels to commit to Iowa.

Gratt is coming off a Junior season in which he placed 4th in the 110M Hurdles and 6th in the 400M Hurdles at the State Meet. Reed has continued to work hard during the off-season and set a personal record time of 14.25 in the semifinals of the USATF Hershey National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships in Lawrence, KS.

Reed attended a clinic in Iowa City along with Atlantic Assistant Coach Jordan Mullen, who is a former Iowa Hurdler, and got noticed by the staff there. Coach Joey Woody called Gratt a couple months later and invited him up for a visit. He made the decision shortly after that visit to become a Hawkeye.

Atlantic Head Coach Alan Jenkins said Reed has earned everything that he is getting with the hard work he has put in. He knows that he can still reach some lofty goals this next season. Reed talked about the work he has been doing to prepare for this next season at Atlantic.

Reed will join an Iowa team coached by Joey Woody that placed 17th at the Men’s NCAA Outdoor Championships last year.  He plans to study Education at Iowa.

Class 5A Championship
(3-0) Cedar Falls 25-25-25, WDM Valley 21-19-16

Class 4A Championship
(3-2) Dubuque Wahlert 23-25-25-19-15, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 25-7-16-25-8

Class 3A Championship
(3-0) Columbus Catholic 25-25-25, Sioux Center 21-20-21

Class 2A Championship
(3-0) Dike-New Hartford 25-25-25, Western Christian 15-21-17

Class 1A Championship

(3-0) Janesville 25-25-25, Le Mars Gehlen Catholic 14-16-19

Atlantic senior John McConkey signed on Friday with the University of Northern Iowa to continue his wrestling and academic career. McConkey said he chose the Panthers over Nebraska, Northern Illinois, and Coe College.

McConkey went 53-4 during his junior season and was the state runner-up at Heavyweight in Class 2A. He fell to Tristan Wirfs of Mt. Vernon in the title match 3-2. McConkey said being so close to a state title has motivated him to work harder and he is currently the 9th ranked heavyweight in the nation by FloWrestling. McConkey talked about improving in the sport after only starting when he was in 8th grade.

McConkey has been a successful athlete in a number of sports for Atlantic but he said the decision to wrestle at the next level came easily.

Atlantic Head Coach Tim Duff said John’s work ethic has got him to the position he is now with a chance to wrestle Division I.

John will join a strong recruiting class for UNI with a number of other top ranked wrestlers. The Panthers were 11-3 in duals last year and placed 18th at the NCAA Championships last year with two All-Americans.

2017 HAWKEYE 10 ALL CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL TEAMS                    

STUDENT NAME               HIGH SCHOOL                    GRADE  POSITION

FIRST TEAM

1              Lauren Bair                         CLARINDA                           12           OH
2              Sidney Craig                       HARLAN                               12           L
3              **Aimee Adams                  KUEMPER CATHOLIC           11           OH/DS
4              Kalee Peter                         KUEMPER CATHOLIC           12           MH/DS
5              Kara Peter                           KUEMPER CATHOLIC           10           MH
6              **Katherine Poore              LEWIS CENTRAL                    12           OH/S
7              Maegan Holt                      LEWIS CENTRAL                   12           RH
8              **Sierra Athen                    RED OAK                              12           OH
9              Lexie Petry                         ST. ALBERT                            12           S
10           Sydney McLaren                 ST. ALBERT                            12           OH

2ND TEAM

1              Taylor Wedemeyer             CLARINDA                           11           S
2              Megan Witte                     LEWIS CENTRAL                   10           OH
3              Sydney Streicher                RED OAK                              12           L
4              Chloe Johnson                   RED OAK                              10           OH
5              Kealey Anderson               SHENANDOAH                     11           OH/M
6              Maggie Wettengel             ST. ALBERT                           11           L
7              Bailey White                       ST. ALBERT                          11           MH
8              Lexi Larsen                         HARLAN                              12           OH
9              Taylor Promes                   KUEMPER CATHOLIC            12           L
10           Maci Overmohle                 KUEMPER CATHOLIC            11           S

HONORABLE MENTION

1              Cheyenne Elliott                ATLANTIC                            12           MH
2              Alex Mohr                         DENISON-SCHLESWIG         11           OH
3              Sierra Stouder                   GLENWOOD                        12           OH/L
4              MaKenna Hudson             CRESTON                             10           L
5              Logan Hughes                  SHENANDOAH                     11           OH/M
6              Brielle Smith                     GLENWOOD                         11           MH
7              Olivia Petersen                 HARLAN                               11           M
8              Rachel Cushing                 LEWIS CENTRAL                   10           L/DS
9              Sophie Walker                   RED OAK                              10           MH
10           Haley Leinen                      HARLAN                               12           M/OH
11           Madi Lihs                           CLARINDA                           12           MB
12           Cayla Maitlen                     CRESTON                             12           OH