IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa got the rest it so desperately needed last week. The 10th-ranked Hawkeyes are now ready for their final push toward the Big Ten West title, starting Saturday against an opponent that could soon be playing for little more than pride.

Iowa (7-0, 3-0) hosts Maryland (2-5, 0-3) after a bye week that allowed it to get healthier than it’s been in a while. Quarterback C.J. Beathard leads a long list of Hawkeyes who used the time off to recover from injuries. Maryland made progress last week, but still lost to Penn State 31-30.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Charlie Strong has Texas trending upward. Paul Rhoads is looking to get Iowa State moving in a similar direction — and keep his job in the process. The Longhorns (3-4, 2-2 Big 12) have won two straight, including a victory over Number 14 Oklahoma, to vault back into contention for a bowl bid ahead of Saturday’s visit to Iowa State.

The Cyclones (2-5, 1-3) have dropped three in a row against teams currently ranked first, second and fifth in scoring offense. The losing streak has led to big changes, as offensive coordinator Mark Mangino parted ways with Rhoads just hours before sophomore Joel Lanning was named the new starting quarterback.

Class 3A Region 2
Red Oak 3 Clarinda 0
Kuemper Catholic 3 East Sac County 0

Class 4A Region 1
Carroll 3 Denison-Schleswig 1

Class 4A Region 2
Harlan 3 Dallas Center-Grimes 0
Bondurant-Farrar 3 Winterset 1

Class 4A Region 3
Lewis Central 3 ADM 0
Norwalk 3 Creston 0

Class 5A Region 2
WDM Valley 3 Abraham Lincoln 0

Postseason volleyball resumes tonight in Class 3A, 4A, and 5A.  The schedule involving area teams follows.

Class 3A Region 2

• Red Oak at Clarinda
• East Sac County at Kuemper Catholic

Class 4A Region 1

• Denison-Schleswig at Carroll

Class 4A Region 2

• Dallas Center-Grimes at Harlan
• Winterset at Bondurant-Farrar

Class 4A Region 3

• ADM at Lewis Central
  
• Creston at Norwalk

Class 5A Region 2

• Abraham Lincoln at WDM Valley

Monday (11/02/2015)

CLASS 4A:

Ankeny Centennial vs Johnston at Ankeny Stadium – 8:30 PM
Ankeny vs Lewis Central at Ankeny Stadium – 5:00 PM
Cedar Rapids, Kennedy vs North Scott, Eldridge at Kingston Stadium – 5:30 PM
Cedar Rapids, Washington vs Cedar Rapids, Jefferson at Kingston Stadium – 8:00 PM
Dowling Catholic, WDM vs Southeast Polk at Williams Stadium
Iowa City, City High @ Pleasant Valley
Iowa City, West @ Bettendorf
Valley, West Des Moines @ Waukee

CLASS 3A:

Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley @ Webster City
Carroll @ Sergeant Bluff-Luton
Creston @ Pella
Dallas Center-Grimes @ Ballard
Decorah @ Xavier, Cedar Rapids
Maquoketa @ Assumption, Davenport
Norwalk @ Gilbert
Solon @ West Delaware, Manchester

CLASS 2A:

East Sac County vs Central Lyon/ George-Little Rock at at Wall Lake
Estherville Lincoln Central @ Spirit Lake
Hampton-Dumont @ North Fayette Valley
Mid-Prairie, Wellman @ Albia
Mount Vernon @ Central Lee, Donnellson
New Hampton @ South Tama County, Tama
Waukon @ Aplington-Parkersburg
Williamsburg @ Anamosa

CLASS 1A:

Hinton @ Underwood
Hudson @ Regina, Iowa City
Madrid @ Van Meter
Panorama, Panora @ Dike-New Hartford
Pella Christian @ West Branch
Pocahontas Area @ Western Christian, Hull
Ridge View @ South Central Calhoun
South Winneshiek, Calmar @ Saint Ansgar

CLASS A:

Akron-Westfield @ Logan-Magnolia
Colfax-Mingo @ Mount Ayr
Gladbrook-Reinbeck @ Pleasantville
Grundy Center @ Bishop Garrigan, Algona
Lawton-Bronson @ West Sioux, Hawarden
Lisbon @ B-G-M, Brooklyn
Lynnville-Sully @ Winfield-Mt. Union
Montezuma @ Denver

CLASS 8:

Ar-We-Va, Westside @ Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn
Colo-Nesco @ Moravia
East Mills @ Lenox
Fremont-Mills, Tabor @ Glidden-Ralston
Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire @ Newell-Fonda
H-L-V, Victor @ Central, Elkader
Turkey Valley, Jackson Junction @ Don Bosco, Gilbertville
West Bend-Mallard @ Janesville

The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast w/Jim Field.

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The Audubon Wheelers and Lawton-Bronson Eagles played one half of football to a scoreless tie, but the Eagles got the offense working in the second half to come away with a 28-0 win.

After the defenses dominated the 1st half the Wheelers got the first crack on offense in the second half but they fumbled on their 3rd offensive play and gave Lawton-Bronson a short field at the 24 yard line.  Three plays later the Eagles were on the board with a 17 yard touchdown pass from Matt Herbold to Austin Peters.  The extra point try was botched making the score 6-0 at that point.

The Wheelers promptly went three and out and had to punt.  The Eagles then went on a game defining 13 play, 6 minute drive that was capped off by a 1 yard touchdown run by Herbold.  The Eagles converted the 2 point try and never looked back.

Lawton-Bronson would later add a touchdown pass from Herbold to Nathan Kneifel and a 4-yard touchdown run by Running Back Anteres Ashley to push the game to a 28-0 final.

The Wheelers end a great season with an 8-2 overall record and the Eagles move to 7-3 and advance to the second round.

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (AP) — Cincinnati, Iowa, UAB and Wyoming — all of whom played in last season’s NCAA Tournament — comprise half the field for the inaugural Cayman Islands Classic. The rest of the field for the event, to be played in November 2017, will be released in the near future.

Caymax Sports Ltd., which will run the tournament in conjunction with Global Sports Management, made the announcement Wednesday. Located in the western Caribbean Sea, the Cayman Islands comprise the islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, all located south of Cuba and northwest of Jamaica.

Iowa High School Football Playoffs

First Round  Wednesday, October 28th
Games Kickoff at 7:00pm

CLASS 4A

Lewis Central @ Urbandale

CLASS 3A

Carlisle @ Dallas Center-Grimes
Creston @ Harlan
Glenwood @ Carroll

CLASS 2A

Kuemper Catholic, Carroll @ South Tama County, Tama
Shenandoah @ East Sac County

CLASS 1A

IKM-Manning @ Pocahontas Area
Interstate 35, Truro @ Underwood
Missouri Valley @ South Central Calhoun
Ogden @ Panorama, Panora
Ridge View @ AHSTW, Avoca – Updates on KJAN from Jim Field

CLASS A

Bedford @ Mount Ayr
Lawton-Bronson @ Audubon – Game Broadcast on KJAN with Chris Parks and Seth Christensen Pregame 6:00pm
St. Albert, Council Bluffs @ Akron-Westfield
Woodbury Central, Moville @ Logan-Magnolia

CLASS 8

Ar-We-Va, Westside @ Coon Rapids-Bayard
East Mills @ Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton – Updates on KJAN from Rod Christensen
East Union, Afton @ Fremont-Mills, Tabor
Stanton @ Glidden-Ralston
Twin Cedars, Bussey @ Lenox