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Atlantic/CAM 66, Red Oak
Lewis Central 37, Atlantic/CAM 27
Lewis Central 63, Red Oak 9

Creston/O-M 78, St. Albert 4
Creston/O-M 64, Southwest Iowa 12
St. Albert 42, Southwest Iowa 24

Kuemper Catholic 45, Coon Rapids-Bayard 16
Treynor 42, Kuemper Catholic 36
Kuemper Catholic 48, Griswold 28
Treynor 48, Coon Rapids-Bayard 30
Treynor 54, Griswold 30
Coon Rapids-Bayard 47, Griswold 12

Glenwood 66, Harlan 12

Tri-Center 41, East Mills 31
A-H-S-T-W 51, East Mills 30
East Mills 30, Tri-Center 27

East Union 39, Exira/EHK 24

Logan-Magnolia 78, Audubon 3
Logan-Magnolia 54, Riverside 20
Logan-Magnolia 63, West Monona 16
Riverside 60, Audubon 24
Riverside 48, West Monona 33
Audubon 30, West Monona 23

Southwest Valley 42, Nodaway Valley 21
Southeast Warren 75, Southwest Valley 0
Southeast Warren 72, Nodaway Valley 12

Woodbine 40, Clarinda Academy 30
Missouri Valley 48, Woodbine 25

BOYS BASKETBALL

• Clarinda Academy 58, Sidney 52 (OT)
• East Mills 87, South Page 27
• Heartland Christian 65, Nishnabotna 61
• Stanton 73, Essex 55

GIRLS BASKETBALL

• Essex 55, Stanton 39
• Nishnabotna 58, Heartland Christian 20
• Sidney 70, Clarinda Academy 9
• South Page 42, East Mills 39
• Underwood 57, CB Thomas Jefferson 42
• Boyer Valley 54, Whiting 35

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Melissa Dixon scored 29 points, including 9 of 10 3-pointers, as No. 20 Iowa set a Big 10 record with 19 3-pointers in a 102-99 win over Northwestern on Thursday. The Hawkeyes (17-3, 8-1) won their sixth straight by shooting 57 percent, including a blistering 68 percent (19-28) from 3-point range and 17 of 20 from the foul line.

The Wildcats (14-6, 4-5) trailed 58-41 at the half but went 9 of 12 from 3-point range to get back into the game. They finished 13 of 18 behind the arc with the combined 32 treys setting a NCAA record by one.

Ally Disterhoft, who finished with 22 points, gave Iowa a 100-94 lead with a pair of free throws with 23 seconds left. Ashley Deary, who had a career-high 22 points, scored for the Wildcats with 19 seconds left but Dixon, who was 10 of 12 from the field, answered with a layup at 14 seconds. Nia Coffey, who finished with a career-high 35 points, hit a 3 with three seconds left for Northwestern.

Bethany Doolittle had 26 points for Iowa and Whitney Jennings added 16. Dixon had 21 points in the first half as Iowa shot 64 percent, including 14 of 19 3s, to lead by 17.

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA Development League has suspended Iowa Energy forward Jarnell Stokes for three games and teammate Kalin Lucas for two games for fighting on the bench. The league announced the suspensions Thursday. The 6-foot-9 Stokes and 6-1 Lucas were ejected for fighting with 2:29 left in the third quarter of Iowa’s 124-120 win over Rio Grande on Tuesday night. A broadcast of the game showed pushing and shoving near the bench for Iowa, an affiliate of the Memphis Grizzlies, during a timeout.

Lucas, a former star at Michigan State, played one game this season for the Grizzlies. Stokes, a rookie out of Tennessee, has split time between Iowa and Memphis. The suspensions were to start Thursday night against Fort Wayne.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa star Aaron White remains questionable for Saturday’s game against Number 5 Wisconsin after suffering a stinger in last weekend’s loss at Purdue. White sat out Thursday’s practice in an attempt to heal the injury, which is affecting his right shoulder and neck.

Hawkeyes coach Fran McCaffery says the coaching staff is unsure of White’s status, adding that White will likely try to practice Friday in an effort to see if he can play against the Badgers. Key substitute Gabe Olaseni rolled his left ankle on Monday. Olaseni says he’ll be ready by Saturday, though his effectiveness won’t be known until tip-off.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Members of a House panel have rejected a bill that would have expanded the ability of children to use a crossbow to hunt deer in Iowa. The natural resources subcommittee tabled the bill indefinitely Thursday. Bill sponsor Rep. Matt Windschitl, a Missouri Valley Republican, says he will work with interested parties to reword the bill for a future session.

The bill would have allowed children ages 16 and under with a youth deer hunting license to hunt for deer with a crossbow during other firearm seasons. The minor would have needed an unused tag. A child can currently use a crossbow during the late muzzleloader season if they’re accompanied by a licensed adult.

The Iowa Bowhunters Association, which supports archery through bow and arrow, expressed concern about expanding crossbow use.

Class 5-A
1. Waukee 15-1 (1)
2. Dowling Catholic 13-2 (2)
3. Southeast Polk 13-3 (4)
4. West Des Moines Valley 15-1 (5)
5. Iowa City West 15-1 (3)
6. Ankeny Centennial 10-5 (6)
7. Iowa City High 12-4 (9)
8. Cedar Rapids Kennedy 12-5 (10)
9. Pleasant Valley 11-4 (NR)
10. Johnston 9-6 (8)
Dropped Out: Cedar Falls (7)

Class 4-A
1. Harlan 15-0 (1)
2. Western Dubuque 16-0 (2)
3. Carlisle 15-1 (3)
4. Ballard 15-1 (4)
5. Waverly-Shell Rock 17-0 (6)
6. Sioux City Bishop Heelan 12-2 (8)
7. Perry 12-4 (5)
8. Davenport North 14-2 (7)
9. Cedar Rapids Xavier 12-5 (10)
10. Indianola 12-4 (10)
11. Pella 13-2 (12)
12. North Scott 12-4 (9)
13. Marion 13-4 (15)
14. Mount Pleasant 12-3 (NR)
15. Dallas Center-Grimes 11-5 (13)
Dropped Out: Lewis Central (14)

Class 3-A
1. Mediapolis 16-0 (1)
2. Pocahontas Area 14-1 (2)
3. Sioux Center 15-1 (3)
4. Osage 18-0 (6)
5. Hampton-Dumont 14-1 (7)
6. Crestwood 13-2 (8)
7. Shenandoah 13-3 (10)
8. Spirit Lake 10-5 (5)
9. Center Point-Urbana 13-4 (12)
10. Kuemper Catholic 11-4 (9)
11. Nevada 14-3 (4)
12. Red Oak 13-4 (11)
13. Cherokee 10-6 (NR)
14. Clear Lake 9-5 (13)
15. Saydel 13-3 (NR)
Dropped Out: Gilbert (14), PCM (15)

Class 2-A
1. Unity Christian 15-0 (1)
2. Western Christian 14-2 (2)
3. North-Linn 17-1 (3)
4. South Central Calhoun 15-1 (4)
5. IKM-Manning 15-1 (5)
6. Dike-New Hartford 14-2 (6)
7. Panorama 15-2 (7)
8. Manson-NW Webster 13-2 (10)
9. Des Moines Christian 13-4 (11)
10. Cascade 15-2 (8)
11. Iowa City Regina 14-2 (9)
12. Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 14-2 (15)
13. Hinton 14-2 (13)
14. Pekin 14-2 (NR)
15. Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 14-4 (12)
Dropped Out: Okoboji (14)

Class 1-A
1. Burlington Notre Dame 16-0 (1)
2. Colo-Nesco 16-0 (2)
3. Kingsley-Pierson 17-0 (3)
4. Fremont-Mills 16-0 (4)
5. Exira/EHK 17-0 (5)
6. Lynnville-Sully 17-0 (6)
7. Newell-Fonda 13-3 (7)
8. Grand View Christian 15-1 (8)
9. Bedford 14-2 (9)
10. Turkey Valley 17-1 (10)
11. George-Little Rock 12-3 (11)
12. Springville 14-2 (12)
13. Janesville 16-1 (13)
14. Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn 13-3 (14)
15. Central Lyon 12-5 (15)
Dropped Out: None

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CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — Paul Jesperson matched his season-high with 13 points and Seth Tuttle also had 13 to keep 18th-ranked Northern Iowa in the hunt for the Missouri Valley Conference title with a 59-52 win over Southern Illinois on Wednesday night. The Panthers (19-2, 8-1 Missouri Valley) rallied from their fifth halftime deficit of the season and stay a game back of Number 12 Wichita State. Northern Iowa hosts Wichita State on Saturday at the McLeod Center.

Jesperson, who had scored 12 points in his previous eight games, made 5 of 6 from the field, including 3 of 4 from the 3-point line. Tuttle made 4 of 7 from the field and 5 of 7 at the free-throw line to help the Panthers win their eighth straight game.

Southern Illinois (9-13, 2-7) got a season-high 10 points from backup center Ibby Djimde but went more than six minutes without a field goal in the second half.