(3-2) Red Oak 21-25-19-29-15, Creston 25-23-25-27-10

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — It’s hard to find anybody in the Kansas City Chiefs locker room willing to think back to last season. Those memories have been purged for weeks, if not months. Kendrick Lewis remembers, though. The starting free safety recalls what it was like to win just two games and finish with the worst record in franchise history. All of which makes their 7-0 start this season feel that much sweeter.

The Chiefs are the lone unbeaten team left in the NFL after the Broncos lost to the Colts on Sunday night. They’re also the 32nd team to win their first seven games in the Super Bowl era, and that’s a good omen. The previous 31 all made the playoffs.

BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox left-hander Jon Lester will start Game 1 of the World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals. That’s the word on Monday from Boston manager John Farrell.

Farrell says he hasn’t decided on his entire lineup, but designated hitter David Ortiz will start at least once at first base when the series shifts to St. Louis for the middle three games. There is no DH allowed in the NL park, meaning Ortiz will have to play the field for just the seventh time this season.

The Red Sox worked out Monday, two days after eliminating the Detroit Tigers in Game 6 of the AL championship series. Game 1 of the World Series is Wednesday night at Fenway Park.

The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school football polls of the 2013 season with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right:

Class 4-A

1. West Des Moines Dowling (13) 8-0 130 1
2. Pleasant Valley 8-0 115 2
3. Ames 8-0 106 3
4. Waukee 7-1 78 4
5. Cedar Rapids Xavier 7-1 74 5
6. Iowa City High 7-1 63 6
7. Iowa City West 7-1 45 10
8. West Des Moines Valley 6-2 44 7
9. Davenport Assumption 7-1 43 8
10. Urbandale 6-2 12 NR

Others receiving votes: 11, Bettendorf 3. 12, Sioux City East 2.

Class 3-A

1. Sioux City Heelan (13) 8-0 130 1
2. Decorah 8-0 111 2
3. Pella 8-0 102 3
4. Clear Lake 8-0 96 4
5. Harlan 7-1 74 5
6. Boone 8-0 61 6
7. Washington 7-1 36 7
8. Solon 7-1 29 9
9. Carroll 6-2 25 10
10. Spencer 7-1 24 8

Others receiving votes: 11, Dallas Center-Grimes 16. 12, Webster City 6. 13, Manchester West Delaware 3. 14, Williamsburg 2.

Class 2-A

1. Kuemper Catholic(9) 8-0 125 1
2. Waukon (3) 8-0 117 2
3. West Marshall (1) 8-0 105 3
4. Albia 8-0 86 4
5. Mediapolis 8-0 79 5
6. New Hampton 8-0 64 7
7. Boyden-Hull-RV 7-1 57 6
8. Spirit Lake 7-1 34 8
9. Cascade 7-1 28 10
10. North Polk 7-1 9 NR

Others receiving votes: 10, Sioux Center 9. 12, Dyersville Beckman 1. 12, Central Lyon-GLR 1.

Class 1-A

1. Iowa City Regina (13) 8-0 130 1
2. CB St. Albert 8-0 105 2
3. Dike-New Hartford 8-0 105 3
4. North Fayette 8-0 88 4
5. FD St. Edmond 8-0 70 5
6. Maquoketa Valley 8-0 67 6
7. Wilton 7-1 52 7
8. Van Meter 8-0 50 8(tie)
9. South O’Brien 7-1 18 8(tie)
10. Ogden 7-1 11 NR

Others receiving votes: 11, Guttenberg Clayton Ridge 10. 12, Calmar South Winneshiek 7. 13, Jewell South Hamilton 1. 13, Eddyville-Blakesburg 1.

Class A

1. West Lyon (7) 8-0 121 1
2. BGM (4) 8-0 117 2
3. Wapsie Valley (2) 8-0 109 3
4. AGWSR 9-0 89 4
5. A-H-S-T 8-0 84 5
6. Pekin 7-1 62 6
7. Hinton 6-2 37 7
8. Algona Garrigan 6-2 31 9
9. Gladbrook-Reinbeck 6-2 26 10
10. Lisbon 6-2 19 NR

Others receiving votes: 11, Montezuma 8. 12, East Mills 7. 13, Lawton-Bronson 5.

Class 8-Man

1. Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton (7) 8-0 121 1
2. Don Bosco (4) 8-0 114 2
3. Adair-Casey (1) 8-0 94 5
4. Newell-Fonda (1) 8-0 94 3
5. West Bend-Mallard 9-0 84 4
6. Springville 8-0 74 6
7. Janesville 7-1 44 7
8. MMC 7-1 43 8
9. Glidden-Ralston 7-1 28 10
10. River Valley 7-1 11 NR

Others receiving votes: 11, Lamoni 5. 12, Bussey Twin Cedars 1. 12, HLV, Victor 1. 12, Northwood-Kensett 1

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MCCOOL JUNCTION, Neb. (AP) – A 28-year-old Iowa man has died while racing in eastern Nebraska.  The Lincoln Journal Star reports that 28-year-old Brent Drohman, of Davenport, was driving a B-modified car at Junction Motor Speedway just west of McCool Junction on Saturday. His family says an autopsy showed Drohman suffered a massive heart attack before his car rammed into a track wall.

His cousin Jed Williams says Drohman “passed away doing what he loved.”  Drohman is survived by his wife, an 8-year-old daughter and a 4-year-old son.

Girls Team Scores:

1. Adair-Casey/CAM  36
2. Woodbine  45
3. West Harrison  45
4. Boyer Valley 90

Girls Top 10:

1. Megan Maaske, Woodbine
2. Emily Copic, Exira/EHK
3. Danielle Marcoux, West Harrison
4. Katlyn Holaday, A-C/CAM
5. Claire Paulsen, Exira/EHK
6. Kassidy Chandler, A-C/CAM
7. Michaela Foster, West Harrison
8. Alex Becker, A-C/CAM
9. Anna Mulder, A-C/CAM
10. Sonya Baxter Woodbine

Boys Team Scores:

1. Boyer Valley  15
2. Paton-Churdan  49

Boys Top 10:

1. Chase Bonsall, Boyer Valley
2. Zach Ambrose, Boyer Valley
3. Jake Weber, Boyer Valley
4. Brandon Doyel, Woodbine
5. Joseph Grady, Boyer Valley
6. Connor Garrett, Boyer Valley
7. Cale Billheimer, A-C/CAM
8. Kyle Behrendt, Boyer Valley
9. Cordero Reed, Paton-Churdan
10. Nathan Ambrose, Boyer Valley

Girls Team Scores:

1. Griswold  35
2. Missouri Valley  56
3. Tri-Center  71
4. Logan-Magnolia  78

Girls Top 5:

1. Alexis Cook, Missouri Valley
2. Michelle Mumm, Tri-Center
3. Leah Lappe, Griswold
4. Bridget Maurer, Griswold
5. Alyssa Wyman, Griswold

Boys Team Scores:

1. Logan-Magnolia  58
2. IKM-Manning  59
3. Tri-Center  68
4. Griswold  82
5. Missouri Valley  99
6. Riverside  118

Boys Top 5:

1. Dion Coffey, Tri-Center
2. Wyatt Schulz, Logan-Magnolia
3. Christopher Jarrett, Tri-Center
4. Jacob Maas, Griswold
5. Trevor Cast, IKM-Manning

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Cardinals cleanup hitter Allen Craig says he’s recovered from a foot injury and ready to be put on St. Louis’ World Series roster. Craig, who hasn’t played since Sept. 4 because a left mid-foot sprain, said Sunday he anticipates being the designated hitter in Wednesday night’s Series opener at Boston. Craig batted a major league-best .454 during the regular season with runners in scoring position.

The Cardinals worked out at Busch Stadium on Sunday, two days after beating the Los Angeles Dodgers for the NL pennant.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Rosters turn over so quickly these days, the St. Louis Cardinals used only six players from their 2011 World Series roster in this year’s NL championship series. The NL champions got contributions from 20 rookies this season, many in starring roles on a team that led the NL with 97 wins and then reached the World Series for the second time in three years.

Lance Lynn is the only pitcher left from two years ago, joined against the Dodgers by position players Matt Carpenter, Daniel Descalso, David Freese, Matt Holliday and Jon Jay. Allen Craig, sidelined by a foot injury since early September, is expected to join them in the Series.

When the Cardinals were swept by Boston in the 2004 Series, Michael Wacha and Trevor Rosenthal were in middle school. St. Louis worked out Sunday after a day off to savor the NL pennant. They leave for Boston on Tuesday, and just a handful have firsthand experience of the ill-fated 105-win team that got swept by the Red Sox.