Several Iowa seniors who returned for an extra season will play their final game in Kinnick Stadium Friday night when the Hawkeyes host Nebraska.

After leading the nation in tackles last season linebacker Jay Higgins returned for an extra season.

Higgins says he wanted to play college football as long as he could.

Linebacker Nick Jackson returned for a second year with the Hawkeyes after transferring from Virginia.

Jackson says the added season made him feel like he was more than just a transfer.

Iowa defensive tackle Yahya (Y-ay) Black expects an old school Big Ten battle against Nebraska.

Iowa State receiver Jayden Higgins never doubted the Cyclones would play their way back into title contention. After losses to Texas Tech and Kansas the Cyclones have won two straight and enter the final game of the regular season against Kansas State with a chance to get into the Big 12 Championship game.

Higgins says they are preparing as if this is any other game.

Higgins hopes Jack Trice Stadium provides a home field advantage.

Iowa State defensive back Myles Purchase is excited for Senior Day with so much on the line. The 17th ranked Cyclones host Kansas State on Saturday night looking to earn a spot in the Big 12 Championship Game.

The key for the Cyclones is containing a K-State ground game that is averaging 210 yards per game.

There is a lot to play for at Iowa State as the 17th ranked Cyclones get ready to host Kansas State. With a victory the Cyclones are likely headed to Dallas for the Big 12 Championship Game and it would lock up the first 10 win season in program history.

That’s quarterback Rocco Becht who says they are excited with the opportunity.

Becht says he has not reviewed the numerous tie-breaking scenarios listed by the Big-12.

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Local Team Standings:

• Lewis Central 4-1
• SWAT 2-3
• Riverside 1-4

Local Match Results:

• Lewis Central 60, Humboldt 18
• Lewis Central 44, Vinton-Shellsburg 36
• Lewis Central 51, Crestwood Cresco 21
• Lewis Central 49, Hinton 30
• Cedar Falls 64, Lewis Central 15
• SWAT 48, Fort Dodge 15
• SWAT 48, Woodward-Granger 30
• Hinton 57, SWAT 24
• Decorah 54, SWAT 24
• Humboldt 48, SWAT 36
• Riverside 36, Fort Dodge 36
•  Spencer 42, Riverside 30
• East Buchanan 60, Riverside 18
• WDM Valley 37, Riverside 36
• Anamosa 48, Riverside 12

Local Individual Winners:

SWAT — Ellen Gerlock (5 wins), Nadia South (4 wins), Bailey Lillard (4 wins), Jazz Christensen (3 wins), Stella Beattie (3 wins), Megan Gerlock (3 wins), Destiny Fry (2 wins), Addison Glade (2 wins), Karissa Graves (2 wins), Lilliana Tafoya (2 wins)

Riverside — Veronica Schechinger (3), Ana Wilson (3), Chloe Guinn (2), Sarah Cody (2), McKenna Dorr (2), Ryleigh Garrison (2), Danika Feigenbutz (1), Jersey Hilgenberg (1), Courtney Kvaal (1), Adilyn Goos (1), Khloie Corum (1)

Hawkeye Ten Conference:

• Atlantic 73, Denison-Schleswig 44 (see full story)

Non-Conference:

• AHSTW 54, CAM 51
• East Mills 51, Red Oak 30
• St. Albert 70, Tri-Center 31
• Treynor 64, Harlan 50
• Shenandoah 59, Abraham Lincoln 51
• Clarinda 61, Lenox 42
• Lewis Central 56, LeMars 45
• Panorama 63, Creston 51
• Kuemper Catholic 63, Coon Rapids-Bayard 55
• Missouri Valley 53, Thomas Jefferson 22
• OABCIG 46, Logan-Magnolia 40

On Tuesday, Mariah Hadley and Conner Johnson signed their commitment papers to continue their archery careers at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake. In what has become a bit of a feeder, Hadley and Johnson are not the first Atlantic archers to find their way to Storm Lake. Atlantic coach Clint Roland started his career at Buena Vista, so there is little surprise that Atlantic has become a feeder.  BVU coach Conner Ellinghuysen looks forward to having Hadley and Johnson in the program.

For Hadley, archery started at a young age and quickly became one of her favorite activities.

Archery takes skill, concentration, awareness, and maybe most importantly, dedication and practice. Hadley’s parents were both very proud of what their daughter had been able to accomplish.

Like the Hadley Family, the Johnson family was very proud of their son’s accomplishments and said that the lessons archery has taught him will carry beyond sport.

For Johnson, his career started a little later than Hadley’s but loved it all the same, and it helped him find his niche.

Roland sang Hadley and Johnson’s praises and said they are archers he can never replace.

Keshon Gilbert had 24 points and fifth ranked Iowa State took advantage of a flagrant foul by Dayton in the final minute of the game to beat the Flyers 89-84 at the Maui Invitational. The Cyclones got 30 points from its bench to move to 4-1.

That’s ISU coach T.J. Otzelberger. The Cyclones trailed by as many as nine in the opening half before scoring 52 second half points.

Iowa State plays Big 12 foe Colorado later today in the fifth place game.

Iowa outscored South Carolina Upstate 14-0 to open the game and cruised to a 110-77 win in Iowa City. Sophomore guard Brock Harding led the Hawkeyes with 20 points and added 10 assists.

It is the second straight game that Harding has posted a career high. He had 19 in last week’s loss to Utah State.

The Hawkeyes are off until next Tuesday’s Big Ten opener at home against Northwestern.

The Atlantic Trojans Girl’s Basketball team looked impressive with a 73-44 home opener victory over the Denison-Schleswig Monarchs on Tuesday night. Paytn Harter had 28, Zoey Kirchoff had 14, and Makenna Schroeder had 14 to help the Trojans get the strong win.

Atlantic started a little slow with foul trouble and the Monarchs draining a few three-pointers off of the glass to keep it close. Still, the Trojans quickly gained momentum towards the end of the first quarter to take a 15-10 lead. The Monarchs managed to find their own groove at the top of the second quarter tying the game at 15 a piece, but the Trojans would spark their own run with multiple jump shots from Harter and accurate free throw shooting to push the lead to 14 by halftime 38-24. In the second half the Trojans stayed focused on feeding Harter the ball inside the paint scoring, and it helped the Trojans blow the game open to a 54-33 lead.  In the fourth quarter Denison-Schleswig continued to miss shots and only scored nine points in the last eight minutes.

Atlantic Head Coach Dan Vargason said it was nice to see how his team responded after starting the first quarter slow.

Coach Vargason liked the way his offense showed improvement throughout all facets of the game including going 23-31 from the free throw line and never allowing the Monarchs to lead once during the game. Still, he noted that there are tweaks to be made.

The Trojans next game will be on December 5th against St. Albert. Coach Vargason hopes his team can minimize mistakes for their next matchup.

Atlantic improves to 1-1 with the victory and Denison-Schleswig starts the season at 0-1.