WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Fred VanVleet scored 17 points off the bench, Carl Hall added 14 points and 10 rebounds and Wichita State took sole possession of first place in the Missouri Valley Conference with a 71-56 victory against Drake on Wednesday night. Malcolm Armstead had 12 points and Cleanthony Early 11 for the Shockers (21-5, 10-4), who moved a game in front of Creighton and Indiana State in the MVC standings. Ben Simons scored 15 points and Richard Carter 11 for the Bulldogs (11-14, 5-9), who were outrebounded 45-29.

Drake fought back from a double-digit halftime deficit to trail 55-47 with 6:01 remaining, but Armstead drilled a 3-pointer, Tekele Cotton hit a jumper and VanVleet converted a three-point play to double the margin. The Bulldogs got no closer than 14 points the rest of the way. Wichita State took a 30-16 lead into the break after outscoring Drake 18-2 in the last 9:37 of the first half.

Class 3A Region 8
Regional Semifinal
ADM, Adel 63, North Polk, Alleman 59
Red Oak 52, Shenandoah 49

Class 4A Region 7
Regional First Round
Glenwood 51, Creston 39

Class 4A Region 8
Regional First Round
Carroll 53, Denison-Schleswig 48

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1-A First Round: 

• Woodbury Central 45, Audubon 19
• Alburnett 52, West Marshall 27
• Clarion-Goldfield 42, Sumner-Fredericksburg 33
• Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 36, Emmetsburg 31

 1-A Consolation Semi-Finals:

• Emmetsburg 43, Audubon 36
• Sumner-Fredericksburg 45, West Marshall 28

1-A Semi-Finals:

• Alburnett 56, Clarion-Goldfield 24
• Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 43, Woodbury Central 33

1-A Finals:

• Championship – Alburnett 60, Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 21
• 3rd Place – Woodbury Central 35, Clarion-Goldfield 30
• 5th Place – Sumner-Fredericksburg 61, Emmetsburg 18
• 7th Place – West Marshall 47, Audubon 36

2-A First Round:

• West Delaware 52, Ballard 17
• Charles City 35, Creston/O-M 32
• Davenport Assumption 60, Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 18
• Mediapolis 48, Union 24

2-A Consolation Semi-Finals:

• Creston/O-M 44, Ballard 28
• Union 40, Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 34

2-A Semi-Finals:

• West Delaware 40, Charles City 21
• Davenport Assumption 41, Mediapolis 21

2-A Finals:

• Championship – Davenport Assumption 30, West Delaware 29
• 3rd Place – Mediapolis 40Charles City 21
• 5th Place – Union 36, Creston/O-M 33
• 7th Place – Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 40, Ballard 27

3-A First Round:

• Southeast Polk 42, Pleasant Valley 29
• Waverly-Shell Rock 67, Linn-Mar 12
• Cedar Rapids Prairie 41, Dowling Catolic 27
• Bettendorf 36, Ankeny 34

3-A Consolation Semi-Finals:

• Pleasant Valley 67, Linn-Mar 10
• Ankeny 58, Dowling Catholic 9

3-A Semi-Finals:

• Southeast Polk 46, Waverly-Shell Rock 19
• Bettendorf 51, Cedar Rapids Prairie 13

3-A Finals:

• Championship – Southeast Polk 46, Bettendorf 20
• 3rd Place – Waverly-Shell Rock 51, Cedar Rapids Prairie 15
• 5th Place – Ankeny 39, Pleasant Valley 23
• 7th Place – Dowling Catholic 51, Linn-Mar 18

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JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Adam Wainwright and the St. Louis Cardinals have put contract talks on hold. Neither party expects many obstacles when they resume talking about a long-term deal. The 31-year-old Wainwright is in the final year of a contact, plus extension that will have paid him $36 million over six years. Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak says there is plenty of time before opening day. Wainwright’s value increased in the last week after it was learned Chris Carpenter likely will miss the entire season with problems with his right arm.

BOYS BASKETBALL (Regular Season)

• Atlantic 58, Abraham Lincoln 57 (Jared Fulk 2 free throws with :08 left for the win)
• Bishop Heelan Catholic 72, Thomas Jefferson 50
• Carroll 72, Denison-Schleswig 55
• Creston 56, Harlan 51
• Glenwood 63, Lewis Central 38

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Class 1-A Regional Quarterfinals

• Newell-Fonda 68, Coon Rapids-Bayard 27
• Adair-Casey 60, Guthrie Center 23 (London Vais 18, Katie Clarke 14, Quinn Ruth 13 for A-C)
• Earlham 55, Martensdale-St. Marys 46
• Bedford 51, Stanton 41
• Fremont Mills 54, Nishnabotna 51
• Murray 43, East Union 33
• Villisca 63, Corning 43
• Ar-We-Va 55, Charter Oak-Ute 20
• Exira/EHK 28, Heartland Christian 24

Class 2-A Regional Quarterfinals

• Kuemper Catholic 66, St. Edmond 56
• Panorama 81, Ogden 50
• Audubon 54, Riverside 39
• IKM-Manning 63, Griswold 40
• Nodaway Valley 35, Van Meter 26
• Treynor 85, East Mills 37
• Tri-Center 36, St. Albert 31

The Atlantic Community School District’s Board of Education may vote next month on eliminating a long-time element of the district’s mascot. A-H-S Student Council President Jake Auerbach appeared before the Board Monday evening to ask for the elimination of the “Trojann’s” and simply keeping the name “Trojans.”  The request comes on the heels of a student survey, during which a majority favored the move. The conversation was also extended to the community and businesses. Auerbach says from that he’s only received comments from three people who oppose the idea.

The Trojann’s nickname would be phased out as new athletic attire is ordered. The majority of those nicknames are found on uniforms worn by the softball team. There is also a Trojann’s nickname on the Middle School gymnasium floor. The floor is scheduled to be refinished in June or July, therefore Superintendent Dr. Michael Amstein suggested a formal recommendation be presented to the Board by Athletic Director Josh Rasmussen for approval, during their next regular meeting in March.