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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs are heading toward their preseason finale Thursday night at Green Bay with what appears to be an identity problem. Jamaal Charles and Peyton Hillis give Kansas City one of the league’s best backfields — a quintessential thunder-and-lightning look. And with the play of Matt Cassel at quarterback one of the biggest question marks entering the regular season, there’s little doubt the Chiefs prefer to be a defensive-minded, ball-control team. That makes the way Friday night’s 44-14 loss to the Seattle Seahawks played out all the more surprising. New offensive coordinator Brian Daboll aired it out 44 times. Even Chiefs coach Romeo Crennel sounded a bit perplexed by the direction the team is headed, and admitted that it needs to figure out quickly what it does well.
Matt Holliday hit a tiebreaking home run and Kyle Lohse won his eighth consecutive decision, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night. Holliday led off the sixth inning with his 24th homer, a drive to right field off A.J. Burnett that put St. Louis ahead for good at 3-2. Lohse (14-2) pitched five innings before being lifted following a 34-minute rain delay in the top of the sixth. He allowed two runs and five hits while striking out three and walking none. Lohse has not lost in 13 starts dating to June 15 and raised his career record against Pittsburgh to 9-2. Burnett (15-5) gave up four runs, three earned, and seven hits in 5 2-3 innings with three strikeouts and one walk. He lost at home for just second time this season in 10 decisions and 13 starts.
The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school football polls of the 2012 season with first-place votes in parentheses,win-loss record, total points and position last week at right:
| Class 4A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. West Des Moines Valley (15) | 2-0 | 157 | – |
| 2. Ankeny | 1-0 | 121 | – |
| 3. Bettendorf | 1-0 | 113 | – |
| 4. West Des Moines Dowling (1) | 2-0 | 111 | – |
| 5. Iowa City West | 1-0 | 109 | – |
| 6. Cedar Falls | 1-0 | 104 | – |
| 7. Cedar Rapids Xavier | 1-0 | 52 | – |
| 8. Pleasant Valley | 1-0 | 41 | – |
| 9. Urbandale | 1-0 | 20 | – |
| 10. Southeast Polk | 0-1 | 12 | – |
Others receiving votes: 11, Ames 10. 12, Iowa City High 8. 13, Johnston 6. 14, Marshalltown 4. 15, Muscatine 3. 15, Eldridge North Scott 3. 17, Sioux City North 2. 18, Waterloo East 1. 18, Ottumwa 1. 18, Davenport Assumption 1. 18, Cedar Rapids Washington 1.
| Class 3A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. Decorah (13) | 1-0 | 156 | – |
| 2. Sioux City Heelan | 1-0 | 103 | – |
| 3. Norwalk (2) | 1-0 | 88 | – |
| 4. Harlan | 1-0 | 81 | – |
| 5. Marion (1) | 1-0 | 73 | – |
| (tie) Creston-Orient-Macksburg | 1-0 | 73 | – |
| 7. Clear Lake | 1-0 | 60 | – |
| 8. Solon | 1-0 | 55 | – |
| 9. Grinnell | 1-0 | 44 | – |
| 10. Council Bluffs Lewis Central | 1-0 | 39 | – |
Others receiving votes: 11, Manchester West Delaware 29. 12, Pella 18. 13, Huxley Ballard 12. 13, Adel ADM 12. 15, Carroll 10. 16, Atlantic 9. 17, Maquoketa 7. 18, Epworth Western Dubuque 5. 19, Keokuk 4. 20, Waverly-Shell Rock 2.
| Class 2A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. Boyden-Hull-RV (7) | 1-0 | 134 | – |
| 2. Mediapolis (2) | 1-0 | 128 | – |
| 3. Spirit Lake (2) | 1-0 | 118 | – |
| 4. State Center West Marshall (2) | 2-0 | 110 | – |
| 5. Carroll Kuemper (1) | 1-0 | 88 | – |
| 6. La Porte City Union (2) | 0-1 | 63 | – |
| 7. Center Point-Urbana | 1-0 | 60 | – |
| 8. New Hampton | 1-0 | 35 | – |
| (tie) South Central Calhoun | 1-0 | 35 | – |
| 10. Sheldon | 1-0 | 29 | – |
Others receiving votes: 11, Waukon 23. 12, Bondurant Farrar 14. 13, Dyersville Beckman 10. 14, MOC-Floyd Valley 8. 15, Forest City 7. 16, Clarion-Goldfield 4. 17, Gilbert 3. 17, Cascade 3. 17, Albia 3. 17, Osage 3. 21, Bloomfield Davis County 2.
| Class 1A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. Iowa City Regina (14) | 1-0 | 154 | – |
| 2. Emmetsburg | 1-0 | 120 | – |
| 3. Aplington-Parkersburg | 1-0 | 101 | – |
| 4. Fort Dodge St. Edmond (1) | 1-0 | 98 | – |
| 5. Council Bluffs St. Albert | 1-0 | 95 | – |
| 6. St. Ansgar (1) | 1-0 | 91 | – |
| 7. West Branch | 1-0 | 86 | – |
| 8. Pella Christian | 1-0 | 41 | – |
| 9. Calmar South Winneshiek | 1-0 | 29 | – |
| 10. Panora Panorama | 1-0 | 20 | – |
Others receiving votes: 11, Dike-New Hartford 12. 12, Mount Ayr 9. 13, Delhi Maquoketa Valley 5. 13, Sumner-Fredericksburg 5. 15, Des Moines Christian 3. 16, Le Mars Gehlen Catholic 2. 16, Neola Tri-Center 2. 16, IKM/Manning 2. 16, Van Meter 2. 20, Sigourney-Keota 1. 20, Treynor 1. 20, Eddyville-Blakesburg 1.
| Class A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. Inwood West Lyon (10) | 1-0 | 151 | – |
| 2. Woodward-Granger (3) | 1-0 | 129 | – |
| 3. Britt West Hancock (2) | 1-0 | 117 | – |
| 4. Logan-Magnolia | 1-0 | 90 | – |
| 5. Fairbank Wapsie Valley (1) | 1-0 | 88 | – |
| 6. Moville Woodbury Central | 1-0 | 60 | – |
| 7. Traer North Tama | 1-1 | 33 | – |
| 8. Mason City Newman | 0-1 | 29 | – |
| 9. Wayland WACO | 1-0 | 25 | – |
| 10. Packwood Pekin | 1-0 | 20 | – |
Others receiving votes: 11, Brooklyn BGM 19. 12, Martensdale-St. Marys 17. 13, Lone Tree 16. 14, Lawton-Bronson 13. 15, North Butler 12. 16, Madrid 11. 17, Akron-Westfield 10. 17, Winthrop East Buchanan 10. 19, Gowrie Prairie Valley 9. 20, Lynnville-Sully 7. 21, Marengo Iowa Valley 6. 22, Lisbon 5. 23, Hinton 3.
| Class 8-Man | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. Adair-Casey (1) | 2-0 | 115 | – |
| 2. Murray (2) | 2-0 | 113 | – |
| 3. Newell-Fonda (5) | 1-0 | 112 | – |
| 4. Tabor Fremont-Mills (2) | 1-0 | 92 | – |
| 5. Janesville | 1-0 | 79 | – |
| 6. West Bend-Mallard (2) | 2-0 | 73 | – |
| 7. Elk Horn-Kimballton Exira (2) | 1-0 | 66 | – |
| (tie) Melcher-Dallas (1) | 2-0 | 66 | – |
| 9. Gilbertville-Don Bosco | 1-0 | 55 | – |
| 10. Preston | 1-0 | 26 | – |
Others receiving votes: 11, Clarksville 20. 12, Glidden-Ralston 15. 13, Maynard West Central 14. 14, Buffalo Center North Iowa 9. 15, Corydon Wayne 4. 15, Riceville 4. 17, Remsen-Union 3. 17, Anita CAM 3. 17, Lansing Kee 3. 20, Laurens-Marathon 2. 20, Lenox 2. 20, Northwood-Kensett 2. 23, Blairsburg NE Hamilton 1. 23, Lamoni 1.
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State knows it can lean heavily on Jake Knott and A.J. Klein, among the best pair of linebackers in the country. It’s the other nine guys on defense who will determine just how far the Cyclones can go in 2012. Iowa State has plenty of depth on a defense that got better as last season wore on. But where all those pieces fit within the big picture still needs to be sorted out as the Cyclones prepare to open the season on Saturday afternoon against Tulsa. Coach Paul Rhoads says the defense has improved since last season, when it allowed nearly 30 points a game. But Iowa State won’t know how much better it is until they face someone else.
Jim Field and Chris Parks have the call of the game played Friday, August 24th in Griswold.
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(2-0) Adair-Casey 21-21, Iowa Christian Academy 6-9
(2-1) Adair-Casey 23-25-15, Exira-EHK 25-14-11
(2-0) Adair-Casey 25-25, St. Mary, Storm Lake 16-21
(2-1) Ames 21-17-16, Lewis Central 15-21-14
(2-0) Bedford 22-21, Martensdale-St Marys 20-11
(2-0) Bedford 25-25, Clarke, Osceola 14-21
(2-0) CAM 27-25, Iowa Christian Academy 25-19
(2-0) Cedar Falls 25-25, Lewis Central 22-20
(2-0) Coon Rapids-Bayard 21-21, CAM 18-19
(2-0) Des Moines Lincoln 22-21, Bedford 20-19
(2-0) East Sac County 21-21, Denison-Schleswig 12-15
(2-0) East Sac County 21-22, Glenwood 13-20
(2-1) Exira-EHK 13-21-15, CAM 21-8-10
(2-0) Exira-EHK 22-21, Coon Rapids-Bayard 20-6
(2-0) Fort Dodge 21-21, IKM-Manning 18-17
(2-0) Glenwood 25-25, Shenandoah 16-9
(2-0) Harlan 21-21, Kuemper Catholic 17-18
(2-0) Harlan 21-21, Shenandoah 13-7
(2-0) Harlan 25-25, East Sac County 17-12
(2-0) Harlan 25-25, Treynor 17-16
(2-1) IKM-Manning 17-21-15, Pella Christian 21-11-7
(2-1) Iowa Christian Academy 21-17-21, Paton-Churdan 17-17-19
(2-0) Kuemper Catholic 21-21, Shenandoah 9-13
(2-0) Kuemper Catholic 21-21, Underwood 12-17
(2-1) Lewis Central 21-20-15, Boone 17-22-9
(2-0) Lewis Central 21-21, Des Moines East 12-13
(2-0) Martensdale-St Marys 25-25, Bedford 14-16
(2-0) Mount Pleasant 21-21, Bedford 18-19
(2-0) St. Mary, Storm Lake 21-21, Adair-Casey 13-10
(2-0) St. Mary, Storm Lake 21-21, Iowa Christian Academy 17-13
(2-0) St. Mary, Storm Lake 21-21, Paton-Churdan 15-19
(2-0) St. Mary, Storm Lake 25-27, Coon Rapids-Bayard 16-25
(2-1) Treynor 15-25-15, Kuemper Catholic 25-22-13
(2-1) Treynor 21-19-15, East Sac County 18-21-6
(2-0) Treynor 21-21, Denison-Schleswig 15-14
(2-0) Treynor 21-21, Glenwood 19-18
(2-0) Underwood 21-21, Shenandoah 9-10
(2-0)Urbandale 21-21, IKM-Manning 11-12
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have released 14 players ahead of the NFL’s deadline to reach the 75-man roster limit, including former Kansas tight end Tim Biere. The Chiefs made the cuts Sunday. The deadline is this (Monday) afternoon. There were no major surprises as the Chiefs trimmed their roster following a 44-14 loss to Seattle last Friday night. Kansas City plays its last preseason game against Green Bay on Thursday before a final cut to the 53-man limit the following night. Other players released by the Chiefs were fullback Shane Bannon; defensive backs Dominique Ellis and Jean Fanor; linebackers Caleb Campbell and Dexter Heyman; offensive linemen Justin Cheadle and Cam Holland; defensive end Ethan Johnson; kicker Matt Szymanski; and wide receivers Jeremy Horne, Brandon Kinnie, Zeke Markshausen and Aaron Weaver.
CINCINNATI (AP) – Matt Holliday had four hits and four RBIs to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-2 on Sunday. Allen Craig homered and drove in three runs as St. Louis handed the Reds just their second series loss in 13 sets since the All-Star break. The Cardinals have won five of six to move within six games of the NL Central-leading Reds. St. Louis’ 17 hits are the most allowed by Cincinnati in one game this season. St. Louis starter Adam Wainwright (13-10) allowed two runs and six hits in 5 2-3 innings. He also hit a batter.
CINCINNATI (AP) – Brandon Phillips hit his first home run in August, Mike Leake pitched effectively into the seventh inning and the Cincinnati Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-2 on Saturday to strengthen their hold on the top spot in the NL Central.
Phillips and Ryan Ludwick had three hits apiece and Jay Bruce added a two-run homer as Cincinnati regained a seven-game lead over second-place St. Louis, which rallied to win the series opener 8-5 on Friday night.
Leake (6-8) allowed at least one hit in every inning except one, but kept the Cardinals mostly at bay. Leake, who also had two hits, lasted 6 2-3 innings, allowing 10 hits and two runs.
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