West Des Moines Valley topped Bettendorf by a score of 17-14 to win the 4-A state football championship Friday night at the UNI-dome in Cedar Falls.  Bettendorf edged out Valley in total yardage 227-223 but Trey Lewis’ 69-yards rushing Tyus Mason’s two touchdown runs were enough to lead Valley to the victory.  Bettendorf’s Nick Heimendinger threw for 163 yards and a touchdown in the loss.

Top-ranked Lisbon won the first state football title in school history with a 14-12 victory over No. 2 West Hancock in the Class A final at the UNI-Dome Friday.  Lisbon ended the championship season with a perfect 14-0 mark and its first appearance in the final.
      Lisbon trailed West Hancock late in the third quarter, but Quarterback Ben Knake tied the score at 12-12 with a 1-yard TD run. The Lions took a 14-12 lead when Knake connected on a two-point conversion pass to Seth Hall.
      West Hancock then marched down to the Lisbon 5-yard line but the drive ended on fourth down and five when quarterback Eric Cox’s pass was intercepted in the end zone by Lisbon’s Skylar Ellerbach.

Fremont-Mills overwhelmed Murray in the 8-Man football championship game Friday in an 81-0 victory.  Nate Meier carried 12 times for 218 yards and five touchdowns to help the Knights jump out to a 61-0 halftime lead.  The Knights rushed 26 times for 352 yards as a team, a 13.5 yard average per carry.  Fremont-Mills also pickd off five Murray passes, returning three for scores, two by Logan Wood.  Murray struggled offensively rushing 35 times for just 35 yards.  The Knights finish the season 13-0, while Murray is 12-2.

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Sports report with KJAN Sports Director Jim Field.

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     AMES, Iowa (AP) – It is easy to look ahead to Dec. 3 and envision second-ranked Oklahoma State hosting rival Oklahoma with a spot in the BCS championship game on the line.  To get to the Bedlam game unbeaten, Oklahoma State must first beat Iowa State. The Cowboys (10-0, 7-0 Big 12) will face the Cyclones (5-4, 2-4) on Friday night in their final road game.  Iowa State has won two straight and is coming off a bye. Coach Paul Rhoads says the Cyclones will need some help to upset the high-scoring Cowboys.

Championship Games at the UNI-Dome

Friday, November 18th:

• 8 Player @ 10:35 am – Murray (12-1) vs. Fremont-Mills (12-0)
• Class A @ 2:05 pm – Lisbon (13-0) vs. West Hanock (12-1)
• Class 4A @ 7:05 pm — Bettendorf (12-1) vs. WDM Valley (13-0)

Saturday, November 19th:

• Class 1A @ 10:05 am – St. Ansgar (11-2) vs. St. Albert (13-0)
• Class 2A @ 1:05 pm – Iowa City Regina (13-0) vs. Spirit Lake (13-0)
• Class 3A @ 4:05 pm – Union (11-2) vs. Decorah (11-2)

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Josh Oglesby scored 16 points off the bench and Matt Gatens had 15 as Iowa beat Northern Illinois 88-55 Thursday night.

Eric May added 14 points for the Hawkeyes (3-0), who have won three straight games for the first time since December 2008. Bryce Cartwright chipped in nine assists with no turnovers.

Gatens moved into the top 25 on Iowa’s all-time scoring list with a fade-away 3-pointer just before the buzzer in the first half. The Hawkeyes shot 54 percent from the field, including 13 of 21 on 3-point attempts.

Abdel Nader had 18 points for Northern Illinois (0-3), which allowed 28 points off turnovers.

Iowa center Andrew Brommer did not play after reinjuring his knee Monday against North Carolina AT&T.

First Team Offense
QB: Deven Moore, SR, Riverside
QB: Spencer Smith, SR, Exira/EHK
RB: Cody Morris, SR, Bedford
FB: Jeremy Loghry, SR, Corning
WR: Tyler Robinson, JR, A-H-S-T
TE: Josh Cooper, SR, Corning
OL: Brandon Sleep, SR, Bedford
OL: Brady Drees, JR, Exira/EHK
OL: Preston Waymire, SR, Exira/EHK
OL: Cray Weirich, SR, A-H-S-T

First Team Defense
DL: Rick Williams, JR, Riverside
DL: Kodie Haas, JR, Exira/EHK
DL: Kory Schmelzer, SR, Corning
DL: Troy Rowan, SR, Bedford
LB: Nick Peppers, SO, Exira/EHK
LB: Jake Larson, JR, A-H-S-T
DB: Ben Jacobsen, SR, A-H-S-T

Second Team Offense
QB: Kolten Sefrit, JR, Bedford
QB: Josh Bryant, SR, A-H-S-T
RB: Trey Sander, SO, Exira/EHK
WR: Dayton Rasmussen, SR, Exira/EHK
TE: Cole Bonde, JR, Bedford
OL: Garrett Graves, SO, Riverside
OL: Lucas Nicholson, SR, Corning
OL: Alex Long, SR, A-H-S-T

Second Team Defense
DL: Clint Marshall, SR, Bedford
LB: Beck Benton, JR, Exira/EHK
LB: Lucas Mortensen, SR, Exira/EHK
LB: Austin Fink, SO, A-H-S-T
DB: Josh Cross, SR, Corning

Special Teams
P: Dustin Sleep, SR, Corning – 1st team
P: Preston Waymire, SR, Exira/EHK – 2nd team
KO: Troy Rowan, SR, Bedford – 1st team
KO: Jake Olesen, JR, A-H-S-T – 2nd team
PK: Colton Townsend, JR, Bedford – 1st team

Honorable Mention
A-H-S-T: Andy Redinbaugh, SR – Bill Price, SR – Dylan Zornes, SR – Dillon Kelley, JR – Nick Starr, SR
Bedford: Cole Strong, SR – Will Crum, SR – Dylan French, JR
Corning: Logan Carlson, SR
Exira/EHK: Casey Drees, SR – Cody Jens, JR
Riverside: Kody Stowell, SR – Michael Bertacini, SO – Travis Henningsen, SO – Mack Housman, SR – Jessie McMillin, SR

w/ Jim Field

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