The Exira-EHK Spartans are preparing for a district road game at CAM Friday night. The Spartans haven’t beaten the Cougars in seven years, but after a 70-32 win against Griswold last week Head Coach Drew Buckholdt says the success rooted from the trenches.

The Spartans ran for 216 yards Friday but threw for 128, a phase of the game Exira-EHK is looking to even out.

Buckholdt made a quarterback change ahead of the Griswold game bringing in Senior Josten Kilworth in to lead the offense while Bryce Brabham moved over to wide receiver. A change the coaching staff believes both players find more comfortable.

Kilworth leads the defense in tackles by a wide margin, recording 38 tackles in the first five games.

Buckholdt knows how critical it is to play well against a team like CAM.

Exira-EHK has dropped five in a row to the Cougars and seek their first win since 2018 in the series. You can catch all the action on KJAN with pregame coverage at 6:30 pm. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 pm.

The Audubon Football team has been nearly unstoppable this season. The Wheelers are riding a 5-0 start scoring at least 40 points in every game. Head Coach Sean Birks says utilizing the pass game as the season progresses has been a huge factor into the success.

Besides being the Audubon Quarterback, Sophomore Aiden Kjergaard leads the team with 636 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns with his legs. Something Birks has been very impressed with.

Outside of Kjergaard, the Wheelers have four other runners with 100 rushing yards on the year, creating diversity and team building within the offense.

The Wheeler defense gives up on average eight points a game and Birks notices how locked in that side of the ball has been behind Senior Austin Christensen’s leadership.

Audubon is ranked fifth in the current Radio Iowa 8-Player poll and looks to continue their perfect season Friday at home versus Glidden-Ralston.

It is next man up at Iowa State where the 14th ranked Cyclones have suffered key injuries in the secondary heading into Saturday’s game at Cincinnati. Starting corners Jontez Williams and Jeremiah Cooper are both lost for the season with knee injuries. ISU linebacker Carson Willich missed all of last season due to injury and says injured players still have a role to play.

The Cyclones were able to overcome some key injuries on defense last season.

The Cyclones are 5-0 for the second straight season.

Willich on the challenge of stopping a Cincinnati offense led by quarterback Brendan Sorsby.

Two years ago the Cyclones rolled to a 30-10 win at Cincinnati.

With each win the games get bigger and for the second straight year Iowa State is 5-0 as the 14th ranked Cyclones prepare to visit Cincinnati. The Bearcats are 3-1 overall and opened Big 12 play with a win at Kansas.

That’s junior tight end Ben Brahmer who says this will be a tough road test for the Cyclones.

ISU won last year’s meeting 34-17 in Ames but Brahmer feels the Cincinnati defense is better this season.

Iowa defensive coordinator Phil Parker says better tackling will help the Hawkeyes begin to limit explosive plays. The Iowa defense is giving up just under 16 points per game in a 3-2 start to the season but missed tackles were a major factor in a 20-15 loss to 11th ranked Indiana.

Parker says there are tackling fundamentals they work on but it can be difficult to work on in season.

Parker says the first key is to get defenders to the ball.

The Hawkeyes are in the midst of their bye week. They return to action October 11th at Wisconsin.

Cincinnati coach Scott Satterfield says the Bearcats face a tough challenge as they get ready to host 14th ranked Iowa State. Cincinnati is 3-1 overall and opened Big 12 play with a win at Kansas.

Former ISU assistant Tyson Veidt is The Bearcat’s defensive coordinator and they run the same type of defense as the Cyclones.

A year ago in Ames, Iowa State limited Cincinnati quarterback Brendan Sorsby to 66 yards of passing in a 34-17 Cyclone victory.

Satterfield says this will be a much different matchup.

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The Hawkeyes will return to action Monday, Oct. 6-7, traveling to Hutchinson, Kansas, for the Prairie Dunes Invitational.

Western Iowa Conference 

Riverside – 3 vs Missouri Valley – 1

Treynor – 3 vs Audubon – 1

Underwood – 3 vs AHSTW – 0

Logan-Magnolia – 3 vs Tri-Center – 2

Rolling Valley Conference 

Exira/EHK – 3 vs Boyer Valley – 1

CAM – 3 vs Paton-Churdan – 0

Glidden-Ralston – 3 vs Ar-We-Va – 0

Coon Rapids-Bayard – 3 vs Woodbine – 0

Corner Conference 

Sidney – 3 vs Griswold – 0

East Mills – 3 vs Bedford – 0

Fremont-Mills – 3 vs Hamburg – 0

Fremont-Mills – 3 vs Stanton – 0

Stanton – 3 vs Hamburg – 0

Hawkeye Ten Conference 

Red Oak – 3 vs Shenandoah – 0

St. Albert – 3 vs Clarinda – 2

Kuemper Catholic – 3 vs Glenwood – 0

Creston – 3 vs Harlan – 0

Pride of Iowa Conference 

Mount Ayr – 2 vs Nodaway Valley – 0

Southeast Warren – 2 vs Nodaway Valley – 0

Central Decatur – 2 vs East Union – 1

Lenox – 2 vs Central Decatur – 1

Lenox – 2 vs East Union – 1 

Mount Ayr – 2 vs Southeast Warren – 1 

Southwest Valley – 2 vs Wayne – 0

Martensdale-St. Marys – 2 vs Wayne – 0

Southwest Valley – 2 vs Martensdale-St. Marys – 0

West Central Activities Conference 

Interstate 35 – 3 vs Madrid – 2

Pleasantville – 3 vs Ogden – 2

Woodward-Granger – 3 vs Des Moines Christian – 1 

Van Meter – 3 vs Earlham – 0

West Central Valley – 3 vs Panorama – 2

Denison-Schleswig Meet

1. Harlan – 32 points
2. Tri-Center – 65 points
3. Ridge View – 78 points
4. Abraham Lincoln – 107 points
5. Denison Schleswig – 136 points
6. Storm Lake – 153 points
7. Kuemper Catholic – 163 points
8. Missouri Valley – 197 points
9. Boyer Valley – 251 points

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