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Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa tight end T.J. Hockenson, a redshirt sophomore, just might be the best player on the team. Hockenson has been a revelation for the Hawkeyes in 2018, catching 41 passes for 663 yards and six touchdowns. He was recently named one of three finalists for the Mackey Award, given to the nation’s top tight end. Iowa closes the regular season on Friday when it hosts Nebraska.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — No. 25 Iowa State saw a five-game winning streak snapped at Texas last weekend. The Cyclones still have plenty to play for. A win against Kansas State at home on Saturday night would make this year’s team the first in Iowa State history to win six conference games. Iowa State is well aware of the task because Kansas State has won 10 straight games in the series.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs are confident they can beat the Los Angeles Rams in a rematch if they clean up the mistakes that spoiled their performance Monday night. Patrick Mahomes turned the ball over five times, three of them leading directly to touchdowns, and the Chiefs were penalized 13 times for 135 yards in the 54-51 shootout loss at the Coliseum.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jarrett Culver poured in 26 points, Matt Mooney scored 15 and Texas Tech overcame a slow start to beat Nebraska 70-52 on Tuesday night in the title game of the Hall of Fame Classic. Isaac Copeland Jr. led the Huskers with 20 points. Southern California routed Missouri State 99-80 in the third-place game.

UNDATED (AP) — No. 6 Oklahoma and No. 12 West Virginia meet in a regular-season finale with the winner headed to the Big 12 championship game. The loser could also make it to the December 1 title game, but would need help. The Sooners and Mountaineers play Friday night, after Texas plays at Kansas. The Longhorns clinch a spot in the Big 12 title game if they beat the Jayhawks.

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — The Latest: Rui Hachimura scored 24 points, Zach Norvell Jr. added 20 and No. 3 Gonzaga earned a spot in the Maui Invitational title game with a 91-74 win over Arizona. Zags to face Duke for the title.

Denison-Schleswig 66, Atlantic 35
Bedford 53, Stanton 43
CAM 64, AHSTW 56
Cherokee 89, MVAO-CO-U 37
Clarinda 40, Lenox 37
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 47, Shenandoah 36
Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 64, Glenwood 48
Dallas Center-Grimes 59, Winterset 40
Lewis Central 61, Sioux City, North 29
Nodaway Valley 58, West Central Valley, Stuart 34
Panorama 45, Gilbert 38
Twin Cedars 42, Orient-Macksburg 32
Van Meter 68, ADM, Adel 48
Westwood, Sloan 59, Akron-Westfield 43

The Denison-Schleswig Monarchs opened up the girls basketball season with a home win over the Atlantic Trojans on Tuesday night 66-35. The Monarchs used a 10-0 run to end the first quarter followed immediately by an 11-0 run early in the second quarter to blow the game open. Denison-Schleswig led 16-4 at the end of the first and grew the lead to 25 by half at 35-10. The Monarchs led by as many as 34 down the stretch.

The preseason Class 4A #14 Monarchs were led by 19 points from Paige Anderson. Three other players finished in double figures with Sarah Heilesen dropping down 15, Hannah Neemann with 14, and Alex Mohr chipped in 10 points.

Atlantic got 15 points from sophomore Haley Rasmussen in the loss. Baylee Newell finished with 8 points, all in the second half.

Atlantic falls to 0-2 on the early season and will host AC/GC for the Hall of Pride Scrimmage next Tuesday night which is a program to highlight community service projects sponsored by the Iowa Hall of Pride.

Denison-Schleswig opens at 1-0 and will next travel to Storm Lake on the 29th.

Talen Horton-Tucker had 26 points and 14 rebounds, Michael Jacobson added 23 points and Iowa State ran away from Illinois in the second half for an 84-68 victory Tuesday in the Maui Invitational.

Down to eight scholarship players due to injuries and suspensions, Iowa State (4-1) bounced back from an opening loss to No. 3 Gonzaga with a strong game at both ends.

The Cyclones used their pressure defense to keep it close in the first half, then went on an 18-2 run early in the second to build a nine-point lead. Iowa State kept boosting the lead from there, making 16 of 28 shots to earn a spot in Wednesday’s fifth-place game against San Diego State.

Trent Frazier had 15 points to lead Illinois (1-3), which will face Xavier in the seventh-place game.

AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State football team will play Drake on Dec. 1 at Jack Trice Stadium. Kickoff will be at 11 a.m.

When Iowa State’s season opener vs. South Dakota State was cancelled due to weather, Director of Athletics Jamie Pollard lined up Incarnate Word to be the replacement opponent.

The 24th-ranked Cardinals secured an at-large berth in the FCS playoffs Sunday afternoon. UIW will now focus on its playoff opportunities – beginning with a first-round game at Montana State Saturday – and not play the Cyclones as planned.

Pollard then arranged this week for Drake to play in Ames on Dec. 1.

“We’re most grateful to Drake Athletics Director Brian Hardin, Coach Rick Fox and the Bulldog leadership team for working with us through a very fluid situation,” Pollard said. “Coach (Matt) Campbell wants to play a 12th game and I believe our fans would welcome another chance to see this bowl-bound team play. I know the Bulldogs will enjoy the chance to play at Jack Trice Stadium and compete against a Power 5 opponent.”

Financial details for the replacement game will be announced later.

“There has certainly been a lot of moving parts related to rescheduling our cancelled season opener,” Pollard said. “Most importantly, I want to thank our fan base for its patience and understanding throughout this process.”

Tickets that were originally issued for the South Dakota State / Incarnate Word game will be honored for the Drake game.

The Iowa Girls Coaches Association released their 2018 All-State Volleyball teams on Tuesday morning. Here is a look at area athletes that were honored.

Class 1A

2nd Team
Alex Knop, East Mills
Emilee Danner, Ar-We-Va

Class 2A

1st Team
Camryn McClintock, Sidney

2nd Team
Jaden Daffer, Sidney
Sydni Huisman, Treynor

3rd Team
Brooklyn Hundt, Tri-Center
Allie Petry, St. Albert
Olivia Larsen, Sidney

Honorable Mention
Kelsey Hobbie, Sidney
Olivia Maasen, Tri-Center
Lilly Dahir, Tri-Center

Class 3A

1st Team
Aimee Adams, Kuemper Catholic
Kara Peter, Kuemper Catholic

2nd Team
Sophia Walker, Red Oak

3rd Team
Maci Overmohle, Kuemper Catholic

Honorable Mention
Chloe Johnson, Red Oak

Class 4A

2nd Team
Megan Witte, Lewis Central

Class 5A

2nd Team
Elaina Bohnet, CB Abraham Lincoln

Honorable Mention
Sam Christiansen, CB Abraham Lincoln

Full Teams: 1A  |  2A  |  3A  |  4A  |  5A  |  Elite Team 

By GREG BEACHAM, AP Sports Writer

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Even before the fourth lead change of the fourth quarter, well before the 1,001st yard of combined offense was tallied, the Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles Rams already knew this was a classic.

Two powerhouse NFL teams at the peak of their brilliance dueled deep into the night at an ecstatic Coliseum, racking up eye-popping numbers that stretched the box score and credulity.

There were 14 touchdowns, including three by defensive players. There were 56 first downs. There were 105 points, with 50 from each team — the first time that’s ever happened in an NFL game.

In the final moments, the Rams did just enough to leave with a win they’ll savor for years.

And if these teams meet again at the Super Bowl in 2 1/2 months, the Chiefs will remember the sting from coming up just short.

Jared Goff threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to Gerald Everett for the go-ahead score with 1:49 to play, and the Rams outlasted the Chiefs for a 54-51 victory Monday night in a showdown that somehow surpassed the hype.

“It was a crazy game, crazy game,” said Goff, who passed for 413 yards and four touchdowns and even ran for another score . “It seemed like whoever had the ball at the end was going to win the game. There was times where we felt like we were going to put the knife in and finish them, and there were times where it was the other way around, where we had to claw back into it.”

Patrick Mahomes passed for a career-high 478 yards with six touchdown passes in his latest jaw-dropping effort for the Chiefs (9-2), but he also threw two interceptions in the final 1:18 as the Rams (10-1) claimed the highest-scoring Monday night game ever played.

The highest-scoring game in the league this season was an offensive fantasia of ingenious scheming from mastermind coaches Andy Reid and Sean McVay — along with 21 combined penalties to keep things interesting. The second half was an extended thriller featuring 59 combined points.

Both teams scratched out fourth-quarter leads, only to see them evaporate. Mahomes hit Tyreek Hill with a 73-yard TD pass just when the Rams appeared to be pulling away early in the fourth, and Goff replied with two late TD passes to Everett , a backup tight end with 31 career catches before this game.

“It was a whirlwind,” McVay said. “I feel like I might need a couple of beverages to relax tonight, but it was great. This is what you love so much about the game.”

And this game was ultimately decided by defense: Marcus Peters and Lamarcus Joyner came up with late interceptions as the Rams stopped Mahomes’ final efforts.

“It’s always fun to play against real good teams,” Mahomes said. “You get to go out there and have fun … (but) it’s the same as when we played New England. You can’t make mistakes against great teams. You need to limit your mistakes, but be aggressive.”

The Coliseum’s first Monday night game since 1985 was staged on short notice after the NFL moved the matchup from Mexico City to Los Angeles six days ago due to poor field conditions at Azteca Stadium. The Rams used the opportunity to give free tickets to thousands of first responders and families recovering from the dual tragedies of nearby wildfires and a mass shooting in Thousand Oaks.

Those fans got an incredible treat for their reward — and if the video-game-like spectacle they saw turns out to be a Super Bowl preview, Atlanta will get an All-Madden-level show as well.

“It was just cool,” said Todd Gurley, whose 13-game touchdown streak somehow ended in this offensive showcase. “It was a last-minute game and everybody (came) out in support. Had the families here, had the responders, so it was just a great overall crowd and it was good for the city.”

This game has loomed in capital letters on the NFL’s regular-season schedule ever since these teams confirmed their status as offensive powerhouses in September. The Rams and Chiefs are the league’s biggest favorites along with New Orleans and New England — the teams responsible for the only other losses by Los Angeles and Kansas City this season.

Mahomes had the most prolific passing game in the NFL this year, but he and Goff both made key mistakes.

Rams linebacker Samson Ebukam returned Mahomes’ fumble and a one-armed interception for the first two TDs of his NFL career, while Kansas City’s Allen Bailey returned Goff’s fumble for a go-ahead touchdown early in the fourth quarter.

“It was electric,” Ebukam said. “It’s hard to describe, because I’m still like in a game mode right now. I haven’t calmed down yet, so it hasn’t really all sunk in yet.”

UP NEXT

Chiefs: Bye week, followed by a trip to Oakland on Dec. 2.

Rams: Bye week, followed by a trip to Detroit on Dec. 2.

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Carroll 64, Atlantic 43 (Baylee Newell 13 points, 3 steals for Atlantic)
ACGC 40, Audubon 31 (Sierra O’Brien 14pts, Kylie Young 10pts)
AHSTW 74, Woodbine 33 (Clsire Harris 22pts, Claire Denning 20pts for Lady Vikes)
Exira-EHK 57, Logan-Magnolia 55 OT (Leslie Caniglia led the Spartans with 16pts, Macy Emgarten had 12pts, Jacey Anthofer 11pts. Panthers led by Emilie Thompson with 19pts, Kylie Morrison 15pts, Violet Lapke 13pts)
MVAOCOU 76, Boyer Valley 49
OA-BCIG 51, Alta-Aurelia 31
Red Oak 57, Mount Ayr 47