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

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals and Kansas City Chiefs could be without several starters on their already porous defenses when they meet Sunday night at Arrowhead Stadium. The Bengals ruled out first-round pick Darqueze Dennard with a shoulder injury and linebacker Nick Vigil with a knee injury while safety Shawn Williams is questionable with a concussion. The Chiefs are expected to be without Eric Berry (heel) and Justin Houston (hamstring), who are both listed as doubtful.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A prominent youth basketball coach in Iowa has admitted to possessing nude photos and videos of 400 boys, including former players and their friends. Former Iowa Barnstormers Coach Greg Stephen pleaded guilty Thursday to sexually exploiting minors and possessing and transporting child pornography. He acknowledged in a plea agreement that police discovered files on his hard drive containing videos or photos including images of the boys undressing, showering and sleeping.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Clint Bowyer plans to be in quite a hurry Sunday. First, he’ll be in a hurry in trying to win the checkered flag at Kansas Speedway, where the Emporia, Kansas, native is trying to earn a spot in the next round of NASCAR’s playoffs. Then, he’ll be in a hurry to Arrowhead Stadium, where he’ll root on his beloved Chiefs in a primetime game against Cincinnati.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Joey Logano won the pole for the Cup Series elimination race at Kansas Speedway. He heads into Sunday’s event in solid position to advance to the round of eight, but the chance to start up front only help those hopes. Kevin Harvick, Aric Almirola, Ryan Blaney and Brad Keselowski rounded out a top-five of playoff contenders.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Kyle Larson’s appeal of a rules violation from last week’s race at Talladega has been denied. It’s a blow to the Chip Ganassi Racing driver’s chances of advancing in NASCAR’s playoffs. Larson was docked 10 points, crew chiefs Chad Johnston was fined $25,000 and car chief David Bryant was suspended for Sunday’s race at Kansas Speedway. Officials determined the team used unapproved metal tabs in violation of NASCAR’s policy on damaged vehicles.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Sheldon Creed locked up the ARCA Series title on Friday by rolling off pit lane for practice in the series. That alone gave the 21-year-old Californian enough points to secure the championship in his first full season in the developmental series.

CLASS 4A

CLASS 3A

CLASS 2A

CLASS 1A

CLASS A

EIGHT-PLAYER

The AHSTW Vikings had to rally from a 14-point halftime deficit to knock off the St. Albert Falcons 19-14 on Friday night and grab the Class A, District 9 title. It was a game full of big moments and the Vikings were able to strike a couple more of those moments to get the win.

The Falcons used one long drive and a short field at the end of the first half to build their lead. Conner Cerny capped off an 88 yard drive with a six yard touchdown run to open up the scoring. The Falcons then took advantage of a short punt by the Vikings to score with just :53 left in the first half to take a 14-0 lead. Lance Wright hooked up with Aiden Antisdel with a 14 yard touchdown pass for that score.

The Vikings started their comeback on the first drive of the second half. The Vikings finished a 74-yard drive with a 40-yard hookup from Blake Osbahr to Drake Partridge. Three possessions later the Falcons thought they had taken a 20-7 lead but officials ruled Cerny fumbled at the goaline and Osbahr recovered and took it out to the 32.

The teams traded some stalled possessions until the Vikings struck on back to back drives. Osbahr connected with Korbin Martin on a 16 yard touchdown pass with 6:20 left to get the Vikings within 1. After an illegal procedure call pushed the PAT attempt back the ball was tipped on the kick and fell short, keeping the score 14-13 in favor of the Falcons.

The Vikings stunned the Falcons though by getting the ball right back on the ensuing kickoff. Kicker Kyle Brannan was attempting to line drive the ball in hoped of bouncing off a Falcon player and he hit one of the men on the front line. The Vikings’ Jaeden Rasmussen recovered the ball on the ricochet.

The Vikings then had to convert on a fourth down to keep the drive alive and Osbahr hit Brayton Tuma on a desperation heave for a twenty yard pick up. The Vikings then eventually got the go ahead score on a 13 yard pass from Osbahr to Drake Partridge. The 2 point conversion failed but the Vikings defense would stuff the Falcons on a fourth down sneak attempt to seal the win on the next possession.

AHSTW improved to 9-0 on the season and 5-0 in Class A District 9. The Falcons came close to making the playoffs but fell to 5-4 and 4-1 in the district.

Listen to post-game interviews with AHSTW Head Coach Davis Pattee and quarterback Blake Osbahr below.

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High School Football Scoreboard
Friday, October 19, 2018
Week 9

CLASS 4A:

District 7
Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 42, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 21

CLASS 3A:

District 1
Denison-Schleswig 28, LeMars 23

District 2
Carroll 10, Dallas Center-Grimes 7

District 9
Creston-O/M 20, Glenwood 12
Harlan 28, Winterset 0
Lewis Central 52, ADM, Adel 7

CLASS 2A:

District 9
Atlantic 35, Red Oak 14
Greene County 49, OABCIG 6
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 51, Shenandoah 13

CLASS 1A:

District 8
Mount Ayr 43, ACGC 14
Panorama 29, West Central Valley 8
Van Meter 49, Clarinda 7

District 9
East Sac County 41, MVAOCOU 7
Missouri Valley 39, Underwood 34
Treynor 35, Cherokee, Washington 20

CLASS A:

District 2
Ridge View 24, IKM-Manning 19

District 9
AHSTW 19, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 14
Earlham 62, Nodaway Valley 14
Riverside 42, Southwest Valley 0

District 10
Tri-Center 28, Logan-Magnolia 21
Westwood 14, Lawton-Bronson 8
Woodbury Central 36, West Monona 30

CLASS 8:

District 6
East Union 80, Seymour 8
Lenox 42, Moravia 20
Mormon Trail 61, Murray 16
Southeast Warren 65, Lamoni 22

District 7
Bedford 60, Griswold 52
East Mills 56, Essex 16
Fremont-Mills 70, Stanton 18
Sidney 68, Clarinda Academy 24

District 8
CAM 34, Audubon 32
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 54, Coon Rapids-Bayard 24
Glidden-Ralston 62, West Harrison 28
Woodbine 50, Boyer Valley 30

Chris Parks, Jim Field, Matt Mullenix, and Doug Leonard take a look at 8 area high school football games each week. We try to provide some insight into the match-ups while competing for top prognosticator and the Whosman Trophy.

Last Week:

Chris Parks 7-1
Matt Mullenix 6-2
Jim Field 5-3
Doug Leonard 4-4

Overall Standings:

Matt Mullenix 44-20
Chris Parks 43-21
Doug Leonard 38-26
Jim Field 37-27

KJAN Sports Director Chris Parks’ Weekly discussion with Atlantic Head Football Coach Mike McDermott. They talk about the road win over Shenandoah and look forward to the final game of the season at home against Red Oak.

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High School Football Schedule
Friday, October 19, 2018
Week 9

CLASS 4A:

District 7
Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson at Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln
Urbandale at Ames
Valley, West Des Moines at Des Moines, North

CLASS 3A:

District 1
LeMars at Denison-Schleswig

District 2
Dallas Center-Grimes at Carroll

District 9
ADM at Lewis Central
Glenwood at Creston-O/M
Harlan at Winterset

CLASS 2A:

District 9
Kuemper Catholic at Shenandoah
OABCIG at Greene County
Red Oak at Atlantic

CLASS 1A:

District 8
ACGC at Mount Ayr
Panorama, Panora at West Central Valley
Van Meter at Clarinda

District 9
East Sac County at MVAOCOU
Missouri Valley at Underwood
Treynor at Cherokee, Washington

CLASS A:

District 2
IKM-Manning at Ridge View

District 9
Earlham at Nodaway Valley
Southwest Valley at Riverside
St. Albert, Council Bluffs at AHSTW

District 10
Tri-Center at Logan-Magnolia
West Monona at Woodbury Central
Westwood at Lawton-Bronson

CLASS 8:

District 6
Lamoni at Southeast Warren
Moravia at Lenox
Murray at Mormon Trail
Seymour at East Union

District 7
Bedford at Griswold
East Mills at Essex
Sidney at Clarinda Academy
Stanton at Fremont-Mills

District 8
Audubon at CAM
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton at Coon Rapids-Bayard
West Harrison at Glidden-Ralston
Woodbine at Boyer Valley

The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast with Jim Field.

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

UNDATED (AP) — People familiar with the deal tell The Associated Press that Adam Wainwright’s contract with the St. Louis Cardinals has been put on hold because it violates the maximum-cut rule. The pitcher will have to become a free agent before the agreement can be finalized. St. Louis announced the deal with the 37-year-old right-hander on Oct. 11. He was earning $19.5 million annually, and the new contract guarantees less than $15.6 million. That’s too big of a pay cut under baseball’s labor contract.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs have already proven they can outscore just about anybody. Their defense continues to struggle at the other end of the field. Their latest letdown came last Sunday in New England, when the Patriots went downfield in the final minutes to set up a winning field goal.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Bengals bring one of the NFL’s worst defenses to Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday night to face the high-flying Kansas City Chiefs. They also bring an ailing defense. That should only make it tougher to slow down Patrick Mahomes and Co. The Bengals are coming off a loss to Pittsburgh while Kansas City lost for the first time last week in New England.

Girls

Team Qualifiers

1. Panorama 55
2. Shenandoah 102
3. Albia 122

Individual Qualifiers

1. Ella Waddle, Panorama 19:38.68
2. Tori Castle, Treynor 20:57.24
3. Kylie Tjernagel, Roland-Story
4. Alexa McCunn, Red Oak
5. Payton Beckman, Panorama
6. Sherryl Mae Rowe, Albia
7. Noel James, Treynor
8. Olicia Steffen, Panorama
9. Kaitlyn Kilstofte, Roland-Story
10. Maya Herman, Van Meter
11. Gwen Steffen, Panorama
12. Ruth Vahnenko, Chariton
13. Brenna Godfread, Shenandoah
14. Claire Campbell, Shenandoah
15. Ashlyn Eberly, Clarinda

Full results: xcpanorama18

Boys

Team Qualifiers

1. Roland-Story 57
2. Des Moines Christian 75
3. Albia 76

Individual Qualifiers

1. Jerry Jorgenson, Treynor 16:35.51
2. Landon Noe, Albia 17:19.53
3. Brock Ratliff, Albia
4. Derrick Thompson, Treynor
5. Nick Wakefield, Roland-Story
6. Collin Greenfield, Roland-Story
7. Luke Lounsbury, Des Moines Christian
8. Carson Houg, Des Moines Christian
9. Gradyn Dowling, Roland-Story
10. Noah Fopma, Des Moines Christian
11. Baylor Bergren, Red Oak
12. Carson Wille, Van Meter
13. Dawson Bonnett, Albia
14. Bryce Patten, Underwood
15. Jack Campbell, Shenandoah

Full results

Jordan Hustak of Missouri Valley also qualified for state with a third place finish at the Unity Christian qualifying meet.