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

UNDATED (AP) — Iowa guard Kathleen Doyle broke her left hand during practice and is expected to be out 4-6 weeks. The 13th-ranked Hawkeyes say that Doyle, a preseason All-Big Ten selection, fractured the third and fourth metacarpals in her non-shooting hand. Doyle, a junior, averaged 11.1 points, 6.6 assists, and 3.7 rebounds in 30 games last season, and she led the Big Ten with 7.5 assists per game in conference action last season.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — After a pair of wins, Nebraska’s confidence is high for its matchup with reeling Ohio State. The No. 8 Buckeyes had had a bye week to stew over the improbable Oct. 20 loss to Purdue when their running game and defense were inexplicably absent. Nebraska is improving but will come into Ohio Stadium an 18-point underdog. The Huskers are led by a freshman dual-threat quarterback and senior tailback who have help revive their running game.

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Both TCU and K-State have to win at least three of their last four games just to be bowl eligible. The two Big 12 teams play each other Saturday. Both are 3-5. TCU has never had a four-game losing streak in Gary Patterson’s 18 seasons as head coach. The Frogs have lost three in a row and five of six. Kansas State is coming off a 51-14 loss at Oklahoma that was its fourth loss in five games under veteran coach Bill Snyder.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — No. 13 Florida is counting on a much better performance against Missouri this season. A lopsided loss to the Tigers was the low point for Florida in the 2017 football season. The Gators had just parted ways with Jim McElwain and believed they would end a three-game losing streak at the Tigers. Florida receiver Josh Hammond says “the one thing about SEC ball is you play those guys every year. I think a lot of guys remember that loss and remember the feeling.”

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi State’s Teaira McCowan, Baylor’s Kalani Brown and Iowa’s Megan Gustafson represent a small but valuable group of traditional centers who can dominate basketball games from in the post. Their presence is a big reason all their teams enter the preseason with expectations: Baylor is ranked No. 4, Mississippi State is No. 6 and Iowa is No. 13.

Semifinals
Thursday, November 8

Eight-Player
9:00— Rockford (10-1) vs. Southeast Warren, Liberty Center (12-0)
12:00— New London (10-1) vs. Fremont-Mills, Tabor (10-1)

Class 3A
5:30— Epworth, Western Dubuque (9-2) vs. Sergeant Bluff-Luton (10-1)
8:15— Xavier, CR (11-0) vs. Lewis Central (11-0)

Friday, November 9

Class A
10:00— West Hancock, Britt (9-2) vs. Hudson (11-0)
1:00— Edgewood-Colesburg (10-1) vs. AHSTW, Avoca (11-0)

Class 4A
4:00— Dowling Catholic, WDM (9-2) vs. Bettendorf (10-1)
7:00— Southeast Polk (6-5) vs. Cedar Falls (11-0)

Saturday, November 10

Class 1A
10:00— Pella Christian (8-3) vs. Dike-New Hartford (11-0)
1:00— West Sioux, Hawarden (10-1) vs. Van Meter (11-0)

Class 2A
4:00— Waukon (10-1) vs. BH/RV (10-1)
7:00— West Liberty (8-3) vs. PCM, Monroe (11-0)

AHSTW is heading to the UNI-Dome next week for the Class A state semi-finals after a home win Friday night over Newman Catholic.  The Vikings scored first and posted a 31-14 win.  Gabe Pauley scored a pair of touchdowns, including a 56 yard run on the Vikings first offensive play of the game.  Blake Osbahr made a leaping interception in the end zone to stop a Newman Catholic drive in the first quarter after the Vikings had taken the 7-0 lead.

Osbahr said the Vikings had a good week of preparation.

AHSTW picked off 4 passes, including two by Drake Partridge.  Vikings coach Davis Pattee said the interceptions were big in helping his team control the game.

After falling behind in their last two games and having to rally to win, Pattee said it was nice to get an early lead.

Korbin Martin scored on a 41 yard jet sweep and Brayton Tuma caught a 64 yard pass from Osbahr.  AHSTW also got a 28 yard field goal from Kyle Brannon as they improve to 11-0.  Next up will be a Friday, November 9th 1:00 pm match-up with 10-1 Edgewood-Colesburg.  We’ll have that game on KJAN from Cedar Falls.

Fremont-Mills opened up a 28 point lead early and rolled to a 61-20 victory over Exira-EHK in the 8-Man Quarterfinals on Friday night. The Knights scored on their first three possessions to open the game strong. Mason Vanatta set the tone early with a 65-yard touchdown run on the third play of the game. The Spartans turned the ball over on downs on their first possession. Seth Malcom scored on a two yard run on the next possession for Fremont-Mills and Vanatta added another on their next possession with a 36-yard touchdown run to make it 21-0 in the first quarter.  The Spartans got their first score with 2:20 left in the half to make it a 28-7 game at that point. The Knights quickly answered back as Austin Gartner ran the ensuing kickoff back to the Spartans 5 yard line and Vanatta punched it in on the next play to push the lead to 34-7 by the half.

The Knights would eventually get a large enough lead in the second half to invoke the 35-point running clock rule and the fourth quarter ran away quickly.

Vanatta finished the game with 5 rushing touchdowns and one passing. Seth Malcom finished with two rushing touchdowns on the night. The Knights improved to 10-1 and avenged their opening season loss to the Spartans. Fremont-Mills heads back to the UNI-Dome for the semifinals for the second straight season. The Knights are set to play New London on Thursday at Noon in the Semifinals.

Exira-EHK has their season end with a record of 9-2 and says goodbye to a strong senior class.

Listen to post-game interviews with Spartans Head Coach Tom Petersen and Knights Head Coach Jeremy Christiansen below.

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CLASS 4A:

Bettendorf-Morningstar-Rivermont 43, Iowa City, West 28
Cedar Falls 40, Waukee 7
Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines 31, Valley, West Des Moines 9
Southeast Polk 21, Johnston 7

CLASS 3A:

Epworth, Western Dubuque 45, North Scott, Eldridge 21
Lewis Central 35, Harlan 14
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 27, Spencer 0
Xavier, Cedar Rapids 42, Decorah 6

CLASS 2A:

Boyden-Hull/Rock VAlley 48, Southeast Valley 6
PCM, Monroe 55, Williamsburg 34
Waukon 24, Algona 21
West Liberty 42, Benton Community 14

CLASS 1A:

Dike-New Hartford 37, Interstate 35, Truro 0
Pella Christian 23, Bellevue 21
Van Meter 31, West Branch 21
West Sioux, Hawarden 34, South Central Calhoun 20

CLASS A:

AHSTW 31, Newman Catholic, Mason City 14
Edgewood-Colesburg 6, Bishop Garrigan, Algona 0
Hudson 41, Highland, Riverside 14
West Hancock, Britt 50, Akron-Westfield 14

CLASS 8:

Fremont-Mills, Tabor 61, Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 20
New London 56, Iowa Valley, Marengo 20
Rockford 32, Don Bosco, Gilbertville 26 (OT)
Southeast Warren, Liberty Center 46, Ar-We-Va, Westside 44

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa guard Kathleen Doyle broke her left hand during practice on Friday and is expected to be out 4-6 weeks. The 13th-ranked Hawkeyes say that Doyle, a preseason All-Big Ten selection, fractured the third and fourth metacarpals in her non-shooting hand.

Doyle, a junior, averaged 11.1 points, 6.6 assists, and 3.7 rebounds in 30 games last season, and she led the Big Ten with 7.5 assists per game in conference action last season.

Iowa opens the season on Nov. 9 against Oral Roberts.

The AHSTW Vikings (10-0) will fight for an appearance at the UNI-Dome tonight as they host the Newman Catholic Knights (7-2) in a Class A Quarterfinal.

The Vikings are coming off a thrilling triple overtime win over Alta/Aurelia in the opening round 30-28. Gabe Pauley was a workhorse in that win with 165 yards rushing on 24 carries and 4 touchdowns. Pauley has racked up 1,417 yards on the season with 22 rushing scores and will certainly be a key player again against the Knights.

Newman Catholic suffered their two losses to Bishop Garrigan and Grundy Center during the regular season. Bishop Garrigan will be playing in another Class A Quarterfinal tonight.

The Knights are led by running backs Ben Jacobs and Josh Fitzgerald, both have rushed for about 880 yards on the season. Jacobs has 15 rushing scores and Fitzgerald has 9 rushing touchdowns with 5 scores added receiving. George Schmit has been a ball hawk on defense for the Knights with 5 interceptions to go along with 33.5 tackles.

The Vikings and Knights are set for a 7:00pm kickoff in Avoca and Jim Field will be on the scene to provide updates all night long on KJAN.

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Quarterfinals
Friday, November 2
All games scheduled for 7 p.m.

CLASS 4A

Bracket A

Southeast Polk (5-5) at Johnston (8-2)

Bracket B

Dowling Catholic, W.D.M. (8-2) at Valley, W.D.M. (10-0)

Bracket C

Waukee (8-2) at Cedar Falls (10-0)

Bracket D

Bettendorf (9-1) at Iowa City, West (9-1)

CLASS 3A

Bracket A

Spencer (8-2) at Sergeant Bluff-Luton (9-1)

Bracket B

Harlan (8-2) at Lewis Central (10-0)

Bracket C

Decorah (8-2) at Xavier, Cedar Rapids (10-0)

Bracket D

Epworth, Western Dubuque (8-2) at North Scott, Eldridge (9-1)

CLASS 2A

Bracket A

Williamsburg (7-3) at PCM, Monroe (10-0)

Bracket B

Southeast Valley (8-2) at BH/RV (9-1) AT HULL

Bracket C

Algona (9-1) at Waukon (9-1)

Bracket D

West Liberty (7-3) at Benton Community, Van Horne (9-1)

CLASS 1A

Bracket A

West Sioux, Hawarden (9-1) at South Central Calhoun (10-0)

Bracket B

Pella Christian (7-3) at Bellevue (10-0)

Bracket C

Dike-New Hartford (10-0) at Interstate 35, Truro (10-0)

Bracket D

West Branch (9-1) at Van Meter (10-0)

CLASS A

Bracket A

Highland, Riverside (8-2) at Hudson (10-0)

Bracket B

Edgewood-Colesburg (9-1) at Bishop Garrigan, Algona (10-0)

Bracket C

West Hancock, Britt (8-2) at Akron-Westfield (8-2)

Bracket D

Newman Catholic, Mason City (8-2) at AHSTW, Avoca (10-0)

EIGHT-PLAYER

Bracket A

New London (9-1) at Iowa Valley, Marengo (10-0)

Bracket B

Southeast Warren, Liberty Center (11-0) at Ar-We-Va, Westside (10-0)

Bracket C

Fremont-Mills, Tabor (9-1) at Exira-EHK (9-1)

Bracket D

Rockford (9-1) at Don Bosco, Gilbertville (9-1)

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

CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns general manager John Dorsey will see his past, present and future on Sunday. Dorsey, who has had perhaps his roughest week since coming to Cleveland, will get an up-close look at the Kansas City Chiefs, a team he helped build before being fired in 2017. Dorsey was responsible for drafting many of K.C.’s top players, including star quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Patrick Mahomes and Baker Mayfield will renew their college rivalry for the first time as pros when the Kansas City Chiefs visit the Cleveland Browns on Sunday. The previous time the two quarterbacks squared off they re-wrote the NCAA record book. Mayfield threw seven TD passes as Oklahoma beat Texas Tech and Mahomes 66-59 in 2016. Mahomes leads the NFL with 26 TD passes this season with the high-flying Chiefs.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs offensive lineman Mitchell Schwartz will return to Cleveland on Sunday with the snap streak he started with the Browns intact. Schwartz has played nearly 7,000 straight snaps covering more than 100 games, and is currently helping Patrick Mahomes become one of the league’s most prolific quarterbacks.