The Atlantic Trojans started the 2018 high school football season in positive fashion on Friday night with a 45-6 victory at Saydel. It was a game that seemed destined for a shoot-out early, with both teams scoring on their opening possessions. Following those traded blows it was all Trojans. Atlantic racked up 25 points in the second quarter to take command of the game and would add 14 more in the third.

A big momentum change came with the Trojans leading 12-6 following a Tyler Moen touchdown run. Moen scored again by picking off a pass from the Eagles’ Cash Lee and returning in 45 yards to pay-dirt. That seemed to take the wind fully out of the Eagles’ sails. Turnovers would play a big role with Saydel throwing the one interception and losing 3 fumbles on the night.

Atlantic Head Coach Mike McDermott said he liked the way the team showed a lot of toughness, running the ball well with multiple players and clamping down on defense. He was a little disappointed in the amount of penalties but felt a number of them were due to aggressive play, which is okay.

Atlantic quarterback Chase Mullenix was 2-5 passing for 49 yards and he rushed 12 times for 81 yards and two touchdowns. The Trojans out-gained the Eagles on the ground 317-110 yards.  Atlantic was also efficient in late down conversions, especially early in the game, going 5 of 9 on third down and 2 of 4 on 4th down.

Saydel’s Cash Lee was 6-8 passing for just 43 yards and 1 touchdown. Andrew Malone was the Eagles’ leading rusher with 55 yards on 9 carries.

Atlantic comes out on top in their first Class 2A game and will head back home to host Hawkeye 10 rival Creston next Friday.

CLASS 4A:

District 1

Sioux City, North 47, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 20

District 2

Sioux City, West 34, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 7

CLASS 3A:

District 1

Harlan 49, Denison-Schleswig 7
Lewis Central 42, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 14
Bishop Heelan Catholic 49, Sioux City, East 0

District 2

Glenwood 17, Carroll 14
Greene County 14, Perry 6

District 9

ADM 17, Bondurant-Farrar 7
Chariton 35, Creston 34 OT
Harlan 49, Denison-Schleswig 7
Glenwood 17, Carroll 14
Lewis Central 42, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 14
Carlisle 25, Winterset 20

CLASS 2A:

District 8

Atlantic 45, Saydel 6
Chariton 35, Creston 34 OT
Clarke, Osceola 45, Martensdale-St. Marys 0
Des Moines Christian 42, West Central Valley, Stuart 16

District 9

Atlantic 45, Saydel 6
Clarinda 37, Shenandoah 19
Greene County 14, Perry 6
Kuemper Catholic 27, St. Albert 12
Ridge View 40, OABCIG 16
Southwest Valley 24, Red Oak 21

CLASS 1A:

District 8

Clarinda 37, Shenandoah 19
IKM-Manning 35, ACGC 0
Mount Ayr 36, Nodaway Valley 0
Panorama 41, St. Edmond, Fort Dodge 14
Van Meter 42, Earlham 14
Des Moines Christian 42, West Central Valley, Stuart 16

District 9

AHSTW 47, Underwood 14
East Sac County at South Central Calhoun
Treynor 28, Logan-Magnolia 7
Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto/Charter Oak-Ute 46, MMCRU 14
West Monona 38, Missouri Valley 21
Storm Lake 33, Cherokee, Washington 13

CLASS A:

District 2

IKM-Manning 35, ACGC 0
Panorama 41, St. Edmond, Fort Dodge 14
Ridge View 40, OABCIG 16

District 9

AHSTW 47, Underwood 14
Kuemper Catholic 27, St. Albert 12
Mount Ayr 36, Nodaway Valley 0
Southwest Valley 24, Red Oak 21
Tri-Center 28, Riverside 16
Van Meter 42, Earlham 14

District 10

Hinton 30, Woodbury Central 19
Alta/Aurelia 27, Lawton-Bronson 15
Treynor 28, Logan-Magnolia 7
West Monona 38, Missouri Valley 21
Tri-Center 28, Riverside 16
Westwood 7, Akron-Westfield 6

CLASS 8-Player:

District 7

CAM 50, Bedford 7
East Mills 42, East Union 0
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 45, Fremont-Mills 27
Stanton 46, Lamoni 42
Mormon Trail 72, Clarinda Academy 44
Murray 70, Essex/South Page 28
Sidney 26, Lenox 16
Southeast Warren 63, Griswold 22

District 8

Coon Rapids-Bayard 89, Baxter 28
Ar-We-Va 41, Boyer Valley 0
CAM 50, Bedford 7
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 45, Fremont-Mills 27
Glidden-Ralston 20, West Bend-Mallard 12
River Valley 38, West Harrison 32
Audubon 58, St. Mary’s, Remsen 26
Kingsley-Pierson 70, Woodbine 40

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State coach Matt Campbell suspended four freshmen indefinitely Friday for what he described as “multiple incidents of poor choices and behavior.”

Newcomers Tayvonn Kyle, Jaeveyon Morton, Joseph Scates and Dallas Taylor-Cortez won’t be involved in team activities or have access to Iowa State’s athletic facilities during their suspensions, which Campbell said were based a pattern of conduct rather than a single incident. All four will have access to the program’s academic facilities.

Campbell said that the Cyclones “have worked diligently to develop a culture of accountability in our program” and the freshmen failed to live up to those expectations. None is expected to play a key role on the team this season.
Iowa State opens the season at home against South Dakota State on Sept. 1.

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.

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KJAN Sports Director Chris Parks’ weekly discussion with Atlantic Head Football Coach Mike McDermott. The Trojans get ready to open up the 2018 season on the road at Saydel.

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IOWA CITY, Iowa — Henry B. and Patricia B. Tippie Director of Athletics Chair Gary Barta and University of Iowa head baseball coach Rick Heller have agreed on a contract amendment that will run through 2024.

“Rick has done a tremendous job from day one, winning, graduating, and building this program the right way,” said Barta. “Rick has turned this program into one that contends annually in the Big Ten Conference and nationally.  This amendment puts us in a position to keep Rick in Iowa City for the foreseeable future.”

In his five seasons in Iowa City, Heller has guided the Hawkeyes to 173 victories, averaging 34.6 wins per season.  Heller guided Iowa to the NCAA Regionals in 2015 — a first for the program since 1990 — and two seasons later the Hawkeyes won their first Big Ten Tournament title in program history.

Iowa has played in NCAA Regionals twice in Heller’s five seasons. The program advanced to NCAA play just three times in its history prior to Heller’s arrival.  The Hawkeyes also claimed a silver medal at the 2017 World University Games, becoming the first American squad to medal in Universiade history.

Heller has coached six All-Americans and at least one first-team All-Big Ten selection in each of his five seasons and the program has had 20 Major League Baseball Draft selections — the most in a five-year stretch all-time.

All Week 1 games are non-district match-ups. Some games may be listed twice in order to find the team you are looking for in their district.

CLASS 4A:

District 1

Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln at Sioux City, North

District 2

Sioux City, West at Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson

CLASS 3A:

District 1

Denison-Schleswig at Harlan
Sergeant Bluff-Luton at Lewis Central
Sioux City, East at Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City

District 2

Glenwood at Carroll
Greene County at Perry

District 9

ADM, Adel at Bondurant-Farrar
Chariton at Creston
Denison-Schleswig at Harlan
Glenwood at Carroll
Sergeant Bluff-Luton at Lewis Central
Winterset at Carlisle

CLASS 2A:

District 8

Atlantic at Saydel
Chariton at Creston
Clarke, Osceola at Martensdale-St. Marys
West Central Valley, Stuart at Des Moines Christian

District 9

Atlantic at Saydel
Clarinda at Shenandoah
Greene County at Perry
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll at St. Albert, Council Bluffs
Ridge View at OABCIG
Southwest Valley at Red Oak

CLASS 1A:

District 8

Clarinda at Shenandoah
IKM-Manning at ACGC
Mount Ayr at Nodaway Valley
Panorama, Panora at St. Edmond, Fort Dodge
Van Meter at Earlham
West Central Valley, Stuart at Des Moines Christian

District 9

AHSTW at Underwood
East Sac County at South Central Calhoun
Logan-Magnolia at Treynor
MMCRU at Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto
Missouri Valley at West Monona
Storm Lake at Cherokee, Washington

CLASS A:

District 2

IKM-Manning at ACGC
Panorama, Panora at St. Edmond, Fort Dodge
Ridge View at OABCIG

District 9

AHSTW at Underwood
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll at St. Albert, Council Bluffs
Mount Ayr at Nodaway Valley
Southwest Valley at Red Oak
Tri-Center, Neola at Riverside, Oakland
Van Meter at Earlham

District 10

Hinton at Woodbury Central, Moville
Lawton-Bronson at Alta/Aurelia
Logan-Magnolia at Treynor
Missouri Valley at West Monona
Tri-Center, Neola at Riverside, Oakland
Westwood, Sloan at Akron-Westfield

CLASS 8-Player:

District 7

CAM, Anita at Bedford
East Union, Afton at East Mills
Fremont-Mills, Tabor at Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton
Lamoni at Stanton
Mormon Trail, Garden Grove at Clarinda Academy
Murray at Essex
Sidney at Lenox
Southeast Warren, Liberty Center at Griswold

District 8

Baxter at Coon Rapids-Bayard
Boyer Valley, Dunlap at Ar-We-Va, Westside
CAM, Anita at Bedford
Fremont-Mills, Tabor at Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton
Glidden-Ralston at West Bend-Mallard
River Valley, Correctionville at West Harrison, Mondamin
St. Mary’s, Remsen at Audubon
Woodbine at Kingsley-Pierson

Some area teams competed at the Gilbert Cross Country Invitational on Thursday night.

On the girls side Panorama won the Class B race with 46 points. Earlham was second with 71 and AC/GC was third with 87. Kate Crawford of AC/GC was the individual winner with a time of 20:38.

In the boys race Kuemper Catholic finished seventh in the Class A division. Tyler Putney of Kuemper finished seventh individually. In the Class B race Madrid took the title with 36 points. South Hamilton, Earlham, AC/GC, and Des Moines Christian rounded out the top 5. Sean McDermott of Madrid was the individual title winner. AC/GC’s Noah Nelsen finished 2nd with a time of 17:29, his teammate Clay Billheimer was 7th.

Gilbert Invite Class A Boys

Gilbert Invite Class A Girls

Gilbert Invite Class B Boys

Gilbert Invite Class B Girls

(2-0) Central Decatur 25-25 Bedford 13-12
(2-1) Central Decatur 23-25-15 Mount Ayr 25-21-10
(3-1) Mount Ayr 25-12-25-25 Bedford 13-25-19-12

(2-0) Glenwood 25-25 Thomas Jefferson 9-13
(2-0) Glenwood 25-25 MVAOCOU 7-7
(2-0) Glenwood 25-25 Tri-Center 23-19
(2-0) Tri-Center 25-25 Thomas Jefferson 6-15
(2-0) Tri-Center 25-25 MVAOCOU 14-11
(2-0) Thomas Jefferson 25-25 MVAOCOU 16-11

(3-0) Sergeant Bluff-Luton 25-25-25 St. Albert 22-22-19

(3-1) West Monona 28-25-24-26 Logan-Magnolia 26-13-26-24

(3-1) Winterset 25-25-25-25 Nodaway Valley 23-22-27-16

(2-1) Remsen, St. Mary’s 25-9-13 West Harrison 23-25-15
(2-0) West Harrison 25-25 River Valley 16-8