The IHSAA released the substate basketball brackets for Classes 3A and 4A on Friday morning.

In Class 3A the Atlantic Trojans will open up Substate 8 play against Denison-Schleswig on February 18th at 6:30pm. The game will be the first of a doubleheader played at Glenwood. Glenwood faces Creston at 8:00pm in the second game that night. The other match-ups on the top side of the bracket will be a doubleheader at Carroll. Harlan faces Winterset at 6:30pm followed by Carroll hosting Perry.

In Class 4A Substate 1 Lewis Central will host a Quarterfinal game on the 18th against Sioux City North at 7:00pm. The other Quarterfinal game in that bracket will have Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln hosting Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson.

Check out all the brackets here.

The final girls basketball rankings for Classes 1A, 2A, and 3A were released on Thursday ahead of the start of Regional play.

In Class 1A CAM checks in at #8 in the final poll, up one spot from last week.

In Class 2A Treynor is #3 and Panorma is #6.

In Class 3A Red Oak is up a sport to #12.

Check out the full rankings here: gbb-rankings-2719

The Class 4A and 5A final rankings are set to be released next Wednesday the 13th before the start of regional play that night for those classes.

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Iowa’s Jordan Bohannon waited patiently for his chances Thursday.
When they came, the junior guard delivered a seemingly bigger blow with each successive shot.
The junior guard matched his season-high by scoring 25 points including the last 11 to help the No. 20 Iowa hold on for a crucial 77-72 victory at Indiana.

While the Hawkeyes (18-5, 7-5 Big Ten) didn’t play their best ball, the combination of Tyler Cook early and Bohannon late was all Iowa needed Thursday. Cook had 13 points, five rebounds and three assists in the first half, staking Iowa to a 46-36 halftime lead. He finished with 21 points and seven rebounds as Luka Garza spent most of the game in foul trouble.

Bohannon’s closing flurry was even better. Twice in the final 91 seconds, he beat the shot clock with demoralizing, long 3-pointers and then he finished it off by making five of six free throws in the 27 seconds to prevent Indiana from even getting a chance to tie the score.

The result: Iowa won its second straight, ended a three-game losing streak in the series and won at Assembly Hall for the first time since 2015. The Hawkeyes demonstrated just how good they can be in the first half. And they showed how tough they can play by fending off the Hoosiers’ late charge. It was good enough to pick up a key road win.

Iowa improved to 3-3 on the road and 6-2 in games decided by single digits. The Hawks head home Sunday, to face Northwestern.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Megan Gustafson poured in 41 points and grabbed 14 rebounds Thursday night to lead No. 16 Iowa to an 86-71 win over No. 23 Michigan State. Kathleen Doyle added 18 points with four 3-pointers, eight assists and seven rebounds for the Hawkeyes (18-5, 9-3 Big Ten Conference).

Gustafson was 17 of 24 from the field and made all seven of her free throws as Iowa avenged an 84-70 loss at Michigan State on Dec. 30 when she became the Hawkeyes’ all-time leading scorer. The nation’s leading scorer (26.7 ppg) pushed her career total to 2,429 points.

Freshman Nia Clouden, who scored a career-high 27 in the first meeting, led the Spartans (16-6, 6-5), who had won three straight, with 20 points, 10 in the fourth quarter. Gustafson scored Iowa’s first eight points and had 11 in the first quarter to stake the Hawkeyes, who are 12-0 at home, to a 23-15 lead.

It was 50-38 at halftime and when Clouden’s 3-point play pulled MSU within nine, Gustafson scored the last eight in a 10-0 run that put Iowa’s lead in double figures for good.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 67, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 40
Creston 51, Clarinda 44

POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS

Kuemper Catholic, Carroll vs. South Hamilton, Jewell, ccd.
Tri-Center, Neola vs. IKM-Manning, ccd.
Underwood vs. MVAO-CO-U, ppd.
Winterset vs. Perry, ccd.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Harlan 56, Atlantic 51
Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 64, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 51
Clarinda 65, Creston 29
South Sioux City, Neb. 90, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 58
West Central Valley, Stuart 49, AC/GC 34

Class 1A Region 6, First Round

Bedford 57, College Springs South Page 27
Diagonal 53, Essex 30
Murray 44, Stanton 43
Southeast Warren, Liberty Center 49, East Union, Afton 33

Class 1A Region 7, First Round

Baxter 44, Grand View Christian 31
Fremont Mills, Tabor 59, Orient-Macksburg 24
Griswold 28, East Mills 17

Class 1A Region 8, First Round

West Harrison 66, Heartland Christian 39

POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS

Ar-We-Va, Westside vs. Riverside, Oakland, ppd. to Feb 9th.
Audubon vs. Coon Rapids-Bayard, ppd. to Feb 8th.
Boyer Valley, Dunlap vs. Whiting, ppd. to Feb 9th.
Glidden-Ralston vs. Woodbine, ppd. to Feb 8th.
Lenox vs. Mormon Trail, Garden Grove, ppd. to Feb 9th.
Sidney vs. Logan-Magnolia, ccd.
Tri-Center, Neola vs. IKM-Manning, ccd.
Winterset vs. Perry, ccd.

The Atlantic girls basketball team came up short in a see-saw affair with Harlan on Thursday afternoon 56-51. The game was full of big runs by both teams and the Cyclones were able to make just a couple more plays in the final minutes to edge out the win.

The Trojans started the game poorly with little offense and too many turnovers and found themselves down 12-6 at the end of the first quarter. The Trojans stepped up their defensive pressure and the offense ramped up in the second quarter. The Trojans outscored the Cyclones 24-14 in the second quarter to take the halftime lead. Haley Rasmussen led that offensive barrage with 14 of her game high 18 points in that 2nd quarter. The third quarter was all runs. The Cyclones opened the half with an 8-0 run to take back the lead and the Trojans answered with an 11 point rally. The Cyclones then ripped off 7 straight and the game was tied at 41. The Trojans scored the last 4 of the quarter and led 45-41 after three. The fourth quarter finally saw the teams start to trade buckets down the stretch. It was tied at 51 for a long while before Anna Ahrenholtz scored on a third chance opportunity to give the Cyclones the lead and eventually the win. A free throw from Jocelyn Cheek gave Harlan a three point lead with under a half minute to play and Chloe Hansen sealed the game with a steal and layup in the final seconds.

Atlantic Head Coach Dan Vargason said the Trojans just didn’t finish chances inside at the end.

Coach Vargason was proud of the way the team turned around the game in the second quarter and took better care of the ball.

The Trojans got 15 points from McKenzie Waters to go along with Rasmussen’s 18. Atlantic ends the regular season at 4-17 and will travel to Shenandoah for their 3A Regional first round game Saturday. We’ll have that game on KJAN with pregame at 6:50pm and tip-off at 7:00pm.

Harlan was led by 16 points from Jocelyn Cheek and 13 each from Macie Leinen and Anna Ahrenholtz. The Cyclones close the regular season at 5-15 and will have their first round 4A Regional Quarterfinal at Glenwood on February 13th at 7:00pm.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Legislature is moving forward a series of bills that would legalize sports betting. Lawmakers discussed four bills Wednesday in a Senate subcommittee, and the bills are on the calendar for discussion Thursday by House members. The bills offer opportunities for competing groups, including state-licensed casinos, a horse racing group, the Iowa Lottery and professional sports organizations, to run sports gambling operations.

Rep. Bobby Kaufmann drafted the bills to give the various gambling interests a chance to argue why they’d offer the best sports betting platform. Legislative leaders say they plan to support a single plan that allows one or more organizations to run sports gambling. The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission would regulate operations run by casinos, professional leagues or horse groups while the Iowa Lottery would oversee such betting if its plan is approved.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last May that states can legalize sports betting. Eight states accept bets and several others are considering laws that would enable sports betting.

A number of area basketball games have been postponed or cancelled from tonight and that includes some Girls Class 1A Regionals games. Here is a look at that latest information.

Class 1A Region 7

Coon Rapids-Bayard @ Audubon has been postponed to Friday at 7:00pm.
Paton-Churdan @ Ankeny Christian Academy postponed to Friday at 7:00pm.

Class 1A Region 8

Riverside @ Ar-We-Va has been postponed to Saturday at 1:00pm
Woodbine @ Glidden-Ralston has been postponed to Friday at 7:00pm
Whiting @ Boyer Valley has been postponed to Saturday at 6:00pm

Class 1A Region 6

Mormon Trail @ Lenox postponed to Saturday at 7:00pm
East Union @ Southeast Warren has been moved up to a 5:30pm start Thursday

Regular Season

IKM-Manning @ Tri-Center Doubleheader Cancelled.
IKM-Manning Junior High Girls vs. Missouri Valley postponed.

Regionals Dual Team wrestling finished up on Wednesday night around the state. From the area Creston O-M and Lewis Central were competing and both fell in the semifinal round. In Class 2A at Williamsburg Creston O-M fell in the semifinals against Davenport Assumption 54-14. In Class 3A at WDM Valley, Lewis Central fell in the semis to Norwalk 48-26. Check below for the full results from all classes and to see qualifiers for the State Dual Team Tournament next Wednesday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

Class 3A

Class 2A

Class 1A

State Dual Tournament Qualifiers

Class 3A—Ankeny Centennial; Bettendorf; Epworth, Western Dubuque; Fort Dodge; Southeast Polk; Valley, West Des Moines; Waukee; Waverly-Shell Rock.

Class 2A—Assumption, Davenport; Crestwood, Cresco; Independence; Osage; PCM, Monroe; Sergeant Bluff-Luton; Solon; West Delaware, Manchester.

Class 1A—Denver; Don Bosco, Gilbertville; Emmetsburg; Logan-Magnolia; Lake Mills; Lisbon; Missouri Valley; West Sioux, Hawarden.