The Iowa Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association released their mid-January dual team rankings.

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The Iowa High School Athletic Association has now released the postseason basketball assignments for all boys classes.  These are just the groupings, match-ups will be announced later.

The Atlantic boys end up in the Substate #8 grouping with ADM, Carroll, Creston, Denison-Schleswig, Glenwood, Harlan, and Winterset.

Quad @ AHSTW

AHSTW 57 East Mills 12
AHSTW 54 Southwest Iowa 22
AHSTW 57 Tri-Center 12
East Mills 37 Southwest Iowa 36
East Mills 36 Tri-Center 24
Southwest Iowa 54 Tri-Center 29

Quad @ Coon Rapids-Bayard

Coon Rapids-Bayard 48 Griswold 12
Coon Rapids-Bayard 40 Treynor 36
Coon Rapids-Bayard 46 CMB 21
CMB 33 Griswold 18
Treynor 60 Griswold 12
Treynor 49 CMB 18

Double Dual @ Denison

Glenwood 70 Denison-Schleswig 11
Glenwood 72 Kuemper Catholic 6
Kuemper Catholic 57 Denison-Schleswig 20

Quad @ Missouri Valley

Clarinda Academy 37 Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 36
Missouri Valley 73 Clarinda Academy 6
Missouri Valley 72 Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 10
Missouri Valley 72 Woodbine 9
Woodbine 42 Clarinda Academy 24
Woodbine 60 Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 24

Meet @ Mount Ayr

Bedford/Lenox 54 Mount Ayr 18
Maryville 42 Bedford/Lenox 39
Maryville 48 Mount Ayr 24
Red Oak 77 Mount Ayr 0
Red Oak 51 Maryville 10

Double Dual @ Southwest Valley

Southwest Valley 54 Nodaway Valley 6
Southeast Warren 78 Nodaway Valley 0
Southeast Warren 50 Southwest Valley 24

Quad @ West Monona

Logan-Magnolia 69 Audubon 9
Logan-Magnolia 57 Riverside 21
Logan-Magnolia 51 West Monona 21
Riverside 45 Audubon 33
Riverside 42 West Monona 33
West Monona 51 Audubon 24

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Atlantic 63, Elmwood-Murdock, Neb. 56

East Sac County 53, West Bend-Mallard 21

Harlan 67, Denison-Schleswig 51

IKM-Manning 62, Audubon 43

Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 97, Newell-Fonda 44

Lewis Central 71, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 32

Martensdale-St. Marys 80, Nodaway Valley 66

Sidney 63, Clarinda 53

Sioux Center 71, MOC-Floyd Valley 49

Underwood 83, Essex 42

Unity Christian, Orange City 64, Gehlen Catholic, Le Mars 52

West Lyon, Inwood 82, George-Little Rock 71

Cornerstone Christian, Neb. 46, Whiting 27

Kingsley-Pierson 62, Lawton-Bronson 49

Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 70, Ridge View 47

Siouxland Community Christian 63, OA-BCIG 23

Westwood, Sloan 70, River Valley, Correctionville 40

Woodbury Central, Moville 86, West Monona, Onawa 63

Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 50, Sioux City, North 40

Denison-Schleswig 46, Harlan 36

East Sac County 64, West Bend-Mallard 52

East Union, Afton 64, Orient-Macksburg 29

IKM-Manning 67, Audubon 38

Lewis Central 63, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 49

Newell-Fonda 67, Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 61

Nodaway Valley 61, Martensdale-St. Marys 31

Sidney 63, Clarinda 33

Sioux Center 69, MOC-Floyd Valley

Unity Christian, Orange City 82, Gehlen Catholic, Le Mars 33

West Central Valley, Stuart 59, Woodward-Granger 55

West Lyon, Inwood 60, George-Little Rock 28

Grand View Christian 50, Murray 39

Seymour 50, Diagonal 47

Omaha Brownell-Talbot, Neb. 45, Whiting 38

The Atlantic Trojans boys basketball team picked up a quality win on Thursday night over Nebraska Class C2 second ranked Elmwood-Murdock 63-56. The Trojans used intense defense to change the game in the third quarter. The Trojans trailed by two at half but outscored the Knights by 10 in the third quarter to build a lead they would hang on to down the stretch.

Atlantic switched to a trapping 1-3-1 zone defense in the third quarter and that sparked a big run for the Trojans.

That’s Atlantic Head Coach Alan Jenkins who really praised the hard work by his team on the defensive end of the floor to change the pace of the game and force turnovers from the Knights.

Austin Alexander led the team with 19 points on the night.  Alexander said it was a good test to play a team they were unfamiliar with.

Garrett Franken finished with 18 points and 8 rebounds on the night. Franken talked about the halftime adjustments that made the difference.

The Trojans were also strong from the free throw line making 17-22 including 12 makes in the fourth quarter to seal the win. Atlantic improves to 10-4 overall on the season and will be right back at it on Friday night at home against Red Oak.

Elmwood-Murdock was led by 16 points from Zach Rust as the Knights suffered only their second loss of the season.

The Atlantic Trojans boys basketball team will get a chance to test themselves against a highly rated team from Nebraska tonight.  The Trojans will face the Class C-2 second ranked Elmwood-Murdock Knights at Abraham Lincoln High School. The game is now set for a 5:45pm tip-off and we’ll have coverage on KJAN.  The two schools worked out a make-up date after their original meeting at the MAC Shootout was wiped out due to icy weather conditions.  Weather has now played a role in changing the game time as well. Abraham Lincoln needs to make-up a game they missed out on Tuesday night this week so the Trojans and Knights game was bumped to the 5:45pm start so AL game get their game in afterward.

The Knights are 14-1 overall and have been highly ranked throughout the season. The Knights are only ranked behind Hastings St. Cecilia, the team that beat them in the C-2 Championship last season.  Elmwood-Murdock is led by Wes Dreamer who averages 17 points and 8 rebounds per game.  Zach Rust is a strong three-point threat for the Knights, shooting 42% from downtown this season.

Atlantic is led by Garrett Franken. The senior is averaging 25 points and 9 rebounds per game for the Trojans. Scott Leonard comes into the contest averaging 14 points per game and Austin Alexander 13.

Chris Parks and Mike Smith will have the call of the game tonight on KJAN. Pregame will begin at about 5:35pm with tip-off again set for 5:45pm. Tune in on AM1220, FM101.1, kjan.com, or the KJAN mobile app. You can also catch live video on KJANTV.

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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Michael Finke scored 17 points off the bench and led Illinois in a 76-64 win over Iowa on Wednesday night. Illinois got off to a quick 10-0 start in the first few minutes of the game and never gave back the lead.

Offense was not a problem in a game where Illinois (13-8, 3-5 Big Ten) looked dominant, shooting 55 percent from the field in the first half and finished shooting 45 percent, including 9-19 from beyond the arc. The offense thrived with good ball movement — Illinois finished with 18 assists, the second-most this season.

Maverick Morgan added 12 points and seven rebounds. Nicholas Baer scored led the way for Iowa (11-10, 3-5) with 12 points. The Hawkeyes got off to a slow start, shooting under 20 percent from the field for the first eight minutes of the game and 37 shooting percent for the half.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Bennett Koch had 17 points, Luke McDonnell added 14 points and 12 rebounds, and Northern Iowa led the entire way in a 61-54 win over Evansville on Wednesday night.

Klint Carlson added 11 points for the Panthers (9-11, 4-5 Missouri Valley), who made won 9 of 10 free throws in the final two minutes to secure their fourth win in a row to follow a seven-game losing streak.

Northern Iowa had its largest lead at 33-15 late in the first half and weathered the Purple Aces’ 13-5 run to start in the second half. Evansville got as close as 40-35 on Ryan Taylor’s jumper with 13:36 left. The Panthers pushed the lead back to 14, and Evansville then cut the deficit to 54-48 in the final two minutes.

Jaylon Brown had 13 points, and David Howard and Taylor added 11 points each for the Aces (10-12, 1-8).