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AP Men’s Basketball Top 25 12/5/2016

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December 5th, 2016 by admin

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 4, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Record Pts Prv
1. Villanova (57) 8-0 1613 2
2. UCLA (2) 9-0 1478 11
3. Kansas 7-1 1458 4
4. Baylor (6) 8-0 1437 9
5. Duke 8-1 1389 5
6. Kentucky 7-1 1274 1
7. North Carolina 8-1 1234 3
8. Gonzaga 8-0 1198 8
9. Indiana 7-1 1103 13
10. Creighton 8-0 1003 10
11. Louisville 7-1 901 14
12. Saint Mary’s (Cal) 6-0 899 12
13. Xavier 7-1 784 7
14. Virginia 7-1 758 6
15. West Virginia 6-1 729 25
16. Butler 8-0 691 18
17. Wisconsin 7-2 655 17
18. Purdue 6-2 485 15
19. South Carolina 8-0 476 20
20. Arizona 6-2 320 16
21. Florida 7-1 285 24
22. Cincinnati 7-1 258
23. Notre Dame 8-0 197
24. Oregon 7-2 175 23
25. Iowa St. 5-2 95 19

Others receiving votes: Syracuse 45, Southern Cal 43, Ohio St. 40, TCU 33, Florida St. 18, Virginia Tech 11, California 10, Maryland 9, Valparaiso 7, Wichita St. 5, Temple 3, Michigan St. 3, Minnesota 1, IPFW 1, UNC Wilmington 1.

 

AP Women’s Basketball Top 25 12/5/2016

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December 5th, 2016 by admin

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 4, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking

Record Pts Prv
1. UConn (18) 7-0 809 2
2. Notre Dame (15) 8-0 807 1
3. Baylor 9-1 750 4
4. Maryland 8-0 732 5
5. Mississippi St. 8-0 668 6
6. South Carolina 6-1 660 3
7. Florida St. 8-1 613 8
8. Louisville 7-2 574 7
9. UCLA 6-1 564 10
10. Stanford 8-1 525 11
11. Washington 8-1 487 13
12. Ohio St. 6-3 403 9
13. West Virginia 9-0 401 16
14. Miami 7-1 398 18
15. Kentucky 6-2 338 17
16. DePaul 5-2 252 15
17. Texas 2-4 249 14
18. Colorado 8-0 231 21
19. Oklahoma 5-2 187 12
20. Syracuse 6-3 161 20
21. Duke 9-1 158
22. South Florida 6-0 109
23. Florida 6-2 105 19
24. Oregon St. 5-1 70 24
25. Virginia Tech 7-0 66

Others receiving votes: Oregon 65, Arizona St. 48, Kansas St 48, Michigan 48, Tennessee 31, California 30, Auburn 28, Green Bay 22, Texas A&M 22, Northwestern 17, Marquette 15, Gonzaga 8, Oklahoma St. 8, Michigan St. 6, Boise St. 6, Southern Cal 5, Vanderbilt 1.

 

Saturday Wrestling Scoreboard 12/03/2016

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December 5th, 2016 by admin

Dan Hill Invitational @ Harlan

Team Results

1. Gretna 260.5
2. Logan Magnolia 218.0
3. Glenwood 164.0
4. Ankeny High School 158.5
5. Urbandale 140.5
6. Harlan 118.5
7. Perry 79.5
8. Winterset 75.0
9. Ashland-Greenwood 67.0
10. Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln 46.5
11. Denison 24.0

Logan-Magnolia Champions: Bo Geise 138, Drake Johnson 220.
Glenwood Champions: Trevor Anderson 152, Caleb Sanders 285
Harlan Champions: Jacob Wingert 170

Coach Riley Invitational @ Greenfield

Team Results

1. Van Meter/Earlham 160.0
2. Bedford/Lenox 115.5
3. Adair Casey/Guthrie Center 112.0
4. Clarinda 95.0
5. AHSTW 92.0
6. Central Decatur 86.0
7. Mount Ayr 68.0
8. Clarke 64.0
9. Nodaway Valley 35.0

AHSTW Champions: Joel Becerra 145.
Bedford/Lenox Champions: Jared Hensley 120. Drew Venteicher 138. Derek Venteicher 170.
Clarinda Champions: Austin Gutknechet 132. Chance Strough 285.
Mount Ayr Champions: Marcus Daughton 152. Cal Daughton 182.

Treynor Tournament

1. Panorama 228.5
2. Treynor 143.0
3. Southwest Iowa 128.0
4. Exira, Elk Horn Kimballton 116.0
5. AHSTW 91.0
6. St. Albert 86.0
7. Red Oak 81.0
8. Griswold 75.0
9. East Mills 57.5
10. West Harrison 19.0

AHSTW Champions: Joel Sampson 106.
Exira-EHK Champions: Seth Bradford 170.
Treynor Champions: Chase Reber 138. Sam Gregory 182.
Southwest Iowa Champions: Colton Hauschild 113. Thomas Wilson 285.St. Albert Champions: Nolan Niesen 120. Elijah Finn 195.

DCG Mustang Invitational

1. Creston/Orient Macksburg 208.0
2. Ankeny Centennial 166.0
3. Webster City 162.5
4. Des Moines East 150.0
5. Interstate 35 149.5
6. Carlisle 125.0
7. Prairie City-Monroe 120.5
8. Dallas Center-Grimes 117.5
9. Adel-Desoto-Minburn 99.0
10. West Marshall 88.5
11. Carroll 47.0
11. Greene County 47.0
13. Nevada 16.0

Creston O-M Champions: Mitchel Swank 145. Chase Shiltz 182. Jackson Mikkelsen 195. Kadon Hulett 220.

Bob Arehart Invitational @ Friend, NE

1. Centennial 154.0
2. Shenandoah 131.5
3. Tri County 126.0
4. Palmer 121.5
5. Thayer Central 119.0
6. Yutan 118.0
7. Fillmore Central 80.0
8. Weeping Water 78.0
9. Johnson County Central 75.5
10. Milford 66.0
11. Friend 50.0
12. Southern 17.5
13. Dorchester 10.0
14. Lincoln Lutheran 6.5

Shenandoah Champion: James Rowe 182.

Bob Murphy Invitational @ Manchester

1. Decorah 185.0
2. Davenport Assumption 172.0
3. Central DeWitt 167.0
4. Grinnell 152.0
5. West Delaware 143.0
6. Dike-New Hartford 138.5
7. Benton Community 109.0
8. Red Oak 108.0
9. Fairfield 67.0
10. Muscatine 58.5

 

(Podcast) KJAN Morning Sports report, 12/5/2016

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December 5th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast w/Jim Field.

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Berry’s 2 picks carry Chiefs to 29-28 win over Falcons

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December 4th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

ATLANTA (AP) — Eric Berry returned an interception for a touchdown, and then brought back another pick for a 2-point conversion that gave the Kansas City Chiefs an improbable 29-28 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. The Falcons, rallying from a 27-16 deficit, went ahead 28-27 on Matt Ryan’s 5-yard touchdown pass to Aldrick Robinson with 4:32 remaining.

Atlanta decided to go for 2, looking to stretch the margin to a field goal. But Berry stepped in front of Ryan’s pass and ran 99 yards the other way to give the Chiefs (9-3) their winning margin. It came after Denver won a game in similar fashion last month, returning a blocked PAT for the winning points at New Orleans.

Berry had another huge play with less than a minute to go in the first half, picking off Ryan’s pass over the middle and bringing it back 37 yards for a touchdown. After reaching the end zone, the suburban Atlanta native handed the ball to his mother sitting in the stands at the Georgia Dome.

Forty-one-year-old Matt Bryant closed out the first half with the second-longest field goal of his career for the Falcons. Barely across midfield, Bryant booted a 59-yarder that easily clear the crossbar, cutting Kansas City’s lead to 20-16 at the break. The only longer kick for Bryant was a 62-yarder with Tampa Bay in 2006. He also tied Atlanta’s franchise record for longest field goal. Morten Andersen made a 59-yarder in 1995.

Kansas City was again missing Jeremy Maclin, its leading receiver. He returned to practice Wednesday and it was thought he’d be able to play after sitting out three straight games with a groin injury. But he didn’t dress against the Falcons.

UP NEXT: The Chiefs return home for a huge Thursday night game against AFC West rival Oakland, the first of three straight games at Arrowhead Stadium before the season finale at San Diego.

Iowa to square off against Florida in the Outback Bowl, Jan. 2 2017

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December 4th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa Hawkeyes will travel to Tampa, Florida to take on the Florida Gators Jan. 2nd, 2017, in the Outback Bowl. Bowl officials announced the pairing Sunday afternoon. Florida is 8-4 in the SEC, while Iowa is 8-4 in the Big Ten. Top players include Florida Running Back RB Jordan Scarlett, who has a record of 795 rushing yards, six touchdowns, and Iowa Running Back’s LeShun Daniels Jr. and Akrum Wadley, who have acombined 1,979 rushing yards, 20 touchdowns.

The Gators were 6-1 in September and October, and after injuries started piling up finished 2-3 but still reached the SEC title game. The Hawkeyes give up 353 yards per game, but allow only 17.92 points per game — the same scoring average given up by Florida this season.

The last time these two teams met was on Jan. 2nd, 2006, when the Gators beat the Hawks 31-24. This will be Florida’s fifth time in the Outback Bowl, and their 43rd bowl game overall. It’s also Iowa’s fifth trip to the Outback Bowl, and 30th bowl game overall.

The four schools fighting for the national championship in college football are, as they are seeded from 1 to 4, Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State and Washington. The Clemson Tigers will face Ohio State’s Buckeyes in the Fiesta Bowl while Alabama’s Crimson Tide goes against the Huskies of Washington in the Peach Bowl, which serve as the national semifinal games. Left out from the semifinals are Penn State and Michigan, finishing fifth and sixth in the rankings. The results show three schools from the Big Ten among the top six. It all comes down to the national championship game Jan. 9 in Tampa.

In other bowl game matchups:

Michigan will face Florida State in the Orange Bowl, Southern Cal will go against Penn State in the Rose Bowl, Wisconsin will meet Western Michigan in the Cotton Bowl and Auburn is playing Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl.

No. 6 Mississippi State rallies, tops Iowa State 85-81 in OT

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December 3rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Morgan William scored 24 points, Victoria Vivians had 16 and sixth-ranked Mississippi State overcame a 17-pointy deficit to beat Iowa State 85-81 in overtime Saturday. Roshunda Johnson’s 3-pointer with 11 seconds left in the fourth quarter forced overtime for the Bulldogs (8-0). They trailed by 11 with 10 minutes left. Mississippi State controlled the overtime, but it took four free throws by William with the final 15 seconds to seal the win.

The underdog Cyclones (5-1) played like the favorites for much of regulation, outscoring Mississippi State 28-13 in the second quarter to go up 43-26 at halftime. But the Bulldogs cut it to 70-68 with 36 seconds left on William’s 3, and Johnson’s contested 3 from the elbow gave them a chance to steal a big win on the road.

Seanna Johnson had 21 points with eight rebounds for Iowa State. Jadda Buckley added 19 points and 11 assists. The Cyclones were 10 of 15 from 3-point range.

Wyoming sinks 16 3-pointers in beating Northern Iowa

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December 3rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — Jason McManamen was 6 of 7 from the arc in scoring 21 points and Wyoming defeated Northern Iowa 81-73 on Saturday. McManamen led a Cowboys team that made 16 of 29 3-point attempts for 55.2 percent, the third-most 3-pointers made in Wyoming history. Hayden Dalton made three triples for a career-high 19 points and dished out six assists with the Cowboys (5-2) collecting 22 assists on 26 field goals. Alan Herndon added 12 points.

Jeremy Morgan scored 20 points, Spencer Haldeman had 18 points with four 3-pointers and Jordan Ashton had 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Panthers (3-4), who lost their fourth straight game. The game was tied at halftime at 28-all. The Panthers had a three-point lead with 5:51 to go before the Cowboys went on a 17-1 run to lead 78-65 with 29 seconds remaining.

Hopkins’ late layup gives Fresno St. 78-76 OT win over Drake

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December 3rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Jaron Hopkins drove to the hoop for the winning layup with five seconds left in overtime as Fresno State took a 78-76 victory over Drake in the Mountain West/Missouri Valley Challenge on Saturday.

Cullen Russo and Bryson Williams made back-to-back dunks to give Fresno State a 76-74 lead with 36 seconds left in the extra period. Drake’s De’Antae McMurray answered with a layup with 12 seconds remaining, followed by Hopkins’ game-winner. Russo had a steal as time expired to secure the win.

Paul Watson and Jahmel Taylor had 19 points apiece to lead the Bulldogs (5-2). Hopkins added 12 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. Fresno State led 41-29 at the break but Drake rallied in the second half with McMurray completing a 3-point play and adding two free throws in the final two minutes to send the game to overtime. Billy Wampler led Drake (1-7) with 16 points.

Area Boys/Girls Basketball Scores from Saturday, 12/3/16

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December 3rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

BOYS BASKETBALL

Ankeny Christian Academy 90, West Central Valley, Stuart 53

Ar-We-Va, Westside 73, Glidden-Ralston 26

Coon Rapids-Bayard 66, Woodbine 21

IKM-Manning 73, Panorama, Panora 35

Lenox 89, Creston 81

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Coon Rapids-Bayard 48, Woodbine 32