CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Jacob Zachary ran for two touchdowns, and West Des Moines Dowling beat Cedar Rapids Kennedy 41-10 on Monday night for its third straight Class 4A state championship. Dowling (13-0) became the first 4A school with three in a row, and it accomplished the feat with its usual combination of efficient offense and tough-to-penetrate defense.

Ryan Mells and Atlias Bell each returned a fumble for a touchdown and helped contain a potent Kennedy offense that averaged 40 points in its four previous playoff games. Tyler Dralle rushed for 127 yards for Kennedy (13-1), and versatile Shaun Beyer made some big plays, but the Cougars struggled to finish drives.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Logan Backhaus accounted for six touchdowns before leaving the game with an injury and unbeaten Spirit Lake rolled to the Class 2A state championship with a 70-56 victory over Mount Vernon.

Backhaus, who scored four TDs and passed for two others, was hurt when he was hit after completing a 2-point conversion pass with 10:12 left in the game Monday.

He was attended to for nearly 15 minutes before being wheeled off on a stretcher, raising both arms to show he was OK as fans from both schools applauded.

Earlier, he was the catalyst in an offensive showcase that produced a slew of records and gave Spirit Lake (14-0) its second title in four years. Mount Vernon (11-3) rallied after falling behind 42-14 in the second quarter but couldn’t match Spirit Lake’s firepower.

UConn is back to being a unanimous choice as No. 1 in the AP women’s basketball poll. The Huskies routed then-No. 7 Ohio State in their opener by 44 points. Connecticut, which had all but one of the first place votes last week, plays Kansas State at home Monday night. The Buckeyes dropped to 11th.

South Carolina, Notre Dame, Tennessee and Baylor once again follow the Huskies to round out the first five. Maryland is sixth with Oregon State seventh. Mississippi State and Texas are tied for eighth, the best ranking for the Bulldogs in school history. Texas A&M rounds out the first 10.

Florida State had the biggest fall after losing to rival Florida, dropping eight spots to 14th. Iowa enters the poll at No. 25 while Chattanooga fell out of the rankings.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Justin Hunter ran for 156 yards and two touchdowns and Iowa City Regina won its sixth consecutive state championship, holding off Hull Western Christian 35-28 for the Class 1A title. Regina (13-1) won Monday for the 82nd time in its last 84 games, but not until it stopped a Western Christian drive in the final minute.

Western Christian (11-3) recovered a Hunter fumble with 1:13 left and drove to the Regals’ 33. But Tyler Kooima, who passed for all four Western Christian touchdowns, threw incomplete on fourth down.

Isaac Vollstedt added 125 yards rushing for Regina, including a 72-yard touchdown run. The Regals piled up 380 yards on the ground against a defense that featured a 6-foot-10 nose guard and had allowed only 21 points in four previous playoff games.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Justin Houston intercepted Philip Rivers’ pass and returned it 17 yards for a touchdown and 346-pound defensive tackle Dontari Poe leaped over the pile for a 1-yard touchdown and the Kansas City Chiefs embarrassed the free-falling San Diego Chargers 33-3 Sunday.

Alex Smith won again at Qualcomm Stadium as the Chiefs (5-5) won their fourth straight game following a five-game losing streak. The Chargers (2-8) lost their sixth straight. Rivers had his worst game of the season, throwing for just 178 yards. Rivers attempted a pass to Danny Woodhead from the Chargers 23 and Houston intercepted it and ran it in for a 19-3 lead with 3:27 left in the third quarter.

Houston sacked Rivers four times in the 2014 season finale in which the Chargers were eliminated from the playoff race. Smith, who led Helix High to consecutive city championships at Qualcomm Stadium, was 20 of 25 for 253 yards.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State coach Paul Rhoads is out after seven seasons. Iowa State says athletic director Jamie Pollard told Rhoads on Sunday that he’s making a change. Rhoads went 32-54 with the Cyclones. But he won just eight games in his final three seasons as the program slipped back into mediocrity.

Rhoads led Iowa State to just its third bowl win in his first season. But Iowa State is 3-8 this season; blowing a 35-28 lead with 1:31 to go in Saturday’s loss at Kansas State. Iowa State signed Rhoads to a 10-year, $20 million contract before the 2012 season. Rhoads is due a $4.5 million buyout under the terms of that deal.

Rhoads will coach his final game with Iowa State on Saturday at West Virginia.