(Radio Iowa) – Iowa connected on a school record 20 three pointers and raced by Alabama State 108-82. Jordan Bohannon was four of eight from behind the arc as he became the Big Ten’s all time leader in three pointers.

Bohannon on the record.

Keegan Murray had 26-points as the Hawks improve to 4-0 but Bohannon knows the schedule gets much more difficult soon.

Photo Credit: Joe Wollum

The CAM Cougars are your 2021 8-Player State Champions. CAM came out on top of a wild one with Easton Valley 42-40 on Thursday morning at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls.

It was a battle to the very end and it started fast with the two teams scoring three times in the first 5 minutes of the game. Easton Valley struck first with an Andin Farrell touchdown catch from Conor Gruver and they wouldn’t trail until late in the third quarter. The River Hawks got up 21-6 late in the first but CAM clawed back within five by halftime. Lane Spieker scored on a 40-yard run with 4:12 left in the half and Cade Ticknor tacked on a two point conversion to make it 27-22 at the break.

Easton Valley came out strong in the second half with an 11-play drive that was capped off by a Conor Gruver 1 yard sneak to make it 33-22 after a failed conversion. CAM then responded once again. Lane Spieker ripped off a 48-yard touchdown run two plays later to make it 33-28. The Cougars then got the ball back and went 7 plays and 70 yards to take the lead for the first time. Spieker hit Cade Ticknor on a 50-yard touchdown pass where Ticknor went up high to make a terrific catch. Ticknor added the 2pt conversion and CAM went up 36-33.

CAM then came up with a huge defensive play. Easton Valley had driven all the way down to the Cougar 10 yard line but CAM came up with a huge stop on a big push by Colton Erickson in the middle and got the ball back. 8-plays later Spieker scored on a 23-yard run to put the Cougars up 42-33. Easton Valley didn’t go away quietly though. The River Hawks hit a 45-yard touchdown pass from Gruver to Aidan Gruver and hit a PAT to cut the lead to 42-40 with 2:52 left. CAM  was forced to punt the ball back to Easton Valley with 2:08 left but the Cougar defense held firm. The River Hawks had 1st and 10 at their own 32 but missed on two pass plays before getting two straight penalties to back em up to 3rd and 20. Two more incompletions and the Cougars earned victory formation and their first ever State Championship. CAM Head Coach Barry Bower was filled with joy for his team and community.

Coach Bower said his team found a way to make the big plays in the second half to get the win. He talked about those important defensive stops.

CAM senior Lane Spieker shared what it means to be a State Champion.

Spieker said they knew they could get it done if they executed well.

Senior Cade Ticknor talked about the difference later in the game.

CAM Head Coach Barry Bower and his former Coach Dean Downer

Spieker finished with 222 yards and 3 scores on the ground and 243 yards with 2 scores through the air. He finishes the most prolific rushing season in history with 3,462 yards and 72 touchdowns. Ticknor had a huge game as well with 80 yards on the ground and 1 score and 2 catches for 57 yards and a touchdown. CAM outgained Easton Valley 514-425 for the game. The Cougars cap off a historic season at 13-0.

Listen to full postgame audio below. Coach Bower, Cade Ticknor, and Lane Spieker.

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(Radio Iowa) – Top ranked Harlan plays number three Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley Friday afternoon in the 3A championship game in the UNI-Dome. Harlan won last year’s meeting in the semifinals and Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley coach Cory Brandt says that loss helped his team.

Brandt says Harlan has an experienced and explosive offense.

Harlan coach Todd Bladt says the Nighthawks are a well rounded team.

Bladt says it is a match-up of two outstanding defenses.

Thursday, November 18

EIGHT-PLAYER

CAM, Anita 42, Easton Valley 40 *CAM wins its 1st ever State Championship! BOX SCORE

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CLASS A

West Hancock, Britt 19, Grundy Center 14 | BOX SCORE

West Hancock built a 19-7 lead in the third quarter and held off a Grundy Center rally. The Spartans drove all the way down to the West Hancock 9 yard line but time ran out. Logan Knaack’s tan to the 9 on the final play and the Spartans desperately tried to line up to spike the ball and stop the clock, but it was too late. Grundy Center outgained West Hancock 344-251 but still came up short. Matthew Francis rushed for 119 yards and 1 touchdown to lead West Hancock.

CLASS 1A

Van Meter 17, West Sioux, Hawarden 14 | BOX SCORE

Katie Lindsay made a 27-yard field goal with 7:21 left that proved to be the winning margin for the Bulldogs. She becomes the first girl to score points in a football championship game. Dalten Van Pelt rushed for 122 yards and Jack Pettit rushed for a score and threw another to give Van Meter the title. They win it after finishing as runners-up last season.

CLASS 4A

Lewis Central 32, Xavier, Cedar Rapids 24  3OT

Braylon Kmmrad scored on a 1 yard plunge in triple overtime and the Titans came up with two straight goal line stands at the 1 yard line to grab the victory. The game ended in a 10-10 tie in regulation and both teams scored touchdowns with PAT’s in the first two overtime periods. There was a lengthy delay before the third overtime because the lights at the UNI-Dome went out because they were on a timer for 10:00 p.m.

Braylon Kammrad threw for 121 yards and 2 touchdowns for Lewis Central and Jonathan Humpal added 92 yards and a score on the ground. Iowa State recruit Hunter Deyo had 2.5 tackles for loss.

(Radio Iowa) – Drake hosts 14th ranked Iowa State in an in-state women’s basketball contest tonight (Thursday night) in Des Moines. Under first year coach Allison Pohlman the Bulldogs are 1-1 and looking to bounce back from a home loss to South Dakota.

Pohlman says this is a typical Bill Fennelly coach Cyclone squad.

The Cyclones are 2-0 and Fennelly says the in-state games are big for all of the teams.

This will be ISU’s first road game of the season.

(Radio Iowa) – The Iowa Hawkeye women improved to 4-0 with an 87-67 win over Southern, Wednesday. The Hawkeyes connected on 33 of 38 free throws and there were 46 fouls called in the game.

That’s Iowa coach Lisa Bluder. Caitlin Clark had a triple double with 16 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.

Ryan Nembhard dropped in 22 points and Ryan Hawkins finished with 15 points and 10 rebounds to lead Creighton past Nebraska 77-69 on Tuesday night. The Bluejays led by 4 at halftime and outscored the Huskers by the same margin in the second half to grab the win at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln.

The Bluejays improved to 4-0 on the season and will now prepare for a home game on Friday against Brown University.

Nebraska dropped to 1-3 on the year.

(Radio Iowa) – Iowa outscored North Carolina Central 29-12, Tuesday, to finish the game in an 86-69 win in Iowa City. Sophomore Keegan Murray led the Hawkeyes with 27 points and 21 rebounds.

Murray says Aaron Ulis and Tony Perkins were keys off the bench as they combined for 24 points.

Murray says the Hawkeyes picked it up on the defensive end in the second half.

(Radio Iowa) – Iowa State used a late 7-0 run to hold off Alabama State 68-60 and improve to 3-0, Tuesday. Izaiah Brockington led the Cyclones with 23 points and 13 rebounds.

Brockington was nine of 17 from the field and has emerged as a leader on the team.

The Cyclones won despite making only one of 20 from three point range as they improve to 3-0. Cyclone coach T.J. Otzelberger.

The CAM Cougars will play for the 2021 8-Player football championship on Thursday morning at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls. The 12-0 Cougars will square off against the 12-0 Easton Valley River Hawks. CAM earned their way to the title game with a 66-29 win over Audubon in the semifinals last Wednesday at the dome. Easton Valley knocked off defending champion Remsen, St. Mary’s 42-36 in the semis to reach the championship game.

The River Hawks have been able to achieve some pretty good balance on offense and CAM Head Coach Barry Bower says the first thing that jumps out at you about Easton Valley is the production Conor Gruver has had at the quarterback spot.

Gruver has thrown for 2,871 yards, 51 touchdowns, and 7 interceptions on the season. He’s backed up in the backfield by Charlie Simpson who has piled up 1,273 yards and 29 scores on the ground. Hayden Felkey and Carson Fuegen are two big threats in the pass game. Felkey has piled up 974 yards and 18 touchdowns from the tight end spot and Fuegen has hauled in 68 passes for 880 yards and 15 scores. Easton Valley Head Coach Tony Johnson said they have a group that works well together and is unselfish.

Coach Bower said with so many skill players for each team the line of scrimmage may be the most important battle.

CAM will counter with a powerful run game. Lane Spieker has continued to pile up impressive yardage each game and now holds the all-time rushing mark for a season in Iowa high school football. He’s up to 3,240 yards on the ground with 69 rushing scores. Coach Johnson said slowing down the run will be a challenge.

Coach Bower is soaking up the experience for the Cougars.

We’ll have coverage of the championship game on KJAN. Chris Parks and Matt Mullenix will have the call from the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls with pregame at 8:30 a.m. and kickoff at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday morning. You can tune in on AM 1220, FM 101.1, and online at KJAN.com