The Atlantic Trojans made some big 2nd half plays and came away with a 31-18 victory over Greene County to start 2A District 9 play on Friday night in Jefferson. It was a very tight game for much of the night but the Trojans outscored the Rams 15-0 in the 4th quarter to grab the win.

It was a 12-10 Greene County lead at halftime, and the Rams were up 18-16 heading into the fourth quarter. Atlantic scored on a 2-yard run by Bodie Johnson and the 2-point conversion was executed successfully on a pass to Garrett Reynolds to put Atlantic up 24-18 with 7:23 left in the game. Greene County would then turn the ball over on downs their next possession, but did then force a Trojan punt to get the ball back with 3:26 left in the game. Bodie Johnson then came up with a game-clinching 22-yard interception return for a touchdown to seal the Trojan win. Grant Sturm would grab an interception on the final Greene County possession to put the game on ice.

Bodie Johnson finished with three touchdowns on the night to lead the Trojans to the win. Atlantic improves to 2-1 on the season and are now 1-0 in District play. The Trojans are scheduled to host Clarinda next week. The location for that game is up in the air due to continued construction at the Trojan Bowl. We’ll plan to have coverage on KJAN.

Greene County was led by Jackson Morton’s 2 rushing touchdowns on the night. The Rams fall to 1-2 overall and 0-1 in the District.

The St. Albert Falcons hit a big play and got a fortunate bounce in the second half to edge out the Riverside Bulldogs 21-14 on Friday night in Oakland. Defense controlled the game most of the night but Cy Patterson broke a 7-7 tie with an 82-yard touchdown run with 3:48 left to go in the third quarter. The Falcons then got the ball right back on a fortunate bounce on the next kickoff. The Falcons were trying to squib the kickoff down the middle of the field on a low driver from Sam Wilber. His kick hit one of the Riverside return players in the back as they turned around to set up the return. The ball bounced hard off the Bulldog player right back to St. Albert. The Falcons took back over at their own 49-yard line. 7 plays later they punched in another score on a 1-yard plunge from quarterback Brendan Monahan to make it 21-7.

The Bulldogs did get back within a score on a 14-yard touchdown pass from Austin Kremkoski to Ethan Reicks with 11:07 left in the game. Riverside was then able to force the Falcons to punt the ball back to them with 7:23 left. The Bulldogs could only manage to drive the ball to as far as their own 40 before turning it over on downs with 3:19 left. St. Albert elected to try a 40-yard field with 2:20 left to try to seal the victory, but Sam Wilber’s kick was a bit short and wide right. Riverside had once last chance, but ended up throwing an interception on 4th down to let the Falcons secure the win.

The first half scoring came on 1-yard touchdown runs from Patterson and Kremkoski.  St. Albert picked up their first win of the season, an important one at the start of Class A District 9 play. The Falcons are now 1-2 overall. The Bulldogs fall to 2-1 on the season and 0-1 in the District. St. Albert will host Southwest Valley next week, while Riverside will travel to Tri-Center.

CLASS 4A:

Urbandale 36, CB Abraham Lincoln 0
Sioux City, North 55, CB Thomas Jefferson 7

CLASS 3A:

District 9

Carroll 42, Denison-Schleswig 7
Lewis Central 34, Creston O-M 7
Harlan 22, Glenwood 13

CLASS 2A:

District 9

Atlantic 31, Greene County 18
Clarinda 49, Red Oak 6
Alta-Aurelia 13, Shenandoah 7 (ND)

CLASS 1A:

District 8

Van Meter 30, Panorama 0
Kuemper Catholic 47, West Central Valley 0
Woodward-Granger 27, ACGC 14

District 9

Underwood 51, MVAOCOU 6
OABCIG 51, Missouri Valley 0
Treynor 9, East Sac County 7

CLASS A:

District 8

Madrid 21, Nodaway Valley 19
Earlham 56, Ogden 18 (ND)

District 9

Southwest Valley 28, AHSTW 14
St. Albert 21, Riverside 14– ON KJAN and KJANTV
Tri-Center 49, Sidney 14

District 10

Logan-Magnolia 38, Westwood 14
Ridge View 30, West Monona – Whiting 6
Woodbury Central 14, IKM-Manning 0

CLASS 8-Player

District 7

CAM 72, East Union 0–ON CAM COUGAR CHANNEL
Fremont-Mills 50, East Mills 25
Lenox 62, Griswold 14–ON GRIZTIGERVISION
Stanton/Essex Vikings 28, Bedford 22 (ND)

District 8

Audubon 57, West Harrison/Whiting 9
Coon Rapids-Bayard 63, Boyer Vally 26
Glidden-Ralston 57, Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 34- ON SPARTAN MEDIA
Woodbine 64, Ar-We-Va 34

Chris Parks, Jim Field, Matt Mullenix, and Doug Leonard take a look at 8 area high school football games each week throughout the season. We try to provide some insight into the match-ups while competing for top prognosticator and the Whosman Trophy.

Who’s Gonna Win? is brought to you in 2020 by Rush CPA and Associates and Fareway.

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Jim Field 8-0
Doug Leonard 7-1
Chris Parks 7-1
Matt Mullenix 6-2

2020 Overall Standings:

Jim Field 13-3
Doug Leonard 13-3
Matt Mullenix 12-5
Chris Parks 11-4

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KJAN Sports Director Chris Parks’ weekly discussion with Atlantic Head Football Coach Mike McDermott. We take a brief look back at previous contests and preview the next Friday night contest. This week we talk about the week two win over Kuemper Catholic and preparations for the District opener against Greene County.

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The Atlantic Municipal Airport is the site this Sunday (Sept. 13th), for “Run what ya brung” drag races. All types of racing vehicles are welcome. The fee for drivers is 20-dollars, while the fee for spectators is just five-dollars. Jamie Joyce is one of the organizer’s for Sunday’s 4th Annual event. He says the event has a strong following, and draws people from a wide area.

One of the attractions is a very loud, top alcohol-fueled, 3,000-horsepower dragster.

There will not be any bleachers on the site for spectators, due to social distancing, but you are welcome to bring your lawn chairs to the Mahle parking lot. There, you’ll be picked-up by a SWITA shuttle bus and transported to the airport.

There’s also going to be a Harley Davidson motorcycle that participates in the Summit Racing NHRA circuit, where the racer has been the points leader for two-years in a row. Food vendors will be on-site.

Photo from the Heads Up Drag Racing Facebook page

Gates open at 8-a.m. Race participants are required to pass a Tech Inspection that begins at 9-a.m. All the drivers will park on the airport grounds. Races get underway at 10-a.m., until run until 3-p.m.

For more information, call or text 712-249-6896, or 249-4552.

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(Radio Iowa) – A season of uncertainty and high expectations begins tomorrow (Saturday) for Iowa State, as the Cyclones host Louisiana in their only non conference game of the season. The Cyclone defense will be challenged by a Louisiana offense that averaged nearly 38 points per game last season. Ragin’ Cajun quarterback Levi Lewis passed for more than three thousand yards and 26 touchdowns a year ago.

That’s ISU coach Matt Campbell, who says Lewis has the mobility and the arm strength of the quarterbacks they face in the Big-12.

Lewis is complimented by a ground game that averaged just over 257 yards per game last season.

Campbell says an Iowa State offense with some new starters in the line and receiving corps faces a tough challenge.

Louisiana coach Bill Napier does not think the lack of a crowd in Jack Trice Stadium will have much of an impact.

Napier says the Cyclones offer a big enough challenge even without a crowd.

Kickoff in Jack Trice Stadium is 11:00AM. The game will be carried by ESPN.

CLASS 4A:

Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln at Urbandale
Sioux City, North at Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson

CLASS 3A:

District 9

Carroll at Denison-Schleswig
Creston O-M at Lewis Central
Glenwood at Harlan

CLASS 2A:

District 9

Atlantic at Greene County
Red Oak at Clarinda
Shenandoah at Des Moines Christian

CLASS 1A:

District 8

Van Meter at Panorama
West Central Valley at Kuemper Catholic
Woodward-Granger at ACGC

District 9

MVAOCOU at Underwood
Missouri Valley at OABCIG
Treynor at East Sac County

CLASS A:

District 8

Madrid at Nodaway Valley
Ogden at Earlham (ND)

District 9

AHSTW at Southwest Valley
St. Albert at Riverside – ON KJAN and KJANTV
Tri-Center at Sidney

District 10

Logan-Magnolia at Westwood, Sloan
Ridge View at West Monona – Whiting
Woodbury Central, Moville at IKM-Manning

CLASS 8-Player

District 7

East Union at CAM –ON CAM COUGAR CHANNEL
Fremont-Mills at East Mills
Lenox at Griswold –ON GRIZTIGERVISION
Stanton/Essex Vikings at Bedford (ND)

District 8

Audubon at West Harrison/Whiting Hawkeyes
Boyer Valley at Coon Rapids-Bayard
Glidden-Ralston at Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton- ON SPARTAN MEDIA
Woodbine at Ar-We-Va

Here is the latest sports news from The Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes threw for 211 yards and three touchdowns, Clyde Edwards-Helaire ran through the rain for 138 yards and another score, and the Kansas City Chiefs began defense of their first championship in 50 years by beating the Houston Texans 34-20 on Thursday night. The first game of the NFL season was played before a socially distanced crowd of about 17,000 due to the coronavirus pandemic. It also came after a series of videos and demonstrations by both teams designed to raise awareness of social justice initiatives.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jeimer Candelario capped off a two-homer day with a two-run, bases-loaded single in the seventh inning to help the Detroit Tigers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3 for a doubleheader split, Thursday. The Cardinals won the opener 12-2 behind a five-homer attack. In the first game, Yadier Molina, wearing uniform No. 21 in honor of Roberto Clemente, hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the second inning for the Cardinals. Candelario hit a two-run homer in the first game and added a solo shot in the nightcap.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Kansas City rookie Brady Singer allowed just one hit _ a two-out single through an infield shift in the eighth inning _ and flirted with baseball history while leading the Royals to a 11-1 win over the Cleveland Indians. Making just his ninth career start, the 24-year-old Singer (2-4) was four outs from becoming the 36th rookie to throw a no-hitter when Cleveland catcher Austin Hedges, who came in batting .148, bounced a single through a wide-open right side. The hit came on a full-count and Singer’s 116th pitch. Maikel Franco and Adalberto Mondesi each hit three-run homers for the Royals.

UNDATED (AP) — Iowa State will open against an opponent from the Football Bowl Subdivision for the first time since 2012. The Cyclones originally were set to ease into the season against South Dakota from the Championship Subdivision. The coronavirus pandemic caused postponements and cancellations across college football, and the Cyclones had to scramble to line up Louisiana-Lafayette for Saturday. ISU coach Matt Campbell hopes the Cyclones don’t get more than they bargained for in a game that will net the Ragin’ Cajuns $350,000. Lafayette is coming off an 11-win season that ranks as its best in program history.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Anthony Davis had 29 points and 12 rebounds while dominating the paint in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 110-100 win over the Houston Rockets. Davis also helped Los Angeles compile a 52-26 rebounding edge in taking a three-games-to-one lead in the NBA’s Western Conference semifinal series. Houston also had trouble stopping LeBron James, who finished with 16 points, 15 rebounds and nine assists.