CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — David Johnson eclipsed the 100-yard rushing mark for the eighth consecutive game and Northern Iowa’s offense was too much for Drake in a 45-14 win on Saturday night. Northern Iowa (2-0) used 31 first-half points and a stingy defense to defeat Drake (0-2) a week after opening the season with a road victory against Iowa State. Johnson scored for the 11th consecutive game, producing 143 yards rushing and one touchdown on a 65-yard scamper to lead a balanced offensive attack for the Panthers.

Six Northern Iowa players scored a touchdown, including linebacker Jake Farley who recovered a fumble and returned it 20 yards to open the scoring for the Panthers. The Northern Iowa defense held Drake to 167 yards of total offense and the Bulldogs were just 1 of 16 on third-down conversions. Andy Rice passed for 121 yards and one touchdown to lead Drake.

NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — Ross Chastain took the pole Saturday night for the NASCAR Truck Series race Sunday at Iowa Speedway, edging Erik Jones for the top spot. Chastain had a lap at 137.147 mph in the No. 19 Ford owned by Sprint Cup driver Brad Keselowski on the 0.875-mile oval for his first pole in 36 series races.

Jones was second at 137.052, followed by James Buescher, Brendan Gaughan, Ty Dillon, July track winner Timothy Peters, Chase Elliott, Jeb Burton and defending race winner Ryan Blaney. Points leader Matt Crafton was 12th. Last week in the road race in Ontario, the 17-year-old Elliott wrecked Dillon in the last turn to win.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Jake Rudock and Mark Weisman each ran for a pair of touchdowns and Iowa beat Missouri State 28-14 on Saturday, snapping a seven-game losing streak dating back to 2012. Weisman had 180 yards rushing for the Hawkeyes (1-1), who prevailed despite a somewhat shaky performance against an FCS opponent.

Weisman scored on runs of 10 and 3 yards to help the Hawkeyes take a 21-0 lead late in the third quarter. Missouri State answered with touchdowns on back-to-back plays from scrimmage early in the fourth quarter, pulling within 21-14 with 14:15 to go.

Rudock’s 2-yard TD run put Iowa back ahead 28-14, and Tanner Miller sealed it with an interception in the end zone with 6:50 left. Kierra Harris threw for 127 yards and a TD for Missouri State (0-2).

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Class 3-A, District 1

• Carroll 47 @ Atlantic 0
  
• Glenwood 38 @ Thomas Jefferson 19
  
• Clarinda 10 @ Creston 42
  
• Perry 15 @ Boone 17
  
• Abraham Lincoln 13 @ Harlan 41
  
• ADM 14 @ Winterset 6
  
• St. Albert 35 @ Lewis Central 28
  

Class 2-A, District 8

• Clarinda Academy 0 @ East Mills 61
  
• Riverside 7 @ Shenandoah 24
  
• OA-BCIG 35 @ Cherokee 0
  
• Treynor 23 @ Red Oak 20
  
• North Polk 27 @ Greene County 13
  
• Denison 0 @ Kuemper Catholic 44
  

Class 1-A, District 8

• Tri-Center 42 @ Underwood 28
  
• Nodaway Valley 20 @ Griswold 41
  
• Panorama 30 @ West Marshall 55
  
• Earlham 26 @ West Central Valley 32
  
• West Monona 30 @ Missouri Valley 20
  

Class A, District 7

• Bedford 13 @ Mount Ayr 42
  
• A-H-S-T 34 @ Audubon 14
  
• Guthrie Center 0 @ Ogden 41
  
• Woodward-Granger 32 @ Des Moines Christian 0
  
• Pleasantville 14 @ Martensdale-St. Marys 8
  
• Madrid 7 @ Van Meter 35
  

Class A, District 8

• Logan-Magnolia 13 @ IKM-Manning 28
  
• Westwood 46 @ Maple Valley 22
  

Eight Man, District 6

• East Union 24 @ Adair-Casey 68
  
• East Greene 6 @ Lamoni 48
  
• Grandview Park Baptist @ Mormon Trail
• Ankney Christian 7 @ Murray 68
  
• Colo-Nesco 0 @ NE Hamilton 44
  

Eight Man, District 7

• Charter Oak-Ute 18 @ West Harrison 84
  
• Glidden-Ralston 31 @ Boyer Valley 24
  
• Essex/South Page 0 @ Coon Rapids-Bayard 72
  
• Exira/EHK 36 @ Woodbine 8
  
• Ar-We-Va 7 @ River Valley 54
  

Eight Man, District 8

• Lenox 64 @ Stanton 30
  
• Whiting 6 @ Fremont-Mills 59
  
• CAM 78 @ Nishnabotna 48
  
• Southwest Valley 26 @ Sidney 30
  

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The NCAA has agreed with Iowa State’s self-imposed penalties following its investigation into impermissible calls and text messages. It will not impose additional restrictions on the Cyclones. Iowa State says the NCAA’s Committee on Infractions released its final report on the matter Friday. It says its findings were consistent with what the Cyclones reported nearly two years ago.

Iowa State made its internal investigation into NCAA recruiting violations public in April. The school found “a significant number” of unallowable calls and text messages made by coaches in football, men’s basketball and several other sports. The school’s self-imposed penalties included the forfeiture of a week of recruiting calls and a wide range of punitive actions against the coaches named in the report.

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We have a good high school football match-up tonight for you here on KJAN.  A-H-S-T visits Audubon in a non-district battle.  The 1-0 Vikings are coming off a win over a solid Tri-Center team last Friday and look to make it two straight.  The 0-1 Wheelers lost a tough 15-14 overtime game at Riverside last week and look to bounce back with quarterback Trevor Smith back on the field for the home opener after missing last week’s game.

Our “Football Friday Night” pre-game show is on at 6:30 tonight and will feature both head coaches.  Kick-off is at 7:00 pm.  You can listen live on AM 1220 and FM 101.1.  You can also hear the game on kjan.com and on our free smartphone app.  We will also feature live streaming video of tonight’s game.  Just go to the TV page on kjan.com if you can’t make it to the game and you can watch the game live!

Also, catch “Trojan Preview” at 4:45 with Jim Field and Atlantic head coach Nick Ross.  Our weekly pick ’em show, “Who’s Gonna Win?” begins at 6:00 pm.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – Iowa is expected to snap its longest losing streak in 13 years on Saturday when it hosts Missouri State. The Hawkeyes certainly can’t afford to let a shot at a win over an FCS school pass them by. Iowa (0-1) showed signs of progress in last week’s opener against Northern Illinois. But a late interception by new quarterback Jake Rudock paved the way for a 30-27 win for the Huskies.

The loss made it seven straight since last season for the Hawkeyes, who haven’t been on such a skid since dropping 13 in a row in 1999-2000.  Missouri State (0-1) is 1-28 against FBS schools, and last week the Bears lost at home to Northwestern State.

Pre-game coverage begins at 9-a.m. Saturday on KJAN, with the kick-off from Kinnick Stadium at 11.