Prep Football: WACO Storms Back, New London Claws, Mount Pleasant Beaten:
No. 5 (8P) WACO 39, Edgewood-Colesburg 36
Eighth-ranked WACO used a strong second half to mount a furious rally, taking down Edgewood-Colesburg 39-36 Friday night in Wayland.
WACO trailed 20-10 at halftime and took a 23-20 lead midway thru the third quarter.
Quarterback Isaac Oswald hooked up with Drew Diers for two scoring passes, while Jon Rice plunged in from one yard in the second half.
Still, however, the game came down to the final moments after Edgewood-Colesburg’s Cael Funk tied the game up at 36 with just over 1:30 to play in the game.
WACO would drive the length of the field to eventually set up a field goal opportunity.
Simeon Reichenbach would be the one to boot the game game-winning 28-yard field goal with :14 seconds left to advance WACO.
The Warriors, now 9-0, will play in Friday’s Round of 16 at Martensdale-St. Mary’s, who is 7-2 on the season.
You can listen to that game on KILJ.
Edgewood-Colesburg ends their season 5-4.
No. 1 Montezuma 36, New London 34
Eddie Burgess and the high-flying Montezuma Braves stayed unbeaten with a narrow 36-34 win over New London.
Montezuma advances to the Round of 16, while New London bows out 4-4.
Dominic Lopez was electric at quarterback for the Tigers, completing 11-of-12 passes for 131 yards and four touchdowns.
Bowen Glaha was the recipient of three of those scores, hauling in five catches for 101 yards.
Burgess finished with four touchdowns for Montezuma racking up 376 total yards of offense.
Montezuma, 9-0, will host Audubon this Friday night.
No. 1 North Scott 55, Mount Pleasant 0
Mount Pleasant trailed 35-0 at the end of the first quarter as No. 1 North Scott rolled to a 55-0 win over the Panthers last Friday at Senior Night at Mapleleaf Athletic Complex.
The Lancers end their regular season as undefeated district champions as they now embark on the quest of defending their state championship from a year ago.
Mount Pleasant ends their year 1-8.
Other finals from the area:
- North Tama 23, Wapello 22 (PLAYOFFS)
- Lynnville-Sully 40, Highland 15 (PLAYOFFS)
- West Branch 35, Cardinal 6 (PLAYOFFS)
- Pella Christian 42, Mediapolis 21 (PLAYOFFS)
- Solon 63, Keokuk 6
- Grinnell 42, Fairfield 14
- Washington 34, West Burlington Notre Dame 20
Prep Volleyball: Showdowns Tonight Between Conference Rivals:
It is crunch time in terms of prep volleyball in the area, with several big matches to be played tonight.
In our featured matchup of the night, No. 12 New London will be at No. 5 Holy Trinity in a battle of Super Conference powers.
Holy Trinity enters play tonight 30-10 while New London is 26-13.
The Tigers have swept both of their first two opponents, while Holy Trinity — who received a bye — easily got by Seymour last week.
Holy Trinity has won five straight matchups between the two schools, with New London’s last win coming on September 12th, 2019.
The winner will move into Wednesday’s Regional Championship and play either Lamoni or Southeast Warren.
Tonight’s game will start at 7:00 p.m. and can be heard on KILJ-FM.
In 1A, Region 7, top-ranked Notre Dame will try to protect their home floor when they welcome in the balanced Lady Wolves of Winfield-Mount Union.
The Nikes have been on a mission this year, racking up a 33-8 record. Winfield has been running hot of late, they’re up to 22-10.
Notre Dame took down the Lady Wolves earlier this year by sweep, 2-0.
The Nikes have won six of the last eight against Winfield.
The winner will play either Easton Valley or Central City in Wednesday night’s region championship.
Match time tonight is 7:00 p.m.
In Class 2A, Mediapolis and Danville will meet up in a regional semifinal.
The Bullettes are 13-23, while Danville is 9-16.
Danville defeated Pekin 3-1 to get tot the semis, while Mediapolis swept Van Buren County.
Top-ranked Wilton awaits on the top of the bracket, provided they get by Iowa City Regina.
Tonight’s game will be played at Mediapolis and first serve is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
College Football: Ferentz Named to Dodd Trophy Midseason List:
University of Iowa Moon Family head football coach Kirk Ferentz is one 16 head coaches named to the Dodd Trophy Midseason Watch List.
The award is given annually to the head coach whos team excels on the field, in the classroom and in the community.
Ferentz is in his 23rd season as Iowa’s head coach, the longest tenured head coach in college football.
Iowa will return to the field this weekend when they travel to Madison to battle with Wisconsin.
Kick is set for 11:00 a.m.
College Football: Iowa State Moves Back In:
Following their 24-21 home upset over No. 8 Oklahoma State, the Iowa State Cyclones are back inside the AP Top-25.
Iowa State checks in this week at No. 22, while the Cowboys moved to No. 15.
Ohio State and Michigan remained at No. 5 and No. 6, respectively, while Iowa — while idle — moved up two spots to No. 9.
Penn State, who was beaten by Illinois in nine overtimes, dropped down 13 spots to No. 20.
Georgia, Cincinnati and Alabama comprise the top-three.