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 last 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 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 booth the game game-winning 28-yard field goal with :14 seconds left to advance WACO.
The Warriors, now 9-0, will play in next Friday’s Round of 16 at a site to be determined.
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.
The Tigers qualified for the postseason for the fifth straight year under head coach Mark McSorely.
Stats were not made available for this matchup at the time of writing.
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 night 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
College Football: Iowa State, Iowa Wesleyan Both in Action:
Fresh off a huge road win at Kansas State, the Iowa State Cyclones will have another big test today when they host eighth-ranked Oklahoma State.
The Pokes are coming off a come from behind win at Texas last week.
Today’s game will kick at 2:30 p.m. at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames.
You can listen on FM 98.5 and/or AM 1130.
Meanwhile, Iowa Wesleyan is back on the road today when they travel to do battle with Dakota State University.
The Tigers were beaten by Dickinson State last week 55-6.
Kickoff today is set for 1:00 p.m.
Iowa Wesleyan will be back home on the 30th, hosting Presentation College.
Other statewide matchups:
- UNI at South Dakota State
- Upper Iowa at Minot State
- Buena Vista at Simpson
- Loras at Central
- Dubuque at Wartburg
- Luther at Coe
Women’s College Basketball: Williamson, Tigers Ready for Opener:
The Iowa Wesleyan women’s basketball team have announced their 2021-22 schedule.
The Tigers will open up next week Wednesday at home against Waldorf University.
It will mark the first game back for head coach Steve Williamson who resumes his role at Iowa Wesleyan after a highly successful stint at William Penn.
Iowa Wesleyan will host ten home games this years and compete in 18 games on the road in their first year competing in the Continental Athletic Conference.
The Tigers will also host this year’s conference tournament, which is slated to be played February 24th-27th at Ruble Arena.