Prep Football: Mount Pleasant Beaten, WACO Stays Perfect, New London Falls Again:
Iowa City Liberty 56, Mount Pleasant 0
Liberty scored twice in the first four minutes of the game as the Lightning rolled to an easy 56-0 win over Mount Pleasant last night.
The win was the first at Liberty for James Harris, formerly of Washington High School.
Liberty opened the first quarter with 21 points and led 42-0 at the break before pulling their starters.
The second half was highlighted by a Liberty 94-yard interception return for a touchdown.
Mount Pleasant’s lone chance to score was on a 42-yard field goal by Owen Vansickel that was no good.
The Panthers fell to 1-5, Liberty — who’s played Class 4A’s toughest schedule — improved to 1-5.
Mount Pleasant will look to rebound next week against Burlington at Bracewell Stadium.
No. 6 (8P) WACO 55, Lone Tree 22
No. 6 WACO scored early and often as the Warriors dominated Lone Tree in a 55-22 win.
WACO snapped a six-game home losing streak to the Lions in the win and scored the second most points ever in the series.
The win kept the Warriors’ bid for a perfect season alive as they improved to 7-0.
They’ll have a show down with Winfield-Mount Union next week in Winfield.
The Wolves were off this week after Tri-County cancelled their season.
Iowa Valley 68, New London 32
Iowa Valley led 54-18 at half and never looked back as they put it in cruise control for a 68-32 win over New London last night.
The Tigers have lost three in a row for the first time under Mark McSorely.
New London tried to rally late in the 4th quarter, scoring twice but it was too little, too late.
New London fell to 2-3 with the loss.
Iowa Valley improved to 2-4.
New London will look to stop their skid when they travel to Lone Tree next week.
Kick is set for 7:00 p.m.
Other area finals:
- Fairfield 39, West Burlington 27
- Wapello 34, Highland 21
- Solon 44, Washington 21
- Grinnell 52, Keokuk 13
- Mediapolis 49, Wilton 0
- Lisbon 58, Pekin 7
- Sigourney-Keota 50, Cardinal 26
- Central Decatur 22, Van Buren County 14
- North Mahaska 12, Columbus 10
College Football: Iowa Rolls, Saturday Matchups:
No. 5 Iowa 51, Maryland 14
Iowa picked off Maryland five times as the Hawkeyes dominated to the tune of a 51-14 win the Terps, Friday night.
Tyler Goodson had 151 total yards and a touchdown to lead the way, while quarterback Spencer Petras completed 21-of-30 passes for 259 yards and three touchdowns.
The win improved Iowa to 5-0.
They’ll take on Penn State next Saturday at Kinnick Stadium.
Iowa Wesleyan Looks for Win No. 1
The Iowa Wesleyan football team will be seeking win number one today when the Tigers welcome in Crown College for a nonconference tilt.
Crown enters this afternoon’s tilt 0-3, while Wesleyan is 0-5.
Kick from Mapleleaf Athletic Complex is set for 1:00 p.m.
You can listen on KILJ-FM, Nathan Bloechl and Mike McBeth will have the call.
Other statewide matchups:
- Kansas at Iowa State (FM 98.5 / AM 1130)
- Youngstown State at UNI
- Drake at Butler
- Buena Vista at Dubuque
- Nebraska Wesleyan at Luther
- Simpson at Loras
- Wartburg at Central
- Grand View at Missouri Valley College
College Baseball: Luther, Briar Cliff Agree to Play at Field of Dreams:
The Luther College and Briar Cliff University baseball teams are excited to announce they will be the first collegiate teams to play on the iconic Field of Dreams original movie site
in Dyersville, Iowa.
This historic game will be held on Sept. 16, 2022.
Luther College ended its 2021 spring season with a record of 32-16 and the Norse made their sixth appearance in the NCAA III National Tournament.
The Briar Cliff Chargers ended its 2021 spring season with a 34-20 record.
Ticket availability will be announced at a later date.