Prep Football: Mount Pleasant Rolled, WACO Crowned District Champs, Other Area Finals:
Burlington 56, Mount Pleasant 3
Burlington got three rushing touchdowns from Bryant Williams as the Greyhounds scored 56 unanswered points for a 56-3 win over Mount Pleasant last night at Bracewell Stadium.
Mount Pleasant marched down the field on the game’s opening series on a 12-play series that resulted in a 21-yard field goal from Owen Vansickel.
From there, the Greyhounds would roll.
Burlington scored their fourth touchdown of the first half with just seconds remaining on a 74-yard passing touchdown from Kanyae Baker.
Mount Pleasant sent the Greyhounds up with two short fields in the first half, as well.
Payton Hagans fumbled which led to a score, then on the ensuing play from scrimmage for Mount Pleasant Carson Coleman was intercepted.
The second half was melted away from the running clock mercy rule.
Mount Pleasant fell to 1-6, they’ll battle Clinton next Friday.
Burlington improved to 5-2.
#6 (8P) WACO 47, Winfield-Mount Union 20
WACO clinched the district title in convincing fashion, with a 47-20 win over Winfield-Mount Union last night in Winfield.
Simeon Reichenbach put the game on ice for the Warriors with an interception and a touchdown rush to bring the line to a four score game.
John Rice caught a fourth quarter touchdown for the Warriors who stayed perfect at 8-0.
Winfield slipped to 4-3.
The Warriors are guaranteed a spot in the eight-player playoffs, which will feature 16 teams from across the state.
New London 53, Lone Tree 8
New London got off the schinde with a dominant 53-8 win over Lone Tree last night.
The Tigers snapped a three-game losing streak — their first under head coach Mark McSorely.
The win evened their ledger at 3-3.
Lone Tree has now last back-to-back games after falling to Winfield-Mount Union a week prior.
New London kept their hopes alive for a postseason berth by way of RPI.
Other area finals:
- Solon 56, Fairfield 7
- Iowa City Liberty 24, Fort Madison 16
- Washington 43, Keokuk 23
- Columbus Junction 35, North Cedar 16
- Durant 18, Mediapolis 7
- Wapello 48, Alburnett 12
- Grinnell 49, West Burlington 7
- Central Lee 48, Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 7
Prep Volleyball: Regional Pairings Released:
Regional volleyball pairings have been released by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union.
Here’s a look at area tilts:
Class 1A, Region 7
First Round (October 18th, 7:00 p.m.)
- Morningstar Academy at Wapello
- Highland at Winfield-Mount Union
Second Round (October 20th, 7:00 p.m.)
- Lone Tree or English Valleys at Notre Dame
Class 1A, Region 8
First Round (October 18th, 7:00 p.m.)
- Moravia at New London
- Keota at WACO
Second Round (October 20th, 7:00 p.m.)
- Seymour or Moulton-Udell at Holy Trinity
Class 3A, Region 6
First Round (October 18th, 7:00 p.m.)
- Central Lee at West Burlington
Class 4A, Region 6
First Round (October 19th, 7:00 p.m.)
- Mount Pleasant at Fairfield
KILJ will of course be your home for postseason volleyball through the months of October and November.
College Football: Iowa Meets Penn State, Other Statewide Matchups:
No. 3 Iowa is set for the big stage today when they host No. 4 Penn State.
Today’s game is shaping up to be a defensive struggle.
Penn State is third in the country in scoring defense, while Iowa is second.
Today’s game will begin at 3:00 p.m., with pre-game coverage at 1:00 p.m.
You can listen on FM 105.5 and kilj.com.
Other statewide matchup:
- UNI at North Dakota State
- Dayton at Drake
- Upper Iowa at Augustana University
- Central at Coe
- Dubuque at Nebraska Wesleyan
- Luther at Simpson
- Loras at Wartburg
- Iowa State, Upper Iowa and Iowa Wesleyan are all on bye