High School Football
A depleted Mt. Pleasant squad ventured up to Mt. Vernon looking for an upset, but for the second consecutive week, splash plays put the game out of reach early as the Mustangs came out on top 59-0. Jase Jaspers was superman for the Mustangs as he returned the first punt of the night down to the one, setting up a Kellen Haverback quarterback plunge for the first score of the night. A two-point conversion and a bad snap on the next punt awarded Mt. Vernon two more points to take a 10 to 0 lead.
Jaspers consistently put the Mustangs in Panther territory on his returns and took two screens for scores of 43 and 21 yards. He also got it done on defense with two interceptions, including a 43-yard pick-six in the third quarter for his third and final touchdown. Head coach John Bowlin knew his team could not make mistakes coming into last night’s matchup,
“Yeah, a tough night. They came in and dominated from the first quarter to finish. You know we were, you know, down a couple bodies tonight. So, I had to have some guys step up, still had a few guys that did some decent things running the ball. I thought that. You know, between Davis and Sloat, they had a couple of nice runs, and we had some holes there. We couldn’t capitalize on 3rd and short, you know, just kind of jumped offsides few times, so could never really sustain anything. And you know, they’re a good team. So we knew that coming in and we just got to get better. We got to compete harder and, you know, get ready to go next week.”
The Panthers were down Zach Newton, Payton Walker, and Avin Truong, which limited the offense, but allowed Max Sloat and Ramzy Davis to combine for over 40 rushing yards.
Mt. Pleasant will celebrate their Homecoming on Friday, October 4th, against Washington at 7:30 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 7:15 pm.
Columbus roared to a 48-14 victory last night against Highland for their second win of the season. The Wildcats will hit the road to compete against Louisa-Muscatine at 7 pm on Friday.
Fairfield dropped their third consecutive game last night to Benton 29-14. Fairfield’s Voss Richardson scampered in for two touchdowns. The Trojans will take on Williamsburg on Friday at 7:30 pm on the road.
Danville trailed 13 to 7 after the first quarter to Wapello, but the Bears ran away with the contest, scoring 35 unanswered points to win 42-13. The Bears will travel to Van Buren County on Friday at 7 pm.
WACO handled Easton Valley last night 44-15. Louden Huisenga rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns, while Trey Edeker notched three sacks on defense. The Warriors will celebrate their senior night on Friday at 7 pm against New London.
New London defeated HLV 54-38.
Winfield-Mt. Union drubbed English Valleys last night 60-18. The Wolves will face off against Iowa Valley on Friday at 7 pm at home.
Mediapolis and West Burlington/Notre Dame were involved in a nail-biter last night that ended in favor of the Falcons, 21-19. The Bulldogs will host Mid-Prairie on Friday at 7:30 pm.
Central Lee’s undefeated run came to an end last night as Albia exited with a 14-0 victory. Luke Wynn ran for 129 yards and both touchdowns in the winning effort. The Hawks will celebrate their homecoming on Friday at 7:30 pm against West Burlington/Notre Dame.
In other Class 3A district 4 matchups, Washington shut out Keokuk 35-0 and Assumption thumped Fort Madison 42-19.
High School Volleyball
The SEISC tournament finals will start tonight at 5 pm at Southeastern Community College. Holy Trinity Catholic will face off against Central Lee and Hillcrest Academy will clash with the defending champs West Burlington to start off the night, followed by Highland versus Wapello and Mediapolis taking on Burlington Notre Dame.
Mt. Pleasant will host Fairfield on Tuesday, October 1st, at 7:15 pm for their senior night.
High School Cross Country
Winfield-Mt. Union, Columbus, and New London will run at Iowa City on Monday, September 30th.
Van Buren County will host Holy Trinity Catholic, Central Lee, and New London on Tuesday, October 1st.
Mt. Pleasant, WACO, and Fairfield will travel to Washington on Tuesday.
Danville will travel to Williamsburg on Tuesday.
Mediapolis will participate in a meet hosted by Winfield-Mt. Union on Thursday, October 3rd.
Southeastern Community College
The volleyball team will stay at home to compete against North Iowa Area Community College on Wednesday, October 2nd, at 7 pm.
College Football
#18 Iowa State will start Big 12 play tonight at 6 pm against Houston. KILJ 98.5 FM and AM 1130 will have the broadcast.
Iowa is on their bye week.
This Day in Sports History
1920 – Eight Chicago White Sox baseball players are indicted by a grand jury, charged with fixing the 1919 World Series; infamous “Black Sox scandal.”
1940 – Bud Brennan, a fan at Memorial Stadium, races out of the stands and attempts to tackle Tom Harmon at the 3-yard line, Harmon easily evades.
1951 – Norm Van Brocklin of the Los Angeles Rams passes for an NFL record 554 yards.