Prep Boys’ Basketball: New London Survives in OT, Other Area Finals:
New London 50, West Burlington 47 (OT)
New London stayed unbeaten, but needed overtime to do it as they withstood West Burlington 50-47.
It was the debut for Blaise Porter after missing the team’s first three games.
Porter had 17 points, while Kade Benjamin chipped n with 14 points and nine boards.
West Burlington took a 39-30 lead into the fourth quarter behind a huge 20-8 third quarter run.
Parker Lau had 12 points to pace the Falcons while Brady Martin chipped in with 10.
New London, 4-0, will take on Danville Friday.
West Burlington will take on WACO.
Winfield-Mount Union 37, Mediapolis 23
Carter Loyd scored a game-high 13 points as Winfield-Mount Union outslugged Mediapolis 37-23 last night in Mediapolis.
Cam Buffington had 10 points, while Abram Edwards chipped in with six.
Winfield-Mount Union led 14-12 at halftime, before running out to a 23-11 run in the second half.
Elijah Grier and Jackson Hutcheson each scored six points to lead Mediapolis. Ryan Ensminger added five.
Winfield remained undefeated at 5-0.
Mediapolis fell to 5-1.
WACO 64, Van Buren County 29
Mason Miller had 15 points while Hunter Hughes chipped in with 10 as WACO rolled to an easy win over Van Buren County, 64-29.
11 different players got into the scorer’s column for the Warriors.
Jackson Manning led Van Buren with 13 points.
WACO stayed hot, they’re now 5-1.
Van Buren County slipped to 1-5.
Danville 72, Holy Trinity 35
Danville raced out to an early lead and never looked back as the Bears put it in cruise control in a 72-35 win over Holy Trinity last night.
Drake Johnson and Caiden Gourley paced Danville with 17 points apiece.
Sawyer Nelson scored 13 points, while Ty Carr finished with nine.
Danville, receiving votes in the latest AP Top 10 poll, is now 6-0 on the year.
Holy Trinity slumped to 1-5.
Other area finals:
- Pella 92, Fairfield 72
- Galesburg (Ill.) 76, Burlington 66
- Pekin 57, Columbus 22
- Wapello 48, Lone Tree 37
- Notre Dame 75, Central Lee 42
Prep Girls’ Basketball: New London Slips, WACO Wins in Busy SEISC Night:
West Burlington 69, New London 20
Natalie Burden’s seven points and four steals weren’t enough as West Burlington raced past New London yesterday 69-20.
Abbey Bence poured in a game-high 25 points while Kenna Marlow had 18.
West Burlington moved to 5-1 and will take on WACO Friday night.
New London is 0-9.
Mediapolis 69, Winfield-Mount Union 44
Mediapolis head coach Todd Borrison won his 500th game as the Mediapolis ladies steamrolled to an easy 69-44 win over Winfield-Mount Union last night.
Hallie Mohr had a career high 33 points on 12-of-17 shooting from the field.
Hanna Wagenbach added 18 for the Bullettes.
Keetyn Townsley and Bradie Buffingotn led the Lady Wolves with 14 points apiece.
Winfield dropped to 6-2, while Mediapolis improved to 7-0.
WACO 45, Van Buren County 37
Ellah Kissell scored 28 of WACO’s 45 points guiding the Warriors to a 45-37 over Van Buren County yesterday.
Kissell drilled three triples in the win.
Grace Coble added eight for WACO, who improved to 5-2.
Shea Scott and Zoe Best had nine apiece for Van Buren, who fell to 1-6.
Other finals:
- Pella 56, Fairfield 51
- Pekin 41, Columbus 27
- Wapello 52, Lone Tree 24
- Holy Trinity 80, Danville 63
- Notre Dame 65, Central Lee 42
College Football: Four UNI Panthers on All-American Team:
Four UNI football players have earned spots on FCS All-American Teams.
UNI seniors Trevor Penning and Jared Brinkman were named to the First Team Offense Defense Teams for all classes.
Matthew Cook was named to the Second Team Special Teams for all classes and also earned a spot on the all-American team reserved for sophomores.
Omar Brown also earned a spot on the sophomore defense team.
Penning was the only offensive lineman to be named as a finalist for the Walter Payton Award, which is presented to the national offensive player of the year in college football’s Division I subdivision.
He was the first player to be invited to the Reese’s Senior Bowl.
UNI finished their season 6-6, falling in the first round of the FCS Playoffs to Eastern Washington.
College Football: Iowa State’s Young to Transfer:
In shocking news out of Ames, Iowa State star safety Isheem Young has announced his plans to transfer from the program.
Young, the 2020 Defensive Freshman of the Year in the Big 12, had started 19 straight games for Matt Campbell’s defense.
He joins a list of four other Cyclones to announce their intentions to transfer just this week, brining the total to 11 in the last two weeks.
Penn State is expected to make a push for Young, who hails from suburban Philadelphia.