Around Iowa Prep Gridirons – Week 8, 2010
October 16
(Released by the IHSAA from current history, media and coach’s reports received before 7:15 a.m., Saturday)
NO NOTES NEXT WEEK: This is the last week for Around Iowa Gridirons this fall. We will be putting out notes as we progress through the playoffs. Next week I will be engaged in District Cross Country on Thursday and football qualifying on Friday. With an expected late night on Friday and the duties of husband and grandfather coming into play, I will not have the time to put together the usual summary.
WINNING COLORS STILL FLYNG: Iowa City, City High and St. Albert, Council Bluffs, defending state champions in 4A and 1A respectively, upped their current win streaks to 22 games, while the 2009 8-player champion Armstrong-Ringsted upped its streak to 17 games. Iowa City, City High topped previously undefeated Linn-Mar, 47-32. St. Albert defeated Audubon, 38-12 while Armstrong-Ringsted hurried past Ruthven-Ayrshire, 61-6. South Central Calhoun, which won 13-straight a year ago in taking its second straight Class A title as Southern Cal defeated Cherokee, 55-8 for its 21st straight win class 2A.
CONSECUTIVE REGULAR SEASON STREAKS CONTINUE: Continuing regular season win streaks were: Clear Lake (31) who defeated Hampton-Dumont, 48-12; North Tama, Traer (30) with an 18-0 win over Edgewood-Colesburg; Emmetsburg (27) who cruised aga9nst Alta/Aurelia, 51-14; Iowa City, City High (27); West Branch (24) who rolled over Cardinal, Eldon, 54-0 and Lenox (22) who authored a 44-13 win over CAM, Anita, North Fayette and Dowling Catholic registered their 21st straight regular season triumph with wins over Jesup, 55-10 and Indianola, 30-6, respectively.
DISTRICT/CONFERENCE VICTORY STRINGS: Harlan Community extended its district win string to 55 games with a 55-34 victory over improved Winterset. That win sets up a potential tie next week at 56, which HCHS recorded in 1985-1991.St. Albert, Council Bluffs notched their 32nd straight district game with their victory over Audubon; Bishop Heelan, Sioux City (31) with a 17-14 triumph over LeMars; Solon moved to 28 straight with a 43-14 decision over Washington; while Iowa City, City High’s win was their 27th straight conference “W”. Madrid and Clear Lake defeated Martensdale-St. Marys and Hampton-Dumont respectively to move to 25 straight league wins.
WIN STREAK ENDED: Marion’s string of 22 straight regular season triumphs ended at the hands of Union Community, La Porte City in a 41-35 shoot-out.
LOSING STREAK SHATTERED: Lamoni snapped an 11-game losing streak with a 44-0 whitewashing of Mormon Trail, Garden Grove.
30 TEAMS STILL WITHOUT A LOSS: 34 teams went into the weekend without a loss and that number fell to 30 compared to 27 a year ago and 26 in 2008. Three teams that lost fell at the hands of another unbeaten team.
4-A (5): Bettendorf (8-0); Cedar Falls (8-0);Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln (8-0); Dowling Catholic, WDM (9-0); and Iowa City, City High (8-0)
3-A (3): Clear Lake (8-0); Pella (8-0); and Union, La Porte City (8-0)
2-A (4): North Fayette, West Union (8-0); Regina, Iowa City (8-0); Sigourney-Keota (8-0); and South Central Calhoun (8-0).
1-A (8): Aplington-Parkersburg (8-0); Emmetsburg (8-0); Logan-Magnolia (8-0); North Cedar, Stanwood (8-0); Starmont, Arlington (8-0); St. Albert, Council Bluffs (8-0); West Branch (8-0); and Woodward-Granger (8-0);
A (4): Madrid (8-0); Newman Catholic, Mason City (8-0); North Tama, Traer (8-0);and WACO, Wayland (8-0)
8-P (6): Armstrong-Ringsted (8-0); Fremont-Mills, Tabor (8-0); Lenox (8-0); Moravia (8-0); Northeast Hamilton, Blairsburg (9-0); and Preston (9-0)
COACHING WIN LIST: We have been remiss in keeping up with coaches who have reached milestone plateaus this fall. Earlier this fall we noted Bedford’s Bob McCoy going over the 200 win mark, but we missed Pella’s Jay McKinstrey notching his 100th win the first week of the season, and Mount Pleasant’s Bob Jensen in Week 4 picked up his 150th, just LeMars’ Jim Boyd did last week.. Last night Lewis Central’s new mentor Jim Duggan notched his century win when the Titans defeated Red Oak.
SEPT 12 GAME TO BE COMPLETED: Monday, the Highland, Riverside at Cardinal, Eldon, which was called at halftime due to lightning and thunderstorm on Sept. 12 will be resumed with Cardinal leading 10-7. The teams are in Class 1A, District 6
PLAYOFF QUALIFIERS: The IHSAA will release the 2010 Playoff Field on the Internet, the evening of Friday, October 22 and early Saturday, October 23.The pairings for 32-team field in each of six classes will first appear on our website as soon as qualifiers are confirmed and pairings are approved by the Board of Control. Nothing official will be done in advance. It is imperative that the host schools call us with the final score of their game so we proceed. The score list on our website is the ONLY source for the official play-off standings. That is why it is critical that scores are correct. In past weeks we have had a few scores that were in overtime not reported as such and OTs impact the tie-breaker criteria. To correct a score on our list, please E-mail blegg@iahsaa.org with the right information.
CHANGE OF STATUS: Next week, the Football Stat Book will be reposted with the following changes relative to playoff coaches, qualifying schools, and the playoff win loss of schools. The change addresses previously known sub-state qualifiers in 2008 and 2009 and their coaches. For record purposes those school, coaches, and games will be treated as playoff qualifiers. Obviously looking at those 16 games in each class for two years may take some time but we will let you know when the process is complete. Reminder is given that the playoff rounds are now called Round 1, Round 2, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Championship.
TWICE IS NICE: Murray freshman Andrew Rider returned two kickoffs (69 and 64 yards) for TDs in a 61-14 win over East Union. . . Moravia’s Ryan Pinegar had kickoff returns of 79 and 69 yards and also ran 62 yards for a third TD in the Mohawks 51-6 triumph over Twin Cedars, Bussey
CAREER LEADERS: Harlan Community had a couple of career marks in its 55-34 triumph over Winterset. Trent Wendt established a new career PAT state mark as he booted seven to run his total to 172, two more than the previous mark held by Andrew Hanson of Ottumwa, 2001-04 . . . Wendt’s teammate Dylan Barrett crashed the end zone five times on a 94 yard kickoff return and TD runs of 54, 48, 52 and 17 yards as he racked up 234 yards to become the Cyclones’ all-time career rusher with 4,029 yards.
BURNED: Union Community’s Wes Burnside had breath-taking numbers in a 41-35 victory over Marion. He carried the leather an amazing 58 times for 315 yards and three TDs, including the go-ahead end zone journey with 2:07 remaining. The junior who is the state leader after eight games with 1,913 yards now has 3,528 for his career.
NO LEAVING EARLY: Bishop Garrigan, Algona and West Hancock staged a furious four quarter combing for 37 points as the Eagles rallied for a 29-28 win. Chris Schleuger, who carried 30 times for 181 yards, scored his second TD on a two yard burst with 1:26 left in the game as Zac Schleuger gathered in a Russ Swanson pass for the two-point conversion and winning margin.
GETTING A KICK: Ankeny’s Cole Netten booted five PATs and added field goals of 39 and 37 yards as the Hawks downed Johnston, 41-20
EXPRESS CARRIERS: Connor O’Brien’s 38 carries for 309 yards and two touchdowns helped Wapsie Valley to a 21-12 decision over Turkey Valley. . . Tripoli’s Tyler Lenox and Janesville’s Evan Bolt put on a rushing show, won by Tripoli, 40-32. Lenox rambled for 288 yards on 26 carries and scored five times on runs of 79, 62, 41, 1 and 10 yards, while Bolt carried 48 times for 223 yards and scored four times on runs of 1, 3, 7, and 2 yards. . . Riceville’s Buzz Linkenmeyer rushed for 241 yards and four TDs in a 53-0 drubbing of W-CL-T. . . Chris Lubben ran for 227 yards and two TDs as Central Clinton, De Witt edged Vinton-Shellsburg, 36-29, while V-S sprung Logan Williams for 1210 yards and a pair of scores. . .Eric Joblinske carried 32 times for 201 yards and four TDs as Dike-New Hartford demolished Garner-Hayfield 41-7. . . Jake Gentile scored three times and produced 200 rushing yards as St. Albert, Council Bluffs topped Audubon 38-12. . . HLV, Victor got 167 yards rushing and two TDs from Brandon Leonard and 154 ground yards and a score from Angus Gryp in a 28-13 victory over Montezuma. . . Luke Kabele dashed 177 yards with two TDs as Spirit Lake topped Unity Christian, Orange City, 27-9. . .AHST, Avoca had three rushers with 100 or more yards – Hunter Nelsen, John Behrens and Tyler Twilley. They combined for five touchdowns in a 49-33 victory over West Harrison . . . Logan-Magnolia sprung Marrick Loftus for 173 yards and two TDs and Dom Snyder for a pair of scores and 142 yards as the Panthers went over the 60-point mark for the fifth time this season, dousing Griswold 63-14. . . Jason Grill and Dylan Bellows helped keep Aplington-Parkersburg perfect in a 52-7 smack down of AGWSR, Ackley. Grill scored twice and rushed for 217 yards, while Bellows tallied three TDs on short runs.
AIR TIME: Mediapolis quarterback Jesse Ertz, a sophomore, fired six TD passes and finished with 278 yards in a 39-34 triumph over Central Lee, Donnellson, who had Kyle Krauter pass for 309 yards and four TDs. . . Grady Gallagher rolled up 366 air yards with five TDs in Woodbury Central, Moville’s 60-14 thrashing for Qwest Sioux . . . West Harrison’s Ryan Mauseth piled up 356 passing yards and four scoring strikes but his team lost to AHST, Avoca, 49-33. Receiver Joe Roden had 239 receiving yards and three TDs. . . ADM, Adel’s Gavin Glenn was 11 of 14 for 265 yards and five TDs in the Tigers’ rout of Saydel, 65-14. . . Williamsburg’s Kelly O’Rourke and Clear Creek-Amana’s Dylan Villhauer put on an aerial battle with Villhauer hitting on 25 of 56 for 313 yards and three TDs, while O’Rourke connected on 12 of 25 for 249 yards and a score as Williamsburg won 35-23. . . Waverly-Shell Rock’s Jackson Litterer clicked on 10 of 24 aerials for 234 yards and two TDs as the Go-Hawks knocked off Decorah 30-28 on Blake Wilson’s 27 yard field goal with 19 seconds remaining. . . Seth Tuttle passed for 250 yards and three scores and kicked field goals of 35 and 33 yards as West Fork defeated Lake Mills, 32-22. . . Ricky Torres of Denison-Schleswig completed 19 passes for 289 yards and two TDs but the Monarchs fell to Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley, 31-25. . . Davenport Central’s Kyle Franklin was 8 of 14 through the air for 189 yards and three TDs, all caught by Tony Bakeris for 18, 5 and 85 yards. . . Kyle Nikkel compelted 7 of 10 passes for four TDs and 152 yards as Pella Christian blanked Shenandoah, 45-0. . . Van Meter’s Alex Gilmore was 10-18 for 217 yards and three TDs. . . South Tama County had Brandon Horbach throw for 385 yards and two TDs, but was picked off four times in a 52-21 loss to Grinnell. Receiver Nick Clancy caught eight balls for 185 yards. . . Gabe Dunn of Newman Catholic, Mason City was 13 of 17 for 224 yards and two TDs – both to Drew Verstegen who had 9 catches for 170 yards in a 34-20 victory over Rockford in a clash of unbeatens . . . Charles City’s Jacob Huegel threw for 141 yards and four touchdowns in a 40-6 victory over Waukon. . . Coon Rapids-Bayard Michael Schwenk clicked on 13 passes for 210 yards and two TDs as the Crusaders got past East Greene, 29-26.
IN THE ZONE: Dalton Ferch of West Marshall returned the opening kickoff 85 yards for a TD and bolted 98 yards on his next touch for a score and added a 26-yard scoring run as he rushed for 241 yards as the Trojans defeated Roland-Story, 31-3. . . Colo-NESCO got five TDs and five PAT placements all in the first half from Brandon Eley in a 41-29 win over Highland, Riverside. He returned a punt 60 yards for his first score then added end zone runs of 25, 59, 51 and 13 yards. . . Jordan Ferch of Grinnell scored three times on rushes of 6, 47, and 14 yards and also caught a TD pass as the Tigers outscored South Tama County, 52-21. . . Corey Eckels of Murray had five scoring jaunts and 185 rushing yards as the Mustangs ran past East Union, 61-14. . .
THE DEFENDERS: In a battle of undefeated teams Iowa City, City had three key interceptions with two leading to Little Hawks touchdowns to stopping Linn-Mar scoring drives in a 47-32 win. . . Cedar Rapids Kennedy intercepted two Waterloo West passes, recovered a fumble in the end zone and scored a safety while limiting West to 82 yards rushing and 24 yards passing in a 57-7 MVC win . . . Murray sophomore Austin Halls snatched his eighth interception of the season and returned it 41 yards for score (his second pick return of the year) in a 61-14 win over East Union. . . Hudson picked off three South Hamilton passes to stop would be scoring drive in a 15-13 triumph.