MONDAY RESULTS – November 21
(bowling)
(G) Le Mars 2539, Sioux Central/Spencer 1566 HIGH SERIES: Abby Whiddon of Le Mars (392). HIGH GAME: Caitlynne Peters of Le Mars (233). Other Le Mars series scores: Caitlynne Peters (374) .. Lexi Schroeder (347) .. Jordan Schleis (311) .. Siarah Augustine (309) .. Aly Buhman (224). J.V. results: Le Mars 2723, Sioux Central/Spencer – no team. (NOTE: J.V. score tied the school varsity record set at the State meet last spring). HIGH SERIES: Sydney Landis of Le Mars (396). HIGH GAME: Sydney Landis of Le Mars (217).
(B) Le Mars 3181, Sioux Central/Spencer 1945 HIGH SERIES: Riley Augustine of Le Mars (456). HIGH GAME: Kody Koerselman of Le Mars (247). Other Le Mars series scores: Blake Rush (437) .. Noah Holder (409) .. Brady Kommes (399) .. Kody Koerselman (388) .. Deyton Augustine (350). J.V. results: Le Mars 2720, Sioux Rapids/Spencer 1436. HIGH SERIES: Jamison Anderson of Le Mars (393). HIGH GAME: Trey Whiddon (220). NOTE: varsity team score of 3181 was second highest ever at Le Mars.
(high school basketball)
(G) Spirit Lake 56, Sioux Central 40
(G) West Sioux 62, Siouxland Christian 45
(G) Boyer Valley 62, Maple Valley/Anthon-Oto 37
(N-F-L football)
Oakland 27, Houston 20
MEXICO CITY – The Oakland Raiders are 8-2 after Derek Carr threw for two touchdowns in the fourth quarter of a 27-20 triumph over the Houston Texans in Mexico City. The Raiders managed just 120 yards of offense through three quarters before Carr hit Jamize Alawale and Amari Cooper for long T-Ds. Brock Osweiler passed for 243 yards, one touchdown and one interception for the Texans, who fell to 6-4 despite Lamar Miller’s 104 yards rushing and one TD.
(college basketball)
(4) North Carolina 104, Chaminade University 61
(5) Kansas 83, U-A-B 63
(8) Arizona 71, Northern Colorado 55
(12) Creighton 86, Mississippi 77
Georgetown 65, (13) Oregon 61
(16) Wisconsin 74, Tennessee 62
Northwestern 77, (22) Texas 58
(N-B-A basketball)
Golden State 120, Indiana 83
Memphis 105, Charlotte 90
Philadelphia 101, Miami 94
Washington 106, Phoenix 101
Houston 99, Detroit 96
Boston 99, Minnesota 93
Milwaukee 93, Orlando 89
San Antonio 96, Dallas 91
L.A. Clippers 123, Toronto 115
(N-H-L hockey)
Colorado 3, Columbus 2, OT
N.Y. Rangers 5, Pittsburgh 2
Buffalo 4, Calgary 2
Nashville 3, Tampa Bay 1
Dallas 3, Minnesota 2, OT
Edmonton 5, Chicago 0
San Jose 4, New Jersey 0
TUESDAY RESULTS – November 22
(high school basketball)
HINTON — The Le Mars Lady Bulldogs pulled away after halftime to win 49-25 at Hinton Tuesday night in the season-opener for both schools. Le Mars led 23-18 at halftime before outscoring the Blackhawks 26-7 over the final two quarters. Madison Dreckman led Le Mars with 11 points and Jen Schneider added 10. El’Lee Kroll had 10 for Hinton off the bench. Le Mars travels to Unity Christian next Tuesday.
SIOUX CITY — Rachel Nelson led a balanced scoring attack for Siouxland Christian with 16 points to lead the Eagles to a 62-33 girls basketball win over Gehlen Catholic. Hannah Connelly added 13 and Cadi Jones had 12 points and 10 rebounds for Siouxland Christian. Abby Dickman led Gehlen with 10. The game evened Siouxland Christian’s record at 1-and-1 while the Lady Jays fall to 0-and-1. Gehlen hosts Hinton next Tuesday.
(G) Le Mars (1-0) 49, Hinton (0-1) 25
(G) Siouxland Christian 62, Gehlen Catholic 33
(G) Akron-Westfield 52, Westwood 48
(G) (#14-1A)Kingsley-Pierson 81, River Valley 25
(G) Remsen St. Mary’s 54, Trinity Christian 16
(G) Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 56, Sioux Central 24
(G) South Central Calhoun 59, Storm Lake 24
(G) West Lyon 56, Sheldon 30
(G) Rock Valley 66, Sibley-Ocheyedan 37
(G) M-O-C/Floyd Valley 59, George-Little Rock 30
(G) (#2-3A)Sioux Center 80, Boyden-Hull 25
(G) Sioux City West 57, Lawton-Bronson 20
(college basketball)
(W) Briar Cliff 60, Dordt 59
(M) Briar Cliff 98, Dordt 85 — Jordan Eisma (Le Mars) scored 8 pts. and Blake Wiltgen (Gehlen Catholic) added 7 pts. for Briar Cliff
(W) Northwestern 98, Morningside 97
(M) Northwestern 85, Morningside 84, OT — Tyler Borchers (Le Mars) scored 8 pts. for Morningside
Top 25 results:
I-P-F-W 71, (3) Indiana 68, OT
(4) North Carolina 107, Oklahoma State 75
(5) Kansas 65, Georgia 54
(7) Virginia 90, Grambling State 34
(13) Oregon 69, Tennessee 65, OT
(15) Saint Mary’s (Cal) 81, San Jose State 64
(16) Wisconsin 73, Georgetown 57
(17) Purdue 85, Utah State 64
(18) Syracuse 101, South Carolina State 59
Colorado 68, (22) Texas 54
(N-B-A basketball)
New Orleans 112, Atlanta 94
New York 107, Portland 103
Denver 110, Chicago 107
L.A. Lakers 111, Oklahoma City 109
(N-H-L hockey)
St. Louis 4, Boston 2
Carolina 2, Toronto 1
Ottawa 4, Montreal 3
Philadelphia 3, Florida 1
N.Y. Islanders 3, Anaheim 2, SO
WEDNESDAY RESULTS – November 23
(college basketball)
(1) Kentucky 101, Cleveland State 70
(2) Villanova 63, College of Charleston 47
(4) North Carolina 71, (16) Wisconsin 56
(6) Duke 88, William & Mary 67
(10) Louisville 68, Old Dominion 62, OT
(13) Oregon 79, U-Conn 69
(17) Purdue 96, Auburn 71
(20) Baylor 71, V-C-U 63
(24) Michigan State 73, St. John’s 62
South Carolina 61, (25) Michigan 46
(N-B-A basketball)
Atlanta 96, Indiana 85
Cleveland 137, Portland 125
Memphis 104, Philadelphia 99, 2OT
Phoenix 92, Orlando 87
San Antonio 119, Charlotte 114
Boston 111, Brooklyn 92
Detroit 107, Miami 84
Toronto 115, Houston 102
L.A. Clippers 124, Dallas 104
Utah 108, Denver 83
New Orleans 117, Minnesota 96
Golden State 149, L.A. Lakers 106
Sacramento 116, Oklahoma City 101
(N-H-L hockey)
New Jersey 5, Toronto 4, SO
Calgary 2, Columbus 0
Minnesota 3, Winnipeg 1
Pittsburgh 6, N.Y. Rangers 1
Detroit 2, Buffalo 1, SO
Washington 4, St. Louis 3
Tampa Bay 4, Philadelphia 2
Nashville 5, Dallas 2
San Jose 2, Chicago 1
Vancouver 4, Arizona 1
Edmonton 6, Colorado 3
Los Angeles 4, N.Y. Islanders 2
THURSDAY RESULTS – November 24 (Thanksgiving)
(college football)
(25) L-S-U 54, (22) Texas A&M 39
COLLEGE STATION, Texas– No. 25 LSU didn’t need running back Leonard Fournette or leading tackler Kendell Beckwith on Thanksgiving. Derrius Guice ran for a school-record 285 yards and scored four touchdowns as the Tigers outscored 22nd-ranked Texas A&M, 54-39. Guice gained one more yard than the previous team record set last month by Fournette, who sat out with an injury. Danny Etling threw for 324 yards and two scores as LSU improved to 7-4 overall, 5-3 in the SEC.
(N-F-L football)
Detroit 16, Minnesota 13
Dallas 31, Washington 26
Pittsburgh 28, Indianapolis 7
ARLINGTON, Texas – The Dallas Cowboys have extended their team record for longest regular-season winning streak by taking their 10th in a row by beating Washington, 31-26. Ezekiel Elliott ran for 97 yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries, including a one-yard scoring run that put the 10-1 Cowboys ahead 31-19 late in the fourth quarter. The Redskins fell to 6-4-1 despite Kirk Cousins, who passed for 449 yards and three T-Ds.
DETROIT – The Lions have grabbed sole possession of first place in the N-F-C North at 7-4 as Matt Prater drilled a 40-yard field goal as time expired to give them a 16-13 comeback win over the second-place Vikings. Prater also tied the game by hitting a 48-yard field goal with 1:45 remaining before Darius Slay returned an interception 13 yards to set up the winning kick. The Lions won for the sixth time in seven games and dropped Minnesota to 6-5.
INDIANAPOLIS – The Pittsburgh Steelers improved their A-F-C playoff hopes as Ben Roethlisberger threw three touchdown passes to Antonio Brown in a 28-7 win over the Colts at Indianapolis. Le’Veon Bell had 120 yards rushing and scored on a five-yard run to cap the Steelers’ first possession. Colts quarterback Scott Tolzien threw for 205 yards, one T-D and two interceptions while starter Andrew Luck sat out with a concussion.
(college basketball)
(8) Arizona 69, Santa Clara 61
(10) Louisville 62, Wichita State 52
(11) Gonzaga 82, Quinnipiac 62
(14) U-C-L-A 99, Portland 77
(19) West Virginia 89, Illinois 57
(20) Baylor 73, (24) Michigan State 58
(21) Iowa State 73, Indiana State 71
Temple 89, (25) Florida State 86
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida – Monte Morris scored 20 points and No. 21 Iowa State won its opening game in the AdvoCare Invitational by downing Indiana State, 73-71. Joe Thomas put the Cyclones ahead by draining a 3-pointer with 54 seconds remaining.
PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas – Tenth-ranked Louisville and Baylor have advanced to the Battle 4 Atlantis championship game. Donovan Mitchell scored 14 points, including a pair of clutch 3-pointers in the final 4 1/2 minutes, to help the Cardinals beat Wichita State 62-52. Johnathan Motley scored 20 of his 26 points in the first half of the 20th-ranked Bears’ 73-58 triumph over No. 24 Michigan State.
NEW YORK – Nathan Adrian had 13 points and eight rebounds as No. 19 West Virginia earned an 89-57 victory over Illinois in the first round of the NIT Season Tip-Off. Jevon Carter added 10 points, six rebounds, six steals and five assists for the 4-0 Mountaineers, who will face Temple in the title game Friday. Quinton Rose capped his 26-point performance by hitting two free throws with two seconds left to send the Owls past No. 25 Florida State, 89-86.
(N-B-A basketball)
no games scheduled
(N-H-L hockey)
Montreal 2, Carolina 1
Ottawa 3, Boston 1
FRIDAY RESULTS – November 25
(college football)
(6) Washington 45, (23) Washington State 17
(14) Western Michigan 55, Toledo 35
Iowa 40, (17) Nebraska 10
Memphis 48, (18) Houston 44
Air Force 27, (20) Boise State 20
IOWA CITY — Wisconsin has grabbed a berth in the Big Ten championship game by virtue of Iowa’s 40-10 rout of No. 17 Nebraska. C.J. Beathard threw three touchdown passes and LeShun Daniels Jr. ran for 158 yards and two scores to help the 8-4 Hawkeyes finish the regular season with three straight wins. Iowa broke open what was expected to be a tight game with a 75-yard TD run by Akrum Wadley and a 77-yard touchdown throw from Beathard to Riley McCarron in the first quarter.
– Jake Browning threw for 292 yards and three touchdowns to lead the sixth-rated Washington Huskies to a 45-17 rout of No. 23 Washington State. Browning tossed each of his scoring passes during the Huskies’ 28-point first quarter. Washington will take its College Football Playoff hopes into the Pac-12 championship game next Friday against either Colorado or Southern California.
– No. 14 Western Michigan has completed an undefeated regular season as Corey Davis caught eight passes for 81 yards and a TD in a 55-35 pounding of Toledo. Davis became the career FBS leader with 5,005 yards to help the Broncos get to 12-0 overall and 8-0 in the Mid-American Conference.
– No. 18 Houston also lost as Riley Ferguson threw a 10-yard touchdown pass with 19 seconds left to lead Memphis to a 48-44 win over the Cougars. Greg Ward gave Houston a 44-41 lead with 1:29 remaining with his fourth TD toss, a 3-yard pass to Chance Allen.
– Air Force has ended Boise State’s bid for the Mountain West title by beating the 20th-ranked Broncos, 27-20. Haji Dunn Jr. recovered quarterback Brett Rypien’s fumble on fourth down with around 2 minutes remaining. Tyler Weaver returned a blocked punt 11 yards for a touchdown as Air Force beat Boise State for the third straight season to improve to 9-3.
(college basketball)
– Seventh-ranked Virginia will appear in the Emerald Coast Classic final after Jerred Reuter led a well-balanced scoring attack with 14 points in the Cavaliers’ 74-41 victory over Iowa.
– Deonte Burton dropped in 21 points and No. 21 Iowa State has moved into the title game of the AdvoCare Invitational with a 73-56 win over Miami.
(1) Kentucky 111, U-T Martin 76
(5) Kansas 95, U-N-C Asheville 57
(7) Virginia 74, Iowa 41
Butler 69, (8) Arizona 65
(20) Baylor 66, (10) Louisville 63
(11) Gonzaga 77, Florida 72
(14) UCLA 75, Toledo 73
Temple 81, (19) West Virginia 77
(21) Iowa State 73, Miami (Fla.) 56
(23) Rhode Island 82, Belmont 73
(24) Michigan State 77, Wichita State 72
(25) Florida State 72, Illinois 61
(N-B-A basketball)
San Antonio 109, Boston 103
Washington 94, Orlando 91
Chicago 105, Philadelphia 89
Cleveland 128, Dallas 90
Detroit 108, L.A. Clippers 97
New York 113, Charlotte 111, OT
Indiana 118, Brooklyn 97
Miami 90, Memphis 81
Toronto 105, Milwaukee 99
Utah 95, Atlanta 68
Minnesota 98, Phoenix 85
Oklahoma City 132, Denver 129, OT
Portland 119, New Orleans 104
Golden State 109, L.A. Lakers 85
Houston 117, Sacramento 104
(N-H-L hockey)
N.Y. Rangers 3, Philadelphia 2
Chicago 3, Anaheim 2
Minnesota 6, Pittsburgh 2
San Jose 3, N.Y. Islanders 2
Washington 3, Buffalo 1
Nashville 5, Winnipeg 1
Calgary 2, Boston 1
Detroit 5, New Jersey 4, OT
Columbus 5, Tampa Bay 3
Dallas 2, Vancouver 1
Arizona 3, Edmonton 2, SO
SATURDAY RESULTS – November 26
(college football)
NAIA Division II Playoffs: (4) St. Francis (Ind.) 42, (5) Morningside (10-2) 35 — Michael Whitehead (Gehlen) caught 7 passes for 80 yds. and 2 touchdowns for Morningside
Top 25 games:
(1) Alabama 30, (16) Auburn 12
(2) Ohio State 30, (3) Michigan 27, 2 OTs
(4) Clemson 56, South Carolina 7
(5) Wisconsin 31, Minnesota 17
(8) Penn State 45, Michigan State 12
(9) Colorado 27, (21) Utah 22
Kentucky 41, (11) Louisville 38
(12) Southern Cal 45, Notre Dame 27
(15) Florida State 31, (13) Florida 13
(19) West Virginia 49, Iowa State 19
Vanderbilt 45, (24) Tennessee 34
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Jalen Hurts shook off a pair of first-half interceptions by throwing for 286 yards and running for a pair of T-Ds to send top-ranked Alabama to a 30-12 win over No. 16 Auburn. Hurts completed 27-of-36 and threw for two touchdowns as the Crimson Tide improved to 12-0 heading into the S-E-C title game. ArDarius Stewart had 10 catches for 127 yards and a T-D, and Bo Scarbrough ran for 90 yards to help the Tide finish with a 501-182 advantage in total yards.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State has put itself in position to advance to the College Football Playoff semifinals without reaching its conference title game. The Buckeyes are still in contention for a national championship following a victory over their arch-rivals. Curtis Samuel scored on a 15-yard touchdown run in double overtime to give second-ranked Ohio State a 30-27 triumph over No. 3 Michigan. Samuel’s run came after J.T. Barrett barely extended the drive on a fourth-and-one plunge. The Wolverines led 17-7 in the third quarter before the Buckeyes improved to 11-1. Barrett finished with 125 rushing yards and Tyler Durbin hit a 23-yard field goal with one second left in regulation after missing a 20-yarder seven minutes earlier. Michigan quarterback Wilton Speight threw for two touchdowns, but he also had an interception returned for a score as the Wolverines dropped to 10-2.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Penn State has nosed out Ohio State for a spot in the Big Ten title game against Wisconsin. Trace McSorley completed 17 of 23 passes for 376 yards and four touchdowns as the eighth-ranked Nittany Lions ripped Michigan State, 45-12 to win the Big Ten East.
AMES — Skyler Howard threw for 330 yards and tied a career high with five touchdowns and No. 19 West Virginia rolled past Iowa State 49-19 on Saturday. Kene Nwangwu had a 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown and Cole Netten kicked four field goals to lead Iowa State (3-9, 2-7).
(college basketball)
MIDLAND DRAEMEL CLASSIC AT FREMONT NE. – Morningside 75, Dakota State 70 — Tyler Borchers (Le Mars) had 11 pts. for Morningside
ST. FRANCIS CLASSIC IN JOLIET, ILL. – Briar Cliff 86, Roosevelt University 70 — Jordan Eisma (Le Mars) had 11 pts. & 6 reb. and Blake Wiltgen (Gehlen) had 4 pts. for Briar Cliff
Memphis 100, Iowa 92
NICEVILLE, Fla. — Dedric Lawson scored 35 points and Jeremiah Martin hit a pair of three-pointers that brought Memphis from behind and put the Tigers ahead to stay Saturday for a 100-92 victory over Iowa in the Emerald Coast Classic consolation game. Lawson dueled Iowa’s Peter Jok, who scored a career high 42 to lead Hawkeyes. The game featured three ties and 15 lead changes before Martin’s two long-distance shots put the Tigers (5-1) up for good 68-65 after trailing Iowa (3-3) by a point early in the second half.
Top 25 games:
( 6) Duke 93, Appalachian State 58
( 7) Virginia 63, Providence 52
( 9) Xavier 64, Northern Iowa 42
(12) Creighton 82, Loyola (Md.) 52
(14) U-C-L-A 82, Nebraska 71
(17) Purdue 79, N-J-I-T 68
South Carolina 64, (18) Syracuse 50
(25) Michigan 64, Mount St. Mary’s 47
(N-B-A basketball)
Charlotte 107, New York 102
San Antonio 112, Washington 100
Oklahoma City 106, Detroit 88
Memphis 110, Miami 107
Golden State 115, Minnesota 102
(N-H-L hockey)
Montreal 2, Detroit 1, SO
Pittsburgh 4, New Jersey 3, SO
Washington 4, Toronto 2
Florida 2, Columbus 1, SO
Ottawa 2, Carolina 1
St. Louis 4, Minnesota 3, SO
Vancouver 3, Colorado 2, SO
Anaheim 3, San Jose 2
Los Angeles 2, Chicago 1
SUNDAY RESULTS – November 27
(college basketball)
MIDLAND DRAEMEL CLASSIC AT FREMONT, NE. – Morningside 95, Cardinal Stritch (MI) 89 — Tyler Borchers (Le Mars) had 17 pts. & 7 reb. for Morningside
ST. FRANCIS CLASSIC IN JOLIET, ILL. – St. Francis 102, Briar Cliff 96 — Jordan Eisma (Le Mars) had 10 pts. and Blake Wiltgen (Gehlen) had 4 pts. for Briar Cliff
Top 25 games:
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Nigel Williams-Goss scored 18 points as No. 11 Gonzaga nearly blew an 18-point second-half lead before beating No. 21 Iowa State 73-71 in Sunday’s championship game at the AdvoCare Invitational. Josh Perkins added 12 points and Przemek Karnowki had 11 for Gonzaga (6-0). Iowa State (5-1) got 29 points from Deonte Burton, including 21 in the second half.
(3) Indiana 85, M-V-S-U 52
(11) Gonzaga 73, (21) Iowa St. 71
(14) U-C-L-A 74, Texas A&M 67
(15) Saint Mary’s (Cal) 76, U-A-B 63
(16) Wisconsin 95, Prairie View 50
(N-F-L football)
Tennessee 27, Chicago 21
Buffalo 28, Jacksonville 21
Baltimore 19, Cincinnati 14
Atlanta 38, Arizona 19
N.Y. Giants 27, Cleveland 13
New Orleans 49, Los Angeles 21
Miami 31, San Francisco 24
San Diego 21, Houston 13
Tampa Bay 14, Seattle 5
New England 22, N.Y. Jets 17
Oakland 35, Carolina 32
Kansas City 30, Denver 27, OT
(N-B-A basketball)
Cleveland 112 Philadelphia 108
Denver 120 Phoenix 114
Milwaukee 104 Orlando 96
Indiana 91 L.A. Clippers 70
Sacramento 122, Brooklyn 105
Dallas 91, New Orleans 81
Houston 130, Portland 114
L.A. Lakers 109, Atlanta 94
(N-H-L hockey)
Winnipeg 3 Nashville 0
Boston 4 Tampa Bay 1
Arizona 2 Edmonton 1
Carolina 3, Florida 2
Ottawa 2, N-Y Rangers 0
Philadelphia 5, Calgary 3
