MONDAY RESULTS – December 19
(bowling)
(girls results) Le Mars (4-0) 2747,_Sioux Central/Spencer 1516. — HIGH SERIES: Steph Williams (404) & Lexi Schroeder (396). HIGH GAMES: Lexi Schroeder (212) & Steph Williams (203). JV results: Le Mars 2183, Sioux Central/Spencer didn’t have a complete team. HIGH SERIES: Alison Zimmerman (346). HIGH GAME: Siarah Augustine (197).
(boys results) Le Mars (4-0) 3123, Sioux Central/Spencer 2407. HIGH SERIES: Brady Kommes (491), Kody Koerselman (467) & Noah Holder (464). HIGH GAMES: Brady Kommes (279), Kody Koerselman (267), & Noah Holder (246). JV results: Le Mars 2840, Sioux Central/Spencer 1461. HIGH SERIES: Austin Eppling (450) & Trey Whiddon (420). HIGH GAMES: Trey Whiddon (246) & Austin Eppling (235).
(high school basketball)
LE MARS — MMCRU rallied from a nine-point deficit after three quarters and outscored the Gehlen Catholic girls 17-2 in the final quarter for a 52-46 non-conference victory Monday night at the Jason Puetz Memorial gym. The Lady Jays, making a bid for back-to-back wins for the first time under second-year head coach Brandon Schaecher, led by as many as 11 points in the second quarter before settling on a five-point lead at halftime. Gehlen hit on only 1-of-11 shots in the final quarter and eventually surrendered the lead for good on a pair of Rae Tucker free throws with 3:38 to play. Tucker finished with 14 points while Emily Moser had 15 to lead the Royals in scoring. Abby Dickman had a career-best 15 for Gehlen Catholic. The Lady Jays go to the holiday break with a 1-and-7 record.
The Gehlen Catholic boys put back-to-back wins together for the first time this season, leading the entire game, as the Jays beat MMCRU 67-44. It marked the 35th time in the last 38 meetings between the War Eagle Conference rivals that Gehlen has won in the series. The Jays jumped out to an 11-1 lead in the first four minutes of the game and led by 14 at the half and by 17 after three quarters. Gehlen led by as many as 27 in the fourth quarter. Cole Wiltgen netted a career-high 26 points to lead the Jays while Hunter Tentinger had 16 for the Royals and Chris Schmid 12. Gehlen takes a 4-and-3 record to the holiday break.
(G) MMCRU 52, Gehlen Catholic (1-7) 46
(B) Gehlen Catholic (4-3) 67, MMCRU 44
(G) Akron-Westfield 66, Lawton-Bronson 38
(B) Akron-Westfield 55, Lawton-Bronson 52
(G) South O’Brien 56, Harris-Lake Park 51* (make-up)
(B) South O’Brien 49, Harris-Lake Park 48* (make-up)
(G) (#13-1A)Kingsley-Pierson 75, Whiting 12
(B) Kingsley-Pierson 92, Whiting 8
(G) Denison-Schleswig 55, Maple Valley/Anthon-Oto 22
(B) Denison-Schleswig 72, Maple Valley/Anthon-Oto 48
(G) OA-BCIG 51, Storm Lake 49
(B) Storm Lake 72, OA-BCIG 41
(B) Ridge View 59, Manson-NW Webster 56
(G) River Valley 44, Charter Oak-Ute 43
(B) Charter Oak-Ute 60, River Valley 51
(G) Westwood 82, Ar-We-Va 21
(B) Ar-We-Va 74, Westwood 43
(G) Spirit Lake 64, Williamsburg 20
(B) (#6-3A)Spirit Lake 49, Williamsburg 32
(G) Central Lyon 39, Boyden-Hull 25 (make-up)
(B) Central Lyon 61, (#8-1A)Boyden-Hull 49 (make-up)
(G) Unity Christian 66, Sheldon 34 (make-up)
(B) Sheldon 55, Unity Christian 51 (make-up)
(college basketball)
Morningside 65 Inter. American University of Puerto Rico – San German 53 — Tyler Borchers (Le Mars) had 14 pts. & 14 reb. for Morningside.
Top-25 games
(5) Duke 65, Tennessee St. 55
(15) Purdue 82, Western Illinois 50
(16) Indiana 103, Delaware State 56
(21) Florida State 76, Samford 68
(23) Southern Cal 79, Cornell 67
(25) Notre Dame 77, Colgate 62
(college football)
MIAMI BEACH BOWL — Tulsa 55, Central Michigan 10
MIAMI – Central Michigan out of the Mid-American Conference continues to have problems in bowl games. Central dropped to 0-3 in the past three bowl season as Tulsa’s Dane Evans passed for 304 yards and five touchdowns in his final college game, a 55-10 rout of Central Michigan in the Miami Beach Bowl at Marlins Park.
(N-F-L football)
Carolina 26, Washington 15
LANDOVER, Md. – The Carolina Panthers have thrown a huge roadblock into the Washington Redskins’ postseason hopes. Cam Newton passed for 300 yards and tossed a pair of TD passes as the defending NFC champion Panthers upset the Redskins 26-15 to drop Washington to 7-6-1.
(N-B-A basketball)
Indiana 107, Washington 105
Atlanta 110, Oklahoma City 108
Chicago 113, Detroit 82
Minnesota 115, Phoenix 108
Denver 117, Dallas 107
(N-H-L hockey)
Nashville 2, Philadelphia 1, SO
Anaheim 3, Toronto 2
Edmonton 3, St. Louis 2, OT
Calgary 4, Arizona 2
Detroit at Carolina, postponed
TUESDAY RESULTS – December 20
(high school basketball)
LE MARS — No. 3 (4A) Sioux City East held off a furious fourth quarter rally by Le Mars Tuesday night to stay unbeaten at 6-and-0 with a 77-72 victory at the Le Mars competition gym. Le Mars sprinted out to a 14-4 lead midway through the first quarter and led 24-15 after the first eight minutes. But East outscored Le Mars 26-8 in the second quarter and turned a nine-point deficit into a nine-point lead at the break. The Black Raiders opened the second half with a 16-4 run to take a 21-point lead by the two minute mark of the third quarter. The Dogs trimmed the deficit to 15 heading into the final eight minutes and just kept battling until they were down by just four points with 1:05 to play. East connected on 31-of-37 foul shots for the game and knocked down just enough free throws in the final two minutes to fend off the Bulldogs upset bid. Jalen Billings led the Raiders with 26 points, hitting five three’s and was 9-of-10 from the free throw stripe. Aiden Vanderloo had 22 and Trae Robinson added 13 for East. Will Pottebaum led Le Mars with a career-high 23 points while Jake Thompson dropped in 15 and Trent Hilbrands 10. Le Mars takes a 3-and-4 record to the holiday break. They are off now until January 3rd.
LAKES CONFERENCE
(B) (#3-4A)Sioux City East (6-0) 77, Le Mars (3-4) 72
(G) (#4-3A)Cherokee 73, Emmetsburg 37
(B) Cherokee 64, Emmetsburg 51
(G) Spencer 72, Sioux City North 61
(B) Sioux City North 68, Spencer 67
(G) (#3-2A)Western Christian 71, (#15-4A)Sergeant Bluff-Luton 58
(B) (#1-2A)Western Christian 57, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 56
WAR EAGLE CONFERENCE
(G) Akron-Westfield 41, Hinton 28
(B) (#3-2A)Hinton 72, Akron-Westfield 47
(G) Remsen St. Mary’s 51, South O’Brien 44
(B) (#5-1A)Remsen St. Mary’s 55, South O’Brien 50
(G) Harris-Lake Park 37, MMCRU 31
(B) Harris-Lake Park 70, MMCRU 35
(G) West Sioux 69, Woodbury Central 65
(B) Woodbury Central 67, West Sioux 64
(G) Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 71, Clay Central-Everly 50
(B) Clay Central-Everly 59, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 51
SIOUXLAND CONFERENCE
(G) M-O-C/Floyd Valley 60, Rock Valley 49
(B) (#8-2A)Rock Valley 71, M-O-C/Floyd Valley 46
(G) (#2-3A)Sioux Center 65, Central Lyon 28
(B) Sioux Center 76, Central Lyon 61
(G) West Lyon 55, Boyden-Hull 44
(B) (#8-1A)Boyden-Hull 68, (#4-2A)West Lyon 65
(G) Sheldon 57, George-Little Rock 37
(B) Sheldon 70, George-Little Rock 39
(G) Okoboji 65, Sibley-Ocheyedan 60
(B) Okoboji 78, Sibley-Ocheyedan 77
WESTERN VALLEY CONFERENCE
(G) South Central Calhoun 48, Maple Valley/Anthon-Oto 28
(B) Maple Valley/Anthon-Oto 57, South Central Calhoun 50
(G) Sioux City East 63, West Monona 48
(G) Sioux City West 62, Westwood 59
(G) Lawton-Bronson 69, Homer (NE.) 67
(B) Lawton-Bronson 74, Homer (NE.) 62
(G) Ridge View 40, Sioux Central 37
(college basketball)
IOWA CITY — Jordan Bohannon and Peter Jok each scored 18 points and Iowa held on for an 84-73 win over North Dakota on Tuesday night at the Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Cordell Pemsl had nine points and a career-high 11 rebounds to help the Hawkeyes (7-5) win their fourth straight.
AMES — Senior Matt Thomas scored a career-high 23 points to lead Iowa State past winless Mississippi Valley State 88-60 on Tuesday, helping the Cyclones post back-to-back wins for the first time in a month. Naz Mitrou-Long had 19 points and Monte Morris scored 13 for the Cyclones (8-3), who shot 50 percent from 3-point range.
Iowa 84, North Dakota 73
Iowa State 88, Mississippi Valley State 60
Top 25 games: (9) Creighton 96, Arizona State 85
(11) West Virginia 84, Radford 57
(17) Xavier 85, Eastern Washington 56
(18) Arizona 77, New Mexico 46
(19) Saint Mary’s 67, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 46
(20) Oregon 75, Fresno State 63
(college football)
BOCA RATON BOWL — Western Kentucky 51, Memphis 31
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Anthony Wales gained 329 yards from scrimmage as Western Kentucky outscored Memphis, 51-31, in the Boca Raton Bowl. Wales ran for a career-high 245 yards on 35 carries, added 84 yards on four catches and scored three times. Teammate Mike White threw for 336 yards and three touchdowns for Western Kentucky, which totaled 598 yards for interim head coach Nick Holt.
(N-B-A basketball)
Charlotte 117, L.A. Lakers 113
New Orleans 108, Philadelphia 93
New York 118, Indiana 111
Orlando 136, Miami 130, 2OT
Toronto 116, Brooklyn 104
Boston 112, Memphis 109, OT
Cleveland 114, Milwaukee 108, OT
San Antonio 102, Houston 100
Golden State 104, Utah 74
L.A. Clippers 119, Denver 102
Sacramento 126, Portland 121
(N-H-L hockey)
N.Y. Islanders 4, Boston 2
Nashville 5, New Jersey 1
Columbus 3, Los Angeles 2, SO
Pittsburgh 7, N.Y. Rangers 2
Florida 4, Buffalo 3, SO
Montreal 5, Anaheim 1
Tampa Bay 4, Detroit 1
Minnesota 2, Colorado 0
Ottawa 4, Chicago 3
St. Louis 3, Dallas 2, OT
Vancouver 4, Winnipeg 1
San Jose 4, Calgary 1
WEDNESDAY RESULTS – December 21
(college football)
POINSETTIA BOWL — B-Y-U 24, Wyoming 21
SAN DIEGO – Jamaal Williams rushed for 210 yards and a touchdown as B-Y-U downed Wyoming, 24-21 in the Poinsettia Bowl at San Diego. Williams ran 36 yards for a fourth-quarter score that put the Cougars ahead 24-3. Tanner Mangum threw for a TD and ran for another in the victory.
IOWA CITY – Iowa wide receiver Matt VandeBerg will return in 2017 after being granted an extra year of eligibility through a medical hardship waiver. VandeBerg, who injured his right foot after just four games, had his waiver approved by the Big Ten. No. 21 Iowa will face No. 20 Florida in the Outback Bowl on Jan. 2 in a battle of 8-4 teams.
(college basketball)
Top-25 games:
(1) Villanova 90, American University 48
(2) U-C-L-A 82, W. Michigan 68
(4) Baylor 89, Texas Southern 63
(5) Duke 72, Elon 61
(10) Louisville 73, (6) Kentucky 70
(7) Gonzaga 102, South Dakota 65
(8) North Carolina 85, Northern Iowa 42
(12) Virginia 56, California 52
(13) Butler 81, Vermont 69
(15) Purdue 91, Norfolk State 45
Clemson 62, (22) South Carolina 60.
(N-B-A basketball)
Cleveland 113, Milwaukee 102
Memphis 98, Detroit 86
Minnesota 92, Atlanta 84
Oklahoma City 121, New Orleans 110
Washington 107, Chicago 97
Houston 125, Phoenix 111
Sacramento 94, Utah 93
Dallas 96, Portland 95
(N-H-L hockey)
Philadelphia 3, Washington 2, SO
Edmonton 3, Arizona 2
THURSDAY RESULTS – December 22
(high school basketball)
(G) West Sioux 53, Hinton 30
(G) (#8-1A)Newell-Fonda 49, Emmetsburg 38
(B) Emmetsburg 62, Newell-Fonda 57
(B) (#6-3A)Spirit Lake 78, Adrian (MN.) 26
(G) (#4-3A)Cherokee 86, Ridge View 54
(B) Cherokee 56, Ridge View 44
(college basketball)
IOWA CITY – Peter Jok scored 17 points and Iowa throttled Delaware State 89-57 on Thursday night. Ahmad Wagner scored 12 points and Isaiah Moss added 10 for the Hawkeyes (8-5). Iowa went on a 21-1 run in the first half and outscored the Hornets 21-0 in fastbreak points. The Hawkeyes had a season-high 12 steals and scored 33 points off turnovers.
Iowa 89, Delaware State 57
Top-25 games:
(3) Kansas 71, U-N-L-V 53
(16) Indiana 97, Austin Peay 62
(19) Saint Mary’s (Cal) 74, South Carolina State 47
(23) Southern Cal 83, Missouri State 75
(24) Cincinnati 93, Marshall 91, OT
(college football)
FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL at Boise — Idaho 61, Colorado State 50
BOISE, Idaho – Idaho and Colorado State have combined to produce the third highest-scoring game in bowl history. Matt Linehan threw for 381 yards and four touchdowns as the Vandals won the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, 61-50 over the Rams. Linehan also had a scoring run to take game MVP honors and tie the bowl record for touchdowns. Isaiah Saunders led the Vandals on the ground with 147 yards and set another bowl record in the process with 33 carries. Colorado State lost despite Nick Stevens, who passed for 445 yards and five scores.
(N-F-L football)
Philadelphia 24, N.Y. Giants 19
PHILADELPHIA – The Eagles prevented the Giants from clinching an NFC wild-card berth last night as Malcolm Jenkins returned one of his two interceptions 34 yards for a touchdown that gave Philadelphia an early 14-0 lead in a 24-19 win over New York. Carson Wentz hit Nelson Agholor for a 40-yard touchdown that put Philly ahead 21-6 late in the first half. Eli Manning completed 38 of his team-record 63 pass attempts for 356 yards and one TD, but his third interception ended the Giants’ final drive.
(N-B-A basketball)
Boston 109, Indiana 102
Golden State 117, Brooklyn 101
New York 106, Orlando 95
Miami 115, L.A. Lakers 107
L.A. Clippers 106, San Antonio 101
(N-H-L hockey)
New Jersey 4, Philadelphia 0
Columbus 7, Pittsburgh 1
Carolina 3, Buffalo 1
Tampa Bay 5, St. Louis 2
Ottawa 2, Anaheim 1, OT
Boston 3, Florida 1
Minnesota 4, Montreal 2
Los Angeles 4, Nashville 0
Toronto 6, Colorado 0
Winnipeg 4, Vancouver 1
FRIDAY RESULTS – December 23
(college football)
BAHAMAS BOWL — Old Dominion 24, Eastern Michigan 20
ARMED FORCES BOWL — Louisiana Tech 48, Navy 45
DOLLAR GENERAL BOWL — Troy 28, Ohio University 23
UNDATED – David Washington threw for three touchdowns and Ray Lawry ran for 133 yards and a TD as Old Dominion beat Eastern Washington, 24-20 in the Bahamas Bowl. Jonathan Barnes kicked a game-ending 32-yard field goal and Louisiana Tech beat Navy 48-45 in the Armed Forces Bowl. The final bowl game of the day had Jordan Chunn scoring on three short runs and Troy picking off four passes in a 28-23 win over Ohio in the Dollar General Bowl.
(college basketball)
(11) West Virginia 92, N. Kentucky 61
(14) Wisconsin 90, Florida A&M 37
(23) Southern Cal 94, Wyoming 92, OT
(N-B-A basketball)
Charlotte 103, Chicago 91
Orlando 109, L.A. Lakers 90
Cleveland 119, Brooklyn 99
Golden State 119, Detroit 113
Oklahoma City 117, Boston 112
Memphis 115, Houston 109
Milwaukee 123, Washington 96
New Orleans 91, Miami 87
Sacramento 109, Minnesota 105
Atlanta 109, Denver 108
Phoenix 123, Philadelphia 116
Toronto 104, Utah 98
San Antonio 110, Portland 90
Dallas 90, L.A. Clippers 88
(N-H-L hockey)
Pittsburgh 4, New Jersey 1
N.Y. Islanders 5, Buffalo 1
Columbus 2, Montreal 1
Washington 4, Tampa Bay 0
Minnesota 7, N.Y. Rangers 4
Carolina 3, Boston 2, OT
Detroit 4, Florida 3, SO
Colorado 2, Chicago 1, OT
Dallas 3, Los Angeles 2, OT
Calgary 4, Vancouver 1
Toronto 4, Arizona 1
San Jose 3, Edmonton 2, OT
SATURDAY RESULTS – December 24
(college football)
HAWAII BOWL at Honolulu — Hawaii 52, Middle Tennessee 35
HONOLULU — Dru Brown threw for 274 yards and four touchdowns and Hawaii overcame an early deficit to beat Middle Tennessee 52-35 in the Hawaii Bowl on Saturday night. The Rainbow Warriors (7-7) amassed 500 yards of total offense and their highest-scoring output this season to end the year on a three-game winning streak. Brown completed 20 of 30 passes without an interception. He had a 2-yard touchdown run and was sacked just once.
(N-F-L football)
CLEVELAND — Isaiah Crowell rushed for two scores and the Cleveland Browns finally earned their first win of the season by beating the Chargers, 20-17. San Diego kicker Josh Lambo missed a 45-yard field goal attempt as time expired to set off a celebration among the Browns players who stormed the field after improving to 1-14. Lambo also had a potential game-tying kick blocked by the Browns’ Jamie Meder with 3:49 to go.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Matt Ryan threw for 277 yards and two touchdowns to lift Atlanta past Carolina 33-16, allowing the Falcons to clinch the NFC South on Sunday. Ryan torched the defending NFC champions in their two meetings this season, passing for 780 yards and six TDs. Tevin Coleman had 135 yards from scrimmage, including a 55-yard, fourth-quarter touchdown run for the 10-5 Falcons.
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans damaged Tampa Bay’s playoff hopes while allowing the Giants to clinch their first playoff berth since 2011. Marc Ingram ran for two touchdowns and a game-clinching first down that secured the Saints’ 31-24 triumph over the 8-7 Buccaneers. Drew Brees was 23 of 34 for 299 yards and a touchdown for the 7-8 Saints, who gained 417 total yards.
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers threw for 347 yards and four scores in the Packers’ 38-25 win over Minnesota. Jordy Nelson had nine catches for 154 yards and two scores for 9-6 Green Bay. The Packers’ fifth straight win set up a winner-take-all showdown next week with Detroit for the NFC North title.
HOUSTON — Houston clinched the AFC South as Alfred Blue scored a go-ahead, 24-yard touchdown with 8:41 left to send the Texans past the Cincinnati Bengals, 12-10. Blue’s TD came two minutes after Brandon LaFell turned a short pass into an 86-yard score that put the Bengals ahead. Tom Savage threw for 176 yards and no interceptions in his first career start since replacing Brock Osweiler. The Bengals had a chance to pull out the victory until former Texan Randy Bullock’s 43-yard attempt sailed wide right as time expired.
Miami 34, Buffalo 31, OT
New England 41, N.Y. Jets 3
Jacksonville 38, Tennessee 17
Green Bay 38, Minnesota 25
Cleveland 20, San Diego 17
Washington 41, Chicago 21
Atlanta 33, Carolina 16
Oakland 33, Indianapolis 25
New Orleans 31, Tampa Bay 24
Arizona 34, Seattle 31
San Francisco 22, Los Angeles 21
Houston 12, Cincinnati 10
(college basketball)
No games scheduled
(N-B-A basketball)
No games scheduled
(N-H-L hockey)
No games scheduled
SUNDAY RESULTS – December 25 – Christmas Day
(N-F-L football)
Pittsburgh 31, Baltimore 27
Kansas City 33, Denver 10
UNDATED – The Pittsburgh Steelers settled the playoff fate of three NFL teams with one short pass in the closing seconds. The Kansas City Chiefs also ended one postseason race and continued their bid to win a division title.
The Steelers are A-F-C North champions after Ben Roethlisberger hit Antonio Brown for a four-yard touchdown with nine seconds left to give Pittsburgh (10-5) a 31-27 win over Baltimore (8-7). Brown appeared to be stopped short of the end zone until he extended his left arm and put the ball across the goal line. It came after Kyle Juszczy ran for a 10-yard T-D that put the Ravens back on top, 27-24 with 1:18 remaining.
The outcome officially put Kansas City in the playoffs for the third time in four years. The Chiefs eliminated the Broncos from postseason consideration and stayed alive in their bid to win the A-F-C West. Tyreek Hill ran 70 yards for a touchdown while Kansas City (11-4) was building a 21-7 lead in a 33-10 win over Denver. Hill had 95 yards rushing on six carries, four weeks after he scored touchdowns on the ground, through the air and on a return versus Denver (8-7). He led a Chiefs running attack that shredded the Broncos for 238 yards on 37 carries. Alex Smith was 25 of 36 for 244 yards, one touchdown and one interception as the Chiefs stayed one game behind the division-leading Oakland Raiders.
(N-B-A basketball)
Boston 119, New York 114
Cleveland 109, Golden State 108
San Antonio 119, Chicago 100
Oklahoma City 112, Minnesota 100
L.A. Lakers 111, L.A. Clippers 102
(N-H-L hockey)
No games scheduled
