MONDAY RESULTS – January 15
(high school basketball)
LE MARS — Woodbury Central broke away from a 23-all halftime tie by outscoring Gehlen Catholic 23-4 in the third quarter and the Wildcats went on to post a 58-36 non-conference victory over the Lady Jays Monday night. Payge Ronfeldt led all scorers with 20 points to pace the Wildcats scoring. Sally Gallagher hit four three-pointers and finished with 12 points. Katelyn Langel had 9 for Gehlen and Addison Weber added 8. Woodbury Central outscored Gehlen 35-13 in the second half. The Lady Jays fall to 9-and-5 and Woodbury Central is now 11-and-4 for the season.
LE MARS — The Gehlen Catholic boys opened the second half with a 16-2 run to extend a 24-19 halftime lead and the Jays beat visiting Woodbury Central 58-39 Monday night at the Marvin Langel Memorial gym. With the win Gehlen improves to 8-and-5 for the season while Woodbury Central slips to 7-and-8. Cole Wiltgen led a balanced Gehlen scoring attack with 17 points while Bryan Nohava added 12 and Caden Kneip 11. Mitchell Countryman and Christopher Mandl had 9 each for the Wildcats.
(G) Woodbury Central 58, Gehlen Catholic (9-5) 36
(B) Gehlen Catholic (8-5) 58, Woodbury Central 39
(G) Remsen St. Mary’s (1-13) 48, River Valley 34
(B) (#3-1A)Remsen St. Mary’s (13-0) 68, River Valley 29
(G) Logan-Magnolia 62, West Monona 42
(B) Logan-Magnolia 78, West Monona 69
(G) Westwood 59, OA-BCIG 46
(B) OA-BCIG 57, Westwood 42
(B) Storm Lake St. Mary’s 76, Clay Central-Everly 31
(G) Sioux City West 62, Sioux City East 56
(wrestling)
Le Mars at the Storm Lake J-V Tournament – cancelled
(college basketball)
Top-25 games:
(5) Duke 83, (25) Miami 75
(10) Kansas 71, (6) West Virginia 66
(23) Michigan 68, Maryland 67
(N-B-A basketball)
Charlotte 118, Detroit 107
Philadelphia 117, Toronto 111
Milwaukee 104, Washington 95
Atlanta 102, San Antonio 99
New York 119, Brooklyn 104
Chicago 119, Miami 111
Memphis 123, L.A. Lakers 114
Golden State 118, Cleveland 108
Oklahoma City 95, Sacramento 88
Indiana 109, Utah 94
L.A. Clippers 113, Houston 102
(N-H-L hockey)
Dallas 3, Boston 2, OT
Colorado 3, Anaheim 1
San Jose 4, Los Angeles 1
N.Y. Islanders 5, Montreal 4, OT
TUESDAY RESULTS – January 16
(high school basketball)
HINTON — The Gehlen Catholic girls quickly erased a 20-19 halftime deficit by scoring the first 8 points of the second half and outscored Hinton 23-6 in the third quarter enroute to a 58-33 victory Tuesday night in a non-conference match-up of two War Eagle Conference rivals. The Lady Jays, who completed their first season sweep of the Blackhawks since the 1994-95 season, won the second half 38-13 to win it going away. Addison Weber and Katelyn Langel both finished with 14 points for Gehlen while Sydney Livermore added 13. Emma Webb led Hinton with 11. Gehlen improves to 10-and-5 for the season while the Blackhawks fall to 4-and-10.
HINTON — The Gehlen Catholic boys avenged a four point loss to Hinton back on December 12th by clipping the Blackhawks 59-51 Tuesday night in Hinton. The Jays scored the first 12 points of the fourth quarter to open up a 19-point lead with 4:57 to play before Hinton rallied back to within six with 21 seconds left in the game. The Jays knocked down six-of-seven foul shots down the stretch to hold off Hinton. Cole Wiltgen finished with a season-best 24 points, two shy of his career-best. Wiltgen hit all seven foul shot opportunities in the second half. Bryan Nohava had 14 and Caden Kneip 13 for the Jays. Jacob Kirwan led Hinton with 11. Gehlen improves to 9-and-5 while Hinton falls to 2-and-11.
LE MARS — No. 8 (4A) Le Mars ran their record to 12-and-2 with a 55-35 win over the visiting Spencer Tigers Tuesday night. The victory keeps the Lady Bulldogs a game behind league-leading Cherokee heading into Friday’s match-up with the Braves. Junior Madison Dreckman accounted for half of the Le Mars points Tuesday, pouring in 26. Jenn Schneider added 7, Annie Ellis 6 and Dakotah Owens 5. Keeley Petzenhauser led Spencer with 18.
LE MARS — The Le Mars boys rebounded from last Friday’s loss at Hull to beat Spencer 74-62 Tuesday night at the Bulldogs Competition gym. The Bulldogs had four of their five starters score in double figures and came two points shy of having all five in twin figures. Dylan Rarrat-Kass had 17, Alex Irwin 16, Gabe Eckstaine 14 and Logan Lancaster logged in with 13 points. J.T. Engebretson had 8. The Bulldogs connected on 23-of-25 from the free throw line and made nine three-pointers. Spencer was led by Brady Kluender’s 23 points. Le Mars improves to 8-and-4 for the season and 6-and-1 in the Lakes Conference.
WAR EAGLE CONFERENCE
(G) Gehlen Catholic (10-5) 58, Hinton (4-10) 33
(B) Gehlen Catholic (9-5) 59, Hinton (2-11) 51
(G) (#5-2A)West Sioux 74, Remsen St. Mary’s 20
(B) (#3-1A)Remsen St. Mary’s 59, West Sioux 51
(G) MMCRU 53, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 42
(B) Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 60, MMCRU 51
(G) South O’Brien 65, Unity Christian 61, 2 OTs
(B) Unity Christian 60, (#8-1A)South O’Brien 40
(G) Harris-Lake Park 65, Trinity Christian 31
(B) Harris-Lake Park 45, Trinity Christian 41
LAKES CONFERENCE
(G) (#8-4A)Le Mars (12-2/6-1) 55, Spencer 35
(B) Le Mars (8-4/6-1) 74, Spencer 62
(G) (#3-2A)Western Christian 53, Spirit Lake 23
(B) (#1-2A)Western Christian 64, (#9-3A)Spirit Lake 48
(G) (#4-3A)Cherokee 79, Estherville/Lincoln Central 26
(B) Estherville/Lincoln Central 57, Cherokee 45
(G) Storm Lake 56, Carroll 53
(B) Storm Lake 76, Carroll 63
WESTERN VALLEY CONFERENCE
(G) (#6-1A)Kingsley-Pierson 74, River Valley 25
(B) Kingsley-Pierson 72, River Valley 38
(G) Lawton-Bronson 71, Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 35
(B) Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 62, Lawton-Bronson 50
(G) Siouxland Christian 55, Ridge View 52
(B) Ridge View 69, Siouxland Christian 39
SIOUXLAND CONFERENCE
(G) M-O-C/Floyd Valley 58, West Lyon 33
(B) M-O-C/Floyd Valley 52, West Lyon 44
(G) (#2-3A)Sioux Center 72, Sheldon 36
(B) (#5-2A)Sheldon 70, (#6-2A)Sioux Center 63
(G) Okoboji 60, Boyden-Hull 49
(B) Okoboji 52, Boyden-Hull 45
(G) Rock Valley 59, George-Little Rock 55
(B) (#7-1A)George-Little Rock 65, Rock Valley 62
(G) Central Lyon 62, Sibley-Ocheyedan 43
(B) Sibley-Ocheyedan 61, Central Lyon 47
MISSOURI RIVER ACTIVITIES CONFERENCE
(G) (#10-4A)Sergeant Bluff-Luton 70, Council Bluffs A-L 61
(B) Council Bluffs A-L 67, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 64
(B) Fort Dodge 65, Sioux City North 61, OT
(B) (#3-4A)Sioux City East 51, Sioux City West 41
WEDNESDAY RESULTS – January 17
(college basketball)
(W) Loras 76, Buena Vista 54 (former Le Mars Lady Bulldog, Holly Schneider, had 12 points for B-V)
(M) Morningside 98, Mount Marty 87 (former Le Mars Bulldog standout, Tyler Borchers, scored a career-high 32 points and had 13 rebounds while hitting 15-of-18 from the field for the Mustangs)
Rutgers 80, Iowa 64
Top 25 games:
(1) Villanova 88, Georgetown 56
S-M-U 83, (7) Wichita State 78
Texas 67, (8) Texas Tech 58
(11) Xavier 88, St. John’s 82
(14) Arizona 79, California 58
Stanford 86, (16) Arizona State 77
Alabama 76, (17) Auburn 71
Creighton 80, (19) Seton Hall 63
Missouri 59, (21) Tennessee 55
(22) Ohio State 71, Northwestern 65
(24) T-C-U 96, Iowa State 73
(N-B-A basketball)
Charlotte 133, Washington 109
Atlanta 94, New Orleans 93
San Antonio 100, Brooklyn 95
Toronto 96, Detroit 91
Golden State 119, Chicago 112
Memphis 105, New York 99
Miami 106, Milwaukee 101
Oklahoma City 114, L.A. Lakers 90
Utah 120, Sacramento 105
L.A. Clippers 109, Denver 104
(N-H-L hockey)
Boston 4, Montreal 1
Anaheim 5, Pittsburgh 3
THURSDAY RESULTS – January 18
(wrestling)
Le Mars (11-6/2-4) 64, Estherville/Lincoln Central 18. Bulldog winners: 120#-Jackson Sudtelgte won by a forfeit .. 126#-Jason Sudtelgte won by a forfeit .. 132#-Jake Francksen-Small won a MD, 10-2 .. 138#-Jacob Singer won by a fall .. 145#-Jordan Jensen won by a fall .. 152#-Dylan Carlson won by a forfeit .. 160#-Mason Mohr won by a fall .. 182#-Robert Sadoski won by a forfeit .. 195#-Justin Otto won by a forfeit .. 220#-Brennick Hoppe won by a fall .. 285#-Travis Theisen won by a fall.
Emmetsburg 49, Le Mars (11-7) 21. Bulldog winners: 132#-Jake Francksen-Small won a 2-0 decision .. 170#-Colton Hoag won by a fall .. 220#-Travis Theisen won by a fall .. 285#-Brennick Hoppe won by a fall.
(bowling)
(girls results) Le Mars (7-0) 2806, West Sioux (didn’t have a complete team). HIGH GAME: Abby Whiddon (224), Brooke Westhoff (216), and Lexi Schroeder (205). HIGH SERIES: Abby Whiddon (403), Brooke Westhoff (401) and Lexi Schroeder (392).
(boys results) Le Mars (7-0) 3105, West Sioux 1724. HIGH GAMES: Blake Rush (257), Brady Poulson (226 & 220), Kody Koerselman (224 & 202) and Riley Augustine (201). HIGH SERIES: Blake Rush (447), Brady Poulson (446), Kody Koerselman (426).
(high school basketball)
(G) (#6-1A)Kingsley-Pierson 75, MMCRU 26
(B) Kingsley-Pierson 74, MMCRU 41
(G) Akron-Westfield 46, Elk Point-Jefferson, SD 45
(B) Elk Point-Jefferson, SD 81, Akron-Westfield 53
(G) (#2-3A)Sioux Center 69, Unity Christian 55
(B) (#6-2A)Sioux Center 58, Unity Christian 45
(B) (#3-4A)Sioux City East 58, (#5-3A)Bishop Heelan 57
(G) (#4-3A)Cherokee 97, Alta-Aurelia 57
(B) Alta/Aurelia 62, Cherokee 48
(G) East Sac County 59, Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 28
(B) Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 52, East Sac County 47
(G) Emmetsburg 62, Estherville/Lincoln Central 36
(B) Estherville/Lincoln Central 38, Emmetsburg 34
(G) OA-BCIG 54, Siouxland Christian 38
(B) OA-BCIG 82, Siouxland Christian 42
(G) Sioux Central 55, Harris-Lake Park 37
(B) Sioux Central 77, Harris-Lake Park 58
(G) West Monona 84, Whiting 24
(B) West Monona 77, Whiting 25
(college basketball)
Top-25 games:
(2) Virginia 64, Georgia Tech 48
Saint Mary’s (Cal) 74, (13) Gonzaga 71
Nebraska 72, (23) Michigan 52
(N-B-A basketball)
Cleveland 104, Orlando 103
Philadelphia 89, Boston 80
Houston 116, Minnesota 98
Portland 100, Indiana 86
(N-H-L hockey)
New Jersey 4, Washington 3, OT
Columbus 2, Dallas 1, SO
Philadelphia 3, Toronto 2, OT
Boston 5, N.Y. Islanders 2
St. Louis 4, Ottawa 1
N.Y. Rangers 4, Buffalo 3
Vegas 4, Tampa Bay 1
Nashville 3, Arizona 2, SO
Colorado 5, San Jose 3
Pittsburgh 3, Los Angeles 1
FRIDAY RESULTS – January 19
(high school basketball)
CHEROKEE — The Number-4 (3A) Cherokee girls basketball team all but wrapped up the Lakes Conference title with a 78-55 win over the 8th-ranked (4A) Le Mars Lady Bulldogs Friday night in Cherokee. The victory improves the Bravettes record to 15-and-1 and 8-and-0 in league play. Cherokee holds a two-game lead over the rest of the Lakes Conference field with four league games to play. Le Mars saw their five-game winning streak halted as their record falls to 12-and-3 with a 6-and-2 Lakes Conference mark. Cherokee closed the first half on an 11-2 run to take an 8-point lead to the halftime break and never trailed over the final two quarters, outscoring Le Mars 50-36 in the final 16 minutes. Madison Dreckman led Le Mars with 27 points and Jenn Schneider added 11. Kassidy Pringel led Cherokee with 17.
CHEROKEE — Le Mars won the boys game at Cherokee Friday night, 56-47, to improve their record to 9-and-4 for the season and their Lakes Conference record to 7-and-1. After beating the Braves by 41 points last month in Le Mars, the Bulldogs didn’t anticipate how much tougher the second match-up would be. Le Mars scored the first 13 points of the game and led 16-3 after a quarter of play. Cherokee closed to within six by halftime and trailed by four entering the fourth quarter. It took a 16-9 fourth quarter to secure the win against the feisty Braves. Gabe Eckstaine led a balanced scoring attack for the Bulldogs with 16 points while Logan Lancaster had 15, J.T. Engebretson 12 and Alex Irwin 11. Kobe Grell had 13 for Cherokee. The Braves are 0-and-8 in league play and 5-and-11 for the season.
HULL — The Gehlen Catholic Lady Jays posted a 52-37 road victory at Trinity Christian Friday night to put their War Eagle Conference mark at 6-and-2 and their season record improves to 11-and-5. Addison Weber had 12 points for the Lady Jays with Katelyn Langel and Sydney Livermore added 7 each. Hannah Baker led all scorers with 17 for the Lady Tigers. Gehlen led 40-22 going into the fourth quarter.
HULL — Four starters struck for double figures Friday night, led by Cole Wiltgen’s 19 points, as Gehlen Catholic won the boys game at Hull over Trinity Christian 60-45. Bryan Nohava added 13 points, Brady Livermore had 11 and Caden Kneip 10 for the Jays. Shane Kooima led the Tigers with 16. Gehlen erased a 13-9 first quarter deficit with a 14-6 second quarter and never trailed after that. Gehlen improves to 10-and-5 for the season after winning all three games this week and the Jays are 4-and-4 in the W-E-C.
LAKES CONFERENCE
(G) (#4-3A)Cherokee 78, (#8-4A)LeMars (12-3/6-2) 55
(B) LeMars (9-4/7-1) 56 Cherokee 47
(G) Spirit Lake 37, Estherville/Lincoln Central 24
(B) Spirit Lake 58, Estherville/Lincoln Central 22
(G) Spencer 65, Storm Lake 44
(B) Spencer 63, Storm Lake 50
(G) (#4-2A)Western Christian 78, Tea Area 36
(B) (#1-2A)Western Christian 71, Tea Area 66
WAR EAGLE CONFERENCE
(G) Gehlen Catholic (11-5/6-2) 52, Trinity Christian 37*
(B) Gehlen Catholic (10-5/4-4) 60, Trinity Christian 45*
(G) South O’Brien 62, Hinton 31*
(B) South O’Brien 79, Hinton 47*
(G) Akron-Westfield 45, MMCRU 41*
(B) MMCRU 58, Akron-Westfield 53*
(G) Unity Christian 64, Harris-Lake Park 44*
(B) Unity Christian 72, Harris-Lake Park 46*
(G) (#12-2A)West Sioux 56, Clay Central-Everly 26*
(B) West Sioux 88, Clay Central-Everly 47*
WESTERN VALLEY CONFERENCE
(G) (#6-1A)Kingsley-Pierson 65, West Monona 64
(B) Kingsley-Pierson 70, West Monona 48
(G) Woodbury Central 57, Ridge View 45
(B) Woodbury Central 56, Ridge View 50
(G) Lawton-Bronson 61, River Valley 24
(B) Lawton-Bronson 60, River Valley 30
(G) Westwood 67, Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 25
(B) Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 58, Westwood 34
SIOUXLAND CONFERENCE
(G) M-O-C/Floyd Valley 54, Boyden-Hull 37
(B) Boyden-Hull 55, M-O-C/Floyd Valley 40
(G) (#2-3A)Sioux Center 49, Okoboji 41
(B) (#6-2A)Sioux Center 74, Okoboji 59
(G) Central Lyon 47, George-Little Rock 39
(B) (#7-1A)George-Little Rock 57, Central Lyon 40
(G) Rock Valley 66, Sheldon 63
(B) Rock Valley 59, (#5-2A)Sheldon 45
(G) West Lyon 64, Sibley-Ocheyedan 54
(B) West Lyon 69, Sibley-Ocheyedan 29
MISSOURI RIVER ACTIVITIES CONFERENCE
(G) (#2-4A)Lewis Central 56, (#9-4A)Sergeant Bluff-Luton 31
(B) Lewis Central 68, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 64
(B) Sioux City West 76, Sioux City North 56
(G) Sioux City East 64, Bishop Heelan 63
(college basketball)
Top-25 games:
(9) Michigan State 85, Indiana 57
(N-B-A basketball)
Toronto 86, San Antonio 83
Brooklyn 101, Miami 95
Memphis 106, Sacramento 88
Washington 122, Detroit 112
Phoenix 108, Denver 100
L.A. Lakers 99, Indiana 86
New York 117, Utah 115
(N-H-L hockey)
Florida 4, Vegas 3, OT
Montreal 3, Washington 2
Anaheim 2, Los Angeles 1
SATURDAY RESULTS – January 20
CEDAR RAPIDS — Longtime Gehlen Catholic baseball coach, Marty Kurth, was inducted into the Iowa High School Baseball Hall-of-Fame Saturday night in Cedar Rapids during the Iowa High School Coaches Association banquet. Kurth completed his 31st season as the Jays head baseball coach last summer. It was likely his last in the dugout as an eye condition has greatly limited his eyesight. Kurth has a career coaching record of 522 wins and 335 losses. The Jays won two State titles and were runner-up one other time during Kurth’s tenure. Gehlen also won four War Eagle Conference titles, one Sectional championship, 8 District titles and six Sub-State titles.
(wrestling)
Le Mars went 2-and-3 at the Bishop Heelan Dual Team Tournament Saturday and their season dual record stands at 13-and-10.
Lewis Central 49, Le Mars 21 — Bulldog winners: 120#-Jackson Sudtelgte won by a forfeit .. 132#-Jake Francksen-Small won a 7-0 decision .. 220#-Travis Theisen won by a fall .. 285#-Brennick Hoppe won by a fall.
Le Mars 66, South Sioux City 18 — Bulldog winners: 106#-Blake Dirksen won by a forfeit .. 113#-Daniel Hinds won by a forfeit .. 132#-Jake Francksen-Small won by a fall .. 138#-Jacob Singer won by a fall .. 145#-Dylan Carlson won by a fall .. 152#-Mason Mohr won by a fall .. 160#-Myles Kass won by a fall .. 170#-Colton Hoag won by a forfeit .. 182#-Robert Sadoski won by a fall .. 195#-Justin Otto won by a forfeit .. 220#-Travis Theisen won by a forfeit.
Le Mars 49, Sioux Falls Lincoln 20 — Bulldog winners: 126#-Jackson Sudtelgte won an 8-3 decision .. 132#-Jake Francksen-Small won by a fall .. 138#-Jacob Singer won by a fall .. 152#-Dylan Carlson won by a fall .. 170#-Colton Hoag won a MD, 11-3 .. 182#-Robert Sadoski won by a fall .. 195#-Justin Otto won by a fall .. 220#-Travis Theisen won by a forfeit .. 285#-Brennick Hoppe won by a forfeit.
Bishop Heelan 53, Le Mars 18 — Bulldog winners: 106#-Blake Dirksen won an 8-6 decision .. 132#-Jake Francksen-Small won a 9-2 decision .. 145#-Mitchell Schilmoeller won by a fall .. 170#-Colton Hoag won a 3-1 decision .. 220#-Travis Theisen won a 7-4 decision.
Columbus, NE. 45, Le Mars 36 — Bulldog winners: 113#-Jason Hand won by a fall .. 132#-Jake Francksen-Small won by a forfeit .. 138#-Jacob Singer won by a fall .. 145#-Dylan Carlson won by a forfeit .. 220#-Travis Theisen won by a fall .. 285#-Brennick Hoppe won by a fall.
(high school basketball)
(G) Hinton 37, Siouxland Christian 34
(B) Hinton 70, Siouxland Christian 45
(G) (#12-2A)West Sioux 48, West Lyon 46
(B) West Lyon 61, West Sioux 59
(G) Boyden-Hull 62, South O’Brien 56
(B) South O’Brien 62, Boyden-Hull 60
(B) (#3-4A)Sioux City East 55, Cedar Rapids Kennedy 53
(B) (#5-4A)Des Moines North 93, Sioux City West 86, 3 OTs
(G) Council Bluffs T-J 60, Sioux City North 31
(B) Sioux City North 51, Council Bluffs T-J 46
(G) Bishop Heelan 59, (#2-2A)Treynor 55
(B) (#8-2A)Treynor 67, (#5-3A)Bishop Heelan 65, OT
(G) Dakota Valley 52, Lawton-Bronson 35
(B) Dakota Valley 77, Lawton-Bronson 37
(G) (#9-4A)Sergeant Bluff-Luton 71, Spencer 46
(G) Sioux Falls Lincoln 57, Sioux City East 30
(college basketball)
Top-25 games:
(1) Villanova 81, U-Conn 61
(3) Purdue 87, Iowa 64
Oklahoma State 83, (4) Oklahoma 81, OT
(5) Duke 81, Pittsburgh 54
(6) West Virginia 86, Texas 51
Houston 73, (7) Wichita State 59
Iowa State 70, (8) Texas Tech 52
(10) Kansas 70, Baylor 67
(11) Xavier 73, (19) Seton Hall 64
(12) Cincinnati 86, East Carolina 60
(13) Gonzaga 75, Santa Clara 60
(14) Arizona 73, Stanford 71
(15) North Carolina 80, Georgia Tech 66
(16) Arizona State 81, California 73
(17) Auburn 79, Georgia 65
Florida 66, (18) Kentucky 64
(20) Clemson 67, Notre Dame 58
(21) Tennessee 70, South Carolina 63
(22) Ohio State 67, Minnesota 49
Kansas State 73, (24) T-C-U 68
(N-B-A basketball)
Oklahoma City 148, Cleveland 124
Chicago 113, Atlanta 97
New Orleans 111, Memphis 104
Miami 106, Charlotte 105
Houston 116, Golden State 108
Utah 125, L.A. Clippers 113
Minnesota 115, Toronto 109
Portland 117, Dallas 108
(N-H-L hockey)
Philadelphia 3, New Jersey 1
Dallas 7, Buffalo 1
Winnipeg 2, Calgary 1, SO
Colorado 3, N.Y. Rangers 1
Boston 4, Montreal 1
Carolina 3, Detroit 1
Toronto 4, Ottawa 3
Nashville 4, Florida 3
Arizona 5, St. Louis 2
San Jose 2, Pittsburgh 1
N.Y. Islanders 7, Chicago 3
Minnesota 5, Tampa Bay 2
Edmonton 5, Vancouver 2
SUNDAY RESULTS – January 21
(N-F-L football playoffs)
A-F-C Championship game: New England 24, Jacksonville 20
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots are heading back to the Super Bowl for the eighth time since Tom Brady took over as quarterback during the 2001 season. Brady hooked up with Danny Amendola for a four-yard touchdown pass with 2:48 remaining to complete the Pats’ comeback in a 24-20 win over the Jaguars in the A-F-C championship game at Foxborough. The 40-year-old Brady was 26 of 38 for 290 yards and two touchdowns despite suffering a right hand injury during practice last week. Jacksonville enjoyed a 20-10 lead until Amendola grabbed a nine-yard scoring strike from Brady with 8:44 remaining. Amendola caught seven passes for 84 yards, while Brandin Cooks had six receptions for 100 yards.
N-F-C Championship game: Philadelphia 38, Minnesota 7
PHILADELPHIA — Nick Foles threw for three touchdowns and the Philadelphia Eagles made big play after big play Sunday night, winning the N-F-C title in a stunning 38-7 rout of the Minnesota Vikings. Next up: the Eagles’ first Super Bowl appearance since 2005, against the team that beat them then, A-F-C champion New England. Foles was on fire, throwing for 352 yards in a performance that might make the Philadelphia faithful miss injured Carson Wentz a whole lot less.
(college basketball)
Top-25 games:
(2) Virginia 59, Wake Forest 49
(23) Michigan 62, Rutgers 47
(25) Miami 86, North Carolina State 81
(N-B-A basketball)
Orlando 103, Boston 95
L.A. Lakers 127, New York 107
Brooklyn 101, Detroit 100
Indiana 94, San Antonio 86
(N-H-L hockey)
Philadelphia 2, Washington 1, OT
Vegas 5, Carolina 1
Winnipeg 1, Vancouver 0
San Jose 6, Anaheim 2
Los Angeles 4, N.Y. Rangers 2
