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Washington head football coach Randy Schrader emphasized to his Demons last week that they needed to get off to a quick start on Friday at Fort Madison.And they did just that.Junior fullback Alex Coker ran for a 49-yard touchdown on Washington?s first play from scrimmage, and the Demons rolled to a 56-6 win over the Bloodhounds.?Our kids did a nice job on the bus ride down getting ready and ahead of time ...

WACO senior tailback Tyler Ayers ran for two scores and also caught a touchdown pass as the Warriors blew out visiting New London 61-0 on Friday night.Ayers rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns on 14 carries, and he also caught a 30-yard touchdown pass from senior quarterback Ben Fear. Fear threw three touchdown passes on the night, finding senior Aaron Barnhardt for a 42-yard touchdown catch and sophomore ...

Kansas State recruit Jesse Ertz threw for five touchdowns to lead second-ranked Mediapolis to a 55-14 win over visiting Columbus on Friday night.Ertz was 8-for-12 passing for 179 yards and five touchdowns. Senior Jordan Wagenbach caught a pair of touchdown passes for the Bulldogs (8-0, 5-0 Class 2A District 5), while senior Caleb Gerst, senior Chase Miller and junior Drew Buster also caught scoring passes.Freshm...

Lisbon junior quarterback Logan Rickard ran for two touchdowns and threw for another to lead the seventh-ranked Lions to a 35-7 win over visiting Highland on Friday night.Rickard ran for 91 yards and two scores, and senior Trevor Moore rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown for the Lions (7-1, 6-0 Class A District 5). Rickard also threw a 61-yard touchdown to junior Tyler Svatosch.The Lions overcame an outstanding...

IMS senior Cody Miller won the final regular-season cross-country meet of his career at Thursday night?s Lake Darling Classic in Fairfield.Miller, who crossed the finish line first in 17:02, picked up his first career win in a high school meet. It also marked the first time an IMS runner had won a meet since Bill Spencer won the state meet in 2010.?Cody has been improving steadily all season,? IMS head coach ...

Washington head coach Randy Schrader said his team needs to get off to a fast start on Friday night in Fort Madison. His Demons have been outscored 38-35 in the first quarter of games this year.?I think we have to get out of the gate fast,? Schrader said. ?We talk about that week in and week out. We can?t have bad first quarters. We just can?t. We?ve still been outscored in the first quarter by our opponents ...

A win over visiting Cardinal this Friday night would likely put the Savage Cobras in the Class 1A playoffs.The Savage Cobras (3-4, 2-2 District 6) are tied with Wapello for the district?s fourth and final postseason spot. A win this week would likely put Sigourney-Keota in the playoffs, as the Indians finish the season with games against Iowa City Regina and Wilton, which are the top two teams in the district. ...

Highland swept rival Lone Tree on Senior Night, defeating the Lions by scores of 25-22, 28-26 and 25-22.The Huskies (15-15, 5-4 SEISC North) struggled from the start with some errors, but their serving kept them in Tuesday?s match. Senior Kelsey Doreo went 14-for-16 serving with eight aces, and senior Paige Wieland was 9-for-11 with five aces. Senior Kassie Vazquez was 11-for-12 with three aces, and junior ...