Bears Still Have Knights Number

STANWOOD The North Cedar Knights came into Friday nights game at home against West Branch coming off of a heartbreaking 46-45 overtime loss to Tipton. West Branch came into the game off of a 47-46 overtime win over Sigourney-Keota. The two teams have a brief history with each other with the Bears holding a 4-0 advantage in four games. Friday, West Branch increased that number by one, 5 wins-0 losses, after a 35-35 victory. The win was West Branchs third straight after a 2-2 start to the season. Those three games have WB scoring 35 points or more in those games. North Cedars slide continued as North Cedar fell to 5-2 with two tough district games ahead to end the regular season. West Branch nearly doubled up the Knights in total offense with 400 yards to North Cedars 226. North Cedar had only 16 yards rushing, a season low to add to 210 yards passing. Derrick Gray rushed for 19 yards on six carries to lead North Cedar. Jayden Johnson passed for 210 yards on 27-of-44 pass completions. He scored both North Cedar touchdowns on short runs. Jacob Hay caught 11 passes for 109 yards. Michael Gould was tough to stop for the Knights in the game, rushing for a season high 177 yards on 33 carries and scoring two touchdowns. Gould has five, 100-yard plus games this season after Fridays effort. Gould scored twice in the first quarter on touchdown runs of 11 and 4 to give West Branch a 14-0 lead after the opening quarter. A Lucas Lamont 4-yard run gave West Branch a 21-0 lead before North Cedar finally got on the scoreboard. Jayden Johnsons 4-yard run put the score at 21-7 and later, an Oliver Skov-Thuesen 27-yard field goal put the score at 21-10. That would be as close as North Cedar could get in the game however after the Bears had built their lead. West Branch added a score right before halftime on a Lucas Lamont 31-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Donovan to put the score at 28-10 at halftime. West Branch led 35-10 after three quarters. The Knights added a late touchdown to put the final at 35-17.

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October 16, 2013

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North Cedar falls to 5-2 overall and have lost two straight football games. North Cedar is 3-1 in district play and will travel to Clayton Ridge (4-1 in district, 6-1 overall) who is ranked 10th in the latest class 1A football poll. The Knights end their regular season Friday, October 25 at home against current district 5 leader, and currently ranked 7th.
West Branch 14 North Cedar 0 14 10 7 0 WB 20 261 8-12-0 139 400 12-105 28:48 5-37.5 0 7 NC 12 16 27-44-0 210 226 4-36 19:12 7-38.1 35 17

Team Statistics: First Downs Rushing yards Pass A-C-I Passing Yards Total Offense Penalties Time of Possession Punts-Ave.

Scoring Summary: 1st Qtr - WB Michael Gould 11-yard run (Devin Kindon Kick) 1st Qtr - WB Michael Gould 4-yard run (Devin Kindon Kick) 2nd Qtr - WB Lucas Lamont 4-yard run (Devin Kindon Kick) 2nd Qtr - NC Jayden Johnson 4-yard run (Oliver Skov-Thuesen Kick) 2nd Qtr - NC Oliver Skov-Thuesen 27-yard field goal 2nd Qtr - WB Tyler Donovan 31-yard pass from Lucas Lamont (Devin Kindon) 3rd Qtr - WB Luke Lenoch 43-yard run (Devin Kindon Kick) 4th Qtr - NC Jayden Johnson 4-yard run (Oliver Skov-Thuesen Kick) Individual Statistics: Rushing - West Branch - Michael Gould 33-177, Lucas Lamont 17-29, Luke Lenoch 5-58, Tyler Donovan 1-1. North Cedar - Derrick Gray 6-19, Jayden Johnson 9-(-7), Adam Poduska 1-3 TEAM 1-1. Passing - West Branch - Lucas Lamont 8-12 139 yards, 1 TD, 0 INTs. North Cedar - Jayden Johnson 27-44 221 yards, 0 TDs, 0 INTs. Receiving - West Branch - Tyler Donovan 3-86, Luke Lenoch 2-22, Mason Hays 2-21, Aaron Barnes 1-10. North Cedar - Jacob Hay 11-109, Trever Greene 5-21, Blake Proesch 3-64, Zach Bendixen 3-9, Derrick Gray 2-10, Geff Williams 2-2, Spencer Armstrong 1-6. Defensive Statistics: Tackles (S-A-T): West Branch: Casey Pence 5-2 7, Justin Roth 5-1 6, Jon Gingerich 3-2 5, Michael Gould 4-1 5, Tyler Donovan 3-1 4, Aaron Barnes 2-2 4, Drew Finnegan 1-3 4, Nick Westcott 3-1 4, Ryan Grosvenor 2-1 3, Luke Lenoch 1-2 3, Travis Wolf 0-2 2, Matt Mcllrath 2-0 2, Michael Guetzko 1-0 1, Devin Kindon 0-1 1, Cody Miller 1-0 1. North Cedar: Defensive Statistics were not reported. Kicking Statistics: Kick Offs: West Branch - Tyler Donovan 6-313 yards - 4 touchbacks. North Cedar - Adam Poduska 3-140 yards. Kick Off Returns: West Branch - Aaron Barnes 1-19, Jon Gingerich 1-0. North Cedar - Zach Bendixen 3-27, Dalton Yutesler 1-18. Punts: West Branch - Tyler Donovan 5-188 yards 37.6 ave. North Cedar - Jayden Johnson 6-232 yards, 38.7 ave. Punt Returns: West Branch - Tyler Donovan 3-49, Aaron Barnes 1-10. North Cedar - Jacob Hay 1-23.

Conrad Hoover (23) gets the handoff from quarterback Will Bentley (7) during the second half of the Wildcats 47-13 loss to Alburnett last Friday. Hoover rushed for 39 yards on six carries and scored a touchdown in the game. Photo by Ryan Stonebraler.

Pirates Snap Four-Game Skid, 47-13

DURANT The Alburnett Pirates wrecked the homecoming night of the Durant Wildcats last Friday, beating them 47-13 in a class 1A district 5 match up. The win snapped a four-game losing streak for the Pirates. Durant trailed only 14 to 7 after the first quarter, but 33 unanswered points put the Wildcats in a big 47-7 hole that they could not dig out from. The Wildcats scored their first points in the first quarter on a 22-yard touchdown pass from Alex Rouse to Nick Keimig. Nathan Paulsen kicked the extra point to get the score to 14-7. The kids played hard and it was a tough loss, said Durant coach Greg White. Our team is far better than our record shows and I could not be more proud of my players for not giving up and continue to play hard the entire game, he said. Alburnett scored the only points of the second quarter to take a 20-7 lead at halftime but two touchdowns in the third quarter gave the Pirates a 34-7 lead after three quarters. Durant did score before the final horn sounded on a 9-yard Conrad Hoover touchdown run. Hoover rushed for 39 yards on six carries in the game. White said that his team has not packed it in or given up the season despite no wins and only two more chances to get an elusive victory. I loved the way our kids played hard till the end. We didnt quit, said White. We need to continue to work to fix our mistakes and continue to get better as players and coaches. Our coaching staff and team is committed to continue to work hard to keep getting better, he said. Alburnett rushed for 202 yards in the game and passed for 185 yards for 387 yards of total offense. Dylan Miller rushed for 72 yards on 16 carries and a touchdown. Miller was one of three Pirates to score on a rushing touchdown in the game. Alec Phillip passed for 150 yards on 8-of-13 completions with 4 touchdown passes. Bryce Paul was his top receiver with three receptions for 82 yards and two touchdowns. Kolton Rose also caught three passes and had 62 receiving yards and scored once. Defensively, Connor Shulista had 11 tackles while Austn Hoyle and Dylan Winfield each had 8 for Alburnett. Durant rushed for 150 yards and passed for 70 yards in the football game. Wyatt Helmle rushed for 68 yards on eight carries while Conrad Hoover rushed for 39 yards on six carries and scored a touchdown. Nick Keimig scored a touchdown and rushed for 18 yards on six carries. Alex Rouse passed for 70 yards and Alik Lorenz had one reception for 62 yards. Henry Hansen caught two passes for 8 yards. Defensively, Jay Randolph and Brandon Dykes led the Wildcats in tackles with 13 each. Mac Humphreys had 10. Durant will play at home this Friday in their home finale against rival Wilton. The Beavers fell to topranked Iowa City Regina last Friday night at home and will look to get back on the winning path. We play another one of the top ranked teams in Wilton next week so it doesnt get any easier, but our players are up for the challenge and we will work hard this week in

practice preparing for Wilton. It is a great rivalry game each year and our team is excited to be a part of it, said White. Alburnett looks to make a run to the playoffs with a game with Bellevue this week. If the Pirates can win over the Comets and Tipton falls at Maquoketa Valley this week, the two teams would play for a winner-take-all game in Tipton on October 25 with the winner advancing to the playoffs and the losers season ending.

Individual Statistics: Rushing: Alburnett - Dylan Miller 16-72, Alec Phillip 8-49, Dylan Winfield 11-44, Dillon Caves 2-37. Durant - Wyatt Helmle 8-68, Conrad Hoover 6-39, Nick Keimig 6-19, Alex Rouse 7-5, Brandon Dykes 3-11, Henry Hansen 3-9. Passing: Alburnett - Alec Phillip 8-13 150 yards, 4 TDs, 0 INTs. Dillon Caves 3-3 35 yards, 0 TDs, 0 INTs. Durant - Alex Rouse 3-14 70 yards, 0 TDs, 2 INTs. Will Bentley 0-1 0 yards, 0 TDs, 0 INTs. Receiving: Alburnett - Bryce Paul 3-82, Kolton Rose 3-62, Connor Shulista 2-21, Joey Phillip 1-9, Dylan Miller 1-7, Dillon Caves 1-4. Durant Henry Hansen 2-8, Alik Lorenz 1-62. Defensive Statistics: Tackles (S-A-T): Alburnett - Connor Shulista 6-5 11, Austin Hoyle 5-3 8, Dylan Winfield 1-7 8, Brandon Huff 0-5 5, Robbie Carrothers 0-4 4, Sam McDonald 2-2 4, Alec Phillip 1-2 3, Bryce Paul 2-1 3, Jaxon Flitsch 1-2 3, Dillon Caves 1-2 3, Jacob Flitsch 2-0 2, Mason Grant 1-1 2, D.J. Kohn 0-2 2, Nash Airy 0-1 1, Trey Gallager 0-1 1, Andrew Graham 0-1 1, Jake Langhoff 0-1 1, Kolton Rose 0-1 1, Colton Wessels 0-1 1, Colton Wood 1-0 1. Durant - Jay Randolph 0-13 13, Brandon Dykes 2-11 13, Mac Humphreys 3-7 10, Conrad Hoover 2-5 7, Levi Novinski 1-6 7, Donovan Smith 2-4 6, Dallas Feuerbach 1-4 5, Nick Keimig 2-3 5, Kyle Lafrenz 1-4 5, Levi Schneider 1-4 5, Wyatt Helmle 0-3 3, Alik Lorenz 1-2 3, Jacob Conley 2-0 2, Henry Hansen 0-2 2, Noah Cawiezell 1-0 1, Tanner Kleppe 1-0 1, Tristin Mangels 1-0 1, Alex Olson 0-1 1. Interceptions: Alburnett - Dillon Caves 1, Alex Phillip 1. Fumble Recoveries: Alburnett - Bryce Paul 1. Kicking Statistics: Kick-Offs: Alburnett - Kolton Rose 4-106 yards. Durant - Nathan Paulsen 3-64. Kick-Off Returns: Alburnett - Bryce Paul 1-23, Jordan Stewart 1-0, Sam McDonald 1-0. Durant - Henry Hansen 4-48, Levi Schneider 2-13, Nick May 1-3. Punting: Alburnett - Alec Phillip 1-31 yards, 31.0 ave. Durant - Will Bentley 3-123 yards 41.0 ave. Punt Returns: Alburnett - None. Durant - Jacob Conley 3-21.

North Cedars Jacob Hay hauls in one of his 11 receptions in the game as West Branchs Austin Black (34) closes in for a tackle attempt. Hay had 11 receptions for 109 yards in the game. Photo by Dain Jeppson.

Knights Win RVC North Division

CLARENCE The North Cedar volleyball team won the first River Valley North Division volleyball title with a three games to none sweep over Northeast Goose Lake on Thursday, October 10. The Knights had little trouble with the Rebels in the match. North Cedar won set one 25-18, set two 25-19 and set three 25-18. Allison Jensen had a team high 12 kills while Aubrey Cady had 5 and Katie Galloway, Allison Jewell each had 4. Natalie Dewell had 11 assists and Kate Pruess had 7 digs for the Knights. Taylor Kress was the Knights top server in the match, serving 12-for-14 in the match. Addie Oberman had 8 kills, 4 blocks and 8 digs to lead the Rebels.
North Cedar Northeast Goose Lake 18 25 19 25 18 25 North Cedar Statistics: Kills (28): Allison Jensen 12, Aubrey Cady 5, Katie Galloway 4, Allison Jewell 4, Stephanie Jones 2, Taylor Brown 1. Assists (31): Natalie Dewell 11, Emily Flockhart 9, Becca Garner 5, Taylor Kress 2, Kate Pruess 2, Aubrey Cady 1, Taylor Brown 1. Digs (24): Kate Pruess 7, Aubrey Cady 4, Allison Jensen 3, Natalie Dewell 2, Emily Flockhart 2, Becca Garner 2, Allison Jewell 2, Taylor Kress 1, Katie Galloway 1. Blocks (9): Stephanie Jones 3, Allison Jewell 3, Aubrey Cady 2, Taylor Brown 1. Serving (65-for-71): Taylor Kress 12-for-14, Allison Jensen 12-for-13, Natalie Dewell 11-for-12, Becca Garner 10-for-11, Kate Pruess 8-for-8, Allison Jewell 6-for-6, Emily Flockhart 6-for-6, Stephanie Jones 0-for-1. Ace Serves (3): Natalie Dewell 1, Becca Garner 1, Allison Jensen 1. Northeast Goose Lake: Kills (25): Addie Oberman 8, Breanne Butler 6, Ashley Kruse 6, Tierra Hildebrandt 4, Hannah Kilburg 1. Assists (25): Courtney Stoll 10, Bailey Claussen 4, Alicia Perez 4, Peyton Gray 3, Addie Oberman 2, Hannah Kilburg 1, Tierra Hildebrandt 1. Digs (63): Baylie Parson 20, Tierra Hildebrandt 14, Addie Oberman 8, Kelsey Carder 8, Courtney Stoll 6, Bailey Claussen 3, Alicia Perez 2, Laikyn Schaeffer 2. Blocks (13): Breanne Butler 4, Addie Oberman 4, Ashley Kruse 3, Peyton Gray 2. Serving (53for-57): Tierra Hidebrandt 11-for-11, Bailey Claussen 9-for-9, Baylie Parson 9-for-9, Courtney Stoll 9-for-9, Kelsey Carder 8-for-9.

Mara Jauron, left, and Stacey Weets, right, finished 76th and 116th respectively at the West Delaware Invitational last week. Here, they are shown running at the Tipton Invitational in early September. Photos by Darren Miller.

Tigers Place 3rd At West Delaware Meet

MANCHESTER With the season quickly coming to an end and the conference meet just around the corner, Thursday, October 17, the Tipton boys team placed third at a competitive West Delaware crosscountry meet last Tuesday, October 8. There, Tipton scored 124 team points to place third. CPU won the meet with a team score of 72 while Mt. Vernon-Lisbon placed second with 81 team points. Eric Lenz was the runner-up in the individual race at the meet. Lenz finished in 16:32. Josh Yeager of CPU was the individual winner at the meet in a time of 16:19. Matt Pelzer placed 5th in a time of 17:04 to give Tipton, two, top-5 placewinners. Other Tipton finishers were: 32. Cory Mueller 18:22, 35. Mark Becker 18:24, 50. Kody Wallick 18:59, 63. Dan Charette 19:20, 74. Malte Hermann 19:52. Riley Holst was the top North Cedar finisher at the meet with a 26th place finish in 18:03. Other North Cedar finishers were: Levi Ruchotzke 38th in 18:27 and Jacob Techau 81st in 20:00. On the girls side, both Tipton and North Cedar had runners at the meet. All of the Tigers and Knights runners continued to improve. Cortlyn Kasik was the top North Cedar runner with a 61st place finish in 17:39. Kylie Marshall placed 90th in 19:01. Jennifer Shaffer placed 66th in a time of 17:54 to lead three Tipton runners. Mara Jauron placed 76th in 18:24 and Stacey Weets placed 116th in 21:00. Mt. Vernon-Lisbon won the meet with a team score of 38. Cascade placed second with 63 team points and West Delaware was third with 125 team points.

Fayette Valley 222, 11. Independence 325, 12. Springville-Central City 328, 13. Oelwein 341, 14. Waterloo East 369, 15. Dyersville-Beckman 459, 16. East Buchannan 492. No Team Scores: Alburnett, Anamosa, Ed-Co, Maquoketa Valley, MFL-Mar Mac, North Cedar. Top-10 Finishers: 1. Josh Yeager (CPU) 16:19, 2. Eric Lenz (Tipton) 16:32, 3. Ethan Wise (WSR) 16:41, 4. Preston Kauder (CAS) 16:48, 5. Matt Pelzer (Tipton) 17:04, 6. Colton Forster (Marion) 17:06, 7. Danny Halva (NF Valley) 17:12, 8. Michael Marshall (CPU) 17:12, 9. Devon Monnahan (NVF) 17:18, 10. Nick Sailer (W. Delaware) 17:20.

PARENT INFORMATION NIGHT

WHEN: Sunday, October 20, 2013 TIME: 6:00 pm WHERE: Middle School
Join us to learn about the Tipton Tiger Wrestling Club for grades K12 and register for the 2013-2014 season. $30 registration fee Includes: Weekly practices Club T-shirt and entry into the Tipton Tournament 2 Tickets to an Iowa wrestling meet Club sponsored events and clinics End of year awards www.tiptonwrestling.org If you are unable to attend and have questions, please email info@tiptonwrestling.org

TIPTON TIGER WRESTLING CLUB

TIPTON (124): 2. Eric Lenz 17:25, 5. Matt Pelzer 17:04, 32. Cory Mueller 18:22, 35. Mark Becker 18:24, 50. Kody Wallick 18:59, 63. Dan Charette 19:20, 74. Malte Hermann 19:52. NORTH CEDAR (NTS): 26. Riley Holst 18:03, 38. Levi Ruchotzke 18:27, 81. Jacob Techau 20:00. West Delaware Invitational Girls Team Standings: 1. Mt. Vernon-Lisbon 38, 2. Cascade 63, 3. West Delaware 125, 4. Western Dubuque 147, 5. North Fayette Valley 174, 6. Benton Community 183, 7. CPU 183, 8. Waverly-Shell Rock 187, 9. Marion 220, 10. Anamosa 284, 11. MFL-Mar Mac 309, 12. Waterloo East 335, 13. Springville-Central City 367, 14. Independence 368, 15. Dyersville-Beckman 401, 16. Maquoketa Valley 458, 17. East Buchanan 508. No Team Scores: Alburnett, Ed-Co, North Cedar, Oelwein, Tipton. TIPTON (NTS): 66. Jennifer Shaffer 17:54, 76. Mara Jauron 18:24, 116. Stacey Weets 21:00. NORTH CEDAR (NTS): 61. Cortlyn Kasik 17:39, 90. Kylie Marshall 19:01.

West Delaware Invitational Boys Team Standings: 1. CPU 72, 2. Mt. Vernon-Lisbon 81, 3. Tipton 124, 4. Marion 125, 5. Western Dubuque 137, 6. WaverlyShell Rock 156, 7. Benton Community 181, 8. West Delaware 199, 9. Cascade 212, 10. North