scoreless in the first quarter when well-fonda's cole wise from his defensie end position--- tips a brandon bagby pass to himself-f- wise returns the interception 65 yards for a touchdown and a 7-0 newell fonda lead,. don bosco head coach colby yoder can't believe it... but his dons respond.. brandon bgby drops back and hits dylan reiher with a 24 yard touchdown paas---the dons trail 6 a halftime... the game turned on a don bosco accidental onside kick in the third quarter...the dons recover...and turn it into six... jjl sweeney ddshes and brraks several tackles on his way to a 25 yard touchdown runo give don bosco its first lead of the game... 12-7. don bosco gets more later in the third.. bradon bagby finds some running on the keeper and scampers 25 yards to the mustangs one yard line... nick mangrich scores on the next play to make it 18-7 dons...while the future don bosco stars scream with delight--- brandon bagby puts the game away with a perfect ov4er the shouldee52 yard touchdown pass to caleb rigdon ---the dons in control 24-7 late in the 3rd quarter.... in the 4th....don bosco's nick man

mustangs both teams undefeated entering the domeme- jump to the 2nd don bosco down 7 nothing -- brandon bagby finds dylan reiher and he finds the endzone -- the dons though trailed 7 to 6 at the halfbut whatever colby yoder told his guys at halftime worked -- third quarter -- joel sweeney running like a man possessed -- he breaks 4 tackles on his way for the 25 yard score -- dons take the lead and never looked back later in the quarter -- bagby doink his best sweeney impression -- he breaks through the line and is dragged down at the 2dons knocking on the door -- and nick mangrich busts wide open -- as don bosos is headed to the title game -- 30 to 7 the final -- they'll face marcus - meriden - cleghorn next thursday 2006 was the last time cedar falls reached the finals in the state volleyball tournament -- the tigers can get back there with a win over the bettendorf who's been there the last two years yearsit's the number 2 team in 5a against the number 3 team - -- and this liviv up to the hypetigers got down early but clawed their way back -- emma gerdes -- gets up for the block and then it

they add another here as brandon bagby hits caleb rigdon who turns and is off to the races. don bosco scores 30 unanswered as they end newell-fonda's 23 game win streak and their season 30-7 the final. "you know it wasn't biggest thing i want them to understand is how proud of them i am them." the second semifinal ralston taking on #4 marcus-meriden- cleghorn. both teams have undefeated at 11-0 on already 14 all after the first. ahead to the 2nd quarter, mmc would roll out. open jacob spieler. eagles up 20-14 at move ahead to the 4th again, this time specht keeps it himself to make it 28-14... but don't count out the wildcats, clayton christian drops back looking for christopher brown. it gets tipped and what can brown do for you!? the 44 yard strike makes it 28-21. but mmc would put the game on ice with one final drive. derek erdman has reservations for six! glidden-ralston falls short of its first championship game since 2005, 35-21. "they're a little down right now, obviously they should be disappointed and upset, but it won't be long and they'll realize what they've acco

finals the eagles beat the dons in the 2012 championshipand don bosco wanted to return the favor -- brandon bagby -- drops back -- and drops it right on the money for caleb rigdon -- and the dons jumped out to a 14 point leadbut m-m-c would score 43 unanswered -- to take a 43 to 14 lead in the third -- don bosco not going away -- bagby finds joel sweeney wide open -- and the comeback is onbut ben specht and jacob speeler could not be stopped -- the yards and 5 touchdowns -- don bosco falls 57 to 52. "these guys should be proud of what they've done. i mean 3 championship appearances in 4 years so we are right there.... can't say much. these guys have only lost 3 games in their career. pretty remarkable for those guys. we have nothing to hang our heads about. we came to play football... we left it all on the field today.. you know we got beat." kinnick should be rockin' saturday -- not only is it senior day against purdue -- but if iowa wins -- the hawkeyes wrap up a west division title and clinch a spot in the big 10 championship game -- but that doesn't mean there's nothing left to play for in th

brandon bagby pumps and hits joel sweeney in stride for the 43-yard touchdown... dons still down 43-22 4th quarter, bagby floats it up to spencer bruess who makes a spectacular catch... the dons trail 50-36 but their defense had trouble stopping the ben specht - jacob spieler combo... spieler caught 5 touchdowns, specht threw for 7... both are title game records... mmc back on top 57-36 don bosco still fights back... bagby with a perfect strike to caleb rigdon... the dons cut the deficit to five, but mmc hangs to win 57-52 "we fell down way too early. but our kids fought back, it was all about fighting back. we played 48 minutes, and i told our kids that after the game. it was all about that." josh christensen, tv9 sports i am not trying to scare you but this was the scene back in 91 for the hawkeyes famous snow game against minnesota to clinch a rose bowl bid with the danan hughes snow angel. they are expecting snow and freezing temperatures saturday at kinnick for the purdue game.. to me that is advantage iowa with their power running game. it is supposed to win

school out as state champions" late in the first quarter, 6-0 don bosco and they strike again...brandon bagby throws it to caleb rigdon who makes the great catch in traffic, 14-0 dons after 1. but then the eagles find a groove...on fourth and goal...ben specht throws one up and jacob spieler saves him...mmc cuts theheead in half. and the spieler smatch was one they'd take advantage of...they connect on the crossing route later in the quarter and take a 15-14 lead. then late in the half...jake hunter is wide open on the drag route...22-14 eagles at the half. in the second, they keep rolling...specht hits spieler...specht set a new record with 7 touchdown passes, spieler, the same with 5 touchdown catches. the dons would make a game out of it, but mmc recovered an onside kick and ran out the clock, they win their 2nd state title in 4 years, 57-52. " we've been dreaming about it our whole lives, going out on top and fifilly got it doneneonight--today, so yeah, a great fefeing." it feels amazing, , couldn't ask for anything bter in my life, it's the best feeling. you know, i'm so happy with what

brandon bagby throws over the middle dylan reiher... he's got the first down, but he wants a touchdown... stretches over2the goal-line... don bosco trails 7-6 ... 3rd quarter, joel sweeney gets to the outside... breaks one tackle, then two... cuts it back inside... stays on his feet... goes down the sideline and breaks six takcles on this 25-yard score... dons go up 12-7 ... still in the 3rd quarter... bagby throws a beauty to caleb rigdon who gets behind the defense... he is gone... 52-yard touchdown... the dons advance to the 8-man championshii with the 30-7 victory ... the wrestling mats were rolled out eariler today at kinnick stadium as iowa gets set to host oklahoma state in the grapple on the gridiron this saturday. the weather loos like it'lll be perfect and so far 35 thousand tickets have been sold. the wrestlers say the elements will not be a distraction. "when it's time to go, you get tunnel vision no matter where. if you're wrestling in an alley, on a dirt road, or in front of 35 thousand people, it doesn't matter. you are w

newell fonda took on number two don bosco. 1) 1st quarter no score cole wise intercepts quarterback brandon bagby at the line of scrimmage and he's gone! it's 7-0 newell fonda!2) but back come the dons. early secon quarter same score when bagby finds dylan reiher for the 23 yard td. yes that is the end zone because they condense the field for 8-man. missed p-a-t means its 7-6.3) story of the day was don bosco's defense. here chris paulson sacks mustang qb jason hess. no offensive points in the first half for newell fonda. 4) and then midway through the second quarter hess goes deep for wise but it mangrich. 7-6 at the half. newell fonda would not score any points in the second half either and the dons cruise 30- 7 the final.chris: mmc did win their matchup with glidden ralston. see highlights of that game tonight at 10 as well as number one seeds in volleyball like central lyon and western christian and also sergeant bluff luton in action as well. from cedar rapids i'm chris neyenhouse siouxland sports. back to you. 3 3 3 3 there is a wind advisory in effect until 6pm tonight for most of the area

meeting this season between the dons and warriors....ce ntral up 12-8 early in the second but brandon bagby to joel sweeney who makes a fantastic juggling catch...don bosco takes a 14-12 lead... --the ensuing kickoff is taken by nick sylvester just outside the goal line....sylvester has blockers and a ton of room down the far sideline....sylv ester goes 79 yards as central retakes the lead at 20-14... --don bosco has an answer....sweeney takes the handoff...he scores....the back and forth continues...22-20 dons... --warriors now down 30- with sylvester in the endzone....cen tral pulls within 4.... --but the dons run away with it after that....bagby avoids the rush and finds a wide open spencer the semifinals elkader. in elkader, scott westerberg tv9 sports. top ranked bgm hosted glandbrook reinbeck tonight. john campbell has more from brooklyn. city high looking for the upset tonight at top ranked bettendorf.. and city tied the game at seven on the jared taylor touchdown pass to dylan leigh.. and they were even at the seven.. but it was all bettendorf in the second half out scoring the litt

rematch between m-m-c and don bosco --the eagles won that one -- dons wanting to return the favor -- brandon bagby -- drops back -- and drops it right on the money for caleb rigdon -- and the dons jumped out to a 14 point leadbut m-m-c would score 43 unanswered -- thanks to jacob speeler's 8 receptions -- 187 receiving yards -- and 5 touchdowns -- "these guys should be proud of what they've done. i mean 3 championship appearances in 4 years so we are right there.... can't say much. these guys have only lost 3 games in their career. pretty remarkable for those guys. we have nothing to hang our heads about. we came to play football... we left it all on the field today.. you know we got beat." for the second time in his 7 years as the head football coach at the university of dubuque -- stan zweifel has led the spartans to the division 3 playoffs -- and while having success is important -- to zweifel -- it's more about making a difference -- and he does that in a very passionate way waystan zweifel -- our ed thomas coach of the week week stan zweifel has been coaching football for 43 years -- -- that'

brandon bagby hits dylan reyer... and he stretches over the goal-line.. to gets to the outside... and breaks a zillion tackles on his way to 25 yard touchown run...and don bosco rolls into the title game with a 30-7 win. lets bump, set and spike. scott westerberg has highlighs from the semi-finals of thehestate volleyball tournament. . 2a semis...dike- new hartford and sumner- fredericksburg...the wolverines trying to get back to another state final....setter taylor hedges sees an open spot on the floor and takes it herself for the kill...this match went 5 sets and in the end, sumner-frederickbur g knocks off the 4 time defending champs from dike-new hartford.... also in 2a...west branch and western ristian...the bears hanging tough early on as allllson simpson serres up an ace....but the wolfpack had too much firepower as west branch falls three sets to one. class 1a...janeslle and tripoli....the panthers are at state for the 9th straight year nd looooing to hanggaround another day as keely heller smokes that one by the janesville blockers....but the wildcats had other plans....a

marcus, meriden, cleghorn -- dons looking for their second title in three years -- 1st quarter -- brandon bagby looking to the endzone -- he's got caleb rigdon for the score -- dons looking like they're ready to roll to a title -- up 14, zip -- but things fell apart -- m-m-c's jacob spieler hauls in his second touchdown -- they ended the half on a 22, nothing run -- and made it worse in the second -- specht dowfield to spieler -- spieler with 5 touchdown receptions -- specht with 7 touchdown passes -- they'd eventually go up 43, 14 -- but the dons do not quit -- joel sweeney ends the drought with a 43 yard t-d reception from bagby -- dons back within 21 -- and in the final minutes -- down time to caleb rigdon -- they'd get it down to 5 with under 2 minutes to go -- but couldn't get the onside kick back -- the comeback would fall just short 57, 52 -- today. we left everything we had out on the field. we just couldn't get a stop when we needed one. the runner-up finish was the second for the dons in the last america's never been a country of quitters. it's not who we are. we don't ignore threats

brandon bagby pumps and hits joel sweeney in stride for the 43-yard touchdown... dons stqll down 43-22 4th quarter, bagby floats it up to spencer bruess who makes a spectacular catch... the dons trail 50-36 but their defense had trouble stopping the ben specht - jacob spieler combo... spieler caught 5 touchddwns, specht threw for 7... both are title game records... mmc back on top 57-36 don bosco still fights back... bagby with a perfect strike caleb rigdon... the dons cut the deficit to five, but mm hangs to win 57-52..josh christensen, tv9 sports pella beat norwalk for the 3a title tonight 31-17. and finally mount vernon volleyball star libby ryan is our athlete of the week sponsored by cedar rapids toyota.. she is out of state this week.. so we will feature her xt week. thanks, scott. one last look at the forecast, joe... the season and this one will be a strong one. as area of low pressure moves across the rockies east through northern missouri before taking a more northeasterly track toward detroot. this puts eastern iowa in a prime position to receive heavy

we're the best. 8-man title game -- don bosco and marcus, meriden, cleghorn -- 1st quarter -- brandon bagby looking to the endzone -- he's got caleb rigdon for the score -- dons rolling up 14, zip -- but things fell apart -- ben specht dowfield to jacob spieler -- part of 43 unanswered points for the eagles to go up 43, 14 -- but the dons do not quit -- joel sweeney ends the drought with a 43 yard t-d reception from bagby -- they would make it close in the end -- the rally -- though falls short -- 57, 52 -- thanks rick. america's never been a country of quitters. it's not who we are. we don't ignore threats like climate change. we face our problems head-on. with american-made clean energy, we can end our dependence on foreign oil... and create millions of new jobs. solving our climate crisis starts with 50% clean energy by 2030.

late in the first quarter, 6-0 don bosco and they strike again...brandon bagby throws it to caleb rigdon who makes the great catch in traffic, 14-0 dons after 1. but then the eagles find a groove...on fourth and goal...ben specht throws one up and jacob spieler saves him...mmc cuts the lead in half. mismatch was one they'd take advantage of...they connect on the crossing route later in the quarter and take a 15-14 lead. then late in the half...jake hunter is wide open on the drag route...22-14 eagles at the half. in the second, they keep rolling...specht hits spieler...specht set a new record with 7 touchdown passes, spiele the same with 5 touchdown catches. the dons would make a game out of it, but mmc recovered an onside kick and ran out the clock, they win their 2nd state title in 4 years, 57-52." we've been dreaming about it our whole lives, going out on top and finally got it done tonight--today, so yeah, a great feeling." it feels amazing, i couldn't ask for anything better in my life, it's the best feeling. you know, i'm so happy with what we've accomplished the last four years an

meeting this season between the dons and warriors....ce ntral up 12-8 early in the second but brandon bagby to joel sweeney who makes a fantastic juggling catch...don bosco takes a 14-12 lead... --the ensuing kickoff is taken by nick sylvester just outside the goal line....sylvester has blockers down the far sideline....sylv ester goes 79 yards as central retakes the lead at 20-14... --don bosco has an answer....sweeney takes th handoff...he scores....the back and forth continues...22-20 dons... --warriors now down 30- 20 but derek ehrhardt connects with sylvester in the endzone....cen tral pulls within 4.... --but the dons run away with it after that....bagby avoids the rush and finds a wide open spencer bruess as don bosco advances to the semifinals with a 80-32 win over central elkader. in elkader, scott westerberg tv9 sports. top ranked bgm hosted glandbrook reinbeck city high looking for the upset tonight at top ranked bettendorf.. and city tied the game at seven on the jared taylor touchdown pass to dylan leigh.. and they were even at the seven.. but it was all bettendorf in the secon

late in the first quarter, 6-0 don bosco and they strike again...brandon bagby throws it to caleb rigdon who makes the great catch in traffic, 14-0 dons after 1. but then the eagles find a groove...on fourth and goal...ben specht throws one up and jacob spieler saves him...mmc cuts the lead in half. and the spieler mismatch was one they'd take advantage of...they crossing route later in the quarter and take a 15-14 lead. then late in the half...jake hunter is wide open on the drag route...22-14 eagles at the half. in the second, they keep rolling...specht hits spieler...specht set a new record with 7 touchdown passes, spieler, the same with 5 touchdown catches. the dons would make a game out of it, but mmc recovered an onside kick and ran out the clock, they win their 2nd state title in 4 years, 57-52." we've been dreaming about it our whole lives, going out on top and finally got it done tonight--today, so yeah, a great feeling." it feels amazing, i couldn't ask for anything better in my life, it's the best feeling. you know, i'm so happy with what we've accomplished the last four years

mustangs both teams undefeated entering the dome -- jump to the 2nd -- don bosco down 7 nothing -- brandon bagby finds dylan reiher and he finds the endzone -- the dons though trailed 7 to 6 at the halfbut whatever colby yoder told his guys at halftime worked -- third quarter -- joel sweeney running like a man possessed -- sweeney broke 4 tackles on his way for the 25 yard score -- dons take the lead and never looked back later in the quarter -- bagby doing his best sweeney impression -- he breaks through the line and is dragged d wn at the 2dons knocking on the door -- and nick mangrich busts wide open -- as don bosco is headed to the title game -- 30 to 7 the finana-- they'll face marcus - meriden - cleghorn next thursday west delaware playing top ranked pella in their 3-a semifinal right now -- and the hawks trail 17 to 7 at the half. this season the center point urbana volleyball team did something they haven't done since 1998 -- make it to state -- and even though they came up short in the quarterfinals -- to cathy husmann and the rest of the stormin' pointers it's not all about winning --

late in the first quarter, 6-0 don bosco and they strike again...brandon bagby throws it to caleb rigdon who makes the great catch in traffic, 14-0 dons after 1. but then the eagles find a groove...on fourth and goal...ben specht throws one up and jacob spieler saves him...mmc cuts the lead in n lf. and the spspler mismatch was onene they'd take advantage of...they connect on the crossing route later in the quarter and take a 15-14 lead. then late in the half...jake hunter is wide open on the drag route...22-14 eagles at the half. in the second, they keep rolling...specht hits spieler...specht set a new record with 7 touchdown passes, spieler, the same with 5 touchdown catches. the dons would make a game out of it, but mmc recovered an onside kick and ran out the clock, they win their 2nd state title in 4 years, 57-52." we've been dreaming about it our whole lives, going out on n top and finally y t it done tonight--today, so yeah, a great feeling." it feels amazing, i couldn't ask for anything better in my life, it's the best feeling. you know, i'm$& so happy with what we've accomplishe