By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette
Panorama coops with Perry for their swimming and diving team. The team will compete at the regional diving meet on Thursday, Nov. 6 in Johnston, and then in regional swimming on Saturday, Nov. 8 in Ames.
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette
The ACGC football team (10-0) reached double-digit wins on the season and advanced to the Class A quarterfinals with its home win against Mount Ayr (6-4) on Friday, Oct. 31. The Halloween night game was a successful one for the Chargers, not allowing Mount Ayr to score until the fourth quarter.
Three athletes carried the load for the ACGC offense. Brexton Schneider led the team in carries (21) and yards (141) but did not find the end zone. Joe Crawford rushed for 119 yards and one TD. Ryder Cline rushed for 71 yards and hit pay dirt twice. Xander Harwood was all over the field on defense with a game-high 10.5 tackles, five solo and two for losses. Morgun Nolte and Carter Richter recorded half a sack each. Oliver Wetzel went 3/3 on PATs, cementing his place in the record books. The senior had 151 career made point after attempts, which ties him for the 17th most for 11-man football in Iowa.
ACGC will face West Sioux (9-1) at home on Friday, Nov. 7 in the Class A quarterfinals with a chance to head to UNI for the semifinal. The Falcons defeated Sibley-Ocheyedan, 31-14, to reach the quarterfinal. West Sioux is a more passing-oriented squad. Their senior QB, Blake Wiggins, has thrown for 1,649 yards, 22 TD and nine INTs. On the ground, junior Braylon Lopez has rushed for 1,167 yards and 11 TDs. Wiggins has also rushed for 546 yards and 13 TDs. Expect him to be their main point of attack on offense.
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette
Preston Kent and Cadence Petersen competed at the Class 1A state cross country championships on Saturday, Nov. 1. Kent placed 28th in 17:06.2 in the boys race. Hugh Conway of South Winneshiek placed first overall with a time of 15:50.7. Riverside Oakland won the meet with 54 points.
“I didn’t get the PR like I wanted, but I definitely got the place I wanted. I made top 30, second team all-state and I accomplished that goal,” Kent said of his performance.
In the girls race, Petersen placed 89th in 21:50.8. Lili Denton of St. Albert Council Bluffs placed first in 17:56.6. South Winneshiek won the meet with 125 points.
“I feel pretty great. I’m just proud that I got here and proud of what I did today on the course,” Petersen said.
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette
The Perry swim team (11-14), which coops with Panorama, earned two victories at its triangular meet on Tuesday, Oct. 28. The Jayettes defeated Carroll (12-27), 79-75, and Algona (10-27-1), 82-80. The next test for Perry is the postseason, when the Jayettes compete in the regional meet in Johnston on Thursday, Nov. 6.
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette
Preston Kent and Cadence Petersen qualified as individuals for the 1A State Championship cross country meet on Saturday, Nov. 1. The races will take place at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge. The girls race starts first at 2 p.m., and the boys follows at 2:45 p.m.
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette
The ACGC football team (9-0) hosts Mount Ayr (6-3) in the Class A Second Round tonight, Friday, Oct. 31. Mount Ayr gave ACGC its toughest game of the season in a 28-20 win for the Chargers in mid-September. ACGC only had a one-point lead heading into the fourth quarter. Neither team has lost since then. Mount Ayr had only allowed 18 points in the next four games after its loss to ACGC until its slugfest with St. Albert in the first round, when the Raiders won, 55-47.