Area roundup: New Hampton edges Waukon

NEW HAMPTON 19, WAUKON 14:Class 2A sixth-ranked New Hampton stopped a late drive on its own 15 yard line to upset Class 2A top-ranked Waukon and win the Class 2A-3 district title.Cole McDonald completed 9 of 13 passes for 159 yards and two touchdowns for the undefeated Chickasaws (9-0, 6-0).Waukon finishes the regular season at 8-1, 5-1.CENTER POINT-URBANA 20, MOUNT VERNON 19:A failed two-point conversion in overtime cost the host Mustangs the win and sent the Stormin Pointers into the playoffs.Brandon Kinzie scored his third touchdown of the game on CPU's overtime possession, giving his team a 20-13 lead. The Mustangs answered with a Luke Maddock touchdown, but could convert the PAT.Trey Ryan and Jake Pisarik staked Mount Vernon (4-5, 3-3) to a 13-0 lead in the first quarter, Pisarik scoring a 25-yard quarterback keeper.Kinzie scored in the second and third quarters to tie the game. Center Point-Urbana (5-4, 3-3) had two chances to win the game in regulation - after an interception and fumble - but the Mustang defense held.MAQUOKETA VALLEY 27, NORTH CEDAR 12:ALBURNETT 29, TIPTON 21:BGM 19, PEKIN 7:SOLON 43, BENTON 7:DECORAH 57, WESTERN DUBUQUE 14 -- Tied 14-14 at halftime, Decorah came out smoking the final two quarters and whipped Western Dubuque, 57-14, last night in a Class 3A District 5 prep football game in Epworth.Holt Johansen's 60-yard touchdown on the first play of the second half set the tone as the Vikings (9-0, 6-0) scored 43 unanswered points.Decorah outgained the Bobcats, 243-23, over the final two quarters and finished with 355 rushing yards.Jake Hovden rushed for two touchdowns and returned an interception 35 yards for a TD and Bryce Pierce scored two rushing TDs for the Vikings.Western Dubuque heads to the playoffs at 4-5, 3-3.- Darin Svenson, correspondentMONTICELLO 43, NORTHEAST 13 - Cody Jamison scored four touchdowns, including on a 65-yard interception return, as the Panthers rolled in Goose Lake.Jamison, Monticello's quarterback, rushed for 159 yards and three TDs on 15 carries and completed 4 of 6 passes for 40 yards. Tanner Felton also scored on an interception return for the playoff-bound Panthers (6-3. 4-2), covering 75 yards.Northeast actually outgained Monticello, 228-138, in the first half, but trailed 23-7 thanks to six turnovers.- Pete Temple, correspondentWEST BRANCH 47, CARDINAL 0 - Michael Gould rushed for 158 yards and three touchdowns and added a fourth on a 16-yard pass from Lucas Lamont as the Bears rolled into the playoffs with a win at home.Gould scored on runs of 3, 15 and 6 yards as West Branch improved to 6-3 overall, 3-3 in 1A-6, earning the fourth and final playoff spot.The Bears held Cardinal (1-8, 0-6) to 81 total yards while gaining 268 themselves, most in the first half.West Branch will play at Maquoketa Valley in a first-round playoff game Wednesday.- Jason Miller, correspondentINDEPENDENCE 42, ANAMOSA 0 - Jack Gorman rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns as the Mustangs won on the road.Gorman scored the first TD on a 7-yard run as Independence (4-5, 3-4) took a 21-0 first-quarter lead. Nicholas Holt added 75 rushing yards and two TDs on six carries. Marshal Gibbs also scored for the Mustangs in the first quarter, on a 20-yard return on a blocked punt.Gavin Timp led Anamosa (3-6, 2-5) with 75 yards on 29 rushes.- Daryl Schepanski, correspondentCLAYTON RIDGE 56, MFL MARMAC 0 - Dylan Preston rushed for two touchdowns as the Eagles (8-1, 6-1 1A-5) won in Guttenberg home over the Bulldogs.Trey Roehlk caught six passes for 91 yards and a touchdown for Clayton Ridge.ELKADER CENTRAL 46, TRIPOLI 38 - Nathan Fitzgerald had a dominant game for the Warriors with five rushing touchdowns and 230 yards on 32 carries and also caught two passes for 31 yards and another score.SPRINGVILLE 55, MIDLAND 20 -- Elias Nissen rushed for 172 yards and scored five touchdowns as Springville toppled Midland, 55-20, in Wyoming last night, completing the first unbeaten prep football regular season in school history.Nissen also had 81 receiving yards for the Orioles (9-0, 7-0).Quarterback Sam Scriver passed for 157 yards and one touchdown and also rushed for 44 and scored twice.Midland ends the season 3-6, 3-4.