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IOWA – The Hathaway Lady Hornets took firm control of district play Monday night by pulling away from the Bell City Bruins by a final of 59-42. The Bruins have handed the Hornets one of their four losses on the season, but Hathaway was quick to return the favor played at Iowa High School. Despite trailing 23-19 at the half, the Lady Hornets rallied for a pair of 20-point periods in the second half to ultimately claim the 17-point win. Freshman Sienna Guidry had the hot hand for the Lady Hornets in the top-10 clash, pumping in 22 points on six 3-point bombs. With the win, Hathaway improves to 24-4 overall, 4-0 in league contests, while the Bruins dropped to 18-6 overall, 1-3 in the district standings.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Sitting glumly at a table inside the Bills’ practice facility on Monday, quarterback Josh Allen had difficulty coming to grips with how much his team accomplished and overcame, only to wind up no closer to the Super Bowl.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers defense hadn’t been playing up to its usual high level in recent weeks, allowing a few too many big plays.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — In their first season with the New York Giants, general manager Joe Schoen and coach Brian Daboll cleaned up a mess that had littered the Meadowlands for five years.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — DeMeco Ryans’ day as San Francisco defensive coordinator started with meetings and then went to the practice field as he focused on implementing a defense to slow down Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Highly touted high school quarterback Jaden Rashada is moving on from Florida, a breakup that was weeks in the making and cost the Gators one of their most prized recruits.

Jones scores 23 as Nicholls State knocks off McNeese 73-64