by Jeff Fisher
Iowa High School Football Huddle
Deliberations have ended for the day in the murder trial of Mark Becker, who is charged with murdering Aplington-Parkersburg football coach Ed Thomas last year.
Judge Stephen P. Carroll sent the jurors home for the day after he received a note from them stating they were "at a stalemate" and "wanted to go home and sleep on their decision". Deliberations will resume tomorrow morning at 9 A.M.
Becker has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
So what happens if the jury remains deadlocked?
Grant Shulte of the Des Moines Register looks at that question here.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Jury Deliberation Continues in Becker Trial
by Jeff Fisher
Iowa High School Football Huddle
Jury deliberations resumed around 9 o'clock this morning in the murder trial of Mark Becker.
Jurors got the case yesterday. When the verdict comes in, I'll post it here and on The High School Football Huddle.
Iowa High School Football Huddle
Jury deliberations resumed around 9 o'clock this morning in the murder trial of Mark Becker.
Jurors got the case yesterday. When the verdict comes in, I'll post it here and on The High School Football Huddle.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Jury Deliberations Set to Begin in Murder Trial of Aplington-Parkersburg Football Coach
by Jeff Fisher
Iowa High School Football Huddle
Closing arguments have wrapped-up in the Mark Becker murder trial, and the jury should begin deciding his fate this afternoon.
Becker is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Aplington-Parkersburg head football coach Ed Thomas. Becker has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
Iowa High School Football Huddle
Closing arguments have wrapped-up in the Mark Becker murder trial, and the jury should begin deciding his fate this afternoon.
Becker is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Aplington-Parkersburg head football coach Ed Thomas. Becker has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Ed Thomas Murder Trial Adjourns Until Monday
by Jeff Fisher
Iowa High School Football Huddle
The murder trial of Mark Becker, who is charged with killing Aplington-Parkersburg football coach Ed Thomas has adjourned until Monday.
Today, several students that were outside of the building at the time of the shooting testified. Becker has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
KCCI-TV has a report from Allison, Iowa.
Iowa High School Football Huddle
The murder trial of Mark Becker, who is charged with killing Aplington-Parkersburg football coach Ed Thomas has adjourned until Monday.
Today, several students that were outside of the building at the time of the shooting testified. Becker has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
KCCI-TV has a report from Allison, Iowa.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Defense Presents Its Case in Ed Thomas Murder Trial
by Jeff Fisher
Iowa High School Football Huddle
Mark Becker's mother took the stand Wednesday in the murder trial of Aplington-Parkersburg football coach Ed Thomas.
Radio Iowa reports that Joan Becker testified that her son Mark has several violent episodes prior to his violent rampage last June. Becker has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
Iowa High School Football Huddle
Mark Becker's mother took the stand Wednesday in the murder trial of Aplington-Parkersburg football coach Ed Thomas.
Radio Iowa reports that Joan Becker testified that her son Mark has several violent episodes prior to his violent rampage last June. Becker has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Jury Selection Underway in Murder Trial of Aplington-Parkersburg Football Coach
by Jeff Fisher
Iowa High School Football Huddle
The judge in the murder trial of Mark Becker, who is accused of killing Aplington-Parkersburg football coach Ed Thomas, has reduced the jury pool from 220 potential jurors to 36 after the first day of jury selection.
The Des Moines Register reports the trial will take place in Shell Rock, about 20-miles north of Parkersburg, once the jury is chosen.
Becker has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
Iowa High School Football Huddle
The judge in the murder trial of Mark Becker, who is accused of killing Aplington-Parkersburg football coach Ed Thomas, has reduced the jury pool from 220 potential jurors to 36 after the first day of jury selection.
The Des Moines Register reports the trial will take place in Shell Rock, about 20-miles north of Parkersburg, once the jury is chosen.
Becker has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Snow Delays Trial of Man Accused of Killing Aplington-Parkersburg HS Football Coach
by Jeff Fisher
Iowa High School Football Huddle
A midwest snow storm caused a one-day delay in the trial of Mark Becker, who is charged with the murder of Ed Thomas, the former head football coach of the Aplington-Parkersburg Falcons.
Becker is accused of murdering his former footballl coach in June of 2009. USA Today has more background on the tragedy that impacted everyone in the town of 1,900.
Iowa High School Football Huddle
A midwest snow storm caused a one-day delay in the trial of Mark Becker, who is charged with the murder of Ed Thomas, the former head football coach of the Aplington-Parkersburg Falcons.
Becker is accused of murdering his former footballl coach in June of 2009. USA Today has more background on the tragedy that impacted everyone in the town of 1,900.
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
Iowa - 2010 National Signing Day
A.J. Derby (City) QB - Iowa
Jake Farley (Cedar Falls) LB - Kansas
Jacob Gannon (West) OL - Iowa St.
Joel Jacobsen (Bettendorf) OT - Missouri Western St.
Brandon Jensen (Ankeny) DL - Iowa St.
Dylan Jones (Bettendorf) QB - Dakota St.
Louis Kranovich (Bettendorf) DB - St. Cloud St.
Nick Kron (Valley) DE - Iowa St.
Tanner Miller (Mid-Prairie) DB - Iowa
Trent Moorehead (Bettendorf) LB - Minnesota St.
James Morris (Solon) LB - Iowa
Brandon Scherff (Denison-Schleswig) OL - Iowa
Travis Stinson (Bettenforf) WR - Drake
Kirby Van Der Kamp (Valley) P - Iowa St.
Austin Vier (Ballard) ATH - Iowa
Jevoury Wedderburn (Urbandale) ATH - Iowa St.
Jake Farley (Cedar Falls) LB - Kansas
Jacob Gannon (West) OL - Iowa St.
Joel Jacobsen (Bettendorf) OT - Missouri Western St.
Brandon Jensen (Ankeny) DL - Iowa St.
Dylan Jones (Bettendorf) QB - Dakota St.
Louis Kranovich (Bettendorf) DB - St. Cloud St.
Nick Kron (Valley) DE - Iowa St.
Tanner Miller (Mid-Prairie) DB - Iowa
Trent Moorehead (Bettendorf) LB - Minnesota St.
James Morris (Solon) LB - Iowa
Brandon Scherff (Denison-Schleswig) OL - Iowa
Travis Stinson (Bettenforf) WR - Drake
Kirby Van Der Kamp (Valley) P - Iowa St.
Austin Vier (Ballard) ATH - Iowa
Jevoury Wedderburn (Urbandale) ATH - Iowa St.
Tuesday, February 02, 2010
Iowa Changes Classifications of 54 Schools
by Jeff Fisher
Iowa High School Football Huddle
Iowa has unveiled its new class alignments for the 2010 and 2011 high school football seasons. In all, 54 teams have either moved up or down. Three-time defending 2-A champ Solon, which is riding a 41-game win streak, is moving up to 3-A next season. Class A champ Southern Cal will be merging with Rockwell City-Lyton and moves-up to 2-A.
Here are the new classifications...
Class 4-A
Ames, Ankeny, Bettendorf, Burlington, Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids Jefferson, Cedar Rapids Kennedy, Cedar Rapids Prairie, Cedar Rapids Washington, Cedar Rapids Xavier, Clinton, Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln, Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson, Davenport Assumption, Davenport Central, Davenport North, Davenport West, D.M. East, D.M. Hoover, D.M. Lincoln, D.M. North, D.M. Roosevelt, Dubuque Hempstead, Dubuque Senior, Dubuque Wahlert, Fort Dodge, Indianola, Iowa City High, Iowa City West, Johnston, Linn-Mar (Marion), Marshalltown, Mason City, Muscatine, North Scott, Ottumwa, Pleasant Valley, Sioux City East, Sioux City North, Sioux City West, Southeast Polk, Urbandale, Waukee, Waterloo East, Waterloo West, W.D.M. Dowling Catholic, W.D.M. Valley
Class 3-A
DISTRICT 1
Atlantic, Carroll, Creston, Glenwood, Harlan, Lewis Central, Red Oak, Winterset
DISTRICT 2
Denison-Schleswig, LeMars, MOC-FV (Orange City), Rock Valley/Boyden-Hull, Sergeant Bluff-Luton, Sioux City Heelan, Spencer, Storm Lake
DISTRICT 3
Algona, Ballard (Huxley), Boone, Clear Lake, Hampton-Dumont, Humboldt, Nevada, Webster City
DISTRICT 4
Charles City, Crestwood (Cresco), Decorah, Independence, Oelwein, Waukon, Waverly-Shell Rock, West Delaware
DISTRICT 5
Anamosa, Center Point-Urbana, Central (DeWitt), Maquokata, Marion, Union (LaPorte City), Vinton-Shellsburg, Western Dubuque
DISTRICT 6
Benton (Van Horne), Clear Creek-Amana, Grinnell, Mount Vernon, Solon, South Tama, Washington, Williamsburg
DISTRICT 7
Centerville, Chariton, Fairfield, Fort Madison, Keokuk, Mount Pleasant, Oskaloosa, Pella
DISTRICT 8
ADM (Adel), Carlisle, Dallas Center-Grimes, Knoxville, Newton, Norwalk, Perry, Saydel
Class 2-A
DISTRICT 1
Central Lyon/George-Little Rock, Estherville, Okoboji (Milford), Sheldon, Sioux Center, Spirit Lake, Unity Christian (Orange City), Western Christian (Hull)
DISTRICT 2
Carroll Kuemper, Cherokee, East Sac; JSPC (Jefferson), Maple Valley/Anthon-Oto, Missouri Valley, Odebolt-Arthur/Battle Creek-Ida Grove, Southern Cal (Lake City/Rockwell City-Lytton
DISTRICT 3
Central Springs, Clarion-Goldfield, Denver, Forest City, Iowa Falls-Alden, New Hampton, Osage, Waterloo Columbus
DISTRICT 4
Beckman (Dyersville), Cascade, Jesup, MFL Mar-Mac, Monticello, North Fayette, South Winneshiek, Sumner-Fredericksburg
DISTRICT 5
Camanche, Columbus Junction, Durant-Bennett, Iowa City Regina, Louisa-Muscatine (Letts), Tipton, West Liberty, Wilton
DISTRICT 6
Albia, Central Lee, Davis County, Eddyville-Blakesburg, Mediapolis, Mid-Prairie (Wellman), Sigourney-Keota, West Burlington
DISTRICT 7
Collins-Maxwell/Baxter, East Marshall, Fort Dodge St. Edmond, Gilbert, North Polk, Roland-Story, South Hardin, West Marshall
DISTRICT 8
Bondurant-Farrar, Clarinda, Clarke (Osceola), Colfax-Mingo, Interstate 35 (Truro), PCM (Monroe), Pella Christian, Shenandoah
Class 1-A
DISTRICT 1
Hinton, IKM-Manning, Lawton-Bronson, Manson-Northwest Webster, Prairie Valley (Gowrie), Ridge View (Holstein), West Monona, Westwood (Sloan)
DISTRICT 2
Alta/Aurelia, Emmetsburg, HMS (Hartley), Pocahonta Area, Sibley-Ocheyedan, Sioux Central (Sioux Rapids), South O'Brien, West Lyon
DISTRICT 3
AGWSR (Ackley), Aplington-Parkersburg, Dike-New Hartford, Garner-Hayfield, Lake Mills, Nashua-Plainfield, St. Ansgar, West Fork (Sheffield)
DISTRICT 4
BCLUW (Conrad), Eagle Grove, Gladbrook-Reinbeck, Hudson, Ogden, South Hamilton, Woodward Academy, Woodward-Granger
DISTRICT 5
Bellevue, Clayton Ridge (Guttenberg), Maquoketa Valley (Delhi), Northeast (Goose Lake), North-Linn, Starmont (Arlington), Turkey Valley (Jackson Junction), Wapsie Valley (Fairbank)
DISTRICT 6
Alburnett, Cardinal (Eldon), Highland (Riverside), North Cedar, Pekin (Packwood), Van Buren (Keosauqua), Wapello, West Branch
DISTRICT 7
Central Decatur, D.M. Christian, Mount Ayr, Nodaway Valley (Greenfield), Panorama (Panora), Pleasantville, Wayne (Corydon), West Central Valley (Stuart)
DISTRICT 8
Audubon, Clarinda Academy, Council Bluffs St. Albert, Griswold, Logan-Magnolia, Treynor, Tri-Center (Neola), Underwood
Class A
DISTRICT 1
Akron-Westfield, Clay Central-Everly, LeMars Gehlen, MMC (Marcus), West Sioux, Woodbury Central
DISTRICT 2
Algona Garrigan, Belmond-Klemme, North Iowa (Buffalo Center), Northwood-Kensett, Southeast Webster-Grand (Burnside), West Hancock
DISTRICT 3
Cedar Falls Northern University, Colo-Nesco, GMG (Garwin), Grundy Center, Mason City Newman, North Butler, Rockford
DISTRICT 4
Central (Elkader), Don Bosco (Gilbertville), East Buchanan, Edgewood-Colesburg, North Tama, Postville, Valley (Elgin)
DISTRICT 5
Danville, English Valleys (North English), Lisbon, Lone Tree, New London, WACO (Wayland), Winfield-Mount Union
DISTRICT 6
Belle Plaine, BGM (Brooklyn), HLV (Victor), Iowa Valley (Marengo), Lynnville-Sully, Montezuma, North Mahaska
DISTRICT 7
Earlham, Guthrie Center, Madrid, Martensdale-St. Marys, Southeast Warren, Van Meter
DISTRICT 8
AHST (Avoca), Bedford, Corning, Elk Horn-Kimballton/Exira, Riverside (Oakland), West Harrison
Eight Player
DISTRICT 1
Kingsley-Pierson, Laurens-Marathon, Newell-Fonda, Remsen-Union, Remsen St. Mary, River Valley (Correctionville), Spalding (Granville), Whiting
DISTRICT 2
Armstrong-Ringsted, CWL (Corwith), Graettinger-Terril, Harris-Lake Park, North Sentral Kossuth, Ruthven-Ayrshire, Twin River Valley (Bode), West Bend-Mallard
DISTRICT 3
CAL (Latimer), Clarksville, Janesville, Northeast Hamilton, Riceville, Tripoli, Ventura, Woden-Crystal Lake-Titonka
DISTRICT 4
Central City, Dunkerton, East Central (Miles), Kee (Lansing), Midland (Wyoming), Olin, Preston, Springville, West Central (Maynard)
DISTRICT 5
Grandview Park Baptist, Harmony (Farmington), Melcher-Dallas, Meskwaki, Moravia, Seymour, Tri-County (Thornburg), Twin Cedars (Bussey)
DISTRICT 6
Adair-Casey, Ankeny Christian, CAM (Anita), East Union, Lamoni, Lenox, Mormon Trail (Garden Grove), Murray
DISTRICT 7
Ar-We-Va (Westside), Boyer Valley (Dunlap), Charter Oak-Ute, Coon Rapids-Bayard, East Greene, Glidden-Ralston, Walnut, Woodbine
DISTRICT 8
East Mills, Essex, Fremont-Mills (Tabor), Hamburg/Farragut, Sidney, South Page, Stanton, Villisca
Iowa High School Football Huddle
Iowa has unveiled its new class alignments for the 2010 and 2011 high school football seasons. In all, 54 teams have either moved up or down. Three-time defending 2-A champ Solon, which is riding a 41-game win streak, is moving up to 3-A next season. Class A champ Southern Cal will be merging with Rockwell City-Lyton and moves-up to 2-A.
Here are the new classifications...
Class 4-A
Ames, Ankeny, Bettendorf, Burlington, Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids Jefferson, Cedar Rapids Kennedy, Cedar Rapids Prairie, Cedar Rapids Washington, Cedar Rapids Xavier, Clinton, Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln, Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson, Davenport Assumption, Davenport Central, Davenport North, Davenport West, D.M. East, D.M. Hoover, D.M. Lincoln, D.M. North, D.M. Roosevelt, Dubuque Hempstead, Dubuque Senior, Dubuque Wahlert, Fort Dodge, Indianola, Iowa City High, Iowa City West, Johnston, Linn-Mar (Marion), Marshalltown, Mason City, Muscatine, North Scott, Ottumwa, Pleasant Valley, Sioux City East, Sioux City North, Sioux City West, Southeast Polk, Urbandale, Waukee, Waterloo East, Waterloo West, W.D.M. Dowling Catholic, W.D.M. Valley
Class 3-A
DISTRICT 1
Atlantic, Carroll, Creston, Glenwood, Harlan, Lewis Central, Red Oak, Winterset
DISTRICT 2
Denison-Schleswig, LeMars, MOC-FV (Orange City), Rock Valley/Boyden-Hull, Sergeant Bluff-Luton, Sioux City Heelan, Spencer, Storm Lake
DISTRICT 3
Algona, Ballard (Huxley), Boone, Clear Lake, Hampton-Dumont, Humboldt, Nevada, Webster City
DISTRICT 4
Charles City, Crestwood (Cresco), Decorah, Independence, Oelwein, Waukon, Waverly-Shell Rock, West Delaware
DISTRICT 5
Anamosa, Center Point-Urbana, Central (DeWitt), Maquokata, Marion, Union (LaPorte City), Vinton-Shellsburg, Western Dubuque
DISTRICT 6
Benton (Van Horne), Clear Creek-Amana, Grinnell, Mount Vernon, Solon, South Tama, Washington, Williamsburg
DISTRICT 7
Centerville, Chariton, Fairfield, Fort Madison, Keokuk, Mount Pleasant, Oskaloosa, Pella
DISTRICT 8
ADM (Adel), Carlisle, Dallas Center-Grimes, Knoxville, Newton, Norwalk, Perry, Saydel
Class 2-A
DISTRICT 1
Central Lyon/George-Little Rock, Estherville, Okoboji (Milford), Sheldon, Sioux Center, Spirit Lake, Unity Christian (Orange City), Western Christian (Hull)
DISTRICT 2
Carroll Kuemper, Cherokee, East Sac; JSPC (Jefferson), Maple Valley/Anthon-Oto, Missouri Valley, Odebolt-Arthur/Battle Creek-Ida Grove, Southern Cal (Lake City/Rockwell City-Lytton
DISTRICT 3
Central Springs, Clarion-Goldfield, Denver, Forest City, Iowa Falls-Alden, New Hampton, Osage, Waterloo Columbus
DISTRICT 4
Beckman (Dyersville), Cascade, Jesup, MFL Mar-Mac, Monticello, North Fayette, South Winneshiek, Sumner-Fredericksburg
DISTRICT 5
Camanche, Columbus Junction, Durant-Bennett, Iowa City Regina, Louisa-Muscatine (Letts), Tipton, West Liberty, Wilton
DISTRICT 6
Albia, Central Lee, Davis County, Eddyville-Blakesburg, Mediapolis, Mid-Prairie (Wellman), Sigourney-Keota, West Burlington
DISTRICT 7
Collins-Maxwell/Baxter, East Marshall, Fort Dodge St. Edmond, Gilbert, North Polk, Roland-Story, South Hardin, West Marshall
DISTRICT 8
Bondurant-Farrar, Clarinda, Clarke (Osceola), Colfax-Mingo, Interstate 35 (Truro), PCM (Monroe), Pella Christian, Shenandoah
Class 1-A
DISTRICT 1
Hinton, IKM-Manning, Lawton-Bronson, Manson-Northwest Webster, Prairie Valley (Gowrie), Ridge View (Holstein), West Monona, Westwood (Sloan)
DISTRICT 2
Alta/Aurelia, Emmetsburg, HMS (Hartley), Pocahonta Area, Sibley-Ocheyedan, Sioux Central (Sioux Rapids), South O'Brien, West Lyon
DISTRICT 3
AGWSR (Ackley), Aplington-Parkersburg, Dike-New Hartford, Garner-Hayfield, Lake Mills, Nashua-Plainfield, St. Ansgar, West Fork (Sheffield)
DISTRICT 4
BCLUW (Conrad), Eagle Grove, Gladbrook-Reinbeck, Hudson, Ogden, South Hamilton, Woodward Academy, Woodward-Granger
DISTRICT 5
Bellevue, Clayton Ridge (Guttenberg), Maquoketa Valley (Delhi), Northeast (Goose Lake), North-Linn, Starmont (Arlington), Turkey Valley (Jackson Junction), Wapsie Valley (Fairbank)
DISTRICT 6
Alburnett, Cardinal (Eldon), Highland (Riverside), North Cedar, Pekin (Packwood), Van Buren (Keosauqua), Wapello, West Branch
DISTRICT 7
Central Decatur, D.M. Christian, Mount Ayr, Nodaway Valley (Greenfield), Panorama (Panora), Pleasantville, Wayne (Corydon), West Central Valley (Stuart)
DISTRICT 8
Audubon, Clarinda Academy, Council Bluffs St. Albert, Griswold, Logan-Magnolia, Treynor, Tri-Center (Neola), Underwood
Class A
DISTRICT 1
Akron-Westfield, Clay Central-Everly, LeMars Gehlen, MMC (Marcus), West Sioux, Woodbury Central
DISTRICT 2
Algona Garrigan, Belmond-Klemme, North Iowa (Buffalo Center), Northwood-Kensett, Southeast Webster-Grand (Burnside), West Hancock
DISTRICT 3
Cedar Falls Northern University, Colo-Nesco, GMG (Garwin), Grundy Center, Mason City Newman, North Butler, Rockford
DISTRICT 4
Central (Elkader), Don Bosco (Gilbertville), East Buchanan, Edgewood-Colesburg, North Tama, Postville, Valley (Elgin)
DISTRICT 5
Danville, English Valleys (North English), Lisbon, Lone Tree, New London, WACO (Wayland), Winfield-Mount Union
DISTRICT 6
Belle Plaine, BGM (Brooklyn), HLV (Victor), Iowa Valley (Marengo), Lynnville-Sully, Montezuma, North Mahaska
DISTRICT 7
Earlham, Guthrie Center, Madrid, Martensdale-St. Marys, Southeast Warren, Van Meter
DISTRICT 8
AHST (Avoca), Bedford, Corning, Elk Horn-Kimballton/Exira, Riverside (Oakland), West Harrison
Eight Player
DISTRICT 1
Kingsley-Pierson, Laurens-Marathon, Newell-Fonda, Remsen-Union, Remsen St. Mary, River Valley (Correctionville), Spalding (Granville), Whiting
DISTRICT 2
Armstrong-Ringsted, CWL (Corwith), Graettinger-Terril, Harris-Lake Park, North Sentral Kossuth, Ruthven-Ayrshire, Twin River Valley (Bode), West Bend-Mallard
DISTRICT 3
CAL (Latimer), Clarksville, Janesville, Northeast Hamilton, Riceville, Tripoli, Ventura, Woden-Crystal Lake-Titonka
DISTRICT 4
Central City, Dunkerton, East Central (Miles), Kee (Lansing), Midland (Wyoming), Olin, Preston, Springville, West Central (Maynard)
DISTRICT 5
Grandview Park Baptist, Harmony (Farmington), Melcher-Dallas, Meskwaki, Moravia, Seymour, Tri-County (Thornburg), Twin Cedars (Bussey)
DISTRICT 6
Adair-Casey, Ankeny Christian, CAM (Anita), East Union, Lamoni, Lenox, Mormon Trail (Garden Grove), Murray
DISTRICT 7
Ar-We-Va (Westside), Boyer Valley (Dunlap), Charter Oak-Ute, Coon Rapids-Bayard, East Greene, Glidden-Ralston, Walnut, Woodbine
DISTRICT 8
East Mills, Essex, Fremont-Mills (Tabor), Hamburg/Farragut, Sidney, South Page, Stanton, Villisca
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