Prep football roundup: Linn-Mar knocks off No. 10 Cedar Falls

Brennan McGaffe's five-yard touchdown run with 1:40 to go in the fourth quarter gave Linn-Mar a 31-24 victory over No. 10 Cedar Falls Friday night in a Class 4A District 5 prep football game in the UNI-Dome.

McGaffe scored at the end of a 78-yard drive. The Lions picked up a key third-down conversion on a Ryan Phillips pass to Daniel Gorisch that gained 12 yards to the C.F. 33. A pass interference call on the Tigers moved Linn-Mar to the 21. Three plays after that, McGaffee scored.

An interception by Josh Strauss ended the final Tiger threat inside the Lion 10.

- Jim Sullivan, Waterloo Courier

WEST DELAWARE 61, DEWITT CENTRAL 13

- Coy Rousell rushed for 169 yards and three touchdowns on just eight carries as Class 3A second-ranked West Delaware whipped DeWitt Central 61-13 in DeWitt.

Roussell scored on runs of 63, 62 and 51 yards as the Hawks (7-0) rolled up 527 yards of offense, 321 on the ground.

Max Ridenour completed 8 of 12 passes for 197 yards, hitting Owen Ward (40 yards) and Sam Maloney (49) for touchdowns. Ward also scored on a 12-yard run, Brett Rausch added two rushing TDs (5, 32 yards) and Tyler Chapman scored on a 12-yards run. Maloney's TD was his 11th of the season, tying a school record.

- Bill Logan, correspondent

C.R. JEFFERSON 37, WATERLOO WEST 15

- The J-Hawks took advantage of three blocked punts and an errant long snap on a fourth quarter punt to hold off a Wahawk second-half rally.

Jefferson (4-3, 1-2 district) was led by quarterback Jared Eivins, who completed 16 of 26 passes to seven receivers for 212 yards and three scores. Eivins also rushed for another touchdown.

West (3-4, 1-2) was paced by John Draine's 131 yards on 19 carries.

- Nick Petaros, Waterloo Courier

WEST BRANCH 42. WAPELLO 21

- Cooper Koenig passed for three touchdowns and Luke Lenoch rushed for three as the Bears moved to 7-0 win a win at Wapello.

Leading just 14-7 at halftime, West Branch's defense adjusted and shut down the Indians in the second half. Lenoch scored all of his TDs in the third quarter, finishing with 180 yards on 18 carries. He now has more than 1,000 yards this season.

Koenig completed two scoring passes to Matt Shawver (30 and 32 yards), and also eclipsed the 1,000-yard passing mark for the year.

The Bears host Wilton next week at the Little Rose Bowl for what could decide the district title.

- Jason Miller, correspondent

DECORAH 28, CRESTWOOD 8

- Garrett Wise rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns and also had a 23-yard touchdown catch as the Vikings won their fourth game in a row.

Zach Lea added 67 rushing yards and a score as the Vikings improved to 4-3, 3-1 in 3A District 3.

Decorah had 184 of its 251 total yards in the second half.

- Darin Svenson, correspondent

WESTERN DUBUQUE 38, MARION 20

- Western Dubuque beat Marion, 38-20, on senior night.

The Bobcats scored first, taking the lead on a 10-yard touchdown pass from Dylan Gotto to senior Chaz Bergfeld, capping a 5-play, 81-yard drive. Bergfeld made an athletic leaping grab in the right corner of the end zone on a perfectly thrown pass from Gotto, and the successful 2-point conversion made it 8-0 in favor of Western Dubuque halfway through the first quarter.

Western Dubuque extended its lead early in the second quarter when Gotto snuck into the left flat after a handoff and hauled in a 7-yard halfback pass from senior Mitch Kramer. The failed conversion try left the Bobcats' lead at 14-0 with 9:14 remaining in the first half.

Marion got on the scoreboard midway through the second frame when Kory Walsh plunged it in from a yard out. Walsh's run finished off a 14-play, 72-yard drive, which chewed six minutes off the clock and brought the Indians within a touchdown of tying the game.

The Bobcats would pull away before halftime. Senior receiver Tyler Gansen found space in the middle of the Marion defense on a well-run slant route and caught a 22-yard touchdown strike from Gotto. Following a quick three-and-out by the Indians' offense, and a Kramer punt return deep into enemy territory, Gotto scored on a 1-yard quarterback sneak with just six seconds remaining in the second quarter. The Bobcats' two quick touchdowns in the waning minutes of the first half gave them a 28-6 lead at the break.

A 35-yard field goal by Evan Ellis and a 1-yard touchdown run by senior Dan Gansen pushed Western Dubuque's lead to 38-6 in the second half. Gansen's touchdown came on a 23-yard drive after senior Jacob Westhoff's strip-sack of Marion quarterback Isaak Hahn gave the Bobcats the ball with a short field.

The Indians would add a pair of fourth-quarter scores, but the game's outcome was never in doubt.

- Drew Brashaw, Dubuque Telegraph Herald

CENTER POINT-URBANA 20, OELWEIN 19

- Trevor Franzenburg rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown as the Stormin' Pointers (4-3, 2-2 2A-3) held off the Huskies after a failed two-point conversion by Oelwein with 40 seconds left.

Mitch Sullivan caught four passes for 50 yards and a touchdown and Clayton Kramer converted on field goals of 32 and 26 yards, respectively.

Austin Duffy had two touchdown runs for Oelwein (1-6, 1-4 2A-3).

SPRINGVILLE 62, LANSING KEE 6

- Henry Hoogland rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns on just eight carries as the Orioles (3-5, 2-3 in 8-player District 4) rolled to a win at home.

Jacob Loehr completed 4 of 7 passes for 74 yards and two TDs and Andy Hagensick returned an interception 15 yards for a score.

ELKADER CENTRAL 68, CENTRAL CITY 0

- Junior quarterback Derek Ehrhardt completed 5 of 7 passes for 158 yards and five touchdowns as the Warriors rolled past the Wildcats.

Central City was held to 158 total yards in the loss.

NORTH-LINN 34, EASTON VALLYEY 30

- Logan Novak completed 14 of 25 passes for 215 yards and one touchdown and rushed for 119 yards and three sores for the host Lynx.

Brandon Stepanek caught six passes for 106 yards and Ryan Miller had six catches for 81 yards and one touchdown as North-Linn improved to 4-3 overall, 4-1 in Class A District 5.