Cedar Rapids Xavier’s Carter Hoffmann has come a long way since a nervous sophomore making his first start at Waverly-Shell Rock. In his final game, Hoffmann rushed for 207 and three touchdowns to power the Saints to a 31-6 win over Pella for the Class 4A state football title.
West Lyon scored on its opening play of overtime and produced a goalline stand to beat Iowa City Regina, 34-27, in the Class 1A state football championship Thursday at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls.
Cedar Rapids Xavier’s offense is one of the best in class 4A, boasting the top passer in the class and a 1,000-yard rusher. An undersized but effective offensive line has helped lead the way to the state title game.
For the second straight week, Nevada stared down a Goliath-like foe. The Cubs notched two consecutive giant-sized victories, topping No. 2 Solon, 29-10, in the 3A state semifinal Saturday night at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls.
Iowa City Regina feasted on a steady diet of rushes in the second half and beat top-ranked Grundy Center, 21-12, in a Class 1A state football semifinal Friday at UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls. The Regals snapped the Spartans 50-game win streak.
Second-ranked Solon identified core values of love, effort, growth, integrity and trust during the offense. The theme has propelled that Spartans to an 11-0 record and the Class 3A state football semifinals against No. 8 Nevada Saturday at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls.
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The former Drake coach was introduced on Monday and talked about building ‘champion’ players with less focus on ‘championship’ teams
He has led Drake to back-to-back Pioneer Football League titles and appearances in the FCS playoffs
Lance Runyon bumped up to heavyweight for his final season. He had never taken the mat in the final bout with the dual on the line. Runyon won by decision and No. 14 UNI won the tiebreaker to beat No. 13 South Dakota State, 16-15, Sunday at the UNI-Dome.
Panthers host Indiana State on Saturday hoping to snap losing skid and send seniors out on a good note
Third-ranked Humboldt forced a fourth turnover to thwart Mount Vernon’s last chance for a victory. The Wildcats held on for a 28-25 Class 3A state football semifinal win Saturday at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls.
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