Iowa high school football roundup: Week 6 scores stats and more (Oct. 4, 2024)

The Gazette’s Week 6 Iowa high school football roundup with Friday night’s statewide scores and complete coverage of area games.

4A No. 8 Cedar Rapids Xavier 28, 4A No. 7 North Scott 21

At Eldridge, Carter Hoffmann's 8-yard TD run midway through the fourth quarter broke a 21-21 tie, giving No. 8 Xavier (4-2, 2-0 Class 4A District 3) the win over No. 7 North Scott (4-2, 1-1).

Hoffmann finished with 122 yards on 24 carries. He also threw a TD pass to Cash Parks in the first half on a trick play. Parks, playing for the first time in three games after being in an auto accident, completed 15 of 22 passes for 185 yards and also had a 40-yard TD run.

Ryan Kelly had nine catches for 101 yards for Xavier.

Parks was starting over after missing the last three Saints games after being involved in an auto accident.

“These guys were around me and rallied with me the whole time,” Parks said. “I felt great out there tonight. My teammates really helped me to keep my head up if I made any mistakes. I got a little tired out there, but these guys kept lifting me up all the way.”

» Read the game story from Gazette correspondent Mike Condon

Benton Community 21, 3A No. 1 Solon 20

Benton Community leaned on its running game until it was time to take a shot downfield.

It was a shot they’ll be talking about in Van Horne for some time.

“Just ran my route and did what I was supposed to do,” Benton senior receiver Logan Upah said after his 66-yard touchdown reception with 1:10 left in the game helped the Bobcats upset Class 3A No. 1 Solon, 21-20, in a District 5 cliffhanger Friday night at Benton Community High School. “Safety dropped, threw a perfect ball. Can’t ask for anything better than that.”

The touchdown capped a frenetic fourth-quarter sequence that began with the Benton defense registering a fourth-down stop at its own 1-yard line to preserve a 14-12 lead with 5:10 to go.

Solon appeared to be on the verge of keeping its unbeaten record intact when it recovered a fourth-down fumble at the Benton 26-yard line with 2:29 left. Two plays later, an 18-yard touchdown run by senior Eddie Johnson — on just his second rushing attempt of the game due to injury — put the Spartans up, 20-14.

“We told them, ‘Stay composed, go down and score,’” Zittergruen said. “We were able to do that.”

» Read the game story from Gazette correspondent Douglas Miles

5A No. 8 Iowa City Liberty 27, Cedar Rapids Washington 22

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Sutton Koller, Iowa City Liberty’s leading touchdown scorer, is banged up and was held out of competition here.

That just gave some other guys an opportunity to show what they can do. Like Dallas Miller, the explosive receiver who had two touchdown catches. Like Collin Decker, who’s a big target at 6-foot-3. He had a TD catch.

Like Jordan Schroeder, who took over Koller’s spot in the lineup as a back-receiver combo. He also caught a touchdown.

“We’ve got guys on the outside that can really play,” Liberty Coach Scott Chandler said. “We haven’t had the opportunity to get them the ball as much as I’d like to. They made a few plays tonight. I’d like them to be involved more. The more guys we have that can make plays, the tougher we are to defend.”

Quarterback Reece Rettig completed 20 of 30 passes for 251 yards and four scores as Class 5A seventh-ranked Liberty improved to 5-1.

The Lightning overcame a 16-14 halftime deficit to a team from Cedar Rapids Washington (2-4) that continues to show growth under first-year head coach Eric Addy.

Quarterback Grady McGuire threw for 123 yards and rushed for 56 for the Warriors.

» Read the game story from The Gazette’s Jeff Johnson

Iowa City West 48, Cedar Rapids Jefferson 6

You knew Iowa City West could score, and score a lot.

On this night, the Trojans proved they could stop an opponent. Or at least slow it down.

“Our defense stepped up tonight,” quarterback Jack Wallace said after West smashed Cedar Rapids Jefferson, 48-6, in a Class 5A football battle Friday night at Trojan Field.

“They’ve been called to step up. They got in the quarterback’s face and forced some interceptions. This was a full team effort.”

Wallace broke the West single-game record with six touchdown passes, completing 11 of 14 throws for 271 yards (and one interception).

The Trojans (3-3) surrendered just 157 yards and blanked the J-Hawks (4-2) for the final 46 minutes.

» Read the game story from The Gazette’s Jeff Linder

Iowa City High 49, Davenport Central 7

Iowa City High opted to forgo the drama this week.

After winning with late 2-point conversions the last two weeks, the Little Hawks (4-2) dominated Davenport Central (2-4) at Bates Field for their fourth straight win.

Sophomore Dawson Kahl led the way for City High, carrying the ball 13 times for 156 yards and three touchdowns, all in the first half. Bobby Bacon added three TDs through the air.

“It’s definitely nice to be back at home on Homecoming and just give the people who came out to support us a nice, comfortable win,” Bacon said. “It was great to get a big lead and ride it out. That’s what we want to continue to do in the future.”

» Read the game story from Gazette correspondent Ryan Pleggenkuhle

1A No. 6 Iowa City Regina 28, West Branch 10

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Wide receiver Drew Greve hit quarterback Kyle Tracy on a 43-yard touchdown pass with 13 seconds before halftime and Class 1A No. 6 Regina dominated after the break, topping the Bears for the first time since 2021.

The Regals emerged from a timeout and conjured the magic play. Tracy tossed a backward pass to his left across the field to Greve, who looked downfield and then returned it to Tracy. A wall was set up for Tracy and he split two defenders to get into the end zone, making it 14-10 at the half.

Tracy finished with 179 yards passing, including an 8-yard pass to Greve to open the scoring.

Regina’s defense stymied the Bears for the last two quarters, allowing no points and just three first downs.

“It’s been two years for these guys,” Regina Coach Dustin Elsbury said. “I know they really wanted to get this one this year. I’m so proud of them, the work they put in and the leadership they’ve had this year.

“To be able to respond and come back in the second half and make some big plays, it’s just a gritty win for these guys.”

» Read the game story from The Gazette’s K.J. Pilcher

Montezuma 28, Belle Plaine 24

Brady Boulton threw for 113 yards and three touchdowns as the Braves clinched the 8-player District 7 title in a hard-fought battle at home.

Boulton added 103 yards and another TD on 22 carries,

Montezuma converted 7 of 9 fourth-down plays, scoring a pair of touchdowns that played a pivotal role in a 21-10 halftime lead.

Luke Brennan’s interception in the fourth secured the win.

— Ben Lamparek

4A No. 5 Decorah 28, Waverly-Shell Rock 7

Quarterback Louis Bucksa completed 11 of 20 passes for 220 yards as the Vikings scored a big win at home.

Bucksa hit Noah Milburn on a 20-yard TD pass early in the second quarter for a 13-0 lead and scored twice in the second half while holding the Go-Hawks to five total first downs in the game.

Trevor Kuennen added 126 rushing yards for the Vikings.

— Randy Iverson

West Delaware 49, Center Point-Urbana 6

Brent Yonkovic completed 9 of 11 passes for 233 yards and a touchdown and rushed for two more as the Hawks rolled in Manchester.

Jack Cantwell scored on runs of 10 and 15 yards and Macoy Roling rushed for 127 yards and a TD on 12 carries for West Delaware, which totaled 586 yards.

— Bill Logan

Monticello 35, Camanche 7

The Panthers broke open a one-score game with 21 unanswered second-half points to pick up their first win of the season.

Monticello (1-5, 1-2), playing at home, was led by quarterback Brady Gogel, who completed 16 of 25 passes for 229 yards, and receiver Carson Lambert, who had eight catches for 115 yards.

Monticello also made four first-half interceptions, and Ty King blocked a punt.

— Pete Temple

3A No. 5 Mount Vernon 46, Davenport Assumption 14

Kellen Haverback threw for 265 yards on 16-of-24 passing with touchdowns to Jase Jaspers, Michael Ryan and Watson Krob (2).

Linebacker Jaxon Anderson had a big pick-6 in the second quarter.

— Ryan Suchomel

Anamosa 42, Tipton 7

Austin Scranton rushed for 170 yards and two touchdowns while Dane Owen, Hudson Scranton, Adam Brophy and Nate Fischer all hauled in passes for scores from Raider quarterback Vince Diers.

Diers completed 16 of 23 passes for 142 yards.

— Daryl Schepanski

3A No. 4 Dubuque Wahlert 17, 3A No. 7 Independence 10

EJ Miller completed 27 of 44 passes for 237 yards for the Mustangs, but it wasn’t enough.

Michael Bormann led a balanced Wahlert attack with 60 rushing yards and a TD.

Brady Kurt caught 11 of Miller’s passes for 110 yards.

Clear Creek Amana 56, Burlington 0

Junior quarterback Conlan Poynton had five total touchdowns to pace the Clippers’ dominant win in Tiffin.

He rushed for four TDs, including a 53-yard run.

The Clippers dominated all three phases of the game, getting a touchdown from Trace Robertson after a blocked punt. Robertson added three tackles for a loss.

— Joel Kellar

A No. 9 North Linn 39, Clayton Ridge 0

Will Sommerfelt completed 17 of 21 passes for 269 yards and three touchdowns as the Lynx remained unbeaten.

Western Dubuque 27, Marion 0

Drew Burds ran for two touchdowns and caught another as the Bobcats got big plays on offense, defense and special teams at Buchman Field.

It was WD’s eighth-straight win over Marion. More importantly, the Class 4A No. 10-ranked Bobcats got their first District 2 win of the season, improving to 4-2 and 1-1 in district play.

– Tom Gregory, Telegraph Herald

Statewide Week 6 Iowa high school football scores

CLASS 5A

Ankeny 35, Cedar Rapids Prairie 16

Bettendorf 33, Cedar Rapids Kennedy 14

Dubuque Hempstead 24, Davenport North 21

Dubuque Senior 52, Davenport West 12

Iowa City High 49, Davenport Central 7

Iowa City Liberty 27, Cedar Rapids Washington 22

Iowa City West 48, Cedar Rapids Jefferson 6

Johnston 34, Southeast Polk 0

Linn-Mar 47, Muscatine 7

Ottumwa 41, Ames 34

Pleasant Valley 51, Cedar Falls 28

Sioux City East 63, Council Bluffs Lincoln 35

Sioux City North 19, Des Moines Roosevelt 7

Urbandale 42, Des Moines East 0

Waterloo West 44, Marshalltown 17

Waukee 56, Des Moines Lincoln 0 (Thursday)

West Des Moines Dowling 41, Ankeny Centennial 35 (3OT)

West Des Moines Valley 45, Waukee Northwest 21

CLASS 4A DISTRICT 1

Fort Dodge 55, Storm Lake 26

Le Mars 48, Sioux City West 16

Spencer 26, Denison-Schleswig 0

CLASS 4A DISTRICT 2

Decorah 28, Waverly-Shell Rock 7

Waterloo East 32, Mason City 30

Western Dubuque 27, Marion 0

CLASS 4A DISTRICT 3

Cedar Rapids Xavier 28, North Scott 21

Clear Creek Amana 56, Burlington 0

Clinton 26, Oskaloosa 24

CLASS 4A DISTRICT 4

Bondurant-Farrar 63, Des Moines Hoover 7

Gilbert 41, Carlisle 10

Pella 35, Newton 28

CLASS 4A DISTRICT 5

Adel ADM 56, Des Moines North 14

Indianola 21, Boone 14

North Polk 29, Ballard 8

CLASS 4A DISTRICT 6

Lewis Central 56, Council Bluffs Jefferson 6

Norwalk 38, Dallas Center-Grimes 0

Winterset 29, Glenwood 21

CLASS 3A DISTRICT 1

Sergeant Bluff-Luton 45, MOC-Floyd Valley 21

Sioux Center 10, Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 6

Sioux City Heelan 45, Carroll 21

CLASS 3A DISTRICT 2

Algona 28, Clear Lake 7

Humboldt 42, Charles City 0

Webster City 18, Hampton-Dumont-CAL 16

CLASS 3A DISTRICT 3

Dubuque Wahlert 17, Independence 10

Maquoketa 16, Central DeWitt 14

West Delaware 49, Center Point-Urbana 6

CLASS 3A DISTRICT 4

Keokuk 60, Fort Madison 7

Mount Vernon 46, Davenport Assumption 14

Washington 39, Mount Pleasant 28

CLASS 3A DISTRICT 5

Benton Community 21, Solon 20

Grinnell 45, South Tama 7

Williamsburg 54, Fairfield 12

CLASS 3A DISTRICT 6

Creston 30, Atlantic 28

Harlan 49, Perry 7

Nevada 49, Knoxville 0

CLASS 2A DISTRICT 1

Central Lyon/George-Little Rock 28, Unity Christian 19

West Lyon 46, Cherokee 6

Western Christian 42, Sheldon 7

CLASS 2A DISTRICT 2

Forest City 22, Clarion CGD 14

Okoboji 34, Garner GHV 12

Spirit Lake 49, Estherville-Lincoln Central 7

CLASS 2A DISTRICT 3

North Fayette Valley 46, New Hampton 13

Osage 20, Crestwood 10

Waukon 68, Oelwein 8

CLASS 2A DISTRICT 4

Anamosa 42, Tipton 7

Monticello 35, Camanche 7

Northeast 35, West Liberty 34

CLASS 2A DISTRICT 5

Albia 41, Davis County 7

Mid-Prairie 24, Mediapolis 8

West Burlington/Notre Dame 34, Central Lee 13

CLASS 2A DISTRICT 6

Monroe PCM 52, Vinton-Shellsburg 8

Union Community 27, Jesup 20

West Marshall 37, Iowa Falls-Alden 12

CLASS 2A DISTRICT 7

Clarinda 64, Clarke 0

Centerville 20, Interstate 35 14

Van Meter 38, Chariton 3

CLASS 2A DISTRICT 8

Carroll Kuemper 29, Des Moines Christian 20

Roland-Story 34, Greene County 6

Southeast Valley 54, Saydel 0

CLASS 1A DISTRICT 1

Hinton 49, Mapleton MVAOCOU 7

Ida Grove OABCIG 21, West Sioux 7

Ridge View 6, Lawton-Bronson 0

CLASS 1A DISTRICT 2

East Sac County 38, Eagle Grove 6

Emmetsburg 51, Pocahontas Area 6

Manson-Northwest Webster 24, Sioux Central 14

CLASS 1A DISTRICT 3

Aplington-Parkersburg 35, Central Springs 6

Dike-New Hartford 34, MFL MarMac 0

Sumner-Fredericksburg 55, Denver 7

CLASS 1A DISTRICT 4

Alburnett 54, Waterloo Columbus 16

Grundy Center 35, South Hardin 0

Hudson 21, East Marshall 7

CLASS 1A DISTRICT 5

Dyersville Beckman 51, Durant 0

Iowa City Regina 28, West Branch 10

Wilton 30, Cascade 0

CLASS 1A DISTRICT 6

Eddyville EBF 54, Eldon Cardinal 26

Pleasantville 48, Colfax-Mingo 0

Sigourney-Keota 42, Pella Christian 21

CLASS 1A DISTRICT 7

South Hamilton 50, Ogden 36

West Central Valley 17, Nodaway Valley 12

Woodward-Granger 52, Grand View Christian 7

CLASS 1A DISTRICT 8

Avoca AHSTW 43, Missouri Valley 6

Shenandoah 41, Red Oak 8

Treynor 24, Underwood 23 (OT)

CLASS A DISTRICT 1

Hartley HMS 44, South O’Brien 26

Le Mars Gehlen 34, Sibley-Ocheyedan 26

Marcus MMCRU 14, Akron-Westfield 7

CLASS A DISTRICT 2

Lake Mills 27, Belmond-Klemme 13

North Union 42, West Fork 13

Saint Ansgar 60, Mason City Newman 0

CLASS A DISTRICT 3

Nashua-Plainfield 27, South Winneshiek 21 (OT)

North Tama 28, North Butler 6

Wapsie Valley 46, Ackley AGWSR 0

CLASS A DISTRICT 4

East Buchanan 56, North Cedar 6

Maquoketa Valley 35, Bellevue 0

North Linn 39, Clayton Ridge 0

Starmont 27, Postville 0

CLASS A DISTRICT 5

Columbus Community 54, Louisa-Muscatine 0

Danville 7, Van Buren County 6

Lisbon 49, Wapello 0

Pekin 61, Highland 13

CLASS A DISTRICT 6

Madrid 49, Central Decatur 0

Mount Ayr 38, Lynnville-Sully 18

Wayne 14, North Mahaska 9

CLASS A DISTRICT 7

Earlham 42, Panorama 7

Guthrie Center ACGC 56, IKM-Manning 28

Oakland Riverside 33, Southwest Valley 32

CLASS A DISTRICT 8

Logan-Magnolia 14, Westwood 13

Tri-Center 49, Council Bluffs St. Albert 16

Woodbury Central 48, Kingsley-Pierson 22

CLASS A NON-DISTRICT

Alta-Aurelia 28, West Monona 8

Conrad BCLUW 59, Martensdale-St. Marys 28

West Hancock 47, South Central Calhoun 0

8-PLAYER DISTRICT 1

Boyer Valley 28, Newell-Fonda 22

Remsen St. Mary’s 43, Ar-We-Va 0

Woodbine 62, West Harrison/Whiting 6

8-PLAYER DISTRICT 2

Northwood-Kensett 46, Rockford 6

Ruthven GTRA 58, Harris-Lake Park 8 (Thursday)

West Bend-Mallard 69, North Iowa 26

8-PLAYER DISTRICT 3

Lansing Kee 63, West Central 6

Riceville 56, Elkader Central 0

Turkey Valley 62, Waterloo Christian 26

8-PLAYER DISTRICT 4

Clarksville 42, Garwin GMG 12

Janesville 66, Dunkerton 6

Tripoli 59, Meskwaki Settlement 8

8-PLAYER DISTRICT 5

Calamus-Wheatland 59, Lone Tree 42

Central City 54, Easton Valley 8

Edgewood-Colesburg 42, Springville 14

8-PLAYER DISTRICT 6

Iowa Valley 72, Winfield-Mount Union 30

WACO 67, New London 42

8-PLAYER DISTRICT 7

Montezuma 28, Belle Plaine 24

Moravia 55, Melcher-Dallas 22

8-PLAYER DISTRICT 8

East Union 54, Mormon Trail 14

Lenox 72, Murray 8

Southeast Warren 64, Lamoni 44

8-PLAYER DISTRICT 9

Audubon 54, Glidden-Ralston 28

Baxter 64, Collins-Maxwell 42

Fort Dodge St. Edmond 56, Coon Rapids-Bayard 22

8-PLAYER DISTRICT 10

Anita CAM 30, Sidney 28 (2OT)

East Mills 58, Griswold 56

Fremont Mills 48, Exira-EHK 6

8-PLAYER NON-DISTRICT

Algona Garrigan 71, Siouxland Christian 20

Bedford 85, Stanton/Essex 0

Colo-Nesco 42, English Valleys 20

Don Bosco 78, Midland 6

Gladbrook-Reinbeck 48, BGM 6

HLV 58, Twin Cedars 8

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