Iowa high school football roundup: Week 8 scores, stats and more (Oct. 18, 2024)

The Gazette’s Week 8 Iowa high school football roundup with Friday night’s statewide scores and complete coverage of area games.

5A No. 7 Linn-Mar 28, 5A No. 9 Iowa City High 27

Sophomore running back Dawson Kahl plunged into the end zone to make it a one-point game, and there was zero doubt ninth-ranked Iowa City High (5-3) would take a shot at the win. They’d done it twice before this fall, scoring a TD in the final seconds and getting the two-point conversion to beat Cedar Rapids Kennedy and Iowa City West.

This one was a fumbled exchange on a reverse play. No good on the attempt and a 28-27 Lions victory.

“I knew the whole way,” said Linn-Mar running back Dylan Muszynski. “I was on a knee, but I had to watch. Pure excitement. I knew my guys on the defensive side were going to do the job.”

Muszynski had just three touches last week in a blowout Linn-Mar win but made up for it here, carrying it 26 times for 172 yards and a touchdown. He also caught a pass in the flat and ran for 44 yards.

Linn-Mar quarterback Austin Waller was brilliant, running for two touchdowns and throwing for another while completing 10 of 15 passes to seven different receivers.

Kahl ran 31 times for 172 yards for City High. Quarterback Bobby Bacon threw for 159 yards on 12-of-16 passing.

Waller’s 1-yard TD gave Linn-Mar a 28-21 lead, with City High taking over at its 23 with 3:55 to go. Eleven plays later, and the Little Hawks had covered the 77 yards.

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

Iowa City West 49, 5A No. 4 Pleasant Valley 35

Iowa City West quarterback Jack Wallace has been a four-year starter and owns the school’s career passing record. He may have saved his best for the last regular-season home game.

Wallace passed for five touchdowns and rushed for two more, powering the Trojans to a mammoth 49-35 upset over Class 5A No. 4 Pleasant Valley Friday night at Trojan Field.

“That felt amazing,” Wallace said. “Coming into this week, we knew we were capable of that but to do it on the field that feels great.”

Wallace sliced and diced the Spartans secondary, completing 22 of 27 passes for 374 yards. He also rushed for 66 yards, giving him 440 total yards of offense.

On the first play of the third quarter, Mason Woods hauled in a pass on the near sideline, fought off a couple Spartans defenders and then broke free and bolted for an 80-yard TD 35-7 lead. Woods finished with 10 catches for 213 yards.

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

Clear Creek Amana 28, 4A No. 6 Cedar Rapids Xavier 24

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The Cardiac Clippers remain alive in Class 4A. The win pushes CCA (5-3, 3-1 District 3) even in the district race with both North Scott and Xavier.

CCA junior quarterback Conlan Poynton delivered when his team needed him most. The former tailback threw for 241 yards and a pair of touchdowns, both in the final frame. His 11-yard scoring toss to Cale Berry with 1:02 to go gave his team the lead for good.

The score capped a CCA rally that started with a 17-7 halftime deficit. Senior Clayton Isham recovered a blocked punt in the end zone to pull the Clippers within a field goal with six minutes left in the third quarter, while senior Owen Rosenberg intercepted a Xavier pass at the goal line late in the frame.

Rosenberg clinched the upset with a second interception in the closing seconds.

“We believed,” first-year CCA Coach Lance Pedersen said. “I don’t think a lot of people coming into this football game thought we had a chance. They were writing us off and our guys believed. They just kept fighting and battling and fighting and battling. I was so dang proud of them.”

» Read the game story from Gazette correspondent Douglas Miles

Anamosa 41, 2A No. 7 Northeast 0

Anamosa stuffed No. 7 Northeast on a pair of first-and-goal situations in the first half, held the Rebels to minus-8 yards in the second half, and went on to emphatically claim the Class 2A District 4 championship at Downing Field in Anamosa.

Austin Scranton rushed for 138 yards and three touchdowns for Anamosa (7-1, 4-1).

The Raiders outgained the Rebels by a 355-83 margin. Vince Diers completed 14 of 18 passes for 135 yards.

Northeast (7-1, 4-1) had first-and-goal from the 3 in the first quarter, first-and-goal from the 5 in the second. Both times, the Raiders turned the Rebels away.

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

1A No. 9 Iowa City Regina 20, 1A No. 2 Wilton 8

In a pivotal Class 1A, District 5 regular-season finale, Iowa City Regina (7-1, 4-1) defeated Wilton (7-1, 4-1) in Iowa City.

Regals running back Savion Miller led the way, carrying the ball 19 times for 148 yards. The play of the game was Miller’s 80-yard touchdown run in the first quarter.

Kyle Tracy carried the ball 18 times for 138 yards and a score for Regina. Tracy completed 12 of 24 passes for 142 yards and a TD.

Regina, Wilton and Dyersville Beckman all finished one loss in District 5 play.

» Read the game story from Gazette correspondent Ryan Pleggenkuhle

Cedar Falls 28, Cedar Rapids Kennedy 7

It was elimination Friday with Cedar Falls and Kennedy in desperate need of a win to keep. The Tigers move on to the season’s final game with playoff hopes intact.

Kennedy jumped out to an early 7-0 lead, traveling 87 yards on 12 plays during its opening possession.

But the Cougars (2-6) could not get the running game going and were hampered by penalties and a big-play Cedar Falls (4-4) offense. Jacob Doyle’s 50-yard screen reception for a touchdown was wiped off the board on a holding penalty.

Cedar Falls took a 14-7 lead to the half.

The Tigers racked up 358 yards of offense, led by Davarrion Clark’s 127 yards rushing and three touchdowns. Vinni Gianforte was efficient for Kennedy, completing 18 of 22 passes for 227 yards.

The Cougars wrap up their season next week at Davenport North.

» Read the game story from Gazette correspondent Culley Kline

3A No. 8 Independence 13, West Delaware 7

EJ Miller passed for 146 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 19 more and another score as host Independence hung on.

Miller completed 16 of 21 passes, including 5 for 54 yards to Brady Kurt.

Brent Yonkovic rushed for 121 yards on 26 carries for the Hawks, who outgained the Mustangs, 323-199. Jack Cantwell added 71 yards, Macoy Rolling 66 and Hadyn Schulte 13, including a TD that pulled West Delaware within six late in the game.

West Delaware’s rally came up short on a fourrth-and-5 with 47 seconds left.

4A No. 4 Decorah 10, 4A No. 10 Western Dubuque 7

Gavin Groux’s 18-yard in the second quarter proved to be the difference as the Vikings improved to 8-0.

Decorah got on board first with a 39-yard field goal by Brayden Darling with 3:02 left in the first quarter.

Western Dubuque scored its lone TD on a 20-yard pass from Tanner Anderson to Bradley Brocius with 8:02 left in the third quarter.

An interception by Decorah’s Jackson Pipho sealed the victory for the Vikings late in the fourth.

— Randy Iverson

3A No. 4 Mount Vernon 42, Washington 21

Kellen Haverback threw for 271 yards with touchdowns to Jase Jaspers (2), Michael Ryan and Cole Thurn to power the Mustangs.

He also had three interceptions, including one the Demons took 98 yards the other way.

Washington QB Logan McDole was 18-for-34 passing for 199 yards with one TD and three interceptions.

— Ryan Suchomel

Tipton 37, Monticello 21

Wyatt Ham rushed 22 times for 152 yards and three touchdowns, and the Tigers made an early lead stand to pick up their lone district win of the season, at Monticello.

Tipton (3-5, 1-4) jumped to leads of 14-0 and 24-7, saw Monticello pull to within 24-21 early in the fourth quarter, then pulled away again for the victory. Quarterback Ayden Bosten carried 13 times for 123 yards and two scores, including a 72-yard touchdown run in the first quarter.

Monticello (2-6, 2-3) had 165 passing yards from Brady Gogel, who also rushed for two touchdowns.

— Pete Temple

Belle Plaine 30, 8P No. 6 Iowa Valley 24

Ty Alcott rushed for three touchdowns, including a 74-yard score in the third, as the Plainsmen handed the Tigers their first loss of the season.

Iowa Valley’s Caleb Haack had long touchdown passes of 40 and 56 yards.

— Ben Lamparek

Durant 13, West Branch 6

Freshman Cannon Davis picked up a loose blocked punt and returned it 24 yards with 33 seconds remaining to give the Wildcats the win at home.

This is Durant’s victory over West Branch since 1986

— Jason Miller

3A No. 10 Solon 61, Fairfield 19

Senior running back Eddie Johnson found the end zone three times in the first half, including a 95-yard touchdown run and a 64-yard catch, as the Spartans rolled at home.

Quarterback Ty Bell hit Johnson in stride on the 95-yarder and finished the night with four passing touchdowns — all in the first half.

— Kyle Prondzinki

South Winneshiek 54, Conrad BCLUW 15

Kyle Kuboushek rushed for 137 rushing yards and a touchdown as the Warriors won on the road.

Landon Humpal added 106 rushing yards and two TDs and Braiden Todd scored three TDs, two rushing and one interception return.

— Darin Svenson

Statewide Week 8 Iowa high school football scores

CLASS 5A

Ankeny 13, West Des Moines Valley 10 (OT)

Ankeny Centennial 28, Waukee Northwest 10

Bettendorf 48, Cedar Rapids Prairie 47 (OT)

Cedar Falls 28, Cedar Rapids Kennedy 7

Cedar Rapids Jefferson 35, Davenport Central 0 (Thursday)

Cedar Rapids Washington 27, Dubuque Senior 7

Council Bluffs Lincoln 35, Sioux City North 28

Davenport North 30, Muscatine 22 (Thursday)

Dubuque Hempstead 48, Davenport West 8

Iowa City Liberty 63, Waterloo West 9

Iowa City West 49, Pleasant Valley 35

Johnston 56, Urbandale 14

Linn-Mar 28, Iowa City High 27

Marshalltown 28, Des Moines Lincoln 14

Ottumwa 48, Des Moines East 12

Sioux City East 56, Ames 34

Waukee 49, Des Moines Roosevelt 18

West Des Moines Dowling 35, Southeast Polk 34

CLASS 4A DISTRICT 1

Fort Dodge 35, Sioux City West 0

Le Mars 49, Denison-Schleswig 13

Spencer 46, Storm Lake 6

CLASS 4A DISTRICT 2

Decorah 10, Western Dubuque 7

Mason City 33, Marion 29

Waverly-Shell Rock 42, Waterloo East 18

CLASS 4A DISTRICT 3

Clear Creek Amana 28, Cedar Rapids Xavier 24

North Scott 49, Clinton 14

Oskaloosa 41, Burlington 34

CLASS 4A DISTRICT 4

Dubuque Hempstead 48, Davenport West 8

Gilbert 30, Newton 7

Pella 28, Bondurant-Farrar 21

CLASS 4A DISTRICT 5

Adel ADM 35, Indianola 31

Ballard 56, Des Moines North 8 (Thursday)

North Polk 48, Boone 7

CLASS 4A DISTRICT 6

Dallas Center-Grimes 18, Winterset 16

Glenwood 53, Council Bluffs Jefferson 21

Norwalk 21, Lewis Central 7

CLASS 3A DISTRICT 1

Carroll 20, Sioux Center 7

MOC-Floyd Valley 37, Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 0

Sergeant Bluff-Luton 42, Sioux City Heelan 23

CLASS 3A DISTRICT 2

Algona 28, Webster City 21

Hampton-Dumont-CAL 21, Charles City 0

Humboldt 23, Clear Lake 13

CLASS 3A DISTRICT 3

Center Point-Urbana 32, Maquoketa 14

Dubuque Wahlert 63, Central DeWitt 6

Independence 13, West Delaware 7

CLASS 3A DISTRICT 4

Davenport Assumption 35, Keokuk 14

Mount Pleasant 16, Fort Madison 14

Mount Vernon 42, Washington 21

CLASS 3A DISTRICT 5

Benton Community 56, South Tama 26

Solon 61, Fairfield 19

Williamsburg 49, Grinnell 12

CLASS 3A DISTRICT 6

Harlan 41, Atlantic 16

Knoxville 35, Perry 6

Nevada 49, Creston 28

CLASS 2A DISTRICT 1

Cherokee 49, Sheldon 6

West Lyon 41, Central Lyon/George-Little Rock 7

Western Christian 41, Unity Christian 7

CLASS 2A DISTRICT 2

Garner GHV 28, Estherville-Lincoln Central 6

Okoboji 41, Forest City 25

Spirit Lake 42, Clarion CGD 0

CLASS 2A DISTRICT 3

North Fayette Valley 34, Crestwood 7

Osage beat Oelwein (forfeit)

Waukon 52, New Hampton 21

CLASS 2A DISTRICT 4

Anamosa 41, Northeast 0

Tipton 37, Monticello 21

West Liberty 49, Camanche 19

CLASS 2A DISTRICT 5

Mediapolis 48, Central Lee 14

Mid-Prairie 42, Albia 7

West Burlington/Notre Dame 49, Davis County 21

CLASS 2A DISTRICT 6

Jesup 42, Vinton-Shellsburg 20

Monroe PCM 48, Iowa Falls-Alden 0

West Marshall 14, Union Community 0

CLASS 2A DISTRICT 7

Chariton 48, Clarke 0

Clarinda 47, Centerville 15

Van Meter 49, Interstate 35 7

CLASS 2A DISTRICT 8

Carroll Kuemper 34, Southeast Valley 12

Greene County 14, Des Moines Christian 13

Roland-Story 55, Saydel 8

CLASS 1A DISTRICT 1

Hinton 14, West Sioux 7

Ida Grove OABCIG 24, Lawton-Bronson 14

Ridge View 36, Mapleton MVAOCOU 13

CLASS 1A DISTRICT 2

Manson-Northwest Webster 20, Emmetsburg 14 (OT)

Pocahontas Area 40, Eagle Grove 28

Sioux Central 42, East Sac County 26

CLASS 1A DISTRICT 3

Dike-New Hartford 57, Denver 13

MFL MarMac 35, Central Springs 0

Sumner-Fredericksburg 47, Aplington-Parkersburg 13

CLASS 1A DISTRICT 4

Alburnett 49, East Marshall 19

Grundy Center 35, Hudson 0

South Hardin 39, Waterloo Columbus 6

CLASS 1A DISTRICT 5

Durant 13, West Branch 6

Dyersville Beckman 30, Cascade 0

Iowa City Regina 20, Wilton 8

CLASS 1A DISTRICT 6

Pella Christian 35, Colfax-Mingo 0

Pleasantville 56, Eldon Cardinal 13

Sigourney-Keota 79, Eddyville EBF 6

CLASS 1A DISTRICT 7

Ogden 44, Nodaway Valley 14

South Hamilton 56, Grand View Christian 21

Woodward-Granger 35, West Central Valley 3

CLASS 1A DISTRICT 8

Avoca AHSTW 29, Shenandoah 7

Treynor 42, Missouri Valley 0

Underwood 56, Red Oak 12

CLASS A DISTRICT 1

Akron-Westfield 28, South O’Brien 17

Le Mars Gehlen 47, Hartley HMS 7

Marcus MMCRU 28, Alta-Aurelia 0

CLASS A DISTRICT 2

Saint Ansgar 53, Lake Mills 12

West Fork 18, Belmond-Klemme 7

West Hancock 50, Mason City Newman 0

CLASS A DISTRICT 3

North Butler 26, Ackley AGWSR 7

South Winneshiek 54, Conrad BCLUW 15

Wapsie Valley 14, Nashua-Plainfield 13

CLASS A DISTRICT 4

Bellevue 22, North Linn 14

Clayton Ridge 49, North Cedar 0

East Buchanan 50, Postville 8

Maquoketa Valley 42, Starmont 6

CLASS A DISTRICT 5

Danville 31, Columbus Community 24 (OT)

Highland 43, Wapello 0

Lisbon 49, Van Buren County 0

Pekin 58, Louisa-Muscatine 0

CLASS A DISTRICT 6

Lynnville-Sully 45, Central Decatur 0

Madrid 34, Wayne 8

Mount Ayr 54, Martensdale-St. Marys 14

CLASS A DISTRICT 7

Earlham 21, South Central Calhoun 19

Guthrie Center ACGC 40, Southwest Valley 7

Oakland Riverside 44, Panorama 6

CLASS A DISTRICT 8

Council Bluffs St. Albert 28, Westwood 27

Tri-Center 49, Kingsley-Pierson/River Valley 7

Woodbury Central 49, West Monona 0

CLASS A NON-DISTRICT

Logan-Magnolia 42, IKM-Manning 28

North Mahaska 12, North Tama 8

Sibley-Ocheyedan 51, North Union 7

8-PLAYER DISTRICT 1

Ar-We-Va 35, Boyer Valley 6

Newell-Fonda 42, Siouxland Christian 16

Remsen St. Mary’s 67, West Harrison/Whiting 0

8-PLAYER DISTRICT 2

Algona Garrigan 62, Harris-Lake Park 0

Ruthven GTRA 66, North Iowa 20

West Bend-Mallard 58, Rockford 12

8-PLAYER DISTRICT 3

Don Bosco 88, Waterloo Christian 0

Elkader Central 50, West Central 0

Riceville 54, Turkey Valley 6

8-PLAYER DISTRICT 4

Clarksville 58, Meskwaki Settlement 0 (Thursday)

Gladbrook-Reinbeck 57, Garwin GMG 6

Janesville 68, Tripoli 12

8-PLAYER DISTRICT 5

Central City 74, Midland 39

Easton Valley 66, Lone Tree 31

Springville 52, Calamus-Wheatland 14

8-PLAYER DISTRICT 6

New London 56, English Valleys 22

Winfield-Mount Union 58, HLV 18

8-PLAYER DISTRICT 7

BGM 69, Moravia 19

Montezuma 71, Twin Cedars 0

8-PLAYER DISTRICT 8

Bedford 63, Southeast Warren 8

Lenox 60, Lamoni 28

Murray 65, Mormon Trail 14

8-PLAYER DISTRICT 9

Audubon 50, Baxter 26

Colo-Nesco 36, Coon Rapids-Bayard 22

Fort Dodge St. Edmond 26, Glidden-Ralston 12

8-PLAYER DISTRICT 10

Anita CAM 52, Stanton/Essex 6

Exira-EHK 60, Griswold 30

Fremont-Mills 62, Sidney 24

8-PLAYER NON-DISTRICT

Belle Plaine 30, Iowa Valley 24

Collins-Maxwell 56, East Union 26

Edgewood-Colesburg 49, Lansing Kee 6

Northwood-Kensett 56, Dunkerton 40

Woodbine 76, East Mills 6