Week 3 Roundup Iowa High School Football

The Gazette

DECORAH 19, DUBUQUE WAHLERT 13 — The Vikings got the ball first in overtime and scored on their first play, a 10-yard pass from Tanner Caddell to Trevor Kuennen.

Decorah’s Tommy Sexton intercepted a Wahlert pass to seal the win.

Caddell also had TD passes to Ian Giddings and Kuennen during regulation.

— Randy Iverson

WEST BRANCH 56, CAMANCHE 7 — The host Bears scored three times in the first two minutes of the game and never looked back.

Keaton Gates rushed for 216 and three touchdown and his brother, Cooper, rushed for two more.

Reese Gingerich had a touchdown pass, interception, and eight touch backs.

— Jason Miller

WEST DELAWARE 34, WAUKON — Macoy Rooling scored five touchdowns and rushed for 151 yards as the Hawks won at home.

Quarterback Austin Schnieders added 161 rushing yards for West Delaware, which held Waukon to minus-7 yards rushing.

– Bill Logan

INDEPENDENCE 37, CRESTWOOD 19 — Christopher Meyer rushed for 217 yards and passed for 189 as the Mustangs rolled on the road.

Meyer completed 17 of 32 passes, hitting Cael Troutman and Bryce Christian for TDs.

CASCADE 35, MONTICELLO 26 — After trailing Monticello 20-7 at halftime, Cascade put up 28 points in the second half to earn the win at Dean Nelson Field.

The Cougars put up 369 total yards, with Mick Hoffman passing for 207 yards and four touchdowns and a backfield committee rushing for 162 yards.

Wyatt Wilson passed for 216 yards and two touchdowns for the Panthers.

— Kegan Arduser

CENTER POINT URBANA 14, ANAMOSA 7 — Kinnick Covington pounded into the end zone on a 4 yard run with 41.6 seconds left, giving the Stormin’ Pointers the win.

CPU converted on a pair of fourth downs to extend the game-winning drive.

CPU quarterback Brennan Merkle completed 11 of 19 passes for 144 of the Pointers 210 yards of total offense.

Anamosa was led by Hudson Scranton, who rushed 27 times for 116 yards.

— Daryl Schepanski

MAQUOKETA VALLEY 17, BECKMAN 7 — In the teams’ first meeting since 2007, Maquoketa Valley topped Beckman behind 163 yards rushing from Rogan Heidt.

After a 22-yard field goal from Eli Dougherty put MV up 3-0, Jude Kramer returned the ensuing kickoff 67 yards to put Beckman ahead 7-3 late in the first quarter. Wildcat quarterback Trevor Grimm scampered in from 15 yards out to put his team up 10-7 in the second quarter, then the MV defense showed out.

The Wildcat defense held the Blazers to 207 total yards and stuffed Beckman to -8 rushing yards in the second half. A 27-yard touchdown run from Heidt in the fourth quarter moved Maquoketa Valley to 2-1 on the season.

– Kegan Ardusser

PCM 23, WILLIAMSBURG 21 — PCM’s Dominic Witt kicked a game-winning 36-yard field goal as time expired.

Williamsburg struck first with a 62-yard touchdown pass from Cash Brown to Grady Wetjen. PCM responded right away with a 12-yard touchdown pass to Gavin Steenhoek.

Tied at 7-7 at the half, PCM scored 13 unanswered and held a 20-7 lead in the fourth. Williamsburg took a 21-20 lead on an 11-yard rushing touchdown from Brown and 61-yard touchdown pass to Kale Bailey.

— Ben Lamparek

WAUKEE NORTHWEST 49, IOWA CITY HIGH 13 — After a 7-6 lead at halftime, the momentum shifted in the second half as Jordan Green exploded on offense for Waukee Northwest.

Green caught four touchdown passes of 19, 25, 4 and 26 yards. He also recorded a 60-plus yard punt return touchdown.

— Lance Peterson