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The Gazette’s Iowa high school football staff and Gazette contributor Scott Unash tackles high school football questions. See how much Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Unash can gain in 4 Downs:

How is Linn-Mar making co-head coaches work? Which 0-3 team is in desperate need of a victory? Sifting through the Class 5A jumble and identifying coaches who would make good podcast hosts. The Gazette’s Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Nathan Ford share their thoughts on these Iowa high school football topics.

Class 5A seventh-ranked Cedar Rapids Kennedy spotted No. 3 Bettendorf the first touchdown, then dominated from there for its fourth consecutive victory, 34-14, Friday night at Kingston Stadium.

After 24 years at Cedar Rapids Kennedy, including 16 as the athletics director, Aaron Stecker will leave in June to become a director and “AD in Residence” for Bound, a digital platform based around high school activities.

Friday’s Cedar Rapids metro football showdown between Kennedy and Jefferson started with a J-Hawk surprise, then turned into a Cougar romp.

A blocked punt for a touchdown, two field goals by two different kickers, an onside kick and a blocked PAT. Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s special teams did it all in a 27-6 win over Cedar Rapids Washington.

Eighth-ranked Cedar Rapids Kennedy produced a timely scoring drive in the fourth quarter that propelled the Cougars to a 28-19 victory over Iowa City West.

Iowa City High toppled No. 1 Cedar Rapids Kennedy, 32-13, to advance to the UNI-Dome.

Linebackers enter top-ranked Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s program knowing the huge standards to fill the role. This year’s corps has continued the tradition of leading the Cougars’ defense.

Top-ranked Cedar Rapids Kennedy rushed for more than 275 yards, including 206 from Jazan Williams, and defeated Dubuque Senior 23-9 in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs.

Others may get the attention and praise, but Cedar Rapids Kennedy senior fullback Colin Flannagan is usually the one escorting them to big gains and touchdowns.

Cedar Rapids Kennedy is one win away from a perfect regular season.

Top-ranked Cedar Rapids Kennedy trailed at halftime, but QB Carson Blietz engineered a masterful second half to beat Johnston, 24-10.

Class 5A second-ranked Cedar Rapids forced seven turnovers and drubbed No. 7 Cedar Falls, 42-14.

We’ve done our alma maters proud. The Gazette staff answers more questions about high school football, including a social media submission from Facebook.