Cedar Rapids Kennedy Cougars

Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s football team “had errors in all three phases of the game” and dropped a 35-20 decision to Pleasant Valley to fall to 0-2.

Here’s a look at who all 71 teams ranked in this week’s Gazette poll face Friday night, including a pair of highly-ranked Class 5A matchups and two 2-0 8-Player teams meeting.

Cedar Rapids Prairie head football coach Kyle Knock coaxed his father, Don, out of retirement this season to help coach the Hawks offensive linemen.

A dozen of the top Gazette-area Iowa high school football games to watch in Week 2.

The Prep Football Huddle podcast reviews Week 1 of the Iowa high school football season with takeaways including a young Cedar Rapids Xavier team’s potential, Clear Creek Amana’s new era, Class 5A rankings upheaval and more.

All classes have opened the Iowa high school football season. The Gazette’s Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Nathan Ford share their thoughts on topics related to the start of the season.

The Independence football team is ranked No. 6 in Class 3A. The Mustangs found themselves trailing a good North Fayette Valley club late in the first half Friday night, but a late second-quarter touchdown and big second half lifted the Mustangs to a convincing 42-14 win.

Here’s who the teams ranked in The Gazette’s preseason Iowa high school football poll play in their Week 1 games Friday night.