Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids Xavier High School

Week 9 Iowa high school football rewind: Decorah records an unbeaten regular season, West Branch upsets Sigourney-Keota Iowa City Liberty gets the No. 1 seed in Class 5A and Solon and Benton meet again.

It was an opportunity for Cedar Rapids Xavier to get right. Class 4A No. 10 Xavier put the throttle down Friday, defeating District 3 foe Burlington, 49-6, at Saints Field in a regular-season finale.

Here’s how all 71 Iowa high school football teams ranked in this week’s Gazette poll fared in Week 9 games Friday night.

Here’s who all 71 Iowa high school football teams ranked in this week’s Gazette poll face in Week 9 games Friday night.

Western Dubuque’s Quentin Nauman and CPU’s Grace Estling won individual titles at the 3A state cross country qualifying meet at Solon. State bids go to the Solon, Marion and Des Moines Christian girls and the DMC, Central DeWitt and Davenport Assumption boys.

Photos from the Class 3A Iowa high school cross country state-qualifying meet meet at Solon Recreation and Nature Area in Solon on Wednesday.

Sorting out the Gazette-area Iowa high school football playoff hopefuls in Class 5A, 4A and 3A as Week 9 approaches, plus a look at select games in 2A, 1A, A and 8-Player.

Which teams are peaking for the postseason and who’s poised for a possible upset? Plus, players capable of taking over games and programs with the coolest uniforms. The Gazette’s Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Nathan Ford share their insights on these Iowa high school football topics.

Iowa high school football rankings: Changes atop 5A and 4A; West Lyon, Grundy Center, West Hancock and Remsen St. Mary’s head into the 2A, 1A, A and 8-Player playoffs at No. 1.

Needing wins in each of its final two games to have a shot at a postseason berth, Clear Creek Amana charged into Saints Field and upset Class 4A No. 6 Cedar Rapids Xavier, 28-24.

Here’s how all 70 Iowa high school football teams ranked in this week’s Gazette poll fared in Week 8 games Friday night.

Clear Creek Amana defeated sixth-ranked Cedar Rapids Xavier 28-24 in a Class 4A Iowa high school football game Friday night at Saints Field in Cedar Rapids.

Here’s who all 70 Iowa high school football teams ranked in this week’s Gazette poll face in Week 8 games Friday night.

Area volleyball Super Ten rankings through matches played Oct. 15: MVC tournament champion Cedar Rapids Xavier replaces Mount Vernon at No. 1.

Class 4A top-ranked Cedar Rapids Xavier rallied past 5A No. 7 Cedar Falls to win the Mississippi Valley Conference volleyball tournament Tuesday night. Coach Amy Weiland challenged the Saints to live up to their No. 1 ranking and they responded.