There has no more consistent football winner in the 2000s than Williamsburg. The Raiders have qualified 15 straight seasons for the playoffs, advanced to championship games now three times. But they have yet to win it all. Williamsburg gets its chance to change all that Friday morning when it plays Central Lyon/George-Little Rock in the Class 2A final.
The early schedule is brutal again for 2A No. 3 Williamsburg. This time, the Raiders say, they’re ready for the challenge.
West Lyon quarterback Jaxon Meyer powered in from 5 yards out in overtime for his third TD and game-winning score to top Williamsburg, 20-14, in a Class 2A state football semifinal.
Williamsburg used a strong second half to win its third straight game, 24-21 over Mid-Prairie.
Tate Schaefer was a Williamsburg student, who battled Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma for about two years and died at age 13 in March. The Raiders are 3-0 since honoring him before the fourth quarter of games.
Linn-Mar’s defensive average has gone from 33.2 points per game in 2020 to 10.8 so far this year. Plus, notes on Cedar Rapids Kennedy and Williamsburg.
In a matchup of Class 1A No. 4 Iowa City Regina and Class 2A No. 7 Williamsburg, the Regals rode their strong ground game to a win over the Raiders, 16-14.
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