Cedar Rapids Xavier’s Carter Hoffmann has come a long way since a nervous sophomore making his first start at Waverly-Shell Rock. In his final game, Hoffmann rushed for 207 and three touchdowns to power the Saints to a 31-6 win over Pella for the Class 4A state football title.
Class 4A top-ranked Cedar Rapids Xavier was businesslike in its 31-0 drubbing of No. 9 North Scott Friday night at Eldridge. The Saints won their 11th straight season opener.
Iowa City West played well in all three phases of the game and Jack Wallace hit Julian Manson for three touchdowns in a 21-16 victory over No. 6 Bettendorf. The Trojans advance to the Class 5A state quarterfinals at Southeast Polk.
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.
Williamsburg created its own breaks, made some big plays and denied Cedar Rapids Xavier’s late 2-point conversion in a 21-20 victory. The Saints’ 14-game winning streak came to an end.
No. 3 Cedar Rapids Xavier persevered in the cold and rain and outlasted No. 8 Indianola, 23-6, in a Class 4A state football quarterfinal Friday night.
The Gazette Iowa high school sports staff answers questions about the first round of the playoffs for small schools, the RPI, Coach of the Year candidates and cool lids.
Head coach Duane Schulte earned his 200th victory at Cedar Rapids Xavier in a 38-0 rout of Cedar Rapids Washington.
Shane Falco approves our answers to Iowa high school football questions. Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, Nathan Ford and K.J. Pilcher talk Week 2 wins, defenses, upcoming games and what programs could make good reality TV.
Cedar Rapids Xavier got four field goals and a touchdown catch from Trysten Vasquez in a 40-14 Class 4A state semifinal win over Winterset.
This year’s Cedar Rapids Xavier football senior class was 1-6 as freshmen. Now, the Saints are in the Class 4A state semifinals.
Second-ranked Cedar Rapids Xavier earned its 10th semifinal appearance with a 24-13 victory over No. 8 Webster City. The Saints were semifinalists last season and eight times in the previous 10 seasons.
4A No. 2 Cedar Rapids Xavier embarked on three long first-half scoring drives and improved to 6-1 with a 34-7 win over 4A No. 10 Clear Creek Amana.
In this week’s Iowa high school football rewind, a look at Dyersville Beckman outlasting Waterloo Columbus in overtime, 35-34.
We’ve done our alma maters proud. The Gazette staff answers more questions about high school football, including a social media submission from Facebook.
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