What underdogs could bite home teams in postseason openers? Does parity reign in Class 5A? What changes would you like to see in the playoff system and to prevent forfeits?
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What underdogs could bite home teams in postseason openers? Does parity reign in Class 5A? What changes would you like to see in the playoff system and to prevent forfeits?
High school football: The Gazette’s post-Week 8 poll. Dowling is the new No. 1 in Class 5A; Carroll Kuemper, Grundy Center, Saint Ansgar and Algona Garrigan finish on top in 2A, 1A, A and 8-Player.
Iowa high school football playoffs 2025: First-round pairings for 2A, 1A, A and 8-Player. The field of 32 teams begins play next Friday, Oct. 24.
Iowa high school football 2025: How the ranked teams from The Gazette’s preseason poll fared in Week 8. Five teams in the 5A rankings were upended, including No. 1 Waukee Northwest.
See photos as the Benton Community Bobcats hosted the West Delaware Hawks for an Iowa high school football game.
The Wolves rallied from a 13-point deficit in Class 4A District 4 match-up on Senior Night in Marion
Results and stats from Week 8 of Iowa High School Football from Gazette-area teams
Derek Roling directed a masterful 68-yard drive over the final five minutes, capping it on a QB sneak with 32 seconds to play as the Lions went on to upset the Tigers, 21-13.
Dawson Kahl’s late touchdown run powers Cedar Rapids Prairie past Class 5A No. 7 Iowa City West.
With a district showdown looming next week at Class 3A No. 1 Clear Lake, the fourth-ranked Hawks gave Benton Community their undivided attention in a resounding 42-20 victory in a District 2 game on a rainy Friday night at Benton Community High School.
Class 4A No. 1 Cedar Rapids Xavier scored a touchdown in each quarter and dominated on both sides of the football in a 34-0 win Friday night over No. 9 Decorah at Saints Field. Xavier won the District 2 championship with the victory.
High school football: Iowa City Liberty scores 17 points in a 2-minute stretch early in the second quarter and beats Iowa City High for the fourth consecutive year, 48-29.
Photos from Decorah vs. Cedar Rapids Xavier Iowa High School Football Friday, October 17, 2025
The Prairie Hawks host the Iowa City West Trojans in a Mississippi Valley Conference high school football game in Cedar Rapids.
On Friday nights in Solon, this chair awaits its fate. Lifted high. Pummeled into the cement floor. The sound ricochets, echoing off cinder block walls.
The Gazette sports writers Jeff Johnson, Jeff Linder and K.J. Pilcher discuss Iowa High School Football Week 7 results, upcoming matchups in Week 8, games to watch in Week 7 and the recently rankings.
Colin Whitters is a big (pun intended) reason Iowa City West’s football team is 6-1 going into its game Friday night at Cedar Rapids Prairie. The senior all-state offensive lineman is a Iowa Hawkeyes commit who recently scored a touchdown on a run of all things.
Gazette-area Class 4A cross country runners compete Wednesday in state-qualifying meets at Iowa City and Pleasant Valley; 3A at Manchester, Pella and Williamsburg.
Five Gazette-area 5A, 4A and 3A volleyball regional quarterfinals to watch Tuesday. Cedar Rapids Xavier begins pursuit of a 10th consecutive state-tournament berth; Anamosa welcomes Waukon in a battle of surging 3A squads.
As college football programs from across the country covet the Chicago area, a variety of factors have helped the Hawkeyes maintain it as a recruiting pipeline.
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