Iowa Prep Sports Gameday: Our football quarterfinal picks

Forty-eight high school football teams around Iowa are one win away from the UNI-Dome. Who will advance to the semifinals with victories Friday night?

The Gazette's Jeff Linder, K.J. Pilcher and Jeff Johnson analyze the area slate and make their picks for 10 games on this edition of Iowa Prep Sports Gameday.

This week's picks:

Class 4A

No. 5 Bettendorf (9-1) at No. 5 Iowa City West (9-1)

Class 3A

No. 10 Decorah (8-2) at No. 1 Cedar Rapids Xavier (10-0)

No. 8 Western Dubuque (8-2) at No. 3 North Scott (9-1)

Class 2A

Williamsburg (7-3) at No. 1 Monroe PCM (10-0)

No. 6 Algona (9-1) at No. 3 Waukon (9-1)

West Liberty (7-3) at No. 4 Benton Community (9-1)

Class 1A

No. 6 West Branch (9-1) at No. 3 Van Meter (10-0)

Class A

Highland (8-2) at No. 1 Hudson (10-0)

No. 5 Edgewood-Colesburg (9-1) at No. 2 Algona Garrigan (10-0)

8-Player

No. 6 New London (9-1) at No. 2 Iowa Valley (10-0)