Class 3A fourth-ranked Mount Vernon kept the pedal to the metal and its undefeated season intact Friday night, defeating Center Point-Urbana, 42-6, in a District 4 opener. Joey Rhomberg completed 19 of 28 passes for 244 yards and four touchdowns.
East Buchanan and Class A No. 7 Alburnett delivered the hard-fought battle everyone expected. They also provided a high-scoring affair that neither team could have, or probably would have, predicted in a 34-27 Buccaneers win.
Friday’s Cedar Rapids metro football showdown between Kennedy and Jefferson started with a J-Hawk surprise, then turned into a Cougar romp.
Photos from Mount Vernon’s 42-6 win over Center Point-Urbana in a Week 4 Iowa high school football game.
The Gregoire twins scored two touchdowns apiece as Iowa City Liberty blasted Clear Creek Amana, 55-7.
Photos from Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s 55-6 win over Cedar Rapids Jefferson in a Week 4 Iowa high school football game.
Photos from Iowa City Liberty’s 55-7 win over Clear Creek Amana in a Week 4 Iowa high school football game.
Follow The Gazette’s live blog and scoreboard to stay up to date on Week 4 of the 2022 Iowa high school football season.
This hasn’t been a typical football season for Linn-Mar. The Lions were disrupted and displaced in the preseason thanks to problems with the installation of new field turf at their stadium. Instead of sulking about the inconvenience of off-campus practices and even playing the first home game at another Metro school, they opted to take on the challenges.
Here’s how the teams ranked in this week’s Gazette Iowa high school football poll fared in Week 4 Friday night.
Linn-Mar’s T.J. Jackson returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown and the Lions produced the final three scores to down Class 4A No. 9 Cedar Rapids Washington, 30-12.
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Photos from Linn-Mar’s 30-12 win over Cedar Rapids Washington in a Week 4 Iowa high school football game.
The Gazette's Jeff Johnson, Jeff Linder and K.J. Pilcher discuss the parity in Class 1A, more takeaways from Week 3 and Week 4 games to watch on the latest Prep Football Huddle podcast.
Christian Janis missed most of last season for the Iowa City West football game after breaking his collarbone in the third quarter of its opening game. The senior wide receiver has posted some impressive numbers through West’s first three games this season, including seven touchdowns.
Here are a dozen Gazette-area Week 4 Iowa high school football games to watch, including a 4A top-10 battle of unbeatens between Cedar Rapids Xavier and North Scott.
Waukon’s football team has advanced to the state playoff semifinals five years in a row and won two championships. Despite several key returning players, the Indians began this season 0-3. After a 28-6 win Friday night over Class 2A seventh-ranked Dubuque Wahlert, the Indians are back even at 3-3 and looking primed for another postseason run.
The Gazette’s mock Iowa high school volleyball regional brackets, a week ahead of IGHSAU’s official release.
Here’s a rundown of commitments by prospects with offers from Iowa and the latest recruiting class rankings.
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