Week 9 Iowa High School Football roundup

Clear Lake 28, West Delaware 0

Jackson McIntyre completed 11 of 14 passes for 146 yards and three touchdowns as top-ranked Clear Lake blanked West Delaware, 28-0, in a season finale in Clear Lake.

McIntyre hit his brother, Maddon, from 14 yards out, Kolby Hadenfield from 14 and Trevor Theobold from 21 as Clear Lake (9-0) scored in every quarter. Hadenfield scores the first TD on a 24-yard run.

The Hawks (8-1) had 14 plays that resulted in negative yardage.

— Bill Logan

West Branch 22, Denver 15

Cooper Gates sacked Denver quarterback Jackson Joerger as time expired to seal a playoff victory for the Bears.

The Bears scored on a Keaton Gates 10-yard run with 59 seconds remaining to take the lead. Gates finished with 78 rushing yards and a the TD. Brennan Dale also had a rushing TD.

— Jason Miller

Montezuma 46, East Union 28

The Braves consistently made the plays defensively down the stretch to close out a win in an 8-player first round playoff game.

Dane Strong recorded the Braves’ first sack, which led to a punt and a 52-yard rushing TD from Brady Boulton. Broox Stockman added an interception in the fourth which led to his own rushing TD from a yard out.

Stockman finished the night with three rushing TDs.

— Ben Lamparek

Mount Vernon 42, Davenport Assumption 6

The big-play Mustangs returned, and just in time. With the win, Mount Vernon claimed the runner-up spot in Class 3A District 3.

Senior quarterback Kellen Haverback threw for 342 yards, including six passes that went for 25 yards or more. Sophomore receiver Holden Hlavacek had four grabs for 145 yards and two TDs, and senior receiver Mikey Ryan had 96 yards on seven receptions.

— Ryan Suchomel

Independence 49, Charles City 13

Christopher Meyer completed 18 of 20 passes for 204 yards and three touchdowns as the Mustangs rolled at home.

Nick Mostek rushed 8 times for 76 yards and scored two TDs and Meyer had 63 rushing yards and another TD.

Decorah 37, Waverly-Shell Rock 0

The Vikings started the game by blocking the Go-Hawks first punt, resulting in a 30-yard Noah Milburn return for a score less than two minutes into the game.

The Vikings scored two more times in the second, first when quarterback Tanner Caddell found Trevor Kuennen on a 5-yard touchdown pass and then on Peyton Webb’s circus catch in the end zone for a 20-yard score.

Trevor Kuennen carried the ball 16 times for 95 yards and Caddell completed 8 of 20 passes for 126 yards and a touchdown.

— Randy Iverson

Iowa City Liberty 68, Muscatine 14

The Bolts combined for 10 offensive touchdowns as they rolled over the Muskies at home.

The Bolts came out hot and the momentum never stopped. Reece Rettig threw for three touchdowns and Adrian Clerry rushed for two touchdowns.

— Eli Roberts

Iowa City High 60, Ottumwa 14

The Little Hawks finished their season on a high note by blowing out Ottumwa.

The offense was firing on all cylinders as quarterback Chris Kabaiza passed for four touchdowns, including two to Damari Lacy for 48 yards and 35 yards. Jack Lampe rushed for two touchdowns of 81 yards and 4 yards, and Dominic Roe rushed for touchdowns of 11 yards and 4 yards.

— Lance Peterson

Roland-Story 28, Anamosa 14

The Raiders led 7-6 through three quarters after Adam Brophy hauled in a 21-yard scoring strike from quarterback Reilly Shaw late in the second, but the Norsemen went on a 21-7 fourth quarter run to win the Class 2A playoff game.

Cody Long had three touchdown runs in the fourth quarter for Roland-Story.

Hudson Scranton rushed for 78 yards and added a fourth-quarter score for the Raiders.

— Daryl Schepanski