The Gazette’s Prep Football Huddle takes a look at playoff scenarios for area teams entering Week 8 of the Iowa high school football season. Plus, a new trivia game and a look back at the key results from Week 7.
Games with playoff implications. Defending champions poised to return to the state finals. What is the next technological impact? The Gazette’s Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Nathan Ford share their insights on these Iowa high school football topics.
Here are 17 of the top Gazette-area Iowa high school football games to watch in Week 8, and how they will shape the playoff picture.
Iowa high school football rankings: An emphatic win over Solon, coupled with Algona’s loss to Humboldt, sends Williamsburg back to the top of Class 3A.
Even though the school colors are black and gold, Maquoketa Valley players, coaches and fans wore a lot of purple Friday night for its football game at North Linn. It was in honor of the father of junior running back-linebacker Dylan Knipper, who is fighting pancreatic cancer.
Maquoketa Valley’s football team posted five straight shutouts going into its Friday night game at Class A No. 9 North Linn. The Lynx scored two touchdowns and 16 points, but the Wildcats came away with a 35-16 win.
The Gazette’s Week 7 Iowa high school football roundup with Friday night’s statewide scores and complete coverage of area games.
Second-ranked Williamsburg beat No. 5 Solon 42-13 in a Class 3A Iowa high school football game Friday night.
Vikings quarterback Louis Bucksa passed for four touchdowns and Trevor Kuennen returned an interception for a score in a 36-point second quarter. Class 4A No. Decorah rolled to a 57-14 win over Marion.
With Friday night’s 55-6 demolition of winless Davenport West, Linn-Mar likely has secured a spot in the Class 5A playoffs. The next goal: Securing a first-round home game in the playoffs.
A good tight end can be a valuable security blanket. In Cedar Rapids Prairie’s homecoming prep football game, David Fason exemplified that notion by completely smothering Cedar Rapids Jefferson on both sides of the ball.
Williamsburg’s Hocker-to-Heitman combo kept churning out the touchdowns, and Trenton Davies made a pivotal defensive stop in the Raiders’ 42-13 victory over Solon.
Maquoketa Valley beat ninth-ranked North Linn 35-16 in a Class A Iowa high school football game Friday night in Troy Mills.
Here’s how all 71 Iowa high school football teams ranked in this week’s Gazette poll fared in Week 7 games Friday night.
Follow Gazette-area Week 7 Iowa high school football games live Friday night with our updating scoreboard.
Here’s who all 71 Iowa high school football teams ranked in this week’s Gazette poll face in Week 7 games Friday night.
Linn-Mar senior Carson Luense has demonstrated his aptitude in the classroom and on the football field. The middle linebacker leads the Lions in tackles for the second straight season, helping them to a 5-1 record.
Three Solon pass catchers — Kaden Hoeper, Maddox Kelley and Cody Milliman — hauled in receptions of 40 or more yards.
High school volleyball: Area Super Ten. Mid-Prairie moves to the No. 1 spot after an 8-0 start.
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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