Cedar Rapids Prairie rushed for 327 yards to beat Iowa City West, 28-21, in the regular-season finale at John Wall Field. This game was won up front, so give mega props to the big uglies, as they call them, guys who never get any glory.
The Gazette’s roundup for the first round of the Iowa high school football playoffs in 2A, 1A, A and 8-Player with statewide scores and complete area coverage.
Benton Community’s hard-nosed defense and pounding ground game produced a 21-0 win over top-ranked Williamsburg Friday night in Van Horne. The No. 8 Bobcats claimed the Class 3A District 5 title.
Fourth-ranked Lisbon beat Starmont 49-0 in a Class A first-round Iowa high school football playoff game Friday night.
No. 8 Benton Community upset No. 1 Williamsburg 21-0 to a claim a Class 3A Iowa high school football district title Friday night in Van Horne.
Here’s how all 71 Iowa high school football teams ranked in this week’s Gazette poll fared in Week 9 games Friday night.
Cedar Rapids Prairie defeated Iowa City West 28-21 in a Class 5A Iowa high school football game at Prairie on Friday.
No. 4 Lisbon forced five first-half turnovers, turned three directly into touchdowns, and walloped Starmont, 49-0, in a Class A high school football first-round playoff game.
Follow Gazette-area Week 9 Iowa high school football games, plus statewide playoff games in 2A, 1A, A and 8-Player live Friday night with our updating scoreboard.
American Rivers Conference rivals Wartburg and Coe have done a lot of excellent things on football fields over the years. With lots of Eastern Iowans helping their causes, and they meet again Saturday with a lot on the line.
The storm that postponed the regular-season finale couldn’t put a damper on Eric Addy’s first season as the Warriors’ head coach. Cedar Rapids Washington entered Week 9 with a 3-5 record, surpassing last year’s win total.
Here’s who all 71 Iowa high school football teams ranked in this week’s Gazette poll face in Week 9 games Friday night.
Lisbon’s Tiernan Boots is one of the top small-school sprinters in the state (as well as a high-end wrestler), and he is agreeable to play wherever on the football field his coaches believe is the best for the team.
Iowa high school football’s Week 8 was full of surprises and the Prep Football Huddle puts them into perspective on this week’s podcast episode.
Sorting out the Gazette-area Iowa high school football playoff hopefuls in Class 5A, 4A and 3A as Week 9 approaches, plus a look at select games in 2A, 1A, A and 8-Player.
Which teams are peaking for the postseason and who’s poised for a possible upset? Plus, players capable of taking over games and programs with the coolest uniforms. The Gazette’s Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Nathan Ford share their insights on these Iowa high school football topics.
Jaffer Murphy traded in college soccer for football after last season, transferred to Lake Erie College in Ohio, and has field goals of 53, 55 and 60 yards.
High school football: Week 9 is a hybrid week with RPIs, district races and small-school playoff games. Here’s the skinny on all of it.
Class 3A regional volleyball: Right-side attack fuels Anamosa to first-round sweep of Waukon. Sophie Sander goes past 3,000 assists for her career.
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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