High school football: Who the ranked teams in The Gazette’s poll play in Week 2. Four top-10 matchups this week in Class 5A, including No. 1 West Des Moines Valley at No. 2 Waukee Northwest.
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High school football: Who the ranked teams in The Gazette’s poll play in Week 2. Four top-10 matchups this week in Class 5A, including No. 1 West Des Moines Valley at No. 2 Waukee Northwest.
Results from week 1 and a look at week 2 matchups in Iowa High School Football -Triple Option Podcast
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High school football: The Gazette’s post Week-1 poll.
Class 4A top-ranked Cedar Rapids Xavier was businesslike in its 31-0 drubbing of No. 9 North Scott Friday night at Eldridge. The Saints won their 11th straight season opener.
Roundup of week 1 results of Gazette-area schools
Photos from Iowa High School football between Cedar Rapids Prairie at Linn-Mar High School Friday, August 29, 2025
Cedar Rapids Prairie Hawks and the Linn-Mar Lions endured a two-hour weather delay on Friday night at Linn-Mar Stadium. Once things got started, Coach Kyle Knock's Hawks struggled early, turning the ball over twice.
West Delaware senior Jack Cantwell rushed for 150 yards and 2 touchdowns and Austin Schnieders ran for 2 scores as well
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Photos from the Iowa High School football game between Iowa City High and Iowa City West at Iowa City High Friday, August 29, 2025
Down seven with 4:31 to go, Bolts quarterback Reece Rettig led a game-winning 49-yard drive, connecting with Jordan Schroder for a 6-yard touchdown with 1:01 remaining. Rettig then rolled out right and found Leo Rozz who made a sliding grab for the two-point conversion.
First, it was about an hour delay for lightning. Second, it was a lightning-quick blitz from Cedar Rapids Jefferson, resulting in two double-digit leads before the first quarter.
Very young, inexperienced, undersized, all that combined to make Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s boys basketball team less than stellar in the early going this season. But the Cougars have figured things out despite three freshmen who are playing big roles and are on a five-game win streak after Monday night’s 72-68 win at Linn-Mar.
West Delaware has applied a team philosophy to an individual sport. The Hawks have thrived in duals and look to continue that success, hosting a Class 2A regional Tuesday in Manchester.
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