High school football: The Gazette’s post Week-1 poll.
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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
High school football 2025: How the ranked teams from The Gazette’s preseason poll fared in Week 1.
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.
High school football: Pivotal fourth-quarter stop on fourth-and-inches helps Alburnett top Center Point-Urbana, 14-0, in the teams’ first encounter since 1995.
See photos as the Cedar Rapids Washington Warriors took on the Cedar Rapids Jefferson J-Hawks in an Iowa high school football game.
Iowa City West’s football team dominated most of the game and shutout rival Iowa City High, 30-0, Friday night at Bates Field. The Trojans win The Boot trophy back for the first time since 2020.
Cedar Rapids Kennedy went 3-6 last football season, the school’s first losing season since 2014. In an effort to make that a one-off thing, the Cougars are stressing fundamentals and discipline in 2025.
Sustaining that success starts with making the most of Poynton’s final season in high school. Pedersen has marveled at how the senior has made the transition from being an athlete playing quarterback to fully absorbing the nuances of the position
Iowa high school football 2025: Gazette-area Week 1 games to watch. In battles of preseason ranked foes, Iowa City Liberty welcomes Cedar Falls and Cedar Rapids Xavier visits North Scott.
High school football 2025: Who the ranked teams from The Gazette’s preseason poll play in Week 1.
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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