Twenty-two Iowa high school football playoff games Friday feature Gazette-area teams. Here is an overview of 12 contests and the full schedule.
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Twenty-two Iowa high school football playoff games Friday feature Gazette-area teams. Here is an overview of 12 contests and the full schedule.
All four schools in Iowa City are in the state football playoffs’ round of 16. Iowa City Regina won its Class 1A first-round game last week. For the first time in the 16-qualifier era of big school football, a public district has three qualifiers in Iowa City Liberty, Iowa City West and Iowa City High in Class 5A.
It’s all about the playoffs now with 16 teams remaining in each of the seven Iowa high school football classes. This episode of the Prep Football Huddle takes a class-by-class look at the brackets with games to watch and surprise teams to consider.
All four Iowa City football programs are in the Round of 16. Which Metro team has the best chance to advance? Will the playoffs eventually include all teams? The Gazette’s Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Nathan Ford share their insights on these Iowa high school football topics.
Iowa high school football rankings: Dowling, North Polk close as unanimous No. 1 teams in 5A and 4A; Dubuque Wahlert and Sergeant Bluff-Luton share the top spot in 3A.
Three former Cedar Rapids Xavier standouts were on the field at the same time (and made some big plays) as Iowa’s defense limited Northwestern to 163 yards in Saturday’s homecoming win.
Week 9 Iowa high school football rewind: Decorah records an unbeaten regular season, West Branch upsets Sigourney-Keota Iowa City Liberty gets the No. 1 seed in Class 5A and Solon and Benton meet again.
Sixteen teams remain in the chase for a state championship in each of the seven Iowa high school football classes. The Iowa High School Athletic Association released updated postseason pairings Saturday morning.
Iowa City Liberty put up over 550 yards of total offense in Friday's night 70-33 win over Cedar Rapids Jefferson at Kingston Stadium. The Lightning will be the No. 1 seed in Class 5A playoffs.
The Gazette’s Week 9 Iowa high school football roundup with Friday night’s statewide 5A, 4A and 3A regular-season scores and complete coverage of area games.
It was an opportunity for Cedar Rapids Xavier to get right. Class 4A No. 10 Xavier put the throttle down Friday, defeating District 3 foe Burlington, 49-6, at Saints Field in a regular-season finale.
Iowa City High got the signature win it needed. Dawson Kahl ran for 129 yards and four touchdowns in the Little Hawks’ 42-23 upset of 5A No. 2 Bettendorf Friday night
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.
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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