When you get to Week 9 of the Iowa high school football season, there’s a lot to sift through. Doing the math on Class 5A RPIs, visiting the district races in 4A and 3A, and peeking at the big games as playoffs start in 2A, 1A, A and 8-Player.
The Iowa high school football postseason begins for teams in Classes 2A, 1A, A and 8-Player. The Gazette’s Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Nathan Ford share their thoughts on teams bound for the UNI-Dome, upset-minded No. 4 seeds and the benefits of a Week 9 game for non-playoff programs.
The Gazette’s 2023 post-Week 8 Iowa high school football poll: Central Lyon-GLR (2A), Western Dubuque (4A) now have sole possession of No. 1 standing in their respective classes.
Starmont’s football program has a good history, though it has struggled the past decade with low numbers of players and even lower win totals. The Stars, who were 1-8 last season, finished the regular season 7-1 after a 27-6 win Friday night over Maquoketa Valley that gave them a Class A district championship.
It’s time for the Iowa high school football playoffs. The Iowa High School Athletic Association on Saturday released the first-round pairings for Class 2A, 1A, A and 8-Player.
Here’s our Week 8 roundup with Iowa high school football scores, stats and complete Gazette-area coverage.
Cedar Rapids Xavier (6-2, 4-0) earned the Class 4A District 3 title with a 35-7 victory over Clear Creek Amana (2-6, 2-2) at Clipper Field Friday night, thus making postseason qualification “official.”
Bobby Bacon and Jeremiah Madlock struck for a 63-yard touchdown pass in the opening quarter. Miles Parlet added the thunder behind a strong rush attack that complemented a stingy defense. The Little Hawks improved their postseason standing Friday night with a dominant 30-0 victory over Linn-Mar.
In a game where the prize was a Class A playoff berth, North Linn turned away Bellevue at every turn. The Lynx took the ball away from the visitors nine times, including eight interceptions, rolling to a 56-6 victory on a windy, rainy night on North Linn's field.
Iowa City High beat Linn-Mar 30-0 in a Class 5A Iowa high school football game Friday night at Bates Field.
Class 5A eighth-ranked Bettendorf ran, defended the run and whipped No. 10 Cedar Rapids Prairie, 35-8, at rainy John Wall Field on Friday.
Here’s a look at how all the teams ranked in The Gazette’s Iowa high school football poll fared in their Week 8 games.
Marion’s football team splished and splashed its way to a 38-0 win Friday over Mason City in a game played the entire way under rain, most of the time heavy rain. The Wolves believe the win all but locks up a Class 4A playoff berth.
Marion beat Mason City 38-0 in a Class 4A Iowa high school football game Friday night at Marion Stadium.
See photos from Cedar Rapids Prairie’s football game against Bettendorf
Sixth-ranked Central City enjoyed a coronation night, slipping and sliding in the rain, dispatching Midland, 66-18, Friday night in an 8-Player high school football game.
Follow The Gazette’s live blog for scores and updates from Week 8 of the Iowa high school football season Friday night.
North Linn received two touchdown runs from Will Sommerfelt and thwarted host Maquoketa Valley’s offense in a 16-0 win Friday night at Delhi. Marion tops CPU, Vinton-Shellsburg snaps losing streak and Iowa City Liberty avenges loss to Southeast Polk.
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