The Prep Football Huddle podcast discusses teams with big tests in Week 7, looks back at what happened in Week 6, updates the rankings and playoff picture and plays another game of “Who’s Got More?” on this week’s episode.
What are the most notable games this week? Is Williamsburg’s offense or Maquoketa Valley’s defense more impressive? Plus, the best bounce-back teams and how to add to Friday night excitement. 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: Algona climbs to the top in Class 3A; West Hancock leapfrogs ACGC for the No. 1 spot in Class A.
The 16-team playoff field in Class 5A Iowa high school football will be determined solely by RPI. Here is how the top 21 teams stand through Week 6 determined by our unofficial calculations.
Week 6 Iowa high school football rewind: After a number of close losses the past two seasons, Benton Community got over the hump with a 21-20 thriller over Class 3A No. 1 Solon.
Sixth-ranked Iowa City Regina beat West Branch 28-10 in a Class 1A Iowa high school football game Friday night in Iowa City.
The Gazette’s Week 6 Iowa high school football roundup with Friday night’s statewide scores and complete coverage of area games.
Iowa City Liberty is Class 5A’s eighth-ranked football team but played without Sutton Koller, its top touchdown scorer, Friday night against Cedar Rapids Washington. Other guys stepped up in his absence and allowed the Lightning to rally in the second half for a 27-22 victory.
Cedar Rapids Xavier quarterback Cash Parks was starting over after missing the last three Saints games after being involved in an auto accident. It took Parks and his teammates a while to get started, but when it mattered most in the fourth quarter the eighth-ranked Saints came through in a 28-21 win over No. 7 North Scott.
Benton senior receiver Logan Upah’s 66-yard touchdown reception with 1:10 left in the game helped the Bobcats upset Class 3A No. 1 Solon, 21-20.
Wide receiver Drew Greve hit quarterback Kyle Tracy on a 43-yard touchdown pass with 13 seconds before halftime and Class 1A No. 6 Iowa City Regina dominated after the break for a 28-10 victory over rival West Branch Friday night
Iowa City High decided to skip the drama Friday. The Little Hawks, powered by three touchdowns apiece from sophomore Dawson Kahl and Bobby Bacon, won their fourth consecutive game, 49-7, over Davenport Central.
Here’s how all 71 Iowa high school football teams ranked in this week’s Gazette poll fared in Week 6 games Friday night.
Girls basketball: Lillie Spicer posts 24 points and 17 rebounds (nine and nine in the fourth quarter) to lead Cedar Rapids Jefferson past Linn-Mar, 50-43.
University of Northern Iowa dumped Missouri, proving that the McLeod Center is becoming a tough place for visitors to win. Upper Iowa’s Ethan Doty placed at the Midwest Classic. Seven Kohawks place at the North Central Invitational and high school results in the Wrestling Weekend That Was.
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