The Gazette sports writers Jeff Johnson, Jeff Linder and K.J. Pilcher discuss Iowa High School Football Week 6 results, upcoming matchups in Week 7, games to watch in Week 7 and the recently rankings.
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The Gazette sports writers Jeff Johnson, Jeff Linder and K.J. Pilcher discuss Iowa High School Football Week 6 results, upcoming matchups in Week 7, games to watch in Week 7 and the recently rankings.
High school football: Who the ranked teams in The Gazette’s poll play in Week 7. Class A unbeatens West Sioux and MMCRU collide Friday at Marcus.
High school football football: IHSAA rankings through Week 6.
High school football: The Gazette’s post-Week 6 poll. Class 1A No. 1 Grundy Center was pushed by South Hardin last week, but extended its win streak to 45.
Alex Hanna has taken over as head coach of the Ed-Co football program this season, after 16 years as defensive coordinator for the now retired James Rochford. Hanna has led the Vikings to a No 6 ranking in Eight-Player and a 6-0 record, including a big 58-28 win Friday night at no; 7 Easton Valley.
Iowa High School football 2025: How the ranked teams from The Gazette’s preseason poll fared in Week 6. No. 7 Newton takes down No. 2 Pella, 35-33, in a Class 4A thriller.
Results from Week 6 of Iowa High School Football from Gazette-area teams
In a Class 5A District 5 matchup, the Hawks (4-2, 2-1) poured in 49 first-half points en route to a 63-20 win over Dubuque Hempstead (1-5, 0-2) at John Wall Field Friday, October 3, 2025.
Xavier’s offense and defense seemed to feed off the other to produce a white-hot start. The top-ranked Saints scored three touchdowns in the first 14 minutes.
West Des Moines Dowling’s football team showed why it is ranked third in Class 5A Friday night with an impressive 34-0 win over Cedar Rapids Kennedy at Kingston Stadium. The Maroons outgained the Cougars, 470-113, and Kennedy head coach Brian White took a tumble on the sideline after he was run into by a player who were going out of bounds.
Coming off their first win of the year last Thursday at Davenport Central, the Lions looked even more impressive on Friday night against Pleasant Valley.
West Delaware High School won the game against Independence High School on Oct. 3, 42-27.
High school football: Balanced, bruising rushing attack sends West Delaware past Independence, 42-27. After missing the playoffs last year, the Class 3A sixth-ranked Hawks are 6-0.
Iowa City Liberty Bolts receiver Jordan Schroeder scored 2 touchdowns after not seeing the end zone for almost a month.
See photos as the Cedar Rapids Xavier Saints hosted the Waverly-Shell Rock Go-Hawk’s for an Iowa high school football game.
Cornell is coming off a bye week that following its first win of the season and first victory under Coach Curt Ritchie. The Rams have a favorable matchup at Beloit. Coe looks to rebound, Upper Iowa makes a long trip and a local trio leads Central’s defense. Here are five small-college football storylines to follow this weekend.
Action from Waukon at Anamosa 3A Regional Volleyball match
BGM Bears swept Hillcrest Academy in their 1A Regional volleyball match
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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