Even in defeat against No. 3 Bettendorf on Friday night at Linn-Mar Stadium, the Lions showed they are far from broken. A late touchdown was taken off the board when officials called Linn-Mar for an illegal block, allowing Bettendorf to head home with a 21-14 victory.
Mount Vernon had hoped to send First Street Field off on a high note. Solon head coach Luke Stanton, a Mount Vernon alum, had his own version of a farewell. The Spartans, led by Stanton and wildcat back Conlan Poynton, upset Class 3A No. 2 Mount Vernon, 37-20, in the final home football game for the Mustangs at First Street Field.
Cedar Rapids Kennedy was on a mission to reclaim its brand of football. The Cougars scored on their first six possessions of the game, forced five total turnovers and cruised to a 45-7 victory over Cedar Rapids Washington on Friday night at Kingston Stadium.
Miles Parlet ran for 220 yards, Iowa City High gobbled up four takeaways and The Boot stayed n the Little Hawks’ possession with a 23-8 win over Iowa City West.
Here’s a look at how all the teams ranked in The Gazette’s Iowa high school football poll fared in their Week 4 games.
Fueled by turnovers and the arm and legs of Jake VanEtten, Class A ninth-ranked North Linn continued its healthy start to the season with a 48-0 prep football victory Friday night over North Cedar.
Follow The Gazette’s live blog for scores and updates from Week 4 of the Iowa high school football season Friday night.
Starmont is producing one of its best football seasons in about a decade. The Stars posted a dominant 46-0 victory over Class A No. 4 East Buchanan at home, showing how far the program has progressed in recent years.
Another week of turmoil in the Class 4A Iowa high school football top 10. Among a big group of really good teams, which ones are set to emerge as the best? That’s how this episode of the Prep Football Huddle podcast kicks off.
Independence junior inside linebacker Tate Wood leads the state in tackles. He had 22 (all of them solo) in a game two weeks ago and a school-record tying 23 last week.
Iowa high school football district play kicks off for Class 2A and Class 1A teams this week, and each class features a top-10 matchup to get started. Here’s who all 70 teams ranked in this week’s Gazette poll face.
A dozen of the top Gazette-area Iowa high school football games to watch in Week 4.
Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Nathan Ford delve into questions surrounding the high school football season. Read what we had to say on conversions, passing duos, recruits and the expansion of Friday Night Lights.
The Gazette’s post-Week 3 Iowa high school football poll: North Scott (4A), Lynnville-Sully (Class A) are new No. 1 teams this week.
Lisbon amassed 444 offensive yards, including 277 rushing from Baylor Speidel in a 34-28 victory over Class A No. 10 Columbus Community, plus more notes from the area in the Week 3 Iowa high school football rewind.
Here’s our Week 3 roundup with Iowa high school football scores, stats and complete Gazette-area coverage.
Class 3A No. 2-ranked Mount Vernon beat Benton Community 19-7 in an Iowa high school football game Friday night.
Cedar Rapids Xavier captured its third straight team title at the CRANDIC boys’ golf meet Monday at Airport National. Junior Logan Otting fired 3-under 60 for medalist honors.
High school volleyball: Examining a few of the big area winners of the season’s first week.
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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