Cedar Rapids Kennedy came away with a hard-fought, 28-14, win over Cedar Rapids Washington on Friday night. After losses to West Des Moines Dowling, Pleasant Valley and Linn-Mar, Kennedy found itself in another tussle with the Warriors.
For the fourth straight season, The Boot is staying in Iowa City High’s possession. The Little Hawks beat Iowa City West 40-39 on a two-point conversion from quarterback Bobby Bacon to Jack Lampe with 22 seconds remaining.
Iowa City High beat Iowa City West 40-39 in the annual Battle for the Boot high school football game Friday night at Trojan Field.
Iowa City Liberty beat Class 5A seventh-ranked Cedar Falls 49-42 in an Iowa high school football game Friday night in North Liberty.
Iowa City Liberty’s Reece Rettig scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 7-yard run with 20 seconds left, and the Lightning outscored Class 5A seventh-ranked Cedar Falls in an offensive showcase, 49-42, Friday night at Liberty High School.
Here’s a look at how all 72 Iowa high school football teams ranked in this week’s Gazette poll fared in their Week 4 games Friday night.
For the first time in 13 years, Class 4A 10th-ranked Cedar Rapids lost back-to-back regular-season games after No. 3 Pella visited Saints Field and triumphed, 21-19, in the final non-district game for both teams Friday night.
It was the hard-fought battle everyone expected. Top-ranked Solon edged No. 3 Mount Vernon, 7-6, in a Class 3A non-district prep football clash.
Class 4A third-ranked Pella beat No. 10 Cedar Rapids Xavier 21-19 in a high school football game Friday night at Saints Field.
Follow Gazette-area Week 4 Iowa high school football games live with our updating scoreboard Friday night.
Former Marion prep Jaffer Murphy has made an immediate impact with Lake Erie College. Jeron Senters a frequent target for Coe? Drake George approaches Wartburg’s receiving record. Run games key at Cornell Saturday and an NAIA update. Here are five storylines in Iowa small college football this weekend.
Cedar Rapids Jefferson knocked off Des Moines East, 24-8, Thursday night at Kingston Stadium. The J-Hawks have a 4-0 record, the same as they had through four games last season. Jefferson lost its final five games in 2023. We’ll see what happens this season.
Cedar Rapids Jefferson beat Des Moines East 24-8 in an Iowa high school football game Thursday night at Kingston Stadium.
Take a photographic tour of the first half of December 2025.
Was it too nice a day to go rabbit hunting? Fishing and golf weren’t options. I mean, a sunny calm day on a foot of snow is just about perfect for so many pursuits.
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