Quarterback Trevor Mathern, running back Treyvon Herron and wide receiver Hudson Clark accounted for almost 400 offensive yards and eight touchdowns in third-ranked Gladbrook-Reinbeck’s 54-18 win over No. 6 Ed-Co in an Eight-Player football quarterfinal playoff game Thursday night.
Caves has transferred that mentality to the football field, serving as a playmaker and leader for No. 8 Alburnett.
Gazette sports writers Jeff Johnson and K.J. Pilcher discuss Iowa High School Football playoffs on the Triple Option Podcast November 5, 2025
The Iowa High School Athletic Association football playoffs have reached the state quarterfinals. Teams across the state in all classes will compete for a chance to play at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls next week.
North Linn’s football team limited Pekin to 45 total yards Friday night, and Will Sommerfelt threw three touchdown passes in a 21-3 road win in a Class A playoff second-rounder. That moves NL to the quarterfinals for only the fourth time in school history, with a trip to the UNI-Dome and the semifinals for the first time ever on the line this coming Friday night against top-ranked Saint Ansgar.
It didn’t look great for Iowa City Liberty’s football team when star quarterback Reece Rettig had to come out of the game with a leg injury in the second quarter of its Class 5A playoff football first-rounder Friday night against Waukee. But Rettig returned, and the Lightning rambled to a 34-20 win. Next up is Southeast Polk, which Liberty beat in the regular season but is the four-time defending 5A champion.
“It didn’t matter if it was home or away games,” Regina senior quarterback Kyle Tracy said. “He meant a lot to this team. This game was for him.”
Results and stats from the playoffs of Iowa High School Football from Gazette-area teams
Class 3A second-ranked Spartans routed Benton Community, 31-6, in the first round of the high school football playoffs Friday night at Solon High School.
Cedar Rapids Xavier rout Waverly-Shell Rock 47-0 in the first round of the Iowa High School football playoff.
Photos from Waverly-Shell Rock vs. Cedar Rapids Washington Iowa High School football first round playoff game Friday, October 31, 2025
Photos from Solon vs. Benton Community Iowa High School football first round playoff game Friday, October 31, 2025. Solon would go on to win 31-6.
High school football teams play in the Iowa High School Athletic Association playoffs. All seven classes will compete in the Round of 16 for a spot in the state quarterfinals.
Duane Schulte was the first varsity football coach in the history of Cedar Rapids Xavier High School back in 1998. He has built a program that has won five state championships, including this season’s Class 4A title.
High school volleyball: Iowa City Regina’s Reese Naeve is the area player of the year; Iowa City West’s Jaedynn Evans is honored as the top coach.
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