Waukee Northwest played the toughest schedule in Class 5A this football season, which made its 5-4 record deceiving. The Wolves brushed past Cedar Rapids Kennedy in a playoff first-rounder Friday night at Kingston Stadium.
For the first time in its football program history, Iowa City Liberty is a playoff victor. The fifth-ranked Lightning fought off a ferocious rushing attack to seize control in the second half, pulling away from No. 10 Webster City in a Class 4A first-round game.
The Iowa high school football playoffs have progressed to the quarterfinal round, where teams are one win away from reaching the UNI-Dome. Here are Friday’s matchups.
See photos from Cedar Rapids Prairie’s 50-28 win over Linn-Mar in a Class 5A Iowa high school football first-round playoff game.
Photos from No. 3 Cedar Rapids Xavier’s win over Cedar Rapids Washington in the first round of the Class 4A Iowa high school football playoffs.
Photos from No. 5 Iowa City Liberty’s 24-14 win over No. 10 Webster City in the first round of the Class 4A Iowa high school football playoffs.
Photos from No. 5 Solon’s 42-18 win over No. 9 West Delaware in the first round of the Class 3A Iowa high school football playoffs.
Follow The Gazette’s live blog and scoreboard to stay up to date on the round of 16 of the 2022 Iowa high school football playoffs.
Williamsburg senior Carson Huedepohl worked his way back from knee injuries and was quickly asked to move from tailback to quarterback, a position he hadn’t played at the varsity level. His passion for football helped him ace the tests of ligament tears and role changes.
Who got a promising draw? Who got the “Group of Death”? We break down the Iowa high school football playoffs Round of 16 pairings on this week’s Prep Football Huddle podcast.
A look at 11 Gazette area Round of 16 games in the Iowa high school football playoffs.
Butch Pedersen has led his West Branch football team to a 9-0 record and Class 1A’s playoff Round of 16. Lance Pedersen has led Mount Vernon to a 9-0 record and Class 3A’s playoff Round of 16. It’s the first time father and son finished the regular season unbeaten in their established head coaching careers. But the unprecedented success has come as Butch battles cancer.
The Gazette’s Iowa high school football staff poses and answers questions about the playoffs: Surprise team to reach the UNI-Dome? Will anyone run the table?
See photos from Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s 41-0 win over Dubuque Hempstead in an Iowa high school football Week 9 game.
Ankeny, Lewis Central and Harlan finish atop The Gazette’s final high school football rankings.
Linn-Mar and Cedar Rapids Prairie will face off two times in as many weeks, opening the first round of the Class 5A playoffs next Friday at John Wall Field. The Iowa High School Athletic Association released Round of 16 pairings for all classes Saturday.
The Iowa High School Athletic Association released brackets and the round of 16 pairings for the 2022 Iowa high school football playoffs Saturday.
Girls’ basketball: Schedule is announced for Rivalry Saturday XXI, set for Dec. 6 at Anamosa High School.
High school volleyball: Dike-New Hartford wins the Shirley Ryan Invitational; Iowa City Liberty advances to the semifinals.
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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