Running back Abu Sama scored four times while quarterback Connor Moberly threw for three scores and ran for another as 5A No. 4 Southeast Polk dominated Linn-Mar from start to finish, racking up nearly 500 yards of total offense in a 49-27 win.
No. 7 Cedar Rapids Prairie’s punishing style racked up 362 rushing yards, including 180 from Makelle Taylor, and 28 first downs as the Hawks rolled over Waterloo West, 45-14.
Photos from Linn-Mar’s 49-27 loss to 5A No. 3 Southeast Polk in a Week 6 Iowa high school football game.
Marion hung tough early, but it was diminishing returns as the game wore on. Waverly-Shell Rock finished with 353 yards on the ground in a 42-7 win.
Photos from Ottumwa’s 54-6 win over Cedar Rapids Jefferson at Kingston Stadium.
Photos from Cedar Rapids Washington’s 27-24 win at Clear Creek Amana in a Week 6 Iowa high school football game.
Ottumwa amassed 485 rushing yards and ran over Cedar Rapids Jefferson, 54-6.
Photos from Cedar Rapids Prairie’s win over Waterloo West in a Week 6 Iowa high school football game.
Follow The Gazette’s live blog and scoreboard to stay up to date on Week 6 of the 2022 Iowa high school football season.
Class 3A’s leader in passing yards initially wasn’t expected to start the season. But Mount Vernon QB Joey Rhomberg recovered from knee surgery in time for the opener and immediately excelled.
Here’s how the Iowa high school football teams ranked in this week’s Gazette poll fared Friday night.
This is the 70th year of high school football at Kingston Stadium in Cedar Rapids. Here is a sampling of what those involved remember.
Kingston Stadium in Cedar Rapids opened with a high school football double-header on Sept. 12, 1952. 96-year-old Bob Ask of Cedar Rapids was a coach for one of the schools involved.
Did it seem like there were more blowouts than usual in Iowa high school football last Friday? We consider whether that’s a trend or an anomaly on this episode of the Prep Football Huddle podcast and discuss what else stood out in Week 5.
Here are a dozen Gazette-area Week 6 Iowa high school football games to watch, including a battle of Class 1A unbeatens -- West Branch at Durant.
Calculating the Class 5A Iowa high school football RPIs following Week 5: Cedar Rapids Kennedy remains at No. 1.
Iowa’s high school football season has reached the second half of the regular season for all classes. We answer questions on teams, individuals and venues.
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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