Four touchdowns from Casey Kelley highlighted the evening for the Hawks as Cedar Rapids Prairie clinched a spot in the Class 5A playoffs with a 45-38 win over Iowa City West.
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Four touchdowns from Casey Kelley highlighted the evening for the Hawks as Cedar Rapids Prairie clinched a spot in the Class 5A playoffs with a 45-38 win over Iowa City West.
Methodical and efficient Cedar Rapids Kennedy left no doubt, beating Davenport North, 35-0, Friday night at Kingston Stadium.
Preston Ries rushed for four touchdowns, passed for two more and amassed about 400 yards of offense, leading No. 4 Monticello to a 42-13 victory over North Fayette Valley in the first round of the Class 2A playoffs Friday night at Dean Nelson Field.
Iowa City Regina beat Eddyville EBF 48-20 in a Class 1A Iowa high school football first-round playoff game Friday night.
Jayden Hanson’s first three interceptions of the season highlighted a seven-takeaway performance, and sixth-ranked Central City recovered from a sluggish first half to push past Lansing Kee, 52-28, in an 8-Player first-round playoff football game Friday night at the Alex Evans Athletic Complex.
Lisbon had a big second half, coming back to defeat North Linn 14-6 in a Class A Iowa high school football first-round playoff game Friday night.
Fourth-ranked Monticello beat North Fayette Valley 42-13 in the first round of the Class 2A Iowa high school football playoffs Friday night at Monticello.
Follow The Gazette’s live blog for scores and updates from Week 9 of the Iowa high school football season Friday night, the final week of the regular season for Class 5A, 4A and 3A and the first round of the playoffs for Class 2A, 1A, A and 8-Player.
It’s playoff time in Iowa high school football, at least for Class 2A, 1A, A and 8-Player. This episode of the Prep Football Huddle podcast previews the Round of 32 in those classes and looks at what’s at stake in the final week of the regular season for 5A, 4A and 3A teams.
The silver lining in a week with only one top-10 matchup on the Iowa high school football schedule? It’s win or go home for a lot of these teams. Here’s who all 70 teams ranked in this week’s Gazette poll face in Week 9.
The West Branch football team has dealt with the loss of legendary head coach Butch Pedersen, who died from cancer last spring. The Bears had a tough schedule to boot, especially early in the season, has dealt with injuries and a quarterback shuffle. Yet West Branch finds itself in familiar territory, a playoff participant in Class 1A, a first-round home game on tap Friday night against Pleasantville.
When you get to Week 9 of the Iowa high school football season, there’s a lot to sift through. Doing the math on Class 5A RPIs, visiting the district races in 4A and 3A, and peeking at the big games as playoffs start in 2A, 1A, A and 8-Player.
The Iowa high school football postseason begins for teams in Classes 2A, 1A, A and 8-Player. The Gazette’s Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Nathan Ford share their thoughts on teams bound for the UNI-Dome, upset-minded No. 4 seeds and the benefits of a Week 9 game for non-playoff programs.
The more significant changes for Alburnett this season were related to the roster. The Pirates replaced seven starters from last year’s 1A State Duals runner-up squad, including a two-time state medalist in Tayten Coufal, who elected not to wrestle this season.
Photos from the boys basketball game between Marion vs. Center Point-Urbana Tuesday, February 3, 2026
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