Iowa High School Football

See photos as the Cedar Rapids Jefferson J-Hawks hosted the Cedar Rapids Prairie Hawks for an Iowa high school football game at Kingston Stadium in Cedar Rapids.

Christopher Meyer has a lot of physical gifts that have allowed him to excel in four sports for Independence High School. That includes being the starting quarterback and an all-state safety for the Class 3A fifth-ranked Mustangs football team.

Iowa high school football 2025: Gazette-area Week 5 games to watch. Iowa City West welcomes Iowa City Liberty in a 5A top-10 showdown, and 2A District 5 co-favorites collide at Alburnett.

The Gazette sports writers Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson and K.J. Pilcher talk about Week 4 results in Iowa High School Football and the upcoming Week 5 matchups

High school football: Who the ranked teams in The Gazette’s poll play in Week 5. 11 ranked-vs.-ranked encounters, including No. 8 Liberty at No. 7 Iowa City West in Class 5A.

The Gazette’s Iowa high school football and contributors expound on the intricacies of high school football. See how much Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Scott Unash ground they cover in 4 Downs

High school football: The Gazette’s post-Week 4 poll. No. 1 Clear Lake heads to Independence for a Class 3A top-five showdown

Elkader Central won its high school football game Friday night at Lansing Kee, 36-28, a game that was delayed twice by weather and lightning. The Warriors are 4-0, surpassing last season’s win total. The school did not even have a varsity team in 2022 because of low number of participants.

Scenes from the Cedar Rapids Kennedy vs. Linn-Mar football game on Sept. 19

High school football 2025: How the ranked teams from The Gazette’s preseason poll fared in Week 4.

Mastin had a 60-yard interception return for a score late in the third quarter, then sealed it away with an improbable 99-yard kickoff return with 2:39 remaining to give Kennedy a 28-16 win in front of a large crowd at Linn-Mar Stadium.

The senior running back’s three fourth-quarter touchdown runs of 24, 57 and 32 yards powered Class 5A Urbandale (2-2) to a 37-15 win over Cedar Rapids Jefferson (1-3) at Kingston Stadium on Friday.

Austin Schnieders rushed for three touchdowns, including the decisive 67-yard scoring jaunt with 3:16 to play, and West Delaware knocked off No. 5 Dubuque Wahlert, 27-20, in a Class 3A non-district high school football game Friday night at Bob Brown Field.

Iowa High School Football: Week 4 results from Gazette-area schools