Iowa High School Football

Photos from 4A No. 9 Cedar Rapids Washington’s 41-13 win over Marion in a Week 2 Iowa high school football game.

Photos from 4A No. 8 Iowa City Liberty’s 25-14 win over 5A No. 9 Linn-Mar 25-14 in a Week 2 Iowa high school football game.

Cedar Rapids Xavier scored five times before the end of the first half with the longest scoring drive consisting of just four plays and the Class 4A fourth-ranked Saints handled West Delaware, 44-7, in a non-district football game Friday night at Saints Field.

Follow The Gazette’s live blog and scoreboard to stay up to date on Week 2 of the 2022 Iowa high school football season.

First-team all-state defensive back Aidan McDermott, a South Dakota State commit, doubles as a dynamic wide receiver for Cedar Rapids Xavier.

Here’s how the Iowa high school football teams ranked in The Gazette poll face in Week 2 (Sept. 2, 2022).

Adam Bock and A.J. Coons are among the South Dakota State players coming back to their home state for Saturday’s game. After Iowa missed him on the recruiting trail, he’s gone on to be South Dakota State’s defensive leader.

BGM senior quarterback Jacob Maurer is determined to play college football somewhere at some position. He had 584 combined yards rushing and passing and 10 touchdowns in his team’s 78-74 season-opening win last week over Iowa Valley.

Iowa State already had acquired a quarterback commitment for their 2020 recruiting class, but the young man Matt Campbell saw throwing impressive passes while showing playmaking ability with his feet couldn’t be ignored. Now, that prospect is the Cyclones’ starter: Hunter Dekkers.

Which Iowa high school football teams impressed us the most in Week 1? We discuss Iowa City Liberty’s eye-opening win over Iowa City High in the Clash at Kinnick, Williamsburg shutting down Iowa City Regina and more on this episode of the Prep Football Huddle podcast

Here are a dozen Gazette-area Week 2 Iowa high school football games to watch. Linn-Mar visits Iowa City Liberty in a game with added significance, and Solon goes after its 20th consecutive win over Mount Vernon.

Calculating the Class 5A Iowa high school football RPIs following Week 1. Des Moines Lincoln is the early leader.

Here are The Gazette’s post-Week 1 Iowa high school football rankings. All of the No. 1s remain the same, despite a loss to 3A leader Harlan.

Ogden column: Football has shaped Shawn Echelberry into the man and coach he is today and now he wants to pass that on to another generation as the Tri-County head coach.