Cedar Rapids Jefferson’s football program has followed a 26-game, multiple-season losing streak with a three-game win streak to begin the 2023 season. The J-Hawks rolled to a 35-0 halftime lead and plastered Des Moines North, 41-8, Friday night at Kingston Stadium.
Ronan Thomas passed for two touchdowns and rushed for another in the second half, helping Class 4A No. 5 Xavier to a 22-20 victory over No. 3 Western Dubuque in a slobberknocker of a non-district prep football game Friday night at Saints Field.
Cedar Rapids Kennedy piled up 412 yards of total offense and held the Lions to 233 yards en route to a convincing 34-0 victory before a near-capacity crowd at Linn-Mar Stadium.
Marion put up 384 first-half yards and opened Marion Stadium with a 34-19 win over Center Point-Urbana.
Here’s a look at how all the teams ranked in The Gazette’s Iowa high school football poll fared in their Week 3 games.
A pair of top-five defenses lived up to their reputation. A couple of big breaks and a little versatility made the difference. Class 3A second-ranked Mount Vernon outlasted Benton Community in a battle of unbeatens, 19-7.
Cedar Rapids Kennedy beat Class 5A No. 4-ranked Linn-Mar 34-0 in an Iowa high school football game Friday night.
Follow The Gazette’s live blog for scores and updates from Week 3 of the Iowa high school football season Friday night.
Cedar Rapids Kennedy junior offensive lineman Nick Brooks announced Friday in a ceremony at the school that he will play college football at the University of Iowa. The 6-foot-8, 385-pounder picked the Hawkeyes over Florida State, Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee.
A couple big results in Week 2 of the Iowa high school football season caused a bit of a rankings shake-up in this week’s Gazette poll. The Prep Football Huddle podcast breaks it all down.
An injury suffered late in the state semifinal victory relegated Mount Vernon quarterback Joey Rhomberg to a support role for the school’s 10th state finals appearance. Rhomberg has made a major impact to open his senior campaign for the 3A second-ranked Mustangs.
Take a peek at this week’s Iowa high school football schedule and you might think the postseason has already started. It’s a stacked slate across the state. Here’s who all 73 teams ranked in this week’s Gazette poll face.
A dozen of the top Gazette-area Iowa high school football games to watch in Week 3.
Cedar Falls used a significant size advantage and significant experience advantage to beat Cedar Rapids Kennedy, 79-43, in a boys basketball game Tuesday night at Kennedy.
GIrls basketball: CPU beats Independence for the 26th straight time, but this one doesn’t look like most of the others. Stormin’ Pointers rally late for a 53-49 Wamac Conference East Division victory.
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