Quarterback Preston Wicker ran for 215 yards and three touchdowns to lead Madrid past Lisbon 27-14, and a return trip to the Class A state football semifinals.
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Quarterback Preston Wicker ran for 215 yards and three touchdowns to lead Madrid past Lisbon 27-14, and a return trip to the Class A state football semifinals.
The Iowa high school football postseason shifts to the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls next week with state semifinal games in all seven classes. Here is the semifinal schedule released by the Iowa High School Athletic Association.
Follow Friday night’s Iowa high school football playoff quarterfinal games with our updating scoreboard. Friday’s winners advance to next week’s state semifinals at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls.
Denver swept Eddyville EBF to win the Class 2A Iowa high school state volleyball championship Thursday at Xtream Arena in Coralville.
A closer look at Friday’s Gazette-area Iowa high school football state quarterfinal games.
Senior lineman Nathan Beitz leads the state in tackles for loss this high school football season. His play defensively and at center on offense has played an important part in Maquoketa Valley winning nine games in a row and advancing to the Class A playoff quarterfinals.
From an early age, Mount Vernon senior kicker Gunnar Fishler has struggled with balance and coordination issues. Every game the Mustangs play — home or away — often begins with Fishler’s ceremonial kickoff. The cheer from the crowd each time his right foot connects with the ball is one of the loudest of the night.
With Iowa high school football teams one win away from the UNI-Dome, The Gazette’s Prep Football Huddle podcast reviews last week’s playoff games and takes a class-by-class look at this week’s quarterfinals.
Previewing Thursday’s Iowa high school football 8-Player state quarterfinal games involving Gazette-area teams.
Iowa City West played well in all three phases of the game and Jack Wallace hit Julian Manson for three touchdowns in a 21-16 victory over No. 6 Bettendorf. The Trojans advance to the Class 5A state quarterfinals at Southeast Polk.
The Gazette’s roundup of Friday, Nov. 2 Iowa high school football playoff games with statewide scores and complete area coverage.
Junior quarterback Kellen Haverback rushed for three touchdowns and passed for another in No. 4 Mount Vernon’s 42-6 win over Carroll in the first round of the Class 3A state football playoffs.
No. 4 Lisbon ran only two offensive plays the entire first quarter, but jumped to a 21-0 lead on an 81-yard touchdown run from senior Tiernan Boots and a pair of interception returns for scores en route to a 56-12 victory over Bellevue in the second round of the Class A high school football playoffs.
The Iowa high school football playoff field is down to 56 teams, eight in each of the seven classes. The Iowa High School Athletic Association released the quarterfinal host sites Friday night.
Solon Coach Lucas Stanton took a picture of the scoreboard after the Spartans’ 21-20 loss to Benton Community on Oct. 4. It proved to be an effective tactic. The Class 3A ninth-ranked Spartans defeated No. 5 Benton Community, 34-27, in the opening round of the Class 3A Iowa high school football playoffs Friday.
A play-making quarterback and a clutch defense has Iowa City Liberty moving on in Class 5A with a 31-14 win over Waukee.
Ninth-ranked Solon beat No. 5 Benton Community 34-27 in a Class 3A Iowa high school football first-round playoff game Friday night in Van Horne.
Three Solon pass catchers — Kaden Hoeper, Maddox Kelley and Cody Milliman — hauled in receptions of 40 or more yards.
High school volleyball: Area Super Ten. Mid-Prairie moves to the No. 1 spot after an 8-0 start.
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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