Results and stats from Week 8 of Iowa High School Football from Gazette-area teams
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Results and stats from Week 8 of Iowa High School Football from Gazette-area teams
Derek Roling directed a masterful 68-yard drive over the final five minutes, capping it on a QB sneak with 32 seconds to play as the Lions went on to upset the Tigers, 21-13.
Dawson Kahl’s late touchdown run powers Cedar Rapids Prairie past Class 5A No. 7 Iowa City West.
With a district showdown looming next week at Class 3A No. 1 Clear Lake, the fourth-ranked Hawks gave Benton Community their undivided attention in a resounding 42-20 victory in a District 2 game on a rainy Friday night at Benton Community High School.
Class 4A No. 1 Cedar Rapids Xavier scored a touchdown in each quarter and dominated on both sides of the football in a 34-0 win Friday night over No. 9 Decorah at Saints Field. Xavier won the District 2 championship with the victory.
High school football: Iowa City Liberty scores 17 points in a 2-minute stretch early in the second quarter and beats Iowa City High for the fourth consecutive year, 48-29.
Photos from Decorah vs. Cedar Rapids Xavier Iowa High School Football Friday, October 17, 2025
The Prairie Hawks host the Iowa City West Trojans in a Mississippi Valley Conference high school football game in Cedar Rapids.
On Friday nights in Solon, this chair awaits its fate. Lifted high. Pummeled into the cement floor. The sound ricochets, echoing off cinder block walls.
The Gazette sports writers Jeff Johnson, Jeff Linder and K.J. Pilcher discuss Iowa High School Football Week 7 results, upcoming matchups in Week 8, games to watch in Week 7 and the recently rankings.
Colin Whitters is a big (pun intended) reason Iowa City West’s football team is 6-1 going into its game Friday night at Cedar Rapids Prairie. The senior all-state offensive lineman is a Iowa Hawkeyes commit who recently scored a touchdown on a run of all things.
Iowa high school football 2025: Gazette-area Week 8 games to watch. North Linn plays at Wapsie Valley in the Class A District 4 championship game.
High school football: Who the ranked teams in The Gazette’s poll play in Week 8. This week’s area top-10 matchups: Decorah at Xavier, Wahlert at Mount Vernon, North Linn at Wapsie Valley.
Duane Schulte was the first varsity football coach in the history of Cedar Rapids Xavier High School back in 1998. He has built a program that has won five state championships, including this season’s Class 4A title.
High school volleyball: Iowa City Regina’s Reese Naeve is the area player of the year; Iowa City West’s Jaedynn Evans is honored as the top coach.
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