The Independence football team scored 21 points in the fourth quarter, including a 29-yard touchdown pass from E.J. Miller to Bryce Christian with 21 seconds left for a 21-14 win over defending state champion Williamsburg in a Class 3A football playoff first-round game Friday night.
Eighth-ranked Independence hosted No. 7 Williamsburg in a Class 3A Iowa high school football first-round playoff game Friday night.
Follow Friday night’s Iowa high school football playoff games in all seven classes live with our updating scoreboard. Sixteen teams remain in each class. Friday’s winners advance to next week’s state quarterfinals.
Twenty-two Iowa high school football playoff games Friday feature Gazette-area teams. Here is an overview of 12 contests and the full schedule.
All four schools in Iowa City are in the state football playoffs’ round of 16. Iowa City Regina won its Class 1A first-round game last week. For the first time in the 16-qualifier era of big school football, a public district has three qualifiers in Iowa City Liberty, Iowa City West and Iowa City High in Class 5A.
It’s all about the playoffs now with 16 teams remaining in each of the seven Iowa high school football classes. This episode of the Prep Football Huddle takes a class-by-class look at the brackets with games to watch and surprise teams to consider.
All four Iowa City football programs are in the Round of 16. Which Metro team has the best chance to advance? Will the playoffs eventually include all teams? The Gazette’s Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Nathan Ford share their insights on these Iowa high school football topics.
Iowa high school football rankings: Dowling, North Polk close as unanimous No. 1 teams in 5A and 4A; Dubuque Wahlert and Sergeant Bluff-Luton share the top spot in 3A.
Three former Cedar Rapids Xavier standouts were on the field at the same time (and made some big plays) as Iowa’s defense limited Northwestern to 163 yards in Saturday’s homecoming win.
Week 9 Iowa high school football rewind: Decorah records an unbeaten regular season, West Branch upsets Sigourney-Keota Iowa City Liberty gets the No. 1 seed in Class 5A and Solon and Benton meet again.
Sixteen teams remain in the chase for a state championship in each of the seven Iowa high school football classes. The Iowa High School Athletic Association released updated postseason pairings Saturday morning.
Iowa City Liberty put up over 550 yards of total offense in Friday's night 70-33 win over Cedar Rapids Jefferson at Kingston Stadium. The Lightning will be the No. 1 seed in Class 5A playoffs.
The Gazette’s Week 9 Iowa high school football roundup with Friday night’s statewide 5A, 4A and 3A regular-season scores and complete coverage of area games.
It was an opportunity for Cedar Rapids Xavier to get right. Class 4A No. 10 Xavier put the throttle down Friday, defeating District 3 foe Burlington, 49-6, at Saints Field in a regular-season finale.
Iowa City High got the signature win it needed. Dawson Kahl ran for 129 yards and four touchdowns in the Little Hawks’ 42-23 upset of 5A No. 2 Bettendorf Friday night
Cedar Rapids Prairie rushed for 327 yards to beat Iowa City West, 28-21, in the regular-season finale at John Wall Field. This game was won up front, so give mega props to the big uglies, as they call them, guys who never get any glory.
The Gazette’s roundup for the first round of the Iowa high school football playoffs in 2A, 1A, A and 8-Player with statewide scores and complete area coverage.
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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