For the first time in its football program history, Iowa City Liberty is a playoff victor. The fifth-ranked Lightning fought off a ferocious rushing attack to seize control in the second half, pulling away from No. 10 Webster City in a Class 4A first-round game.
The Iowa high school football playoffs have progressed to the quarterfinal round, where teams are one win away from reaching the UNI-Dome. Here are Friday’s matchups.
See photos from Cedar Rapids Prairie’s 50-28 win over Linn-Mar in a Class 5A Iowa high school football first-round playoff game.
Photos from No. 3 Cedar Rapids Xavier’s win over Cedar Rapids Washington in the first round of the Class 4A Iowa high school football playoffs.
Photos from No. 5 Iowa City Liberty’s 24-14 win over No. 10 Webster City in the first round of the Class 4A Iowa high school football playoffs.
Photos from No. 5 Solon’s 42-18 win over No. 9 West Delaware in the first round of the Class 3A Iowa high school football playoffs.
Follow The Gazette’s live blog and scoreboard to stay up to date on the round of 16 of the 2022 Iowa high school football playoffs.
Williamsburg senior Carson Huedepohl worked his way back from knee injuries and was quickly asked to move from tailback to quarterback, a position he hadn’t played at the varsity level. His passion for football helped him ace the tests of ligament tears and role changes.
Who got a promising draw? Who got the “Group of Death”? We break down the Iowa high school football playoffs Round of 16 pairings on this week’s Prep Football Huddle podcast.
A look at 11 Gazette area Round of 16 games in the Iowa high school football playoffs.
Butch Pedersen has led his West Branch football team to a 9-0 record and Class 1A’s playoff Round of 16. Lance Pedersen has led Mount Vernon to a 9-0 record and Class 3A’s playoff Round of 16. It’s the first time father and son finished the regular season unbeaten in their established head coaching careers. But the unprecedented success has come as Butch battles cancer.
The Gazette’s Iowa high school football staff poses and answers questions about the playoffs: Surprise team to reach the UNI-Dome? Will anyone run the table?
See photos from Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s 41-0 win over Dubuque Hempstead in an Iowa high school football Week 9 game.
The Center Point-Urbana boys basketball team has won eight consecutive games and gained a No. 9 ranking in Class 3A. That eighth win came Tuesday night against Marion, 69-58.
Seventh-ranked Iowa City West won the first five matches and rolled to a 50-22 victory over No. 13 North Scott in a Class 3A regional dual Tuesday at home. The Trojans advance to State Duals for the first time since 2014.
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