Gazette area scores, stats and more from Week 8 of the 2022 Iowa high school football season.
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Gazette area scores, stats and more from Week 8 of the 2022 Iowa high school football season.
No. 10 Cedar Rapids Prairie got back on the winning track Friday defeating Iowa City West, 49-28, in a 5A District 4 contest at Trojan Stadium. The Hawks were led by Makelle Taylor, who tied a school record for most touchdowns in a game with five.
On the strength of five forced first-half turnovers and a monster night from quarterback/defensive back Blake Timmons, Class 3A seventh-ranked Solon ran away from Grinnell, 51-7, Friday night in a battle of District 5 unbeatens.
Linn-Mar earned a record-setting 72-0 win over Davenport Central on Senior Night and an opportunity to earn a return trip to the Class 5A playoffs.
Cedar Rapids Xavier quarterback Ronan Thomas accounted for five touchdowns and the defense didn’t allow a TD for the fifth straight game. Both helped third-ranked Xavier capture the Class 4A District 4 title with a 42-3 victory over Newton.
No. 5 Independence edges West Delaware, 21-20, to clinch the Class 3A District 3 football title.
Photos from Independence’s visit to West Delaware for a Class 3A District 3 game.
3A No. 7 Solon beat Grinnell 51-7 in a Week 8 Iowa high school football game.
Cedar Rapids Xavier beat Newton 42-3 in a Week 8 Iowa high school football game.
Cedar Rapids Prairie beat Iowa City West 49-28 in a Week 8 Iowa high school football game.
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Cedar Rapids Jefferson sophomore Braylon Evans suffered loss with the death of his father, Nelson Evans III, who was a former J-Hawk all-state player and assistant coach. Evans continues to play the sport he shared with his dad.
Here’s how the Iowa high school football teams ranked in this week’s Gazette poll fared Friday night, Week 8 of the 2022 regular season.
Paustian’s effort has paid dividends in his first two weeks of high school competition. Paustian remained unbeaten, pinning Marion’s Lucas Stearns for the 150-pound title Saturday at the Mount Vernon Invitational.
Women’s basketball: Hannah Stuelke -- and the rest of Iowa’s post posse -- regain their mojo in Iowa’s 102-68 victory over Lindenwood.
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