After putting up just 69 yards of total offense in the first half and trailing 9-0, the Lightning offense finally struck in the second half. No. 9 Iowa City Liberty rallied to beat No. 8 North Scott, 20-16, in a 4A top-10 battle.
Central City’s football team hung around for the first half of Friday night’s big 8-Player game at Central City, trailing at the half, 20-6, But No. 6 Easton Valley pulled away big in the second half for a 49-6 win.
Linn-Mar senior TJ Jackson had a homecoming game for the ages. It started with him taking back the opening kickoff 88 yards for a score. That was followed shortly after by a 51-yard scoring pass from Austin Waller. He capped his short night with a 90-yard punt return for a score as the Lions rolled to a 56-6 victory over Cedar Rapids Jefferson.
Early on, Ottumwa looked the part, but deflating turnovers and a multi-faceted offensive attack eventually overwhelmed the Bulldogs as Cedar Rapids Prairie took a 49-14 homecoming win Friday night at home.
Quarterback Drew Larson scored as a passer, rusher and receiver, contributing to six total touchdowns and Iowa City dominated crosstown rival Iowa City West, 49-0, in the Battle for the Boot on Friday night.
Head coach Duane Schulte earned his 200th victory at Cedar Rapids Xavier in a 38-0 rout of Cedar Rapids Washington.
Photos from Cedar Rapids Xavier’s 38-0 win over Cedar Rapids Washington in a Week 5 Iowa high school football game at Kingston Stadium.
Photos from Iowa City High’s 49-0 win over Iowa City West in Week 5 of Iowa high school football.
Photos from West Branch’s 35-13 win over Mediapolis in a Week 5 Iowa high school football game.
Photos from Easton Valley’s 49-6 win over Central City in a Week 5 Iowa high school football game.
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Trey Franck opted to open-enroll and continue to attend Marion, even though he moved with his family to their farm after the summer baseball season. He briefly considered transferring to a closer school, but didn’t want to leave his friends. The Wolves have won two straight games against ranked teams after an 0-2 start.
Here’s how the Iowa high school football teams ranked in this week’s Gazette poll fared Friday night.
Since a 13-year-old Jack Koehn of Mount Vernon stepped into Kinnick Stadium in 2009 as the inaugural University of Iowa kid captain — cheered by tens of thousands of fans beside legendary Hawkeye football coach Hayden Fry — 200-plus kids have followed in his footsteps and UI Health Care is looking for more.
Girls basketball Super Ten: Clear Creek Amana remains a clear-cut No. 1, then there’s major shuffling after that.
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