Here are a dozen Gazette-area Week 2 Iowa high school football games to watch. Linn-Mar visits Iowa City Liberty in a game with added significance, and Solon goes after its 20th consecutive win over Mount Vernon.
Calculating the Class 5A Iowa high school football RPIs following Week 1. Des Moines Lincoln is the early leader.
Here are The Gazette’s post-Week 1 Iowa high school football rankings. All of the No. 1s remain the same, despite a loss to 3A leader Harlan.
Ogden column: Football has shaped Shawn Echelberry into the man and coach he is today and now he wants to pass that on to another generation as the Tri-County head coach.
Iowa high school football rewind: For Cascade, talent won out in season-opening upset of Monticello; Iowa City High lost, but all were winners in the Clash at Kinnick.
Iowa City Liberty definitely was the underdog in Friday night’s big “Clash At Kinnick.” But the Lightning put on a great display of football, scoring early and dominating the second half for a 36-19 win over Iowa City High before 10,000 fans at Kinnick Stadium.
Photos from Iowa City Liberty’s 36-19 win over Iowa City High at Kinnick Stadium.
Gazette area scores, stats and more from Week 1 of the 2022 Iowa high school football season.
The Alburnett Pirates didn't panic. Two plays after Class A No. 4 North Linn took a 13-9 lead, Mason Neighbor connected with Grayson Carolan on a 75-yard touchdown pass with 2:02 remaining, giving Alburnett a 16-13 upset win.
After graduating 14 seniors from last year’s roster, including their leading passer, three leading rushers and two top receivers, there were questions as to who would step up for the 2022 Clear Creek Amana Clippers. Consider those questions answered in a 26-0 win over Marion.
Consider new blue jerseys and helmets a symbol of a shift in the Cedar Rapids Washington football program.The Warriors demonstrated their flare for fashion and football in a 47-6 win over Cedar Rapids Jefferson.
On a night marred by penalties and turnovers, physicality prevailed. The Mount Vernon front stymied Anamosa at every turn and gave the offense plenty of chances to put points on the board in a 28-0 shutout Friday night.
Photos from Cedar Rapids Washington’s 47-6 win over Cedar Rapids Jefferson at Kingston Stadium in Week 1 of the Iowa high school football season.
The Hawkeyes announced two additional signees to its 2026 freshmen class, both as preferred walk-ons.
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.
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