Prairie's defense held Cedar Falls to 143 yards unofficially, but the turnovers and a couple of big kick returns gave the Tigers several short fields.
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Prairie's defense held Cedar Falls to 143 yards unofficially, but the turnovers and a couple of big kick returns gave the Tigers several short fields.
The Iowa High School Athletic Association’s RPI (Ratings Percentage Index) is a huge deal the last three weeks of the prep football regular season. Waterloo West was ranked one spot ahead of Cedar Rapids Kennedy (just on the outside looking in at the top 16) and picked up a huge 28-21 win Thursday night at Kingston Stadium.
See photos as the Cedar Rapids Kennedy Cougars hosted the Waterloo West Wahawks for an Iowa high school football game.
Cedar Rapids Prairie senior David Fason has become a game-changing, versatile player and leader for the Hawks. The University of Iowa commit ranks among the state leaders in tackles for loss and has been a difference maker on offense, defense and special teams.
Iowa high school football 2025: Gazette-area Week 7 games to watch. Waterloo West and Kennedy collide Thursday in a pivotal game of 3-3 teams.
The Gazette sports writers Jeff Johnson, Jeff Linder and K.J. Pilcher discuss Iowa High School Football Week 6 results, upcoming matchups in Week 7, games to watch in Week 7 and the recently rankings.
High school football: Who the ranked teams in The Gazette’s poll play in Week 7. Class A unbeatens West Sioux and MMCRU collide Friday at Marcus.
High school football football: IHSAA rankings through Week 6.
High school football: The Gazette’s post-Week 6 poll. Class 1A No. 1 Grundy Center was pushed by South Hardin last week, but extended its win streak to 45.
Alex Hanna has taken over as head coach of the Ed-Co football program this season, after 16 years as defensive coordinator for the now retired James Rochford. Hanna has led the Vikings to a No 6 ranking in Eight-Player and a 6-0 record, including a big 58-28 win Friday night at no; 7 Easton Valley.
Iowa High School football 2025: How the ranked teams from The Gazette’s preseason poll fared in Week 6. No. 7 Newton takes down No. 2 Pella, 35-33, in a Class 4A thriller.
Results from Week 6 of Iowa High School Football from Gazette-area teams
In a Class 5A District 5 matchup, the Hawks (4-2, 2-1) poured in 49 first-half points en route to a 63-20 win over Dubuque Hempstead (1-5, 0-2) at John Wall Field Friday, October 3, 2025.
Very young, inexperienced, undersized, all that combined to make Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s boys basketball team less than stellar in the early going this season. But the Cougars have figured things out despite three freshmen who are playing big roles and are on a five-game win streak after Monday night’s 72-68 win at Linn-Mar.
West Delaware has applied a team philosophy to an individual sport. The Hawks have thrived in duals and look to continue that success, hosting a Class 2A regional Tuesday in Manchester.
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