Photos from Independence’s 26-6 win over Benton Community in the first round of the Class 3A football playoffs.
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Photos from Independence’s 26-6 win over Benton Community in the first round of the Class 3A football playoffs.
Photos from Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s 23-9 win over Dubuque Senior in the first round of the Class 5A football playoffs.
Photos from MFL MarMac’s 21-7 win over Iowa City Regina in the second round of the Class 1A football playoffs.
Top-ranked Cedar Rapids Kennedy rushed for more than 275 yards, including 206 from Jazan Williams, and defeated Dubuque Senior 23-9 in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs.
All the scores, plus Gazette area stats and coverage from the Iowa high school football playoffs Round of 16.
Here is how the 70 teams ranked in The Gazette Iowa high school football poll fared in the playoffs Friday night.
Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Nathan Ford preview the Iowa high school football playoffs Round of 16 on the latest Prep Football Huddle podcast.
Others may get the attention and praise, but Cedar Rapids Kennedy senior fullback Colin Flannagan is usually the one escorting them to big gains and touchdowns.
A closer look at a dozen of the top area high school football games for the round of 16.
Gazette staff answer scary good questions about the playoffs. Is there a “Group of Death“ pod this year? What underdogs can make it to the UNI-Dome? Will Iowa City Regina’s win streak survive the playoffs?
Cedar Rapids Kennedy is Class 5A No. 1 in The Gazette’s final football poll.
Iowa high school football rewind: English Valleys topped Southeast Warren in the 8-Player first round for its first playoff win in 21 years.
The matchups for the Round of 16 in the Iowa high school football playoffs have been released.
Former Iowa football defensive back Jay Norvell is reported to join the Hawkeyes as an offensive analyst, according to an ESPN report.
Photos from the Iowa softball media day at the Hawkeyes Indoor Training Facility in Iowa City, Iowa on Wednesday, February 4, 2026.
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