It was an opportunity for Cedar Rapids Xavier to get right. Class 4A No. 10 Xavier put the throttle down Friday, defeating District 3 foe Burlington, 49-6, at Saints Field in a regular-season finale.
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It was an opportunity for Cedar Rapids Xavier to get right. Class 4A No. 10 Xavier put the throttle down Friday, defeating District 3 foe Burlington, 49-6, at Saints Field in a regular-season finale.
Iowa City High got the signature win it needed. Dawson Kahl ran for 129 yards and four touchdowns in the Little Hawks’ 42-23 upset of 5A No. 2 Bettendorf Friday night
Cedar Rapids Prairie rushed for 327 yards to beat Iowa City West, 28-21, in the regular-season finale at John Wall Field. This game was won up front, so give mega props to the big uglies, as they call them, guys who never get any glory.
The Gazette’s roundup for the first round of the Iowa high school football playoffs in 2A, 1A, A and 8-Player with statewide scores and complete area coverage.
Benton Community’s hard-nosed defense and pounding ground game produced a 21-0 win over top-ranked Williamsburg Friday night in Van Horne. The No. 8 Bobcats claimed the Class 3A District 5 title.
Fourth-ranked Lisbon beat Starmont 49-0 in a Class A first-round Iowa high school football playoff game Friday night.
No. 8 Benton Community upset No. 1 Williamsburg 21-0 to a claim a Class 3A Iowa high school football district title Friday night in Van Horne.
Here’s how all 71 Iowa high school football teams ranked in this week’s Gazette poll fared in Week 9 games Friday night.
Cedar Rapids Prairie defeated Iowa City West 28-21 in a Class 5A Iowa high school football game at Prairie on Friday.
No. 4 Lisbon forced five first-half turnovers, turned three directly into touchdowns, and walloped Starmont, 49-0, in a Class A high school football first-round playoff game.
Follow Gazette-area Week 9 Iowa high school football games, plus statewide playoff games in 2A, 1A, A and 8-Player live Friday night with our updating scoreboard.
American Rivers Conference rivals Wartburg and Coe have done a lot of excellent things on football fields over the years. With lots of Eastern Iowans helping their causes, and they meet again Saturday with a lot on the line.
Action from the Class 1A Iowa high school cross country state-qualifying meet at North Linn High School on Thursday.
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