The Iowa High School Athletic Association released first-round Iowa high school football postseason pairings for Class 2A, 1A, A and 8-Player Saturday morning.
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The Iowa High School Athletic Association released first-round Iowa high school football postseason pairings for Class 2A, 1A, A and 8-Player Saturday morning.
The Gazette’s Week 8 Iowa high school football roundup with Friday night’s statewide scores and complete coverage of area games.
It was a big win for No. 9 Iowa City Regina, 20-8 over second-ranked Wilton, albeit a touch bittersweet.
Iowa City West beat fourth-ranked Pleasant Valley 49-35 in a Class 5A Iowa high school football game Friday night.
Iowa City West quarterback Jack Wallace passed for five touchdowns and rushed for two more, powering the Trojans to a mammoth 49-35 upset over Class 5A No. 4 Pleasant Valley Friday night at Trojan Field.
Iowa City High’s football team won two earlier games this season by scoring last-second touchdowns and getting two-point conversions after them. But it wouldn’t be 3-for-3, as Linn-Mar stopped City High’s two-point try after a TD with 22.5 seconds left for a 28-27 victory.
Needing wins in each of its final two games to have a shot at a postseason berth, Clear Creek Amana charged into Saints Field and upset Class 4A No. 6 Cedar Rapids Xavier, 28-24.
Cedar Falls and Cedar Rapids Kennedy reached Week 8 in desperate need of a win. The Tigers move on to the regular season’s final game with Class 5A playoff hopes intact, defeating the Cougars, 28-7, at Kingston Stadium.
Here’s how all 70 Iowa high school football teams ranked in this week’s Gazette poll fared in Week 8 games Friday night.
Clear Creek Amana defeated sixth-ranked Cedar Rapids Xavier 28-24 in a Class 4A Iowa high school football game Friday night at Saints Field in Cedar Rapids.
Two early goal-line stands helped send Anamosa to a 41-0 romp over Northeast and the Class 2A District 7 championship.
Seventh-ranked Linn-Mar beat No. 9 Iowa City High 28-27 in a Class 5A Iowa high school football game Friday night in Marion.
Follow Gazette-area Week 8 Iowa high school football games live Friday night with our updating scoreboard.
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