The hay is in the barn and all classes have reached the postseason. See what Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Scott Unash have to say about high school football in our last 4 Downs.
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The hay is in the barn and all classes have reached the postseason. See what Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Scott Unash have to say about high school football in our last 4 Downs.
High school volleyball: Tuesday’s seven area 5A, 4A and 3A regional finals.
High school volleyball: Springville’s Jacobi mother/daughter duo will team up for at least one more match. The Orioles sweep North Cedar in a Class 1A regional semifinal.
Springville High School took on North Cedar High School during the 1A regional volleyball semifinal on Monday, October 27, 2025. Springville won the game 25-23, 25-18 and 25-20.
High school football: The Gazette’s post-Week 9 poll. Dowling, Xavier and Clear Lake are unanimous No. 1 selections in the final 5A/4A/3A poll.
Five Gazette-area 2A and 1A volleyball regional semifinals to watch Monday. Veteran Rowan Jacobi will match wits with rookie Caylee Jensen in Springville’s 1A showdown with North Cedar.
Solon finishes regular season undefeated and rested their starters after going up by 45 points against Fort Madison Friday night.
Iowa high school football playoffs 2025: Round of 16 pairings for all seven classes.
Iowa high school football 2025: How the ranked teams from The Gazette’s preseason poll fared in Week 9. Clear Lake blanks West Delaware in battle of 3A unbeatens, 28-0.
Running back Campbell Janis went over 1,000 yards rushing this season Friday night for the Iowa City West football team. Wide receiver Ethan Headings went over 1,000 yards receiving Friday night for the Iowa City West football team. But the biggest accomplishment in the Class 5A No. 10 Trojans’ 42-14 win Friday night over Linn-Mar was a spot in the state playoffs.
"It's our fourth one-score loss of the year," lamented Kennedy Coach Brian White following the 14-7 loss. "If you win those games, all the sudden you are 7-2 and getting ready for the playoffs.
North Linn opened the playoffs by turning Will Sommerfelt loose.The junior quarterback piled up 158 of his career-high 191 rushing yards by halftime and accounted for five total touchdowns as the Class A 10th-ranked Lynx routed Columbus Community, 59-14, in a first round playoff game Friday night at Troy Mills.
Iowa City Regina only need 11 plays rack up 49 points and never looked back against Northeast in their first round Class 1A Iowa High School Football playoff game.
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