Results and stats from the playoffs of Iowa High School Football from Gazette-area teams
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Results and stats from the playoffs of Iowa High School Football from Gazette-area teams
Class 3A second-ranked Spartans routed Benton Community, 31-6, in the first round of the high school football playoffs Friday night at Solon High School.
Cedar Rapids Xavier rout Waverly-Shell Rock 47-0 in the first round of the Iowa High School football playoff.
Photos from Waverly-Shell Rock vs. Cedar Rapids Washington Iowa High School football first round playoff game Friday, October 31, 2025
Photos from Solon vs. Benton Community Iowa High School football first round playoff game Friday, October 31, 2025. Solon would go on to win 31-6.
See photos from the Iowa Class 2A and Class 3A state cross country championships.
State cross country, Class 3A: Western Dubuque star Quentin Nauman pulls away in the final half-mile, repeats as champion in a state-record 14:48.
State cross country, Class 2A: Monticello’s Mary Grace Lyons is a ‘veteran freshman, and the girls’ state runner-up.
High school football teams play in the Iowa High School Athletic Association playoffs. All seven classes will compete in the Round of 16 for a spot in the state quarterfinals.
Iowa Valley’s football team takes a 9-0 record and No. 4 ranking into its Class Eight-Player second-round playoff game Friday night at home against Janesville. The Tigers have the ability to reach the UNI-Dome and the semifinals for the first time in 25 years.
The Gazette sports writers Jeff Johnson, Jeff Linder and K.J. Pilcher discuss Iowa High School Football Week 9 results, upcoming playoff matchups in Week 10 and games to watch.
State cross country: Iowa City Liberty junior Keegan Decker is a Class 4A championship contender. He’ll race Saturday morning at Fort Dodge.
Scouting the individual and team races at the 2025 state cross country meet. 2A and 3A competition is Friday; 4A and 1A will run Saturday.
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