A pair of top-five defenses lived up to their reputation. A couple of big breaks and a little versatility made the difference. Class 3A second-ranked Mount Vernon outlasted Benton Community in a battle of unbeatens, 19-7.
Cedar Rapids Kennedy beat Class 5A No. 4-ranked Linn-Mar 34-0 in an Iowa high school football game Friday night.
Follow The Gazette’s live blog for scores and updates from Week 3 of the Iowa high school football season Friday night.
Cedar Rapids Kennedy junior offensive lineman Nick Brooks announced Friday in a ceremony at the school that he will play college football at the University of Iowa. The 6-foot-8, 385-pounder picked the Hawkeyes over Florida State, Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee.
A couple big results in Week 2 of the Iowa high school football season caused a bit of a rankings shake-up in this week’s Gazette poll. The Prep Football Huddle podcast breaks it all down.
A sophomore, Adam Gray ran second individually and paced the Cougars’ fast foursome to an impressive title run at the Cedar Rapids Invitational cross country meet Thursday afternoon at Seminole Valley Park.
An injury suffered late in the state semifinal victory relegated Mount Vernon quarterback Joey Rhomberg to a support role for the school’s 10th state finals appearance. Rhomberg has made a major impact to open his senior campaign for the 3A second-ranked Mustangs.
Take a peek at this week’s Iowa high school football schedule and you might think the postseason has already started. It’s a stacked slate across the state. Here’s who all 73 teams ranked in this week’s Gazette poll face.
Prep cross country: 20 girls teams, 19 boys squads entered for Thursday’s Cedar Rapids Invitational at Seminole Valley Park.
Prep volleyball: Chloe Meester’s summer consisted of some work with the National Team Development Program and a commitment to Louisville. Now, the Mount Vernon junior has gone 'from great to elite,’ and complete.
Prep volleyball: Area Super Ten (Sept. 6). At 15-0, Clear Creek Amana continues its reign at No. 1.
A dozen of the top Gazette-area Iowa high school football games to watch in Week 3.
See photos as Kennedy hosted Washington for a girls’ swim meet.
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