The Class 2A fourth-ranked Golden Hawks were in search of their first trip to the state semifinals in program history, but a Van Meter team with all the tradition in the world stood in the way.
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The Class 2A fourth-ranked Golden Hawks were in search of their first trip to the state semifinals in program history, but a Van Meter team with all the tradition in the world stood in the way.
Photos of Southeast Polk vs. Iowa City Liberty Iowa High School state football quarterfinal in North Liberty Friday, November 7, 2025
"We got away with a 'W,' that's all that matters," Solon senior quarterback Eli Kampman said. "As long as we win, it doesn't matter how we do it."
Results and stats from the playoffs of Iowa High School Football from Gazette-area teams
Dubuque Wahlert lost a regular-season game to West Delaware. The Golden Eagles have won seven games since, including a 27-6 victory over the Hawks in the Class 3A state quarterfinals Friday night at Brown Field in Manchester.
Class 4A football quarterfinal: Cash Parks throws four touchdown passes to four different guys, and No. 1 Xavier rocks ADM, 45-7.
Xavier High School won their 4A quarterfinals high school football game against ADM High School on Friday, November 7, 2025. Xavier High School won the game 45-7.
Iowa Valley produced a spirited comeback, but Audubon thwarted a last-second attempt to secure a 26-19 victory in an 8-Player quarterfinal football game Thursday night in Marengo.
Quarterback Trevor Mathern, running back Treyvon Herron and wide receiver Hudson Clark accounted for almost 400 offensive yards and eight touchdowns in third-ranked Gladbrook-Reinbeck’s 54-18 win over No. 6 Ed-Co in an Eight-Player football quarterfinal playoff game Thursday night.
State volleyball, 1A final: Down a set, Saint Ansgar storms back to top Janesville for its first championship.
Photos from the 1A championship match between Janesville and St. Ansgar
State volleyball, 2A final: It takes five sets, but Denver repeats despite 38 kills from Hinton star Bailey Boeve.
Photos from the 2A championship match between the Denver Cyclones and the Hinton Blackhawks
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