Articles Tagged: Independence High School

Here are 16 Gazette area players to watch for the 2021-22 Iowa high school boys’ basketball season.

A closer look at the 12 area Iowa high school football quarterfinal games.

Marcus Beatty rushed for 319 yards as No. 7 Independence beat No. 6 Benton Community 26-6 in the first round of the Class 3A playoffs.

Photos from Independence’s 26-6 win over Benton Community in the first round of the Class 3A football playoffs.

A closer look at a dozen of the top area high school football games for the round of 16.

Gazette staff answer scary good questions about the playoffs. Is there a “Group of Death“ pod this year? What underdogs can make it to the UNI-Dome? Will Iowa City Regina’s win streak survive the playoffs?

Your guide to Week 9 of the Iowa high school football season: The regular season concludes for big schools and the playoffs begin for 2A on down.

All eyes will be on Ed-Co’s Kelsey Hansel and North Linn’s Chloe Van Etten in Wednesday’s 1A regional volleyball quarterfinal.

Photos from an Iowa high school volleyball regional quarterfinal between Center Point-Urbana and Independence.

Photos from the Independence Mustangs’ home football game against the West Delaware Hawks.

Third-ranked West Delaware scored 18 points in final quarter to beat No. 6 Independence and win the Class 3A District 3 title.

Jeff Johnson, Jeff Linder and K.J. Pilcher discuss Week 7 Iowa high school football takeaways and look ahead to Week 8 on the Prep Football Huddle.

Independence senior running back Marcus Beatty has rushed for 1,658 yards and 19 touchdowns this season. He has also broken the program’s career records for rushing yards and rushing TDs.

All the questions have been submitted by social media followers. Who are the top skill players? What is the state of Class 5A? Best popcorn and songs?

The postseason football brackets will be determined this week in four classes, next week in 3A, 4A and 5A. Here’s a primer on area races.