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.
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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.
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In an pivotal early-season Class 5A clash, Iowa City Liberty (1-1), led by Beckman, knocked off Iowa City High (0-2), 41-14, winning the Battle for Zeus for the fourth time in the six-year series. Quarterback Graham Beckman had one rushing touchdown and completed 26 of 32 passes for 269 yards and three scores — all three going to Dallas Miller.
Iowa City Liberty beat Iowa City High 41-14 in a Week 2 Iowa high school football game on Friday.
Follow The Gazette’s live blog for scores and updates from Week 2 of the Iowa high school football season Friday night.
A dozen of the top Gazette-area Iowa high school football games to watch in Week 2.
Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Nathan Ford kick off a season of high school football questions. Read our takes on Week 1 heroes, Week 2 contests and reasonable expectations of a first-year program.
Why should Friday get all the fun? Week 1 of the Iowa high school football schedule also comes with a pair of ranked matchups on Saturday night. Here’s a look at who all the teams ranked in The Gazette’s preseason poll face this week.
There are plenty of standout Iowa high school football games Friday night (and Saturday) that we preview in the first Prep Football Huddle podcast of the season. Plus, a look at our preseason rankings and storylines to watch.
Iowa City High, 6-4 last season, opens at home against Joliet Cathloic on Friday — a program that has won 28 of its last 31 games, an Illinois-record 15 sanctioned state titles and, according to its website, “34 state and national championships.”
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High school volleyball notes: Behind a new face (freshman setter Zane Ehler) and a more-than-willing position move (from Paycee Sorgenfrey), Tipton is on the move. The Tigers are 11-2 with eight straight wins.
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