False Start: Storms affect Week 1 of prep football

Lightning was the winner on the first Friday of the 2015 high school football season.

Numerous Week 1 games were postponed to Saturday and the West Des Moines Dowling at Cedar Rapids Xavier game was cancelled.

Many games were called before kick while others — including the Lisbon at West Branch contest — were called in progress. The game at West Branch will resume at 11 a.m. with the Bears on top, 20-7, with 8:51 left in the third quarter.

Saturday's slate includes the Metro clash between Jefferson and Washington at Kingston Stadium, kicking off at 2 p.m. Linn-Mar will host Prairie in a 5 p.m. contest and Mount Vernon will return to Thomas Park Field to take on Marion at 7 p.m.

The showdown in Iowa City between Solon and five-time defending champion Regina will start at 7 p.m.

Other games Saturday:

AGWSR at South Hardin, 1 p.m.

Aplington-Parkersburg at Dike-New Hartford, 7 p.m.

Belle Plaine at North Linn, 3 p.m.

Denver at Jesup, 11 a.m.

Don Bosco at Midland (suspended), TBA

Dyersville Beckman at Monticello, 11 a.m.

Grinnell at South Tama, 6:30 p.m.

HLV vs. Central City (at Cornell College), 5:30 p.m.

Tipton at West Liberty (suspended), 2 p.m.

Twin Cedars at English Valleys (suspended), 2 p.m.

Wapsie Valley at Starmont, 2 p.m.

Waterloo Columbus at Independence, 6 p.m.

West Delaware at Western Dubuque, 7 p.m.

Wilton at Williamsburg, 2 p.m.

Winfield-Mount Union at Iowa Valley, 3 p.m.

Monday:

Alburnett at Maquoketa Valley, 6:30 p.m.