Highlights: Western Christian, Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley, West Des Moines Dowling win state football championships

Three Gazette-area teams fell on the final day of the prep football season as the champions were crowned in Class 4A, 2A and 1A at the UNI-Dome.

Class 1A: No. 4 Western Christian 47, No. 1 Iowa City Regina 34

You they can't label Western Christian just a basketball school anymore.

Not after Friday's 47-34 win in the Class 1A state championship football game stopped 'The Streak.' Iowa City Regina's historic title run has come to an end at six consecutive years.

It took just over half that long (13 years) for the Wolfpack to win it all in what had always been a foreign sport. Known for prolific success on the court, someone in the community convinced now retired hoops coach and athletics director Jim Eekhoff in the early 2000s that football might not be a bad thing to try.

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Class 2A: No. 2 Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 41, No. 4 Union 22

Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley had made a habit of starting slow and hitting its stride in the second quarter of games this season.

This time, it took a little longer, but the Nighthawks customary outburst still came.

Second-ranked BHRV scored 22 points in the third quarter and defeated No. 4 Union, 41-22, in the Class 2A championship Friday at the UNI-Dome.

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Class 4A: No. 2 West Des Moines Dowling 23, No. 10 Iowa City West 10

Football can be a complicated game, but sometimes it's kind of simple.

You have an offensive line that averages 276 pounds tackle to tackle, and you're going against a four-man defensive front that averages 205. Your running back weighs 220, more than three of your opponent's four linemen and as much as the other.

Be the play caller here. Run the football, right?

West Des Moines Dowling ran it a lot, getting 194 yards and two touchdowns from Jacob Zachary to quell Iowa City West, 23-10, Friday night at the UNI-Dome in the Class 4A state championship game. That's a four-peat for the Maroons (12-1), something no other big school ever has accomplished.

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Here's what happened in Thursday's championships.