Iowa City West rallies for win in UNI-Dome; City High falls at Ames: Week 3 prep football roundup

Before Friday night, Iowa City West's most recent trip to the UNI-Dome was a loss in the Class 4A state championship game.

The Trojans' Week 3 return to Cedar Falls had that same late November feel.

West answered Luke Gillett's touchdown pass to Blake Christensen on the first play of overtime with a 5-yard touchdown run by quarterback Evan Flitz before Flitz rolled out and hit Traevis Buchanan for the conversion as the No. 3 Trojans took down No. 10 Cedar Falls, 32-31, in a Class 4A prep football overtime thriller.

West overcame a 17-point halftime deficit with 21 unanswered points, and, after Cedar Falls regained the lead, tied the score on Lucas Karwal's 35-yard field goal with 1:16 left in the fourth quarter.

Flitz completed 17 of 25 passes for 208 yards and two scores. He also rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries for a Trojans team that was held to 85 yards of offense in the opening half.

— Nick Petaros, Waterloo Courier

MARION 49, DEWITT CENTRAL 3 — Trevor Paulsen rushed for 161 yards and three touchdowns and passed for 89 and two TDs as the Indians rolled on the road.

Paulsen completed 7 of 13 passes, including four for 41 yards and a TD to Blair Brooks.

Chris Mohwinkle added 161 yards and two TDs on eight rushes as Marion improved to 2-1.

WILLIAMSBURG 55, ANAMOSA 7 — Gage Hazen-Fabor set the tone for the Raiders, scoring on the first play of the game on an 81-yard run.

He ended up with 228 yards on 16 rushes and scored two more touchdowns as No. 2 Williamsburg rolled on the road.

Gage Blythe completed 6 of 9 passes for the Raiders for 79 yards and a TD.

Andrew Walton led Anamosa with three receptions for 101 yards, including a 23-yard TD pass from his brother, Matthew.

— Daryl Schepanski, correspondent

DECORAH 55, VINTON-SHELLSBURG 0 — The Vikings scored on eight of their 11 possessions and rushed for 309 yards in a win at home.

Jake Muhlbauer had 111 rushing yards and two touchdowns and Clay Johansen added 64 rushing yards and two TDs.

Decorah is 3-0 for the first time since 2013.

Coleson Phelps had 86 yards rushing for the Vinton-Shellsburg.

— Darin Svenson, correspondent

MOUNT VERNON 69, CAMANCHE 0 — Drew Adams passed for six touchdowns as the Mustangs won for the second week in a row.

WEST BRANCH 47, JESUP 0 — The Bears used a balanced attack to score a shutout at the Little Rose Bowl.

Quarterback Bo Cornwell continued his strong play, passing for more than 200 yards and four touchdowns. Three of those went to senior wide receiver Ben Thompson, which tied a school record. Thompson finished with four catches for 96 yards.

Sophomore running back Tanner Lukavsky eclipsed the 100-yard mark for the third consecutive week, and also tallied three TDs.

The Bears (3-0, 1-0) travel to Delhi to take on Maquoketa Valley in a District 3 matchup next week.

— Jason Miller, correspondent

AMES 46, IOWA CITY HIGH 33 — The Little Cy-Hawk game looked to be a race to the finish line, but in the end, the Little Hawks could not keep pace.

Ames topped Iowa City High for the second season in a row and retained the Little Cy-Hawk trophy.

The Little Hawks held a 9-0 lead through a quarter but never led again as Ames scored on nearly every offensive possession from the second quarter on.

The Little Hawks (1-2) take on Iowa City West next Friday.

— Ian Murphy, Ames Tribune

UNION 42, MONTICELLO 0 — Union quarterback Troy Hanus completed 8 of 11 passes for 236 yards and four touchdowns as the Knights won their district opener at home.

Kody Alpers caught five passes for 146 yards and two scores. Brayden Grosse rushed for 126 yards, and Kaleb Roach rushed for 102.

Union (1-0, 2-1) outgained Monticello (0-1, 2-1) 499 to 158.

— Pete Temple, correspondent

CLAYTON RIDGE 14, TIPTON 7 — Josef Von Handorf ran for 161 yards as the Eagles won in Tipton.

BELLEVUE 54, NORTH CEDAR 13 — Hunter Clasen led the Comets to a win at home, rushing for 249 yards on 12 carries and scoring six touchdowns.

The Comets (3-0, 1-0 District 3) scored just 2 1/2 minutes into the game and never relented.

DUBUQUE WAHLERT 42, CLEAR CREEK AMANA 20 — Kolton Bartow ran for 191 yards and four touchdowns as the Golden Eagles ran past the Clippers for their first win of the season.

Bartow scored on runs of 1 and 16 yards in the first half.

Clear Creek-Amana quarterback Ethan Postler completed 16 of 26 passes for 243 yards, including a 31-yard touchdown pass to Darius Moore. Moore finished with seven catches for 120 yards. He also threw a 27-yard TD pass to Cade Stratten on a trick play to open the fourth quarter. Zach Kabbage scored on a 7-yard run for the Clippers (0-3, 0-1).

— Tim O'Neill, Dubuque Telegraph-Herald

WASHINGTON (Iowa) 16, MOUNT PLEASANT 14 — Anthony Torres' 28-yard field goal with 3:56 left was the difference as the Dmons won at home.

Luke Tuner completed 15 of 25 passes for 78 yards and rushed for 124 yards for Washington.

SOLON 47, KEOKUK 7 — Sophomore quarterback Cam Miller completed 12 of 17 passes for 308 yards and four touchdowns as the Spartans won on the road.

AJ Coons caught touchdown passes of 74 and 44 yards to lead Solon (3-0).

WEST DELAWARE 21, DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION 14 (OT) — Caleb Kehrli rushed for 117 yards and scored the winning touchdown on a 4-yard run in overtime as the Hawks survived at home.

Jordan Bries (1-yard run) and Grant Morris (6 run) also scored for West Delaware (2-1).

— Bill Logan, correspondent