Prep football playoffs: Our predictions

The Gazette's sportswriters pick the semifinalists and championship games for the Iowa high school football playoffs. If you need a refresher,

here are the brackets.

Class 4A

You pick: Who will win the Class 4A championship?

 

Jeff Johnson

Jeff Linder

Douglas Miles

K.J. Pilcher

Semifinalist

West Des Moines Dowling

West Des Moines Dowling

West Des Moines Dowling

West Des Moines Dowling

Semifinalist

Cedar Rapids Washington

Cedar Rapids Washington

Cedar Rapids Washington

Cedar Rapids Washington

Runner-Up

Bettendorf

Bettendorf

Cedar Rapids Prairie

Bettendorf

Champion

West Des Moines Valley

West Des Moines Valley

West Des Moines Valley

West Des Moines Valley

West Des Moines Valley West Des Moines Dowling Ankeny Centennial Cedar Rapids Washington Bettendorf Cedar Rapids Prairie Waukee Waterloo West Iowa City High Ankeny Iowa City West Other  

Class 3A

You pick: Who will win the Class 3A championship?

 

Jeff Johnson

Jeff Linder

Douglas Miles

K.J. Pilcher

Semifinalist

Storm Lake

Creston/Orient-Macksburg

Webster City

Creston/Orient-Macksburg

Semifinalist

Cedar Rapids Xavier 

Cedar Rapids Xavier

Cedar Rapids Xavier

Cedar Rapids Xavier

Runner-Up

Norwalk

Carroll

Carroll

Carroll

Champion

Pella

Pella

Pella

Pella

Pella Cedar Rapids Xavier Carroll Creston/Orient-Macksburg Solon Storm Lake Norwalk West Delaware Glenwood Webster City Other  

Class 2A

You pick: Who will win the Class 2A championship?

 

Jeff Johnson

Jeff Linder

Douglas Miles

K.J. Pilcher

Semifinalist

Dike-New Hartford

Dike-New Hartford

Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley

Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley

Semifinalist

North Fayette Valley

North Fayette Valley

Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon

Runner-Up

Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley

Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley

Monroe PCM

Dike-New Hartford

Champion

Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon

North Fayette Valley

North Fayette Valley

North Fayette Valley Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley Mount Vernon Union Carroll Kuemper Dike-New Hartford New Hampton Monroe PCM Central Lyon-GLR Crestwood South Central Calhoun Other  

Class 1A

You pick: Who will win the Class 1A championship?

 

Jeff Johnson

Jeff Linder

Douglas Miles

K.J. Pilcher

Semifinalist

Madrid

Van Meter

Van Meter

Van Meter

Semifinalist

Denver

Denver

Denver

Denver

Runner-Up

Western Christian

Western Christian

Western Christian

Western Christian

Champion

Pella Christian

Pella Christian

Iowa City Regina

Iowa City Regina

Iowa City Regina Pella Christian Van Meter Denver Western Christian Hinton Madrid Bellevue West Lyon Logan-Magnolia Other  

Class A

You pick: Who will win the Class A championship?

 

Jeff Johnson

Jeff Linder

Douglas Miles

K.J. Pilcher

Semifinalist

Algona Garrigan

Algona Garrigan

Council Bluffs St. Albert

Algona Garrigan

Semifinalist

Saint Ansgar

Gladbrook-Reinbeck

Saint Ansgar

Gladbrook-Reinbeck

Runner-Up

Council Bluffs St. Albert

Council Bluffs St. Albert

Gladbrook-Reinbeck

Council Bluffs St. Albert

Champion

Gladbrook-Reinbeck

Saint Ansgar

Algona Garrigan

Saint Ansgar

Algona Garrigan Gladbrook-Reinbeck Saint Ansgar Council Bluffs St. Albert West Hancock Lisbon West Sioux East Buchanan Hudson Lynnville-Sully Other  

8-Player

You pick: Who will win the 8-Player championship?

 

Jeff Johnson

Jeff Linder

Douglas Miles

K.J. Pilcher

Semifinalist

Audubon

Audubon

Audubon

Audubon

Semifinalist

Iowa Valley

Midland

Twin Cedars

Twin Cedars

Runner-Up

Don Bosco

Don Bosco

Turkey Valley

Don Bosco

Champion

Fremont-Mills

Fremont-Mills

Fremont-Mills

Fremont-Mills

Fremont-Mills Turkey Valley Harris-Lake Park Don Bosco Audubon Twin Cedars Ar-We-Va Midland Iowa Valley Other