Prep football roundup: No. 1 North Fayette Valley opens with win

Top-ranked North Fayette Valley opened the defense of its Class 2A state football title by running over Decorah Friday night, 22-7, in Decorah.

The TigerHawks rushed for 285 yards, led by Dillon Baumler with 107 and two touchdowns. Tanner Kuhens added 93 rushing yards and Trevor Hurd chipped in with 45 yards and a touchdown.

North Fayette Valley was unable to score in the first quarter, but took advantage of good field position.

The TigerHawks got on the board with 10:13 left in the second on Baumler's first touchdown run and Kendrick Bemis added the 2-point run to make it 8-0.

NFV added another score 1:20 before halftime. Hurd scored on a quarterback keeper to cap off a 60-yard, 10-play drive. The 2-point run failed, making it 14-0 at the half.

Decorah fumbled on a punt return in the third, giving the TigerHawks the ball at the Vikings' 37. Ten plays later, Baumler found the end zone for the second time in the game. He also added the 2-point conversion to give NFV a 22-0 lead with 4:23 left in the third.

NFV outgained Decorah, 285-128. All of the TigerHawks' yards were on the ground.

— Darin Svenson, correspondent

ANAMOSA 22, NORTH CEDAR 0 — The Raiders, coming off one of the most successful seasons in school history, got off to a flying start by scoring a shutout in Stanwood.

The game was called with 3:55 left in the third quarter.

Trevor Wehling scored a pair of touchdowns and Kolin Schulte followed an interception in the second quarter with a 17-yard touchdown run.

Wehling totaled 69 yards on 10 carries, scoring on a 1-yard run in the first quarter and a 13-yard run in the third that capped the scoring. Daniel Husmann added 66 yards on six carries and Wehling had 48 on seven rushes.

The Raiders totaled 232 total yards, holding North Cedar to 192.

— Daryl Schepanski, correspondent

EAST BUCHANAN 48, NORTH TAMA 0 — Jacob Schmitt rushed for 191 yards and three touchdowns as the Bucs won in Traer.

Griffin Cabalka added 63 yards and a TD on 13 carries and Carter Downer had 78 yards and a score on eight carries.

The Bucs' defense allowed just 24 total yards.

Bellevue 13, Easton Valley 12

BGM 20, Sigourney-Keota 6

Clinton 40, DeWitt Central 10

Columbus Community 43, WACO 38

Dubuque Senior 21, Dubuque Wahlert 6

Elkader Central 52, Tripoli 24

Gladbrook-Reinbeck 13, Union Community 6

Highland 18, Danville 10

Janesville 55, Dunkerton 0

Lone Tree 30, North Mahaska 0

Louisa-Muscatine 26, Northeast 18

Lynnville-Sully 53, Van Buren 6

Maquoketa 53, Cascade 0

Mediapolis 28, Camanche 19

MFL MarMac 25, Postville 0

Mid-Prairie 54, Durant 22

Montezuma 8, Grundy Center 7

Moravia 50, Tri-County 0

Muscatine 24, Dubuque Hempstead 12

New Hampton 14, Crestwood 6

Osage 32, Charles City 18

Pella 42, Washington (Iowa) 24

Riceville 60, Lansing Kee 12

Sumner-Fredericksburg 8, Oelwein 0

Turkey Valley 58, Rockford 12

Vinton-Shellsburg 14, Benton Community 13

Waukon 30, South Winneshiek 6

Waverly-Shell Rock 20, Waterloo West 13

West Central 47, Clarksville 26