Jeff Johnson

No one would have blamed any of the kids on Cedar Rapids Jefferson’s varsity football team had they just decided enough was enough. But enough of them have persevered to complete a season that initially looked to be impossible.

Who are our front-runners for Coach of the Year? What are some of the top defensive performances? Gazette writers answer those questions and more.

John Argo scored three touchdowns as 3A No. 9 Davenport Assumption beat Mount Vernon, 24-12.

Latvian goaltender Bruno Bruveris is enjoying his first experience playing hockey in the U.S. with the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders.

4A No. 9 Clear Creek Amana rallied for a late touchdown to beat Cedar Rapids Washington, 20-19.

We’re back for another episode of the Prep Football Huddle, our weekly Iowa high school football podcast.

We’ve done our alma maters proud. The Gazette staff answers more questions about high school football, including a social media submission from Facebook.

Cedar Rapids Xavier took over in the second half and posted a 31-0 victory over Cedar Rapids Washington.

The Cedar Rapids Kernels fell just shy of their first league championship since 1994.

The Quad Cities River Bandits won the deciding Game 5 of the High-A Central League championship series, 5-0.

Logan Porter’s bomb gave Quad Cities a 2-1 win over the Cedar Rapids Kernels and tied the High-A Central League championship series at 2-2

The Cedar Rapids Kernels took a 2-1 series lead on Quad Cities in the High-A Central League Championship Series with an 8-4 win Friday night.

Cedar Rapids Kennedy quarterback Carson Blietz has an 8-to-1 TD-to-interception rate going into the Cougars’ game Thursday night against Dubuque Senior.

The Quad Cities River Bandits blanked the Cedar Rapids Kernels 6-0 in Game 2 of the High-A Central League championship series.

The Gazette’s Jeff Johnson, Jeff Linder and K.J. Pilcher discuss their Week 4 takeaways and look ahead to Week 5 on the Prep Football Huddle!