K.J. Pilcher

Iowa City High’s Jake Mitchell played football his first two falls but joined then golf team as a junior when a broken leg suffered during baseball kept him off the gridiron. The senior is healthy and decided to play both sports this fall, helping the Little Hawks win their first MVC golf divisional title since 2002 and leading the football team in tackles.

Any questions MFL MarMac football coach Dan Anderson had about his team’s fortitude were emphatically answered. Here’s our Week 6 Iowa high school football rewind, with Friday night notes from around the area.

Coe’s Ray Seidel was labeled with the most accurate nickname: “Bam Bam.” The physical rusher is coming off an all-conference season and remains a key cog in Coe’s backfield. He is second on the team in rushing, entering Saturday’s battle of American Rivers Conference leaders at Wartburg’s Walston-Hoover Stadium in Waverly.

Tanner Anderson threw touchdown passes to three different receivers, in addition to a score by Grant Glausser, leading top-ranked Western Dubuque to a 35-7 victory over Marion in a Class 4A District 2 prep football game at Marion Stadium. The Bobcats scored all of their points before halftime and posted their seventh straight win over the Wolves.

Coe and Wartburg battle with first place in the American Rivers Conference at stake. Cornell looks to return to .500. Upper Iowa and Drake open conference play. Here are five things to watch In non-FBS Iowa college football this week.

Iowa City West’s Santana Miller scored offensive, defensive and special teams touchdowns, adding a pair of two-point conversions in the Trojans’ decisive victory over Cedar Rapids Jefferson.

Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Nathan Ford share their midseasons honors and rainy-night playlists. The fearsome foursome highlight Week 5 standouts and comment on the season’s unpredictability.

The putting hasn’t always been a strength this season, but Cedar Rapids Xavier’s Garrett Nurre tore up the greens and claimed medalist honors at the final MVC Mississippi Division meet. He helped the Saints win the final divisional and finish overall runner-up to Dubuque Wahlert.

Coe dominated both sides of the ball, scoring at will on offense and stifling Nebraska Wesleyan to the end of a 56-6 American Rivers Conference victory Saturday at Clark Field. Carter Maske passed for 288 yards and four touchdowns in about two quarters of action as the Kohawks (4-0, 2-0) celebrated Homecoming with their seventh straight win over the Prairie Wolves.

Brent Yonkovic contributed scores on the first three drives and Sawyer Krogmann added a defensive touchdown, while extended weather delays led to a shortened 28-0 West Delaware victory over Maquoketa at Brown Field. The Hawks have won three straight games, moving to 3-2 this season.

Battles of conference leaders, streaks and hot starts. Here are five Iowa things To watch In non-FBS college football this weekend.

The Iowa high school football regular season is basically halfway over and still surprising us. This week’s Prep Football Huddle podcast includes reactions to eye-opening wins for Starmont, Solon West Delaware and more.

Gentry Dumont wandered the sidelines as a little kid, following his dad and current Iowa City Regina head coach, Jason Dumont, watching older players win titles, flinging a football with friends and becoming the team’s water boy. Now, Gentry is a senior quarterback with the keys to drive the Regina offense in his hands.

Cedar Rapids Prairie freshman Henry Sobaski celebrated his 15th birthday Tuesday. He provided himself with a gift, shooting 2-under 70 and earned co-medalist honors at the Cedar Falls Invitational.

Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Nathan Ford answer questions about the Iowa high school football season. What running backs have run roughshod? What are highly-competitive districts in Class 4A and 5A? What are the best bands we’ve seen this season?