K.J. Pilcher

Linn-Mar running back Carter Henderson missed the first two games of the season and slowly increased his workload the next two weeks. He has regained his form, surpassing the 100-yard mark and scoring at least once in each of No. 9 Linn-Mar’s last four games.

Week 9 of Iowa high school football is the last week of the regular season for some (5A, 4A, 3A), the first round of the playoffs for others (2A, 1A, A, 8-Player). This episode of the Prep Football Huddle podcast breaks it all down.

Doug Schwab can picture the payoff the Panthers’ effort could yield. The product might be one of most experienced and deepest teams in his 12 seasons as UNI wrestling head coach.

The Gazette Iowa high school sports staff answers questions about the first round of the playoffs for small schools, the RPI, Coach of the Year candidates and cool lids.

Dubuque benefited from a Coe holding penalty in the end zone, taking a 15-14 lead and the ball for a game-ending 3:25 drive. The Spartans handed Coe its first American Rivers Conference loss.

Cedar Rapids Xavier quarterback Ronan Thomas accounted for five touchdowns and the defense didn’t allow a TD for the fifth straight game. Both helped third-ranked Xavier capture the Class 4A District 4 title with a 42-3 victory over Newton.

Carter Maske bided his time and remained committed to be Coe’s starting quarterback. He earned another chance two weeks ago and hasn’t loosened his grip.

Cedar Rapids Jefferson sophomore Braylon Evans suffered loss with the death of his father, Nelson Evans III, who was a former J-Hawk all-state player and assistant coach. Evans continues to play the sport he shared with his dad.

The varsity victories may not have materialized but first-year Cedar Rapids Jefferson head football coach Ed Miles has seen positives behind the scenes in the program.

Top-tier Iowa high school football teams had statement wins in Week 7. We discuss the top teams and our top takeaways from Week 7 on this episode of the Prep Football Huddle podcast.

Which Iowa high school football class is the deepest? Will Xavier’s shutout streak continue? What’s the best concession stand food? Our staff answers in 4 Downs.

Reid Hall fired even-par 70 Saturday, giving him a two-day total of 141 and medalist honors at the Class 4A boys’ state golf meet at Elmcrest Country Club. He became Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s first state golf champion.

Cedar Rapids Kennedy dropped its first game of the season last week. The Cougars responded and knocked Davenport West from the ranks of the unbeaten.

Former West Branch prep Beau Cornwell transferred to Luther, a program coming off a winless 2021 campaign that hadn’t produced a multi-win season since 2017. The quarterback helped the Norse beat Simpson last week, their first win since 2019.

Cedar Rapids Xavier’s boys’ golf team is made up of a pair of brothers, but everybody seems to have a special bond that has propelled the program. Chemistry on and off the course has helped Xavier compete with Iowa’s top teams and propelled it to the Class 4A fall golf state tournament.