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Which teams are peaking for the postseason and who’s poised for a possible upset? Plus, players capable of taking over games and programs with the coolest uniforms. The Gazette’s Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Nathan Ford share their insights on these Iowa high school football topics.
Iowa high school football rankings: Changes atop 5A and 4A; West Lyon, Grundy Center, West Hancock and Remsen St. Mary’s head into the 2A, 1A, A and 8-Player playoffs at No. 1.
Week 8 Iowa high school football rewind: Lance Pedersen has Clear Creek Amana on the climb. A breakthrough win at Cedar Rapids Xavier moves the Clippers into a Class 4A District 3 first-place tie.
Iowa City High’s football team won two earlier games this season by scoring last-second touchdowns and getting two-point conversions after them. But it wouldn’t be 3-for-3, as Linn-Mar stopped City High’s two-point try after a TD with 22.5 seconds left for a 28-27 victory.
Here’s how all 70 Iowa high school football teams ranked in this week’s Gazette poll fared in Week 8 games Friday night.
Seventh-ranked Linn-Mar beat No. 9 Iowa City High 28-27 in a Class 5A Iowa high school football game Friday night in Marion.
Here’s who all 70 Iowa high school football teams ranked in this week’s Gazette poll face in Week 8 games Friday night.
The Gazette’s Prep Football Huddle takes a look at playoff scenarios for area teams entering Week 8 of the Iowa high school football season. Plus, a new trivia game and a look back at the key results from Week 7.
Linn-Mar will serve as one of the six host sites for the Iowa high school girls’ regional swimming meets set for Nov. 9. The regional assignments were released Tuesday by the IGHSAU.
Linn-Mar junior tied for eighth at the Class 4A state golf meet Tuesday at Briarwood Golf Club in Ankeny. Western Dubuque’s Brock Wilson tied for 24th. Cedar Rapids Prairie placed 12th in the team race.
Games with playoff implications. Defending champions poised to return to the state finals. What is the next technological impact? The Gazette’s Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Nathan Ford share their insights on these Iowa high school football topics.
Here are 17 of the top Gazette-area Iowa high school football games to watch in Week 8, and how they will shape the playoff picture.
Linn-Mar’s Christian Cloyd shot 3-over 75 in the first round of the Iowa High School Athletic Association Class 4A state golf meet Monday at Briarwood Golf Club in Ankeny. Cedar Rapids Prairie was 11th after Day 1.
The Hawkeyes’ freshman Harlee Hiller capped off a perfect debut with two wins on her birthday, while Nyla Valencia, Reese Larramendy and the rest of the team didn’t concede a point in the first-ever All-Iowa Dual.
The Hawkeyes beat both Central College and Cornell.
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