Articles Tagged: Maquoketa Valley High School

High school football teams play in the Iowa High School Athletic Association playoffs. All seven classes will compete in the Round of 16 for a spot in the state quarterfinals.

The hay is in the barn and all classes have reached the postseason. See what Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Scott Unash have to say about high school football in our last 4 Downs.

Five Gazette-area 2A and 1A volleyball regional semifinals to watch Monday. Veteran Rowan Jacobi will match wits with rookie Caylee Jensen in Springville’s 1A showdown with North Cedar.

Five Gazette-area 2A and 1A volleyball regional quarterfinals to watch Wednesday. No. 3 North Tama begins pursuit of a sixth state-tournament appearance in nine years.

What underdogs could bite home teams in postseason openers? Does parity reign in Class 5A? What changes would you like to see in the playoff system and to prevent forfeits?

Results from Week 5 of Iowa High School Football from Gazette-area teams

Iowa high school football 2025: Gazette-area Week 5 games to watch. Iowa City West welcomes Iowa City Liberty in a 5A top-10 showdown, and 2A District 5 co-favorites collide at Alburnett.

Iowa High School Football: Week 3 results from Gazette-area schools

North Linn received two touchdown runs from Will Sommerfelt and thwarted host Maquoketa Valley’s offense in a 16-0 win Friday night at Delhi. Marion tops CPU, Vinton-Shellsburg snaps losing streak and Iowa City Liberty avenges loss to Southeast Polk.

Iowa high school football 2025: Gazette-area Week 2 games to watch. Iowa City Liberty plays at four-time defending state champion Southeast Polk in a Class 5A top-five showdown.

The Gazette’s Iowa high school football staff and Gazette contributor Scott Unash tackles high school football questions. See how much Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Unash can gain in 4 Downs:

High school football: The Gazette’s post Week-1 poll.

High school football: Maquoketa Valley brings back enough talent and depth to earn a No. 1 ranking in Class A.

Iowa high school football 2025: Picking the area 8-Player districts. Area favorites include South Winneshiek and Maquoketa Valley.

High school football: The Gazette’s 2025 preseason poll. Cedar Rapids Xavier (4A), Mount Vernon (3A) and Maquoketa Valley (Class A) are among the No. 1 picks.