Newton converted a turnover early in the third quarter of Thursday night’s Class 4A Iowa state football playoff semifinal into a touchdown and a 17-3 lead on top-ranked Cedar Rapids Xavier. But the Saints rallied, scoring a go-ahead touchdown with 3:26 left that gave them a 31-24 win at the UNI-Dome.
See photos as the Cedar Rapids Xavier Saints took on the Newton Cardinals in an Iowa Class 4A high school football state championship semifinal game at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls.
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.
Results and stats from Week 7 of Iowa High School Football from Gazette-area teams
Mount Vernon junior sprinter, CaliAna Whitaker, has broken the school record in the 200-meter dash in the past 2 meets
Assignments for district singles and doubles tournament were released on Friday by Iowa High School Athletic Association
Cedar Rapids Kennedy senior Brent Bercerra missed last season due to injury. He is focused to utilize every moment of this season. Becerra posted a comeback win in the Cougars’ 44-27 dual win over Newton.
Cedar Rapids Prairie hosted a Class 3A Iowa high school boys’ wrestling state-qualifying tournament on Saturday
Here’s a look at how all the teams ranked in The Gazette’s Iowa high school football poll fared in their Week 6 games.
Here is The Gazette’s Iowa high school football Class 4A poll ahead of the 2023 season. Cedar Rapids Xavier starts at No. 1.
The 2023 Iowa high school boys’ state basketball tournament continues Tuesday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines with six more quarterfinal games. Stay up to date with scores, stats and more here throughout the day.
There are eight substate final games Tuesday night in Class 4A and one in 3A. Cedar Rapids Kennedy, Linn-Mar and Solon all play for a trip to the state tourney.
A look at Week 9 in Iowa high school football, from the playoff scenarios for the big schools, to the key small-school first-round matchups.
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.
Cedar Rapids Xavier beat Newton 42-3 in a Week 8 Iowa high school football game.
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