Photos: Clear Creek-Amana at Xavier Football

Clear Creek-Amana linebacker Gage Freeman (24) tries to stop Xavier running back Will Hiserote (24) as he pulls the ball into the Clippers end zone for the first Saints touchdown in the first half of the game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Clear Creek-Amana quarterback Jackson Schmidt (3) practices a passing drill during warm-ups before playing against the Xavier Saints at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Xavier wide receiver Josef Lemker (17) walks with his teammates onto the field to warm-up before playing against the Clear Creek-Amana Clippers at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Students on the Xavier side shake baby powder on each other at the beginning of the Xavier Saints vs. the Clear Creek-Amana Clippers football game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Clear Creek-Amana defensive back Reece Hoffman (27) tackles Xavier running back Will Hiserote (24) as he carries the ball in the first half of the game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Clear Creek-Amana defensive back Marcus Lang (1) and safety Bryce Mougin (2) tackle Xavier running back Will Hiserote (2) as he carries the ball down the middle in the first half of the game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Teammates celebrate with Xavier running back Will Hiserote (24) after he got the first Saints touchdown in the first half of the game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Xavier linebacker Will Hiserote (24) and Aidan McDermott (1) pull down Clear Creek-Amana Gage Freeman (24) as he runs the ball for a gain of 41 yards in the first half of the game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Clear Creek-Amana quarterback Jackson Schmidt (3) jumps up to catch the pass from quarterback Ben Swails (11), but is incomplete as Xavier linebacker Jevin Rexroth (22) tries to block him in the first half of the game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Xavier running back Will Hiserote (24) breaks through the middle for a Saints first down at the Clippers 30 yard line in the first half of the game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Clear Creek-Amana linebacker Harrison Rosenberg (7) pulls down Xavier quarterback Alex Neal (11) as he carries the ball in the first half of the game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Xavier quarterback Alex Neal (11) carries the ball down the side of the field for a gain of a few yards in the first half of the game against the Clear Creek-Amana Clippers at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Xavier wide receiver Aidan McDermott (1) carries the ball into the Clear-Creek Amana Clippers end zone for a Saints touchdown in the second quarter of the game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Xavier defensive end Trysten Vasquez (93) and Luke Efting (13) run to stop Clear Creek-Amana running back Gage Freeman (24) as he carries the ball in the second quarter of the game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Clear Creek-Amana defensive back Marcus Lang (1) pulls down Xavier running back Will Hiserote (24) as the carriers the ball down the middle during the second half of the game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Clear Creek-Amana defensive back Reece Hoffman (27) tackles Xavier running back Aiden Henry (42) as he carries the ball in the second half of the game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Amana Cross-Creek quarterback Ben Swails (11) throws a pass in the second half of the game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

The Xavier Saints defeated the Clear Creek-Amana Clippers at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021.