Photos: Lone Tree beats Midland in Iowa high school football opener

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Jim Slosiarek Gazette Visuals

Gazette Visuals

Aug. 20, 2021 10:33 pm, Updated: Aug. 21, 2021 8:12 pm

Lone Tree's Caden Smith (9) closes on Midland quarterback Caden Ballou during the first half of their high school football game at Lone Tree High School in Lone Tree, Iowa, on Friday, August 20, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Lone Tree's Cade Shield (10) breaks up a pass intended for Midland's Jon Thomsen in the end zone during the first half of their high school football game at Lone Tree High School in Lone Tree, Iowa, on Friday, August 20, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Midland defense players celebrate a sack of Lone Tree quarterback Cade Shield during the first half of their high school football game at Lone Tree High School in Lone Tree, Iowa, on Friday, August 20, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Midland's Brayden Grau (22) scores a touchdown for the Eagles during the first half of their high school football game against the Lone Tree Lions at Lone Tree High School in Lone Tree, Iowa, on Friday, August 20, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Midland's Caden Ballou (15) scrambles from Lone Tree's Tyler Bell (48) during the first half of their high school football game at Lone Tree High School in Lone Tree, Iowa, on Friday, August 20, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Lone Tree's Tyler Bell (48) pushes off from Midland's Jamisen Dodge as he scores a touchdown during the first half of their high school football game at Lone Tree High School in Lone Tree, Iowa, on Friday, August 20, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Midland's Jon Thomsen (7) is tackled by Lone Tree's Cade Shield (10) and Lone Tree's Cade Patterson (2) during the first half of their high school football game at Lone Tree High School in Lone Tree, Iowa, on Friday, August 20, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Lone Tree's Cade Shield (10) pitches a pass to Lone Tree's Mathew Hemsted as he is under pressure from Midland's Zain Sauer (23) during the first half of their high school football game at Lone Tree High School in Lone Tree, Iowa, on Friday, August 20, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Lone Tree's Tyler Bell (48) tries to break out from Midland's Jamisen Dodge as he runs to around the 21-yard line during the first half of their high school football game at Lone Tree High School in Lone Tree, Iowa, on Friday, August 20, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Midland's Brayden Grau (22) runs from the pursuit by Lone Tree's Cade Shield (10) and Joe Boxwell (24) during the first half of their high school football game at Lone Tree High School in Lone Tree, Iowa, on Friday, August 20, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)pursuit by

Lone Tree's Cade Patterson (2) hauls in a two pass conversion pass in front of Midland's Jon Thomsen (7) during the first half of their high school football game at Lone Tree High School in Lone Tree, Iowa, on Friday, August 20, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)