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Photos: Cedar Rapids Xavier beats West Delaware in Iowa high school football Week 2
4A No. 4 Saints win home opener, 44-7

Sep. 2, 2022 9:59 pm, Updated: Sep. 3, 2022 12:43 am
The Cedar Rapids Xavier Saints defeated the West Delaware Hawks 44-7 in a Week 2 Iowa high school football game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022.
Xavier marching band members take the field before the start of the West Delaware vs Xavier game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, September 2, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Xavier students react after throwing baby powder into the air at the beginning of the Xavier vs West Delaware game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, September 2, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Xavier Saints Michael Cunningham (34) reaches out to take down West Delaware Hawks Brent Yonkovic (1) as he runs the ball down the field in the first half of the game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, September 2, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Xavier Saints Michael Cunningham (34) carries the ball down the field with pressure from West Delaware Hawks Conrad Smith (3) in the first half of the game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, September 2, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Xavier Saints Michael Cunningham (34) breaks free and runs the ball into the end zone for a Saints touchdown in the first quarter of the game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, September 2, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Xavier Saints Brogan Zahn (80) catches the pass and runs it into the end zone for the second Xavier touchdown of the night against West Delaware in the first quarter of the game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, September 2, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Xavier Saints Aidan McDermott (1) celebrates with his teammate Xavier Saints Brogan Zahn (80) after Zahn scored a touchdown for the Saints in the first quarter of the game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, September 2, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Xavier Saints Coleton Beasler-Weber (15) runs the ball just short of the end zone in the first quarter of the game against West Delaware at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, September 2, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Xavier Saints Coleton Beasler-Weber (15) runs the ball into the end zone and gets a touchdown for the Saints in the first quarter of the game against West Delaware at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, September 2, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Xavier Saints Aidan McDermott (1) takes down West Delaware Hawks Brent Yonkovic (1) as he carries the ball in the first half of the game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, September 2, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Xavier Saints Michael Cunningham (34) carries the ball down the field in the second quarter of the game against West Delaware at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, September 2, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Xavier Saints Grayson Hartman (4) takes down West Delaware Hawks Cash Hauser (44) as he catches the ball in the second quarter of the game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, September 2, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
West Delaware Hawks Will Ward (2) breaks free with the ball and carries it into the end zone for the first Hawks touchdown in the second quarter of the game against Xavier at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, September 2, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Xavier Saints Michael Cunningham (34) pushes through the middle and gets a touchdown for the Saints in the second quarter of the game against West Delaware at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, September 2, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Xavier Saints Noah Schimberg (27) runs to stop West Delaware Hawks Brent Yonkovic (1) as he looks to pass the ball in the second quarter of the game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, September 2, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
West Delaware Hawks John Beswick (30) reaches up to grab the pass, but misses as Xavier Saints Aidan McDermott (1) runs to try and grab the missed catch in the second quarter of the game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, September 2, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Xavier Saints Aidan McDermott (1) runs the ball into the end zone for a touchdown in the second quarter of the game against West Delaware at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, September 2, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Saints players celebrate with teammate Xavier Saints Aidan McDermott (1) after he scored a touchdown for the Saints in the second quarter of the game against West Delaware at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, September 2, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Xavier Saints Jevin Rexroth (22) knocks the ball away from West Delaware Hawks Will Ward (2) as he reaches up to catch the pass from West Delaware Hawks Brent Yonkovic (1) in the second quarter of the game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, September 2, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
West Delaware Hawks Logan Peyton (4) reaches out and pulls down Xavier Saints Ronan Thomas (10) as he runs the ball down the middle in the second quarter of the game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, September 2, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)