Football playoffs: Our staff's picks

Gazette staffers pick the 2013 playoffs. 

JEFF LINDER

Class 4A

Quarterfinals -- West Des Moines Valley over Urbandale; West Des Moines Dowling over Waukee; Iowa City West over Cedar Rapids Washington; Cedar Rapids Xavier over Cedar Rapids Kennedy

Semifinals -- West Des Moines Dowling over West Des Moines Valley; Cedar Rapids Xavier over Iowa City West

Championship -- West Des Moines Dowling over Cedar Rapids Xavier

Class 3A

Quarterfinals -- Sioux City Heelan over Harlan; Dallas Center-Grimes over Clear Lake; Decorah over Solon; Washington over Pella

Semifinals -- Sioux City Heelan over Dallas Center-Grimes; Washington over Decorah

Championship -- Sioux City Heelan over Washington

Class 2A

Quarterfinals -- Sioux Center over Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley; Carroll Kuemper over Gilbert; Waukon over New Hampton; Albia over Mediapolis

Semifinals -- Carroll Kuemper over Sioux Center; Waukon over Albia

Championship -- Waukon over Carroll Kuemper

Class 1A

Quarterfinals -- Fort Dodge St. Edmond over South O'Brien; Council Bluffs St. Albert over Van Meter; Dike-New Hartford over North Fayette Valley; Iowa City Regina over Wilton

Semifinals -- Council Bluffs St. Albert over Fort Dodge St. Edmond; Iowa City Regina over Dike-New Hartford

Championship -- Iowa City Regina over Council Bluffs St. Albert

Class A

Quarterfinals -- West Lyon over Hinton; Avoca AHST over East Mills; Wapsie Valley over Gladbrook-Reinbeck; BGM over Lisbon

Semifinals -- West Lyon over Avoca AHST; BGM over Wapsie Valley

Championship -- West Lyon over BGM

8-Man

Quarterfinals -- Newell-Fonda over West Bend-Mallard; Exira-EHK over Glidden-Ralston; Springville over Don Bosco; Adair-Casey over Murray

Semifinals -- Exira-EHK over Newell-Fonda; Springville over Adair-Casey

Championship -- Exira-EHK over Springville 

K.J. PILCHER

Class 4A

Quarterfinals -- West Des Moines Valley over Urbandale; West Des Moines Dowling over Waukee; Pleasant Valley over Iowa City West; Cedar Rapids Xavier over Davenport Assumption

Semifinals -- West Des Moines Dowling over West Des Moines Valley; Cedar Rapids Xavier over Pleasant Valley

Championship -- Cedar Rapids Xavier over West Des Moines Dowling

Class 3A

Quarterfinals -- Sioux City Heelan over Carroll; Clear Lake over Webster City; Decorah over Solon; Pella over Washington

Semifinals -- Sioux City Heelan over Clear Lake; Pella over Decorah

Championship -- Sioux City Heelan over Pella

Class 2A

Quarterfinals – Spirit Lake Park over Sioux Center; Carroll Kuemper over North Polk; Dyersville Beckman over New Hampton; Mediapolis over Albia

Semifinals -- Carroll Kuemper over Spirit Lake Park; Dyersville Beckman over Albia

Championship -- Carroll Kuemper over Dyersville Beckman

Class 1A

Quarterfinals -- Fort Dodge St. Edmond over Ridge View; Council Bluffs St. Albert over Van Meter; Dike-New Hartford over North Fayette Valley; Iowa City Regina over Wilton

Semifinals -- Council Bluffs St. Albert over Fort Dodge St. Edmond; Dike-New Hartford over Iowa City Regina

Championship – Council Bluffs St. Albert over Dike-New Hartford

Class A

Quarterfinals -- West Lyon over Hinton; Avoca AHST over Audubon; Wapsie Valley over Gladbrook-Reinbeck; BGM over Lisbon

Semifinals -- West Lyon over Avoca AHST; BGM over Wapsie Valley

Championship – BGM over West Lyon

8-Man

Quarterfinals -- Newell-Fonda over West Bend-Mallard; Exira-EHK over Glidden-Ralston; Springville over Don Bosco; Adair-Casey over Murray

Semifinals -- Exira-EHK over Newell-Fonda; Springville over Adair-Casey

Championship -- Exira-EHK over Springville 

JEFF JOHNSON

Class 4A

Quarterfinals -- Ames over West Des Moines Valley; West Des Moines Dowling over Waukee; Pleasant Valley over Iowa City West; Cedar Rapids Xavier over Cedar Rapids Kennedy

Semifinals -- West Des Moines Dowling over Ames; Cedar Rapids Xavier over Pleasant Valley

Championship -- West Des Moines Dowling over Cedar Rapids Xavier

Class 3A

Quarterfinals -- Sioux City Heelan over Harlan; Clear Lake over Webster City; Solon over Decorah; Washington (Iowa) over Pella

Semifinals -- Sioux City Heelan over Clear Lake; Washington over Solon

Championship -- Sioux City Heelan over Washington

Class 2A

Quarterfinals -- Spirit Lake over Sioux Center; Carroll Kuemper over North Polk; Waukon over New Hampton; Albia over Mediapolis

Semifinals -- Carroll Kuemper over Spirit Lake; Waukon over Albia

Championship -- Waukon over Carroll Kuemper

Class 1A

Quarterfinals -- Fort Dodge St. Edmond over Ridge View; Van Meter over Ogden; Dike-New Hartford over North Fayette Valley; Iowa City Regina over Wilton

Semifinals -- Fort Dodge St. Edmond over Van Meter; Iowa City Regina over Dike-New Hartford

Championship -- Iowa City Regina over Fort Dodge St. Edmond

Class A

Quarterfinals -- West Lyon over Hinton; Madrid over Woodward-Granger; Wapsie Valley over Gladbrook-Reinbeck; BGM over Lisbon

Semifinals -- West Lyon over Madrid; BGM over Wapsie Valley

Championship -- West Lyon over BGM

8-Man

Quarterfinals -- Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn over Newell-Fonda; Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton over Glidden-Ralston; Springville over Don Bosco; Adair-Casey over Murray

Semifinals -- Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton over Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn; Springville over Adair-Casey

Championship -- Springville over Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 

JEREMIAH DAVIS

Class 4A

Quarterfinals -- West Des Moines Valley over Urbandale; West Des Moines Dowling over Ankeny Centennial; Cedar Rapids Xavier over Davenport Assumption; Iowa City West over Cedar Rapids Washington

Semifinals -- West Des Moines Dowling over West Des Moines Valley; Cedar Rapids Xavier over Iowa City West

Championship -- West Des Moines Dowling over Cedar Rapids Xavier

Class 3A

Quarterfinals -- Sioux City Heelan over Harlan; Clear Lake over Webster City; Decorah over Solon; Washington over Pella

Semifinals -- Sioux City Heelan over Clear Lake; Decorah over Washington

Championship -- Sioux City Heelan over Decorah

Class 2A

Quarterfinals -- Carroll Kuemper over North Polk; Spirit Lake over Central Lyon/GLR; Dyersville Beckman over New Hampton; Mediapolis over Albia

Semifinals -- Carroll Kuemper over Spirit Lake; Dyersville Beckman over Mediapolis

Championship -- Carroll Kuemper over Dyersville Beckman

Class 1A

Quarterfinals -- Fort Dodge St. Edmond over Ridge View; Council Bluffs St. Albert over Van Meter; Iowa City Regina over West Branch; Dike-New Hartford over North Fayette Valley

Semifinals -- Fort Dodge St. Edmond over Council Bluffs St. Albert; Iowa City Regina over Dike-New Hartford

Championship -- Iowa City Regina over Fort Dodge St. Edmond

Class A

Quarterfinals -- West Lyon over Bishop Garrigan; Avoca AHST over East Mills; BGM over Lisbon; Gladbrook-Reinbeck over Wapsie Valley

Semifinals -- West Lyon over Avoca AHST; BGM over Gladbrook-Reinbeck

Championship -- West Lyon over BGM

8-man

Quarterfinals -- Newell Fonda over MMC; Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton over Glidden-Ralston; Springville over Don Bosco; Adair-Casey over Murray

Semifinals -- Newell Fonda over Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton; Springville over Adair-Casey

Championship -- Newell Fonda over Springville