North Fayette rolling toward another district title

North Fayette continues to be the cream of Class 2A football in Northeast Iowa.And the cream has risen.Second-ranked North Fayette routed MFL MarMac, 59-8, in a 2A District 4 game Friday at West Union. That put the Hawks in their customary perch -- alone atop the district standings at 5-0 overall, 3-0 in the league.MFL MarMac entered the game unbeaten in the district after a double-overtime win over Monticello in Week 4."I expected the game to be a knock-down, drag-out fight," said Hawks Coach Bob Lape.It wasn't. North Fayette marched to a 40-0 lead at halftime, and the Hawks racked up 492 yards of offense.This sort of dominance is nothing new. North Fayette is chasing its seventh consecutive district title."There's a lot of pride in our kids," Lape said. "They realize the tradition that has been established here. Football is important to our community, and the kids realize that it's a big deal."When a kid here gets an oppotunity to play, he's going to play lights-out. We have a lot of seniors who are first-year starters that have waited for a long time for their chance."Reid Nuss attempted just eight passes Friday, but completed five for 146 yards and three touchdowns. Jake Greco rushed for 109 yards on 15 carries and reached the end zone twice.The Hawks are averaging 48.6 points per game, the highest scoring rate in 2A.

1,000 already, and then someUnion's Wes Burnside and Sigourney-Keota's Andrew Utterback needed only five games to go over the 1,000-yard rushing mark this season.Burnside, a junior, rushed for 221 yards on 15 carries and scored four touchdowns as Union (5-0) rolled past Anamosa, 69-0. The Knights led, 56-0, at halftime.Burnside has rushed for 1,105 yards on 112 carries, with 19 TDs.Utterback carried 34 times for 276 yards and three touchdowns as Sigourney-Keota remained undefeated with a 20-8 win over Davis County. He has netted 1,018 yards on 125 carries with 15 TDs.Connor O'Brien of Wapsie Valley leads the state, according to quikstatsiowa.com, with 1,111 yards.

Quick slants* Michael Adleman scored on an 85-yard kickoff return with 12 seconds left in the first half, helping Mid-Prairie defeat previously unbeaten Mediapolis, 31-12. Adleman's score gave the Golden Hawks a 24-12 lead at halftime.* Class A third-rated North Tama had to overcome a 14-7 deficit to get past Valley Community, 21-14, at home. Brendon Boerm scored all three of the Redhawks' touchdowns, including the go-ahead 7-yard run in the fourth quarter.* Defending 4A state champion Iowa City High brings a 19-game win streak to Kingston Stadium on Thursday, when the Little Hawks face Cedar Rapids Washington in a battle of 5-0 teams. City High blanked Cedar Rapids Kennedy, 21-0, on Friday while Alex Carr scored the first five times he touched the ball in Washington's 62-7 rout of Dubuque Senior.