The Iowa high school football playoffs continued Saturday at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls with semifinal games in Class 1A and Class 2A.
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State football coverage
» Waukon holds off PCM, will make 3rd state finals appearance in 4 years
» Sigourney-Keota can't keep pace with OABCIG in Class 1A semifinals
» Feature: Football is a family affair for Waukon’s Lincoln Snitker
» Friday’s roundup: Class A and Class 4A scores, stats and more
» Thursday’s roundup: 8-Player and Class 3A scores, stats and more
Saturday's state football scores
CLASS 1A SEMIFINALS
No. 2 Van Meter 20, No. 7 South Central Calhoun 12
Jack Pettit's 1-yard TD run broke a 6-6 tie early in the fourth quarter and the Bulldogs (11-0) hung on to advance to the title game for the third time in four years. Pettit rushed for 71 yards and was 10 of 16 passing for 109 yards and another TD. Dalten Van Pelt added 170 yards rushing with a 16-yard score. The Van Meter defense picked off three SCC (9-2) passes.
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No. 1 Ida Grove OABCIG 43, No. 3 Sigourney-Keota 21
Iowa commit Cooper DeJean threw for 411 yards and five touchdowns on 21-of-34 passing and added 73 yards rushing and another score as OABCIG (11-0), last year's 2A champion, returned to the finals. Easton Harms caught nine passes for 189 yards and three TDs. Sam Sieren rushed for 231 yards and a TD for Sigourney-Keota (10-1).
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Last year's 2A champion will play for the 1A title
OABCIG hands Sigourney-Keota its first loss and increases its winning streak to 24#iahsfb pic.twitter.com/qev7HTx1vA— Iowa Prep Sports (@iowaprepsports) November 14, 2020
CLASS 2A SEMIFINALS
No. 3 Central Lyon/George-Little Rock 41, No. 9 Camanche 0
Zach Lutmer passed for 176 yards and a touchdown and ran for 147 yards and another score as Central Lyon/George-Little Rock (11-0) shut out Camanche (9-2). Lutmer completed 12 of his 14 passes. Kalen Meyer added 64 yards rushing and three TDs. The Indians totaled just 131 yards of offense.
No. 4 Waukon 38, No. 1 Monroe PCM 21
Ethan O'Neill rushed for 192 yards and three touchdowns as Waukon (9-1), last year's 2A runner-up, overcame an injury to starting quarterback Creed Welch. O'Neill scored twice in the fourth quarter after PCM (10-1) cut the lead to 24-21. The Indians rushed for 302 yards.
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Back in the title game
Waukon, last year's 2A runner-up, knocks off top-ranked PCM in the #iahsfb state semifinals pic.twitter.com/zwv5gKkDLM— Iowa Prep Sports (@iowaprepsports) November 15, 2020