Articles Tagged: West Branch High School

Capsules for 10 Gazette area Iowa high school state football quarterfinal games.

Who got a promising draw? Who got the “Group of Death”? We break down the Iowa high school football playoffs Round of 16 pairings on this week’s Prep Football Huddle podcast.

Butch Pedersen has led his West Branch football team to a 9-0 record and Class 1A’s playoff Round of 16. Lance Pedersen has led Mount Vernon to a 9-0 record and Class 3A’s playoff Round of 16. It’s the first time father and son finished the regular season unbeaten in their established head coaching careers. But the unprecedented success has come as Butch battles cancer.

The Gazette’s Iowa high school football staff poses and answers questions about the playoffs: Surprise team to reach the UNI-Dome? Will anyone run the table?

Class 1A and 2A teams are two matches away from state. Here are Monday’s five best area regional semifinals.

The Gazette Iowa high school sports staff answers questions about the first round of the playoffs for small schools, the RPI, Coach of the Year candidates and cool lids.

Top-tier Iowa high school football teams had statement wins in Week 7. We discuss the top teams and our top takeaways from Week 7 on this episode of the Prep Football Huddle podcast.

A blocked punt for a safety ignited West Branch in a 23-0 win over Iowa City Regina, its first win in the football series since 2005.

West Branch beat Iowa City Regina 23-0 in a Week 7 Iowa high school football game.

Former West Branch prep Beau Cornwell transferred to Luther, a program coming off a winless 2021 campaign that hadn’t produced a multi-win season since 2017. The quarterback helped the Norse beat Simpson last week, their first win since 2019.

With the release of the first official Iowa high school football RPI standings of the season, we break down what stands out on this week's Prep Football Huddle podcast.

Here are a dozen Gazette-area Week 6 Iowa high school football games to watch, including Class 5A top-5 battle Cedar Rapids Prairie at Southeast Polk.

The Gazette prep sports staff answers questions on hot teams and even hotter takes as fall continues and the high school football season reaches Week 7.

Here are a dozen Gazette-area Week 6 Iowa high school football games to watch, including a battle of Class 1A unbeatens -- West Branch at Durant.

Photos from West Branch’s 35-13 win over Mediapolis in a Week 5 Iowa high school football game.