Here’s our Week 7 roundup with Iowa high school football scores, stats and complete Gazette-area coverage.
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Iowa City West handles Cedar Rapids Washington, stays in 5A playoff picture
Sitting at No. 15 in the Class 5A RPI rankings, Iowa City West needed a home victory Friday to boost their playoff position before facing two ranked opponents to close the regular season. West did what it needed to do — and then some with a 58-8 rout of Cedar Rapids Washington.
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Coleton Beasler-Weber’s punt return TDs highlight Xavier’s win over Oskaloosa
Coleton Beasler-Weber returned a pair of punts for scores and added a third on a 24-yard run as No. 6 Xavier rolled to a 42-0 homecoming win over the Indians on a blustery night at Saints Field.
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Solon defense shines in win over No. 1 Williamsburg
Multiple times the Solon defense hoisted the team on its shoulders Friday night, canceling out short fields and turnovers, limiting scores and putting up points of their own in the No. 7 Spartans’ 21-14 victory over top-ranked Williamsburg in a Class 3A District 5 battle at Spartan Stadium. Solon won its sixth straight game and took control of the district title race.
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Prairie picks up a comfortable win over Jefferson in the Kolache Bowl
Class 5A 10th-ranked Cedar Rapids Prairie has played a meat grinder of a 2023 football season, but the Hawks have survived it and blew past Cedar Rapids Jefferson, 48-7, Friday night in the Kolache Bowl at Kingston Stadium.
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Maquoketa Valley outlasts North Linn in the mud
Lance McShane scored the go-ahead touchdown, a 5-yard surge on fourth-and-4 with 4:04 left, and Maquoketa Valley out-mudded North Linn, 22-15, in a Class A District 4 football showdown Friday night at Maquoketa Valley High School.
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Final: Camanche 43, Anamosa 28
Quarterback Bryce Buckley rushed for one touchdown and threw for three more.
Austin Scranton rushed 28 times for 108 yards and scored two touchdowns for the Raiders.
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Regina cleans up mistakes against Beckman
Following a difficult loss to a rival, Iowa City Regina was in need of a palette cleanser. The Regals wiped the slate clean and got back to their high-flying ways, dispatching Dyersville Beckman, 48-21, Friday night in prep football game at Regina.
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Final: Monticello 48, West Liberty 3
Preston Ries rushed for 180 yards and four touchdowns, and passed for 120 yards.
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Final: Solon 21, Williamsburg 14
The 3A No. 7 Spartans hand the top-ranked Raiders their first loss.
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Final: Dubuque Wahlert 14, West Delaware 13
A blocked extra point with 9:04 left in the game was the difference. A 29-yard pass from Brent Yonkovic to Conrad Smith pulled the Hawks within one.
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Final: Independence 41, Maquoketa 0
E.J. Miller had 279 passing yards and 76 rushing yards. He completed 13 of 21 passes with 2 TDs. Brady Kurt caught 6 passes for 106 yards and a TD.
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FINAL: Maquoketa Valley 22, North Linn 15.
Wildcats 6-1, 5-1
Lynx 5-2, 4-2
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1:17 4th: Maquoketa Valley 22, North Linn 15.
Lynx have 4th and 10 from the MV19.
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Final: Clarksville 38, Gladbrook-Reinbeck 36
The top-ranked 8-Player team in The Gazette's poll falls. No. 9 Clarksville improves to 8-0.
FINAL | CHS 38, GR 36
— Ethan Petrik (@ethan_petrik) October 7, 2023
The Indians hang on for the win behind four touchdowns from Makade Bloker!#iahsfb pic.twitter.com/aRdZLHp8uG -
Final: Wilton 21, West Branch 17
The Class 1A eighth-ranked Bears led most of the way, but No. 5 Wilton rallied to stay undefeated.
Wilton -- Owen Hassell 7 TD run (Rogers kick), 0:44 4th
— Matt Coss (@mattcoss78) October 7, 2023
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Final: Cedar Rapids Xavier 42, Oskaloosa 0
Coleton Beasler-Weber returned a pair of first-half punts for scores and added a third on a 24-yard run as the Saints (No. 6 Class 4A) rolled to a homecoming victory at Saints Field.
Beasler-Weber opened the scoring with his first punt return of 76 yards then, after running for a 24-yard score, added a 70-yard punt return TD for Xavier (5-2).
Carter Hoffman caught a pair of TD passes from Ronan Thomas. Noah Schimberg had a TD run and rushed for 103 yards on 11 carries as the Saints played reserves the entire second half.
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MAQUOKETA VALLEY TOUCHDOWN.
On 4th and 4 from the 5, McShane dives into the end zone.
Same play on the conversion, and it works again.
9 plays, 79 yards, 3:17.
4:04 4th: Maquoketa Valley 22, North Linn 15.
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4:08 4th: North Linn 15, Maquoketa Valley 14.
Wildcats have 4th and 4 from the NL 5.
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Final: Don Bosco 59, Turkey Valley 14
Kaiden Knaack rushed for 201 yards and four touchdowns and Kyler Knaack added 115 yards and a score.
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Iowa City West 44, C.R. Washington 8 (6:04 3rd)
Butali Butali adding a score to his big night. He's over 200 rushing yards and just punched in a 2-yard TD.
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End-3: North Linn 15, Maquoketa Valley 14.
Both teams have a promising drive die around the plus-30.
Lynx ball now, 2nd and 7, own 30.
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Half: Solon 14, Williamsburg 7
Solon takes over with 1:21 left in the first half and goes 64 yds on six plays. Conlon Poynton punches it in for a 1-yard, go-ahead TD with :02.7 left before the half.
The TD set up by a 40-yd pass from Tyler Bell to Eddie Johnson, who caught a pass in middle of the field and fought to the 1.
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Halftime at the Kolache Bowl. And it's all Cedar Rapids Prairie, which has a 34-0 lead on Cedar Rapids Jefferson.
Collin Velky has three carries for the Hawks and they've all been touchdowns, from 1, 2 and 6 yards. Apollo Payne has a pair of touchdown receptions from quarterback Will Phillips.
Prairie has outgained Jefferson by a 278-6 margin.
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Prairie 27, Jefferson 0 (46.7 2nd)
Will Phillips 41-yard TD pass to Apollo Payne for Prairie. Left sideline long ball, goes up and gets it. He's a real nice receiver.
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Xavier 34, Oskaloosa 0 (6:23 2nd)
Beasler-Weber with his second punt return of the night for a score, this one from 70 yards away.
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Prairie 20, Jefferson 0 (7:44 2nd)
Apollo Payne 28-yard TD catch on post route from QB Will Phillips. Payne might have gotten away with a bit of a push off. Extra point failed.
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End 1st: Williamsburg 7, Solon 7
Spartans only had two possessions due to two muffed punts. Returned a fumble 60 yards for a Spartans score.
Raiders scored on a pass from Kellen Cockrell to Clayten Steckley.
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HALF: North Linn 15, Maquoketa Valley 14.
First downs: NL 10, MV 4
Rushing: NL 21-61, MV 20-83
Passing: NL 10-13-1-85, MV 0-1-1-0
Total yards: NL 146, MV 83
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Iowa City West 30, C.R. Washington 8 (2:58 2nd)
Impressive 5-play, 61-yard drive for Washington is capped by a 9-yard TD pass from Grady McGuire to Montarious Beard. The pair then connect for the 2-point conversion.
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Prairie 14, Jefferson 0 (11:06 2nd)
Collin Velky with his second TD run of the night, a 6-yarder.
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No. 1 Gladbrook-Reinbeck trails at halftime
Ninth-ranked Clarksville comes into this game undefeated as well and is trying to open some eyes against a team that has been ranked at the top of our 8-Player poll since the preseason.
HALF | CHS 24, GR 20
— Ethan Petrik (@ethan_petrik) October 7, 2023
The Indians take the lead at half as MaKade Blocker scores from two yards out with two seconds left!#iahsfb pic.twitter.com/pZTzJnbdBP -
Iowa City West 30, C.R. Washington 0 (4:53 2nd)
Marquise Rose joins the party for West with a 12-yard TD run, capping an 8-play, 70-yard drive.
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Xavier 21, Oskaloosa 0 (4:40 1st)
Saints score on the first play after an Osky fumble: Noah Schimberg 38-yard run (Kruse kick).
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Regina 38, Beckman 7 (7:37 2nd)
Gentry Dumont and Ty Joss connected for a TD for the third time.
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Izaiah Loveless strikes again
This time he hauls in a 49-yard pass from Jack Wallace for a score. It's all Iowa City West right now against Cedar Rapids Washington, 23-0.
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Iowa City West 16, C.R. Washington 0 (9:23 2nd)
West's Colin Whitters recovers a muffed snap at Washington's 25. On the next play, Jack Wallace flips it to Erik Caperon who launches a pass to a wide-open Izaiah Loveless for a touchdown.
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Xavier 14, Oskaloosa 0 (5:41 1st)
Beasler-Weber scores again. This one on a 24-yard run (Kruse kick).
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NORTH LINN TOUCHDOWN.
Griffith 25 pass from Jake Van Etten (Brecklyn Betenbender run).
10 plays, 61 yards, 3:37.
11:55 2nd: North Linn 15, Maquoketa Valley 14.
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End-1: Maquoketa Valley 14, North Linn 7.
Lynx have run 21 plays, Wildcats 5.
Lynx at the MV20, 3rd and 6.
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Xavier 7, Oskaloosa 0 (9:55 1st)
Saints strike quickly: Coleton Beasler-Weber 76-yard punt return (Brady Kruse kick).
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West Hancock has the early advantage in top-10 battle
Here's a highlight from a Class A top-10 matchup. Perennial power West Hancock leads unbeaten Lake Mills 16-0.
This time it’s Kellen Smith with a short touchdown run after Luis Sandoval intercepted a Lake Mills pass at the Bulldogs’ 5.
— Nate Thomas (@natethomas01) October 7, 2023
West Hancock up 16-0 with 4:20 left 2Q. #iahsfb pic.twitter.com/E0Z0CqdXkx -
Iowa City West 9, C.R. Washington 0 (2:27 1st)
A powerful 23-yard TD run by Ashton Honore gives West a 9-0 lead. Honore broke several tackles on his way to the house. Impressive run.
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Regina 21, Beckman 7 (3:32 1st)
The Regals allowed a TD pass on fourth-and-goal from the 29. Regina responds with Jackson Naeve's second TD of the night.
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NORTH LINN TOUCHDOWN.
Cole Griffith 75 kickoff return (Theo Boss kick)
5:37 1st: Maquoketa Valley 14, North Linn 7.
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MAQUOKETA VALLEY TOUCHDOWN.
Brady Wall 65 interception return (run failed).
5:51 1st: Maquoketa Valley 14, North Linn 0.
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Iowa City West 3, C.R. Washington 0 (7:39 1st)
Evan Anderson knocks home a 24-yard field goal to give West an early lead.
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MAQUOKETA VALLEY TOUCHDOWN.
Lance McShane 30 run (McShane run)
2 plays, 56 yards, 0:31.
9:17 1st: Maquoketa Valley 8, North Linn 0.
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Hot start for Regina
2:13 into the game, Regina has a 61-yard td pass and a 64-yard punt return for touchdowns. Regals lead Dyersville Beckman 14-0.
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It's the Kolache Bowl at Kingston Stadium.
Cedar Rapids Prairie (3-3) and Cedar Rapids Jefferson (4-2) are warming up for their annual westside dual. Both teams are coming off of losses: Prairie to Ankeny and Jefferson to Iowa City West.
It's Senior Night for Jefferson.
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A moment of silence prior to the national anthem here at Iowa City West to honor late Cedar Rapids Washington Coach Wally Sheets.
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Maquoketa Valley wins the flip, defers.
North Linn will receive, Maquoketa Valley will defend the northwest goal.
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Looking at a 7:07 kickoff at Delhi.
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Here's what's left for the A-4 contenders:
EAST BUCHANAN (4-1): at Clayton Ridge, Postville
MAQUOKETA VALLEY (4-1): North Linn, at Starmont
NORTH LINN (4-1): at Maq Valley, Bellevue
STARMONT (4-1): at Bellevue, Maq Valley
BELLEVUE (3-2): Starmont, at North Linn
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Howdy from Maquoketa Valley High School, Delhi.
Class A District 4 showdown between North Linn and Maquoketa Valley. Both teams are 5-1 overall, 4-1 district.
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Week 7 preview
Games to watch: A look at the best games in the Gazette area
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Fast and furious play helps Kennedy to fifth straight victory
Cedar Rapids Kennedy posted its second shutout of the season, Vicenzo Gianforte passed for four TDs and helped the offense amass 462 yards and the Cougars earned their fifth straight victory. Class 5A No. 3 Kennedy thumped Dubuque Hempstead, 44-0, Thursday night at Kingston Stadium.
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