Here’s our Week 8 roundup with Iowa high school football scores, stats and complete Gazette-area coverage.
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Cedar Rapids Xavier locks up district title with win at Clear Creek Amana
Cedar Rapids Xavier (6-2, 4-0) earned the Class 4A District 3 title with a 35-7 victory over Clear Creek Amana (2-6, 2-2) at Clipper Field Friday night, thus making postseason qualification “official.”
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No. 8 Bettendorf soaks No. 10 Cedar Rapids Prairie, 35-8
Class 5A eighth-ranked Bettendorf ran, defended the run and whipped No. 10 Cedar Rapids Prairie, 35-8, at rainy John Wall Field on Friday.
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City High strikes for pivotal win over Linn-Mar in playoff race
Bobby Bacon and Jeremiah Madlock struck for a 63-yard touchdown pass in the opening quarter. Miles Parlet added the thunder behind a strong rush attack that complemented a stingy defense. The Little Hawks improved their postseason standing Friday night with a dominant 30-0 victory over Linn-Mar.
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North Linn intercepts 8 passes against Bellevue, clinches playoff spot
In a game where the prize was a Class A playoff berth, North Linn turned away Bellevue at every turn. The Lynx took the ball away from the visitors nine times, including eight interceptions, rolling to a 56-6 victory on a windy, rainy night on North Linn's field.
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Was it the weather? Friday the 13th? Or just another example of parity in this thrilling Iowa high school football season? Either way, Week 8 brought us upsets galore and most likely the game of the year.
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Marion has a blast in the rain
Marion’s football team splished and splashed its way to a 38-0 win Friday over Mason City in a game played the entire way under rain, most of the time heavy rain. The Wolves believe the win all but locks up a Class 4A playoff berth.
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FINAL: Bettendorf 35, Prairie 8.
Bulldogs 7-1, Hawks 4-4.
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FINAL SCORE: Iowa City High 30, Linn-Mar 0
Iowa City High improves to 5-3 and finishes the regular season against Bettendorf. Linn-Mar is 4-4 and plays Pleasant Valley next week.
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Final: Southeast Polk 37, West Des Moines Dowling 34 (3OT)
The top-ranked Rams score on fourth-and-goal from inside the 1 to beat the second-ranked Maroons. Barely. Game of the year?
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End-3: Bettendorf 35, Prairie 8.
Bulldogs outgain the Hawks 144-11 in the quarter.
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END OF 3RD: IOWA CITY HIGH 30, Linn-Mar 0
Little Hawks with a 16-point third. Lions face 4th and 6 from ICH's 36 when play resumes.
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BETTENDORF TOUCHDOWN.
Barta 7 run (Buhr kick)
6 plays, 37 yards, 3:42.
5:17 3rd: Bettendorf 35, Prairie 8.
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IOWA CITY HIGH 30, LINN-MAR 0. 1:39 3rd
City High takes advantage of good field position after free kick after safety and goes 36 yards. Jake Mitchell with a 1-yard TD run
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IOWA CITY HIGH 23, LINN-MAR 0, 5:02 3rd Quarter
The teams exchange turnovers deep in LM territory. LM at own 17 and a snap goes over Stone Morgan's head. He corrals it and slips in end zone for safety.
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BETTENDORF TOUCHDOWN.
Wrigley Matthys 70 run (Buhr kick)
3 plays, 80 yards, 1:17.
10:43 3rd: Bettendorf 28, Prairie 8.
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IOWA CITY HIGH 21, LINN-MAR 0, 8:20 3rd Quarter
Miles Parlet with a 1-yard TD to cap the first possession of the second half. Parlet's kick return gave City High the ball at Linn-Mar's 49 for a short field. Parlet has 125 rushing yards on 23 carries.
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Final: Turkey Valley 14, Riceville 8
Quarterback Logan Busta scored on a 13-yard run with 3:04 left in the third to put Turkey Valley up for good and had a 39-yard TD pass to Caleb Kurtenbach.
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Xavier 35, CCA 0 (5:44 3rd)
Jack Stevenson hauls in a 10-yard pass from Ronan Thomas for a score. Thomas then finds Grant Helmle for the 2-point conversion.
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Final: North Linn 56, Bellevue 6
At Troy Mills, the Lynx picked off eight passes five different players scored TDs before the break as North Linn secured the final playoff spot in Class A, District 4.
Cael Benesh had four interceptions and Breckyn Betenbender each had three against reserve quarterback Cal Bonifas, starting in place of Hunter Putman, who had a hand injury that forced his move to receiver. Benesh returned his third pick 52 yards for a score and his fourth 42 yards for a score. Quarterback Jake Van Etten ran for a pair of scores and returned a fumble 22 yards for a score for the Lynx (6-2, 5-2).
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HALFTIME STATS: Linn-Mar at Iowa City High
LM ICH
Score: 0 14
Rushing: 21-48 21-87
Passing: 3-8-0 2-7-0
Pass yards: 9 104
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING – Linn-Mar: Landon Sorg 1-16, Dylan Muszynski 8-12, Tyree Alons 2-8, Talan Sievertsen 2-6, Stone Morgan 7-3, Emerson Gasper 1-3. City High: Miles Parley 17-96, Dominic Salibi 1-(-4), Bacon 3-(-8).
PASSING – Linn-Mar: Morgan 3-8-0-9. City High: Bacon 2-7-0-104.
RECEIVING – Linn-Mar: Alons 2-10, Alex Thurm 1-(-1). City High: Madlock 1-63, Connor Cross 1-41.
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HALF: Bettendorf 21, Prairie 8.
Rushing: Bett 22-124, CRP 19-12
Passing: Bett 2-7-0-25, CRP 6-11-0-181
Total yards: Bett 149, CRP 193
Turnovers: Bett 0, CRP 2.
Payne 4 receptions, 132 yards, 1 TD
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PRAIRIE TOUCHDOWN.
Apollo Payne 33 pass from Wyatt Eash (run failed)
4 plays, 80 yards, 0:47.
0:12 2nd: Bettendorf 21, Prairie 8.
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Central City celebrates a district title and prepares for the playoffs
Sixth-ranked Central City enjoyed a coronation night, slipping and sliding in the rain, dispatching Midland, 66-18, Friday night in an 8-Player high school football game.
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HALFTIME: Iowa City High 14, Linn-Mar 0
Ugly game here because of the conditions. City High connected on a big pass play with Bobby Bacon hitting Jeremiah Madlock for a 63-yard TD with 4:03 left in the first quarter.
In the second play, City High capitalized on a short field. Little Hawks go 47 yards on nine consecutive Miles Parlet rushes, including a 6-yard TD run with 10:31 left before halftime.
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BETTENDORF TOUCHDOWN.
Barta 8 run (Buhr kick).
4 plays, 74 yards.
0:59 2nd: Bettendorf 21, Prairie 2.
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Marion 26, Mason City 0 (5:47 3rd)
Good punt return for Kaiden Griffith to the Mason City 6. He then catches a 6-yard TD pass from Kaiden Diers on the ensuing play.
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BETTENDORF TOUCHDOWN.
Gavin Barta 5 run (Buhr kick).
6 plays, 28 yards, 3:16.
4:18 2nd: Bettendorf 14, Prairie 2.
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BETTENDORF TOUCHDOWN.
Jackson Laver fumble recovery in end zone (Caden Buhr kick).
8:37 2nd: Bettendorf 7, Prairie 2.
Some wild stuff happening in the north end zone.
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IOWA CITY HIGH 14, LINN-MAR 0, 10:31 2nd quarter
Miles Parlet closes a 47-yard, nine-play drive that was nothing but Parlet rushes. City High in control now.
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Marion in control
Marion has a 19-0 lead on Mason City after one very rainy half at Marion Stadium.
The Wolves have a 4-yard touchdown run from Trey Franck, a 52-yard TD run from quarterback Kaleb Diers, a safety and a 33-yard field gioal by Grayson Kirsch).
Marion has 10 first downs to Mason City's 0. The Wolves have 187 yards, all on the ground. Mason City has 4 total yards.
The teams have combined to go 1 for 13 passing for minus-1 yard. Yeah, not surprising in these conditions.
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Final: Northeast 12, Anamosa 7
QB Gavin Kramer scored the game-winning TD with 5:36 remaining.
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Xavier 27, CCA 0 (6:24 2nd)
Four plays after the Saints recovered a Clipper fumble at CCA's 21, Ronan Thomas punches it in from a yard out.
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IOWA CITY HIGH 7, LINN-MAR 0, End of 1st quarter
Little Hawks hit for a 63-yard TD pass from Bobby Bacon to Jeremiah Madlock with 4:03 left in the first. Little Hawks driving again.
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End-1: Prairie 2, Bettendorf 0.
Hawks have 4th and a bundle from the B24 when we return.
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Xavier 21, CCA 0 (7:57 2nd)
A 4-yard TD run by Schimberg extends Xavier's lead to 21. Schimberg's TD, his second, capped a 6-play 82-yard drive.
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North Linn 36, Bellevue 6 (0:30 2nd)
After picking off his third pass of the game, Breckyn Betenbender 3-yard touchdown run (2-point run failed). Lynx now with 6 intereptions in the game.
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Xavier 14, CCA 0 (0:39 1st)
Xavier gets the ball back and marches right down the field, again. Key play was a 54-yard completion on third-and-16 from Ronan Thomas to Carter Hoffmann. Noah Schimberg caps the drive with a 7-yard score.
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North Linn 30, Bellevue 6 (4:39 2nd)
Bad punt snap helps Bellevue get on the board: Cal Bonifas 14-yard touchdown pass to Hunter Putman (2-point pass failed).
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We have a SAFETY.
Jacob Whipple is tackled in the end zone.
7:40 1st: Prairie 2, Bettendorf 0.
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Solon 28, Fairfield 0 (7:28 2nd)
Fairfield forced to punt once again and Solon’s Jack McCarty returns it from around the 50 for a touchdown.
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12:00 1st: Prairie 0, Bettendorf 0.
Bettendorf wins toss. Prairie will receive. Bettendorf will defend the north goal.
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LINN-MAR AT IOWA CITY HIGH
Linn-Mar won the toss and elected to receive. And away we go from City High's Bates Field. #iahsfb
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Xavier 7, CCA 0 (5:47 1st)
A methodical 12-play, 88-yard opening drive is capped by a 1-yard Ronan Thomas TD.
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Solon 21, Fairfield 0 (9:12 2nd)
Solon’s Conlan Poynton punches it in for his second from 7 yards out.
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LINN-MAR AT IOWA CITY HIGH
Linn-Mar has come to the field to warm up. City High is coming in to a light show and video. 6:50 on the clock and running.
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North Linn 30, Bellevue 0 (11:08 2nd)
Second play of the second quarter. Cael Benesh 52-yard interception return for a touchdown (2-point pass failed).
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Solon 14, Fairfield 0 (2:41 1st)
The Spartans scored first on a 29-yard touchdown run by Conlan Poynton. Tyler Bell scored the second on a 2-yard rush. Fairfield got the ball inside the Solon 20, but a turnover on downs gave it back to the Spartans.
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North Linn 24, Bellevue 0 (1:00 1st)
After a third pick, the second from Cael Benesh, the Lynx score again. Landen Helmrich 5-yard run (Breckyn Betenbender 2-point run).
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North Linn 16, Bellevue 0 (4:44 1st)
A second pick leads to a second North Linn score: Jake Van Etten 17-yard run (Carter Holtz pass from Van Etten for the 2-point conversion).
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Marion 10, Mason City 0 (6:37 1st)
Another Mason City turnover leads to a 33-yard Grayson Kirsch field goal. Impressive considering the conditions.
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Marion 7, Mason City (10:15 1st)
Marion's Adam Rose with an interception deep in Mason City territory. Return to the 4, Trey Franck carries it in from there. Grayson Kirsch with the extra point.
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North Linn 8, Bellevue 0 (8:56 1st)
Jake Van Etten 1-yard touchdown run (Breckyn Betenbender 2-point run).
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Final: West Delaware 29, 3A No. 9 Independence 21
The Hawks recovered the onside kick, then converted a fourth-and-3 with a Memphis Voelker run up the middle.
West Delaware (5-3, 3-1) pulls into a tie with rival Independence (6-2, 3-1) atop the Class 3A District 3 standings. Dubuque Wahlert (4-3, 2-1) could join them with a win over DeWitt Central tonight.
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LIGHTNING DELAY AT BATES FIELD
Just after the National Anthem they announced we are in the middle of a lightning delay. So, we won't be starting at 7 p.m. I feel like a jinx. Anyway, opening kick between Linn-Mar and City High will be delayed.
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West Delaware 29, Independence 21 (2:01 4th)
The Mustangs still have a chance here. Trey Weber with a 2-yard touchdown run after completing a long halfback pass. The 2-point conversion was no good.
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LINN-MAR (4-3) at IOWA CITY HIGH (4-3)
Big game for both teams. Just inside the top-15 of the Class 5A RPI. A win helps the playoff cause. A loss and the playoff hopes are on life support. Stready rain here but no lightning. The natural grass appears to be holding on OK as well.
And there is a Dan Gable sighting as well.
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West Delware 29, Independence 15 (4:12 4th)
Brent Yonkovic's 1-yard TD run makes this a two-score game with not much time left for the 3A ninth-ranked Mustangs. The 2-point conversion was stopped.
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End 3rd: West Delaware 23, Independence 15
Memphis Voelker with a 44-yard touchdown run for West Delaware, followed by an 11-yard TD run from Independence's Trey Weber in the third quarter and successful 2-point conversions from both teams.
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Tracking the playoff possibilities on these teams via RPI:
No. 3 Bettendorf (6-1, .6609) — The Bulldogs close at Cedar Rapids Prairie and at home against Iowa City High. Win both, and they are assured a top-four seed (probably 3) and the possibility of two home games.
No. 9 Cedar Rapids Prairie (4-3, .5692) — The leader of the 4-3 pack. The Hawks host Bettendorf on Friday, then go to Iowa City West in Week 9. Win twice, and Prairie has a lot of room yet to climb if dominoes above them fall the right way. They would pass any current 5-2 team that suffers a loss, with the possible exception of Kennedy, and they would probably pass Waukee even if the Warriors run the table. A split probably leaves Prairie in the 9-10 vicinity, and it would probably (barely) make the playoffs with two losses.
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5A No. 8 Bettendorf (6-1) at 5A No. 10 Cedar Rapids Prairie (4-3)
Looking at an 8 p.m. kickoff at John Wall Field.
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West Delaware 15, Independence 7 (1:37 2nd)
Memphis Voelker gives the Hawks the lead with a 3-yard touchdown run just before halftime. Quarterback Brent Yonkovic ran in the 2-point conversion.
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West Delaware 7, Independence 7 (9:45 2nd)
Macoy Roling's 3-yard run gets the Hawks on the board and the ensuing extra point from Christian Timmerman ties the score. A long kickoff return put West Delaware in Independence territory.
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Independence 7, West Delaware 0 (1:55 1st)
EJ Miller finds Brady Curt in the end zone for a 16-yard touchdown pass, the first score of the night around the state.
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Early schedule changes due to weather
Looks like an iffy night, weather-wise. Some games have already canceled JV games to move up varsity start times.
Some altered varsity kickoff times even more:
• Independence at West Delaware, 5 p.m.
• Midland at Central City, 5:30 p.m.
• Anamosa at Northeast, 5:30 p.m.
• Waterloo Christian at Don Bosco, 6 p.m.
• Springville vs. Calamus-Wheatland (at Wyoming), 6 p.m.
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Week 8 preview
Playoff scenarios: What's at stake in the final week of the regular season for 2A, 1A, A and 8-Player teams
Class 5A RPI race: Crunching the numbers with two weeks left in the regular season
Feature story: Tanner Thurn is East Buchanan football
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