East Buchanan scores 57 points without completing a pass in playoff win over Alburnett

 

No. 8-ranked East Buchanan didn't complete one pass, but ran the ball, unofficially, for 500 yards in an impressive win, Gazette correspondent Mike Condon writes.

Makelle Taylor has record-breaking night as Prairie avenges loss to Linn-Mar

 

Makelle Taylor rushes for a school-record 335 yards as Prairie avenged a Week 9 loss, The Gazette's K.J. Pilcher writes.

Cedar Rapids Xavier pulls away from Cedar Rapids Washington with huge 2nd half

 

Thanks to a 28-0 third quarter run, third-ranked Cedar Rapids Xavier (10-0) handled Cedar Rapids Washington, Gazette correspondent Ryan Pleggenkuhle writes.

Waukee Northwest wins defensive battle over Cedar Rapids Kennedy, 9-0

 

The Wolves break a scoreless tie with a field goal and touchdown in the third quarter, The Gazette's Jeff Johnson writes.

Iowa City Liberty holds off Webster City for 1st football playoff win

 

For the first time in its football program history, Iowa City Liberty is a playoff victor, Gazette correspondent Culley Kline writes.

Here are the quarterfinal matchups

 

The Iowa high school football playoffs have progressed to the quarterfinal round, where teams are one win away from reaching the UNI-Dome. Here are the pairings relasedy by the IHSAA.

Photos: Linn-Mar vs. Cedar Rapids Prairie

𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲

📸 @JSlosiarek 

Photos from @PrairieFootball's 5A first-round win over No. 8 Linn-Mar ⤵️

— Iowa Prep Sports (@iowaprepsports) October 29, 2022

Class 5A first-round final scores

 

Pod A

 

No. 2 West Des Moines Dowling 35, Davenport West 0

 

No. 6 Waukee Northwest 9, Cedar Rapids Kennedy 0

 

Pod B

 

No. 4 Southeast Polk 49, Ames 3

 

Cedar Rapids Prairie 50, No. 8 Linn-Mar 28

 

Pod C

 

No. 1 Ankeny 17, Sioux City East 0

 

No. 6 Johnston 38, No. 9 Iowa City High 31 (OT)

 

Pod D

 

No. 10 West Des Moines Valley 15, No. 3 Pleasant Valley 10

 

No. 5 Cedar Falls 14, Ankeny Centennial 10

Johnston wins in OT

 

The Dragons scored first and recovered a Little Hawks fumble in the end zone to advance.

𝙅𝙊𝙃𝙉𝙎𝙏𝙊𝙉 𝙒𝙄𝙉𝙎 𝙄𝙏 𝙄𝙉 𝘼 𝙎𝙏𝙐𝙉𝙉𝙀𝙍 🐉🐉🐉 pic.twitter.com/3rSrTpW2cx

— Bound Iowa (@Bound_IA) October 29, 2022

8-Player second-round final scores

 

Pod A

 

No. 1 Remsen St. Mary’s 42, West Bend-Mallard 16

 

No. 10 Ruthven GTRA 28, No. 7 West Harrison 12

 

Pod B

 

No. 4 Lenox 34, Anita CAM 14

 

Fremont-Mills 30, No. 9 Southeast Warren 28

 

Pod C

 

No. 8 Newell-Fonda 35, No. 3 Don Bosco 10

 

No. 6 Gladbrook-Reinbeck 30, Turkey Valley 28

 

Pod D

 

Montezuma 60, No. 5 Easton Valley 38

 

No. 2 WACO 48, Central City 12

Photos: Cedar Rapids Washington vs. Cedar Rapids Xavier

𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝟭𝟬-𝟬

📸 Cliff Jette

Photos from No. 3 @CRXavierFB's 4A first-round win over Cedar Rapids Washington ⤵️

— Iowa Prep Sports (@iowaprepsports) October 29, 2022

Class A second-round final scores

 

Pod A

 

No. 7 Hartley HMS 46, Hinton 27

 

No. 4 Woodbury Central 48, No. 9 Le Mars Gehlen 7

 

Pod B

 

No. 6 North Linn 28, Mason City Newman 14

 

No. 1 West Hancock 16, Wapsie Valley 9

 

Pod C

 

No. 8 East Buchanan 57, No. 10 Alburnett 21

 

No. 2 Grundy Center 41, Columbus Community 7

 

Pod D

 

No. 5 Avoca AHSTW 35, Southwest Valley 14

 

No. 3 Lynnville-Sully 62, Mount Ayr 33

Class 1A second-round final scores

 

Pod A

 

Western Christian 49, No. 5 Aplington-Parkersburg 27

 

No. 2 West Sioux 45, No. 6 Carroll Kuemper 7

 

Pod B

 

No. 8 MFL MarMac 28, No. 10 Dike-New Hartford 6

 

No. 3 West Branch 27, Waterloo Columbus 14

 

Pod C

 

Sigourney-Keota 20, No. 9 Mediapolis 14 (OT)

 

No. 1 Van Meter 42, Woodward-Granger 0

 

Pod D

 

No. 7 Pella Christian 38, South Hamilton 30

 

No. 4 Underwood 62, Guthrie Center ACGC 14

Class 2A second-round final scores

 

Pod A

 

No. 1 Central Lyon/George-Little Rock 42, Clarinda 16

 

No. 7 West Lyon 43, No. 6 Greene County 7

 

Pod B

 

No. 5 Ida Grove OABCIG 34, No. 8 Osage 22

 

No. 3 Spirit Lake 43, Clear Lake 21

 

Pod C

 

Crestwood 20, No. 10 Waukon 18

 

Dubuque Wahlert 21, No. 4 West Marshall 14

 

Pod D

 

Centerville 28, No. 9 Monticello 27

 

No. 2 Williamsburg 63, Mid-Prairie 7

Class 3A first-round final scores

 

Pod A

 

No. 1 Harlan 42, MOC-Floyd Valley 7

 

No. 8 Nevada 10, Sioux Center 7

 

Pod B

 

No. 2 Mount Vernon 23, No. 10 DeWitt Central 9

 

No. 5 Solon 42, No. 9 West Delaware 18

 

Pod C

 

No. 6 Humboldt 39, Hampton-Dumont/CAL 0

 

No. 3 Independence 20, Benton Community 17

 

Pod D

 

No. 3 Adel ADM 56, Grinnell 0

 

No. 7 North Polk 52, Creston 20

Class 4A first-round final scores

 

Pod A

 

No. 3 Cedar Rapids Xavier 44, Cedar Rapids Washington 7

 

No. 8 Indianola 35, No. 6 Bondurant-Farrar 13

 

Pod B

 

No. 2 Waverly-Shell Rock 49, Fort Madison 7

 

No. 7 North Scott 38, No. 9 Western Dubuque 15

 

Pod C

 

No. 1 Lewis Central 57, Le Mars 7

 

Glenwood 38, No. 10 Spencer 26

 

Pod D

 

No. 5 Iowa City Liberty 24, Webster City 14

 

No. 4 Carlisle 48, Newton 28

Photos: Webster City vs. Iowa City Liberty

𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝘄𝗶𝗻 ✔️

📸 @jerodringwald32 

Photos from No. 5 @ICLibertyFB's 4A first-round win over No. 10 Webster City ⤵️

— Iowa Prep Sports (@iowaprepsports) October 29, 2022

Photos: West Delaware vs. Solon

𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻

📸 Ayrton Breckenridge

Photos from No. 5 @FootballSolon's 3A first-round win over No. 9 West Delaware ⤵️

— Iowa Prep Sports (@iowaprepsports) October 29, 2022

Sigourney-Keota wins in OT

 

The Cobras advance to the Class 1A quarterfinals.

Sigourney-Keota makes the stop! What a hold from the Cobra defense and in one of the most exciting games of the year, SK beats Mediapolis 20-14 in overtime. What a game between two of Southeast Iowa's best. SK plays at Van Meter next week. Huge win for the Cobras. #iahsfb

— Southeast Iowa Union Sports (@UnionSportsPage) October 29, 2022

City High ties it up at Johnston

 

Exciting finish coming up between the No. 9 Little Hawks and No. 6 Dragons in 5A.

KUETER, KUETER TOUCHDOWN EATER‼️

Thomas Ksobiech nothing but net on the free throw to tie the game‼️🏀

Q4
𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇 31
𝗝𝗢𝗛𝗡𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗡 31#TSTL | #iahsfb pic.twitter.com/bYP4mygB96

— City High Football (@CityHighFB) October 29, 2022

Independence wins a thriller

 

The No. 3 Mustangs are moving on in Class 3A.

Final: Independence 20, Benton 17. Mitch Johnson’s final minute interception sealed the win for the Mustangs. #iahsfb pic.twitter.com/hpfI224RUB

— Mark Woodley (@MarkWoodleyTV) October 29, 2022

Sigourney-Keota and Mediapolis going to OT

 

It's been a crazy game between the Cobras and 1A No. 9 Bulldogs. What's in store in overtime?

OVERTIME in Sigourney! SK and Mediapolis scoreless in the second half, and they'll go to OT 14-14. College rules, both teams have possessions from the 10. #iahsfb

— Southeast Iowa Union Sports (@UnionSportsPage) October 29, 2022

Unbeatens fall

 

Three undefeated teams have lost to ranked teams so far tonight:

 

• 5A: No. 3 Pleasant Valley, 15-10 to West Des Moines Valley

 

• 8P: No. 7 West Harrison, 28-12 to No. 10 Ruthven GTRA 

 

• 8P: No. 3 Don Bosco, 35-10 to No. 8 Newell-Fonda

Pella Christian takes the lead

 

A late touchdown for the 1A No. 7 Eagles against South Hamilton.

Pella Christian got the turnover on downs, drives the field and scores on a 1-yard run by Benny Schirz and adds the two-pointer.

38-30 PC, 3:30 left. #kqradio #iahsfb

— Quinn Douglas (@Quinn_Douglas_) October 29, 2022

West Hancock survives

 

The top-ranked, defending champion Eagles got a good battle from Wapsie Valley in the Class A second round and will move on with a 16-9 win.

Looks like Eagles will defeat Wapsie 16-9 after turnover on downs. The warriors tried a hook and ladder, but came up a yard short on 4th and 10. #iahsfb

— Matthew Rezab (@MatthewRezab) October 29, 2022

Valley takes the lead

 

5A No. 3 Pleasant Valley is in danger of taking its first loss in the first round of the playoffs against the 10th-ranked Tigers.

WDM Valley 15, PV 10 (8:38 4th)

Price with a 2-yard TD sneak up the middle (pass failed)#iahsfb

— Bobby Metcalf (@BobbyMetcalf88) October 29, 2022

Barn burner in progress

 

1A No. 7 Pella Christian and South Hamilton are tied at 30 in the fourth quarter.

Pella Christian answers with a 7-yard TD run from Benny Schirz, get the two-point conversion thanks to a missed hold.

30-30, 8:26 to go. #Iahsfb #kqradio

— Quinn Douglas (@Quinn_Douglas_) October 29, 2022

Xavier pulls away from Wash

 

It was close for a while, but 4A No. 3 Xavier is cruising to the quarterfinals now.

After leading 16-7 at halftime, Xavier outscores Washington 28-0 in the third. #iahsfb

— Ryan Pleggenkuhle (@ryno_plegge) October 29, 2022

Crestwood looking to beat Waukon again

 

The Cadets have extended their lead to two scores against 2A No. 10 Waukon. They won the regular-season meeting 44-20.

Butikofer takes the designed QB run all the way to the house for 6.

Cresco 20
Waukon 6

#iahsfb

— Montana Bohr (@CoachMBohr) October 29, 2022

The Valleys have a close 4th coming up

 

No. 3 Pleasant Valley, Class 5A's last unbeaten, is carrying a 1-point lead into the final quarter against No. 10 West Des Moines Valley.

End 3: PV 10, WDM Valley 9

Tigers have 2nd and 11 from the PV 26 when play resumes.

Valley ran 21 plays that quarter, PV had just 3#iahsfb

— Bobby Metcalf (@BobbyMetcalf88) October 29, 2022

Another 4th-down TD for City High

 

After trailing 24-7, the 5A No. 9 Little Hawks are back within 3 at No. 6 Johnston. This time it's a 10-yard Drew Larson pass to Ronnie Major.

Fourth down ➡️ touchdown

𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇 21
𝗝𝗢𝗛𝗡𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗡 24#TSTL | #iahsfb pic.twitter.com/4Yf0apV4XJ

— City High Football (@CityHighFB) October 29, 2022

Centerville leads at Monticello

 

Remember, the 2A No. 9 Panthers scored the first 21 points of this game.

A fake punt on fourth down kept the Centerville drive alive. They’d go on to score and take the lead. 28 unanswered points for the Big Reds.

10:44 4th.
Centerville 28, Monticello 21. #iahsfb

— Kyle Ocker (@Kyle_Ocker) October 29, 2022

DeWitt Central hanging in there

 

No. 2 Mount Vernon won the regular-season meeting 47-0 just two weeks ago, but the No. 10 Sabers came to play in the 3A first round.

#qcvarsity FG Central DeWitt Christopher Martens 28 yards. Mt Vernon 14, Central DeWitt 9. 4:55, 3rd #HungryHobo11

— Steve Batterson (@sbatt79) October 29, 2022

Continuous clock at Prairie

 

It wasn't outlandish to suggest Prairie might win despite losing to Linn-Mar last week, but who saw this coming? It's been all Hawks against the No. 8 Lions in the 5A first round.

C.R. Prairie has forced a continuous clock. Aiden Heisdorffer with an interception to give CRP ball at LM 41. Next play, Phillips hits Tate Joens wide open down the middle of the field for 41-yard TD. 44-6 CRP with 6:39 to go in the third. #iahsfb

— K.J. Pilcher (@kjpilcher) October 29, 2022

Simeon Reichenbach doing it all against Central City

 

No. 2 WACO is well on its way to the 8-Player quarterfinals.

WACO’s Simeon Reichenbach has the Warriors up 31-6 agains Central City in the third. Reichenbach rushed one in and then kicked a 35 yard field goal to put the Warriors up. #iahsfb

— Southeast Iowa Union Sports (@UnionSportsPage) October 29, 2022

West Delaware isn't done yet

 

No. 5 Solon scored the first 28 points, but No. 9 West Delaware is back within two scores in Class 3A.

West Delaware has gotten back into this game. Yonkovic goes 68 yards to the 2 and Logan Peyton scores on the next play. 2-point run fails. Solon leads 28-12 with 1:11 left 3rd quarter. #iahsfb

— Ryan Murken (@rmmurken) October 29, 2022

It's still fun watching Abu Sama run

 

Southeast Polk is rolling against Ames in Class 5A.

Insane run by Abu sama makes it a 28-3 game 👀 pic.twitter.com/o16KzW6Q1S

— IASportz (@IAsportz) October 29, 2022

Centerville rallies from 21 down

 

2A No. 9 Monticello is now in a battle with Centerville.

After getting the ball to open the half, Centerville has tied it with a 75 yard drive capped by a 4 yard run by Brody Tuttle. They were down 21-0 in the first quarter.

Centerville 21, Monticello 21. 7:01 to go in 3rd. #iahsfb

— Kyle Ocker (@Kyle_Ocker) October 29, 2022

Liberty takes the lead

 

Update from Culley Kline: On fourth-and-3 at the Liberty 43, Amari Thigpen drops CJ Hilser for a 7-yard loss. Two plays later Graham Beckman hits Lucas Meyer for a 43-yd TD. Trey Gregoire just picked off a Webster City pass. 14-7 Liberty with 7:42 left in the 3rd.

Graham Beckman ➡️ Lucas Meyer

43-yard TD pass gives @ICLibertyFB a 14-7 lead over Webster City in the 3rd

📸 @jerodringwald32 | #iahsfb pic.twitter.com/eiaKjYpZiL

— Iowa Prep Sports (@iowaprepsports) October 29, 2022

Waukee Northwest strikes first

 

The Wolves have the lead in the third quarter, but credit to the Cedar Rapids Kennedy defense for preventing a touchdown after a big play.

Brady Grisham pops first play of second half for 63-yard run to the Kennedy 8. Grisham then gets 5 yards to the CRK 3. But he's stopped for 3-yard loss, then CRK's Asher Smith sacks QB for 11-yard loss. Jack Gearhart then hits 34-yard FG. Waukee Northwest 3-0 (9:47 3rd). #iahsfb

— Jeff Johnson (@jeje66) October 29, 2022

Sigourney-Keota ties it up just before halftime

 

The Cobras are hosting 1A No. 9 Mediapolis and should be in store for a fun second half.

We got ourselves a ball game here in the Snake Pit.@ClarahanCole scores on a 3 yard TFlD run followed by a 2pt conversion.

With 19.2 left in the 2nd, we're all tied up 14-14.@SigourneyNews @SigourneyCSD @KeotaEagles @UnionSportsPage t

— Clint Dye - @TagTeamPhotographyDYE on Facebook (@cdye56) October 29, 2022

Ben Kueter scores on 4th down

 

Iowa City High's star finds the end zone to get the Little Hawks within 10 at Johnston in Class 5A.

Ben Kueter rushes for a clutch fourth down TD on the direct snap‼️

2Q
𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇 14
𝗝𝗢𝗛𝗡𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗡 24#TSTL | #iahsfb pic.twitter.com/rM9G7POZbd

— City High Football (@CityHighFB) October 29, 2022

Scorless at the half at Kingston

 

That's Cedar Rapids Kennedy 0, No. 6 Waukee Northwest 0 in the Class 5A first round.

HT stats: Northwest 3 first downs, 16-57 rushing, 2-7-1-18 passing for 75 total yards. Kennedy 2 first downs, 21-23 rushing, 3-7-0-19 passing for 42 total yards. Keep in mind, 40 of Northwest's yards came on one carry. Kennedy punted 8 times in 1st half, NW 3 times. #iahsfb

— Jeff Johnson (@jeje66) October 29, 2022

Big sequence at Prairie

 

Prairie was content to take a 23-6 lead into halftime, already a big turnaround from last week's loss to No. 8 Linn-Mar. Instead, a penalty leads to a big play, touchdown and 30-6 lead.

Linn-Mar called for roughing the punter with :34 left in the half, giving Prairie a fresh set of downs at own 32. Next play, Will Phillips with a 68-yard bomb to Apollo Payne, who outruns defenders to the end zone. 30-6 CRP. :34 left before the half. #iahsfb

— K.J. Pilcher (@kjpilcher) October 29, 2022

Alburnett INT leads to an East Buc TD

 

Suddnely, East Buchanan is on the verge of breaking this one open. Tanner Thurn's third touchdown run of the third quarter and the Bucs have scored 28 unanswered points.

After a 59-yard interception return from Bowers, Thurn scores his third TD of the quarter from the 1, PAT run failed. Bucs lead 36-14 with 5:27 left in the half. #iahsfb

— Mike Condon (@mikecondon) October 29, 2022

Indee gets a key TD before halftime

 

Benton Community took the lead with a field goal, but No. 3 Independence responded with 13 unanswered points in Class 3A.

Mitchell Johnson rushes for 3-yard TD as Independence takes a 13-3 lead over Benton Community just before halftime#iahsfb

— J.R. Ogden (@JROgden) October 29, 2022

Webster City and Liberty tied at the half

 

A top-10 matchup in Class 4A is unsurprisingly close ... deadlocked, in fact, after 24 minutes.

Liberty and Webster City have entered halftime tied at a highly entertaining 7-7. Webster City has 181 yards (168 on the ground). Liberty has 156 yards of offense (101 through the air).#iahsfb

— culleykline19 (@culleykline19) October 29, 2022

2 straight East Buc TDs

 

Back and forth again in Alburnett. Tanner Thurn has touchdown runs of 29 and 56 yards, the first after a muffed punt, as East Buchanan retakes the lead.

Thurn 56 run (Thurn run) Bucs retake the lead, 22-14, 8:03 left in the half. #iahsfb

— Mike Condon (@mikecondon) October 29, 2022

Makelle Taylor again!

 

Two rushing touchdowns in quick succession for the Prairie star, this one a 98-yarder after an interception. Big turnaround there, and possibly a big turnaround in this matchup after Linn-Mar's win last week.

Prairie's Brock Harder with a interception at the CRP 2. Next play, Makelle Taylor with a 98 yard TD run. That's 177 yards on back-to-back carries for Taylor. Having a night! 23-6 Prairie. 7:55 before half. #iahsfb

— K.J. Pilcher (@kjpilcher) October 29, 2022

Abu Sama puts SEP up 2 scores

 

Southeast Polk's star running back finds the end zone against Ames to make it 14-0 in favor of the 5A No. 4 Rams.

Another TD for the rams! Abu Sama runs this in to make it 14-0 SEP lead! pic.twitter.com/bogiDkJjiA

— IASportz (@IAsportz) October 29, 2022

Makelle Taylor to the house

 

One play after Linn-Mar got within 9-6, Makelle Taylor extended Cedar Rapids Prairie's lead with a long touchdown run. The Hawks already have more points against the Lions than they did last week.

First play from scrimmage on next possession, Prairie's Makelle Taylor takes the direct snap and explodes up the middle and is gone. 79-yd TD run. PAT is good. Hawks lead, 16-6. 9:44 before half. #iahsfb

— K.J. Pilcher (@kjpilcher) October 29, 2022

Alburnett has its first lead

 

After a defensive touchdown, Mason Neighbor scores on offense with a pass to Grayson Carolan to put Alburnett in front against East Buchanan.

On the first play of the second quarter: Grayson Carolan 4 pass from Mason Neighbor (Severson kick). Pirates take first lead of the night at 14-8, 11:53 left in the first half. #iahsfb

— Mike Condon (@mikecondon) October 29, 2022

Safety for Xavier

 

Cedar Rapids Xavier's defense has been relentless this season. The Saints have already shut out Cedar Rapids Washington and are trying again, adding a safety to take the lead.

A gang of Xavier defenders trap Watts McBride in the end zone for a safety. 2-0 Xavier leads. #iahsfb

— Ryan Pleggenkuhle (@ryno_plegge) October 29, 2022

Prairie has a safety and an early TD

 

In the rematch with No. 8 Linn-Mar, it's host Cedar Rapids Prairie taking a 9-0 first-quarter lead.

No starting QB? No problem for Prairie. Will Phillips hits Apollo Payne on a deep post for a 35-yd TD. Prairie leads Linn-Mar, 9-0, with 2:50 left in 1Q. #iahsfb

— K.J. Pilcher (@kjpilcher) October 29, 2022

Count the missed tackles

 

MFL MarMac has a 14-0 lead against Dike-New Hartford after two offensive plays for the Bulldogs. The first one was an incredible individual effort from Karter Decker.

FIRST-PLAY TD 💥

Try counting how many Dike-New Hartford tacklers Karter Decker makes miss on this 76-yard MFL MarMac touchdown.

📽️ @KCTNFM | #iahsfb pic.twitter.com/Vby7dUf7Yp

— Iowa Prep Sports (@iowaprepsports) October 29, 2022

Alburnett's defense scores

 

The scoop and score is relatively common. The strip and score? Almost unheard of, but Alburnett's Brody Neighbor pulled it off to get his team on the board against East Buchanan in Class A.

Alburnett's Brody Neighbor rips the ball away from a Buc ball carrier and takes it 59 yards for the score (Sam Severson kick). Bucs lead, 8-7, 5:41 left in the first. #iahsfb

— Mike Condon (@mikecondon) October 29, 2022

Mount Vernon trails on early fumble return

 

This might turn out to be a blip for Mount Vernon, but we'll see. No. 10 DeWitt Central scores on defense to take the lead just 14 seconds in against the No. 2 Mustangs in 3A.

#qcvarsity TD Central DeWitt Michael Cabrera 31 fumble return. Kick blocked. Sabers 6, Mt Vernon 0, 11:46, 1st #HungryHobo11

— Steve Batterson (@sbatt79) October 29, 2022

Big play gets East Buc started

 

When East Buchanan and Alburnett met in the regular season, we expected a low-scoring game. We know better now after the Buccaneers' 34-27 win, and No. 8-ranked East Buc already got the scoring started in the rematch with an explosive play.

Hunter Bowers 83 run (Tanner Thurn run) gets East Buchanan on the board with 9:39 left in the first quarter. Bucs lead, 8-0. #iahsfb

— Mike Condon (@mikecondon) October 29, 2022

Iowa high school football live streams to watch

 

Here's the list of IHSAA-verified live streams for tonight's Iowa high school football playoff games. Gazette-area games linked here:

 

5A: No. 9 Iowa City High at No. 6 Johnston » Johnston School District

 

5A: No. 8 Linn-Mar at Cedar Rapids Prairie » NFHS Network (subscription)

 

4A: No. 10 Webster City at No. 5 Iowa City Liberty » Bolt Vision (YouTube)

 

4A: No. 9 Western Dubuque at No. 7 North Scott » NFHS Network (subscription)

 

4A: Cedar Rapids Washington at No. 3 Cedar Rapids Xavier » NFHS Network (subscription)

 

3A: No. 10 DeWitt Central at No. 2 Mount Vernon » Go MV Stangs (YouTube)

 

3A: No. 9 West Delaware at No. 5 Solon » Team 1 Sports

 

2A: Centerville at No. 9 Monticello » KMCH 94.7

 

2A: Mid-Prairie at No. 2 Williamsburg » Williamsburg CSD (YouTube)

 

2A: Crestwood at No. 10 Waukon » NFHS Network (subscription)

 

1A: No. 10 Dike-New Hartford at No. 8 MFL MarMac » KCTN FM

 

1A: No. 9 Mediapolis at Sigourney-Keota » Thunder Country TV

 

8P: No. 5 Easton Valley at Montezuma » Miles Telephone (YouTube)

 

8P: No. 6 Gladbrook-Reinbeck at Turkey Valley » KDAO

 

8P: Central City at No. 2 WACO » WACO Warriors Live (YouTube)

Iowa high school football playoffs: 11 area Round of 16 games to watch

 

Here's a closer look at some Gazette-area playoff games, from The Gazette's K.J. Pilcher.

Williamsburg QB Carson Huedepohl returns from knee injuries with success at a new position

 

Williamsburg senior Carson Huedepohl worked his way back from knee injuries and was quickly asked to move from tailback to quarterback, a position he hadn’t played at the varsity level. His passion for football helped him ace the tests of ligament tears and role changes, The Gazette's K.J. Pilcher writes.

A special, yet bittersweet football season for the Pedersen family

 

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 Jeff Johnson writes.