By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle
Emmetsburg and West Lyon battled to the lowest scoring game in Iowa high school football championship game history. The E’Hawks won the state’s 1-A championship with a 3-0 win, which is the school’s ninth. It also marked a new championship classification victory for Emmetsburg, which now has won titles in 3-A, 2-A and now 1-A. Only Wapsie Valley has won titles in three classifications. Click here for game story.
By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle
Solon won its 27th straight game Saturday to win its second straight Iowa Class 2-A championship. Solon beat Central Lyon/George-Little Rock 60-14. The 60-points sets a new record for points in a championship game in all classes. It is the second year in a row that Solon won the title by beating Central Lyon/George-Little Rock.
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Iowa High School Football Scores
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Championships
3-A
Heelan 35 Decorah 10
2-A
Solon 60 Central Lyon/George-Little Rock 14
1-A
Emmetsburg 3 West Lyon 0
By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle
For the fourth time in the last seven years, West Des Moines Valley is Iowa’s 4-A high school football champ. Friday night the Tigers beat Cedar Falls 27-8 to complete a perfect 14-0 season. Click here for a game recap story. Click here to go to theIowa High School Football Huddle.
Iowa High School Football Scores
Friday, November 21, 2008
Championships
4-A
West Des Moines Valley 27 Cedar Falls 8
Class A
North Tampa 21 Southern Cal (Lake City) 20 (OT)
8-Player
Lenox 34 Armstrong-Ringsted 32
By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle
With West Des Moines Valley and Ankeny being the only two 4-A teams to score over 500 points this season, everyone was thinking Friday night’s state semifinal could be a shootout. By the time the game hit the second quarter, the large crowd at the UNI-Dome thought that only Ankeny brought its offense as the Hawks ran out to a 14-0 lead over the top-seed and undefeated Tigers. However, Valley (13-0) didn’t collapse and scored 21 unanswered points to beat Ankeny 21-14 and advance to the 4-A state championship game for the first time since 2005. Next week Valley will play Cedar Falls for the state title. Click here for a game story.
Iowa High School Football Scores
Friday, November 14, 2008
Semifinals
4-A
West Des Moines Valley 21 Ankeny 14
Cedar Falls 27 Cedar Rapids Washington 19 Click here for game story
8-Player
Armstrong-Ringsted 57 Stanton 20 Click here for game story
Lenox 40 CWL 20
By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle
The magical season for Aplington-Parkersburg came to a close Friday night, two wins short of the Falcons’ goal of a state championship. The Falcons, who have been the darlings of Iowa football since a tornado devasted the community last spring, lost their first game of the season Friday night in the Class 1-A quarterfinals. A-P lost to third-seeded Emmetsburg 14-6. Click here for a game story.
Iowa High School Football Scores
Friday, November 7, 2008
Quarterfinals
Class 4-A
No. 1 W.D.M. Valley 32, No. 7 W.D.M. Dowling Catholic 27 Click here for game story
No. 5 Ankeny 35, Ames 21 Click here for game story
No. 6 Cedar Falls 43, Cedar Rapids Xavier 6
No. 4 Cedar Rapids Washington 48, No. 2 Bettendorf 27
Class 3-A
No. 1 Sioux City Heelan 38, No. 2 Harlan 21
No. 3 Clear Lake 27, No. 9 Carroll 12
No. 7 Decorah 21, Crestwood (Cresco) 7
No. 5 Pella 19, No. 4 Mount Pleasant 5
Class 2-A
Tonight’s Quarterfinals
No. 2 Central Lyon/George Little Rock 28, Okoboji (Milford) 7
No. 4 IKM/Manning 25, Missouri Valley 0
No. 3 Roland-Story 17, Sumner-Fredericksburg 0
No. 1 Solon 52, No. 5 Mid-Prairie (Wellman) 27
Class 1-A
No. 4 West Lyon 28, No. 2 Council Bluffs St. Albert 21
Prairie Valley (Gowrie) 28, No. 6 Pella Christian 14
No. 3 Emmetsburg 14, No. 1 Aplington-Parkersburg 6
West Branch 39, Maquoketa Valley (Delhi) 6 Click here for game story
Class A
No. 2 Southern Cal (Lake City) 21, Alta 6
No. 5 Madrid 42, No. 3 AHST (Avoca) 27
No. 6 Northwood-Kensett 28, No. 4 East Buchanan 10
No. 1 North Tama 19, No. 9 HLV (Victor) 0
Eight-Player
No. 4 Armstrong-Ringsted 49, No. 2 North Sentral Kossuth 14
No. 1 Stanton 42, Coon Rapids-Bayard 17
No. 5 CWL (Corwith) 42, No. 6 Janesville 0
No. 7 Lenox 32, No. 10 East Union 6
By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle
Ames advanced to Iowa’s 4-A quarterfinal round Friday night after showing a lot of heart in it’s second round game Monday night against Southeast Polk. The Little Cyclones rallied from a two touchdown deficit in the fourth quarter and then needed four overtimes before beating Southeast Polk 49-48. Click here for a game recap.
Ames vs. Southeast Polk Highlights
Iowa High School Football Scores
Monday, November 3, 2008
2nd Round Playoffs
Class 4-A
No. 1 W.D.M. Valley 56, Ottumwa 21
No. 7 W.D.M. Dowling Catholic 32, Johnston 25
Ames 49, No. 8 Southeast Polk 48 (4OT)
No. 5 Ankeny 55, Waukee 21
Cedar Rapids Xavier 27, No. 3 Iowa City High 3
No. 6 Cedar Falls 35, Dubuque Wahlert 19
No. 4 C.R. Washington 38, Dubuque Hempstead 13
No. 2 Bettendorf 28, Cedar Rapids Prairie 3
Class 3-A
No. 1 Sioux City Heelan 31, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 7
No. 2 Harlan 21, Spencer 20
No. 3 Clear Lake 35, Charles City 0
No. 9 Carroll 41, Webster City 26
No. 7 Decorah 16, West Delaware 14
Crestwood (Cresco) 21, New Hampton 10
No. 4 Mount Pleasant 34, Centerville 21
No. 5 Pella 35, Williamsburg 14
Class 2-A
No. 2 Central Lyon/George Little Rock 43, Rock Valley/Boyden-Hull 21
Okoboji (Milford) 21, Unity Christian (Orange City) 17
Missouri Valley 36, No. 8 West Marshall 27
No. 4 IKM/Manning 34,Odebolt-Arthur/Battle Creek-Ida Grove 7
No. 3 Roland-Story 28, Gilbert 3
Sumner-Fredericksburg 14, No. 10 North Fayette 7
No. 1 Solon 49, Wilton 27
No. 5 Mid-Prairie (Wellman) 38, No. 6 Iowa City Regina 20
Class 1-A
No. 4 West Lyon 24, Hinton 14
No. 2 Council Bluffs St. Albert 38, No. 8 HMS (Hartley) 21
No. 6 Pella Christian 37, Woodward-Granger 34
Prairie Valley (Gowrie) 35, No. 10 Mount Ayr 14
No. 3 Emmetsburg 42, Gladbrook-Reinbeck 0
No. 1 Aplington-Parkersburg 40, No. 7 Fort Dodge St. Edmond 35
Maquoketa Valley (Delhi) 14, Belle Plaine 12
West Branch 35, Iowa Valley (Marengo) 14
CLASS A
Alta 28, No. 7 Akron-Westfield 20
No. 2 Southern Cal (Lake City) 35, LeMars Gehlen 6
No. 5 Madrid 55, Boyer Valley (Dunlap) 14
No. 3 AHST (Avoca) 27, Colo-Nesco 7
No. 6 Northwood-Kensett 14, Central (Elkader) 13
No. 4 East Buchanan 16, at Wapsie Valley (Fairbank) 10 (OT)
No. 9 HLV (Victor) 30, BGM (Brooklyn) 27
No. 1 North Tama 20, North Mahaska 0
8-PLAYER
No. 4 Armstrong-Ringsted 68, Remsen-Union 37
No. 2 North Sentral Kossuth (10-0) 40, No. 9 Ar-We-Va (Westside) 13
Coon Rapids-Bayard 38, No. 3 CAM (Anita) 14
No. 1 Stanton 56, Adair-Casey 6
No. 5 CWL (Corwith) 28, Ventura 18
No. 6 Janesville 34, No. 8 Central City 32 (OT)
No. 7 Lenox 44, Tri-County (Thornburg) 8
No. 10 East Union 38, Lamoni 18
By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle
The substate round of the Iowa high school football playoffs went-off without much of a hitch as nearly every seeded team advanced to the second round that will be played next Monday
Iowa High School Football Scores
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
CLASS 4-A
No. 1 W.D.M. Valley 55, D.M. Lincoln 14
Ottumwa 35, Council Bluffs Jefferson 12
No. 10 Johnston 56, Mason City 14
No. 7 W.D.M. Dowling Catholic 49, Fort Dodge 0
No. 8 Southeast Polk 41, C.B. Lincoln 6
Ames 28, D.M. East 12
Waukee 34, Indianola 28 (2OT)
No. 5 Ankeny 48, Sioux City North 13
No. 3 Iowa City High 24, Davenport Assumption 10
Cedar Rapids Xavier 16, Cedar Rapids Kennedy 10
No. 6 Cedar Falls 49, Cedar Rapids Jefferson 12
Dubuque Wahlert 37, No. 9 North Scott 14
No. 4 Cedar Rapids Washington 62, Muscatine 14
Dubuque Hempstead 28, Burlington 14
Cedar Rapids Prairie 16, Pleasant Valley 14
No. 2 Bettendorf 28, Clinton 21
CLASS 3-A
No. 1 Sioux City Heelan 44, ADM (Adel) 6
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 35, Council Bluffs Lewis Central 14
No. 2 Harlan 58, MOC-FV (Orange City) 14
Spencer 42, Atlantic 7
No. 3 Clear Lake 42, Ballard (Huxley) 0
Charles City 31, Boone 0
No. 9 Carroll 35, Algona 0
Webster City 20, Dallas Center-Grimes 14
No. 7 Decorah 21, Benton (Van Horne) 19
West Delaware 35, No. 8 Marion 2
New Hampton 15, No. 6 Central (DeWitt) 6
Crestwood (Cresco) 46, Union (LaPorte City Union) 23
No. 4 Mount Pleasant 31, Norwalk 14
Centerville 30, Clear Creek-Amana 16
No. 5 Pella 61, Oskaloosa 14
No. 10 Williamsburg 31, Grinnell 28 (OT)
CLASS 2-A
No. 2 Central Lyon/George-Little Rock 19, Pocahontas/Pomeroy-Palmer 6
Rock Valley/Boyden-Hull (5-4) at Eagle Grove (5-4)
Okoboji (Milford) 27, Western Christian (Hull) 14
No. 7 Unity Christian (Orange City) 44, Cherokee 20
No. 8 West Marshall 52, Carroll Kuemper 27
Missouri Valley 28, Bondurant-Farrar 14
Odebolt-Arthur/Battle Creek-Ida Grove 29, No. 9 Collins-Maxwell/Baxter 27
No. 3 Roland-Story 49, Beckman (Dyersville) 13
Gilbert 30, Cascade 13
No. 10 North Fayette 34, Osage 13
Sumner-Fredericksburg 22, Dike-New Hartford 21
No. 1 Solon 42, Sigourney-Keota 0
Wilton 32, West Burlington Notre Dame 21
No. 5 Mid-Prairie (Wellman) 35, Tipton 14
No. 6 Iowa City Regina 15, Davis County 6
CLASS 1-A
No. 4 West Lyon 48, Underwood 0
Hinton 17, No. 9 Griswold 10
No. 2 Council Bluffs St. Albert 35, Lawton-Bronson 10
No. 8 HMS (Hartley) 48, Logan-Magnolia 15
No. 6 Pella Christian 58, Ogden 13
Woodward-Granger 32, Pleasantville 31
Prairie Valley (Gowrie) 33, Nodaway Valley (Greenfield) 14
No. 10 Mount Ayr 49, Manson-Northwest Webster 15
No. 3 Emmetsburg 54, South Winneshiek 20
Gladbrook-Reinbeck 12, Garner-Hayfield 0
No. 1 Aplington-Parkersburg 42, St. Ansgar 0
No. 7 Fort Dodge St. Edmond 35, Nashua-Plainfield 28
Maquoketa Valley (Delhi) 35, Pekin (Packwood) 0
Belle Plaine 28, North Linn 0
No. 5 West Branch 37, Alburnett 0
Iowa Valley (Marengo) 15, Northeast (Goose Lake) 6
CLASS A
No. 7 Akron-Westfield 19, Newell-Fonda 13
Alta 31, No. 8 Algona Garrigan 13
No. 2 Southern Cal (Lake City) 42, MMC (Marcus) 14
LeMars Gehlen 27, Clay Central-Everly 8
No. 5 Madrid 56, Corning 28
Boyer Valley (Dunlap) 34, Earlham 28 (OT)
No. 3 AHST (Avoca) 20, Van Meter 14
Colo-Nesco 37, Bedford 6
EIGHT-PLAYER
Remsen-Union 29, Graettinger-Terril 22
No. 4 Armstrong-Ringsted 55, Woodbine 12
No. 2 North Sentral Kossuth 56, Remsen St. Mary 14
No. 9 Ar-We-Va (Westside) 40, Laurens-Marathon 13
No. 3 CAM (Anita) 48, Sidney 8
Coon Rapids-Bayard 43, East Mills 32
No. 1 Stanton 70, Glidden-Ralston 14
Adair-Casey 53, Villisca 12
No. 5 CWL (Corwith) 50, West Central (Maynard) 34
Ventura 15, Preston 8
No. 8 Central City 13, Northeast Hamilton 12
No. 6 Janesville 46, Dunkerton 38
Tri-County (Thornburg) 53, Ankeny Christian 7
By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle
The Iowa high school football postseason gets underway Wednesday night with the substate round. In 4A, defending champ Bettendorf (9-0) will be looking for the school’s 8th state championship. The Bulldogs figure to be able to make it to the state title game with a possible match-up against West Des Moines Valley (9-0). WDM Valley is ranked #1 by the Des Moines Register, Bettendorf is #2. Iowa City High is the only other undefeated 4-A team, and would face Bettendorf in the state semis.
In 3-A, 2007 runner-up Bishop Heelan of Sioux City would seem to have the inside track to be celebrating a championship in the University of Northern Iowa Dome next month. In 2-A, defending champ Solon seems to be the team to beat. Defending champ St. Albert is probably the class of 1-A, but don’t forget the feel good Aplington-Parkersburg, which was a perfect 9-0 this year after a tornado devastated the community earlier this year.
Here are the first round match-ups…
Class 4-A
Des Moines Lincoln at #1 West Des Moines Valley
Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson at Ottumwa
Mason City at #9 Johnston
Fort Dodge vs #8 Dowling Catholic at Urbandale
Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln at #10 Southeast Polk
Des Moines East at Ames
Indianola at Waukee
Sioux City North at #7 Ankeny
Davenport Assumption at #3 Iowa City High
Cedar Rapids Kennedy at Cedar Rapids Xavier
Cedar Rapids Jefferson at #5 Cedar Falls
Dubuque Wahlert at #6 North Scott (Eldridge)
Muscatine at #4 Cedar Rapids Washington
Dubuque Hempstead at Burlington
Pleasant Valley at Cedar Rapids Prairie
Clinton at #2 Bettendorf
Class 3-A
ADM (Adel) at #1 Bishop Heelan (Sioux City)
Sergeant Bluff-Luton at #10 Lewis Central (Council Bluffs)
MOC-Floyd Valley at #7 Harlan
Atlantic at Spencer
Ballard (Huxley) at #3 Clear Lake
Charles City at Boone
Algona at #9 Carroll
Dallas Center-Grimes at Webster City
Benton (Van Horne) at #5 Decorah
West Delaware (Manchester) at #6 Marion
New Hampton at #2 Central Clinton (DeWitt)
Union (LaPorte City) at Crestwood (Cresco)
Norwalk at #4 Mount Pleasant
Clear Creek-Amana at Centerville
Oskaloosa at #8 Pella
Grinnell at Williamsburg
Class 2-A
Pocahontas Area/Pomeroy-Palmer at #2 Central Lyon/George-Little Rock
Boyden-Hull/rock Valley at Eagle Grove
Western Christian (Hull) at Okoboji (Milford)
Cherokee at Unity Christian (Orange City)
Kuemper Catholic (Carroll) at #6 West Marshall (State Center)
Bondurant-Farrar at Missouri Valley
PCM (Monroe) at #3 IKM/Manning
Odebolt-Arthur/Battle Creek-Ida Grove at Collins-Maxwell-Baxter
Beckman (Dyersville) at #5 Roland-Story
Gilbert at #10 Cascade
Osage at #9 North Fayette (West Union)
Sumner-Fredericksburg at Dike-New Hartford
Sigourney-Keota at #1 Solon
Wilton at West Burlington-Notre Dame
Tipton at #4 Mid-Prairie (Wellman)
Davis County (Bloomfield) at #7 Iowa City Regina
Class 1-A
Underwood at #4 West Lyon (Inwood)
Hinton at Griswold
Lawton-Bronson at #3 St. Albert (Council Bluffs)
Logan-Magnolia at #10 Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn
Ogden at #8 Pella Christian
Pleasantville at Woodward-Granger
Nodaway Valley at Prairie Valley (Gowrie)
Manson-NW Webster at #9 Mount Ayr
South Winneshiek (Calmar) at #2 Emmetsburg
Garner-Hayfield at Gladbrook-Reinbeck
Saint Ansgar at #1 Aplington-Parkersburg
Nashua-Plainfield at #6 St. Edmond (Fort Dodge)
Pekin at Maquoketa Valley (Dehli)
North Linn (Troy Mills) at #7 Belle Plaine
Alburnett at #5 West Branch
Iowa Valley (Marengo) at Northeast (Goose Lake)
Class A
Newell-Fonda at #6 Akron-Westfield
#9 Alta at Bishop Garrigan (Algona)
Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn at #3 Southern Cal (Lake City)
Clay Central-Everly at #8 Gehlen Catholic (LeMars)
Corning at #5 Madrid
Earlham at Boyer Valley (Dunlap)
Van Meter at #2 A-H-S-T (Avoca)
Bedford at Colo-NESCO
Lisbon at #7 Northwood-Kensett
#10 Rockford at Central (Elkader)
Riceville at #4 East Buchanan (Winthrop)
Wapsie Valley (Fairbank) at Newman Catholic (Mason City)
BGM (Brooklyn) at New London
Lone Tree at H-L-V (Victor)
Highland (Riverside) at #1 North Tama (Traer)
North Mahaska (New Sharon) at WACO (Wayland)
8-Player
Graettiner-Terril at Remsen-Union
Woodbine at #3 Armstrong-Ringsted
St. Marys (Remsen) at #2 North Sentral Kossuth
#7 Laurens-Marathon at #8 Ar-We-Va (Westside)
Sidney at #5 CAM (Anita)
Coon Rapids-Bayard at East Mills
Glidden-Ralston at #1 Stanton
Villisca at Adair-Casey
West Central (Maynard) at #10 C-W-L (Corwith)
Ventura at Preston
Northeast Hamilton (Blairsburg) at #9 Central City
Dunkerton at Janesville
Ankeny Christian Academy at Tri-County (Thornburg)
Harmony (Farmington) at #4 Lenox
Twin Cedar (Bussey) at Lamoni
#6 East Union (Afton) at Melcher Dallas
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