Three Metro Teams Reach Prep Football Playoffs
Three Gazette area grid squads advance to round one Wednesday night Rogeritic teams include Cedar Rapids Washington and Jefferson in 4A and North Linn in 2A plus Sigourney Mid Prairie Center Point and others. Des Moines area teams like Dowling and Heelan hold top seeds as 4A brackets unfold with several near-misses and potential rematches.
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Wash and Jeff Win Share Valley Crown in Thriller
Cedar Rapids Washington rallied to beat Iowa City West 17-14, sealing a share of the Mississippi Valley conference title and a spot in the state playoffs. Robin Leogard scored the go ahead TD with 1:05 left as Jeff Fleckenstein sealed West’s late rally with an interception. The Warriors finish 7-2 in league play and advance to the state tournament with hopes of double playoff glory.
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Mike Lawrrence
Judge
Greg Scheuerman
Vernon Brown
Keister
Leonard
J-Hawks Edge Hempstead In Dramatic State Playoff Test
Cedar Rapids Jafferson high school beat Hempstead 10 0 with a first quarter Rooney run and a late finish by Jeff. Stell and Maas shone for Hempstead while Jeff’s defense stifled key drives and clinched a share of the conference title with Washington.
Naber’s TDs Spark West Delaware Past Vinton
Bob Naber rushed 23 times for 238 yards and four touchdowns to guide West Delaware to a 48 to 12 win over Vinton in a Wamac conference game Friday night. Naber scored on runs of 9 69 2 and 34 yards as the Hawks improve to 5 on the season and 3 4 in league play while Vinton ends 2 7 and 1 6.
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Monticello Tops Marion For Wamac Crown 14 6
Monticello defeats Marion 14 to 6 to win the Wamac title on a windy night at Marion. Greg Rice nearly rallied Marion with a late pass near the end zone but Monticello held on as Bob Tinkness and Krueger spearheaded a 76 yard scoring drive after a Marion fumble in the first quarter. Marion mounted a second half comeback but could not overcome five Monticello fumbles and a strong defense. Tom Borat scored Marion’s lone touchdown on a late third-quarter run.
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Kennedy Topples Senior in Windup 27-16
Kennedy Cougars beat Dubuque Senior 27 16 in a Mississippi Valley conference finale at Kingston Stadium. Tracy Crocker set a Kennedy rushing record with 161 yards and three short TDs. Harley Williams added a five yard score as the hosts outgained the Rams 205 to 116.
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Iowa at Wisconsin and nearby games headline Saturday college football
Iowa seeks its fifth win of the season as Wisconsin hosts the Hawkeyes at Madison while Iowa State aims to stay over .500 in a night kickoff. Other matchups include Grinnell at Carleton and Luther hosting Wartburg as a busy slate unfolds across Iowa.
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Mid-Prairie Clinches Ninth Straight WELLMAN-EI Hawkeye Title
Mid-Prairie remains undefeated at 9-0 after a 26-13 regular season finale win over Wace 7-2 to clinch the conference crown. Kevin rushed 19 times for 184 yards with a 1-yard TD dash while Dave Showalter gained 112 yards on 3 carries with TD runs of 17 and 32 yards.
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Eastern Iowa Hawkeye
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Wace
Mid-Prairie
Kevin
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