West Branch Bears Cruise Past Maquoketa Valley in Playoff Quarterfinal
West Branch, ranked sixth, rolled to a 39-6 Class 1A quarterfinal win over Maquoketa Valley at Oliphant Street Stadium. QB Andrew Jay fumbled early for the Wildcats, while Jordan Thompson and Cole Kelly powered the Bears with four and two TDs respectively. West Branch advances to face Emmetsburg in the UNI-Dome.
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Bears
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Dexter White
Wildcats
Jordan Thompson
Andrew Jay
White
Wildcat
Thompson
Cole Kelly
Butch Pedersen
Emmetsburg
Uni-Dome
Cedar Falls
Cody Joens
Brian Ray
the Gazette
Maquoketa
Warriors Suess Leads Big Night Over Bulldogs
Suess completed 30 of 43 passes for Bettendorf and Washington’s offense surged with 70 and 42 yard TDs. Andre Dawson added a 3 yard run and a 70 yard TD catch while Greg Davis, Ronnie Henderson, and McBride contributed key receptions as the Warriors built an early lead and held off Bettendorf.
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Andre Dawson
Davis
Suess
Ronnie Henderson
McBride
Lombardi
Giesking
Henderson
Warriors
Bettendorf
Bulldogs
Washington
Larry Johnson
Nate Meyer
Solon Spartans Dominate Golden Hawks to Advance to Dome
The Solon Spartans defeated No. 6 Mid-Prairie 27-6 as Morris scored four touchdowns on a snow drenched muddy field. Ashton added two TDs Morrison contributed one rushing and one passing TD. Mid Prairie’s 10 game win streak ends.
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Spartans
Solon
Morris
Andy Ashton
Morrison
Cody Strang
Mid-Prairie
Golden Hawks
Tanner Miller
Miller
North Tama shuts out HSV 19 0 in Class A playoffs
North Tama, now 12-0, shut out HSV 19-0 in snowy quarterfinals at the North Tama field. Wyatt Hanus threw for 157 yards and two TDs, Dylan Youel ran 59 yards for a score, and North Tama will meet Northwood Kensett in the semifinals at the UNI Dome Cedar Falls.
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Jim Ecker
Gazette Traer
North Tama
HLV Warriors
Redhawks
HSV
Northwood-Kensett
Unidome
Cedar Falls
Wyatt Hanus
Dylan Youel
Brandon Krusey
Krusey
Wapsie Valley
Youel
Hanus
Justin Meggers
Lucas Hefty
Meggers
Colton Hamilton
Hsu
Warriors
Decorah Advances Past Crestwood Heads to Pella Showdown
Decorah edges Crestwood 21 7 in Class 3A quarterfinals behind Sacquirie 134 rushing yards and a decisive fourth quarter drive. Vikings advance to meet Pella at UNI Dome November 17. Crestwood fought hard with Lu eschow Mashek and Bohr scoring threats, but Decorah defense and ground game sealed the win.
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Decorah
Andy Lacquirie
Crestwood
Vikings
Pella
Sacquirie
Mark Lueschow
Andrew Mashek
Josh Woodhouse
Cadets
Trent Kuhn
Sacquitne
Brett van Sloten
Tod
Eeeat Crestwood
Viking
Adam Bohr
Bill Post
Chris Lentz
Ben Oberman
David Hoehne
Lueschow
Chris Wanless
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Gazcomm.com
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Chris Sanders
Brian Covington
Kingston Stadium
Cedar Rapids
Keenan Davis
Jeff.linder
Tama Blanks Hsv
Jim.ecker
Will
Nick Petaros
Vaterloo
Viking Stadium
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