Iowa High School Football Playoff Semis Preview
The Gazette sports staff lists semifinalists by class with Dowling as champion favorite. Teams named include Dowling and West Des Moines Dowling in 4A, Solon and Dallas Center-Grimes in 3A, BHRV in 2A, Regina and West Lyon in 1A, St Albert in A, plus Don Bosco and others in eight-player divisions.
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Johnson
Solon
Cedar Rapids
Xavier
Sergeant Bluff-Luton
Dallas Center-Grimes
Pilcher
Harlan
C.R. Xavier
Dallas Center- Grimes
Xavier Linder
Pella
Miles
Pella Christian
Iowa City
Regina
West Lyon
van Meter
Denver
West Branch
Linder
Fritz
Hartwig
West
West Des Moines Dowling
Evan Flitz Leads West to Playoff Run Beyond Numbers
Iowa City West quarterback Evan Flitz, 9-0, has 72 percent passing for 2,157 yards and 24 TDs, plus 436 rushing yards and 10 TDs. Coach Garrett Hartwig lauds his leadership and humility as West hosts Cedar Rapids Washington for a Class 4A opener at Trojan Field.
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Owa City
Evan Flitz
Flitz
Iowa City West
Trojans
Garrett Hartwig
Fritz
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Trojan Field
Oliver Martin
Devontae Lane
West
Justin Turner
Evan Fritz
Iowa City High
Bates Field
Iowa City
Henningsen Ground Gains Standout Washington back
Cedar Rapids Washington senior Haven Henningsen grinds for yards behind a strong line and two future Division I players. He carried 32 times for 173 yards in a loss to Cedar Rapids Prairie and remains a key playmaker as Washington eyes a first round playoff clash with No. 1 Iowa City West led by Dillon Doyle.
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Cedar Rapids
Haven Henningsen
Cedar Rapids Washington
Maurice Blue
Blue
Henningsen
Warriors
Washington
Iowa City West
Iowa
Dillon Doyle
Trojan Field
Nolan Potter
Northern Illinois
Andrew Todd
Miami
Ohio
Waterloo West
Wahawks
Mason City
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the Gazette
Jeff Johnson
Bettendorf
West Des Moines
Ankeny Centennial
Dowling
K.J. Pilcher
West Des Moines Valley
Jeff Linder
Centennial
West Douglas Miles
Cedar Falls
Ankeny
Mount Vernon
Cascade
Boyden Hull
Rock Valley
Waukon
Union
West Liberty
Hudson
Gladbrook-Reinbeck
Council Bluffs
St. Albert
West Sioux
Council Bluffs St. Albert
Gladbrook- Reinbeck
Gladbrook
Lynnville-Sully
Algona Garrigan
Wapsie Valley
Don Bosco
Riceville
Audubon
Sidney
Audubon Pilcher
Remsen St. Mary’s
Tripoli
St. Mary’s Linder
Fremont-Mills
Midland
Remsen
St. Mary’s
Kennedy
Jim Slosiarek
Cedar Rapids Prairie
Nathan
Ford
Thegazette
Cliff Jette
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