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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 2001
Page
26
Linn-Mar and Prairie opened 1-0 as they meet at Kingston Stadium with Linn-Mar led by 188 rushing yards and 3 touchdowns from Andy Zeal and Dustin Palmer passing for two scores. Prairie counters with Jason Kohl carrying 42 times for 250 yards and 3 touchdowns.
Cedar Rapids Prairie junior Jason Kohl carried 42 times for 250 yards and three touchdowns to lift the Prairie Eagles past Iowa City West 20-14. He added 90 kickoff return yards and a late game sealing interception from his cornerback post despite weighing only about 155 pounds.
Prairie quarterback Kohl credits faster decisions and an improved line for a big rushing night as coach Jelinek praises his change from power to speed. The Hawks face Linn-Mar tonight, aiming to extend their surprising winning run while Kohl seeks continued production. Jeff Johnson reports from Iowa.
Mid-Prairie seniors Adam Kos and Chad Showalter eye senior season as Iow a Division I scouts monitor their play. Kos, a 6 1 190 running back safety, has interest from Missouri Michigan State Iowa State Northern Iowa Stanford Yale and Dartmouth and will visit Missouri late month. Showalter, a 6 3 195 tight end linebacker, has Iowa and Iowa State watching and the Hawkeyes requested 2001 game film. Both starred in a 35 14 win over Iowa City Regina with Kos rushing 145 yards and three scores and Showalter totaling 10 tackles.
After week one upends the standings Mount Vernon defeats Solon 40-7 to seize 2A top spot with Sigourney-Keota advancing. West Liberty drops West Branch from 1A lead as Iowa Valley tops CC Amana 16-0, North Tama moves to second. Postville jumps to 1A top after a 49-0 win over MFL MarMac with East Buchanan close behind. Cedar Rapids Jefferson remains 4A favorite with a 21-14 win over Hempstead, Grinnell leads 3A after a 35-0 win over Benton Community.
The Gazette notes a non scientific ranking system by sportswriter Jeff Linder. It uses winless records strength of schedule and a defense weighted score formula to rate teams.
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