Iowa High School Football Scores: Week 9 Recap with Stats and More (Oct. 25, 2024)

The Gazette's Week 9 Iowa high school football recap, including Friday night's statewide 5A, 4A and 3A regular-season results and complete coverage of area games.

Iowa City High 42, 5A No. 2 Bettendorf 23

Iowa City High got the crucial win it needed. Dawson Kahl ran in the Little Hawks' 42-23 win over 5A No. 2 Bettendorf for 129 yards and four touchdowns.

“It tells everyone in our locker room and gives us confidence that we belong on this top team,” fourth-year City High coach Mitchell Moore said. “There are a lot of good teams. There is a lot of parity in 5A football right now. And if that was the No. 1 team and the 8-0 team, we would definitely be on the field with them.”

City High opened the game with three touchdowns in the second quarter. Facing a fourth down and a score at the Bettendorf 3-yard line with just nine seconds left until halftime, Moore opted for the touchdown. City High senior quarterback Bobby Bacon threw a ball to senior tight end Parker Sutherland, who used every inch of his 6-foot-3 frame to push the ball across the goal line for a 28-yard lead. 10 to score at half time.

Bacon threw for 260 yards and two touchdowns, including a 49-yard strike to sophomore Chayse Newton. Kahl helped decide the game with touchdown runs of 23 and 6 yards in the fourth quarter.

Sutherland caught six passes for 89 yards, while 5-foot-6 tailback Gabe Egeland added 83 rushing yards.

City High defensive players Kane Willey and Raphael Etuma each registered sacks and Peter Pufall and Iyon Harris both collected interceptions for the Little Hawks' defense, giving the Bettendorf offense just nine first downs and 227 total yards.

» Read Gazette correspondent Douglas Miles' game story

5A No. 6 Iowa City Liberty 70, Cedar Rapids Jefferson 33

Reece Rettig threw four touchdown passes and ran for another as Iowa City Liberty (8-1) beat the J-Hawks (5-4) at Kingston Stadium to clinch the No. 1 seed in the Class 5A playoffs.

Bettendorf's loss to Iowa City High secured Scott Chandler's team the top spot in the RPI rankings.

Rettig threw for 285 yards. Cedar Rapids Jefferson quarterback Vernon Benda passed for 267 yards.

» Read Gazette correspondent Mike Condon's game story

Cedar Rapids Prairie 28, Iowa City West 21

Prairie rushed for 327 yards in the regular season finale at John Wall Field. This game was won in the first place, so give mega props to the big uglies as they call them, guys who never achieve fame.

That would be Roby Swartzendruber, fellow tackle Javen Donald, guards Justin Velky and Jace Tonne, center Aiden Packard, fullback Brandon Brune and tight ends David Fason and Bennett Koch. These guys got their way.

Brune had a touchdown run, tailback Quinton Alexander had two. Fason caught a 57-yard touchdown pass from Wyatt Eash as Prairie (4-5) took a 21-0 halftime lead and held on.

“We thought we could be more physical than them,” Prairie coach Kyle Knock said. “Then you’re also talking about taking the football out of their hands. If you can run six or seven minutes next to the clock…”

Time of possession was dominated by the Hawks, who held a high-octane West offense off the field to an average of 43.6 points.

Alexander finished the game with 93 yards on 15 carries. BJay Bush Jr. led the way with 125 yards on 14 carries, while Talan Jackson added 65 on 11 carries.

Butali Butali had 128 rushing yards and a touchdown for West (5-4). Quarterback Jack Wallace completed 16 of 21 passes for 139 yards and ran for a score.

The Trojans also ran back a blocked punt for a score. They played much of the game without leading receiver Mason Woods, who injured his leg on a play last week.

» Read the game story from The Gazette's Jeff Johnson

4A No. 10 Cedar Rapids Xavier 49, Burlington 6

For Cedar Rapids Xavier, it was an opportunity to get action just before playoff time.

The Saints made the most of it. Class 4A No. 10 Xavier (6-3, 4-1) went all out in the District 3 final against Burlington (2-7, 0-5).

Carter Hoffmann carried the ball eight times for 72 yards and two scores.

Xavier held Burlington to 133 yards of total offense.

» Read Gazette correspondent Ryan Pleggenkuhle's game story

3A No. 8 Benton Community 21, 3A No. 1 Williamsburg 0

When sleeping on Benton Community, stop hitting the snooze button and open your eyes.

The Bobcats are a tough, tenacious football team that makes a habit of humiliating ranked teams. For the second time this season they have defeated a ranked opponent.

Benton played stingy defense and Dylan Lefebvere rushed for three touchdowns, including two in the final 3:24, to defeat No. 1 Williamsburg 21-0 and clinch the Class 3A, District 5 title at home Friday night .

“It was a great opportunity, a great team win,” Lefebvere said. “The coaches really pushed us this week. We wanted to win that. We want to become district champions. We’ve all wanted this all year long.”

» Read The Gazette's KJ Pilcher's game story

5A No. 10 Ankeny 56, Cedar Rapids Washington 0

The second trip to Cedar Rapids in as many days didn't slow down the Ankeny football team.

After persistent lightning strikes Thursday night forced the Hawks and Cedar Rapids Washington to suspend the game after just over four minutes at Kingston Stadium, Ankeny wasted no time in taking control. The Hawks scored just four plays after play resumed and never looked back.

Ankeny (5-4) entered the week ranked No. 12 in the RPI rankings in Class 5A and may have done enough to secure a home playoff game when the matchups are released.

The Warriors finish Eric Addy's first year at the helm at 3-6.

On Thursday's final play, Ankeny broke off a big run to get into position. It appeared the Warriors had gotten a break when Caden Henkes fumbled just past the goal line, but Hawks offensive lineman Zach Breitbach jumped on the ball and scored first.

From that point on, it was all Ankeny. Coach Jeff Bauer's team scored three goals in the second quarter, the last coming on a 68-yard return after a blocked field goal. Riley McFadden grabbed the ball and brought it home on the final play of the first half, giving the visitors a 28-0 lead.

Henkes scored with a 3-yard run at the start of the third period, opening the break.

Ankeny ran the ball 33 times for 321 yards. The Hawks' defense, which got a 35-yard interception return after a Samuel Sandvig score in the third quarter, held the Warriors to 117 total yards.

–Mike Condon

3A No. 7 Independence 57, Center Point-Urbana 30

EJ Miller passed for 218 yards and rushed for 169, scoring four touchdowns as the Mustangs won at home.

AJ Kitner added 232 rushing yards and two touchdowns and Brady Kurt caught 11 passes for 165 yards and a touchdown.

Miller scored on runs of 8, 9, 2 and 8 yards and completed 17 of 22 passes, including a 4-yard scoring toss to Kurt.

Tyler Knight rushed for 146 yards and two touchdowns for the Stormin' Pointrs. Jackson Brincks completed 7 of 13 passes for 102 yards and also scored on a 5-yard run for CPU.

4A #3 Decorah 45, Waterloo East 10

Trevor Kuennen scored two rushing touchdowns and Gavin Groux had a 77-yard punt return, helping the Vikings finish the regular season 9-0.

Decorah opened the scoring with a 34-yard pass from Tanner Cadell to Tom Sexton. Kunnen then scored on a 74-yard run to give the Vikings a 13-0 lead.

Kuennen added a 2-yard TD run to make it 21-3 at halftime.

Brayden Wemark kicked a 31-yard field goal and Groux later added a 2-yard TD run late in the game.

–Randy Iverson

West Delaware 35, Central DeWitt 0

Brent Yonkovic completed 14 of 23 passes for 145 yards and rushed for 98 and two touchdowns as the Hawks finished with a win.

Yonkovic scored on runs of 6 and 3 yards and hit Ryan Hilby with a 7-yard TD pass.

Jack Cantwell and Macoy Roling scored rush TDs for West Delaware of 16 and 5 yards, respectively.

–Bill Logan

Iowa Week 9 statewide high school football results

CLASS 5A

Ankeny 56, Cedar Rapids Washington 0

Ankeny Centennial 49, Urbandale 7

Cedar Falls 56, Davenport West 0

Cedar Rapids Kennedy 34, Davenport North 17

Cedar Rapids Prairie 28, Iowa City West 21

Des Moines East 25, Des Moines Roosevelt 20

Dubuque Hempstead 40, Davenport Central 7

Iowa City High 42, Bettendorf 23

Iowa City Liberty 70, Cedar Rapids Jefferson 33

Johnston 35, Sioux City East 14

Muscatine 27, Dubuque Senior 26

Pleasant Valley 35, Linn – March 21

Southeast Polk 49, Des Moines Lincoln 0 (Thursday)

Waterloo West 28, Ottumwa 21

Waukee 66, Council Bluffs Lincoln 7

Waukee Northwest 50, Ames 6

West Des Moines Dowling 46, Sioux City North 6

West Des Moines Valley 35, Marshalltown 8

CLASS 4A DISTRICT 1

Denison-Schleswig 51, Sioux City West 15

Fort Dodge 24, Spencer 20

Le Mars 49, Storm Lake 0

CLASS 4A DISTRICT 2

Decorah 35, Waterloo East 10

Waverly Shell Rock 28, Marion 6

Western Dubuque 56, Mason City 21

CLASS 4A DISTRICT 3

Cedar Rapids Xavier 49, Burlington 6

Clear Creek Amana 56, Clinton 22

North Scott 56, Oskaloosa 7

CLASS 4A DISTRICT 4

Carlisle 21, Bondurant-Farrar 14

Gilbert 14, Pella 7

Newton 49, Des Moines Hoover 7

CLASS 4A DISTRICT 5

Ballard 42, Boone 0

Indianola 69, Des Moines North 18

North Polk 27, Adel ADM 14

CLASS 4A DISTRICT 6

Lewis Central 49, Dallas Center-Grimes 8

Norwalk 29, Glenwood 26

Winterset 56, Council Bluffs Jefferson 7

CLASS 3A DISTRICT 1

Carroll 42, Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 13

MOC Floyd Valley 49, Sioux City Heelan 21

Sergeant Bluff-Luton 28, Sioux Center 21

CLASS 3A DISTRICT 2

Algona 31, Hampton-Dumont-CAL 6

Clear Lake 56, Charles City 0

Humboldt 28, Webster City 14

CLASS 3A DISTRICT 3

Dubuque Wahlert 49, Maquoketa 6

Independence 57, Center Point-Urbana 30

West Delaware 35, Central DeWitt 0

CLASS 3A DISTRICT 4

Davenport Assumption 35, Mount Pleasant 0

Mount Vernon 62, Keokuk 7

Washington 41, Fort Madison 21

CLASS 3A DISTRICT 5

Benton Community 21, Williamsburg 0

Grinnell 45, Fairfield 27

Solon 54, South Tama 6

CLASS 3A DISTRICT 6

Creston 72, Perry 13

Harlan 42, Knoxville 7

Nevada 42, Atlantic 7