Top seeds Humboldt and West Hancock survive

The first full Friday night of playoff prep football action here in Iowa brought exciting results and a handful of upsets as the teams continued to march toward the UNI-Dome.

In Class 3A, Humboldt, which ranked first in the Ratings Percentage Index, had a late drive in the fourth quarter that ended in a game-winning field goal by Karson Rubel. The Wildcats beat district and North Central Conference rival Clear Lake 13-10 and will now face Solon in the quarterfinals.

Solon advanced with a 34-27 win over Benton Community, while Sergeant Bluff-Luton, Nevada, Dubuque Wahlert, Independence, Algona and Mount Vernon will join them. Independence ensured a new champion was crowned, going for a 21-14 win over Williamsburg.

West Hancock, the defending A state champion, survived the game against MMCRU 28-21 and will now face Woodbury Central in a rematch of the final. Woodbury Central defeated Le Mars Gehlen 21-19.

In the other matches in A, ACGC faces Tri-Center, Saint Ansgar faces Maquoketa Valley and Lisbon faces Madrid.

Iowa City Liberty had no trouble in 5A, defeating Waukee 31-14, while North Polk beat Fort Dodge 36-6 in 4A. West Lyon defeated Western Christian 42-7 in 2A, and defending 2A state champion Grundy Center edged West Branch 42-7.

In the eight-player game, Lenox defeated Ar-We-Va 41-6, while defending champion Bishop Garrigan extended its winning streak to 22 with a 47-12 victory over Riceville.

Class 5A

Iowa City Liberty 31, Waukee 14

West Des Moines Dowling 41, Cedar Falls 21

Ankeny Centennial 52, Iowa City High 28

Iowa City West 21, Bettendorf 16

Southeast Polk 24, Pleasant Valley 21

West Des Moines Valley 31, Sioux City East 28

Johnston 49, Waterloo West 14

Ankeny 47, Linn – March 21

Class 4A

North Polk 46, Fort Dodge 6

Cedar Rapids Xavier 35, Norwalk 14

Decorah 15, Newton 14

North Scott 26, Western Dubuque 7

Pella 34, Clear Creek-Amana 7

Gilbert 21, Waverly Shell Rock 14

Lewis Central 28, Ballard 10

ADM 43, Spencer 13

Class 3A

Humboldt 13, Clear Lake 10

Solon 34, Benton 27

Sergeant Bluff-Luton 35, MOC-Floyd Valley 17

Nevada 21, Sioux City Heelan 14

Dubuque Wahlert 41, Davenport Acceptance 0

Independence 21, Williamsburg 14

Algona 49, Harlan 6

Mount Vernon 42, Carroll 6

Second round

Class 2A

West Lyon 42, Western Christian 7

Carroll Kuemper 24, Central Lyon/George-Little Rock 14

Monroe-PCM 48, Greene County 6

Mid Prairie 35, Mediapolis 14

Spirit Lake 42, Osage 14

North Fayette Valley 28, Crestwood 6

Van Meter 48, West Marshall 0

Anamosa 48, West Burlington, Notre Dame 20

Class 1A

Grundy Center 42, West Branch 7

Sumner-Fredericksburg 14, Manson Northwest Webster 0

Dike-New Hartford 55, South Hamilton 22

South Hardin 27, Emmetsburg 20

Hinton 21, OABCIG 14

Underwood 21, Treynor 20

Iowa City Regina 35, Woodward-Granger 14

Wilton 40, MFL MarMac 14

Class A

West Hancock 28, MMCRU 21

ACGC 41, Mount Ayr 14

Tri Center 58, Riverside 13

Woodbury Central 21, Le Mars Gehlen 19

Saint Ansgar 18, Wapsie Valley 0

Maquoketa Valley 38, Nashua Plainfield 13

Lisbon 56, Bellevue 12

Madrid 33, Beijing 0

Eight players

Lenox 41, Ar-We-Va 6

Montezuma 32, Bedford 28

Bishop Garrigan 47, Riceville 12

Edgewood-Colesburg 70, Janesville 48

Don Bosco 48, WACO 7

Gladbrook-Reinbeck 57, Iowa Valley 32

Remsen St. Mary's 42, CAM 6

Audubon 42, Woodbine 18

Class 5A

Friday November 8th games

Ankeny at Iowa City Liberty

Ankeny Centennial vs. West Des Moines Dowling at Mediacom Stadium

Iowa City West at Southeast Polk

Johnston in the West Des Moines Valley

Class 4A

Friday November 8th games

Cedar Rapids Xavier at North Polk

North Scott in Decorah

Gilbert in Pella

ADM at Lewis Central

Class 3A

Friday November 8th games

Solon near Humboldt

Nevada at Sergeant Bluff-Luton

Independence at Dubuque Wahlert

Mount Vernon near Algona

Class 2A

Friday November 8th games

Carroll Kuemper in West Lyon

Mid-Prairie at Monroe-PCM

North Fayette Valley at Spirit Lake

Anamosa near Van Meter

Class 1A

Friday November 8th games

Sumner-Fredericksburg at the Grundy Center

South Hardin at Dike-New Hartford

Underwood at Hinton

Wilton in Iowa City Regina

Class A

Friday November 8th games

Woodbury Central in West Hancock

Tri-Center at ACGC

Maquoketa Valley near Saint Ansgar

Madrid in Lisbon

Eight players

Thursday November 7th games

Montezuma near Lenox

Edgewood-Colesburg near Bishop Garrigan

Gladbrook-Reinbeck at Don Bosco

Audubon at Remsen St. Mary's