KCRG-TV9’s Scott Saville chats about this weekend’s high school football match-ups with Jeff Linder and KJ Pilcher from the Gazette.

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Here’s your first take at projected Class 4A East substate football pairings:
#16 Burlington (3-6) at #1 Iowa City High (9-0)
#9 Cedar Rapids Xavier (5-4) at #8 Pleasant Valley (6-3)
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#12 Cedar Rapids Prairie (5-4) at #5 Cedar Falls (8-1)
#13 Dubuque Hempstead (5-4) at #4 North Scott (8-1)
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#14 Davenport Central (4-5) at #3 Cedar Rapids Washington (8-1)
#11 Davenport Assumption (5-4) at #6 Linn-Mar (7-2)
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#10 Cedar Rapids Kennedy (5-4) at #7 Clinton (7-2)
#15 Waterloo West (4-5) at #2 Bettendorf (9-0)

Former Cedar Rapids Prairie state medalist and University of Iowa wrestler Mike Hatcher has joined the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga wrestling staff as a volunteer assistant. According to the UT-Chattanooga website, the release was dated for Sept. 16.
Hatcher follows new head coach Heath Eslinger, who took over for Chris Bono who resigned  to be an assistant at Iowa State. Hatcher was an assistant to Eslinger at Cleveland (Tenn.) High School the last two seasons and ran the Higher Calling Wrestling Club. Hatcher will assume duties to lead the Chattanooga Wrestling Club. 
Hatcher, who wrestled at …