He was 34 carries deep into this one, more than enough to even tire out the fans watching him Thursday night at Kingston Stadium. But Andre Dawson never hesitated when he was tapped on the shoulder and asked to play a little defense in the closing minutes of a game already decided.
“I did say that I was tired,” the Cedar Rapids Washington star said after his team’s 47-21 win over Iowa City West. “But with me, as soon as the ball is hiked, I don’t really sense any pain. If …

CEDAR RAPIDS — The Xavier Saints have changed nothing. It’s not as if they’ve redefined themselves as Air Schulte.
“We’re not trying to do anything differently,” said Duane Schulte, head football coach. “It’s just kind of playing out that way.”
Here’s how it’s playing out: Joe Sayre and Colin O’Connor are in the process of rewriting a good portion of Cedar Rapids Xavier’s pass-and-catch records.
Some marks have fallen:

Sayre tied a game record and O’Connor broke one when they hooked up for three touchdowns in the season opener against Cedar Rapids Jefferson.
Sayre’s 287 …

Friday night’s key area prep games
C.R. KENNEDY at IOWA CITY HIGH
Time & place: 7:15 p.m., at Bates Field
Records: Kennedy is 2-3; City High is 5-0
Notable: After suffering back-to-back second-half collapses, Kennedy takes on the top-ranked team in the state. The Little Hawks are averaging 41 points per game behind RB Ellis Jordan (615 yards, 7 TDs) and QB A.J. Derby (32 of 56, 781 yards, 7 TDs).
LINN-MAR at C.R. PRAIRIE
Time & place: 7:15 p.m., at John Wall Field
Radio: KGYM-AM (1600)
Records: Linn-Mar is 5-0; Prairie is 3-2
Notable: Prairie enters the teeth …

Chat LIVE with the Gazette’s KJ Pilcher about tonight’s IC West vs CR Washington game.
LIVE CHAT: IC West vs CR Wash

IOWA CITY — A.J. Derby will hold a press conference Friday, presumably to announce his intention to play football at the University of Iowa.
Derby, a senior quarterback at Iowa City High, would neither confirm nor deny multiple reports by sources that he has committed to Iowa.
“There’s going to be a press conference (today),” Derby said.
Iowa City High Coach Dan Sabers said the press conference is scheduled this afternoon at City High mainly because Derby’s father, former all-Big Ten linebacker John Derby, was out of town Thursday.
“I’ve got be fair to …

KCRG-TV9’s John Sears and The Gazette’s Jeff Linder and KJ Pilcher talk prep football in this video webcast.

Here is a quick preview of tonight’s prep football game that pits Iowa City West vs. Cedar Rapids Washington.