The following are 2013 preseason state football rankings, along with league predictions for each district, provided by Jeff Linder of The Gazette/KCRG:CLASS 4ATop 10 2012 W-L 2012 Postseason1. Cedar Rapids Xavier 13-1 4A runner-up2. West Des Moines Dowling 9-3 4A quarterfinalist3. Urbandale 7-3 4A qualifier4. West Des Moines Valley 9-3 4A quarterfinalist5. Southeast Polk 10-3 4A semifinalist6. ...

The Gazette/KCRG's Jeff Linder has cast his final ballot for the Associated Press football poll, which is released Monday. Though only the top 10 teams go into the ballot, here's a top 20 in each class, just because.CLASS 4A1. Ankeny (9-0)2. Iowa City West (9-0)3. ...

We have reached the final week of the regular season for high school football in Iowa. Here is how the area playoff scene shapes up:CLASS 4A: MVC & MACEleven of the 16 berths have been decided on the east side of the state in Class ...

Two weeks remain in the prep football season. Here is a primer on where things stand in the area as Week 8 approaches:MISSISSIPPI VALLEY CONFERENCEFour teams have clinched playoff berths: Iowa City West (7-0, 4-0) and Dubuque Senior (6-1, 3-1) in the Mississippi Division, and ...

Area conference/district football standings, through Friday, Oct. 19:(x-clinched district title; y-clinched playoff berth)MVC Mississippi Division Div. Allx-Iowa City West 6-0 9-0y-Dubuque Senior 4-2 7-2y-Cedar Rapids Kennedy 4-2 4-5y-Waterloo East 3-3 5-4y-Iowa City High 3-3 4-5Cedar Rapids Jefferson 1-5 1-8Dubuque Hempstead 0-6 0-9MVC Valley Division Div. Allx-Cedar Rapids Xavier 6-0 9-0y-Cedar Falls 5-1 8-1y-Cedar Rapids Prairie 4-2 6-3y-Waterloo West 3-3 3-6Linn-Mar 2-4 3-6Cedar Rapids Washington 1-5 3-6Dubuque Wahlert 0-6 1-8Class 3A District 5 Dist. Allx-Decorah 6-0 7-0y-West Delaware 5-1 7-2y-Crestwood 4-2 4-5y-Western Dubuque 3-3 4-5Vinton-Shellsburg 2-4 3-6Independence 1-5 3-6Oelwein 0-6 0-9Class 3A District 6 ...

 Tony Perkins gave himself a quiz before the new installment of high school football districts came out."I wrote down the six schools I thought we would be with," said Perkins, the coach at Marion High School. "I got them all right but one."The Iowa High ...

As the high school football regular season heads into the final week, here is how area district races shape up:CLASS 3A DISTRICT 4All four of the berths have been settled, and so has the championship. West Delaware (7-1, 6-0) has run the table so far ...

CEDAR RAPIDS -- Cedar Valley Christian's plunge into interscholastic athletics will begin Aug. 19.Stephanie Hodge, the school's athletics director, said Thursday that the school will field an eight-man football squad this fall.The Huskies have scheduled four games, starting with a contest Aug. 19 against West ...

The final week of the football regular season is upon us. A good number of playoff qualifiers have been decided, a lot of slots still remain to be filled.Here's a primer on how area races stand as Week 9 approaches:CLASS 4A EASTIowa City High (8-0) ...

 WYOMING, Iowa -- A new scoreboard has been installed. The goal posts have been moved, the sidelines reconfigured.A new era of football begins for the Midland Eagles on Friday.The Eagles jump into the ever-expanding pool that is eight-man football at 7 p.m., when they kick off ...