WILLIAMSBURG — All the nervousness, all the tightness, all the turnovers came to a halt on the very first play from scrimmage of the second half. All the doubt about who was going to win went away, too.Lorren Stahl’s 59-yard touchdown run began a second-half ...

DIKE - In a highly anticipated rematch of a double-overtime game just a few weekends ago, Dike-New Hartford ran past Aplington-Parkersburg and into the state semifinals.TV9's Chelsi McDonald was there and has the highlights from Friday Night Lights in the video above.All the state semifinals ...

WAPSIE VALLEY 46, NORTH TAMA 20Second-ranked Wapsie Valley (12-0) had 373 yards rushing and was led by Tyler Odneal with 174 yards and four TDs in a Class A quarterfinal at Fairbank. Wapsie Valley will play BGM (10-2) in a semifinal game in the UNI-Dome ...

CEDAR RAPIDS - It was the best game of Jesse Vizzini's football career, and his entire family was there to see it. Well, most of it.Bob and Sharon Vizzini arrived at Chalmers Field in Dubuque late for Cedar Rapids Prairie's playoff game at Dubuque Senior ...

IOWA CITY - They came. They saw. They conquered.And, Cedar Rapids Prairie Coach Mike Morrissey led the Hawks in their routine battle cry one more time.Prairie earned the chance to shout it with a 49-28 upset over second-ranked Iowa City West in an Iowa High ...

CEDAR FALLS — It just didn’t seem fair.Cedar Rapids Kennedy had so much trouble moving the football Monday night in its Class 4A playoff game at the UNI-Dome, a gain of four yards seemed cause for celebration. Yet here were the Cedar Falls Tigers, breaking ...

CEDAR RAPIDS -- Short turnaround? Corbin Woods doesn't mind at all."You've go to love it," he said. "You get to keep playing football."Keep playing. Keep winning.Class 4A Cedar Rapids Xavier sidestepped a long opening drive by Waterloo East, then routed the Trojans, 45-0, in a Class 4A ...

MARION — There will be no trip to the quarterfinals for Marion this year. A stingy DeWitt Central defense saw to that.Marion quarterback Trevor Hardman was sacked eight times and the Indians were held scoreless in the second half as Central upended the 10th-ranked Indians, ...

IOWA CITY — The only team that pushed No. 1 Iowa City Regina all season stayed close again. But this for only a half.West Branch took an early lead, but the Regals scored 27 unanswered points, starting with a late rally in the second quarter, ...

DECORAH - After falling behind for the first time this season, top-ranked Decorah scored 35 unanswered points and downed Solon, 35-10, in a Class 3A prep football second-round game last night in Decorah.Josey Jewell rushed for 156 yards and a touchdown for the Vikings (11-0), ...