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Saturday, November 12, 2022

High School Football Semifinal Results 11/12/2022

CLASS 1A

Friday, November 11

Van Meter 48, West Branch 17

Van Meter outscored West Branch 21-0 in the second quarter to advance and continue to defend their 1A title. The Bulldogs had two touchdown runs and a fumble recovery for a score in that key stretch. Van Meter piled up an impressive 472 yards of offense by the end of the game and were led by a 191 yard rushing performance by Ben Gordon. Gordon ran for two scores and caught another. Van Meter heads back to the title game with a mark of 11-1. West Branch ends their season at 11-1.

West Sioux, Hawarden 47, Underwood 7

West Sioux got the offense rolling early and piled up 481 yards on their way to a win over Underwood. The Falcons were led by a very efficient day from quarterback Dylan Wiggins who wen 21 of 23 passing for 232 yards and 2 touchdowns. The Falcons used a team effort on the ground with three rushers over 70 yards and Brady Lynott hauled in 10 passes for 106 yards and a score. Underwood converted just 8 first downs in the game and gained 181 yards in their first semifinal appearance in 20 years. The Eagles end the season at 11-1. West Sioux improved to 11-1 and move on to a championship rematch from last season with Van Meter.

CLASS 5A

Friday, November 11

Valley, West Des Moines 22, Dowling Catholic, WDM 21

West Des Moines Valley rallied from 14 points down in the fourth quarter to beat Dowling Catholic 22-21. Damon Head scored on a 12-yard run with 5:01 left in the game to make it 21-14. The Tigers then scored again with 30 seconds left on a 2-yard run by Ayden Price. Rather than kick the tying extra point the Tigers went for 2 and converted on a pass from Michael Provenza to Zay Robinson to win the game. Valley continues their remarkable postseason run going from 5-4 to 8-4 and into the title game. Dowling ends the season at 10-2.

Southeast Polk 35, Johnston 14

Southeast Polk will get a chance to defend their title in 5A after dominating Johnston in the semis. The Rams led 21-0 by half led by two touchdown runs by Abu Sama. He would score once more in the third quarter and finished with 93 yards in the game. Harrison Gibson added 98 yards rushing for the Rams. Southeast Polk improved to 11-1 and Johnston ends the year at 8-4.

 

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