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High School Football Championship Results and Recap
Eight-Player
St. Mary’s, Remsen 38, WACO 16
St. Mary’s, Remsen jumped out to a 24-3 lead by halftime and rolled to the 8-Player title with a 38-16 win over WACO. The Hawks were led by 134 yards and 4 touchdowns rushing and one score receiving from Brenden Fisch. Cael Ortmann was a very efficient 12 of 16 passing for 156 yards and the one scoring toss to Fisch. St. Mary’s also held WACO to just 58 yards rushing in the game. The Hawks finish the season a perfect 13-0.
WACO had 212 yards passing and 1 score from the hand of Isaac Oswald. They end the season at 13-1.
Class A
Grundy Center 27, West Hancock, Britt 0
Grundy Center was able to avenge a loss in last year’s title game to West Hancock by grabbing a 27-0 win in the Class A Championship in 2022. The Spartans got two touchdown passes from Colin Gordon to Tate Jirovsky and Gordon added a field goal and rushing touchdown to cap the scoring. Grundy Center outgained West Hancock 364-143 yards in a dominating effort. The Spartans end the season at 13-0. West Hancock finishes at 12-1.
Class 1A
Van Meter 35, West Sioux, Hawarden 7
Van Meter used balanced offense and a ball hawking defense to repeat as Class 1A Champions. The Bulldogs picked off 4 West Sioux passes, returning two for touchdowns to boost the win. The Bulldogs repeat at 12-1. West Sioux is runner up again at 11-2.
Class 2A
Central Lyon/George-Little Rock 10, Williamsburg 6
Central Lyon/George-Little Rock grinded out 200 yards rushing and edged out Williamsburg 10-6 to win the 2A title. Zach Lutmer led the ground attack with 140 yards and he also threw for 85 yards and their lone touchdown to Reece Vander Zee. It was only 3-0 in favor of the Lions at halftime on a 22-yard field goal by Matthew Dieren. Williamsburg got their lone score on a 34-yard pass from Carson Huedepohl to Rayce Heitman with 1:42 left in the third quarter but they missed the PAT. Central Lyon/George-Little Rock ends with a perfect 13-0 mark. Williamsburg ends the season at 12-1.
Class 3A
Harlan Community 30, Mount Vernon 23
Harlan Community scored the final three touchdowns of the game to rally for a 30-23 victory over Mount Vernon to repeat as Class 3A Champs. Teagon Kasperbauer found Jacob Birch on a 6-yard toss with 16 seconds left in the third to start the rally. Then in the fourth Kasperbauer found Cade Sears twice, once from 3 yards out with 3:39 left and then a 48-yard bomb with 1:24 left in the game to lift the Cyclones to the win. The Cyclones outgained the Mustangs 291-106. Mount Vernon struggled to find offense without the Class 3A passing leader Joey Rhomburg who didn’t play after suffering an injury late in their semifinal win over Humboldt. Harlan ends the season at 12-1. Mount Vernon also ended their year at 12-1.
Class 4A
Xavier, Cedar Rapids 45, Lewis Central 38
Cedar Rapids Xavier used a powerful ground game to avenge their title game loss to Lewis Central last year. Michael Cunningham finished with 174 yards and 1 touchdown on the ground for the Saints. The Saints gobbled up a total of 278 yards rushing in the game, staying almost exclusively on the ground in the second half. The Saints end with a record of 13-0. Lewis Central falls just short of back-to-back titles. Jonathan Humpal had 136 yards rushing and Braylan Kammrad threw for 257 yards and three scores. The Titans finish the year at 12-1.
Class 5A
Southeast Polk 49, Valley, W.D.M. 14
Southeast Polk running back Abu Sama carried the ball 24 times for 372 yards and 6 TDs, breaking IHSAA title game records, and the Rams repeated as 5A champs. They finished with 432 yards rushing as a team and 690 yards of total offense. The Rams finish at 12-1. Valley has their great postseason run stopped and finish 8-5.
