PREP FOOTBALL: Who Siouxland teams are playing in Iowa state semifinals
Who's your team playing in this week's semifinal round? We've compiled every Siouxland team's next contest in the Iowa football playoffs at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls.
Sergeant Bluff-Luton
3A: No. 4 Sergeant Bluff-Luton (10-1) vs. No. 1 Solon (11-0), Thursday at 8:30 p.m.
OABCIG
2A: No. 4 OABCIG (11-0) vs. No. 3 Algona (11-0), Saturday at 4 p.m.
West Sioux, West Lyon
1A: No. 3 West Sioux (10-1) vs. No. 5 West Lyon (10-1), Saturday at 1 p.m.
Woodbury Central
A: No. 6 Woodbury Central (10-1) vs. No. 1 West Hancock (11-0), Friday at 1 p.m.
Remsen St. Mary's
8-man: No. 4 Remsen St. Mary's (11-0) vs. No. 1 Audubon (11-1), Thursday at noon.
REMSEN, Iowa — Jaxon Bunkers knew he was the man for the job, and he proved it on Friday night.
Not only is Norwalk also called the Warriors, they have a potent offense like SB-L's and both defenses have done a good job of limiting opponents throughout the season. "This week is strength on strength," coach Justin Smith said.
Friday was a busy night for Siouxland football teams. Read on to see who advanced to the semifinals, plus get a look at the Nebraska playoffs.
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St. Mary's and Fremont-Mills meet in eight-player football playoff action Friday, Nov. 8, 2019, in Remsen, Iowa.
Western Christian, which is 38-5, went wire-to-wire as the top team in the rankings and is the No. 1 seed when the state tournament starts on Wednesday in 2A.
Is your team playing in Cedar Rapids this week? Who's their first round opponent? Our full preview coverage is here.
After a lopsided season-opening loss to Lewis Central, the Warriors put up 47 on Harlan and haven't looked back: They enter Thursday’s Class 3A semifinal against Solon in the UNI-Dome on a 10-game winning streak.
After a season-opening 26-25 win over Audubon, the Hawks went on to win the 10 subsequent games of their season. But Audubon is undefeated since the opening week of the season, too.
The Knights couldn't finish off a comeback in the second set, then fell in an extended fourth frame to see their season end with a 25-18, 25-23, 22-25, 30-28 loss to the defending state champions in the quarterfinals.
When you grow up in Iowa and play high school football, the dream is to make it to the dome. That was even the case 100 years ago when I played, although the closest we came to a dome was the light on the inside of a car.
The Wildcats' deepest postseason run in decades almost came to an end last week in Traer when North Tama built a 23-6 lead in the third quarter. But 28 unanswered points later, Woodbury Central was en route to indoor football in Cedar Falls.
There are lots of blue signs with player names and paws sprouting on Moville yards, and the expectation is the town will greatly empty out Friday. Similar scenes are likely across the weekend in Plymouth, Ida, Sioux and Lyon counties.