The Iowa high school football’s Round-of-16 is officially in the books, setting the stage for next week’s quarterfinal action. Winners there will advance to the semifinals, which will be held at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls.
Quarterfinal games for Class 5A, 4A, 3A, 2A, 1A, and A are set for Friday, Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. The 8-Player quarterfinal games are set for Thursday, Nov. 3, at 7 p.m.
Below are the quarterfinal matchups in each class, as well as the Round-of-16 results. All rankings are from the Register’s final polls.
Class 5A State Quarterfinals
Pod A: #1 Dowling Catholic (9-1) vs. Waukee Northwest (6-4)
- #1 Dowling Catholic 35, Davenport West 0
- Waukee Northwest 9, #10 Cedar Rapids Kennedy 0
Pod B: #3 Southeast Polk (9-1) vs. #8 Cedar Rapids Prairie (7-3)
- #3 Southeast Polk 49, Ames 3
- #8 Cedar Rapids Prairie 50, #7 Linn-Mar 28
Pod C: #2 Ankeny (9-1) vs. #6 Johnston (7-3)
- #2 Ankeny 17, Sioux City East 0
- #6 Johnston 38, #7 Iowa City High 31 (OT)
Pod D: #5 Cedar Falls (8-2) vs. West Des Moines Valley (6-4)
- West Des Moines Valley 15, #4 Pleasant Valley 10
- #5 Cedar Falls 14, Ankeny Centennial 10
Class 4A State Quarterfinals
Pod A: #1 Cedar Rapids Xavier (10-0) vs. #10 Indianola (7-3)
- #1 Cedar Rapids Xavier 44, Cedar Rapids Washington 7
- #10 Indianola 35, #6 Bondurant-Farrar 13
Pod B: #3 Waverly-Shell Rock (10-0) vs. #7 North Scott (8-2)
- #3 Waverly-Shell Rock 49, Fort Madison 7
- #7 North Scott 38, #8 Western Dubuque 15
Pod C: #2 Lewis Central (10-0) vs. Glenwood (7-3)
- #2 Lewis Central 60, LeMars 7
- Glenwood 38, #9 Spencer 26
Pod D: #4 Carlisle (9-1) vs. #5 Iowa City Liberty (9-1)
- #5 Iowa City Liberty 24, Webster City 14
- #4 Carlisle 48, Newton 28
Indianola’s Matthew Edgington celebrates scoring a touchdown during the Class 4A Iowa high school football playoff game between Bondurant-Farrar and Indianola, on Friday, Oct. 28, 2022, in Bondurant. Indianola won the game, 35-13.
Class 3A State Quarterfinals
Pod A: #1 Harlan (9-1) vs. #8 Nevada (8-2)
- #1 Harlan 42, MOC-Floyd Valley 7
- #8 Nevada 10, Sioux Center 7
Pod B: #2 Mount Vernon (10-0) vs. #6 Solon (8-2)
- #2 Mount Vernon 23, #9 Central DeWitt 9
- #6 Solon 42, West Delaware 18
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Pod C: #3 Independence (10-1) vs. #5 Humboldt (9-1)
- #5 Humboldt 39, #10 Hampton-Dumont-CAL 0
- #3 Independence 20, Benton 17
Pod D: #4 ADM (9-1) vs. #7 North Polk (8-2)
#4 ADM 56, Grinnell 0
#7 North Polk 52, Creston 20
Class 2A State Quarterfinals
Pod A: #2 Central Lyon/George-Little Rock (10-0) vs. #6 West Lyon (8-2)
- #2 Central Lyon/George-Little Rock 42, Clarinda 16
- #6 West Lyon 43, #7 Greene County 7
Pod B: #4 Spirit Lake (9-0) vs. #5 OABCIG (9-1)
- #5 OABCIG 34, #8 Osage 22
- #4 Spirit Lake 43, Clear Lake 21
Pod C: #9 Dubuque Wahlert (8-2) vs. Crestwood (7-3)
- Crestwood 20, Waukon 18
- #9 Dubuque Wahlert 21, #3 West Marshall 14
Pod D: #1 Williamsburg (10-0) vs. #10 Centerville (8-2)
- #10 Centerville 28, Monticello 27
- #1 Williamsburg 63, Mid-Prairie 7
Iowa City Liberty quarterback Graham Beckman (8) throws the ball during a Class 4A high school football game game against Webster City, Friday, Oct. 28, 2022, at Liberty High School in North Liberty, Iowa.
Class 1A State Quarterfinals
Pod A: #2 West Sioux (9-1) vs. Western Christian (8-2)
- Western Christian 49, #6 Aplington-Parkersburg 27
- #2 West Sioux 45, #5 Kuemper Catholic 7
Pod B: #3 West Branch (10-0) vs. MFL MarMac (9-1)
- MFL MarMac 28, Dike-New Hartford 6
- #3 West Branch 27, Columbus Catholic 14
Pod C: #1 Van Meter (9-1) vs. #10 Sigourney-Keota (8-2)
- #10 Sigourney-Keota 20, #9 Mediapolis 14 (OT)
- #1 Van Meter 42, Woodward-Granger 0
Pod D: #4 Underwood (10-0) vs. #8 Pella Christian (9-1)
- #8 Pella Christian 38, #7 South Hamilton 30
- #4 Underwood 62, ACGC 14
Class A State Quarterfinals
Pod A: #3 Woodbury Central (10-0) vs. Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn (8-2)
- Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 46, Hinton 27
- #3 Woodbury Central 48, Gehlen Catholic 7
Pod B: #1 West Hancock (10-0) vs. #6 North Linn (9-1)
- #6 North Linn 28, #10 Newman Catholic 14
- #1 West Hancock 16, Wapsie Valley 9
Pod C: #2 Grundy Center (10-0) vs. #7 East Buchanan (9-1)
- #7 East Buchanan 57, #8 Alburnett 21
- #2 Grundy Center 41, Columbus 7
Pod D: #4 Lynnville-Sully (10-0) vs. #5 AHSTW (10-0)
- #5 AHSTW 35, Southwest Valley 14
- #4 Lynnville-Sully 62, #9 Mount Ayr 33
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8-Player State Quarterfinals
Pod A: #1 Remsen St. Mary’s (10-0) vs. GTRA (9-1)
- #1 Remsen St. Mary’s 42, West Bend-Mallard 16
- GTRA 28, #6 West Harrison 12
Pod B: #5 Lenox (10-0) vs. Fremont-Mills (8-2)
- #5 Lenox 34, CAM 14
- Fremont-Mills 30, #8 Southeast Warren 28
Pod C: #7 Gladbrook-Reinbeck (9-1) vs. #9 Newell-Fonda (9-1)
- #9 Newell-Fonda 35, #2 Don Bosco 10
- #7 Gladbrook-Reinbeck 30, #10 Turkey Valley 28
Pod D: #3 WACO (11-0) vs. Montezuma (9-2)
- Montezuma 60, #4 Easton Valley 38
- #3 WACO 48, Central City 12
