Des Moines Register’s Top 10 Iowa High School Football Players For 2023
Des Moines Register’s Top 10 Iowa High School Football Players For 2023
Dargan Southard, Wochit
It’s Week 9 of the Iowa high school football season, meaning it’s the final week of the regular season for Classes 3A, 4A and 5A while the small classes (2A, 1A, A, 8-Player) start their playoff action.
If you can’t make it out to a game tonight, then check out some of the options to stream games online or over the radio. If you can’t find a stream for your favorite school, then stick right here. This blog is your go-to spot for the latest scores and information happening in real-time. But just like last week, we’ll have our reporters on the scene at the best games around the state to give you the best coverage you could possibly hope for.
More: Here’s how to stream, listen to Week 9 of central Iowa high school football
On top of the reporters out and about tonight, we’ll also have staff photographers capturing the best images from the action all across the state. And I’ll be mining information from them and social media to bring you everything you need to know that’s happening in Iowa high school football tonight.
8:25 Centennial rolling over Urbandale
We’re just one Jags point away from a running clock. Centennial’s playoff hopes are looking good right now.
Centennial up 34-0 in the second half.
8:20 It’s not a football update, but it’s pretty cool
A Forest City junior, Bethany Warren, competed in two big events Thursday. She took the course in Dike at a cross country state qualifying meet. Then she hopped on a private plane with a family friend, who just happens to be a pilot, to make it to Estherville in time for her volleyball regional quarterfinal match.
Check out the full story here.
More: Forest City athlete flies on private plane to compete in both cross country and volleyball
8:15 It’s all Hawks out east
My goodness, Casey Kelley is lighting fast. From the 9, Kelley takes an inside handoff, bounces it outside and sprints to the house for a 91-yard TD. It’s all Prairie right now – Hawks 21, Trojans 0. #iahsfb
— Ryan Pleggenkuhle (@ryno_plegge) October 21, 2023
8:10 Might be an upset brewing
Iowa City High is up 20-0 over No. 3 Bettendorf. They’re in the second quarter in that one.
8:05 Got a tight one between Gilbert and Pella
8:00 Regina showing no mercy
Iowa City Regina is up big in its Class 1A playoff tilt against Eddyvilly-Blakesburg-Fremont. The Regals are leading 41-0 at the half.
7:55 Prairie up on Iowa City West
It’s a big one out east as Iowa City West takes on Prairie. It’s essentially a ‘win and you’re in’ situation for both teams. Prairie has the early advantage after a one-yard score from Collin Velky late in the first quarter.
On the following possession, the Hawks pick off Iowa City West and the offense scores on its first play. Hawks up 14-0 on the Trojans.
Max Schwieger picks off a Jack Wallace pass at Prairie’s 47. On the next play, Casey Kelley finds a hole and sprints in for a 53-yard TD. 14-0 Prairie. #iahsfb
— Ryan Pleggenkuhle (@ryno_plegge) October 21, 2023
7:50 Williamsburg wastes no time
Derek Weisskopf, one of the best players in the state, hits paydirt from 35 yards out in the first minute of the game.
That’s a 7-0 lead for Williamsburg over Benton
7:45 Top-ranked North Polk extends lead over ADM
TOUCHDOWN COMETS!!!
Feldmann in from 4 yards out. PAT is good by Blomquist. Comets lead 14-0 with 6:00 left in the 2nd #GoComets #iahsfb
— North Polk Activities (@northpolkcomets) October 21, 2023
7:40 Waukee Northwest cruising over Ames
7:35 Johnston up on Sioux City East
8:34 (2nd)
Johnston — 17-yard TD run by D’Angelo Barkue (PAT good)
17-0 Johnston#iahsfb
— Ryan Timmerman (@ryantimmerman3) October 21, 2023
7:30 Roland-Story puts up first points in Story City
The Norsemen, hosting their first playoff game in over a decade, strike first against Clarke. Sam Knoll found Trevor Britten from 26 yards out. Britten made a nice diving snag in the end zone for the score.
Shortly after that, Jonovan Wilkinson ran the ball in from 16-yards out to double the Norse lead.
That’s 14-0 Roland Story early in this Class 2A playoff battle.
7:25 Ankeny Centennial strikes again
It’s 14-0 now that the Jags lead over Urbandale after an Elijah Porter scoring run. That run was from three yards out.
7:20 Valley hits paydirt again
Damon Head finds the end zone for the second time tonight. This one was from 61 yards out, much longer than his short score on the team’s last possession.
That makes it 14-0 Valley in Marshalltown. Things looking good for the Tigers.
7:15 North Polk takes the lead on ADM
Fifth-ranked ADM has been dealing with injuries to key players in recent weeks, but it’s unclear who is hitting the field tonight.
Either way. No. 1 North Polk is up 7-0 early in that matchup. Both teams should make the playoffs, but it’s a big game for seeding purposes.
7:11 Valley strikes first against Marshalltown
The Tigers took just five plays to find the end zone, four of which came on the ground. Running back Damon Head punched it in from short range to put the first points of the night on the board.
Valley up 7-0
7:08 Big game in Class 5A
This one pretty much assures a playoff spot for the winning team. The losing team might end their season tonight.
Ankeny Centennial up 7-0 on Urbandale early on in this one.
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Q1 | 8:28
Centennial scores on a 9-yard rushing touchdown.
Urbandale – 0, Centennial – 7#JHawkNation #iahsfb
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— Urbandale J-Hawks (@UrbandaleJHawks) October 21, 2023
7:05 Spirit Lake up over Southeast Valley
That’s a playoff matchup in Class 2A. An interception set up that score.
TOUCHDOWN SPIRIT LAKE!
Logan Sandman takes it in on the Indians’ first play. Spirit Lake leads SE Valley! #iahsfb
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— Matt Heinrichs (@mattheinrix) October 21, 2023
7:03 Well, that was fast for Ankeny
On the first play from scrimmage, Luke Anderson found Devon Akers alone behind the Washington defense and Akers did the rest. That’s an 82-yard scoring strike for the Hawks to go up 7-0.
6:55 Almost that time
Just about five minutes away til the bulk of games kick off across the state.
Let’s have some fun.
6:40 Big game tonight for Valley in Marshalltown
With a loss tonight to Marshalltown, the Tigers will miss the playoffs for the first time since 1991. That’s three years before I was even born. Valley is a heavy favorite over the Bobcats (2-5), but even a win doesn’t confirm they’ll make the playoffs in Class 5A.
More: What is RPI in Iowa high school football and how does it bring some drama to the playoff hunt?
Want to get a deeper understanding of the playoff picture heading into the final regular season matchup? Click here.
Drove through miles of beautiful farmland for Marshalltown-Valley this evening.
Valley is currently ranked 18th in the RPI, just outside of the 5A playoff field of 16 teams.
Here’s a breakdown of what they’ll be rooting for @DMRsports #IAHSFB pic.twitter.com/sWtdP3tnN7
— Eli McKown (@Emckown23) October 20, 2023
6:20 Watch opening-round playoff matchups
The IHSAA has released a list of the approved video streams from across the state for the first-round playoff matchups in Class 2A, 1A, A and 8-player. Check that out below.
Week 9 preview coverage
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