It's Playoff Time: Iowa High School Playoffs begin with Sub-State play on Wednesday

The Cedar Rapids Washington Warriors closed out a 7-2 regular season in the MVC Valley Division at Kingston Stadium on Friday night with 59-6 win over Waterloo East (2-7). Congratulations to WR Ronnie Henderson with TD catches on the first three drives. The Warriors took a 39-0 lead after one.

Next up: Substate Class 4A Playoffs in Iowa on Wednesday night at Kingston Stadium.

Class 4A - Eastern Iowa

• #16 Cedar Rapids Prairie 3-6 @ #1 Clinton 9-0#9
• Davenport Assumption 5-4 @ #8 Cedar Falls 7-2
• #12 Pleasant Valley 5-4 @ #5 Cedar Rapids Xavier 7-2
• #13 Burlington 4-5 @ #4 Linn-Mar 8-1
• #14 Cedar Rapids Kennedy 4-5 @ #3 Bettendorf 8-1
• #13 North Scott 5-4 @ #6 Cedar Rapids Washington 7-2 @ Kingston Stadium
• #10 Davenport Central 5-4 @ #7 Dubuque Hempstead 7-2
• #15 Iowa City West 3-6 @ #2 Iowa City High 9-0

Class 4A - Western Iowa

• #16 Ames 3-6 @ #1 Dowling 9-0
• #9 Des Moines East 6-3 @ @8 Des Moines Lincoln 6-3
• #12 Valley 5-4 @ #5 Fort Dodge 7-2
• #13 Sioux City East 5-4 @ #4 Urbandale 7-2
• #14 Mason City 5-4 @ #3 Ankeny 8-1
• #13 Johnston 5-4 @ #6 Ottumwa 7-2
• #10 Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln 6-3 @ #7 Waukee 6-3
• #15 Indianola 4-5 @ #2 Marshalltown 9-0

Good luck to the Warriors in the 2009 Class 4A Playoffs.

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Last Friday night, I attended Cedar Falls vs. Cedar Rapids Washington in the semi-finals

West Des Moines Valley beats Cedar Falls on November 21, 2008 to win the Class 4A Iowa State Football Championship. I didn't attend the finals, since I live in Cedar Rapids and have no loyalty to either school. But, it apparently was "no contest" as Wesley Vaclav points out.

http://twigger.com/cidsports

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Cedar Falls takes out revenge on CR Washington in the Dome

Cedar Falls (12-1) will advance to play West Des Moines Valley (13-0) in the State Football Final, after a 27-19 win over Cedar Rapids Washington (11-2) Friday night in the UNI-Dome. The Tigers outplayed the Warriors on the line of scrimmage most of the night. Mistakes and Momentum were by products that the Tigers benefited from, as well.

The Warriors had a fine season, but playing Cedar Falls twice in the UNI-Dome proved too much. Coach Tony Lombardi advanced the Warriors farther into the playoffs in his fourth season, but experience at Cedar Falls was shown in the semi-final match up.

Valley beat Ankeny (11-2) 21-14 to advance to the finals, where they will meet Cedar Falls, next weekend.

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Rematch: Cedar Rapids Washington vs. Cedar Falls in one Class 4A Semi-Finals Football Matchup

One team will end the season tonight in the UNI-Dome, as Cedar Rapids Washington (11-1) meets Cedar Falls (11-1) in the 2nd game of the Class 4A Semi-Final Football Playoffs. Ankeny (11-1) and West Des Moines Valley (12-0) meet in the first game.

Washington and Cedar Falls opened the season verses one another in the Dome back in August. Washington won 28-9, taking control of the game in the 2nd half on Cedar Falls home field.

What is the magic number on defense? Is it 25 points, as a friend recently suggested?

Here our my keys to the game:

1. Turnovers (The Gazette had an article today highlighting Washington +16 turnover margin in '08)
2. Momentum (Washington is playing on Cedar Falls' home field)
3. Control of the line of scrimmage (line play is always important in football - especially in the playoffs)

The Gazette highlighted the following in today's edition:

"These teams met in their season-openers in late August with Washington
winning, 28-9, at the UNI-Dome. Cedar Falls has won 11 straight since behind a
defense that posted five shutouts during those 11 wins. LBs Jeff Hanson and Jeff
Conrad, and DB Jake Farley lead that defense. QB Kyle Bernard has passed for
1,328 yards and 17 TDs and RB Jay Brummell has rushed for 1,179 and 17 TDs.
Washington has won 10 straight and boasts the second highest scoring
differential in 4A at 25.2 ppg. Fellow semifinalist W.D.M. Valley leads 4A
at 31.2 ppg. The Warriors’ explosive offense averages 454 yards and 37.8 points
per game. QB Wyatt Suess has passed for 2,886 yards and 23 TDs. WR Keenan
Davis has 45 catches for 740 yards and 6 TDs despite missing all or parts of six
games with an injury. Junior TB Andre Dawson has rushed for 1,422 yards and 25
TDs." - The Gazette

It's hard to pin point any one thing. It's a classic match up of Washington's offensive skill vs. Cedar Falls' and their defense. One real factor that could be interesting to watch is Washington's offense in a weather controlled Dome, as opposed the the mud and rain of several games this fall outdoors.

cidsports' prediction:

Cedar Rapids Washington 42

Cedar Falls 24

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Cedar Rapids Washington handles Bettendorf 48-27

It was a muddy turf, but the Washington Warriors (11-1) capitalized on Bettendorf Bulldogs (11-1) turnovers all game to pull out the Class 4A Iowa Quarter-Final Playoff Game for a 48-27 win at Kingston Stadium. The Warriors threw for nearly 450 yards in the win.

Next up: The UNI Dome in the semi-finals Friday!

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Cold Weather returns to Eastern Iowa

It is wet and cold in Cedar Rapids, as Washington High School (10-1) will host Bettendorf High School (11-0) in the Class 4A Quarter-Final Football Playoff Game at Kingston Stadium tonight at 7 pm.

Go Warriors!

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Two Games of personal interest this week...

Friday night in Cedar Rapids: Cedar Rapids Washington (10-1) hosts Bettendorf (11-0) in a Class 4A Quarter-Final Football match up. By the way, in my high school day, the Bulldogs usually had the Warriors number in the state football playoffs.

Saturday afternoon in Iowa City: the Iowa Hawkeyes (5-4, 2-3 Big Ten) will host my #2 Penn State Nittany Lions (9-0, 5-0 Big Ten) in an important Big Ten Conference game at Kinnick Stadium. ABC/ESPN will televise at 2:30 pm.

Weather is certainly taking a turn to cold, after a great week or so of outstanding Autumn weather in Iowa and much of the Midwest.

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Iowa High School Playoffs kickoff at 7 PM Wednesday in all Classes

Here are the Substate pairings for Wednesday, October 29, 2008:

All games are at 7 p.m., with one exception.

CLASS 4A

Des Moines Lincoln (4-5) at W.D.M. Valley (9-0), C.B. Jefferson (6-3) at Ottumwa (6-3), Des Moines East (5-4) at Johnston (7-2), C.B. Lincoln (5-4) at W.D.M. Dowling (7-2), Fort Dodge (4-5) at Southeast Polk (7-2), Indianola (5-4) at Ames (6-3), Mason City (5-4) at Waukee (6-3), Sioux City North (4-5) at Ankeny (8-1), Davenport Assumption (4-5) at Iowa City High (9-0), Cedar Rapids Kennedy (6-3) at Cedar Rapids Xavier (6-3), Cedar Rapids Jefferson (4-5) at Cedar Falls (8-1), Dubuque Wahlert (4-5) at North Scott (8-1), Muscatine (4-5) at Cedar Rapids Washington (8-1), Dubuque Hempstead (5-4) at Burlington (7-2), Pleasant Valley (6-3) at Cedar Rapids Prairie (6-3), and Clinton (4-5) at Bettendorf (9-0).

CLASS 3A

ADM (5-4) at Sioux City Heelan (9-0), Sergeant Bluff-Luton (6-3) at Lewis Central (8-1), MOC-Floyd Valley (4-5) at Harlan (8-1), Atlantic (5-4) at Spencer (6-3), Ballard-Huxley (5-4) at Clear Lake (9-0), Charles City (7-2) at Boone (7-2), Algona (5-4) at Carroll (9-0), Dallas Center-Grimes (7-2) at Webster City (6-3), Benton Community (5-4) at Decorah (9-0), West Delaware (6-3) at Marion (8-1), New Hampton (5-4) at DeWitt Central (9-0), Union (7-2) at Crestwood (5-4), Norwalk (5-4) at Mount Pleasant (9-0), Clear Creek Amana (6-3) at Centerville 8-1), Oskaloosa (4-5) at Pella (9-0) and Grinnell (6-3) at Williamsburg (8-1).

CLASS 2A

Pocahontas (5-4) at Central Lyon (9-0), Boyden-Hull (5-4) at Eagle Grove (5-4), Western Christian (4-5) at Milford (7-2), Cherokee (5-4) at Unity Christian (8-1), Carroll Kuemper (5-4) at West Marshall (8-1), Bondurant-Farrar (6-3) at Missouri Valley (7-2), PCM (5-4) at IKM (9-0), OA/BCIG (7-2) at CMB (8-1), Dyersville Beckman (5-4) at Roland-Story (9-0), Gilbert (6-3) at Western Dubuque (8-1), Osage (5-4) at North Fayette (7-2), Sumner-Frederickburg (8-1) at Dike-New Hartford (6-3), Sigourney-Keota (6-3) at Solon (9-0), Wilton (7-2) at West Burlington (8-1), Tipton (5-4) at Mid-Prairie (8-1) and Davis County (6-3) at Iowa City Regina (8-1).

CLASS 1A

Underwood (4-5) at West Lyon (8-1), Hinton (6-3) at Griswold (8-1), Lawton-Bronson (5-4) at C.B. St. Albert (8-1), Logan-Magnolia (6-3) at HartleyMelvin-Sanborn (8-1), Ogden (3-6) at Pella Christian (81)***, Pleasantville (5-4) at WoodwardGranger (8-1), Nodaway Valley (4-5) at Prairie Valley (8-1), Manson-Northwest Webster (4-5) at Mount Ayr (8-1), South Winneshiek (6-3) at Emmetsburg (9-0), Garner-Hayfield (6-3) at GladbrookReinbeck (6-3), Saint Ansgar (4-5) at AplingtonParkersburg (9-0), Nashua-Plainfield (6-3) at Fort Dodge St. Edmond (8-1), Pekin (5-4) at Maquoketa Valley (7-2), North-Linn (6-3) at Belle Plaine (8-1), Alburnett (4-5) at West Branch (8-1) and Iowa Valley (5-4) at Northeast (7-2).

CLASS A

Newell-Fonda (5-4) at AkronWestfield (8-1), Alta (7-2) at Algona Garrigan (7-2), Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn (3-6) at Southern Calhoun (8-1), Clay Central (6-3) at LeMars Gehlen (7-2), Corning (4-5) at Madrid (8-1), Earlham (7-2) at Boyer Valley (7-2), Van Meter (5-4) at AHST (9-0), Bedford (5-4) at Colo-NESCO (6-3), Lisbon (5-4) at Northwood-Kensett (8-1), Rockford (7-2) at Elkader Central (7-2), Riceville (5-4) at East Buchanan (9-0), Wapsie Valley (6-3) at Mason City Newman (7-2), BGM (5-4) at New London (6-3), Lone Tree (6-3) at HLV (7-2), Highland (3-6) at North Tama (9-0) and North Mahaska (6-3) at WACO (5-4).

EIGHT-MAN

Graettinger-Terril (6-3) at RemsenUnion (7-2), Woodbine (6-3) at ArmstrongRingstead (8-1), Remsen St. Mary’s (5-4) at North Sentral (9-0), Laurens-Marathon (7-2) at Ar-WeVa (8-1), Sidney (3-6) at CAM (9-0), Coon Rapids-Bayard (7-2) at East Mills (7-2), Glidden-Ralston (5-4) at Stanton (9-0). Villisca (4-5) at Adair-Casey (7-2), West Central (7-2) at CWL (7-1), Ventura (6-3) at Preston (6-3), Northeast Hamilton (5-5) at Central City (8-1), Dunkerton (6-3) at Janesville (8-1), Ankeny Christian (5-4) at Tri-County (8-1), Harmony (4-5) at Lenox (8-1), Twin Cedars (5-4) at Lamoni (7-2) and East Union (8-1) at Melcher-Dallas (7-2)

*** Game is at 7:30 p.m. at Central College.

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Iowa High Football Playoffs are set for 2008

Substate kicks off Wednesday, October 29, 2008... playoff dates.

Cedar Rapids Washington (8-1) will host Muscatine (4-5), while fellow area schools match ups are: battle of 42nd Street, with CR Xavier (6-3) hosting CR Kennedy (6-3); CR Jefferson (4-5) at Cedar Falls (8-1); and Pleasant Valley (6-3) at CR Prairie (6-3). Class 4A Final 32 in the 2008 Playoffs...

2008 Playoff Brackets:
Class 3A
Class 2A
Class 1A
Class A
Eight Player

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