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Iowa high school football scores, results from Week 7, Oct. 5-6 of the 2023 season
Here are final scores from Week 7 of Iowa high school football.
Friday’s Iowa high school football scores
AC/GC 42, Mount Ayr 18
AGWSR, Ackley 41, Belmond-Klemme 0
A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 56, Red Oak 12
Akron-Westfield 25, Alta-Aurelia 0
Algona 34, Humboldt 17
Ames 48, Marshalltown 14
Ankeny Centennial 43, Des Moines, Roosevelt 7
Ar-We-Va, Westside 50, Newell-Fonda 13
Atlantic 21, Perry 0
Bedford 87, Lamoni 6
Bishop Garrigan 48, Ruthven-Ayrshire 20
Bondurant-Farrar 38, Gilbert 7
Burlington 28, Clinton 21
CAM 37, Fremont-Mills 20
Camanche 43, Anamosa 28
Carroll 24, Sergeant Bluff Luton 20
Carroll Kuemper 56, Saydel 14
Cascade 42, Durant-Bennett 7
Cedar Falls 42, Dubuque, Senior 7
Cedar Rapids Prairie 48, Cedar Rapids Jefferson 7
Cedar Rapids Xavier 42, Oskaloosa 0
Central City 44, Lone Tree 13
Central Decatur, Leon 21, Wayne, Corydon 8
Central Lyon 42, Western Christian 7
Cherokee 20, Unity Christian 16
Clarinda 50, Chariton 14
Clarke, Osceola 34, Interstate 35,Truro 0
Clarksville 38, Gladbrook-Reinbeck 36
Clear Lake 21, Hampton-Dumont-CAL 6
Creston 56, Knoxville 14
Denison-Schleswig 41, Storm Lake 13
Dike-New Hartford 41, Aplington-Parkersburg 8
Dowling Catholic 29, Urbandale 0
Dubuque Wahlert 14, West Delaware 13
Earlham 49, Riverside, Oakland 35
East Buchanan, Winthrop 45, Clayton Ridge, Guttenberg 0
Edgewood-Colesburg 50, Calamus-Wheatland 22
Emmetsburg 49, Eagle Grove 8
Estherville Lincoln Central 35, Forest City 14
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 58, East Mills 6
Fairfield 20, South Tama County, Tama 7
Fort Dodge St. Edmond 48, Colo-Nesco 42
Glenwood 21, Dallas Center-Grimes 14
Glidden-Ralston 24, Coon Rapids-Bayard 6
Grinnell 21, Benton 20, OT
Griswold 66, West Harrison, Mondamin 16
Grundy Center 35, Alburnett 0
Harris-Lake Park 49, North Iowa, Buffalo Center 8
Highland 20, Louisa-Muscatine 18
HMS 28, Sibley Ocheyedan 21
IKM-Manning 45, Southwest Valley 7
Independence 41, Maquoketa 0
Iowa City Regina 48, Dyersville Beckman 21
Iowa City West 58, Cedar Rapids Washington 8
Iowa Valley, Marengo 54, H-L-V, Victor 6
Jesup 32, Iowa Falls-Alden 8
Johnston 42, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 10
Keokuk 47, Mt Pleasant 26
Le Mars 42, Fort Dodge 7
Lenox 60, Southeast Warren, Liberty Center 18
Lewis Central 42, Winterset 6
Madrid 41, North Mahaska, New Sharon 0
Maquoketa Valley 22, North Linn 15
Marcus-Meridian-Cleghorn/Remsen Union (MMCRU) 42, Westwood, Sloan 7
Marion 28, Decorah 21
Mid-Prairie 33, Central Lee 13
MFL-Mar-Mac 28, Denver 7
Monticello 48, West Liberty 3
Mount Vernon 45, Fort Madison 7
Murray 24, East Union, Afton 14
Nashua-Plainfield 26, North Butler, Greene 12
New Hampton 35, Crestwood 6
Nevada 39, Harlan 20
Newton 44, Carlisle 6
North Polk, Alleman 27, Indianola 0
North Scott 16, Clear Creek-Amana 14
North Union 41, Newman Catholic, Mason City 6
Northeast, Goose Lake 50, Tipton 14
OA-BCIG 12, Hinton 6
Pella Christian 43, Eldon Cardinal 0
PCM 49, West Marshall 20
Pella Christian 43, Eldon Cardinal 0
Pocahontas 12, Sioux Central, Sioux Rapids 6
Riceville 64, Waterloo Christian School 12
Roland-Story 41, Des Moines Christian 14
Sigourney-Keota 82, Colfax-Mingo 0
Sioux Center 19, MOC-Floyd Valley 12
Sioux City Heelan 42, Boyden-Hull-Rock Valley 12
Sioux City North 49, Des Moines East 3
Solon 21, Williamsburg 14
South Central Calhoun 39, Panorama, Panora 13
South Hamilton 50, Woodward-Granger 0
South Hardin 42, Hudson 21
Southeast Polk 38, Waukee 0
Spencer 69, Sioux City, West 6
Spirit Lake 62, Garner-Hayfield-Ventura 6
Springville 54, West Central 12
St. Ansgar 69, West Fork 8
St. Mary’s, Remsen 56, Woodbine 26
Stanton-Essex 54, Sidney 40
Starmont 33, Bellevue 12
Sumner-Fredericksburg 47, Central Springs 0
Treynor 40, Shenandoah 9
Underwood 63, Missouri Valley 0
Van Meter 63, Centerville 6
WACO, Wayland 51, English Valleys, North English 6
Wapsie Valley, Fairbank 50, BCLUW, Conrad 8
Waukee Northwest 76, Ottumwa 14
Waukon 20, Osage 8
Webster City 49, Charles City 13
West Central Valley 38, Ogden 32
West Des Moines Valley 49, Waterloo West 0
West Hancock, Britt 41, Lake Mills 0
West Lyon, Inwood 35, Sheldon 7
West Sioux 42, Ridge View 6
Wilton 21, West Branch 17
Winfield-Mount Union def. Mormon Trail, Garden Grove, forfeit
Thursday’s Iowa high school football scores
Cedar Rapids Kennedy 44, Dubuque Hempstead 0
Columbus Community, Columbus Junction 61, Van Buren, Keosauqua 14
Iowa City High 47, Davenport North 13
Sioux City East 45, Des Moines Lincoln 18
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Iowa football isn’t always pretty, but because of Kirk Ferentz, it has punched above its weight class
IOWA CITY, Iowa — In unseasonably warm air and beneath a blueish haze over Kinnick Stadium, Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz took a moment to himself with two minutes left and his team wrapping up a 40-16 win against Washington.
Ferentz stood apart from his team on the sideline with his headset on as his offense huddled during the media timeout. On the video board, his picture appeared. Public address announcer Mark Abbott relayed that Ferentz was about to win his 200th game as Iowa’s head coach, passing Amos Alonzo Stagg for second in Big Ten history. The crowd stood and applauded, and Ferentz acknowledged them with a wave.
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Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz earns 200th career win as Big Ten coach
Tight end Luke Lachey gave him a hug, as did running back Kaleb Johnson. Backup quarterback Marco Lainez III shook his hand. With 33 seconds left, Ferentz walked to the TigerHawk at midfield, shook hands with Washington counterpart Jedd Fisch and completed an interview with Fox Sports. More subdued than emotional, Ferentz jogged off the playing surface, up the tunnel and into Iowa’s locker room where his players welcomed him with a water bottle shower.
Sunshine and 70-degree days — literally or figuratively — rarely have followed Ferentz into October in his coaching career, so the picturesque autumn setting was abnormal for college football’s longest-tenured coach. However, how Ferentz and the Hawkeyes responded to a 35-7 loss to Ohio State last week went entirely by script.
There are two defining characteristics through the highs and lows of Ferentz’s 26 years at Iowa: One, his players trust him and believe in him. The other truth is, no football coach — thus, no program — responds better to adversity than Ferentz and his Hawkeyes.
Ferentz’s entire career has revolved around continual improvement. And Iowa has gone very far following Ferentz’s ethos.
“He’s the same person every day,” said left tackle Mason Richman, who is in his fifth season. “He brings the same exact energies. You know exactly what to expect from him, no matter what the scoreboard says.”
Iowa rarely recruits five-star players and mostly signs three-star prospects. Only once in his career did Iowa finish in the top 15 in national recruiting, and that was in 2005. The Hawkeyes are a low-offer program because they heavily research character in recruiting. They want high achievers with good grades who were team captains in multiple sports. To Ferentz and his staff, those players invest themselves and improve others.
“I feel like we recruit the type of the right type of guys,” Iowa linebacker Jay Higgins said. “We just don’t have selfish guys in the locker room. So when you have good guys who understand what a team should look like, and then you also have a good leader, it’s easy to stand together. I just think this team, this program, anytime there’s adversity, we only get closer.”
Those types of players are built to handle challenges, and Iowa continues to have the right coach to navigate them through it. The examples in Ferentz’s era abound.
• In 2016, the Hawkeyes gave up 599 yards in a 41-14 massacre at eventual Big Ten champion Penn State. As a three-touchdown home underdog to No. 2 Michigan the following week, Iowa bounced back with a stunning 14-13 upset.
• Sitting at the midpoint of the 2008 season, Iowa was 15-16 over 2 1/2 seasons. Ferentz never wavered, and neither did his team. The Hawkeyes won their final four games to end that season, and then their first nine in 2009. They finished with their highest final ranking (No. 7) since 1960.
• In 2014, Iowa continued a slope of mediocrity by losing all four rivalry trophy games and finishing 7-6. The next year, dubbed “New Kirk,” Ferentz switched practices from afternoon to morning and became much more open in the public. The players responded in 2015 with a spirit of togetherness, leading to a school-record 12 wins. From that year onward, Iowa ranks tied for 10th among power-conference teams in victories.
• Two years ago, Iowa’s offense was among the nation’s worst in every category. After a 7-3 season-opening win against South Dakota State in which the Hawkeyes scored on two safeties and a field goal, linebacker Jack Campbell shot down any question that dealt with division. Campbell’s attitude set the tone for that season and it carried over to 2023, in which Iowa’s offense posted the Big Ten’s worst statistical numbers in nearly 40 years. Yet there was no sniping, let alone dissension. The team eventually claimed the Big Ten West Division crown.
• In 2004, Iowa started 2-2, including a 44-7 loss at Arizona State. Despite losing four scholarship running backs to injury, the Hawkeyes held it together with defense mixed with an occasional highlight-reel play. The Hawkeyes won their final eight games, claimed a share of the Big Ten title and won the Capital One Bowl with a 56-yard touchdown pass on the game’s final play.
That 2004 team was honored Saturday before the second quarter to rousing applause. One of its stars, defensive tackle Jonathan Babineaux, was Iowa’s honorary captain on Saturday. It was a team molded by adversity, and it charted an unconventional path of success. It even took a safety midway through the fourth quarter against Penn State in a 6-4 win. Ferentz gave the eulogy at his father’s funeral in Pittsburgh the day before that game.
Most teams would have crumbled in any of those situations, but Iowa never did.
Why? Ferentz.
“It’s definitely his leadership,” Higgins said. “He truly only cares about the guys in the locker room. When you’ve got a guy like that thinking you’re able to respond, it’s nice. He’s not gonna freak out. Doesn’t matter what the headline is. He’s not gonna come to the meeting room and read off the headlines. He keeps his voice, and we all respond off him. If he’s calm and he knows that we need to respond after a bad game or a tough situation, we’re all going to follow that.”
None of those anecdotes mean Ferentz is perfect. Far from it. Critiques are plentiful about his son, Brian, running his offense for seven years, especially when the final three were so rough. Brian remained in place until university president Barbara Wilson and athletic director Beth Goetz stepped in and dismissed him following the 2023 season. Other complaints about Ferentz’s game-day decision making are fair.
And in 2020, dozens of former players accused the program of racial insensitivity and bias, which was confirmed through an independent investigation. Instead of resisting necessary changes or stepping down, Ferentz opted for a new course. He accepted responsibility and sought counsel from former players, relieved longtime strength coach Chris Doyle and extended a leadership council to include more voices. Many arbitrary rules such as not using X or wearing hoodies in the football complex were vacated. Although some feel the changes didn’t go far enough — while others believed they went too far — there’s no doubt the program has become more welcoming to all players. Its attrition rate is among the lowest in the Big Ten, and it has won the third most games in the Big Ten since that season.
With Ferentz’s guidance, Iowa has punched well above its weight class.
Its recruiting rankings are closer to those of Illinois and Purdue than Michigan and Penn State, yet the Hawkeyes’ results are closer to the latter. Iowa finds ways to win where its peers fall short. It’s not always pretty and perhaps it won’t ever win the ultimate prize. But that Iowa remains anywhere near the College Football Playoff rankings most years is a credit to Ferentz.
“I appreciate him how much this program means to him,” Richman said. “When you get an appreciation like that, you’re less stressed out. With him at the helm, this place has a really special place in my heart and the hearts of many across the entire state.”
(Top photo of Kirk Ferentz: Matthew Holst / Getty Images)
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What channel is Iowa State vs. West Virginia game tonight (10/12/24)? FREE LIVE STREAM, Time, TV, Channel for college football, Week 7
The No. 11 Iowa State Cyclones, led by quarterback Rocco Becht, face the West Virginia Mountaineers, led by quarterback Garrett Greene on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024 (10/12/24) at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, W. Va.
How to watch: Fans can watch the game for free via a trial of DirecTV Stream or fuboTV. You can also watch via a subscription to Sling TV.
Here’s what you need to know:
What: NCAA Football, Week 7
Who: Iowa State vs. West Virginia
When: Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024
Where: Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium
Time: 8 p.m. ET
TV: FOX
Live stream: fuboTV (free trial), DirecTV Stream (free trial)
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Here are the best streaming options for college football this season:
Fubo TV (free trial): fuboTV carries ESPN, FOX, ABC, NBC and CBS.
DirecTV Stream (free trial): DirecTV Stream carries ESPN, FOX, NBC and CBS.
Sling TV ($25 off the first month)– Sling TV carries ESPN, FOX, ABC and NBC.
ESPN+($9.99 a month): ESPN+ carries college football games each weekend for only $9.99 a month. These games are exclusive to the platform.
Peacock TV ($5.99 a month): Peacock will simulstream all of NBC Sports’ college football games airing on the NBC broadcast network this season, including Big Ten Saturday Night. Peacock will also stream Notre Dame home games. Certain games will be streamed exclusively on Peacock this year as well.
Paramount+ (free trial): Paramount Plus will live stream college football games airing on CBS this year.
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Here’s a preview capsule via the Associated Press:
No. 11 Iowa State (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) at West Virginia (3-2, 2-0), Saturday, 8 p.m. ET (Fox)
BetMGM College Football Odds: Iowa State by 3.
Series record: West Virginia leads 6-5.
WHAT’S AT STAKE?
Iowa State is off to its best start since 1980, and a win would make them 6-0 for the first time since 1938. The Cyclones are looking to extend their road winning streak to seven games. West Virginia is going after its third straight win after a 1-2 start. Iowa State and West Virginia are 2-0 in conference play. One of them will forge a first-place tie with idle Texas Tech.
KEY MATCHUP
Iowa State’s defense vs. West Virginia QB Garrett Greene. Of the dual-threat quarterbacks the Cyclones have faced so far, Greene could be the best. He had runs of 39, 15 and 10 yards against Oklahoma State last week and is averaging 5.4 yards per carry and 59 yards per game. Run defense hasn’t been a strength for the Cyclones, who hope to force Greene to try to beat them through the air. Iowa State has the Big 12’s top defense, allowing just 10 points and 272 yards per game.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Iowa State: LB Kooper Ebel has led or co-led the team in tackles in three straight games. He made just three tackles in eight games as a freshman last year. He added 15 pounds to get up to 240 on his 6-foot-4 frame and has made at least six stops in all five games. Last week he had eight tackles and a quarterback hurry against Baylor.
West Virginia: RB Jahiem White. The sophomore ran for a season-high 158 yards in the lopsided win at Oklahoma State and the Mountaineers compiled 389 on the ground. White hopes to be back on track after being limited to 94 yards combined against No. 4 Penn State, No. 22 Pittsburgh and Kansas.
FACTS & FIGURES
Anthony Becht, a tight end for the Mountaineers from 1996 to 1999, will be honored during the game for his induction into the West Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. His son, Rocco, is Iowa State’s quarterback. … The Cyclones have won 12 straight when scoring at least 30 points. They’ve scored at least 30 in the last five meetings with WVU. … ISU had nine plays of 20 or more yards against Baylor last week, tied for the most by a Power Four team against a conference opponent this season. … The Cyclones’ defense gets better as the game progresses. They’re allowing an average of 4.0 points and 112 yards in the second halves. … West Virginia will wear all-black uniforms in honor of the state’s coal mining industry.
(The Associated Press contributed to this report)
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The Rosemount High School Marching Band is celebrating a big victory from a competition earlier this fall. In late September they took home the Class AAA Championship trophy at the Bands of America regional competition in Waukee, Iowa. Members of the band joined the FOX 9 Morning News to talk about the win and share how they are getting ready for another big competition this weekend at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
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