From the monthly archives:

October 2007

1st Round Playoffs

by admin on October 31, 2007

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CLASS 4A
Ankeny 55, Waukee 7
Davenport Assumption 34, Muscatine 14
Bettendorf 35, Iowa City High 28
Cedar Rapids Washington 34, Cedar Rapids Kennedy 28
Newton 42, Marshalltown 28
Southeast Polk 35, Des Moines East 0
WDM Valley 24, Sioux City North 0
Cedar Falls 21,Cedar Rapids Xavier 17

CLASS 3A
Harlan 48, Le Mars 7
Sioux City Heelan 45, Carroll 7
South Tama 21, Clear Lake 19
Pella 29, Boone 27
Waverly-Shell Rock 10, Benton Community 7
Central DeWitt 69, Fairfield 41
Carlisle 31, Dallas Center-Grimes 13
Keokuk 37, Marion 25

CLASS 2A
North Fayette 39, Sigourney-Keota 6
Hampton-Dumont 14, JSPC 0
Estherville-Lincoln Central 35, Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 7
Central Lyon/George-Little Rock 11, Eagle Grove 7
Carroll Kuemper 21, Roland-Story 14
Solon 41, Mediapolis 0
CMB 28, Waterloo Columbus 7
Tipton 21, Wilton 20

CLASS 1A
Northeast 7, Pekin 6
West Lyon 14, Logan-Magnolia 13
Mason City Newman 38, Aplington-Parkersburg 13
Southern Cal 17, Pleasantville 14
Starmont 20, Saint Ansgar 15
Iowa City Regina 45, Bellevue 7
South Hamilton 28, North Polk 14
Council Bluffs St. Albert 44, Hinton 18 

CLASS A
Lawton-Bronson 18, Manning 13
Wapsie Valley 47, North Tama 0
Madrid 49, HLV 7
WACO 41, North Mahaska 14
Algona Garrigan 40, Newell-Fonda 13
AHST,Avoca 48, Woodbury Central 8
West Hancock, Britt 21, Alta 20 OT
Wapsie Valley 47, North Tama, Traer 0
Lisbon 19, Kee, Lansing 0

8-PLAYER
Games played Tuesday, October 30th

Ar-We-Va 41, Harris-Lake Park 27
Glidden-Ralston 56, Aurelia 6
Armstrong-Ringsted 55, Ventura 20
Northeast Hamilton 28, North Kossuth 21
Walnut 52, Essex 50 (OT)
Stanton 66, Sidney 20
Lenox 26, Tri-County 12
Grandview Park Baptist 28, Melcher-Dallas 6

SATURDAY Quarterfinals
Glidden-Ralston @ Ar-We-Va
Northeast Hamilton @ Armstrong-Ringsted
Stanton @ Walnut
Grandview Park Baptist @ Lenox

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