Late drive lets Hempstead Tayler Bondager slip past Kennedy, 17-13 of Iowa City West fumbles Short punt sets up goals of 47 and 29 yards, a punt return the latter with 5:42 to after being winning 46-yard drive go. When Caleb Mare tackled by recorded his second in­ Seth Wagner By Nick Pugiiese terception of the game on of Cedar The Gazette Hempstead’s next series Rapids CEDAR RAFI HS — lf to give Kennedy the ball Xavier in a you wanted defensive, at its 46, it appeared the Mississippi smash-mouth football, home team would be able Valley cold Kingston Stadium to pull out the win. Conference was the place to be last Alas, that was not game last night. meant to be as the Cou­ night in And if you wanted an gars were forced to punt, Cedar exciting, iast-second, setting up the clinching Rapids. come-from-behind vic­ 10-play, 46-yard drive. tory, well, Kingston Stadi­ Ehlers was proud of his um was warm to the task. players and complimen­ Dubuque Hempstead tary to his opponents. quarterback Matt Ehlers’ “ It was a defensive 5-yard run with 32.8 sec­ struggle." he said. “ These onds remaining in the were two teams that were fourth quarter led the very well prepared. We Mustangs (6-2) to a 17-13 persevered. They had us victory over Cedar Rapids against the ropes in the Kennedy (3-5). fourth quarter. (Kennedy) “ It’s like a dream. I'm is a heck of a football going to have to look at team. They only have lost the film to see what re­ to good teams.” ally happened there at Ehlers completed 12 the end,” said Hempstead of 15 passes but tossed Cliff Jette photos/The Gazette Coach Mark Ehlers. two picks and had only “Matt made a great cut. It 79 yards through the air. was a big play.” The Mustangs had 128 The dreamlike drive yards on the ground but started on the Kennedy 46 needed 43 rushes to get Second-half surge sparks G.R. Xavier with 4:02 to play after an that. 18-yard punt by Nicholas Kennedy quarterback By Jeff Johnson Cedar Rapids Prairie, and third-down hitch pass on Bruns. .led Haycraft, whose last- The Gazette a victory would all but the opening possession The Cougars, who re­ ditch pass fell incomplete CEDAR RAPIDS assure a home game in of the third quarter and main alive for a playoff in the end zone as time — Take that, brother. the substate round of the turned it into a 14-yard berth, had taken a 13-10 expired, was IO of 16 for Well, that’s not exactly playoffs. touchdown. lead on the strength of 114 yards. The Cougars’ the way Joe Sayre put it “ I hope you don’t w rite Fullback Dylan Martin their kicking game as running game was held to last night. At least not a whole lot just about scored on a 1-yard TD E rik Boyer booted field 41 yards. publicly. (Sayre) because it took run late in the third, and The Cedar Rapids the whole team,” Schulte tailback Pat Chizek on Xavier quarterback threw said. a 10-yarder early in the two touchdown passes to “ It takes all of our fourth. help his team past Iowa offensive linemen and Chizek had an 11-yard Top-ranked City High City West, 35-10. last night receivers. It takes every­ TD run in the first quar­ at Saints Field. He has body to get the ball across ter and finished with 121 IO this season, tying Dan the goal line. It takes a yards rushing. jumps on Wahawks early Schinall for the school’s defense being able to get “The holes were just season record, and sur­ you field position, and there,” Chizek said. By Jason Brummond into the first quarter passing his older brother, special teams that do “ They’re easy to see when News correspondent following a long kickoff Mike, by one. their job, too.” they’re right there in IOWA CITY — Coach return by Jordan, which “ That’s news to me,” Xavier got all of that in front of you. The line did Dan Sabers says unde­ looked like he might take Joe Sayre said. “ No, it the second half, outscor­ great.” feated and top-ranked all the way before slip­ doesn’t really mean any­ ing pesky West (3-5) by a “We just told the se­ Iowa City High can still ping and fumbling at the Xavier’s Seth Wagner is thing to me. It ’s a team 21-0 margin. niors (at halo ‘How do improve, but he can’t 20-yard line. tackled by Jordan Bradley of game.” The Trojans’ Alex you want the last home squawk at the results. Jordan then ran for a Iowa City West after Wagner That what Saints Troester kicked a 31-yard game of your senior year His team has the right 2-yard touchdown run of intercepted a pass intended Coach Duane Schulte field goal right before to be?’” Schulte said. attitude for October, too. his own, set up by an in­ for Bradley last night at Xavier stressed after his team’s halftime to make it 14-10, “That was it.” Seniors A.J. Derby terception by City High’s High School in Cedar Rapids. fifth straight victory. but it was all Saints in the and Ellis Jordan were John Chelf. Xavier won, 35-10. laughing and yelling with On Waterloo West’s Xavier (6-2) ends the regu­ second half. ■ Contact the writer: (319) 398- lar season next week at Ryan Sander caught a 8259 [email protected] the rest of their huddled ensuing drive, Jordan teammates after another intercepted a pass and impressive win last night returned it 29 yards for a in City High’s final home score with 6:46 left in the game. first quarter. North Fayette rolls past Cascade in battle of unbeatens Before the first quarter Just over four minutes ended, Derby and Jordan In a battle of unbeat­ last night with two rush­ yards rushing and three later, Derby scampered KEOKUK 20 — Cord had each scored twice ens, North Fayette’s Tan­ ing touchdowns, one kick touchdowns, and added to a 48-yard touchdown. Slaymaker had 200 to help the Little Hawks ner Mork had 332 yards return, and one intercep­ a fourth touchdown on The University of Iowa yards rushing and four cruise to a 47-14 victory rushing and three touch­ tion for a touchdown for a fumble return to keep commitment followed touchdowns while Tyler over Waterloo West at downs, while Tom Nesvik host Olin (1-7). West Branch (8-0) un­ that with a 20-yard pass to Greiner had 45 yards Frank Bates Field. rushed for two touch­ beaten. David Koehnke with 10:21 CLAYTON RIDGE 67, rushing and a touchdown, “ We took control of downs as North Fayette left in the third quarter, ALBURNETT 0 — Clayton and Kelly O’Rourke had WEST DELAWARE the game early like we (8-0) clinched the Class A a nice throw on the run Ridge dominated this 127 yards passing and two 50, INDEPENDENCE 18 wanted to,” Sabers said, District 4 title with a 40- after a rollout to the right game with 508 total yards touchdowns for host W il­ — Brandon Domeyer had adding he liked the loose 19 win over Cascade (7-1) sideline. holding Alburnett to 14 liamsburg (7-1, 6-0 3A-5). two touchdown runs to atmosphere surrounding last night at Cascade, Derby didn’t play in total yards. CENTER POINT-UR- lead West Delaware to his team with one game Connor Redmond the second half and fin­ Jordan Davis had 240 BANA18, CAMANCHE 7 the win at Independence. left next week before the tossed two touchdown ished with 71 rushing yards rushing and six Dylan Ramsey had He also added touchdown postseason begins. passes to Jesse Beringer yards on six carries. He touchdowns while Logan 122 yards rushing and a catches of 59 and 25 yards “ They’ve always been for the Cougars. completed just the one Keehner ran for 75 yards touchdown while Austin for the Hawks (6-2, 4-2). that way.” touchdown pass on five HIGHLAND 28, NEW and two touchdowns and Plante had 85 yards pass­ WILTON 33, TIPTON 27 City High (8-0) held attempts and was inter­ LONDON 0 — At High­ Mitchell Glawe was 6-for- ing including a 26 yard Kyle Holmes had 12 Waterloo West to 71 yards cepted once after a tipped land, the Husky defense 6 passing for 158 yards touchdown pass to Terry catches for 232 yards and in the first half and inter­ pass. forced six turnovers to and one touchdown for Reicks for host Center two touchdowns to lead cepted more passes than Waterloo West (2-6) post the shutout. Riley host Clayton Ridge (7-1, Point-Urbana (6-2, 5-1 Wilton to the win at Tip­ it allowed to be completed added second-half touch­ Kleopfer tossed three 6-0 1A-4). 2A-5). ton. Ja ck Shipley had 16 until midway through the downs on a Mike Steimel touchdown passes, and BGM 33, NORTH MA­ WEST BRANCH 41, carries for 188 yards and fourth quarter. 12-yard run and Anthony Dakoda Flory had three HASKA 7 — Mike Long DURANT 0 — At Du­ three touchdowns to lead Derby scored on a 2- Patterson’s 43 punt re­ touchdowns, two receiv­ had 300 yards rushing rant, Cole Kelly had 135 Tipton.