Bettendorf Wins Iowa 4-A Title

Bettendorf needed a late fourth quarter touchdown to win Iowa's 4-A high school football championship.

Top-ranked Bettendorf (13-0) beat Ankeny 21-16 when quarterback Danny Tharp hit Billy Rembold with a 19-yard touchdown pass with :12 left in the game. Ankeny had taken a 16-14 lead on a 17 yard field goal by Zach Ryan with 2:26 to go in the game.

The championship is the seventh for Bettendorf.

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Iowa High School Football Scoreboard - Championships

Iowa High School Football Scores
Friday, November 16, 2007

Championships

Class 4A
Bettendorf 21 Ankeny 16

Class 1A
Saint Albert, Council Bluffs 7 Regina, Iowa City 6

Class A
Wapsie Valley, Fairbank 22 Lawton-Bronson 14
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8-Man
Stanton 32 Armstrong-Ringsted 24
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Iowa Passing Records Fall in 3-A Semifinal

It was a big night for Keokuk quarterback James Vandenberg, who not only set several new Iowa passing records, but also led his school to its first state championship game.

Keokuk beat South Tama 28-14 in a 3-A semifinal on Monday to advance to Saturday's championship title against Heelan from Sioux City.

Vandenberg threw for 393 yards in the game and three touchdowns to take over the Iowa record for yards in a season (3,509) and a career (7,481) and touchdown passes in a season (46) and career (90).

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Iowa High School Football Scoreboard - Semfinals

Iowa High School Football Scores
Monday, November 12, 2007

Playoffs - Semifinals

3-A
Sioux City Heelan 26 Carlisle 21
Keokuk 28 South Tama 14

2-A
Central Lyon/George-Little 35 Carroll Kuemper 0
Solon 28 North Fayette West Union 7

Part Deux for Solon and Central Lyon/George-Little Rock In Iowa High School Football Championship Game

For the second straight year Central Lyon/George-Little Rock (12-0) will play Solon (12-0) for the Iowa Class 2-A state football championship.

Top-ranked and defending champ Central Lyon/George-Little Rock beat Carroll Kuemper 35-0 in a Monday semifinal match-up at the UNI Dome. CL/GLR quarterback Nate DeJong tossed three touchdown passes.

Carroll Kuemper finished the season 11-2.

Solon Returns To Iowa 2-A Championship Game

For the second year in a row, Solon will play for the Iowa Class 2-A high school football championship.

Solon beat North Fayette of West Union 28-7 in a state semifinal match-up Monday at the University of Northern Iowa Dome. Solon was led by James Morris and Colin Sleeper, who each scored two touchdowns while combining for 194 yards rushing.

Solon will play the winner of the second 2-A semifinal matching Central Lyon against George-Little Rock. Last year, George-Little Rock beat Solon 16-7 for the state championship.

Iowa High School Football Scoreboard - Semifinals

Iowa High School Football Scores
Saturday, November 10, 2007

Playoffs - Semifinals

Class 1A
Iowa City Regina 10 Mason City Newman Catholic 6
Council Bluffs St. Albert 28 Lake City Southern Cal 2

Class A
Lawton-Bronson 31 West Hancock Britt 29
Wapsie Valley Fairbank 28 Madrid 21

8-Man
Stanton 78 Lenox 14
Armstrong-Ringsted 45 AR-WE-VA 42 (OT)

Iowa High School Football Scoreboard - Semifinals

Iowa High School Football Scores
Friday, November 9, 2007

Playoffs - Semifinals

Class 4-A
Bettendorf 6 Cedar Falls 3
Ankeny 14 W.D.M. Valley 7

Class A

Wapsie Valley 28 Madrid 21
Lawton-Bronson 31 West Hanock 29

Iowa High School Football Scores
Thursday, November 8, 2007

8-Man Semifinals

Armstrong-Ringsted 45 Ar-We-Va (Westside) 42 (OT)
Stanton 78 Lenox 14