How SBLive’s Top 25 Iowa high school football teams fared in the round of 16

How the Top 25 Iowa high school football teams fared this week

By Kevin White 

Here’s how the Top 25 Iowa high school football teams fared Friday night: 

1, West Des Moines Dowling (9-1) beat Davenport West 35-0

Ra’Shawd Davis carried 14 times for 132 yards and two touchdowns for the Maroons.

2. Ankeny (9-1) beat Sioux City East 17-0

Hawks blanked a Black Raider offense that was averaging 42.9 points, second in 5-A.

3. Southeast Polk (9-1) beat Ames 49-3

Abu Sama and Harrison Gibson each ran for a pair of TDs and the Rams shut down an Ames offense averaging 35.2 points.

4. Pleasant Valley (9-1) lost to No. 22 West Des Moines Valley 15-10

West Des Moines Valley had scoring drives of 16 and 12 plays in the second half to dominate time of possession.

5. Cedar Rapids Xavier (10-0) beat Cedar Rapids Washington 44-7

Michael Cunningham rushed 18 times for 112 yards and two TDs, and Xavier broke it open after leading 16-7 at the half.

6. Waverly-Shell Rock (10-0) beat Fort Madison 49-7

Go-Hawks rushed for 342 yards and had a running clock the entire second half.

7. Council Bluffs Lewis Central (10-0) beat Le Mars 60-7

Braylon Kammrad threw six TD passes, two each to Curtis Witte and Lual Maker, in the romp.

8. Harlan Community (9-1) beat MOC-Floyd Valley 42-7

Iowa recruit Aidan Hall scored three first-quarter TDs, on receptions of 24 and 26 yards plus a 56-yard run.

9. Central Lyon/George-Little Rock (10-0) beat Clarinda 42-16

Lions held Clarinda to one first down and 16 total yards in the first half and led 35-0.

10. Williamsburg (10-0) beat Mid-Prairie 63-7

Raiders turn in a similar performance to their 56-7 regular-season victory.

11. Mount Vernon (10-0) beat Central DeWitt 23-9

Clark Younggreen (2 yards) and Henry Ryan (11 yards) rushed for third-quarter scores as the Mustangs led just 7-6 at the half.

12. Spirit Lake (10-0) beat Clear Lake 43-21

Indians led 36-0 midway through the third quarter before Clear Lake found some late offense.

13. Iowa City Liberty (9-1) beat Webster City 24-14

The Lightning’s 97-yard drive ended with Trey Gregoire’s 1-yard TD run and gave them a 24-14 lead with 8:15 remaining.

14. Carlisle (9-1) beat Newton 48-28

High-powered Wildcats led 27-7 at the half and added three more scores after the break.

15. North Scott (8-2) beat Western Dubuque 38-15

Kyler Gerardy of North Scott accounted for 342 yards of total offense while running for three scores and passing for another.

16. Cedar Falls (8-2) beat Ankeny Centennial 14-10

Tigers were outgained by Centennial 240-110 and had only four first downs, but they recovered three Jaguar fumbles.

17. West Branch (10-0) beat Waterloo Columbus 27-14

Tye Hughes threw for 136 yards and a score, and Andy Henson rushed for 131 yards and two scores for the winners.

18. Linn-Mar (6-4) lost to Cedar Rapids Prairie 50-28

Makelle Taylor ran wild with 21 carries for 332 yards and two TDs for Prairie, which lost to Linn-Mar one week ago.

19. Underwood (10-0) beat ACGC 62-14

Alex Ravlin passed for a school-record six touchdowns and the Eagles led 49-14 at the half.

20. West Hancock (10-0) beat Wapsie Valley 16-9

Eagles survived as Mitchell Smith passed for 110 yards and a score and rushed for 83 yards and another score.

21. Western Dubuque (6-4) lost to No. 15 North Scott 38-15

Western Dubuque trailed just 17-7 at the half, but North Scott broke it open after the intermission.

22. West Des Moines Valley (6-4) beat No. 4 Pleasant Valley 15-10

The battle-tested Tigers scored the most head-turning 5-A result of the night, as Ayden Price’s 2-yard TD run with 8:38 left gave them the lead for good.

23. Van Meter (9-1) beat Woodward-Granger 42-0

Ben Gordon carried 21 times for 220 yards and three touchdowns for Van Meter.

24. Waukee Northwest (6-4) beat Cedar Rapids Kennedy 9-0

Brady Grisham carried 33 times for 215 yards, and Northwest’s defense forced three second-half turnovers.

25. Ankeny Centennial (5-5) lost to No. 16 Cedar Falls 14-10

Trailing 14-10 with about eight minutes left, Centennial fumbled inches short of the Cedar Falls goal line and the Tigers recovered.