CENTRAL CITY — Isaac Clark threw four touchdown passes — two to Drew Eilers and two to Hudson Clark — to lead the ninth-ranked Gladbrook-Reinbeck football team to a 36-12 victory over Central City in Friday’s 8-Man state playoffs. Austin Vaverka opened the scoring with a 48-yard ...
MAYNARD — The GMG football team completed its winningest season since 2016 with Thursday’s 44-24 victory over West Central. The visiting Wolverines (4-5) scored at least one touchdown in each of four quarters to beat West Central (2-7). The Blue Devils outgained GMG in total offense, 323-290, but lost the turnover battle 3-1. GMG quarterback Slate Witte finished 16-for-24 for 146 yards with three touchdowns and one interception. Jabari Woodbury had seven catches for 79 yards and two touchdowns, while Rider Kupka caught seven balls for 55 yards. Anthony Waters had a 9-yard TD ...
COLFAX — East Marshall scored the game’s final 35 points to defeat Colfax-Mingo 35-13 in Friday’s season finale for both teams. The Mustangs (2-7) ended a seven-game losing streak by bookending the season with wins. Colfax-Mingo (1-8) led 13-0 after the opening quarter before East Marshall made its comeback. Xavier Slifer rushed 20 times for 126 yards and three touchdowns, and Drew Wheater carried 23 times for 176 yards and a TD. Blake Neuroth hauled in a 7-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Jacob Farrington for the Mustangs’ other score. Farrington finished 4-for-11 ...
GRUNDY CENTER — The top-ranked Grundy Center football team scored a season-high in Friday’s 50-14 win over Cascade in the opening round of the Class 1A state playoffs. Senior quarterback Colin Gordon threw for 255 yards and four touchdowns, connecting five times with Tate Jirovsky for 101 yards and two TDs. Tiernan Vokes and Tanner Laube also had touchdown catches for the Spartans (9-0). Brody Zinkula rushed 12 times for 80 yards and a touchdown, and Justin Knaack added a 1-yard TD plunge in the wire-to-wire win. Ryker Thoren returned an interception 32 yards for a touchdown to ...
The first trip to the state football playoffs since 2012 wasn’t on the table, and by halftime neither was a season-ending victory. The Marshalltown High School football team had to play for pride, and the Bobcats did exactly that. West Des Moines Valley rested its starters in the second ...
GLADBROOK — Austin Vaverka will find a way to beat opposing defenses. When it wasn’t coming as easy in the run game on Friday against Montezuma, the Gladbrook-Reinbeck senior got into open spaces as a receiver. He was a key part of an aerial assault by the Rebels resulting in a 64-18 ...
