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High School Football

Rebels roll Spartans, into 8-Man playoffs

COLO — The seventh-ranked Gladbrook-Reinbeck football team racked up more than 500 yards of total offense to close out the regular season with a 66-14 romp over Collins-Maxwell in Friday’s 8-Man District 4 contest. The Rebels (7-1, 4-1) jumped out to a 52-6 lead by halftime and cruised to ...

Bobcats blank J-Hawks

CEDAR RAPIDS — The Marshalltown High School football team ran its win streak to three games with its first shutout since 2016 in Thursday’s 48-0 shellacking of Cedar Rapids Jefferson inside Kingston Stadium. The Bobcats (4-4) held the winless J-Hawks (0-8) to minus-9 yards of rushing ...

SPORTS SHORTS: West Marshall rips Roland-Story to remain unbeaten

STORY CITY — The Class 2A No. 4 West Marshall football team rolled to 7-0 with a 41-7 shellacking of Roland-Story (4-3, 3-1) on Friday night. The Trojans improved to 4-0 in District 7 with a decisive win, jumping out to a 34-7 halftime lead and cruising from there. Quarterback Peyton Hart ...

Bobcats ride past Roosevelt in second half

DES MOINES — Back-to-back wins aren’t easy to come by — and the Marshalltown football team completed a second-half comeback Friday night against Des Moines Roosevelt to prove just how difficult it can be. The Bobcats trailed 20-8 at halftime but scored a touchdown with five minutes ...

Dons edge Rebels in top-5 clash

GILBERTVILLE — Close again, but still not close enough. The No. 4 Gladbrook-Reinbeck football team fell just shy of its first win in four tries against Don Bosco, falling 35-32 to the third-ranked Dons in Friday’s showdown between unbeaten 8-Man District 4 squads. The Rebels (6-1, 3-1) ...

SPORTS SHORTS: Comets rally past Redhawks for district win

TRAER — The BCLUW football team forced six turnovers and scored the game’s final 18 points to beat North Tama 20-14, snapping the Redhawks’ six-game win streak against the Comets. BCLUW (4-2) trailed 20-8 at halftime before turning the tide with turnovers and touchdowns. Walker Ashton, ...