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Recap: Scores, highlights and analysis from Week 7 of Iowa high school football

will kennedy, des moines register
·12 min read

Week 7 of the Iowa high school football season is in the books and it was a fun one.

We had reporters out throughout the state on Friday night to bring you the best action from top games everywhere in Iowa. But we couldn’t staff every single game, unfortunately.

Luckily, we have this live blog to bring you action from the games were aren’t able to be at in-person.

Here’s a look at all the incredible highlights and big moments from throughout Friday night’s games.

More: Friday's Week 7 schedule of Iowa high school football games, kickoff times across the state

And I'll be mining information from them and social media to bring you everything you need to know that's happening in Iowa high school football tonight.

10:00 Solon takes down No. 1 Williamsburg

Spartans improve to 6-1 on the season, Raiders fall to 6-1 on the year.

9:50 Clarksville takes down our top-ranked team in 8-player

No. 5 Clarksville takes down No. 1 Gladbrook-Reinbeck, 38-36.

9:45 Solon takes lead over top-ranked Williamsburg

9:40 Final scores rolling in

Lots of games around the state have gone final. Obviously, we can’t update this blog with every single result. But we do have a separate file dedicated to all the Week 7 final scores in Iowa high school football.

Check that out here.

More: Iowa high school football scores, results from Week 7, Oct. 5-6 of the 2023 season

9:35 Bondurant-Farrar pulling away from Gilbert

It’s been a tight game all night between the No. 2 Tigers and No. 3 Bondurant-Farrar, but the Bluejays seem to be pulling away now.

Late in the third quarter, Titus Cram found the end zone for the first time tonight to give Bondurant Farrar a 17-7 lead. Then on the very next drive, Cram took it to the house again to give Bondurant-Farrar a 24-7 lead with under 10 minutes to play in the game.

9:25 Ankeny pulls away late to topple Liberty

After another defensive stand, it looked like the Hawks would cruise to a tight win over Iowa City Liberty. But now it looks like a blowout after a 71-yard touchdown scamper from Caden Henkes makes it 40-21 in favor of Ankeny.

That’ll just about wrap that one up. Hawks improve to 5-2 on the season, Liberty drops to 2-5

9:20 Harlan finally gets on the board

Nevada still up big near the end of the third quarter in that one

9:15 Solon keeps Williamsburg alive on penalty

Williamsburg took advantage of the extended drive and made the Spartans pay. All tied up at 14 in the third quarter.

9:10 Huge night for Don Bosco in 8-player

9:05 Ankeny extends its lead

After a fourth down stop by the Ankeny defense, they get the ball back and march right down the field on Iowa City Liberty. The short drive was capped off by a score from 12 yards out by Caden Henkes.

That puts the Hawks up 30-21 with 6:24 to play out in Ankeny.

9:00 Dowling pulling away from Urbandale

The Maroons go up 29-0 after another rushing touchdown. We’re late in the fourth quarter in that one so it may be goodnight for the J-Hawks

8:55 Ankeny re-takes lead

After Liberty took a 21-20 lead over the Hawks, Ankeny answered right back with a quick drive down the field to re-take the lead thanks to a 33-yard field goal from Ryan Harrington Hawks up 23-21 early in the final frame.

8:51 Games are already wrapping up

Lots of ground and pound in Iowa tonight to combat the wind. Some games have already gone final and it's not even 9 p.m.

8:50 Solon takes lead right at the half

The Spartans find the end zone with less than five seconds left in the half to take a 14-7 lead over top-ranked Williamsburg at the break.

8:46 Southeast Polk has nearly put it away

How is it already the fourth quarter? Games this week are flying. The Rams are up 26-0 on Waukee early in the final frame. Conor Moberly found the end zone this time from one yard out, his second short TD run of the night.

8:45 Nevada up big over Harlan

It’s a three-score lead for the Cubs at halftime

8:40 Pleasant Valley not messing around

After falling behind early, the Spartans are showing why they’re ranked No. 4 in Class 5A

8:35 Ankeny takes lead over Iowa City Liberty

The Hawks come up big on a clutch fourth-down play to go up 20-14 early in the third.

8:25 Clear Lake tacks on more against H-D-C

8:20 Bondurant-Farrar takes the lead

8:17 We’ve got a top-10 battle out east

8:15 Could Waukee Northwest hit triple digits?

They’ve got 62 points at the half. There’s a running clock for the second half, but it’s not out of the realm of possibility.

8:10 Iowa City West is dominating Cedar Rapids Washington

8:09 Boundurant-Farrar with a pass out of Wildcat!

They tie it up at 7 against Gilbert early in the second quarter.

8:05 North Polk up two scores on Indianola at the break

8:00 Gilbert on top over Bondurant-Farrar

The Cinderella story might be continuing for another week. Undefeated Gilbert is up 7-0 on the Bluejays after an Alden Short TD.

7:52 Ankeny answers right back

After Liberty took the lead, Ankeny wasted no time in tying it back up.

7:47 Iowa City Liberty re-takes lead over Ankeny

Graham Beckman finds Gabe Clark for the short passing strike to take a 14-7 lead over the Hawks

7:42 Southeast Polk finds paydirt again

The Rams strike again as Conor Moberly finds Carson Robbins, who takes it 70 yards for the score against Waukee. Rams up 13-0 after the PAT. It’s nearly halftime out there.

7:42 Dowling up big on Urbandale

The top-ranked Maroons are up 22-0 now after a 15-yard passing strike.

Still got about 8 minutes left in the opening half.

7:38 No. 10 North Polk strikes first against Indianola

7:35 Ankeny Centennial adds on against Roosevelt

The Jags started the second quarter with a bang

7:30 Ames up early on Marshalltown

7:25 Ankeny ties it up against Iowa City Liberty

7:19 No. 2 Clear Lake takes an early lead on No. 6 H-D-C

7:17 Iowa City Regina bouncing back

After a loss to West Branch last week, their first of the season, the No. 4 Regals have wasted no time this week. They’re already up 14-0 on Dyersville Beckman.

7:12 Southeast Polk takes lead on No. 5 Waukee

The second-ranked Rams had about as good a start on offense as possible. Connor Moberly puts an exclamation point on a methodical opening drive by finding the end zone from one yard out.

The snap on the PAT was muffed, so Southeast Polk takes a 6-0 lead over Waukee about halfway through the first quarter.

7:10 Iowa City Liberty takes early lead on Ankeny

7:02 Dowling notches first TD of the night

That didn't take long. The Maroons have taken a 7-0 lead on Urbandale on a 95-yard kickoff return for a score.

By our count, that's the first scoring by any team around the state tonight.

7:00 Just about ready for kickoff

High school football action around the state is about to start. Let's have some fun.

6:25 Weather may impact games tonight

While we're fortunate to have clear skies across the majority of the state tonight, that doesn't mean the weather won't impact how the game is played. It's the first fall evening in Iowa this year that actually feels like a fall evening. Temperatures have dipped into the low 50s and high 40s across the state.

But the thing that will impact the games is the heavy chance of wind throughout the state. In central Iowa, the win is consistently around 15 miles per hour in some places. Could make it difficult to pass the ball and won't make things easy in the kicking game either.

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