Iowa Prep Sports Podcast

The Gazette's Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Nathan Ford have a class-by-class preview of the Iowa high school football playoffs Round of 16 on this week's Prep Football Huddle.

All the scores from the first round of the Iowa high school football playoffs in 2A, 1A, A and 8-Player and postgame reports from key Week 9 regular-season games on our Friday night postgame show.

It's time for the postseason in four Iowa high school football classes. The round of 32 is this week in 2A, 1A, A and 8-Player. The Gazette's Jeff Johnson, Jeff Linder and K.J. Pilcher discuss the most intriguing matchups on this week's Prep Football Huddle. Plus, a look at some of the big Week 9 regular-season games in 5A, 4A and 3A and what's at stake.

Nathan Ford, Jeff Linder, K.J. Pilcher, Jeff Johnson and Ryan Pleggenkuhle bring you scores, stats, highlights and more on our Week 8 Iowa high school football postgame show.

As the Iowa high school football regular season winds down, The Gazette's Jeff Johnson, Jeff Linder and K.J. Pilcher discuss the latest storylines on this episode of the Prep Football Huddle. That includes Cedar Rapids Prairie nearly taking down Southeast Polk and Iowa City High suffering its first loss against Pleasant Valley in Week 7. Also, a preview of Week 8, including a highly-anticipated rivalry game in Eastern Iowa between West Delaware and Independence. Plus, a look at how the playoffs will work in the smaller four classes.

Highlights, scores and postgame reports from Week 7 of the Iowa high school football season. https://www.thegazette.com/football/iowa-high-school-football-scores-ranked-teams-in-week-7/ (How the ranked teams fared) https://www.thegazette.com/football/iowa-high-school-football-scores-week-7-live-updates/ (Gazette area Week 7 roundup)

The Gazette's Jeff Johnson, Jeff Linder and K.J. Pilcher discuss Iowa high school football storylines on the Prep Football Huddle. Week 6 saw Cedar Rapids Kennedy thump Cedar Falls for a statement win, Williamsburg rally to beat Mid-Prairie and much more. Plus, the IHSAA gave us our first look at RPI standings for the playoffs in 5A, 4A and 3A. Also in this episode: Cedar Rapids Jefferson's perseverance, Coach of the Year front-runners and a Week 7 preview, including Cedar Rapids Prairie's chances against Southeast Polk.

Nathan Ford, Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson and Ryan Pleggenkuhle have highlights, postgame reports and scores from Week 5 of the Iowa high school football season, including Cedar Rapids Kennedy's win over Cedar Falls.

The Gazette's Jeff Johnson, Jeff Linder and K.J. Pilcher are back for another Prep Football Huddle. Up first: A look back at Week 5, including Iowa City High leaving a huge impression with a blowout win over Iowa City West, Cedar Rapids Xavier handling Cedar Rapids Washington, Benton Community rallying to beat Mount Vernon and more. Then, it's on to Week 6 and a look at the biggest games in the Gazette area, including multiple top-10 matchups in Class 5A. Finally, a roundtable to close it out with K.J. having Jeff and Jeff guess some stats and the guys choosing their midseason MVPs.

Nathan Ford, Jeff Linder, K.J. Pilcher and Ryan Pleggenkuhle have highlights, postgame reports and scores from Week 5 of the Iowa high school football season, including Iowa City High's win over Iowa City West in the Battle for the Boot.

OK, Iowa City High is definitely for real. The Little Hawks proved that with their 21-17 win over West Des Moines Dowling last Friday. The Gazette's Jeff Johnson, Jeff Linder and K.J. Pilcher discuss that big win and much more from Week 4 on this week's Prep Football Huddle. Also discussed: City High's Ben Kueter announced his commitment to Iowa for both football and wrestling. Plus, a look at the Class 5A contenders after more rankings shake-up this week, and previewing Week 5's schedule.

Join The Gazette's Nathan Ford, Jeff Linder, K.J. Pilcher, Ryan Pleggenkuhle and Jeff Johnson for highlights, scores and postgame reports from a wild Week 4 in Iowa high school football.

Dyersville Beckman, legit? Is Cedar Rapids Kennedy really the No. 2 team in Class 5A? Can Iowa City High beat West Des Moines Dowling this week? The Gazette's Jeff Johnson, Jeff Linder and K.J. Pilcher discuss their biggest Week 3 Iowa high school football takeaways and look ahead to what they'll be watching in Week 4 on the Prep Football Huddle.

The Gazette's Nathan Ford, Jeff Linder, K.J. Pilcher, Jeff Johnson and Ryan Pleggenkuhle have highlights, postgame reports and scores from Week 3 of the Iowa high school football season.

Week 2 of the Iowa high school football season saw multiple No. 1-ranked teams fall and plenty of upsets elsewhere. The Gazette's Jeff Linder and Jeff Johnson share their takeaways on this episode of Prep Football Huddle and look ahead to Week 3's biggest games. They also take a closer look at the 2-0 Cedar Rapids Metro teams: Xavier, Kennedy, Washington, Prairie and Linn-Mar, plus Iowa City High.

Join The Gazette's Nathan Ford, Jeff Linder and Ryan Pleggenkuhle for highlights, scores and postgame reports from Week 2 of the Iowa high school football season. Roundup: https://www.thegazette.com/football/iowa-high-school-football-scores-live-updates-from-week-2-games-friday-night/ (Week 2 Iowa high school football scores, stats and more)

Now that we’ve had time to take an in-depth look at Week 1 of the Iowa high school football season, The Gazette’s Jeff Linder, K.J. Pilcher and Jeff Johnson share their biggest takeaways on this week’s Prep Football Huddle podcast. Plus, a look ahead to Week 2, including which games we’ll have an eye on. Subscribe to the https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/j9h5f9 (Iowa Prep Sports newsletter) for more Iowa high school football coverage.

Join The Gazette's Nathan Ford, Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson and K.J. Pilcher for highlights, scores and postgame reports from Week 1 of the Iowa high school football season. » Roundup: https://www.thegazette.com/football/iowa-high-school-football-scores-live-updates-friday-schedule/ (Week 1 Iowa high school football scores, stats and more)

It's Week 1 of the Iowa high school football season and The Gazette has been rolling out its preseason rankings for all seven classes. Nathan Ford and Jeff Linder discuss the Top 10s in each class on this episode of the Iowa Prep Sports Podcast, plus look ahead to some of the top area games scheduled for Friday. » https://www.thegazette.com/football/iowa-high-school-football-preseason-rankings-2021-8-player/ (8-Player rankings) » https://www.thegazette.com/football/iowa-high-school-football-preseason-rankings-2021-class-a/ (Class A rankings) » https://www.thegazette.com/football/iowa-high-school-football-preseason-rankings-2021-class-1a/ (Class 1A rankings) » https://www.thegazette.com/football/iowa-high-school-football-preseason-rankings-2021-class-2a/ (Class 2A rankings) » https://www.thegazette.com/football/iowa-high-school-football-preseason-rankings-2021-class-3a/ (Class 3A rankings) » https://www.thegazette.com/football/iowa-high-school-football-preseason-rankings-2021-class-4a/ (Class 4A rankings) » ht

The Iowa high school wrestling postseason rolls on and the Pinning Combination is here to discuss the latest, with The Gazette's K.J. Pilcher, The Predicament's G. Wyatt Schultz and former coach Dick Briggs. On this week's show: • Recapping last Saturday’s Class 1A and 2A sectional tournaments and Tuesday’s regional duals • Previewing Saturday’s district tournaments. • The IHSAA’s decision to keep restrictions in place at state despite Gov. Kim Reynolds removing statewide mandates. Subscribe to https://www.facebook.com/onthemats (On The Mats by K.J. Pilcher on Facebook) or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoFprQ14cWg (The Gazette on YouTube) to watch the full show.