SERVE. AMANDA. THANK YOU. TONIGHT, HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAMS GO HEAD TO HEAD IN THE STATE QUARTERFINALS. IT IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE HEADING TO THE UNI-DOME. THAT’S RIGHT. IN CLASS FIVE, A DOWLING CATHOLIC IS TAKING ON IOWA CITY WEST. KCCI SPORTS DIRECTOR SCOTT REISTER JOINS US LIVE FROM MEDIACOM STADIUM AHEAD OF THIS BIG MATCHUP. YEAH, WE ARE GETTING THE PLACE READY OUT HERE AT MEDIACOM STADIUM, GUYS. A LOT OF WORK TO DO OUT HERE AS I’M RIDING WITH MY MAN KEATON, BECAUSE EVERYBODY WANTS TO END THEIR SEASON IN THE DOME A WEEK FROM TONIGHT. YOU WIN TONIGHT. YOU MAKE IT, YOU LOSE. YOU ARE DONE. AND THIS DOWLING TEAM, SINCE LOSING THAT WEEK ONE GAME BY A POINT TO VALLEY HAS BLOWN OUT NINE STRAIGHT TEAMS. THEY REACHED THE END ZONE PRETTY MUCH AT WILL. AS I’M DOING MY PART HERE AT MEDIACOM STADIUM, BECAUSE THEY ARE OUTSCORING OPPONENTS BY 27 POINTS PER GAME. TONIGHT’S OPPONENT, IOWA CITY, WEST OUTSCORES TEAMS BY 23 POINTS PER GAME. THIS IS A HUGE MATCHUP TO THE TOP TEAMS IN THE STATE. BUT THESE VALLEY EXCUSE ME THESE DOWLING STARS LED BY GUYS LIKE JOEY NAHAS, SAM DREXLER IAN MIDDLETON THEY ARE NOT READY FOR THEIR CAREERS TO COME TO A CLOSE IN THE SEASON WAS REALLY LIKE LIKE I GOT A LITTLE BIT OF IT. THEN LAST NIGHT IT WAS KIND OF WHEN IT HIT AND I WAS LIKE, WHOA, IT COULD BE MY LAST, LAST TIME PLAYING FOOTBALL TOMORROW NIGHT. SO IT’S JUST TRYING TO LOCK IN AND REALLY MAKE SURE IT’S ON OUR LAST SHOT. YOU WANT TO BE THE TEAM THAT WINS AND MOVES ON, BUT THEN YOU KNOW YOU LOSE AND YOU GO HOME, RIGHT? AND I’VE BEEN ON THE BAD END OF THAT THE LAST FEW YEARS. SO IT’S EXCITING FOR SURE. AND ALL THE GUYS THINK IT IS AS WELL. AND WE JUST PUSH TOWARDS THE COMMON GOAL. YEAH. AND MY RIDE JUST LEFT. SO IT LOOKS LIKE I’LL HAVE TO WALK DOWN THE FIELD HERE A LITTLE BIT. BUT MAN WHAT AN EXCITING NIGHT. THEY’RE GOING TO FIGURE OUT WHICH TEAMS MAKE IT BY THE END OF THE NIGHT. AND THEN RELEASE THE MATCHUPS FOR THE UNI-DOME AROUND 10 A.M. TOMORROW. SO EXCITING TIMES FOR ALL THESE HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS. AT SIX. WE’LL TALK MORE WITH DOWLING’S RUNN
Friday Night Hype: Highlights, scores and more from the Iowa high school football state quarterfinals
Updated: 5:18 PM CST Nov 7, 2025
We’re inching closer and closer to the UNI-Dome.The quarterfinals are here, and that means just the best of the best remain in each class.As always, be sure to tune into KCCI at 10 p.m. Friday for all of our highlights and coverage from the biggest games involving central Iowa teams. We’ll also keep you updated here as Friday’s games go on.Playoff matchupsJust eight teams remain in each class, with the exception of 8-player, which finished its quarterfinals games Thursday evening.You can see the full schedule below:Class 5APOD AIowa City West (8-2) vs Dowling Catholic (9-1), at Mediacom StadiumPOD BSioux City East (9-1) at Waukee Northwest (8-1)POD CValley (8-2) at Johnston (8-2)POD DSoutheast Polk (6-4) at Iowa City Liberty (8-1)Class 4APOD AADM (9-1) at Xavier (10-0)POD BNewton (9-1) at Gilbert (10-0)POD CNorth Polk (8-2) at Sergeant Bluff-Luton (9-1)POD DDecorah (8-2) at Pella (9-1)Class 3APOD ANevada (8-2) at Clear Lake (10-0)POD BWinterset (7-3) at Solon (10-0)POD CWahlert Catholic (8-2) at West Delaware (9-1)POD DSioux Center (9-1) at Bishop Heelan (8-2)Class 2APOD ACherokee (8-2) at Kuemper Catholic (10-0)POD BWilton (8-2) at PCM (9-1)POD CVan Meter (8-2) at Mid-Prairie (9-1)POD DAlburnett (8-2) at Osage (10-0)Class 1APOD AUnderwood (8-2) at West Lyon (10-0)POD BBeckman Catholic (9-1) at Grundy Center (10-0)POD CPleasantville (9-1) at Regina (10-0)POD DTreynor (9-1) at South Hardin (9-1)Class APOD AWoodbury Central (10-0) at MMCRU (10-0)POD BNorth Linn (9-1) at Saint Ansgar (10-0)POD CWest Sioux (9-1) at ACGC (10-0)POD DLynnville-Sully (9-1) at Wapsie Valley (10-0)Reminder: Eight-player games were Thursday night (see scores below). All other classes will play at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7.8-player scores from Thursday’s quarterfinal gamesWhile Class A through 5A will play their quarterfinal games Friday, the 8-player class got a head start.Here’s how those games unfolded Thursday.POD ABishop Garrigan 51, Don Bosco 21POD BWoodbine 50, Fremont-Mills 12POD CGladbrook-Reinbeck 54, Edgewood-Colesburg 18POD DAudubon 26, Iowa Valley 19Highlights: Last week’s round of 16 playoff gamesLast week had plenty of hype, and it sure delivered.WATCH: Full highlights from Oct. 31 playoff gamesStream KCCI’s ‘Big College Kickoff’ football show every Saturday morning on Very LocalYou can watch KCCI’s college football show, “Big College Kickoff,” live on Very Local at 10:30 a.m. every Saturday through Nov. 29.Very Local is a streaming channel that offers 24/7 access to KCCI news, weather, original series and more. Download the Very Local App for free on your Roku, Amazon Fire TV, or smartphone.Click here to learn more about Very Local.Follow Very Local on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.» Subscribe to KCCI’s YouTube page» Download the free KCCI app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play
DES MOINES, Iowa —
We’re inching closer and closer to the UNI-Dome.
The quarterfinals are here, and that means just the best of the best remain in each class.
As always, be sure to tune into KCCI at 10 p.m. Friday for all of our highlights and coverage from the biggest games involving central Iowa teams. We’ll also keep you updated here as Friday’s games go on.
Playoff matchups
Just eight teams remain in each class, with the exception of 8-player, which finished its quarterfinals games Thursday evening.
You can see the full schedule below:
Class 5A
POD A
Iowa City West (8-2) vs Dowling Catholic (9-1), at Mediacom Stadium
POD B
Sioux City East (9-1) at Waukee Northwest (8-1)
POD C
Valley (8-2) at Johnston (8-2)
POD D
Southeast Polk (6-4) at Iowa City Liberty (8-1)Class 4A
POD A
ADM (9-1) at Xavier (10-0)
POD B
Newton (9-1) at Gilbert (10-0)
POD C
North Polk (8-2) at Sergeant Bluff-Luton (9-1)
POD D
Decorah (8-2) at Pella (9-1)Class 3A
POD A
Nevada (8-2) at Clear Lake (10-0)
POD B
Winterset (7-3) at Solon (10-0)
POD C
Wahlert Catholic (8-2) at West Delaware (9-1)
POD D
Sioux Center (9-1) at Bishop Heelan (8-2)Class 2A
POD A
Cherokee (8-2) at Kuemper Catholic (10-0)
POD B
Wilton (8-2) at PCM (9-1)
POD C
Van Meter (8-2) at Mid-Prairie (9-1)
POD D
Alburnett (8-2) at Osage (10-0)Class 1A
POD A
Underwood (8-2) at West Lyon (10-0)
POD B
Beckman Catholic (9-1) at Grundy Center (10-0)
POD C
Pleasantville (9-1) at Regina (10-0)
POD D
Treynor (9-1) at South Hardin (9-1)Class A
POD A
Woodbury Central (10-0) at MMCRU (10-0)
POD B
North Linn (9-1) at Saint Ansgar (10-0)
POD C
West Sioux (9-1) at ACGC (10-0)
POD D
Lynnville-Sully (9-1) at Wapsie Valley (10-0)
Reminder: Eight-player games were Thursday night (see scores below). All other classes will play at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7.
8-player scores from Thursday’s quarterfinal games
While Class A through 5A will play their quarterfinal games Friday, the 8-player class got a head start.
Here’s how those games unfolded Thursday.
POD A
Bishop Garrigan 51, Don Bosco 21
POD B
Woodbine 50, Fremont-Mills 12
POD C
Gladbrook-Reinbeck 54, Edgewood-Colesburg 18
POD D
Audubon 26, Iowa Valley 19Highlights: Last week’s round of 16 playoff games
Last week had plenty of hype, and it sure delivered.
WATCH: Full highlights from Oct. 31 playoff games
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