KMAQ Sports Update – Monday, Nov. 10

Friday Night was the quarterfinal round of the playoffs in Iowa high school football and we now know who will be playing in the UNI-Dome this week. 

Class A:

Top-ranked MMCRU will play West Sioux.

In a battle of undefeated teams St. Ansgar plays Wapsie Valley.

Class 1A: 

Last year’s 2A state champion West Lyon will face South Hardin.

Defending 1A state champ Grundy Center will play undefeated Iowa City Regina.

Class 2A:

11-0 Osage takes on Van Meter.

Top-ranked Kuemper Catholic will play the No. 10 team, Wilton, after they pulled the upset on 2nd-ranked PCM coming back from a 17-0 halftime deficit to win 21-17 and head back to the dome.

Class 3A:

Bishop Heelan will play defending state champion Dubuque Wahlert Catholic.

Solon takes on Nevada after the Cubs pulled the massive upset on No. 1 ranked Clear Lake, beating the Lions 24-14.

In Class 4A:

Sergeant Bluff-Luton plays Pella

Undefeated Cedar Rapids Xavier takes on 7th-ranked Newton after the Cardinals upset Gilbert on the road.

Class 5A:

There will finally be a new state champion as 4-time defending champ Southeast Polk narrowly fell to Iowa City Liberty 31-28. The Bolts will now play Waukee Northwest.

Top-ranked Dowling Catholic will test their luck against the defending state runner-up Valley, West Des Moines. 

The Gazette has released their preseason rankings for girls high school basketball and the Maquoketa Cardinals begin the year ranked No. 1 in Class 3A. This comes after a state quarterfinal appearance last season in the much tougher Class 4A, the Cardinal ladies return all 5 starters. 

Also in the area, Central DeWitt is ranked 7th in Class 4A. The Sabers had a state quarterfinal appearance last year as well. They return everyone except their top player, Lauren Walker, who is now suiting up for the UNI Panthers.

In College Football Saturday:

Iowa State snaps a 4 game skid with a late comeback to beat TCU 20-17.

#20 Iowa falls on a last second field goal to #9 Oregon 18-16. 

Drake loses to to St. Thomas 20-13

Northern Iowa outscores Murray State 17-0 in the second half to win 31-14. 

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