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  • High School Football observations going into Week 8

    High School Football observations going into Week 8

    The high school football season is down to one final Friday in the regular season for the smallest four classes.

    Let’s take a look at what we know and what we still need to find out about our area team as the regular season wraps up Friday.

    Almost playoff time

    Let’s start with Clarinda and Class 2A District 7 where it’s pretty easy to figure out going into the final week. Cardinal Country gets a lot of miles on Highway 2 Friday, making the trip to Centerville. The Cardinals and Big Reds are both 3-1 in district play with the only loss for both coming against Van Meter. Van Meter is locked into the top seed out of district and the winner of the Clarinda/Centerville game will be the district’s No. 2 seed, which means a home game in the first round of the playoffs. The loser will be seeded third and have to travel in the first round Friday.

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    Chariton and Interstate 35 are currently tied for the fourth and final playoff spot in 2A-7 but the Chargers play last place Clarke Friday while the Roadrunners have to deal with district champion Van Meter on Friday.

    Class 1A 8 is a bit more complicated. Shenandoah is in a good spot but hasn’t yet clinched a playoff berth. A Shenandoah win Friday at AHSTW or an Underwood win Friday at home over Red Oak would put the Mustangs in the playoffs. But if Shenandoah loses and Red Oak wins, then the Mustangs would be in a three-way tie for third with Red Oak and Underwood, meaning the final two spots would come down to the 17-point tiebreaker. The top two in point differential for district games only (up to 17 points) would make the playoffs. Underwood has secured the top spot in that scenario. But, if Red Oak were to make up 32 points on Shenandoah, the Tigers could squeak in at the expense of the Mustangs.

    Let’s look at the other scenarios regarding those two games (Shenandoah/AHSTW and Red Oak/Underwood). If Shenandoah loses and Underwood wins, the Mustangs would be seeded fourth out of the district with AHSTW second and Underwood third. If Shenandoah wins and Red Oak beats Underwood, then the Mustangs would jump all the way up to No. 2 seed in the district with AHSTW third and Red Oak fourth. If Shenandoah wins and Underwood wins, then the 17-point tiebreaker would come into play between Shenandoah, Underwood and AHSTW for the second, third and fourth spots. Underwood would get the No. 2 seed in that scenario while Shenandoah would have to beat AHSTW by 10 points or more to jump the Vikings for third.

    Treynor is the district champion.

    The state playoff qualifiers will be announced late Friday after the games are complete with the Iowa High School Athletic Association releasing first round matchups for Classes 2A, 1A, A and 8-Player at 10 a.m. Saturday. First round games take place Friday, Oct. 25.

    Last week’s contests

    My goodness, Clarinda, what a performance they had against Chariton in the regular season home finale Friday! The Cardinals had over 600 yards of offense and shut down one of the state’s top running backs. Clarinda looks to be rounding into form going into the end of the season.

    Shenandoah took an early lead on Treynor and were right with the Cardinals into the second half before it got away. It was a similar story to their district loss to Underwood. Can the Mustangs stay with the Vikings for all four quarters, secure a playoff berth and have a chance to move up from being the four seed again?

    An impressive Homecoming

    Speaking of coming on strong at the end of the season, the Sidney Cowboys look to be playing their best ball of the year. They played CAM to double overtime two weeks ago and then rolled past Stanton/Essex Friday. Now the Vikings were shorthanded, more on that shortly, but Cowboy quarterback Michael Hensley put together an impressive game, on the ground and through the air, in scoring six touchdowns, in Sidney’s win. The Cowboys have a tough task Friday at Fremont-Mills, who beat CAM last Friday to clinch the Class 8-Player District 10 championship. That district is set with Fremont-Mills, CAM and East Mills are the playoff qualifiers in that order. Sidney head coach Eli Bales told me Friday that they’ll try to get a ninth game next Friday, which is permitted for non-playoff teams.

    Youth gaining experience

    The Stanton/Essex Vikings played good football at the start of the season, but the roster has kept shrinking and their scores have been less and less impressive as the season has gone on. They travel to CAM Friday. In talking with head coach Jeff Grebin after Friday’s game, I could see the frustration but at the same time he saw some wins from his guys and some improvement from his younger guys that will for sure lead to better things going forward for the Vikings. That’s a proud program that isn’t used to struggling like this, but that experience could be huge for future teams.

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  • Week three high school football district observations

    Week three high school football district observations

    Three weeks are complete in the high school football season and while Sidney and Stanton/Essex are already two games into district play, Clarinda and Shenandoah open district play Friday.

    This week, we take an early look at each area district and where our four area teams stack up.

    Class 2A District 7

    Let’s start in Clarinda where the Cardinals are on the road Friday against the three-time defending state champion in Van Meter. The Bulldogs, though, are coming off a loss last week at home against Humboldt, ending the program’s 26-game winning streak.

    Clarinda, though, focuses on themselves this week after a tough loss at home last Friday against Treynor. It was the third time in four years Clarinda has lost to Treynor, so that by itself isn’t a huge cause for concern, but the injury troubles mount. They didn’t look like the same team after Bryson Harris went off with an injury Friday. How does this team respond going forward?

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    So, where does Clarinda stack up in the district? The Cardinals lost big to Van Meter last year but were easily better than everyone else. Nobody in the district is undefeated through three games with Chariton joining Clarinda and Van Meter with 2-1 records. Chariton beat Albia Friday, the same Albia team that beat district foes Interstate 35 and Centerville. Those two teams are 1-2, meanwhile, Clarke is 0-3 and lost 85-0 last week and has lost its three games by a combined score of 205-14.

    The top four qualify for the playoffs with the top two getting a first round home game.

    Class 1A District 8

    What a performance by Shenandoah Friday on Homecoming! Not only did the Mustangs have an impressive blowout win after two close losses, but there are a couple Shenandoah athletes quite high in the state-wide statistical leaderboard. Sophomore quarterback Joey O’Rourke passed for 433 yards and five touchdowns last week. He now has 841 passing yards for the season, a total that ranks first in Class 1A and fifth in the state, all classes. Cole Graham’s 21 receptions are also tops in 1A and has him tied for ninth in the state, all classes. His 420 receiving yards are third most in the state, all classes and his six touchdown catches are one off the state lead.

    Shenandoah was in a tough district last year and has the same crew this year with Underwood, AHSTW and Treynor leading the way. AHSTW and Treynor are the only teams with winning records, though, going into district play. Underwood has lost to two state-ranked teams in 2A in Van Meter and Kuemper Catholic while AHSTW’s only loss is to Kuemper. The Vikings and Eagles meet this week. Treynor beat Clarinda by 14 two weeks after Clarinda beat Shenandoah by one. Then, there is 1-2 Red Oak. A week after Clarinda dominated the Tigers 46-0, Red Oak went out and beat West Central Valley by eight, the same West Central Valley team that beat Shenandoah the week prior. Missouri Valley, meanwhile, hasn’t been close in any of its games yet, losing 131-13. Shenandoah starts at Missouri Valley Friday, which is the game I’ll have live coverage from Friday.

    The top four qualify for the playoffs with the top two getting a first round home game.

    Class 8-Player District 10

    Two weeks of district play are complete here with CAM the only team standing at 2-0 in the district and the Cougars look like the favorite through two weeks after rolling past East Mills 66-24 last week. In a seven-team district, there is one team that doesn’t play a district game each week and the two teams that have had a non-district game over the last two weeks, Fremont-Mills and Exira-EHK, are both 1-0. Both have wins over Stanton/Essex, although the Knights won by a lot more.

    Sidney is even with East Mills at 1-1 and lost to the Wolverines two weeks ago. The Cowboys travel to Exira-EHK Friday, which will give us a little more knowledge on both teams. A win there could set the Cowboys up pretty good going forward to at least stay in the running for a playoff berth.

    Sidney got its running game established again last week with Braedon Godfread and Michael Hensley both above 100 yards. Godfread is averaging more than 100 rushing yards per week and is currently second in the district in that category.

    Stanton/Essex is even with Griswold at 0-2 in the district. It’s been a tough two weeks for the Vikings. It looked like they had Exira-EHK beat two weeks ago, but lost the lead late and then last week, they played with Fremont-Mills well into the second half but the Knights poured it on late. It doesn’t get easier for the Vikings with a trip to East Mills Friday.

    The playoffs are different in Class 8-Player with 10 districts across the state. The top three in each district automatically advance to the postseason with a pair of fourth-place teams also qualifying based on district point differential, meaning those teams need to have close losses.

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