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Iowa high school football playoffs
First Round Assignments
Doug Brenneman
Oct. 17, 2021 6:02 pm
First round games in Classes 2A, 1A, A and 8-man are scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 22. Digital tickets will be available through the IHSAA Tickets page and go on sale at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19.
For the 1st round, there will be 16 contests. Teams will not know their upcoming opponents until all first round games have been completed.
For the 2nd round and quarterfinal round, teams will be placed in pods of 4 and the winner of their game will play the winner of the other pod contest.
(Union area games in italics)
CLASS 2A
No. 4 Place at No. 1 Place
Garner-Hayfield-Ventura (2-6) at West Lyon, Inwood (6-2)
Sheldon (3-5) at Southeast Valley (7-1)
Spirit Lake (6-2) at Osage (5-3)
West Liberty (3-5) at Waukon (7-1)
Union, LaPorte City (3-5) at Monticello (6-2)
Clarke, Osceola (5-3) at Williamsburg (5-3
Centerville (4-4) at West Marshall (7-1)
Roland-Story (3-5) at Greene County (7-1)
No. 3 Place at No. 2 Place
Estherville Lincoln Central (5-3) at Central Lyon/George-Little Rock (5-3)
Red Oak (3-5) at OABCIG (7-1)
Unity Christian, Orange City (5-3) at Clear Lake (5-3)
New Hampton (5-3) at North Fayette Valley (7-1)
Wahlert Catholic, Dubuque (3-5) at Camanche (5-3)
Northeast (4-4) at Mid-Prairie (5-3)
Davis County, Bloomfield (4-4) at Iowa Falls-Alden (5-3)
PCM (4-4) at Clarinda (4-4)
CLASS 1A
No. 4 Place at No. 1 Place
West Monona, Onawa (2-6) at West Sioux, Hawarden (7-1)
Emmetsburg (3-5) at South Central Calhoun (7-1)
Eagle Grove (3-5) at Dike-New Hartford (8-0)
South Hardin (3-5) at Beckman Catholic, Dyersville (8-0)
Cascade (4-4) at Iowa City Regina (8-0)
Durant (2-6) at Sigourney/Keota (8-0)
Pleasantville (4-4) at Van Meter (8-0)
Nodaway Valley/Orient-Macksburg (4-4) at Underwood (8-0)
No. 3 Place at No. 2 Place
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll (4-4) at Western Christian, Hull (3-5)
Interstate 35, Truro (4-4) at Woodward-Granger (5-3)
MFL MarMac (6-2) at Denver (7-1)
Aplington-Parkersburg (5-3) at Columbus Catholic, Waterloo (6-2)
Cardinal (5-3) at West Branch (6-2)
Mediapolis (5-3) at Pella Christian (7-1)
South Hamilton, Jewell (4-4) at ACGC (7-1)
Ridge View (5-3) at Treynor (6-2)
CLASS A
No. 4 Place at No. 1 Place
Tri-Center, Neola (5-3) at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn (6-2)
Alta-Aurelia (5-3) at West Hancock, Britt (8-0)
Saint Ansgar (3-5) at Grundy Center (7-1)
Nashua-Plainfield (4-4) at North Linn, Troy Mills (8-0)
Bellevue (5-3) at Lisbon (7-1)
Highland (3-5) at Lynnvilly-Sully (7-1)
Madrid (3-5) at Mount Ayr (6-2)
AHSTW, Avoca (4-4) at Woodbury Central, Moville (7-1)
No. 3 Place at No. 2 Place
IKM-Manning (5-3) at South O’Brien, Paullina (6-2)
Starmont (3-5) at North Butler (7-1)
Alburnett (4-4) at Wapsie Valley, Fairbank (6-2)
Newman Catholic, Mason City (6-2) at East Buchanan, Winthrop (7-1)
North Tama, Traer (6-2) at Wapello (6-2)
Earlham (5-3) at Belle Plaine (6-2)
Ogden (4-4) at Southwest Valley (6-2)
LeMars Gehlen Catholic(5-3) at Logan-Magnolia (7-1)
EIGHT-PLAYER
No. 4 Place at No. 1 Place
Springville (4-4) at Turkey Valley, Jackson Junction (8-0)
East Mills (4-4) at CAM, Anita (8-0)
No. 3 Place at No. 1 Place
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton (5-3) at St. Mary’s, Remsen (8-0)
Kingsley-Pierson (4-4) at Harris-Lake Park (6-2)
Tripoli (5-3) at Don Bosco, Gilbertville (6-2)
Dunkerton (4-4) at Easton Valley (8-0)
Edgewood-Colesburg (5-3) at WACO (8-0)
New London (4-3) at Montezuma (9-0)
BGM, Brooklyn (5-3) at Martensdale-St. Marys (6-2)
Lamoni (4-4) at Lenox (8-0)
No. 3 Place at No. 2 Place
Northwood-Kensett (6-2) at Kee, Lansing (7-1)
Stanton/Essex (6-2) at Audubon (7-1)
No. 2 Place at No. 2 Place (Host By Point Differential)
Newell-Fonda (7-1) at Janesville (7-1)
Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire (7-1) at Gladbrook-Reinbeck (7-1)
Sigourney-Keota’s Cade Molyneux runs in to the end zone against Pleasantville in the Cobras 42-0 shutout of the Trojans on homecoming Friday, Sept. 17, 2021. (Doug Brenneman/Union)