Iowa high school football Week 4 live score updates Southeast

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Week 4 of the Iowa high school football season was just as fun as the first three.

We traveled with reporters across the state on Friday to bring you the best action from top games across Iowa. Unfortunately we couldn’t play every single game.

Luckily, we have this live blog to bring you all the action from the games you weren’t able to attend in person.

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Here’s a look at all the incredible highlights and big moments from Friday night’s games.

10:20 Solon scores big rivalry victory over Mt. Vernon

10:10 Check out our story from Ankeny’s win over Johnston

Our senior prep reporter Alyssa Hertel was in attendance and spoke with players and coaches after the game was finalized. Check out what we learned from the big game.

More: Ankeny 16, Johnston 10: Hawks football prevails in defensive showdown

10:05 No. 2 Xavier goes down

Pella is causing a big surprise in Class 4A

10:00 Pella is really pushing for a surprise

The Dutch hold a 10-point lead over Class 4A No. 2 Xavier. There are just under six minutes left to play in this competition.

9:55 The final results arrive

We cannot list all final results for the entire state in this live blog. But we have a separate file with all the current results of the games that have officially ended.

Click here to check it out.

More: Iowa High School Football Results Week 4 Results 14-15 September of the 2023 season

9:50 Waukee rolls over the Valley

The No. 9 Warriors are coming off a big 37-15 win over Valley, although the game was far closer than the posted score. A big TD run late followed by a pick-6 gave Waukee the cushion it needed.

Still, the Tigers were outplayed that night and were 0-4 on the season. Waukee improves to 3-1 and has a meeting with Johnston (2-2) next week.

9:45 Cedar Falls takes you to Iowa City Liberty

The Tigers held a 21-7 lead entering the final 12 minutes of play.

9:40 Iowa City High earns rivalry victory over Iowa City West

9:35 Southeast Polk holds on top of Ankeny Centennial

The Jags gave Southeast Polk their toughest test of the season, but held their own and won 24-21 to move to 4-0. Centennial falls to 2-2.

9:30 Ankeny defeats Johnston

The Hawks earn their second win of the season, a 16-10 win over No. 7 Johnston. The Dragons fall to 2-2 on the year.

9:28 Well, that’s an impressive run from Ames

9:23 Centennial gets within three points of Southeast Polk

With time running out, the Jags found the end zone with a big passing play, cutting Southeast Polk’s lead to just three points.

With just under three minutes to go the score is 24:21.

9:21 Iowa City West is just one point away from the tie

Despite being outplayed in almost every statistical category, the Trojans have a chance to tie the game late in the fourth. Iowa City High is up 16-8 with just under nine minutes to play, but the Trojans have the ball.

9:20 Dowling defeated Waukee Northwest

The No. 2 Maroons remain perfect this season with a 31-17 win over No. 6 Waukee Northwest.

9:17 Valley isn’t finished yet

The Tigers are right back in the game after Damon Head’s touchdown run from about 5 yards. Valley went for two and converted.

Waukee led 24-15 with just under seven minutes to play.

9:15 ADM well ahead of Norwalk

ADM puts on a show in its first game since Brevin Doll was sidelined with a season-ending injury.

9:10 Southeast Polk extends its lead

The Rams now have a 10-point lead, 24-14, over Ankeny Centennial. This is the first game in 2023 in which the top team has looked remotely uncomfortable.

There are just under eight minutes left in this game, so it’s not over yet

9:05 Waukee may have just finished the game

The Warriors score again after Nile Eddy broke a few tackles and found paydirt. Waukee led Valley around the clock in the fourth quarter.

The Tigers could fall to 0-4 here. Almost 10 minutes playing time.

9:00 Another surprise is brewing in Class 4A!

8:55 Iowa City High’s defense thrives against Iowa City West

8:51 Southeast Polk takes the lead again

After falling behind for the first time all night, the first-ranked Rams took the lead just ahead of Ankeny Centennial.

SEP rose 17-14 at the end of the third quarter.

8:50 Muscatine’s Ty Cozad breaks school rushing record

The rusher has totaled over 2,760 yards on the ground in his career.

8:45 Johnston strikes right back

The dragons aren’t finished yet. After Ankeny kicks a field goal, Johnston comes onto the field with an 87-yard score from D’Angelo Barkue

The Hawks still led 9-7 late in the third period.

8:41 Ankeny Centennial takes the lead over Southeast Polk

The top-ranked team in the state loses for the first time tonight and possibly all season.

Up 14-10 at the halfway mark of the third quarter.

8:40 Big excitement is brewing in Class 4A

8:35 Iowa City Liberty on top of Cedar Falls

8:30 There may be delays in the northwest of the state

8:27 Ra’Shawd Davis scores a lot of touchdowns

He scored his second touchdown for Dowling that night, his 12th of the season. This came from just two meters away. Dowling leads Waukee Northwest 28-10 early in the third quarter.

8:30 Solon is confused

8:22 Ballard is ahead of Dallas Center-Grimes

8:17 Iowa City High dominates the stats, but the scoreboard is tight

8:15 It’s a battle out in eastern Iowa

8:10 Jake VanEtten is good at football

8:03 Ankeny leads Johnston in a close game at halftime

8:02 It’s the Jamison Poe show at the Drake

The Ames rusher scored two points on the night and the Little Cyclones led Des Moines Roosevelt 13-0 at the end of the first quarter.

8:00 Waukee’s Grant Gammell is shady

Gammell takes a screen pass and misses about 500 people on the Valley defense to take it 65 yards into the red zone. This set up Drew Hurlburt for a 32-yard field goal.

Waukee led 17-7 with less than a minute left in the half.

7:55 Valley gets on the board

The Tigers trail by almost 7 points after a 72-yard drive. Waukee still led 14-7 late in the first half.

7:50 City High strikes again

7:46 Waukee takes a two-point lead over Valley

Grant Gammell shoots the ball into the goal from a few meters away and the Warriors are ahead of Valley 14-0. The Tigers start this season 0-4 when the score doesn’t change.

But still plenty of time. About halfway through the second quarter.

7:45 Ankeny Centennial is not afraid of Southeast Polk

The Jags are just three points behind the top-ranked team in the state. It was a big 31-yard score to get on the board. It’s 7-10, Rams ahead, at the start of the second quarter.

7:40 Ankeny takes the lead over Johnston

7:37 Dowling now on cruise control

After a fumble recovery on kickoff, the Maroons had a short field against Waukee Northwest and took advantage. Ra’Shawd Davis stretches the ball over the pylon for his 11th total score of the season.

Maroons lead 21-7 at the start of the second period.

7:35 Southeast Polk advances to 1

The top-seeded Rams led Ankeny Centennial 10-0 after the first frame.

7:33 Dowling takes the lead again over Waukee Northwest

Dowling takes a 14-7 lead over the Wolves after Dante Cataldo does his best Tim Tebow impression and finds his tight end, Will Leifker, on a fake QB draw that turns into a fade route to the right pylon transformed.

We’re at Valley Stadium at the start of the second quarter.

7:35 City High takes an early lead over West

7:31 Van Meter takes care of business

7:30 Ankeny and Johnston are tied up

Neither team could get on the board in the first quarter. Dragons and Hawks are tied at 0, but Ankeny is ahead.

7:24 Waukee Northwest ties it with Dowling

The no. 6 Wolves wasted no time in leveling the score with Dowling. Quarterback Sam Johnson found Maverick Inman from about 35 yards out down the left sideline. It is Inman’s second goal of the season.

The game is completely cramped around 7 o’clock at the end of the first quarter.

7:20 A pick-six is ​​always fun

Thomas Jefferson leads Lincoln 14-0 after Alex Alvardo took the errant pass to the house early in the first frame.

7:18 Southeast Polk on the board

The top-ranked Rams look to remain undefeated against No. 4 Ankeny Centennial. They got off to a good start with a field goal and took a 3-0 lead.

Honestly, if you’re on the Jags, you understand that considering how potent Southeast Polk’s offense was in 2023.

7:15 Dowling strikes first over Waukee Northwest

Quarterback Dante Cataldo scampers 16 yards into the end zone and scores the first score of the evening. No. 2 Maroons lead the No. 6 Waukee Northwest Wolves 7-0 late in the first quarter

7:10 City High went scoreless on its first drive

7:08 A record was broken for Columbus

Kaden Amigon becomes the most productive rusher in Wildcats history

7:01 And now we have points

As far as we can tell, this is the first result of the night across Iowa.

7:00 Weather could impact Dowling vs. Waukee Northwest

There is currently some drizzle in West Des Moines just before kickoff between the Maroons and Waukee Northwest. Let’s hope it doesn’t affect the game too much.

6:40 Top 5 tip on deck

The top-ranked Southeast Polk Rams (3-0) host No. 4 Ankeny Centennial (2-1) for an exciting matchup east of the metro.

6:20 New paint for Iowa City High

The Little Hawks take on their rival West High. Not only is it a trophy game, but City High also painted its midfield logo and end zones red, white and blue in honor of Heroes Night, honoring first responders.

What you should know ahead of Week 4 of the Iowa high school football season

Recruiting/college sports reporter Alyssa Hertel (@AlyssaHertel) will face No. 7 Johnston (2-1) in the metro, while the Dragons look to make it back-to-back wins when they face Ankeny (1-2). High school sports reporter Eli McKown (@EliMckown23) is in Des Moines to watch Roosevelt (2-1) host Ames (0-3).

Joe Randleman (@JoeRandleman) is located north of the subway in Huxley to watch the Ballard Bombers (1-2) vs. Dallas Center-Grimes (1-2). We also have Kenna Roering in Iowa City to bring you analysis of the rivalry between Iowa City High (1-2) and Iowa City West (2-1).

In addition to the reporters on the road tonight, we will also have staff photographers capturing the best images from the action across the state.