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Prep football playoffs taking shape

Sun - 06 Oct Written by Jim Ecker

Cedar Rapids Washington's stunning 26-10 victory over Xavier Friday night left everyone scrambling to adjust their Class 4A rankings this week and pick a new No.1 team for the polls.

It also shed new light on the playoffs that will start on Wednesday, Oct. 30.

Washington raised its record to 3-3, putting itself in the thick of the playoff chase. And although Xavier fell a few pegs in the seedings, the Saints are safely in the playoffs already at 5-1 with three games left in the regular season.

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Last Updated on Sunday, 06 October 2013 16:29

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Football prevues - Oct. 4

Thu - 03 Oct Written by Metro Sports Report

The sixth week of the prep football season features a pair of intra-city battles as Xavier hosts Washington and Kennedy squares off with Jefferson at Kingston Stadium.

Xavier has allowed only seven points all season. The Saints have shut out their last four opponents and the only score recorded against them came late in the fourth quarter of a 35-7 rout of Dubuque Hempstead in the season opener.

Washington worked a miracle in its last game, scoring two touchdowns in the final 61 seconds to beat Waterloo West, 28-27.

A victory against Xavier probably would qualify as another miracle and put the Warriors in line for sainthood.

In the Saints' 'hood? Not likely.

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Last Updated on Thursday, 03 October 2013 16:43

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Kernels/PG tourney set this weekend

Wed - 25 Sep Written by Metro Sports Report

The 12th annual WWBA Kernels Foundation Championship will be held Sept. 27-30 in the Metro area, with featured games at Veterans Memorial Stadium.

A total of 44 teams from 12 states and Canada will compete in the event. Twelve teams will advance to the playoffs Sunday afternoon. The semifinals and finals will be held at the stadium Monday.

Perfect Game USA, which is located in Cedar Rapids, will have several Iowa-based teams in the tournament. Xavier pitcher Mitch Keller, who has committed to North Carolina, is playing for the Iowa Select Black team.

For more information, visit the Perfect Game website at www.perfectgame.org.

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Football prevues - Sept. 26-27

Wed - 25 Sep Written by Metro Sports Report

The game pits a pair of Mississippi Valley Conference foes, but it does not count in the standings.

It means so much more.

The Battle for 42nd Street arrives at the midpoint of the high school football regular season.

Undefeated Xavier travels to Kingston Stadium to take on once-beaten Kennedy on Friday night.

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Last Updated on Wednesday, 25 September 2013 16:19

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Jenks tops college girls at adidas XC

Sat - 21 Sep Written by Metro Sports Report

CARY, N.C. - Stephanie Jenks defeated all the high school runners in Iowa last year when she won the Class 4A state cross country title as a freshman.

Now the precocious sophomore from Linn-Mar has defeated college runners from the Atlantic Coast Conference at a major meet in Cary, N.C.

Jenks finished ninth overall in the adidas XC Challenge Friday night in a meet that featured runners from Duke, North Carolina, North Carolina State and East Carolina.

Jenks ran unattached in the Open division, but all the runners competed in the same race at the same time.

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