Prairie High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Hawks a winner in Bliss' debut

Mark Bliss' first quarter as Prairie's head football coach didn't go all that well.

But the final three of his first game were nothing but pure bliss for the first-year coach.

Bliss' Hawks fell behind Linn-Mar 10-0 and were in danger of falling down 13-0 late in the quarter as the Lions lined up for a field goal attempt.

Martavian Borseth broke through and blocked Alexy Boehm's 43-yard attempt and it was a different game from that point on.

“That was huge,” Bliss said. “Absolutely huge. It switched the field and gave us the field position in which we could go down and score.”

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Xavier cancels game; 3 others postponed

None of the high school football games that were scheduled for the Metro area were played Friday night due to the heavy thunderstorms and lightning that passed through the area.

Xavier High School canceled its home game against Dowling Catholic. The game will not be rescheduled. Dowling is unable to make another round trip from West Des Moines on Saturday for a possible makeup date.

The other three games in the Metro area were postponed until Saturday.

Washington will face Jefferson at 2 p.m. Saturday at Kingston Stadium.

Prairie will play Linn-Mar at 5 p.m. Saturday at Linn-Mar Stadium.

Marion will host Mount Vernon at 7 p.m. Saturday at Thomas Park.

Prairie wins MVC/MAC Challenge

Cedar Rapids Prairie went 3-0, capping the evening with a thrilling win over top-ranked Bettendorf to take the title in the MVC/MAC Challenge at Prairie.

Prairie opened with a 2-1 win over Pleasant Valley, then swept North Scott before taking both games from Bettendorf to win the challenge.

Kennedy went 2-1, losing a 3-set match to Bettendorf before bouncing back with sweeps over Pleasant Valley and North Scott.

Iowa City West also went 2-1 giving the MVC a 7-2 mark against the MAC teams

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Wahlert edges Prairie by 1 shot

DUBUQUE - Led by medalist Ben Schmidt, host Dubuque Wahlert nipped Prairie by one stroke to win a four-team MVC meet on Thursday at The Meadows.

Schmidt fired a 2-over par 38 as Wahlert finished at 159. Cal Clark's 39 led a balanced Prairie effort as the Hawks scored 160.