Metro Sports Report

Hanna watches as West thumps Prairie

IOWA CITY - Iowa City West has been used to creating touchdowns through the air this season. On Friday night, they continued this tradition but got creative.

Trojan running back Ezra Reiners borrowed the job of quarterback Nate Boland and threw a 60-yard halfback pass for a touchdown, propelling the fifth-ranked Trojans by Prairie 58-27 at the Iowa City West field.

Lavela, City High whip J-Hawks

Brian Webb was in no mood to be a politician.

He wasn't about to put lipstick on a pigskin after his Jefferson football team was drubbed by No. 9 Iowa City High, 38-0, in a Mississippi Valley Conference game Friday night at Kingston Stadium.

"We got whupped in every phase of the game," said Webb, Jefferson's first-year football coach. "Special teams, passing, we couldn't block, we couldn't tackle, we couldn't catch, we couldn't get the snap.

Kennedy falls to Dubuque Senior, 21-14

DUBUQUE - Dubuque Senior scored a touchdown in each of the first three quarters and held on to defeat Kennedy, 21-14, in Mississippi Valley Conference football Friday night in Dubuque.

The loss dropped the Cougars to 0-4 for the campaign.

Senior (4-0, 2-0) scored on 5- and 1-yard runs by Parker Hammel to take a 14-0 lead in the first half. And on its first possession in the second half, the Rams executed a snappy 72-yard scoring drive
that culminated in a 7-yard touchdown pass from Austin Clemens to Andrew Conzett.

Indians escape Washington with win

WASHINGTON - The Marion Indians put on a Houdini act in the second half to get out of Washington with a 13-10 win.

After going up 13-0 early the Indians needed a magic act to escape the Demons’ offensive threats repeatedly late in the game Friday night.

“We feel a little fortunate but it also shows our kids' heart,” Marion Coach Tony Perkins said on getting the win. “The defense played exceptionally well.”