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Cougars enjoy banner game against Hawks

Wed - 30 Oct Written by Jim Ecker

The Kennedy Cougars can go ahead and order their playoff T-shirts now and hang a banner in their gym.

The Cougars earned their postseason awards Wednesday night by thrashing Prairie, 42-14, in the opening round of the Class 4A playoffs at Kingston Stadium.

Kennedy Coach Tim Lewis, an old-school guy, does not let his team get their playoff T-shirts or hang a banner until they've actually won a playoff game. He's felt that way ever since the IHSAA expanded the tournament from 16 to 32 teams a few years ago, because merely making the playoffs is not good enough for the boss.

Now it's official.

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Playoffs feature 1,000-yard rushers

Tue - 29 Oct Written by Jim Ecker

There are certain milestones in sports that elevate an athlete to elite heights, such as rushing for 1,000 yards during a football season.

The Metro area has three of them this year and they'll be on display when the Class 4A playoffs begin Wednesday night.

Two of the 1,000-yard runners - Miles Moa of Kennedy and Mitch Christensen of Prairie - will match skills when the Cougars (6-3) and Hawks (5-4) battle in the second game of a playoff twinbill at Kingston Stadium at approximately 8 p.m.

The third 1,000-yard runner - Brendan Miller of Xavier - will try to help the sixth-ranked Saints (8-1) take care of Clinton (4-5) in a Class 4A game at Xavier at 7 p.m.

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$6 tickets for Kingston doubleheader

Mon - 28 Oct Written by Metro Sports Report

All tickets will cost $6 for the doubleheader at Kingston Stadium Wednesday night in the Class 4A playoffs.

Fans do not have to purchase two tickets. Everyone can attend both games for the price of one $6 ticket, according to Kennedy athletic director Aaron Stecker.

Washington plays Cedar Falls at 5:30 p.m., followed by Kennedy against Prairie at approximately 8 p.m.

The price is the same for senior citizens, adults and students.

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Prairie braces for Kennedy's power attack

Mon - 28 Oct Written by Jim Ecker

Prairie Coach Mike Morrissey knows what the Kennedy Cougars will try to do against his team Wednesday night in the Class 4A playoffs.

"It's not a surprise," he said Monday. "The problem is, it's very difficult to stop."

The Cougars play power football, plain and simple. "Pound and ground," they call it, with two tight ends at times, their patented Stack-I formation in the backfield and plenty of beef up front.

Kennedy (6-3) and Prairie (5-4) will play the second game of a playoff doubleheader Wednesday at Kingston Stadium in southwest Cedar Rapids, with kickoff scheduled for approximately 8 p.m. Washington (6-3) meets Cedar Falls (6-3) in the first game at 5:30 p.m.

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Prairie outlasts Wahawks in OT

Fri - 25 Oct Written by Jim Nelson, Waterloo Courier

WATERLOO - Prairie battled back from a 17-3 halftime deficit to beat Waterloo West, 30-29, in overtime Friday night in the Hawks' regular-season finale at Memorial Stadium.

Prairie (5-4, 4-2) earned the No.10 seed in the playoffs and will play No.7 seed Kennedy (6-3) on Wednesday in a Class 4A first-round game at Kingston Stadium. Kickoff is 8 p.m.

Prairie had a chance to win the game in regulation, scoring on a three-play, 70-yard drive in the fourth quarter to tie the game, 23-23. The PAT kick failed, however, and the game ended up going to overtime.

Kentrel Smith's 10-yard TD pass reception in overtime gave Prairie a 29-23 lead and this tiime Sam Drysdale nailed the PAT kick for a 30-23 lead.

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