Prairie High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Prairie thievery stuns No. 2 West, 49-28

IOWA CITY -- When Prairie played Iowa City West earlier this season, Jace Hanna leaned on his crutches and watched from the sideline as the Trojans dismantled his Prairie Hawks.

This time around, there were no crutches, and Prairie did the dismantling.

A rejuvenated Prairie team stunned the second-ranked and mistake-prone Trojans, 49-28, Monday night in a Class 4A second round football playoff game.

Prairie (8-3) advances to play No. 3 Xavier (11-0) in Friday night's quarterfinals at Xavier.

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Prairie dumped by PV in 5A regionals

PLEASANT VALLEY -- Second-ranked Pleasant Valley bounced Prairie in three straight sets Thursday in the semifinals of the Class 5A regional volleyball tournament.

Pleasant Valley won by scores of 25-14, 25-19, 25-10.

The Spartans advance to play Cedar Rapids Washington in a regional final Tuesday night at West Branch.

Vizzini helps Prairie pick off Rams

DUBUQUE - Jesse Vizzini did not grab any headlines for the Cedar Rapids Prairie football team during the regular season, but he began the playoffs with a bang Wednesday night.

Vizzini returned two interceptions for touchdowns and also grabbed a touchdown pass as Prairie slipped by Dubuque Senior, 30-28, in the opening round of the Class 4A tournament at Chalmers Field at the University of Dubuque.

Jarred Edmonds also scored on a long interception return as the Hawks tallied three times on defense on a warm night in the Key City.

"Our defense was outstanding tonight," Coach Mike Morrissey exclaimed. "They made big plays when we needed them.

"Three touchdowns on defense. That's incredible."

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Morrissey boys make playoffs a family affair

Mike Morrissey and his two brothers have forced their parents to make a tough decision Wednesday night when the Class 4A playoffs begin.

Mike, the oldest brother, is the head coach at Cedar Rapids Prairie, which opens the playoffs Wednesday against Dubuque Senior at the University of Dubuque field.

Joe Morrissey, the middle boy, is an assistant coach at Davenport Assumption, which hosts Waterloo East Wednesday.

Jim Morrissey, the youngest brother, is a junior at No. 1 seed Pleasant Valley, which hosts Burlington.

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