Triple Option Podcast: Iowa High School Football Week 7 Recap & Week 8 Preview (10/14/26)
Gazette sportswriters Jeff Johnson, Jeff Linder and K.J. Pilcher recap week 7 of Iowa high school football and look ahead to week 8 matchups.
Triple Option podcast is a weekly Iowa high school football podcast that runs weekly during football season. This episode was produced by Gazette deputy digital content manager Bailey Cichon.
Read more about the games featured in this week’s episode:
(0:56) 4 Downs: Gazette staff breaks down high school football (https://www.thegazette.com/sports/high-school/football/4-downs-gazette-staff-breaks-down-high-school-football/article_1ba12b93-e718-48d7-b7ce-448fb66969e9.html)
(5:47) Xavier vs. Waterloo East (https://www.thegazette.com/sports/high-school/football/bean-s-early-boost-leads-cedar-rapids-xavier-to-dominant-win/article_cd3daada-6e9c-49a9-a9bf-bea61171114d.html)
(9:11) Xavier’s bus trip to Waverly-Shell Rock (https://www.thegazette.com/sports/high-school/football/hitting-the-road-xavier-s-bus-trip-to-waverly-shell-rock/article_1d9e1089-d204-42b5-a6fa-b9e7a252a29d.html)
(12:34) Iowa Valley vs. English Valleys (https://www.thegazette.com/sports/high-school/football/iowa-valley-one-man-show-nowhere-near-it/article_3fe3df20-522a-4a4d-8e5e-38ecf8b27a1c.html)
(18:53) Cedar Rapids Prairie vs. Cedar Falls (https://www.thegazette.com/sports/high-school/football/surging-cedar-rapids-prairie-knocks-off-class-5a-no-8-cedar-falls/article_6209b0da-f9c0-4a67-b874-c13a38b302a8.html)
(22:48) Iowa City Liberty vs. Pleasant Valley (https://www.thegazette.com/sports/with-running-game-grounded-pleasant-valley-rallies-through-the-air-to-beat-liberty/article_1d2bab1e-a4a9-4317-97de-b8077d06a4ce.html)
(24:34) How the ranked teams fared in Week 7 (https://www.thegazette.com/sports/high-school/football/gazette-high-school-football-poll-2026-how-the-ranked-teams-fared-in-week-7/article_0eab06c7-8e13-4835-a00c-67de22873b01.html)
(26:57) Who the ranked teams play in week 8 (https://www.thegazette.com/sports/high-school/football/gazette-high-school-football-poll-2026-who-the-ranked-teams-play-in-week-8/article_fa81cd2a-bad2-4386-9f6a-35d2216490bc.html)
5 Oct 2026
Triple Option Podcast: Iowa High School Football Week 6 Recap & Week 7 Preview (10/5/26)
Gazette sportswriters Jeff Johnson, Jeff Linder and K.J. Pilcher recap week 6 of Iowa high school football and look ahead to week 7 matchups.
Triple Option podcast is a weekly Iowa high school football podcast that runs weekly during football season. This episode was produced by Gazette deputy digital content manager Bailey Cichon.
Read more about the games featured in this week’s episode:
(1:33) Cedar Rapids Jefferson vs. Dubuque Senior (https://www.thegazette.com/sports/high-school/football/great-response-for-c-r-jefferson-in-32-15-win-over-dubuque-senior/article_43c78871-5707-4cf9-b52d-c01831e91ded.html)
Cedar Rapids Washington vs. Decorah (https://www.thegazette.com/sports/high-school/football/decorah-runs-its-way-past-cedar-rapids-washington/article_2ba2ad61-6aee-44f7-a925-c2e22cb0be71.html)
(6:16) Clear Creek Amana vs. Marion (https://www.thegazette.com/sports/high-school/football/clear-creek-amana-has-playmakers-and-now-also-has-belief/article_212e0c3d-fe5e-42a3-9365-135939ef371d.html)
(12:05) Cedar Rapids Xavier vs. Waverly-Shell Rock (https://www.thegazette.com/sports/high-school/football/xavier-drops-waverly-shell-rock-in-top-5-4a-football-clash/article_96c3b698-8be9-443d-b8bb-4a243a29255e.html)
(16:13) Other Iowa high school football game scores (https://www.thegazette.com/sports/high-school/football/iowa-high-school-football-roundup-week-6/article_624ec659-2024-43a0-8645-a2c937e403a9.html)
(31:36) College football clashes this week during Friday night high school football
(36:27) A look at week 7 matchups
29 Sept 2026
Triple Option Podcast: Iowa High School Football Week 5 Recap & Week 6 Preview (9/29/26)
Gazette sportswriters Jeff Johnson, Jeff Linder and K.J. Pilcher recap week 5 of Iowa high school football and look ahead to week 6 matchups.
Triple Option podcast is a weekly Iowa high school football podcast that runs weekly during football season. This episode was produced by Gazette deputy digital content manager Bailey Cichon.
Read more about the games featured in this week’s episode:
(0:51) Cedar Rapids Jefferson at Cedar Rapids Prairie (https://www.thegazette.com/sports/high-school/football/cedar-rapids-prairie-gets-back-on-track-with-70-0-win-over-jefferson/article_7a357e09-47b8-4ff9-8d07-8557417739f5.html)
(1:59) Cedar Rapids Washington at Xavier (https://www.thegazette.com/sports/high-school/football/ty-weiss-xavier-special-teams-shine-in-win-over-washington/article_bd1832ba-2447-4652-8444-769af02c57d1.html)
(4:38) East Buchanan vs. North Linn (https://www.thegazette.com/sports/high-school/football/fourth-down-prowess-lifts-east-buchanan-past-north-linn/article_3e1be395-66ad-4e9a-9396-aeca80fdf896.html)
(7:34) Maquoketa Valley tops Wapsie Valley (https://www.thegazette.com/sports/high-school/football/maquoketa-valley-tops-wapsie-valley-in-wild-class-a-district-4/article_41d75009-ee85-4021-9991-742eb7b0980f.html)
(10:02) Jeff Linder talks Class A order followed by high school football roundup (https://www.thegazette.com/sports/high-school-football-roundup-clear-creek-amana-gets-homecoming-win-over-grinnell-solon-breezes-past/article_7c3e1954-9eb9-4ede-b093-a8fcb3abf6e4.html)
(18:31) RPI standings (https://www.thegazette.com/sports/high-school/football/unofficial-class-5a-football-rpi-standings-through-week-5/article_5dfbecc0-5842-4872-acf7-26ceff4a29bb.html)
(25:42) A look ahead at this week’s installment of The Program series by K.J. Pilcher
(29:29) Who the ranked teams play in Week 6 (publishing Tuesday (https://www.thegazette.com/sports/high-school/football/gazette-high-school-football-poll-2026-who-the-ranked-teams-play-in-week-6/article_1b2d0beb-81a8-4a43-9c5e-5a6189351f7e.html))
(37:57) Boys golf districts fast appraoching, Linn-Mar’s Hannen claims medalist honor at MVC Valley divisional (https://www.thegazette.com/sports/linn-mar-s-hannen-claims-medalist-honor-at-mvc-valley-divisional/article_d290ac6e-b6b7-4020-952c-c22a0d753644.html)
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