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No. 6 Wildcats finish strong

ALGONA — The sixth-ranked Humboldt football team rebounded from their first loss in a key way here Friday night knocking off Algona, 31-8. With district-leading Nevada falling to North Polk, the Wildcats will finish in a three-way tie for the title. The RPI will determine the order of qualifiers, which Humboldt was No. 4 in this week. Junior running back Lance Coon went wild, scoring two of his four touchdowns on the night in the first quarter. Coon ran for 206 yards on 22 carries, averaging over nine yards per attempt. Tayeton Lohaus, a South Dakota commit, had three sacks, while ...

Area prep football roundup

Record night for Cherry WEBSTER CITY — Webster City had zero passing yards on Friday night and they didn’t need any. The Lynx (6-3 overall, 4-1 in district) rushed for nine touchdowns as they cruised to a 65-7 victory over Denison-Schleswig (4-5, 2-3). Jaxon Cherry etched his name into the school record book. The junior running back rushed for four touchdowns, giving him 29 on the season and tying the single season rushing touchdown mark with Gavin Dinsdale (2015). Cherry carried the ball 15 times for 154 yards and four scores. Ty McKinney had seven carries for 32 yards and one ...

Fort Dodge’s home finale vs. Le Mars

Regardless of what the future may hold for Fort Dodge, Friday night’s home finale carries the same significance to head coach Nik Moser’s football squad. The Dodgers (4-4 overall, 2-2 in Class 4A, District 1) aren’t worried about playoff scenarios or hypotheticals if they defeat No. 10 ...

PRESSURE COOKER

Nine Messenger-area teams look to make the most of a postseason appearance and extend their season on Friday. The variety of participants vary, as Emmetsburg is in its 43rd trip all-time while North Union will make its first journey as a consolidated school. South Central Calhoun has been ...

Final full AP prep grid poll released

For some, last Friday was the final week of the prep football regular season. For the rest, that happens this week. As over half the state prepares for playoff action, a handful of changes have gone down in regards to the latest polls. Humboldt, who suffered a 16-8 setback to Nevada last week, dropped from the top spot in Class 3A to No. 6. Harlan is now the consensus top-ranked team followed by Mount Vernon and Nevada. Independence, who the Wildcats knocked off to reach the final four a year ago, are ranked fifth. Humboldt fell in the state semifinals to Harlan, who received eight ...

Area football roundup

CHERRY DOES IT AGAIN STORM LAKE — Webster City didn’t waste any time getting on the scoreboard on Friday night. The Lynx (5-3 overall, 3-1 in district), cruised to a 55-7 victory over Storm Lake (0-8, 0-4). Webster City held a 21-0 lead after three minutes in the game and were up 34-0 after the first quarter. The Lynx started the running clock in the first half, as they took a 47-0 lead into the locker room. It was another big night for Jaxon Cherry. The junior rushed for 154 yards on 12 carries and five touchdowns, all in the first half. Cherry had rushing touchdowns of ...