Overview
- Week 1 is in progress across the state with KCCI deploying crews to cover marquee matchups and aggregate scores from local streams and the NFHS Network.
- Thursday night results included decisive wins by Des Moines East (49) over Des Moines North (12) and Cedar Rapids Kennedy (49) over Dubuque Hempstead (13).
- Colfax-Mingo opened its season with a 32–0 shutout of Saydel that ended an 11-game losing streak and featured junior Camden Cunningham contributing as a passer, rusher and on defense.
- Waukee Community School District suspended head coach Gabe Bakker for two games after an OWI arrest and named assistant coach Matt Jeter to lead the team during Bakker’s absence.
- The Iowa High School Athletic Association confirmed eight varsity cancellations in multiple classes, a development that highlights how low rosters and safety concerns are shrinking schedules and squeezing small communities’ access to local football.