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2018 Football First Round Articles to Read

Last Updated: October 26, 2018 at 11:00AM

Articles from various newspapers and news stations leading up to the 2018 Iowa High School Athletic Association class 4A first round games on Friday, October 26, 2018.

This postseason will be the first under the new RPI system — ratings percentage index, installed by the Iowa High School Athletic Association to help determine the playoff qualifiers. Once the final four teams in each class are decided, the RPI will reseed ahead of the semifinal games, set for Nov. 8-10 in Cedar Falls.

Des Moines Register:
*Des Moines Register (written by TJ Rushing): Sports notebook: Jaguars, Ankeny Centennial Hawks both in football playoffs:
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/s...jags-hawks-both-football-playoffs/1760853002/
*Iowa high school football: Make your 2018 first-round playoff picks (by Cody Goodwin): https://www.desmoinesregister.com/s...ur-2018-first-round-playoff-picks/1728803002/
**Keep an eye on these college football prospects during the Iowa state playoffs (by: Matthew Bain): https://www.desmoinesregister.com/s...-school-state-playoffs-recruiting/1756624002/
*Iowa High School Football Picking Biggest First Round Playoff Games (by Cody Goodwin):
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/high-school/2018/10/25/iowa-high-school-football-picking-biggest-first-round-playoff-games-dowling-fort-dodge-waukee*/1759225002/
*https://www.desmoinesregister.com/s...-branch-west-liberty-cca-highland/1759963002/

Quad City Times:
**High school football playoff storylines (written by: Don Doxsie, Bobby Metcalf and Matt Coss):
https://qctimes.com/sports/high-sch...cle_27fc9a30-cdeb-5a2b-8987-63fa89d2aa2b.html
**Quarterback's toughness propels Pleasant Valley's late-season surge (written by: Matt Coss): https://qctimes.com/sports/high-sch...cle_cfe965b8-4e22-52f6-aeb2-36a76da4ec3e.html
**This week's high school football games (written by: Don Doxsie, Bobby Metcalf and Matt Coss): https://qctimes.com/sports/high-sch...cle_30c5814d-928c-5219-bb2e-9a77559e87f0.html
**Bettendorf Bulldogs' rush end Rocky Schoenfelder does his talking on field (written by: Matt Coss): https://qctimes.com/sports/high-sch...cle_6ec70dfd-f2e8-50f4-beed-2a584064af38.html

The Gazette:
*Iowa high school football playoffs: Area first-round preview (written by: Jeff Linder):
https://www.thegazette.com/subject/...-round-schedule-preview-eastern-iowa-20181024
*Iowa Prep Sports Gameday: Our first-round playoff picks (written by Jeff Linder, K.J. Pelcher and Jeff Johnson): https://www.thegazette.com/subject/...round-games-predictions-gameday-show-20181025
*Keegan Simmons flourishes in Cedar Rapids Prairie's single-wing attack (written by: Jeff Johnson): https://www.thegazette.com/subject/...nning-back-school-records-recruiting-20181025
*Iowa high school football playoffs 2018: Our predictions (featuring: Jeff Johnson, Jeff Linder, Douglas Miles and K.J. Pilcher): https://www.thegazette.com/subject/...ctions-brackets-uni-dome-all-classes-20181025

Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier:
*Prep football playoffs: Class 4A preview capsule (written by Nick Petaros):
https://wcfcourier.com/sports/high-...cle_438eb1ff-60e2-5f9c-ae9a-4d2bcfebc870.html

WHBF-TV:
*Pleasant Valley gears up for playoff football (video featuring: Jay Kidwell):
https://www.ourquadcities.com/sport...lley-gears-up-for-playoff-football/1547551802
*Bettendorf shifts focus towards post-season play (video featuring: Jay Kidwell): https://www.ourquadcities.com/sport...fts-focus-towards-post-season-play/1547553099
*Bettendorf football expecting tough game against Pleasant Valley (video featuring: Jay Kidwell): https://www.ourquadcities.com/sport...ll-expecting-tough-game-against-pv/1550580053

WQAD:
*The Score Sunday – Iowa and Illinois High School Football Playoff breakdown:
https://wqad.com/2018/10/21/the-sco...inois-high-school-football-playoff-breakdown/
 
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