UNI-DomeSaturday, November 14
Regina and Aplington-Parkersburg, both 12-0, will play for the 1A title Nov. 20
The Good Day Cedar Falls team
If you were at the UNI-Dome for Friday's 1A semifinals, you saw two unbeaten teams book a title game. Top-seeded Iowa City Regina beat No. 4 Treynor 35-0. Aplington-Parkersburg took the crown from defending champion West Lyon, 27-22.
Regina and Aplington-Parkersburg are through to the 1A final
Iowa Class 1A football playoffs
Semifinals
Final
Fri., Nov. 20
Sources: Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Daily Nonpareil, KWWL
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| Round | Game | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Semifinals | Iowa City Regina vs. Treynor | Iowa City Regina 35–0 |
| Semifinals | A-P Falcons vs. West Lyon | A-P Falcons 27–22 |
| Final | Iowa City Regina vs. A-P Falcons | Fri., Nov. 20 |
- Final: Regina (12-0) vs. Aplington-Parkersburg (12-0), Fri., Nov. 20
- Falcons' first trip to the Dome in 23 years
- Holt Hinkel's punt return for Regina: 74 yards for a touchdown
The Falcons trailed 22-21 with less than two minutes left. They answered when quarterback Harrison Schultz hit Devan Eberhart for 13 yards to the 1, and Mason Pruisner scored on fourth and goal. West Lyon got to the 3-yard line, but Aiden Merrill picked off Easton DeJong in the end zone on the final play. Regina, which fell short in the state finals last season, got 125 rushing yards from Gabriel Hegelheimer.
Three runners topped 100 yards in the 1A semifinals
Source: KCRG
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pruisner (A-P) | 156 yards |
| Hegelheimer (Regina) | 125 yards |
| Eberhart (A-P) | 111 yards |
Sources: KCRG, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Daily Nonpareil, KWWL