Waukee’s Beckett Bakker discusses defeating Waterloo West
VIDEO: Waukee’s Beckett Bakker discusses defeating Waterloo West, making the playoffs
We’re officially down to 16 teams in each class in Iowa high school football.
Classes 5A, 4A and 3A wrapped up the regular season on Friday, with some teams securing playoff bids and others wrapping up home-field advantage. Classes 2A, 1A, A and 8-player began their playoff journeys, slimming from a 32-team field in each class to just 16.
On Oct. 25, the IHSAA released playoff matchups for the round of 16. Teams are placed into pods of four, with the winner of each pod advancing to the UNI-Dome for the semifinals and finals. Here’s a look at those pods as we enter win-or-go-home season in Iowa.
All games 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31 unless noted
Class 5A
POD A
- Waterloo West (5-4) vs Dowling Catholic (8-1), at Mediacom Stadium
- Iowa City West (7-2) at Cedar Falls (7-2)
POD B
- Indianola (6-3) at Waukee Northwest (8-1)
- Dallas Center-Grimes (7-2) at Sioux City East (8-1)
POD C
- Ankeny Centennial (5-4) at Johnston (7-2)
- Prairie (6-3) at Valley (7-2)
POD D
- Waukee (4-5) at Iowa City Liberty (8-1)
- Southeast Polk (5-4) at Ankeny (7-2)
Class 4A
POD A
- Waverly-Shell Rock (4-5) at Xavier (9-0)
- North Scott (6-3) at ADM (8-1)
POD B
- Lewis Central (5-4) at Gilbert (9-0)
- Fort Dodge (8-1) at Newton (8-1)
POD C
- LeMars (5-4) at Sergeant Bluff-Luton (8-1)
- Glenwood (7-2) at North Polk (7-2)
POD D
- Davenport North (6-3) at Pella (8-1)
- Decorah (7-2) at Western Dubuque (7-2)
Class 3A
POD A
- Mount Vernon (6-3) at Clear Lake (9-0)
- Nevada (7-2) at Carroll (6-3), 8 p.m.
POD B
- Benton (5-4) at Solon (9-0)
- Independence (6-3) at Winterset (6-3)
POD C
- Mount Pleasant (7-2) at West Delaware (8-1)
- Central DeWitt (7-2) at Wahlert Catholic (7-2)
POD D
- Atlantic (6-3) at Bishop Heelan (7-2)
- Des Moines Christian (6-3) at Sioux Center (8-1)
Class 2A
POD A
- OABCIG (6-3) at Kuemper Catholic (9-0), 5 p.m.
- Unity Christian (4-5) at Cherokee (7-2)
POD B
- Pella Christian (3-6) at PCM (8-1)
- Wilton (7-2) at West Branch (7-2)
POD C
- Mediapolis (5-4) at Mid-Prairie (8-1)
- Van Meter (7-2) at Roland-Story (7-2)
POD D
- Hampton-Dumont-CAL (5-4) at Osage (9-0)
- Waukon (6-3) at Alburnett (7-2)
Class 1A
POD A
- Lawton-Bronson (5-4) at West Lyon (9-0)
- Underwood (7-2) at West Marshall (7-2)
POD B
- Clarion-Goldfield-Dows (6-3) at Grundy Center (9-0)
- Sigourney/Keota (5-4) at Beckman Catholic (8-1)
POD C
- Cascade (7-2) at Regina (9-0)
- Pleasantville (8-1) at Hudson (5-4)
POD D
- Ridge View (6-3) at South Hardin (8-1)
- Hinton (6-3) at Treynor (8-1)
Class A
POD A
- Gehlen Catholic (4-5) at MMCRU (9-0)
- Madrid (6-3) at Woodbury Central (9-0)
POD B
- West Fork (7-2) at Saint Ansgar (9-0)
- North Linn (8-1) at Pekin (9-0)
POD C
- Mount Ayr (6-3) at ACGC (9-0)
- Sibley-Ocheyedan (5-4) at West Sioux (8-1)
POD D
- Maquoketa Valley (7-2) at Wapsie Valley (9-0)
- BGM (7-2) at Lynnville-Sully (8-1)
8-player
POD A
- North Union (5-3) at Bishop Garrigan (9-0)
- Clarksville (7-2) at Don Bosco (6-2)
POD B
- Southeast Warren (7-2) at Woodbine (8-0)
- Fremont-Mills (7-2) at Bedford (8-1)
POD C
- Easton Valley (8-1) at Gladbrook-Reinbeck (9-0)
- Turkey Valley (6-3) at Edgewood-Colesburg (9-0)
POD D
- Janesville (6-4) at Iowa Valley (9-0)
- Montezuma (7-2) at Audubon (9-0)
Eli McKown covers high school sports and wrestling for the Des Moines Register. Contact him at Emckown@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @EMcKown23.
