Iowa City Liberty football will play in its first Iowa state playoff semifinal game against Southeast Polk, defending Class 5A champions, on Friday.

The Gazette’s roundup of Friday, Nov. 2 Iowa high school football playoff games with statewide scores and complete area coverage.

CEDAR FALLS - Van Meter football's championship pedigree is undeniable. The reigning state champions in Class 2A had won three titles in a row, including 1A crowns in 2021 and 2022. In total, the Bulldogs entered Saturday's Iowa high school football playoffs semifinals having competed in five straight title games.

The Iowa high school football postseason shifts to the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls next week with state semifinal games in all seven classes. Here is the semifinal schedule released by the Iowa High School Athletic Association.

Iowa high school football playoff quarterfinal games were played Thursday and Friday. Here is a list of final scores. Friday's games Class 5A. Pod A. Iowa City Liberty 21, Ankeny

DIVISION 2 Rice Lake (10-2) vs. West De Pere (11-1), at Marshfield High School, 7 p.m. Each of these teams avenged regular season defeats in the section finals. Both play against Division-1 foes throughout the campaign.

The 2024 Wisconsin high school football playoffs continue Friday night (November 15) with several big matchups across the state, including Division 1 semifinal games Mukwonago vs. Muskego and Bay Port vs D.