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Iowa high school football playoffs 2025: First-round pairings for 2A, 1A, A and 8-Player
The field of 32 teams begins play next Friday, Oct. 24

Oct. 18, 2025 10:19 am, Updated: Oct. 18, 2025 10:39 am
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The Iowa High School Athletic Association has released first-round football pairings for Class 2A, Class 1A, Class A and 8-Player.
All games are at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, unless noted.
These are in alphabetic order and have no bearing on future rounds. After the first round, the remaining 16 teams in these four classes will be bracketed into four pods of four teams.
Pairings for 5A, 4A and 3A will be determined after Week 9 games next week.
Class 2A
Anamosa (3-5) at Roland-Story (6-2)
Bellevue (7-1) at Waukon (5-3)
Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley (4-4) at Osage (8-0)
Crestwood (4-4) at Alburnett (6-2)
Denver (4-4) at West Branch (6-2)
Dike-New Hartford (5-3) at Wilton (6-2)
Grand View Christian (5-3) at Carroll Kuemper (8-0), 5 p.m.
Ida Grove OABCIG (5-3) at Western Christian (6-2)
Mediapolis (4-4) at Centerville (7-1)
North Fayette Valley (3-5) at Mid-Prairie (7-1)
Pella Christian (2-6) at Clarinda (6-2)
South Tama (5-3) at Van Meter (6-2)
Spirit Lake (3-5) at Cherokee (6-2)
Unity Christian (3-5) at Okoboji (7-1)
West Liberty (3-5) at Monroe PCM (7-1)
Woodward-Granger (6-2) at Hampton-Dumont/CAL (4-4)
Class 1A
Camanche (4-4) at South Hardin (7-1)
Central Springs (4-4) at Hudson (4-4)
Clarion CGD (5-3) at Waterloo Columbus (5-3)
Durant (5-3) at Pleasantville (7-1)
East Sac County (3-5) at West Lyon (8-0)
Eddyville EBF (3-5) at Grundy Center (8-0)
Hinton (5-3) at Emmetsburg (6-2)
Interstate 35 (5-3) at Sigourney-Keota (4-4)
Jesup (2-6) at Dyersville Beckman (7-1)
Lawton-Bronson (4-4) at Manson-NW Webster (6-2)
Northeast (3-5) at Iowa City Regina (8-0)
Ogden (4-4) at Treynor (7-1)
Shenandoah (3-5) at West Marshall (6-2)
South Central Calhoun (4-4) at Underwood (6-2)
Tri-Center (4-4) at Ridge View (5-3)
Union Community (6-2) at Cascade (6-2)
Class A
Avoca AHSTW (4-4) at Woodbury Central (8-0)
Belmond-Klemme (3-5) at Marcus MMCRU (8-0)
BGM (6-2) at Oakland Riverside (6-2)
Columbus Community (3-5) at North Linn (7-1)
Earlham (4-4) at Pekin (8-0)
East Marshall (5-3) at Saint Ansgar (8-0)
IKM-Manning (6-2) at West Sioux (7-1)
Le Mars Gehlen (3-5) at West Hancock (8-0)
Logan-Magnolia (5-3) at Guthrie Center ACGC (8-0)
Maquoketa Valley (6-2) at Danville (6-2)
Mount Ayr (5-3) at Council Bluffs St. Albert (5-3)
North Butler (4-4) at Madrid (5-3)
Sibley-Ocheyedan (4-4) at Mason City Newman (5-3)
Starmont (3-5) at Wapsie Valley (8-0)
Wapello (5-3) at Lynnville-Sully (7-1)
West Fork (6-2) at Nashua-Plainfield (7-1)
8-Player
Ar-We-Va (5-3) at Gladbrook-Reinbeck (8-0)
Belle Plaine (4-4) at Easton Valley (7-1)
Boyer Valley (6-2) at Southeast Warren (6-2)
Collins-Maxwell (6-3) at Don Bosco (5-2)
Coon Rapids-Bayard (5-3) at Clarksville (6-2)
East Union (6-2) at Montezuma (6-2)
Exira-EHK (4-4) at Woodbine (7-0)
Fremont-Mills (6-2) at Fort Dodge St. Edmond (5-3)
Janesville (5-4) at Riceville (6-2)
Kingsley-Pierson (6-3) at Algona Garrigan (8-0)
Lenox (5-3) at Audubon (8-0)
Moravia (5-3) at Iowa Valley (8-0)
North Union (4-3) at Ruthven GTRA (8-0)
Springville (5-4) at Turkey Valley (5-3)
WACO (3-5) at Edgewood-Colesburg (8-0)
Wayne (7-1) at Bedford (7-1)
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