Class 2A Recap from Week 1

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Continuing our recap of the start of the 2025 high school football season in Iowa, we move up to Class 2A, where nearly all of the games from this group took place on Friday night, where many of the games ended up with larger deficits in scoring in comparison to the other conferences across the state. We recap what happened in Class 2A Iowa in week 1 and the standouts that emerged from this unit to start this season!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Madrid vs. <strong>Woodward Granger: 28-21</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Hawks enter the 2025 season with high expectations, and they got off to a strong start this season as they held off Madrid, thanks in large part to a very successful run game which finished with 282 total rushing yards and an average of 6.6 yards per carry. Madrid cut the deficit to 7 with under 4 minutes to play, but the Hawks controlled the ball well on their final drive, and the Tigers never got the ball back.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top Performer: [player_tooltip player_id='1242840' first='Talan' last='Fuson'] (SR): </strong>Recently committing to NAIA-level Morningside in July, Fuson started his senior campaign with a bang. While he only threw 7 passes over the air, he ran for 205 yards on 29 carries, 4 touchdowns, and a 2 point conversion, while adding 3 tackles and a TFL. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>MOC-Floyd Valley </strong>vs. Central Lyon/George-Little Rock: <strong>30-28</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Lions entered the game favored going against a Class 3A team, and they got off to a 21-17 lead heading into the 4th quarter. However, the Dutchmen rallied with a 4th quarter comeback, but the Lions had the ball last and were driving down the field. A late interception inside the 5 yard line sealed the upset for the Dutchmen, getting off their promising season to a great start.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top Performer:</strong> <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1581277' first='Dylan' last='Maasdam'] (SR): </strong>Maasdam was the primary catalyst in the comeback win, rushing for 185 yards on 27 carries and a touchdown, plus 3 catches for 19 yards and a touchdown. On defense, Massdam recorded 3 tackles, a TFL, and the game-winning interception in the 4th quarter to pull off the upset. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Washington vs. <strong>Mid-Prairie: 50-35</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One of the highest scoring matchups from week 1, the Demons and the Golden Hawks were going back and forth. In the end, the Golden Hawks would claim their first win against Washington since 2008 as they were able to outpace them whenever they got the ball in their hands, with 2 key turnovers on the Demons proving to be the difference in the outcome of this shootout.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top Performer: [player_tooltip player_id='1242944' first='Hudson' last='Ehrenfelt'] (SR): </strong>The reigning rushing yards leader in Class 2A Iowa got off to a strong start once again in 2025, rushing for 136 yards on just 18 carries and 3 touchdowns, along with 3 catches for 31 yards, and a 55 yard punt return touchdown in the win. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Danville vs. <strong>West Burlington: 19-13</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This game was marred with simple mistakes between both teams, with a total of 27 penalties throughout the game. Trailing 7-6 following 3 quarters, the Falcons' offense finally found a spark in the 4th quarter, capitalizing all of their points in the game off the 274 rushing yards they accumulated, including the game-winner with just over a minute to play, giving the Falcons a strong start toward an uncertain 2025 season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top Performer: Jayden Nanthan (SO): </strong>Leading a young and invigorating offense, Nanthan showed a lot of power for his size, rushing for 196 yards on just 22 carries and 2 touchdowns, including the game-leading touchdown where he fought through multiple defenders to get to the end zone. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Other Notable Results from Week 1:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Interstate 35 vs. <strong>Grand View Christian: 47-24</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>West Liberty vs. <strong>West Branch: 35-21</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cherokee Washington vs. <strong>Kuemper Catholic: 44-28</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Van Buren County vs. <strong>Central Lee: 28-8</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Colfax-Mingo vs. <strong>Clarke Community: 42-14</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Clarinda</strong> vs. Creston: <strong>35-21</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jesup vs. <strong>Dike-New Hartford: 48-0</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Okoboji</strong> vs. Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn: <strong>49-0</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Southeast Valley</strong> vs. Manson-NW Webster: <strong>34-13</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sigourney Keota vs. <strong>PCM: 47-18</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Roland-Story </strong>vs. Pella Christian: <strong>32-13</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sibley-Ocheyedan vs. <strong>Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley:</strong> <strong>40-13</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Alburnett</strong> vs. Center Point-Urbana: <strong>14-0</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OABCIG</strong> vs. Ridge View: <strong>24-7</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Anamosa</strong> vs. Maquoketa: <strong>20-7</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Chariton</strong> vs. Albia: <strong>41-20</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Crestwood</strong> vs. MFL MarMac: <strong>34-6</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hampton-Dumont-CAL vs. <strong>Osage: 22-8</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Knoxville vs. <strong>Centerville: 56-21</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vinton-Shellsburg vs. <strong>South Tama County: 20-8</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Top 10 Standouts from Week 1:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>QB Colin Willis (SO) - Roland-Story: 14/27, 338 yards, 4 touchdowns, 2 INTs</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>QB [player_tooltip player_id='1242935' first='Brock' last='Badding'] (SR) - Kuemper Catholic: 18/32, 314 yards, 2 touchdowns, 13 rushing yards</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>QB [player_tooltip player_id='1614201' first='Cal' last='Bonifas'] (SR) - Bellevue: 24/32, 303 yards, 3 touchdowns</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>QB [player_tooltip player_id='1242840' first='Talan' last='Fuson'] (SR) - Woodward-Granger: 4/7, 77 yards, 205 rushing yards on 29 carries (7.1 YPC), 4 rushing TDs, 3 tackles, 1 TFL</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>ATH [player_tooltip player_id='1871892' first='Keaton' last='Gates'] (JR) - West Branch: 274 rushing yards on 23 carries (11.9 YPC), 2 rushing TDs, 3.5 tackles, 32 total return yards</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>ATH [player_tooltip player_id='1696458' first='Baylor' last='Hash'] (SO) - Clarinda: 220 rushing yards on 26 carries (8.5 YPC), 2 rushing TDs, 9.5 tackles (7 solo)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>WR Keenan Killburg (SR) - Bellevue: 12 catches, 147 yards, 3 touchdowns, 5 tackles</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>DL [player_tooltip player_id='1599553' first='Ayden' last='Antonelli'] (SR) - Anamosa: 8 tackles (5 solo), 3.5 TFLs, 3 sacks</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>ATH [player_tooltip player_id='1900035' first='Chase' last='Wagaman'] (SR) - PCM: 8/18, 197 yards, 2 passing TDs, 2 rushing TDs, 4 tackles, 3 INTs</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>ATH Avery Simington (SR) - Okoboji: 1 tackles, 2 interceptions, 1 INT returned for TD, 3 receptions, 69 yards, 2 receiving TDs</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->