High school football preview — lower classes wrap up regular season tonight, Clear Lake looks to stay alive in playoff race

CLEAR LAKE — It’s the final week of the regular season for football teams in Classes 2A, 1A, A and 8-Player, while Classes 3A, 4A, and 5A have another week to go prior to their entry into the postseason:

== For Clear Lake, they have a key Class 3A District 2 matchup at home against Humboldt. The Wildcats are the top team in the Iowa High School Athletic Association’s Ratings Percentage Index after they knocked off the former #1 team Algona last week 21-20. The Lions are a game back in the district race, and a win over Humboldt tonight would likely secure them a spot in the playoffs. Clear Lake coach Aaron Stensland says he’s told his team their focus needs to be on tonight’s game and not the overall playoff picture. 

 

Humboldt is 3-0 in district play, while Clear Lake comes in tied with Algona and Webster City at 2-1 in the district, with Algona and Webster City also matching up in a key contest tonight. You can hear the Clear Lake-Humboldt game on 103.7 The Fox and watch it on northiowanow.com starting with the Radio Iowa Scouting Report at 6:00, the pre-game at 6:15, with the kickoff from Lions Field at 7 o’clock. 

== For Mason City, the Riverhawks host Marion in a Class 4A District 2 game. Both teams are 2-5 overall, with Marion having a 1-2 district record with a win three weeks ago over Waterloo East, while the Riverhawks are 0-3 in the district. Mason City coach Josh Reuter says they’ll face a very talented defense tonight. 

 

You can hear the Mason City-Marion game tonight on 98.7 KISS Country and watch it on northiowanow.com starting with the Radio Iowa Scouting Report at 6:45, the pre-game starts at 7 o’clock, with kickoff from Mason City High School scheduled for 7:30. 

— Week 8 area high school football schedule

== Class 4A District 2

Marion at Mason City

Waterloo East at Waverly-Shell Rock

Western Dubuque at Decorah

== Class 3A District 2

Humboldt at Clear Lake

Webster City at Algona

Hampton-Dumont-CAL at Charles City

== Class 2A District 2

Okoboji at Forest City

Garner-Hayfield-Ventura at Estherville Lincoln Central

Clarion-Goldfield-Dows at Spirit Lake

== Class 2A District 3

Osage at Oelwein — Osage wins by forfeit 17-0 

Crestwood at North Fayette Valley

New Hampton at Waukon

== Class 1A District 3

Central Springs at MFL-Mar-Mac

Denver at Dike-New Hartford

Sumner-Fredericksburg at Aplington-Parkersburg

== Class A District 2

West Hancock at Newman

Lake Mills at St. Ansgar

West Fork at Belmond-Klemme

Sibley-Ocheyedan at North Union (non-district)

== 8-Player District 2

Northwood-Kensett at Dunkerton (northiowanow.com at 7:00) (non-district)

Bishop Garrigan at Harris-Lake Park

North Iowa at GTRA

Rockford at West Bend-Mallard