High school football preview — Clear Lake-West Delaware set for #1 vs. #2 clash, first round of playoffs for lower classes

CLEAR LAKE — The top two teams in the Class 3A Ratings Percentage Index clash tonight at Lions Field in Clear Lake as #2 Clear Lake hosts #1 West Delaware. The two teams as well as Solon are the only remaining Class 3A undefeated squads, and tonight’s game will also decide the District 2 champion.

Clear Lake coach Aaron Stensland says West Delaware’s offense will be a challenge to the Lion defense. “West Delaware will present a different type of confusion for us this week. They run a little bit of stuff similar to Webster City with the way they move and spin in the backfield, so we’ve seen something similar, but they kind of do their own thing, so it’s going to take us a little while to adjust. They’ve been able to move the ball on everybody they’ve played this year, so it will be a challenge for sure.”

Our coverage of Clear Lake and West Delaware on 103.7 The Fox and video online at northiowanow.com starts with the Radio Iowa Scouting Report at 6:30, the pre-game is at 6:45, with the kickoff from Lions Field scheduled for 7:30.

MASON CITY — The Mason City Riverhawks wrap up the regular season tonight when they host #1 Cedar Rapids Xavier in a Class 4A District 2 matchup. Xavier is 8-0 and has wrapped up the district title after beating their last two opponents by a 95-18 margin. You can hear the Mason City-Xavier game on 98.7 KISS Country and watch on the Mason City Riverhawks page at northiowanow.com starting with the Radio Iowa Scouting Report at about 6:45, the pre-game at 7:00, and the kickoff slated for 7:15.

MASON CITY — The first round of the high school football playoffs start tonight in Classes 2A, 1A, A and 8-Man. Looking at the schedule involving area schools:

== Class 2A
Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley (4-4) at Osage (8-0)
Woodward-Granger (6-2) at Hampton-Dumont-CAL (4-4)

== Class 1A
Central Springs (4-4) at Hudson (4-4)

== Class A
Belmond-Klemme (3-5) at Marcus-Meridan-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union (8-0)
LeMars Gehlen (3-5) at West Hancock (8-0)
East Marshall (5-3) at Saint Ansgar (8-0)
Sibley-Ocheyedan (4-4) at Newman (5-3)
West Fork (6-2) at Nashua-Plainfield (7-1)
North Butler (4-4) at Madrid (5-3)

All first-round games tonight start at 7:00 PM