Clarke's 94-0 win punctuates a Friday full of Iowa high school football blowouts. A recap of Week 5.

Dargan Southard, Des Moines Register
·12 min read

As is the case every year, the Iowa high school football season hits warp speed once games get rolling. It takes a split second to go from Week 1 to the midseason. UNI-Dome talks will be here soon enough.

That’s once again true as we march into Week 5 of the 2022 high school football season. As always, we have reporters and photographers spread throughout Iowa to bring you plenty of analysis, commentary and more from another Friday night.

A quick check-in of where everyone is this evening:

Cody Goodwin: Bondurant-Farrar vs. Carlisle

Alyssa Hertel: Spirit Lake vs. OABCIG

Raven Moore: Iowa City High vs. Iowa City West

Joe Randleman: Gilbert vs. Nevada

Matt Levins: Clinton vs. Burlington

All will have coverage of those games throughout the night. And as always, keep it here on the live blog for plenty of updates and analysis from across the state.

10:02 p.m. — Register's Friday night content rolling in

See all of our Iowa high school football photos from Week 5 of 2022 season

Iowa high school football final scores from Week 5 on Sept. 23, 2022

Spirit Lake 28, OABCIG 13: Strong Spirit Lake defense hands Falcons first loss of season

A look at Des Moines Lincoln vs. North in Week 5 of Iowa high school football

High school football photos: Iowa City High at Iowa City West in the Battle for the Boot

10 p.m. — Last round of Iowa high school football final scores

Grinnell 28, Washington 21

Cedar Rapids Kennedy 38, Dubuque Senior 0

Greene County 43, Clarinda 12

Webster City 62, Fort Dodge 23

Iowa City Liberty 20, North Scott 16

Des Moines North 36, Des Moines Lincoln 17

Carlisle 36, Bondurant-Farrar 20

9:57 p.m. — Osage-Forest City with a feisty ending

9:49 p.m. — What a grab by Carlisle's Ryan Petersen.

A good one coming down to the end in Carlisle.

9:46 p.m. — A big batch of Week 5 Iowa high school football photos.

Enjoy.

9:43 p.m. — Just about closing time on another week of Iowa high school football. Another round of final scores.

Mason City 13, Decorah 7

Harris-Lake Park 38, Bishop Garrigan 14

MFL Mar Mac 19, Sumner-Fredericksburg 6

Mount Vernon 47, Benton 0

Williamsburg 55, Centerville 7

WACO 43, New London 14

CCA 28, Oskaloosa 14

Lynnville-Sully 36, Madrid 14

H-D/CAL 33, Charles City 0

Ridgeview 29, Sioux Central 15

Davenport Assumption 31, Central DeWitt 10

9:39 p.m. — No problem for No. 1 in Class 5A.

Pleasant Valley claimed 5A's top spot this week and then rolled on Friday. A 49-12 cruise-control win over Davenport North.

9:37 p.m. — Ankeny Centennial holds on to win a thriller.

Jaguars 31, Sioux City East 28.

Ankeny Centennial kicked the game-winning field goal with 58 seconds remaining.

9:35 p.m. — Another round of Iowa high school football final scores

Western Dubuque 42, Marion 7

Cedar Rapids Xavier 38, Cedar Rapids Washington 0

Remsen St Mary's 63, St. Edmond 0

North Linn 42, South Winn 7

South O'Brien 28, MMCRU 7

West Sioux 49, Western Christian 22

Columbus 53, Pekin 28

Roland Story 24, Chariton 14

Spencer 28, Denison Schleswig 14

Vinton-Shellsburg 41, Maquoketa 0

New Hampton 24, Crestwood 14

Cedar Rapids Prairie 49, Ottumwa 14

GTRA 38, West Bend Mallard 24

9:27 p.m. — Not the prettiest night, but still a drama-free one for Ankeny

The Hawks hold on for a 35-18 win over Des Moines Roosevelt in a game Ankeny led 21-0. Still a solid road win for one of 5A's best.

9:21 p.m. — Here come some more Iowa high school football finals.

Monticello 42, West Liberty 0

AHSTW 39, Riverside 19

Central Decatur 27, Pleasantville 0

Cedar Falls 35, Muscatine 0

Sergeant Bluff-Luton 28, Sioux Center 6

Spirit Lake 28, OABCIG 13

Urbandale 48, Des Moines East 0

Aplington-Parkersburg 28, South Hardin 12

Clear Lake 48, Garner-Hayfield/Ventura 8

9:18 p.m. — The Boot belongs to City High.

The Little Hawks have certainly changed the tune of this rivalry the last couple years. Iowa City West routed again, 49-0.

9:16 p.m. — One of the few close Iowa high school football games tonight

Sioux City East and Ankeny Centennial in a 28-28 deadlock with 7:57 remaining. Watch the finish here.

9:14 p.m. — Another batch of Iowa high school football final scores.

Fremont-Mills 44 East Mills 25

Hinton 32, Westwood 6

Iowa City Regina 37, Wilton 13

Nevada 25, Gilbert 22

West Marshall 42, Iowa Falls-Alden 14

West Des Moines Valley 35 Marshalltown 14

9:11 p.m. — Finally, it's over.

Clarke falls short of triple digits, but hangs on for the 94-0 win over Shenandoah. Incredible.

8:58 p.m. — More Iowa high school football final scores coming in.

Winfield-Mount Union 54, Lone Tree 14

Nashua-Plainfield 20, BCLUW 6

West Branch 35, Mediapolis 13

CL/GLR 43, Cherokee 8

Wapsie Valley 33, Hudson 0

Durant 56, Louisa-Muscatine 0

Carroll 35, Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 0

Beckman Catholic 89, Postville 0

Grundy Center 35, AGWSR 0

8:53 p.m. — Like we said with Clarke, anything can happen.

Clarke has 7 1/2 minutes to reach a hundo. Buckle up.

8:49 p.m. — First batch of Iowa high school football final scores rolling in.

Clarion-Goldfield-Dows 17, Pocahontas Area 8

Van Meter 48, West Central Valley 0

Solon 36, West Burlington 0

Mormon Trail 48, Lamoni 0

West Lyon 29, Sheldon 3

Waukon 49, Oelwein 0

Turkey Valley 61, Janesville 8

8:40 p.m. — More Iowa high school football halftime scores rolling in from the 7:30 p.m. kicks.

Grinnell 21, Washington 14

Pleasant Valley 42, Davenport North 6

Cedar Rapids Xavier 35, Cedar Rapids Washington 0

North Scott 9, Iowa City Liberty 6

Williamsburg 21, Centerville 7

8:38 p.m. — You serious, Clarke?

There's "getting out of hand." And then there's what Clarke is doing to Shenandoah. Triple digits is probably not in play with the running clock, but you never know.

8:28 p.m. — Some of the later-starting Iowa high school football games now at halftime.

ADM 28, Atlantic 13

Independence 41, South Tama 0

Webster City 27, Fort Dodge 8

Decorah 7, Mason City 0

Linn-Mar 49, Cedar Rapids Jefferson 0

Osage 21, Forest City 0

Crestwood 14, New Hampton 0

Vinton-Shellsburg 35, Maquoketa 0

Ankeny Centennial 14 Sioux City East 13

Davenport Assumption 21, Central DeWitt 3

Spencer 21, Denison Schleswig 7

8:19 p.m. — Some more Iowa high school football halftime scores coming your way.

Cedar Rapids Prairie 28, Ottumwa 7

Baxter 28, BGM 14

PCM 9, Albia 7

Clear Creek-Amana 13, Oskaloosa 7

Cedar Falls 28, Muscatine 0

Western Dubuque 14, Marion 0

Ar-We-Va 42, Siouxland Christian 14

Unity 28, Okoboji 6

Iowa City High 34, Iowa City West 0

Roland Story 14, Chariton 0

Coon Rapids-Bayard 18, West Harrison 14

Mormon Trail 40, Lamoni 0

8:11 p.m. — You said you wanted more Iowa high school football halftime scores? Well, here you go.

Exira/EHK 20, Bedford 18

Emmetsburg 28, Sibley Ocheyedan 0

West Lyon 22, Sheldon 3

Greene County 30, Clarinda 6

GTRA 22, West Bend Mallard 16

Davis County 20, Eddyville-Blakesburg 16

CL/GLR 43, Cherokee 8

Sergeant Bluff-Luton 21, Sioux Center 6

North Polk 27, Algona 6

Clarke 70, Shenandoah 0

Solon 29, West Burlington 0

8:05 p.m. — More Iowa high school football halftime scores.

Bettendorf 17, Davenport Central 0

Western Christian 14, West Sioux 14

Waukee 10, Johnston 0

Clear Lake 28, Garner-Hayfield/Ventura 0

Urbandale 34, Des Moines East 0

Durant 50, Louisa-Muscatine 0

Remsen St. Mary's 42, St. Edmond 0

East Union 27, Griswold 6

Lenox 54, Stanton-Essex 14

Beckman Catholic 62, Postville 0

AHSTW 19, Riverside 13

Spirit Lake 14, OABCIG 0

7:55 p.m. — Here are some Iowa high school football halftime scores.

Earlham 26, St. Albert 0

Creston 7, Knoxville 0

Mount Ayr 48, Sidney 0

Aplington-Parkersburg 14, South Hardin 6

CAM 28, Audubon 8

Carroll 19, Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 0

West Branch 21, Mediapolis 7

Wapsie Valley 13, Hudson 0

Gilbert 22, Nevada 15

Iowa City Regina 21, Wilton 6

BCLUW 6, Nashua-Plainfield 6

Easton Valley 20, Central City 6

Valley 14, Marshalltown 0

Winfield Mount-Union 24, Lone Tree 7

Waukon 35, Oelwein 0

7:50 p.m. — Spirit Lake gets the upper hand first in this battle of undefeateds.

Bode Higgins puts Spirit Lake up 14-0 midway through the second quarter.

7:40 p.m. — Here are your most ridiculous Iowa high school football scores after one quarter.

Beckman Catholic 35, Postville 0

Clarke 42, Shenandoah 0

CL-GLR 36, Cherokee 0

Kuemper Catholic 36, Onawa 0

7:36 p.m. — Several Class 5A teams starting to pull away.

Urbandale 21, Des Moines East 0

Ankeny 21, Des Moines Roosevelt 0

Valley 14, Marshalltown 0

7:33 p.m. — Little Hawks taking over this rivalry game early.

Oliver Kniss becomes the third different City High player to throw a TD in the first quarter. Iowa City West in a swift 21-0 hole.

7:27 p.m. — West Des Moines Valley up on Marshalltown after a quarter.

Tigers have the 7-0 lead. Bobcats drove deep into Tiger territory but lost a fumble. Valley back on the move nearing midfield. Watch all the action here.

7:22 p.m. — Early whiparound on the 7 p.m. Iowa high school football games

All these games still early in the first half.

Iowa City High 14, Iowa City West 0

Urbandale 14, Des Moines East 0

Gilbert 15, Nevada 8

West Branch 14, Mediapolis 7

Spirit Lake 7, OABCIG 0

7:18 p.m. — Ben Kueter, quarterback?

The Iowa football and wrestling commit gets the Little Hawks on the board first with an early TD pass on a trick play. Should be another great "Battle for the Boot."

7:16 p.m. — A look at your complete Week 5 Iowa high school football schedule

Many games underway. Final wave set to kick at 7:30 p.m.

7:11 p.m. — Sioux City East with an early lead on Ankeny Centennial

Jaguars in a 7-0 hole after giving up a fourth-down TD. Watch the action here.

7:05 p.m. — Nolan DeLong continues balling out.

We highlighted the Durant running back last week as one of a few Iowa high school football players approaching significant records.

Well, DeLong is at it again early.

7 p.m. — Big wave of Iowa high school football games getting underway.

Those lucky enough to avoid a JV-induced delay are beginning at 7 p.m. Let's have a night.

6:35 p.m. — Signs of fall have arrived at various Iowa high school football games.

It's in the 50s in several different parts of Iowa. Strong bet we'll see a lot of blankets in the stands tonight.

6:07 p.m. — Spirit Lake-OABCIG should be a dandy.

After a big Friday of Class 5A action last week, the Register is out tonight at maybe the best game in the state. Cooper DeJean's alma mater faces Spirit Lake in a battle of unbeatens.

6:03 p.m. — As is the case every week, here are your three CISN.tv streams.

All class 5A matchups with postseason implications.

6 p.m. — Here’s all your Iowa high school football content from this week to get you ready for another Friday.

Dargan Southard is a sports trending reporter and covers Iowa athletics for the Des Moines Register and HawkCentral.com. Email him at msouthard@gannett.com or follow him on Twitter at @Dargan_Southard.

This article originally appeared on Des Moines Register: Recap: Blowouts abundant in Week 5 of Iowa high school football season