Some Week 9 games are coming down to the wire. Follow for Iowa high school football live score updates, highlights

Dargan Southard, Des Moines Register
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We've zoomed through another high school football regular season, as Week 9 is upon us for Iowa's largest three classes. In the four smaller classes (8-player, A, 1A and 2A), the playoff journey begins this evening with the opening round.

The Des Moines Register will take you around the state tonight for plenty of high school football action, offering up news, analysis, commentary and more from Iowa's biggest games. We also have a slew of reporters out tonight providing updates from various games. Here's where we'll be tonight.

Keep it locked right here all evening.

10:02 p.m. — More final scores as the evening winds down

  • Iowa City High 79, Davenport Central 0

  • Linn-Mar 28, Cedar Rapids Prairie 13

  • Sioux City East 62, Sioux City West 14

  • Davenport West 35, Muscatine 13

9:55 p.m. — Almost done with another Friday night

  • Cedar Falls 24, Dubuque Senior 14

  • Newton 27, CCA 0

  • Iowa City Liberty 42, Clinton 7

  • Williamsburg 42, Camanche 0

  • Fremont-Mills 44, Moravia 38

  • Easton Valley 40, BGM 34

  • Solon 41, Keokuk 7

  • Newell-Fonda 55, Harris Lake Park 26

  • Pella 47, Cedar Rapids Washington 14

9:40 p.m. — History for West Harrison

9:30 p.m. — Another round of finals

  • North Linn 45, Wapello 0

  • Clarinda 56, Roland-Story 27

  • AHSTW 46, Westwood-Sloan 21

  • Monticello 42, Central Lee 0

  • Waukee Northwest 20, Urbandale 7

  • Southwest Valley 21, Madrid 14

  • Hinton 46, Logan Magnolia 22

  • Johnston 31, Ames 9

  • Western Christian 36, South Central Calhoun 18

  • Pleasant Valley 35, Iowa City West 14

9:19 p.m. — More final scores

  • Columbus 62, Maquoketa Valley 14

  • BHRV 25, Bishop Heelan 24

  • West Marshall 63, Clarke 13

  • Pella Christian 31, Iowa City Regina 0

  • Mid-Prairie 7, Northeast 6

  • MFL MarMac 48, Durant 12

  • Osage 49, Clarion-Goldfield-Dows 15

  • Dubuque Wahlert 62, West Liberty 0

  • Marshalltown 30, Des Moines North 14

  • Woodbury Central 42, South O'Brien 0

  • Atlantic 26, Creston 21

  • Washington 27, Burlington 6

  • Cedar Rapids Xavier 52, Oskaloosa 6

9:09 p.m. — All is right with Pleasant Valley

9:01 p.m. — Another round of final scores rolling in

  • West Branch 42, South Hardin 0

  • Spirit Lake 35, Sheldon 7

  • Remsen St Mary's 76, Audubon 0

  • Clear Lake 28, PCM 27

  • West Hancock 44, Nashua-Plainfield 16

  • East Buchanan 44, Lisbon 14

8:55 p.m. — Some early final scores

  • Kuemper Catholic, 35 Emmetsburg 8

  • Wapsie Valley 35, St. Ansgar 0

  • Ankeny Centennial 56, Des Moines East 0

  • West Sioux 58, East SAC 0

  • Spencer 35, Storm Lake 7

8:46 p.m. — Big swing in the Pleasant Valley-Iowa City West showdown

8:39 p.m. — Halftime scores coming in from the 7:30 p.m. games

  • Iowa City Liberty 28, Clinton 0

  • Iowa City High 51, Davenport Central 0

  • Davenport West 28, Muscatine 0

  • Solon 35, Keokuk 0

  • Fairfield 14, Grinnell 7

  • Independence 16, CP-U 6

8:25 p.m. — Iowa City West hanging around

14-14 against 5A's No. 1 squad.

8:20 p.m. — Some more halftime scores coming your way

  • Woodbury Central 20, South O'Brien 0

  • Alburnett 28, Bellevue 13

  • Mediapolis 28, Central Decatur 7

  • Lenox 42, Colo-Nesco 8

  • West Harrison 13, Bedford 13

  • Williamsburg 28, Camanche 0

  • Le Mars 14, Fort Dodge 0

  • Unity Christian 14, OACBCIG 13

  • Sioux Center 14, MOC-FV 12

8:15 p.m. — Another round of halftime scores

  • Bishop Heelan 17, BHRV 9

  • MFL MarMac 27, Durant 6

  • Remsen St. Marys 55, Audubon 0

  • Marshalltown 15, Des Moines North 8

  • Clarinda 18, Roland-Story 7

  • Western Christian 14, South Central Calhoun 6

  • West Branch 28, South Hardin 0

  • Cherokee 21, Sibley-Ocheyedan 0

  • Baxter 30, CAM 26

  • West Marshall 35, Clarke 7

  • Gehlen 23 - Tri-Center 8

8:05 p.m. — Some more early halftime scores

  • Madrid 14, Southwest Valley 7

  • Kuemper Catholic 28, Emmetsburg 0

  • West Sioux 49, East Sac 0

  • East Mills 14, Southeast Warren 12

  • West Lyon 17, E-LC 13

  • Urbandale 7, Waukee Northwest 7

  • West Hancock 28, Nashua-Plainfield 8

  • East Buchanan 28, Lisbon 7

7:59 p.m. — Some halftime scores rolling in from the 7 p.m. games

  • Aplington-Parkersburg 42, Eagle Grove 0

  • Grundy Center 36, Belle Plaine 0

  • PCM 27, Clear Lake 14

  • Ankeny Centennial 42, Des Moines East 0

  • Columbus Catholic 14, Denver 0

  • Central Lyon/George-LIttle Rock 42, Iowa Falls-Alden 0

  • Spencer 35, Storm Lake 0

  • Dowling Catholic 30, Waukee 0

7:50 p.m. — Jaxon Smolik, good at football.

7:42 p.m. — If you noticed our Cody Goodwin isn't covering a game tonight, here's why.

Check out this exclusive story later this weekend.

7:40 p.m. — Ankeny Centennial not messing around

Jaguars came in as big favorites against Des Moines East and are showing why. A 35-point first quarter.

7:31 p.m. — Solid start for Class 5A's top dog

Shouldn't be any drama between Pleasant Valley and rebuilding Iowa City West. Spartans with a quick 7-0 lead.

7:25 p.m. — Dowling Catholic up early in a Week 9 tune-up

Maroons off and running against Waukee.

7:20 p.m. — West Branch out to an early lead in its playoff opener

Always a good time at the Little Rose Bowl. Bears have lofty expectations again this postseason. Good start against South Hardin.

7:11 p.m. — Des Moines Roosevelt lands the first blow in an intriguing game

DMPS did finally break its losing streak to the Des Moines suburb schools, but there have still been plenty of blowouts since. Can Roosevelt land another stunner? Roughriders up early on Valley.

7 p.m. — Expect fireworks at Pella Christian tonight

It seems like each time Pella Christian and Iowa City Regina link up in the playoffs, dramatic action unfolds. They meet tonight in Pella. Eagles have grabbed the early lead.

7 p.m. — Playoff games getting underway

While Class 5A 4A and 3A are in Week 9, 8-player, Class A, 1A and 2A open their playoffs this evening. Some teams aren't messing around.

6:45 p.m. — Here are your three Class 5A streams tonight

6:30 p.m. — Welcome to another night of Iowa high school football

A busy (and shockingly warm) evening that gets underway at 7 p.m. Some early pregame shots rolling in.

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.

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