A Quick Glance at the Class 5A Championship Game Between West Des Moines Dowling and Liberty High
Class 5A No. 1 West Des Moines Dowling (11-1)
Head coach: Tom Wilson (34th season, 310-75)
Playoff appearances (postseason record): 47 (92-37)
Championship appearances (record): 18 (10-7)
State titles: Ten
Statistics
Offense per game averages
- Points: 33.6
- Rushing yards: 191
- Yards per carry: 5.3
- Passing yards: 197
- Total yards: 388
- Yards per play: 6.9
- Turnovers: 6
Defensive per game averages
- Points allowed: 7.6
- Rushing yards allowed: 90
- Yards per carry allowed: 3.2
- Passing yards allowed: 99
- Total yards allowed: 189
- Yards per play allowed: 3.8
- Turnovers forced: 16
- Turnover margin: +10
- Yards per play differential: +3.1
Individual leaders
- Passing: Joey Nahas (6-0, 190) Sr. – 135-of-222 (61%) 2,165 yards, 24 TD, 4 INT
- Rushing: Ian Middleton (5-9, 215) Sr. – 245 carries, 1,561 yards, 17 TD, 6.4 YPC
- Receiving: Jeffrey Roberts (6-0, 190) Sr. – 46 receptions, 895 yards, 12 TD, 19.5 YPC
- Tackles: Carlos Blount Jr. (6-0, 210) Jr. – 60.5 tackles
- Tackles for loss: Ryan Bobo (5-11, 220) Jr. – 16 tackles for loss
- Sacks: Ryan Bobo (5-11, 220) Jr. – 12 sacks
- Interceptions: Jeremiah Roberson (5-9, 175) Jr. – 4 Interceptions
Schedule
@West Des Moines Valley L 19-20
Johnston W 31-10
@Dallas Center-Grimes W 27-0
Southeast Polk W 45-14
Waterloo West W 55-7
@Cedar Rapids Kennedy W 34-0
Waukee W 30-14
Ankeny Centennial W 27-10
Marshalltown W 42-0
Waterloo West W 44-6 (5A opening round)
West High W 35-0 (5A quarterfinal)
West Des Moines Valley W 14-10 (5A semifinal)
Probable Starters
Defense
DE: #90 Ryan Bobo 5-11, 220, Sr.
DT: #63 Brady Hagan 6-2, 260, Jr.
DT: #52 Myles Elcock 6-0, 250, Sr.
DE: #30 Anthony Bonanno 6-1, 205, Sr.
LB: #33 Jackson Miller 6-1, 190, Sr.
LB: #6 Carlos Blount Jr. 6-0, 210, Jr.
LB: #2 Joel Sankoh 6-0, 185, Sr.
S: #9 Kyle Schumacher 5-9, 165, Sr.
CB: #0 Jordan Watson 5-9, 170, Sr.
CB: #21 Jeremiah Roberson 5-9, 175, Jr.
FS: #22 Maddox Coppola 6-1, 195, Sr.
P: #24 Henry Smid 5-10, 175, Soph.
Offense
LT: #77 Carter Barrett 6-6, 285, Soph.
LG: #55 Josh Miller 6-3, 275, Sr.
C: #58 Kade Krause 6-0, 230, Jr.
RG: #72 Evan Mitchell 6-3, 245, Soph.
RT: #66 Max Thomas 6-5, 245, Sr.
TE/H: #7 Quinn Schumulbach 5-11, 190, Sr.
WR: #1 Sam Drexler 6-0, 175, Sr.
WR: #8 Jimmy Nahas 6-0, 185, Sr.
WR: #3 Jeffrey Roberts 6-0, 190, Sr.
RB: #5 Ian Middleton 5-9, 215, Sr.
QB: #16 Joey Nahas 6-0, 190, Sr.
K: #14 Ryan Kuhn 5-10, 140, Sr.
Class 5A No. 4 Liberty High (11-1)
Head coach: Scott Chandler (2nd season, 21-3)
Playoff appearances (postseason record): Four (6-3)
Championship appearances (record): One (0-0)
State titles: None
Statistics
Offense per game averages
- Points: 37.1
- Rushing yards: 188
- Yards per carry: 5.6
- Passing yards: 213
- Total yards: 401
- Yards per play: 6.5
- Turnovers: 16
Defensive per game averages
- Points allowed: 18.8
- Rushing yards allowed: 145
- Yards per carry allowed: 6.1
- Passing yards allowed: 117
- Total yards allowed: 262
- Yards per play allowed: 6.3
- Turnovers forced: 15
- Turnover margin: -1
- Yards per play differential: +.2
Individual leaders
- Passing: Reece Rettig, Sr. – 221-of-310 (71%) 2,326 yards, 21 TD, 11 Interceptions
- Rushing: Reece Rettig, Sr. – 160 carries, 942 yards, 14 TD, 5.9 YPC
- Receiving: Pryor Reiners, Jr. – 52 receptions, 613 yards, 7 TDs, 11.8 YPC
- Tackles: Landon Bell, Sr. – 65 tackles
- Tackles for loss: Landon Bell, Sr. – 17.5 tackles for loss
- Sacks: Eric Strunk, Jr. – 4.5 sacks; Landon Bell – 4.5 sacks; Alex Strunk, Jr. – 4.5 sacks
- Interceptions: Logan Laubenthal, Sr. – 3 Int
Schedule
Cedar Falls W 15-14
Southeast Polk W 38-20
Linn-Mar W 28-7
Johnston L 27-24
West High W 44-31
Davenport Central W 54-7
Pleasant Valley W 28-14
City High W 48-29
Muscatine W 68-14
Waukee W 34-20 (5A First Round)
Southeast Polk W 31-28 (5A Quarterfinal)
Waukee Northwest W 31-15 (5A Semifinal)
Probable Starters
Defense
DE: #12 Cash Hennings, Jr.
DT: #66 Jackson Williams, Sr.
DT: #55 Jacob Avgenackis, Sr.
DE: #41 Hank Thompson, Jr.
LB: #4 Pryor Reiners, Jr.
LB: #40 Landon Bell, Sr.
LB: #24 Alex Strunk, Jr.
LB: #33 Will Frey, Sr.
DB: #22 Adrian Clerry, Jr.
DB: #10 Leo Rozz, Jr.
DB: #1 Logan Laubenthal, Sr.
DB: #3 Jordan Schroeder, Sr.
P: #44 Finn O’Toole Sr.
Offense
LT: #68 Ben Mohr, Jr.
LG: #50 Jaryn Sertterh, Sr.
C: #65 Pete Hansen, Sr.
RG: #56 Josiah DeShaw, Sr.
RT: #51 Blake Sehmann, Sr.
TE: #40 Landon Bell, Sr.
WR: #3 Jordan Schroeder, Sr.
WR: #4 Pryor Reiners, Jr.
WR: #11 Cale Baldwin, Sr.
WR: #10 Leo Rozz, Jr.
WR: #22 Adrian Clerry, Jr.
RB: #38 Brody Beaver, Jr.
QB: #17 Reece Rettig, Sr.
K: #14 Ryan Kuhn 5-10, 140, Sr.
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