Class 5A Semifinal Breakdown: Liberty High vs. Southeast Polk
Class 5A No. 1 Liberty High (10-1)
Head coach: Scott Chandler
Playoff appearances (postseason record): Three (3-2)
Semifinal appearances (semifinal record): None
State Titles: None
Statistics
Offensive per game averages
- Points: 40.7 points per game
- Rushing yards: 202 rush yards per game
- Yards per carry: 5.8 yards per carry
- Passing yards: 228 pass yards per game
- Total yards: 430 total yards per game
- Yards per play: 7.6 yards per play
- Turnovers: 9 turnovers
Defensive per game averages
- Points allowed: 25.6 points per game
- Rushing yards allowed: 152 rush yards per game
- Yards allowed per carry: 4.9 yards per carry
- Passing yards allowed: 175 pass yards per game
- Total yards allowed: 328 total yards per game
- Yards per play allowed: 4.9 yards per play
- Turnovers forced: 20 forced turnovers
- Turnover margin: +11 turnover margin
- Yards per play differential: +2.7 yards per play
Individual leaders
- Passing: Reece Rettig (5-10, 165) Jr. – 165-of-227, 2,385 yards, 29 TD, 3 INT
- Rushing: Owen Drapeaux (6-1, 210) Sr. – 168 carries, 889 yards, 13 TD
- Receiving: Dallas Miller (5-11, 170) Sr. – 57 receptions, 833 yards, 8 TD
- Tackles: Sutton Koller (5-11, 180) Sr. – 67 tackles
- Tackles for loss: Ethan Barber (6-0, 230) Sr. – 10.5 tackles for loss
- Sacks: Ethan Barber (6-0, 230) Sr. – 3.5 sacks
- Interceptions: Logan Laubenthal (5-10, 160) Jr. – 4 interceptions
Schedule
- West High W 56-45
- City High W 49-20
- Pleasant Valley L 28-42
- Cedar Falls W 49-42
- Cedar Rapids Prairie W 26-21
- Cedar Rapids Washington W 27-22
- Ankeny W 28-20
- Waterloo West W 63-9
- Cedar Rapids Jefferson W 70-33
- Waukee W 31-14
- Ankeny W 21-13
Class 5A No. 11 Southeast Polk (7-4)
Head coach: Brad Zelenovich
Playoff appearances (postseason record): 22 (34-18)
Semifinal appearances (semifinal record): Eight (5-2)
State Titles: Three (2021, 2022, 2023)
Statistics
Offensive per game averages
- Points: 27.9 points per game
- Rushing yards: 144 rushing yards per game
- Yards per carry: 5.1 yards per carry
- Passing yards: 192 passing yards per game
- Total yards: 336 total yards per game
- Yards per play: 6.3 yards per play
- Turnovers: 13 turnovers
Defensive per game averages
- Points allowed: 19.3 points per game
- Rushing yards allowed: 135 rush yards per game
- Yards allowed per carry: 4.7 yards per carry
- Passing yards allowed: 167 passing yards per game
- Total yards allowed: 302 total yards per game
- Yards per play allowed: 5.9 yards per play
- Turnovers forced: 11 turnovers forced
- Turnover margin: -2 turnover margin
- Yards per play differential: +.4 yards per play
Individual leaders
- Passing: Holden Hansen (6-2, 200) Sr. – 173-of-256, 1,937 yards, 15 TD, 12 INT
- Rushing: Drew Thompson (5-10, 175) Jr. – 80 carries, 536 yards, 9 TD
- Receiving: Sam Zelenovich (6-2, 188) Sr. – 61 receptions, 779 yards, 6 TD
- Tackles: Cooper Martinson (6-4, 285) Sr. – 70.5 tackles
- Tackles for loss: Kane Brockman (5-1, 195) Sr. – 14.5 tackles for loss
- Sacks: Kane Brockman (5-11, 195) Sr. – 6.5 sacks
- Interceptions: Brody Brandt (5-10, 160) Sr. – 2 interceptions
Schedule
- West Des Moines Valley L 17-20
- Ankeny W 21-13
- Cedar Rapids Prairie L 20-30
- Ankeny Centennial W 21-13
- Sioux City East W 48-3
- Johnston L 0-34
- Waukee W 31-28
- West Des Moines Dowling L 34-35
- Des Moines Lincoln W 49-0
- Pleasant Valley W 24-21
- West High W 42-15
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