West Hancock captures Iowa’s Class A high school football state championship

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Posted By: Jeff Fisher November 18, 2021

For the second time in three years, West Hancock is Iowa’s Class A high school football champ. Thursday at the UNI-Dome, the Eagles beat Grundy Center 19-14 for the state title.

West Hancock used a run-oriented offense, running the ball 41 times versus three passes. Matthew Francis carried the ball 25 times for 119 yards and a touchdown.

3rd, 7:00: West Hancock 19, Grundy Center 7. Eagles are up two scores after a 34-yard TD pass from Mitchell Smith to Rylan Barnes on just their second completed pass of the game. #iahsfb
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West Hancock finishes a perfect 13-0. Grundy, which has now finished state runner-up for three straight years, ends with an 11-2 record.

Final: West Hancock 19, Grundy Center 14. Undefeated West Hancock hangs on to win Class A for the second time in the last three years. Spartans are the second team ever to finish runner-up in three straight #iahsfb finals.
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Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.