For the first time since 2006, Xavier is a state champion in football and they beat three-time state champ Pella to claim the state’s 3A crown. The Saints captured the title Thursday with a 31-13 win at the UNI-Dome.
Pella entered the game ranked No. 3 in the latest High School Football America Iowa Top 5, while Xavier was No. 4. Look for that to change when the final Top 5 is released on Saturday.
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.
