Five future Hawkeyes were in action last night as the Iowa high school playoffs began with the sub-state round. Each of the commits move on with victories and will play again next Monday.

Austin Vier: Ballard 37 - Webster City 7
Ballard handled Webster City with relative ease and won its first ever playoff game. The Bombers really got the run game going compiling 296 yards. Austin Vier even made an impact running the ball with a 3 yard TD. He also threw for 74 yards going 5 of 9. The team goes on to face undefeated Clear Lake next Monday.

James Morris: Solon 48 – Mediapolis 12
Solon stays perfect with a win over Mediapolis. The team has now won 37 straight and is a game closer to winning the state title for the 3rd year in a row. James Morris scored 2 rushing touchdowns in route to a 212 yard night on 14 carries. Solon will play Mid-Prairie in the first round on Monday.

Brandon Scherff: Denison 14 – Glenwood 9
The Denison-Schleswig Monarchs were trailing 9-7 with just 40 second left and no timeouts remaining. But Denison found a way and scored on a 58 yard run to stay alive in the playoffs with a 14-9 victory over Glenwood. The Monarchs will play Bishop Heelan (Brandon Wegher's high school) next week.

A.J. Derby: City High 45 – Iowa City West 20
The Little Hawks had little problem defeating rivals Iowa City West last night. City High took an early 21-0 lead thanks to 2 A.J. Derby touchdown passes and a Derby touchdown run. Derby finished the night 6 of 15 for 123 yards with 3 touchdowns and an interception. City High will play Dubuque Hempstead next.

Matt Hoch: Harlan 49 - MOC-Floyd Valley 7
Harlan had a huge first half and led 42-0 after the second quarter. MOC-Floyd Valley eventually scored in the 4th quarter, but the game was long over. Hoch caught a touchdown pass of 18 yards at the end of the first half.