BOONE?- After completing the re-districting process for Iowa high school football, the Iowa High School Athletic Association released the game schedules for prep football over the next two seasons. The schedules were released last week for all high school football programs in the state.
For the 2018-19 seasons, the playoff formats will follow these guidelines, as established by the IHSAA's Board of Control.
Class 4A: 42 teams, 7 districts, 6 teams per district; 4 non-district games per team.
Class 3A, 2A, 1A: 54 teams, 9 districts, 6 teams per district; 4 non-district games per team.
Class A: 62 teams, 8 districts with 6 eams, and 2 districts with 7 teams; 4 non-district games per team in 6-team districts and 3 non-district games per team in 7-team districts.
8-Player:
65 teams, 7 districts with 8 teams and 1 district with 9 teams; 2 non-district games per team in 8 -team districts and 1 non-district game per team in 9 -team district (Week 0 possible)
None of the three Palo Alto County teams will have week zero games in either the 2018 or 2019 seasons, but the most noteable change to the football landscape this season will be a step up for the Titans of Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire from Eight-Man play back up to 11-man play in Class A.
Another change for the Emmetsburg E-Hawks in Class 1A will be the loss of two traditional rivalry games. For the past several years, the E-Hawks have opened their season taking on Spencer and Estherville LIncoln Central in non-district games, but those traditional rivalries are eliminated with the new schuedules established by the IHSAA. The schedules for all three teams are as follows below:
Emmetsburg E-Hawks
Class 1A District 1
2018 Schedule
08/24 Bishop Garrigan, Algona
08/31 @West Hancock, Britt
09/07 Algona
09/14 Cherokee, Washington
09/21 @West Lyon, Inwood
09/28 @Sibley-Ocheyedan
10/05 Unity Christian, Orange City
10/12 Western Christian, Hull
10/19 @West Sioux, Hawarden
2019 Schedule
08/30 @Bishop Garrigan, Algona
09/06 West Hancock, Britt
09/13 @Algona
09/20 @Cherokee, Washington
09/27 West Lyon, Inwood
10/04 Sibley-Ocheyedan
10/11 @Unity Christian, Orange City
10/18 @Western Christian, Hull
10/25 West Sioux, Hawarden
Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire Titans
Class A District 3
2018 Schedule
08/24 South O'Brien, Paullina
08/31 @Sioux Central, Sioux Rapids
09/07 Okoboji, Milford
09/14 @Sibley-Ocheyedan
09/21 @North Union
09/28 West Fork, Sheffield
10/05 @Belmond-Klemme
10/12 @West Hancock, Britt
10/19 Bishop Garrigan, Algona
2019 Schedule
08/30 @South O'Brien, Paullina
09/06 Sioux Central, Sioux Rapids
09/13 @Okoboji, Milford
09/20 Sibley-Ocheyedan
09/27 North Union
10/04 @West Fork, Sheffield
10/11 Belmond-Klemme
10/18 West Hancock, Britt
10/25 @Bishop Garrigan, Algona
West Bend-Mallard Wolverines
Eight-Man District 1
2018 Schedule
08/24 Glidden-Ralston
08/31 @AGWSR, Ackley
09/07 @Ar-We-Va, Westside
09/14 Clay Central-Everly
09/21 @Harris-Lake Park
09/28 Kingsley-Pierson
10/05 @St. Mary's, Remsen
10/12 River Valley, Correctionville
10/19 @Newell-Fonda
2019 Schedule
08/30 @Glidden-Ralston
09/06 AGWSR, Ackley
09/13 Ar-We-Va, Westside
09/20 @Clay Central-Everly
09/27 Harris-Lake Park
10/04 @Kingsley-Pierson
10/11 St. Mary's, Remsen
10/18 @River Valley, Correctionville
10/25 Newell-Fonda