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You are here: Home / Hawks / Fall / Football / Playoff pairings are set: Jags to host Urbandale, while Ankeny visits S.E. Polk

Playoff pairings are set: Jags to host Urbandale, while Ankeny visits S.E. Polk

October 26, 2019 by Dan Holm

Ankeny Centennial’s Tyler Johnson takes a handoff from quarterback Hayes Gibson during the Jaguars’ 17-14 overtime victory against Ankeny on Aug. 30. Both the Jaguars and Hawks are headed to the Class 4A playoffs. Centennial will host Urbandale in Friday’s opening round, while Ankeny will travel to Southeast Polk. (Photo by Drue Wolfe)

The pairings have finally been revealed for the Class 4A football playoffs: Ankeny Centennial will host a rematch against Urbandale in Friday’s opening round, while Ankeny will travel to Southeast Polk to face former Hawks head coach Brad Zelenovich. Both games are at 7 p.m.

Centennial (8-1) is the No. 4 overall seed after winning the District 2 title. The Jaguars will meet No. 12 Urbandale (6-3) at Ankeny Stadium.

The two teams met earlier this season on Sept. 6 at Urbandale, where Centennial posted a 41-21 victory despite playing without some key starters. Two preseason all-staters, running back Avery Gates and offensive lineman Brady Petersen, missed the game due to injuries.

With a win, Centennial would also host a quarterfinal game on Nov. 8 as the highest remaining seed in Bracket C. The Jaguars would play the winner of Friday’s matchup between No. 5 Cedar Rapids Kennedy (8-1) and No. 11 Fort Dodge (6-3).

Ankeny (6-3), meanwhile, is the No. 9 overall seed after closing out the regular season on Friday with a 45-7 victory over Sioux City East. The loss knocked the Black Raiders (6-3) out of the playoffs.

No. 6 Southeast Polk (7-2) is coming off a 38-0 win over Des Moines Roosevelt. The Rams’ only losses were to Centennial and Valley, the No. 1 overall seed.

Zelenovich coached at Ankeny for two years before taking over the Southeast Polk program in 2015. Last year, he guided the Rams to a semifinal appearance after knocking off Centennial, the No. 1 seed, in the opening round.

No. 3 Dowling Catholic (8-1), the six-time defending Class 4A state champion, will host No. 14 Roosevelt (6-3) in the other Bracket D matchup. With a win, the Maroons would host the Ankeny-Southeast Polk winner in the quarterfinals.

Valley (9-0) and Cedar Falls (9-0) are the top two overall seeds. The brackets will be reseeded for the semifinals on Nov. 15 at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls.

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