It's Week 9 of the 2026 Iowa high school football season, and five of the seven teams from the Ames area will be in action.
Ames gets to play a day early when the Little Cyclones travel to Sioux City on Oct. 22 to face the Class 5A No. 5 Sioux City East Black Raiders. On Oct. 23 Ballard, the No. 7 team in 4A, goes on the road to face No. 3 Carlisle and Gilbert is at No. 10 North Polk in a pair of 4A District 5 showdowns.
Nevada ends its season on Oct. 23 with a home game against Knoxville. Roland-Story beings 2A playoff competition on Oct. 23 by hosting Grand View Christian in a first round game at Story City.
The Ames area's two 8-player programs, Collins-Maxwell and Colo-NESCO, both concluded their seasons last week.
Here is what is in store for Week 9 of high school football games in the Ames area.
Ames-area Iowa high school football schedule, Week 9
Thursday, Oct. 22
- Class 5A No. 5 Sioux City East vs. Ames, 7 p.m. at Elwood Olsen Stadium in Sioux City
Friday, Oct. 23
- Class 2A football playoff first round: Roland-Story vs. Grand View Christian, 7 p.m. at Kerry Van Winkel Field in Story City
- Class 4A No. 3 Carlisle vs. No. 7 Ballard, 7 p.m. at the Carlisle High School Stadium in Carlisle
- Class 4A No. 10 North Polk vs. Gilbert, 7 p.m. at Comet Field in Alleman
- Nevada vs. Knoxville, 7 p.m. at Cub Stadium in Nevada
Joe Randleman covers high school sports for the Ames Tribune. Contact him at jrandleman@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @JoeRandleman
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