EPWORTH, Iowa — Western Dubuque hosts Waverly-Shell Rock in the Class 4A state football quarterfinals on Friday, November 6, 2026, at 7 p.m., a rematch of a September overtime game the Bobcats won by a single point.
Western Dubuque enters the game at 9-1. The Bobcats reached the quarterfinals with a 35-0 win over Ballard in the round of 16 on October 30, 2026. Waverly-Shell Rock is 8-2 and advanced with a 44-14 win over Clear Creek Amana on October 30, 2026, the Go-Hawks’ first playoff victory since the 2022 season.
The two teams met on September 11, 2026, in Waverly, where Western Dubuque won 32-31 in overtime. That one-point loss is one of only two defeats on Waverly-Shell Rock’s record this season; the Go-Hawks’ other loss came against Xavier.
Waverly-Shell Rock running back Easton Jorgenson powered the Go-Hawks past Clear Creek Amana, carrying the ball 28 times for 278 yards and three touchdowns and catching another touchdown.
The winner of the November 6, 2026, quarterfinal advances to the Class 4A semifinals at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls
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