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High School Football Scores: August 30th
Carlisle – 7Norwalk – 35———————–Boone – 42Knoxville – 6———————–Bondurant-Farrar – 41North Polk – 42———————–Saydel – 23Storm Lake – 38———————–Gilbert – 35Dallas Center-Grimes – 28———————–Pella – 29Ballard – 17———————–South Tama County – 0Roland-Story – 47———————–Greene County – 21Carroll – 34———————–Creston – 6Winterset – 31———————–West Marshall – 7Nevada – 33———————–Grinnell – 28Center Point-Urbana – 0———————–Clarke – 7Atlantic – 62———————–Underwood – 7Van Meter – 17———————–Interstate 35 (Truro) – 27Pleasantville – 14 Perry – 35DM Hoover – 21———————-Des Moines Christian – 56Pella Christian -0———————-DM North – 16DM East – 20———————-Johnston – 28Waukee Northwest – 17———————-Valley – 20Southeast Polk – 17———————-Indianola – 21Urbandale – 17———————-Ankeny Centennial – 31Ankeny – 10———————-CR Kennedy – 12Dowling Catholic – 24———————-DM Roosevelt – 49DM Lincoln – 16———————-Waukee – 59Ames – 14———————-Mason City – 26Marshalltown – 25———————-Webster City – 41Fort Dodge – 13———————-Newton – 8ADM – 13———————-Albia – 13Centerville -6 For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to who13.com.
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