Week three of the 2017 Iowa high school football season features the start of district play for many teams across the state. There's a full slate of games involving teams from the Cedar Valley and northeast Iowa that are scheduled to be played Friday night (Sept. 8).

Among the area games is a top-10 showdown in Class-4A. No. 8 Cedar Falls hosts No. 3 Iowa City West in a marquee, non-district match-up at the UNI-Dome. Both teams are loaded with talent and are coming off blow out victories last week.

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At Ed Thomas Field in Parkersburg, the Falcons of Aplington-Parkersburg (3-0) face West Marshall (2-1) in a game that could go along way in determining the Class-2A District 3 championship. Third-ranked A-P has outscored its three opponents by a combined score of 122-23, while West Marshall -- one of the state's traditional powerhouses -- looks much-improved and appears ready to end a three-year playoff drought.

Another similar battle takes place in West Union, where perennial playoff contender North Fayette Valley (0-2) looks to rebound from a disappointing start to its season. The TigerHawks host No. 8 Cascade (2-0) in the Class-2A District 4 opener for both teams.

Injuries will keep one area team off the field this week. Administrators at Starmont have decided to forfeit the Stars' Class-A District 4 opener at fifth-ranked Lisbon due to safety concerns. In a Facebook post earlier this week, school officials confirmed they decided to cancel Friday night's game due to a lack of available varsity players.

By rule, Lisbon will be credited with a 1-0 victory over the Stars. The Lions will also be awarded the maximum 17 points in the playoff tie-breaker system.


Here’s the entire list of this week's games involving teams from the Cedar Valley and northeast Iowa, all of which are scheduled to be played Friday night:

**Riceville @ (8P-#10) AGWSR, Ackley
West Marshall, State Center @ (2A-#3) Aplington-Parkersburg
(4A-#3) Iowa City, West @ (4A-#8) Cedar Falls
MFL-Mar-Mac @ Central Springs
Oelwein @ Columbus Catholic, Waterloo
Hampton-Dumont @ Crestwood, Cresco
Vinton-Shellsburg @ Decorah
Saydel @ Dike-New Hartford
**(8P-#1) Don Bosco, Gilbertville @ Dunkerton
Postville @ Edgewood-Colesburg
New Hampton @ Forest City
North Tama, Traer @ (A-#2) Gladbrook-Reinbeck
Colfax-Mingo @ Hudson
Boone @ Iowa Falls-Alden
**Central City @ Kee, Lansing
Starmont @ (A-#5) Lisbon (Cancelled-Starmont Forfeiting To Lisbon)
Center Point-Urbana @ Maquoketa
Waterloo, East @ Marshalltown
(2A-#8) Cascade, Western Dubuque @ North Fayette Valley
**(8P-#8) Turkey Valley, Jackson Junction @ North Iowa, Buffalo Center
East Buchanan, Winthrop @ North Linn, Troy Mills
**Janesville @ Northwood-Kensett
Grundy Center @ Rockford
Nashua-Plainfield @ Saint Ansgar
Charles City @ South Tama County, Tama
(1A-#10) Denver @ South Winneshiek, Calmar
BCLUW, Conrad @ Sumner-Fredericksburg
Clayton Ridge, Guttenberg @ Tipton
**Central, Elkader @ Tripoli
Monticello @ Union, La Porte City
Alburnett @ (A-#6) Wapsie Valley, Fairbank
Epworth, Western Dubuque @ Waterloo West
Beckman Catholic, Dyersville @ Waukon
Independence @ (3A-#10) Waverly-Shell Rock
Jesup @ West Branch
**Clarksville @ West Central, Maynard
Assumption, Davenport @ West Delaware, Manchester

**Denotes 8-Player Games

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