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MARENGO, Iowa – Wapello’s football team took care of business on its end Friday night with a 44-7 win over Iowa Valley, and got some help from Belle Plaine to earn the Indians’ first playoff berth in eight years.

Wapello (6-3, 4-3 district) earned the fourth and final spot in Class 1A District 5 after Belle Plaine beat Eddyville-Blakesburg. The Indians will travel to Guttenberg on Wednesday to face Clayton Ridge (8-1, 7-0) at 7 p.m.

According to mapquest, it’s 165 miles and nearly a 3-hour drive from Wapello to Guttenberg.

Indians running back Dylan Schrader scored three rushing touchdowns and quarterback Taylor Jacobsmeier added two more Friday.

“I’m proud of our guys,” head coach Todd Parsons said. “We had a good week of practice; we told the guys we take care of business and nothing else matters. Fortunately, we were able to do that (qualify).”

Because of rainy conditions, Wapello relied on the running game, racking up 384 yards on the ground, compared to only 35 through the air.

Jacobsmeier started things off with a 35-yard TD run, added another for 55 yards and Schrader capped off the first quarter with a 17-yarder.

“We had a good start,” Parsons said. “We scored early and that was key. Our kids played well.

“We’re looking forward to Wednesday.

“It’s nice to play some meaningful games in October,” he added. “I’m happy for our kids. They worked hard all year. They definitely deserve it.”

Wapello 44, Iowa Valley 7

Wapello  24 14 6 0 — 44

Iowa Valley  0 0 0     7— 7

First quarter

WAP – Taylor Jacobsmeier 35 run (2-pt. good), 7:07

WAP – Jacobsmeier 55 run (2-pt. good), 5:26

WAP – Dylan Schrader 17 run (2-pt. good), 2:56

Second quarter

WAP – Schrader 14 run (2-pt. good), 6:27

WAP – Logan Lanz 2 run (kick fail), 3:48

Third quarter

WAP – Schrader 59 run (kick fail), 8:03

Team statistics

 WAP IV

First downs 11 9

Rushes-yards 33-384 41-140

Passing yards 35 10

Comp-Att-Int. 2-35-0 2-10-0

Punts-avg. 0-0 2-24

Fumbles-lost 0-0 0-0

Penalties-yards 2-20 2-20

Individual statistics

Rushing

WAPELLO – Dylan Schrader 19-215-2; Taylor Jacobsmeier 6-117-3; Logan Brockway 7-42-0; Logan Lanz 1-2-1; Ashton Grimm 1-2-0.

IOWA VALLEY – Nick Heisdorffer 12-40-0; Colton Rabe 17-47-0; Travis Glendorf 12-62-1.

Passing

WAPELLO – Jacobsmeier 2-8-35-0-0.

IOWA VALLEY – Logan Loftus 2-7-10-0.

Receiving

WAPELLO – Brock Webb 2-35-0

IOWA VALLEY – Josh Kriegel 2-10-0.

L-M ends on sour note

LETTS, Iowa – Mediapolis had three touchdowns cover 30 yards or more, including an 85-yard run by John Mathiasmeier in the third quarter, to help the Bulldogs upend Louisa-Muscatine 40-12 in the Falcons’ season finale.

Jesse Ertz and Blake Wulf had first-quarter scores for Mediapolis, which finished the regular season with a 6-3 mark and 4-3 in Class 2A District 6. Mathiasmeier finished with 139 yards rushing, while Wulf had 94 and Bobby Thompson compiled 91. In all, Mediapolis had 449 yards rushing.

Lucas Kemp had a 70-yard touchdown run and Madison Chandler posted a 27-yard scoring run in the fourth quarter for L-M, which finished coach Guy Dierikx’s first season 2-7 overall and 1-6 in the district.

Chandler finished with 63 yards rushing on nine carries.

Mediapolis 40,

Louisa-Muscatine 12

Mediapolis  14 7 6 13 — 40

Louisa-Muscatine 0 0 0 12 — 12

First quarter

MED – Jesse Ertz 33 run (Brandon White kick)

MED – Blake Wolf 12 run (White kick)

Second quarter

MED – Ertz 47 run (White kick)

Third quarter

MED – John Mathiasmeier 85 run (kick failed)

Fourth quarter

MED – Bobby Thompson 15 run (White kick)

L-M – Lucas Kemp 70 run (kick failed)

MED – Thompson 9 run (conversion failed)

L-M – Madison Chandler 27 run (kick failed)

Team statistics

 MED LM

First downs  15 8

Rushes-yards  51-449 39-130

Passing yards  40 14

Comp-Att-Int.  3-6-0 2-10-0

Punts-avg.  1-34 5-32

Fumbles-lost  0 0

Penalties-yards  5-25 4-35

Individual statistics

Rushing

MEDIAPOLIS – Blake Wulf 10-94, Joesph Hollingsworth 3-12, Jesse Ertz 3-70, John Mathiasmeier 9-139, Bobby Thompson 14-91, Wil Janssen 6-20, Jacob Darbyshire 6-23.

LOUISA-MUSCATINE – Brode Hills 15-49, Cole Schreurs 6-51, Lucas Kemp 9-(-33), Madison Chandler 9-63.

Passing

MEDIAPOLIS – Jesse Ertz 1-4-0, 11 yards, Jacob Darbyshire 2-2-0, 29 yards.

LOUISA-MUSCATINE – Lucas Kemp 2-10-0, 14 yards.

Receiving

MEDIAPOLIS – Jacob Holsteen 1-11, Tanner Siegworth 1-9, Conner Kester 1-20.

LOUISA-MUSCATINE – Chandler 1-11 Hills 1-3.

Columbus closes with win

DONNELLSON, Iowa – Columbus Community’s Jared Eichelberger rushed for 217 yards and a pair of scores as the Wildcats ended their season Friday with a 14-12 win over Central Lee.

With the performance, Eichelberger finished the season with 1,605 yards and 14 touchdowns.

Eichelberger’s first score came from 10 yards in the opening quarter, followed by a 2-yard plunge midway through the second quarter. The Wildcats (2-7, 1-6) had 286 yards rushing.

Central Lee tallied a touchdown early in the fourth quarter, but the conversion failed.

The 12 points allowed by Columbus’ defense was the fewest since winning the season opener against Highland (Riverside).

Columbus 14,

Central Lee 12

Central Lee  6 0 0 6 — 12

Columbus  8 0 6 0 — 14

First quarter

COL – Jared Eichelberger 10 run (Eichelberger run), 5:07

CL – Brad Vogel 70 pass from Brian Boeck (kicked failed), 3:43

Third quarter

COL – Eichelberger 2 run (kicked failed), 7:50

Fourth quarter

CL – Dakota Kirchner 10 run (kicked failed), 10:27

Individual statistics

Rushing

COL – Jared Eichelberger 41-217, Brady Milder 12-55, Luis Aguire 8-14

CL – Dakota Kirchner 6-31.

Passing

CL –Brian Boeck 6-18-0, 141 yards.

Receiving

CL – Brad Vogel 2-86. Ethan Adamire 2-28, Kirchner 1-22, Nick Ellison 1-5.

MHS sophs drop finale

BETTENDORF, Iowa – Pleasant Valley’s sophomore football team finished a perfect season with a 36-7 triumph over Muscatine on Friday at the Pleasant Valley Middle School.

The Spartans (9-0), who compiled 285 rushing yards in the game, outscored their opponents 310-35 for the season.

Meanwhile, the Muskies, coached by Ryan Castle, finished 4-5 for the second consecutive season.