Welcome to Week 8 of the Iowa high school football season!

It's hard to believe, but it's the last week of the regular season for eight-player teams and classes A through 2A before playoffs start next week. Oct. 24 is regular season Week 9 for Classes 3A through 5A.

Here's what you need to know.

Game of the week

Our game of the week is another Top 10 matchup in Class 5A , with No. 3 West Des Moines Valley at No. 5 Ankeny.

The Tigers are 6-1 this season, with their only loss coming in Week 2 at No. 1-ranked Waukee Northwest, which is the only unbeaten team left in 5A . The Hawks are 4-2, with losses in Week 1 to Waukee Northwest and Week 6 at No. 7 Johnston.

We'll have a crew in Ankeny, where kickoff is at 7 p.m. at Northview Middle School in Ankeny.

Wild Card game

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