Iowa high school football schedule Week 4. Every Ames-area IHSAA game

It’s Week 4 of the 2026 Iowa high school football season, and six of the seven IHSAA teams from the Ames area will be competing on Sept. 18.

Ames is back on the road for a second-consecutive week as the Little Cyclones travel to Norwalk to take on the Warriors. Gilbert hosts Webster City in its final non-district game, Ballard is on the road at Humboldt, Nevada is at 3A No. 3 Clear Lake and 2A No. 4 Roland-Story is also traveling as the Norse head to Denver to face the Cyclones.

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Colo-NESCO will host North Tama in an 8-player District 6 matchup in Colo. Collins-Maxwell has a well-deserved week off after picking up its first victory on Sept. 11 by defeating Meskwaki.

Here is what is in store for Week 4 of high school football games in the Ames area.

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• Norwalk vs. Ames, 7 p.m. at Warrior Stadium in Norwalk

• Webster City vs. Gilbert, 7 p.m. at Tiger Stadium in Gilbert

• Humboldt vs. Ballard, 7 p.m. at Humboldt High School in Humboldt

• Clear Lake vs. Nevada 7:30 p.m. at Lions Field in Clear Lake

• Roland-Story vs. Denver, 7 p.m. at the Denver High School Football Field in Denver

• North Tama vs. Colo-NESCO, 7 p.m. at the Colo-NESCO football field in Colo

Norwalk vs. Ames, 7 p.m. at Warrior Stadium in Norwalk

Webster City vs. Gilbert, 7 p.m. at Tiger Stadium in Gilbert

Humboldt vs. Ballard, 7 p.m. at Humboldt High School in Humboldt

Clear Lake vs. Nevada 7:30 p.m. at Lions Field in Clear Lake

Roland-Story vs. Denver, 7 p.m. at the Denver High School Football Field in Denver

North Tama vs. Colo-NESCO, 7 p.m. at the Colo-NESCO football field in Colo

Joe Randleman covers high school sports for the Ames Tribune. Contact him at jrandleman@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @JoeRandleman