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.

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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Ames-area Iowa high school football schedule, Week 3

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