No change at the top

Status quo reigns in the Gazette/KCRG/KGYM high school football poll.

The rankings were released Monday afternoon, and this week's poll looks a lot like last week's poll, particularly at the top.

With one minor exception, the order of the top five teams is the same in each class.

Bettendorf (Class 4A), Pella (3A), Clear Lake (2A), Fort Dodge St. Edmond (1A), Maquoketa Valley (A) and Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton (8-Man) remain the No. 1 teams.

The only change among any of the top 10s comes in Class 1A, where West Branch leapfrogs Ogden and moves into the No. 4 spot.

Bettendorf gained a first-place vote this week (taking six of seven) and leads No. 2 Cedar Rapids Washington by a 69-64 margin for the top spot among the big classes. Both teams are 5-0.

Then it's central Iowa powers West Des Moines Dowling, West Des Moines Valley and Waukee, all 4-1 and all of which have taken turns beating each other.

Pella (5-0) leads the 3A field for the fifth straight week, with Cedar Rapids Xavier (4-1) and West Delaware (5-0) running second and third.

Spirit Lake is No. 2 behind Clear Lake in 2A. The Indians host No. 4 Sioux Center in a pair of unbeatens and the biggest game in the state this week.

There are two games pitting 8-Man unbeatens Friday, both of which involve Gazette area teams. No. 4 HLV faces second-ranked, defending state champion Don Bosco at Gilbertville while No. 9 Turkey Valley is at No. 7 Elkader Central.

THE GAZETTE/KCRG/KGYM FOOTBALL POLL

(First-place votes in parentheses)

CLASS 4A W-L Pts Pvs

1. Bettendorf (6) 5-0 69 1

2. Cedar Rapids Washington (1) 5-0 64 2

3. West Des Moines Dowling 4-1 53 3

4. West Des Moines Valley 4-1 48 4

5. Waukee 4-1 45 5

6. Johnston 4-1 28 7

(tie) Sioux City East 5-0 28 6

8. Ankeny Centennial 4-1 27 8

9. Cedar Falls 4-1 7 -

10. Ankeny 3-2 4 -

Dropped out: Ames (9), Lewis Central (10).

Others receiving votes: Ames 3, Dubuque Hempstead 3, Linn-Mar 3, North Scott 2, Lewis Central 1.

CLASS 3A W-L Pts Pvs

1. Pella (5) 5-0 68 1

2. Cedar Rapids Xavier (1) 4-1 61 2

3. West Delaware (1) 5-0 57 3

4. Carroll 5-0 48 4

5. Sioux City Heelan 4-1 43 5

6. Solon 4-1 34 6

7. Waverly-Shell-Rock 4-1 22 9

8. Gilbert 4-1 20 8

9. Humboldt 4-1 11 10

10. Carlisle 4-1 6 -

Dropped out: Ballard (7).

Others receiving votes: Chariton 5, Dallas Center-Grimes 5, Clear Creek Amana 4, Davenport Assumption 1.

CLASS 2A W-L Pts Pvs

1. Clear Lake (5) 5-0 67 1

2. Spirit Lake (1) 5-0 62 2

3. Albia 5-0 48 3

4. Sioux Center 5-0 45 4

5. Williamsburg 5-0 41 5

6. Hampton-Dumont (1) 5-0 35 6

7. New Hampton 4-1 33 7

8. North Fayette Valley 4-1 23 9

9. Cascade 4-1 15 10

10. Center Point-Urbana 4-1 8 8

Dropped out: None.

Others receiving votes: Mediapolis 5, Baxter CMB 3.

CLASS 1A W-L Pts Pvs

1. Ft. Dodge St. Edmond (4) 5-0 65 1

2. Iowa City Regina (3) 4-1 61 2

3. South Winneshiek 5-0 59 3

4. West Branch 5-0 46 5

5. Ogden 5-0 44 4

6. IKM-Manning 5-0 33 6

7. Hinton 5-0 26 7

8. Saint Ansgar 5-0 23 8

9. West Lyon 4-1 18 9

10. Dike-New Hartford 4-1 7 -

Dropped out: Bellevue (10).

Others receiving votes: Madrid 3.

CLASS A W-L Pts Pvs

1. Maquoketa Valley (6) 5-0 68 1

2. Logan-Magnolia (1) 5-0 57 2

3. Ackley AGWSR 5-0 55 3

4. Pekin 5-0 51 4

5. Nashua-Plainfield 5-0 41 5

6. Montezuma 5-0 35 8

7. Gladbrook-Reinbeck 4-1 31 6

8. Bedford 5-0 20 9

9. Westwood 5-0 19 10

10. Mount Ayr 4-1 3 -

Dropped out: Council Bluffs St. Albert (7), Belle Plaine (10).

Others receiving votes: Algona Garrigan 2, BGM 1, South O'Brien 1, West Sioux 1.

EIGHT-MAN W-L Pts Pvs

1. Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton (6) 5-0 69 1

2. Don Bosco (1) 5-0 63 2

3. Janesville 5-0 50 3

4. HLV 5-0 40 4

5. Fremont-Mills 5-0 39 5

6. Glidden-Ralston 5-0 37 6

7. Elkader Central 5-0 25 7

8. Coon Rapids-Bayard 5-0 24 8

9. Turkey Valley 5-0 22 9

10. Lamoni 4-0 7 10

(tie) Marcus MMC 4-1 7 -

Dropped out: None.

Others receiving votes: Ruthven GTRA 2.

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