No changes atop Gazette rankings

 BGM is the big scorer. Cedar Rapids Xavier and Waukon are the big stoppers.And Iowa City Regina has the big streak that just keeps growing.The No. 1 teams in all six classes remain the same -- Xavier in Class 4A, Sioux City Heelan in 3A, Waukon in 2A, Regina in 1A, BGM in Class A and Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton in Eight-Man.Xavier is the top defensive squad in 4A, allowing 2.3 points per game. The Saints (3-0) have posted consecutive shutouts against Cedar Rapids Jefferson and Cedar Rapids Prairie.Friday night, the Saints allowed just 92 yards of total offense -- only 27 in the first three quarters -- in a 23-0 victory over Prairie.Waukon (3-0) began the season with back-to-back shutouts against Oelwein and Charles City. The Indians beat Waterloo Columbus, 47-6, last week and have outscored their first three foes, 131-6.BGM is at the other spectrum. Nobody has slowed the Bears (3-0), let alone stopped them. BGM has scored 209 points in three games, an average of 69.7 per contest.The Bears beat Southeast Warren, 70-0, last week.Regina won its 45th consecutive game last week, handling West Branch, 41-16. The Regals face fellow unbeaten Eddyville EBF on Friday at Eddyville.Ames made the biggest jump of anyone in any class. The Little Cyclones (3-0) moved from ninth to sixth in 4A after a 34-30 victory over Ankeny Centennial. 

THE GAZETTE WEEKLY FOOTBALL POLL

Week 3, Sept. 16

(First-place votes in parentheses)

Class 4A

W-L

Pts

Last

1. Cedar Rapids Xavier (4)

3-0

40

1

2. West Des Moines Dowling

3-0

36 

2

3. Iowa City West

3-0

30 

3T

4. Urbandale

3-0

29 

3T

5. Pleasant Valley

3-0

24 

5

6. Ames

3-0

18

9

7. Cedar Falls

3-0

15

7T

8. Bettendorf

3-0

14

7T

9. Waukee

2-1

6

10T

10. Ankeny Centennial

2-1

4

10T

Dropped out: West Des Moines Valley (6).

Others receiving votes: Davenport Assumption 2, Indianola 1, Sioux City East 1. 

Class 3A

W-L

Pts

Last

1. Sioux City Heelan (4)

3-0

40

1

2. Decorah

3-0

32

2T

(tie) Spencer

3-0

32

4

4. Harlan

3-0

27

5

5. Clear Lake

3-0

23

6

(tie) Pella

3-0

23

7

7. Grinnell

2-1

14

2T

8. Webster City

3-0

10

8

9. Williamsburg

2-1

9 

9

10. Boone

3-0

7 

10

Dropped out: None.

Others receiving votes: Creston/Orient-Macksburg 2, Washington 1. 

Class 2A

W-L

Pts

Last

1. Waukon (3)

3-0

39

1

2. Carroll Kuemper (1)

3-0

37 

2

3. West Marshall

3-0

31 

3

4. Spirit Lake

3-0

25

5T

(tie) Union

3-0

25

5T

6. Albia

3-0

23

7

7. Mediapolis

3-0

12

8T

8. New Hampton

3-0

11

10

9. Garner-Hayfield/Ventura

3-0

7 

--

10. North Polk

3-0

6 

--

Dropped out: Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley (4), Dyersville Beckman (8).

Others receiving votes: Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 4. 

Class 1A

W-L

Pts

Last

1. Iowa City Regina (4)

3-0

40

1

2. Council Bluffs St. Albert

3-0

33

2

(tie) Dike-New Hartford

3-0

33 

3

4. South Winneshiek

3-0

29

4

5. Wilton

3-0

22

6T

6. Mount Ayr

3-0

21

5

7. Maquoketa Valley

3-0

16

8

8. Saint Ansgar

3-0

9

10T

9. Van Meter

3-0

7 

--

10. North Fayette Valley

3-0

4 

--

Dropped out: Sigourney-Keota (6), West Branch (9), Aplington-Parkersburg (10), Clayton Ridge (10).

Others receiving votes: Fort Dodge St. Edmond 2, Sigourney-Keota 2, North Cedar 1, West Branch 1. 

Class A

W-L

Pts

Last

1. BGM (3)

3-0

39 

1

2. West Lyon (1)

3-0

37 

2

3. Wapsie Valley

3-0

31 

3

4. Ackley AGWSR

4-0

29 

4

5. Montezuma

3-0

19

6

6. Akron-Westfield

3-0

16

5

7. Avoca AHST

3-0

11

9T

8. Woodward-Granger

2-1

10 

7T

9. Logan-Magnolia

2-1

6

--

(tie) East Mills

3-0

6 

--

Dropped out: Hinton (7), Belmond-Klemme (9).

Others receiving votes: Lisbon 5, Algona Garrigan 4, Pekin 4, Lawton-Bronson 3. 

Eight Man

W-L

Pts

Last

1. Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton (4)

3-0

40 

1

2. Don Bosco

4-0

32 

2

3. Newell-Fonda

3-0

30 

3

4. Glidden-Ralston

3-0

28 

4

5. Adair-Casey

4-0

25 

5

6. Springville

4-0

20

7

7. West Bend-Mallard

4-0

17 

6

8. Murray

3-1

13 

8

9. Coon Rapids-Bayard

4-0

3

--

(tie) Easton Valley

2-0

3

--

(tie) HLV

3-1

3

10

(tie) River Valley

3-0

3

--

Dropped out: Riceville (9).

Others receiving votes: Twin Cedars 2, Riceville 1.