How the ranked Iowa high school football teams fared in Week 8

Twenty-four Iowa high school football teams remained undefeated entering Week 8 of the 2022 season.

We knew at least one would fall Friday night — No. 4 Underwood beat No. 5 Carroll Kuemper 28-20 in a Class 1A battle of unbeatens.

Two more did, as well. In Class 3A, No. 5 Nevada knocked off second-ranked Humboldt, 16-8. Meanwhile, Columbus Community’s unbeaten run ended by the narrowest of margins, 32-31 in overtime to Class A No. 10 Alburnett.

Here’s how all the teams ranked in this week’s Gazette poll fared Friday night.

Class 5A

No. 1 Ankeny beat No. 8 Waukee Northwest, 31-7

No. 2 West Des Moines Dowling beat No. 9 West Des Moines Valley, 35-3

No. 3 Pleasant Valley beat Dubuque Senior, 49-7

No. 4 Southeast Polk beat Ankeny Centennial, 42-16

No. 5 Cedar Falls beat Bettendorf, 10-7

No. 6 Cedar Rapids Kennedy lost to Johnston, 28-7

No. 6 Urbandale lost to Waukee, 30-7

No. 8 Waukee Northwest lost to No. 1 Ankeny, 31-7

No. 9 West Des Moines Valley lost to No. 2 West Des Moines Dowling, 35-3

No. 10 Cedar Rapids Prairie beat Iowa City West, 49-28

Class 4A

No. 1 Lewis Central beat Dallas Center-Grimes, 41-0

No. 2 Waverly-Shell Rock beat Western Dubuque, 35-14

No. 3 Cedar Rapids Xavier beat Newton, 42-3

No. 4 Carlisle beat No. 9 Norwalk, 49-28

No. 5 Iowa City Liberty beat Burlington, 29-28

No. 6 Bondurant-Farrar beat No. 7 Indianola, 28-14

No. 7 Indianola lost to No. 6 Bondurant-Farrar, 28-14

No. 7 North Scott beat Fort Madison, 49-14

No. 9 Norwalk lost to No. 4 Carlisle, 49-28

No. 10 Spencer lost to Le Mars, 38-28

Class 3A

No. 1 Harlan beat No. 9 Creston, 56-12

No. 2 Humboldt lost to No. 5 Nevada, 16-8

No. 3 Mount Vernon beat DeWitt Central, 47-0

No. 4 Adel ADM beat Knoxville, 56-3

No. 5 Independence beat West Delaware, 21-20

No. 5 Nevada beat No. 2 Humboldt, 16-8

No. 7 Solon beat Grinnell, 51-7

No. 8 North Polk beat Gilbert, 28-0

No. 9 Creston lost to No. 1 Harlan, 56-12

No. 10 MOC-Floyd Valley beat Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley, 28-0

Class 2A

No. 1 Central Lyon/George-Little Rock beat Okoboji, 62-6

No. 2 Williamsburg beat Eddyville EBF, 76-21

No. 3 Spirit Lake beat Southeast Valley, 24-6

No. 4 West Marshall beat Albia, 47-0

No. 5 Ida Grove OABCIG beat Clarion CGD, 30-14

No. 6 Greene County beat Clarke, 54-8

No. 6 West Lyon beat Cherokee, 42-12

No. 8 Osage beat Crestwood, 28-12

No. 9 New Hampton lost to Clear Lake, 35-28

No. 10 Monticello beat Northeast, 58-28

Class 1A

No. 1 Van Meter beat Guthrie Center ACGC, 54-0

No. 2 West Sioux beat Sioux Central, 68-0

No. 3 West Branch beat Wilton, 54-7

No. 4 Underwood beat No. 5 Carroll Kuemper, 28-20

No. 5 Carroll Kuemper lost to No. 4 Underwood, 28-20

No. 6 Aplington-Parkersburg beat East Marshall, 50-0

No. 7 Pella Christian beat Central Decatur, 48-14

No. 8 Dike-New Hartford beat Central Springs, 67-34

No. 8 MFL MarMac beat Dyersville Beckman, 61-0

No. 10 Mediapolis beat Louisa-Muscatine, 55-7

Class A

No. 1 West Hancock beat North Butler, 52-0

No. 2 Grundy Center beat North Tama, 42-0

No. 3 Lynnville-Sully beat Belle Plaine, 55-14

No. 4 Woodbury Central beat Missouri Valley, 56-14

No. 5 Avoca AHSTW beat Council Bluffs St. Albert, 52-10

No. 6 North Linn beat Maquoketa Valley, 48-6

No. 7 Hartley HMS beat Akron-Westfield, 41-8

No. 8 East Buchanan beat South Winneshiek, 69-13

No. 9 Le Mars Gehlen beat Alta-Aurelia, 44-14

No. 10 Alburnett beat Columbus Community, 32-31 (OT)

8-Player

No. 1 Remsen St. Mary’s beat Glidden-Ralston, 61-6

No. 2 WACO beat Tri-County, 42-10

No. 3 Don Bosco was idle

No. 4 Lenox beat No. 9 Fremont-Mills, 28-2

No. 5 Easton Valley beat Lansing Kee, 62-12

No. 6 Gladbrook-Reinbeck beat Collins-Maxwell, 68-14

No. 7 West Harrison beat Griswold, 52-16

No. 8 Newell-Fonda beat Ar-We-Va via forfeit

No. 9 Fremont-Mills lost to No. 4 Lenox, 28-2

No. 10 Southeast Warren beat Lamoni, 67-24

Comments: nathan.ford@thegazette.com