Gazette high school football poll 2025: How the ranked teams fared in Week 1

How the ranked teams from The Gazette’s preseason football poll fared in Week 1:

CLASS 5A

1. West Des Moines Valley (1-0) beat No. 2 West Des Moines Dowling, 20-19.

2. West Des Moines Dowling (0-1) lost to No. 1 West Des Moines Valley, 20-19.

3. Iowa City Liberty (1-0) beat No. 8 Cedar Falls, 15-14.

4. Southeast Polk (1-0) beat Ankeny Centennial, 30-14.

5. Ankeny (0-1) lost to No. 6 Waukee Northwest, 25-24.

6. Waukee Northwest (1-0) beat No. 5 Ankeny, 25-24.

7. Waukee (0-1) lost to No. 10 Johnston, 13-3.

8. Cedar Falls (0-1) lost to No. 3 Iowa City Liberty, 15-14.

9. Sioux City East (1-0) beat Sioux City North, 38-3 (Thursday).

10. Johnston (1-0) beat No. 7 Waukee, 13-3.

CLASS 4A

1. Cedar Rapids Xavier (1-0) beat No. 9 North Scott, 31-0.

2. Lewis Central (0-1) lost to North Polk, 27-24.

3. Pella (1-0) beat Ballard, 26-7.

4. Sergeant Bluff-Luton (0-1) lost to 3A No. 3 Sioux City Heelan, 14-6.

5. Fort Dodge (1-0) beat Mason City, 20-14.

6. Decorah (1-0) beat Waukon, 42-16.

7. Newton (1-0) beat Carlisle, 49-42.

8. Clear Creek Amana (1-0) beat Davenport West, 63-0.

9. Adel ADM (1-0) beat Winterset, 45-20.

9. North Scott (0-1) lost to No. 1 Cedar Rapids Xavier, 31-0.

CLASS 3A

1. Mount Vernon (1-0) beat Monticello, 56-12.

2. Algona (1-0) beat 2A No. 10 Spirit Lake, 33-21.

3. Sioux City Heelan (1-0) beat 4A No. 4 Sergeant Bluff-Luton, 14-6.

4. Humboldt (1-0) beat Spencer, 35-13.

5. Clear Lake (1-0) beat Forest City, 69-0.

6. Solon (1-0) beat Davenport Assumption, 36-13.

7. Dubuque Wahlert (1-0) beat Western Dubuque, 10-6.

8. Harlan (0-1) lost to 1A No. 9 Underwood, 33-29 (Thursday).

9. Nevada (1-0) beat Grinnell, 35-0.

10. Benton Community (1-0) beat Fairfield, 29-12.

CLASS 2A

1. Carroll Kuemper (1-0) beat No. 4 Cherokee, 44-28.

2. Central Lyon-GLR (0-1) lost to MOC-Floyd Valley, 30-28.

3. Van Meter (0-1) lost to Des Moines Christian, 29-21.

4. Cherokee (0-1) lost to No. 1 Carroll Kuemper, 44-28.

5. Ida Grove OABCIG (1-0) beat Ridge View, 24-7.

6. Mid-Prairie (1-0) beat Washington, 50-35.

7. Monroe PCM (1-0) beat 1A No. 8 Sigourney-Keota, 47-18.

7. Roland-Story (1-0) beat Pella Christian, 32-13.

9. Osage (1-0) beat Hampton-Dumont/CAL, 22-8.

10. Spirit Lake (0-1) lost to 3A No. 2 Algona, 33-21.

CLASS 1A

1. Grundy Center (1-0) beat Aplington-Parkersburg, 35-13.

2. West Lyon (1-0) beat Western Christian, 41-0.

3. Iowa City Regina (1-0) beat Wilton, 42-20.

4. South Hardin (1-0) beat West Marshall, 28-7.

5. Tri-Center (1-0) beat Council Bluffs St. Albert, 49-21.

6. Pleasantville (1-0) beat Lynnville-Sully, 47-36.

7. Treynor (1-0) beat Class A No. 7 Oakland Riverside, 42-6.

8. Sigourney-Keota (0-1) lost to 2A No. 7 Monroe PCM, 47-18.

9. Underwood (1-0) beat 3A No. 8 Harlan, 33-29 (Thursday).

10. Emmetsburg (1-0) beat Estherville ELC, 27-7.

CLASS A

1. Maquoketa Valley (1-0) beat Starmont, 33-0.

1. Saint Ansgar (1-0) beat South Hamilton, 53-14.

3. West Hancock (1-0) beat Garner GHV, 40-0.

4. Madrid (0-1) lost to Woodward-Granger, 28-21.

5. Woodbury Central (1-0) beat Lawton-Bronson, 33-20.

6. Guthrie Center ACGC (1-0) beat Panorama, 40-0 (Thursday).

7. Oakland Riverside (0-1) lost to 1A No. 7 Treynor, 42-6.

8. Marcus MMCRU (1-0) beat Akron-Westfield, 35-7.

9. Wapsie Valley (1-0) beat Denver, 28-21.

10. South Winneshiek (1-0) beat Sumner-Fredericksburg, 42-30.

10. West Sioux (1-0) beat Sheldon, 52-7.

8-PLAYER

1. Algona Garrigan (1-0) beat Kingsley-Pierson, 60-20.

2. Woodbine (1-0) beat No. 6 Lenox, 52-8.

3. Gladbrook-Reinbeck (1-0) beat Janesville, 55-0.

4. Fremont-Mills (1-0) beat Anita CAM, 52-6.

5. Iowa Valley (2-0) beat No. 8 Don Bosco, 49-27.

6. Lenox lost (0-1) to No. 2 Woodbine, 52-8.

7. Montezuma (1-0) beat Springville, 28-27.

8. Don Bosco (0-1) lost to No. 5 Iowa Valley, 49-27.

8. Remsen St. Mary’s (0-1) lost to No. 10 Audubon, 64-18.

10. Audubon (1-0) beat No. 8 Remsen St. Mary’s, 64-18.

10. Bedford (1-0) beat Sidney, 73-12.

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