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Gazette high school football poll 2025: Who the ranked teams play in Week 4
Friday’s biggie is a 4A battle: No. 3 North Polk at No. 2 Pella

Sep. 18, 2025 8:00 am
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Who the ranked teams from The Gazette’s preseason football poll play in Week 4:
CLASS 5A
1. Waukee Northwest (3-0) is at Cedar Rapids Prairie (2-1).
2. Iowa City Liberty (3-0) is at No. 8 Johnston (2-1).
3. West Des Moines Valley (2-1) is at Waukee (1-2).
4. West Des Moines Dowling (2-1) hosts No. 6 Southeast Polk (2-1).
5. Ankeny (2-1) is at Ankeny Centennial (2-1).
T-6. Sioux City East (3-0) hosts Sioux City West (1-2), Thursday.
T-6. Southeast Polk (2-1) is at No. 4 West Des Moines Dowling (2-1).
T-8. Iowa City West (3-0) is at Bettendorf (2-1).
T-8. Johnston (2-1) hosts No. 2 Iowa City Liberty (3-0).
10. Cedar Falls (2-1) hosts Iowa City High (0-3).
CLASS 4A
1. Cedar Rapids Xavier (3-0) is at Williamsburg (1-2).
2. Pella (3-0) hosts No. 3 North Polk (3-0).
3. North Polk (3-0) is at No. 2 Pella (3-0).
4. Decorah (3-0) hosts Western Dubuque (1-2).
5. Fort Dodge (3-0) is at Waterloo West (2-1).
6. Sergeant Bluff-Luton (2-1) is at No. 10 Glenwood (3-0).
7. Gilbert (3-0) is at Webster City (1-2).
8. Newton (2-1) hosts Indianola (3-0).
9. Adel ADM (2-1) hosts Bondurant-Farrar (0-3).
10. Glenwood (3-0) hosts No. 6 Sergeant Bluff-Luton (2-1).
CLASS 3A
T-1. Clear Lake (3-0) is at No. 6 Nevada (3-0).
T-1. Solon (3-0) is at Benton Community (2-1).
3. Sioux City Heelan (2-1) is at Sioux City North (1-2).
4. Mount Vernon (2-1) hosts Fort Madison (0-3).
5. Dubuque Wahlert (2-1) is at West Delaware (3-0).
6. Nevada (3-0) hosts No. 1 Clear Lake (3-0).
T-7. Algona (2-1) hosts Waverly-Shell Rock (1-2).
T-7. Independence (3-0) is at Center Point-Urbana (1-2).
9. Des Moines Christian (3-0) hosts Creston (0-3).
10. MOC-Floyd Valley (3-0) is at Le Mars (1-2).
CLASS 2A
1. Carroll Kuemper (3-0) is at No. 8 Ida Grove OABCIG (2-1).
2. Monroe PCM (2-1) is at Pella Christian (0-3).
3. Osage (3-0) hosts North Fayette Valley (1-2).
4. Van Meter (2-1) is at No. 6 Woodward-Granger (3-0).
5. Cherokee (2-1) is at Unity Christian (0-3).
6. Woodward-Granger (3-0) hosts No. 4 Van Meter (2-1).
7. Mid-Prairie (2-1) is at Wilton (2-1).
T-8. Ida Grove OABCIG (2-1) hosts No. 1 Carroll Kuemper (3-0).
T-8. Okoboji (3-0) is at Spirit Lake (1-2).
10. Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley (2-1) is at Central Lyon-GLR (0-3).
CLASS 1A
1. Grundy Center (3-0) hosts Garner GHV (0-3).
2. West Lyon (3-0) is at Alta-Aurelia (0-3).
3. Iowa City Regina (3-0) is at Cardinal (0-3).
4. South Hardin (3-0) hosts Eagle Grove (1-2).
5. Pleasantville (3-0) is at Interstate 35 (1-2).
6. Treynor (2-1) hosts Shenandoah (1-2).
7. Hinton (2-1) hosts Ridge View (1-2).
8. Mapleton MVAOCOU (3-0) is at Lawton-Bronson (2-1).
9. Underwood (2-1) hosts Tri-Center (1-2).
T-10. Emmetsburg (2-1) hosts Pocahontas Area (1-2).
T-10. Union Community (3-0) hosts Aplington-Parkersburg (1-2).
CLASS A
1. Saint Ansgar (3-0) hosts Mason City Newman (1-2).
2. West Hancock (3-0) hosts Conrad BCLUW (1-2).
3. Woodbury Central (3-0) hosts IKM-Manning (2-1).
4. Marcus MMCRU (3-0) is at Sioux Central (1-2).
5. Guthrie Center ACGC (3-0) is at Mount Ayr (1-2).
6. West Sioux (3-0) is at Akron-Westfield (2-1).
7. North Linn (3-0) hosts Columbus Community (1-2).
8. Wapsie Valley (3-0) hosts Midland (3-0).
T-9. Madrid (2-1) hosts Earlham (2-1).
T-9. Maquoketa Valley (2-1) is at East Marshall (2-1).
8-PLAYER
1. Algona Garrigan (3-0) is at Fort Dodge St. Edmond (2-1).
2. Woodbine (3-0) is at Stanton (0-4).
3. Gladbrook-Reinbeck (3-0) hosts Garwin GMG (0-3).
4. Iowa Valley (4-0) hosts HLV-TC (1-2).
5. Audubon (3-0) is at Anita CAM (2-1).
6. Edgewood-Colesburg (3-0) is at Turkey Valley (3-0).
7. Easton Valley (3-0) is at Central City (1-2).
8. Fremont-Mills (2-1) vs. WACO (3-0), at Leon.
9. Don Bosco (2-1) is idle.
10. Ruthven GTRA (3-0) hosts North Union (2-1).
Comments: jeff.linder@thegazette.com