Gazette high school football poll 2025: How the ranked teams fared in Week 5

How the ranked teams from The Gazette’s preseason football poll fared in Week 5:

CLASS 5A

1. Waukee Northwest (5-0) beat Des Moines East, 63-6.

2. West Des Moines Valley (4-1) beat Indianola, 24-0.

3. West Des Moines Dowling (4-1) beat Waterloo West, 55-7.

4. Ankeny (4-1) beat No. 6 Sioux City East, 26-20.

5. Johnston (4-1) beat Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln, 49-7.

6. Sioux City East (4-1) lost to No. 4 Ankeny, 26-20.

7. Iowa City West (4-1) lost to No. 8 Iowa City Liberty, 44-31.

8. Iowa City Liberty (4-1) beat No. 7 Iowa City West, 44-31.

9. Cedar Falls (4-1) beat Dubuque Hempstead, 56-13.

10. Southeast Polk (3-2) beat Ottumwa, 70-6.

CLASS 4A

1. Cedar Rapids Xavier (5-0) beat Cedar Rapids Washington, 42-15.

2. Pella (5-0) beat Marion, 48-0.

3. Fort Dodge (4-1) lost to No. 5 Sergeant Bluff-Luton, 38-0.

4. North Polk (4-1) beat Ballard, 22-3.

5. Sergeant Bluff-Luton (4-1) beat No. 3 Fort Dodge, 38-0.

6. Gilbert (5-0) beat Bondurant-Farrar, 55-6.

7. Adel ADM (4-1) beat Boone, 42-7.

8. Newton (4-1) beat Oskaloosa, 45-7.

9. Western Dubuque (3-2) beat Davenport North, 35-7.

10. Decorah (4-1) beat Waterloo East, 48-7.

CLASS 3A

1. Clear Lake (5-0) beat No. 5 Independence, 43-0.

2. Solon (5-0) beat Fairfield, 77-0.

3. Sioux City Heelan (4-1) beat No. 10 Sioux Center, 28-15.

4. Mount Vernon (4-1) beat Maquoketa, 50-0.

5. Independence (4-1) lost to No. 1 Clear Lake, 43-0.

6. Algona (3-2) lost to MOC-Floyd Valley, 14-13.

7. Des Moines Christian (4-1) lost to Williamsburg, 17-14.

8. Nevada (4-1) beat Winterset, 34-25.

9. West Delaware (5-0) beat Iowa Falls-Alden, 48-18.

10. Sioux Center (4-1) lost to No. 3 Sioux City Heelan, 28-15.

CLASS 2A

1. Carroll Kuemper (5-0) beat Southeast Valley, 42-6.

2. Monroe PCM (4-1) beat South Tama, 41-7.

3. Osage (5-0) beat New Hampton, 61-7.

4. Van Meter (3-2) lost to Clarinda, 17-14.

5. Mid-Prairie (4-1) beat West Liberty, 56-35.

6. Okoboji (5-0) beat Estherville ELC, 35-0.

7. Woodward-Granger (3-1) vs. Grand View Christian, no report.

8. Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley (4-1) beat Sheldon, 35-0.

9. West Branch (3-2) lost to No. 10 Alburnett, 20-17.

10. Alburnett (4-1) beat No. 9 West Branch, 20-17.

CLASS 1A

1. Grundy Center (5-0) beat Clarion CGD, 56-8.

2. West Lyon (5-0) beat Hinton, 48-7.

3. Iowa City Regina (5-0) beat Durant, 50-6.

4. South Hardin (5-0) beat Garner GHV, 42-0.

5. Treynor (4-1) beat No. 6 Underwood, 37-12.

6. Underwood (3-2) lost to No. 5 Treynor, 37-12.

7. Union Community (5-0) beat Jesup, 41-2.

8. Emmetsburg (4-1) beat South Central Calhoun, 34-27.

9. West Marshall (3-2) lost to Pleasantville, 28-14.

10. Lawton-Bronson (3-2) lost to Ridge View, 42-0.

CLASS A

1. Saint Ansgar (5-0) beat Nashua-Plainfield, 36-0.

2. West Hancock (5-0) beat Lake Mills, forfeit.

3. Woodbury Central (5-0) beat Le Mars Gehlen, 43-3.

4. Marcus MMCRU (5-0) beat Sibley-Ocheyedan, 28-0.

5. Guthrie Center ACGC (5-0) beat No. 9 Madrid, 33-15.

6. West Sioux (5-0) beat Hartley HMS, 63-14.

7. North Linn (5-0) beat East Buchanan, 49-14.

8. Wapsie Valley (5-0) beat No. 10 Maquoketa Valley, 27-16.

9. Madrid (3-2) lost to No. 9 Guthrie Center ACGC, 33-15.

10. Maquoketa Valley (3-2) lost to No. 8 Wapsie Valley, 27-16.

8-PLAYER

1. Algona Garrigan (5-0) beat Turkey Valley, 51-0.

2. Woodbine (5-0) beat East Mills, 74-0.

3. Gladbrook-Reinbeck (5-0) beat No. 8 Don Bosco, 42-27.

4. Iowa Valley (6-0) beat Winfield-Mount Union, 69-22 (Thursday).

5. Audubon (5-0) beat No. 9 Fremont-Mills, 40-8.

6. Edgewood-Colesburg (5-0) beat Central City, 54-0.

7. Easton Valley (5-0) beat HLV-TC, 54-8.

8. Don Bosco (2-2) lost to No. 3 Gladbrook-Reinbeck, 42-27.

9. Fremont-Mills (3-2) lost to No. 5 Audubon, 40-8.

10. Ruthven GTRA (5-0) beat Siouxland Christian, forfeit.

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