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Gazette high school football poll 2025: Who the ranked teams play in Week 2
Four top-10 matchups this week in Class 5A, including No. 1 West Des Moines Valley at No. 2 Waukee Northwest

Sep. 4, 2025 8:00 am
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Who the ranked teams from The Gazette’s preseason football poll play in Week 2:
CLASS 5A
1. West Des Moines Valley (1-0) is at No. 2 Waukee Northwest (1-0).
2. Waukee Northwest (1-0) hosts No. 1 West Des Moines Valley (1-0).
2. West Des Moines Dowling (0-1) hosts No. 6 Johnston (1-0).
4. Iowa City Liberty (1-0) is at No. 5 Southeast Polk (1-0).
5. Southeast Polk (1-0) hosts No. 4 Iowa City Liberty (1-0).
6. Johnston (1-0) is at No. 2 West Des Moines Dowling (0-1).
7. Ankeny (0-1) is at No. 10 Waukee (0-1).
8. Sioux City East (1-0) is at Norwalk (0-1).
9. Cedar Rapids Prairie (1-0) is at Cedar Rapids Kennedy (1-0).
10. Waukee (0-1) hosts No. 7 Ankeny (0-1).
CLASS 4A
1. Cedar Rapids Xavier (1-0) is at Western Dubuque (0-1).
2. Pella (1-0) is at Waverly-Shell Rock (1-0).
3. Decorah (1-0) hosts Crestwood (1-0).
3. North Polk (1-0) hosts No. 5 Newton (1-0).
5. Newton (1-0) is at No. 3 North Polk (1-0).
6. Fort Dodge (1-0) is at Webster City (1-0).
7. Clear Creek Amana (1-0) is at Davenport North (1-0).
8. Sergeant Bluff-Luton (0-1) hosts No. 9 Lewis Central (0-1).
9. Lewis Central (0-1) is at No. 8 Sergeant Bluff-Luton (0-1).
10. Adel ADM (1-0) hosts Ballard (0-1).
CLASS 3A
1. Mount Vernon (1-0) hosts No. 9 Benton Community (1-0).
2. Algona (1-0) hosts 2A No. 1 Carroll Kuemper (1-0).
3. Sioux City Heelan (1-0) is at Le Mars (1-0).
4. Humboldt (1-0) hosts No. 5 Clear Lake (1-0).
5. Clear Lake (1-0) is at No. 4 Humboldt (1-0).
6. Solon (1-0) is at Williamsburg (1-0).
7. Dubuque Wahlert (1-0) is at Anamosa (1-0).
8. Nevada (1-0) hosts 2A No. 3 Monroe PCM (1-0).
9. Benton Community (1-0) is at No. 1 Mount Vernon (1-0).
10. Independence (1-0) hosts Washington (0-1).
CLASS 2A
1. Carroll Kuemper (1-0) is at 3A No. 2 Algona (1-0).
2. Ida Grove OABCIG (1-0) hosts 1A No. 5 Tri-Center (1-0).
3. Monroe PCM (1-0) is at 2A No. 8 Nevada (1-0).
4. Mid-Prairie (1-0) is at Alburnett (1-0).
5. Central Lyon-GLR (0-1) hosts 1A No. 2 West Lyon (1-0).
6. Cherokee (0-1) is at Estherville ELC (0-1).
7. Roland-Story (1-0) hosts Des Moines Christian (1-0).
8. Van Meter (0-1) hosts 1A No. 7 Treynor (1-0).
9. Osage (1-0) is at Garner GHV (0-1).
10. West Branch (1-0) is at 1A No. 3 Iowa City Regina (1-0).
CLASS 1A
1. Grundy Center (1-0) is at Waterloo Columbus (0-1).
2. West Lyon (1-0) is at 2A No. 5 Central Lyon-GLR (0-1).
3. Iowa City Regina (1-0) hosts 2A No. 10 West Branch (1-0).
4. South Hardin (1-0) is at Iowa Falls-Alden (0-1).
5. Tri-Center (1-0) is at 2A No. 2 Ida Grove OABCIG (1-0).
6. Pleasantville (1-0) hosts Pella Christian (0-1).
7. Treynor (1-0) is at 2A No. 8 Van Meter (0-1).
8. Underwood (1-0) is at Interstate 35 (0-1).
9. Emmetsburg (1-0) is at Southeast Valley (1-0).
10. Hinton (1-0) hosts Class A No. 5 Marcus MMCRU (1-0).
CLASS A
1. Maquoketa Valley (1-0) hosts North Linn (1-0).
2. Saint Ansgar (1-0) hosts Starmont (1-0).
3. West Hancock (1-0) hosts Ackley AGWSR (0-1).
4. Woodbury Central (1-0) hosts West Monona (1-0).
5. Guthrie Center ACGC (1-0) is at Southwest Valley (1-0).
5. Marcus MMCRU (1-0) is at 1A No. 10 Hinton (1-0).
7. South Winneshiek (1-0) is at North Butler (0-1).
7. West Sioux (1-0) is at Sioux Central (1-0).
9. Madrid (0-1) hosts North Mahaska (1-0).
9. Wapsie Valley (1-0) is at East Buchanan (1-0).
8-PLAYER
1. Algona Garrigan (1-0) is at Riceville (0-1).
2. Woodbine (1-0) hosts Sidney (1-1).
3. Gladbrook-Reinbeck (1-0) hosts Meskwaki (0-1), Thursday.
4. Fremont-Mills (1-0) hosts Boyer Valley (2-0).
5. Iowa Valley (2-0) is at Belle Plaine (0-2).
6. Audubon (1-0) is at Griswold (1-1).
7. Montezuma (1-0) is at Wayne (1-0).
8. Bedford (1-0) is at Lenox (0-1).
9. Edgewood-Colesburg (1-0) is at Springville (0-2).
10. Easton Valley (1-0) is at Lansing Kee (1-0).
Comments: jeff.linder@thegazette.com