Iowa high school football rankings: The Gazette’s post-Week 2 poll

One Friday-night outcome created fallout at the top of two different classes in this week’s Gazette state football poll.

The outcome: Williamsburg 21, Cedar Rapids Xavier 20.

The impact: Williamsburg is the new No. 1 in Class 3A, and Adel ADM replaces Xavier atop the 4A list.

The Raiders, who denied Xavier’s two-point conversion with 1:30 remaining to secure a statement win, leapfrogged Mount Vernon (a 33-0 victor against Union Community) in 3A, earning four first-place votes and out-pointing the Mustangs, 58-54, in poll points.

Harlan, Nevada and Webster City hold their spots at 3-4-5.

Xavier’s loss was one of two reasons for a 4A shakeup; former co-No. 2 Lewis Central also lost, 22-20, to Creston.

ADM, which shared the 2-spot with Lewis Central last week, moves to the top shelf, garnering four first-place votes. North Scott is up two spots to No. 2, and Western Dubuque, which visits Xavier this week, climbs three notches to No. 3.

The No. 1 teams in the other five classes remain the same.

Southeast Polk and West Des Moines Dowling remain the class of 5A after taking down Central Iowa suburban counterparts; the Rams rolled at Ankeny, 58-21; the Maroons blanked West Des Moines Valley, 14-0.

Unranked in the preseason poll, Cedar Rapids Prairie is all the way up to No. 3 and plays at Southeast Polk this week. Linn-Mar is fourth, Bettendorf fifth.

Van Meter and Central Lyon-GLR continue to split the 2A first-place votes evenly, with the former maintaining the top spot by a 57-55 margin in poll points. Western Christian, West Lyon and Monticello round out the top five.

Grundy Center is the unanimous leader in 1A. The Spartans have won 15 straight games and have allowed one touchdown or less in 13 of them.

MFL MarMac is second, followed by Underwood, Waterloo Columbus and Avoca AHSTW.

The top teams in Class A and 8-Player cruised to one-sided wins.

West Hancock blistered Belmond-Klemme, 60-0, and remains a comfortable Class A No. 1. Then it’s Lynnville-Sully, Woodbury Central, East Buchanan and Saint Ansgar.

Gladbrook-Reinbeck was a 78-0 winner over Tripoli on Thursday. The Rebels are followed in the 8-Player top five by Winfield-Mount Union, Anita CAM, Lenox and WACO.

The Gazette’s post-Week 2 Iowa high school football poll

(First-place votes in parentheses)

CLASS 5A W-L Pts Pvs

1. Southeast Polk (5) 2-0 59 1

2. West Des Moines Dowling (1) 2-0 55 2

3. Cedar Rapids Prairie 2-0 44 7

4. Linn-Mar 2-0 39 6

5. Bettendorf 2-0 33 9

6. Cedar Falls 1-1 27 —

7. Waukee Northwest 1-1 15 —

T-8. Ankeny 1-1 13 5

T-8. Johnston 1-1 13 3

10. West Des Moines Valley 0-2 12 4

Dropped out: Cedar Rapids Kennedy (8), Waukee (9).

Others receiving votes: Ankeny Centennial 10, Waukee 5, Pleasant Valley 4, Cedar Rapids Kennedy 1.

CLASS 4A W-L Pts Pvs

1. Adel ADM (4) 2-0 58 2

2. North Scott (2) 2-0 54 4

3. Western Dubuque 2-0 44 6

4. North Polk 2-0 43 5

5. Cedar Rapids Xavier 1-1 32 1

6. Bondurant-Farrar 1-1 24 8

7. Glenwood 2-0 22 7

8. Lewis Central 1-1 20 2

9. Norwalk 2-0 19 10

10. Gilbert 2-0 8 —

Dropped out: Indianola (9).

Others receiving votes: Le Mars 4, Indianola 2.

CLASS 3A W-L Pts Pvs

1. Williamsburg (5) 2-0 58 2

2. Mount Vernon (1) 2-0 54 1

3. Harlan 1-1 36 3

4. Nevada 2-0 35 4

5. Webster City 2-0 33 5

6. Creston 2-0 28 9

7. Davenport Assumption 2-0 21 7

8. Humboldt 2-0 19 6

9. Clear Lake 2-0 17 8

T-10. Hampton-Dumont/CAL 2-0 7 10

T-10. Sioux City Heelan 2-0 7 —

Others receiving votes: Independence 5, Fort Madison 4, Sioux Center 4, Benton Community 2.

CLASS 2A W-L Pts Pvs

1. Van Meter (3) 2-0 57 1

2. Central Lyon-GLR (3) 2-0 55 2

3. Western Christian 2-0 46 4

4. West Lyon 2-0 45 5

5. Monticello 1-1 29 7

6. Spirit Lake 1-1 25 3

7. Monroe PCM 1-1 18 6

8. Greene County 1-1 15 9

T-9. Cherokee 2-0 8 —

T-9. Clarinda 2-0 8 —

Dropped out: Mediapolis (8), Carroll Kuemper (9).

Others receiving votes: Osage 7, Southeast Valley 6, West Burlington-Notre Dame 5, Carroll Kuemper 2, Northeast 2, Sheldon 1.

CLASS 1A W-L Pts Pvs

1. Grundy Center (6) 2-0 60 1

2. MFL MarMac 2-0 53 2

3. Underwood 1-1 49 3

4. Waterloo Columbus 2-0 33 5

5. Avoca AHSTW 2-0 32 4

6. Pella Christian 2-0 27 9

7. South Hamilton 2-0 26 6

8. Iowa City Regina 2-0 24 7

9. Sumner-Fredericksburg 2-0 9 —

10. Denver 2-0 5 —

Dropped out: Aplington-Parkersburg (8), Ida Grove OABCIG (10).

Others receiving votes: Sigourney-Keota 4, Dike-New Hartford 3, Wilton 2, Pleasantville 1, Treynor 1.

CLASS A W-L Pts Pvs

1. West Hancock (5) 2-0 59 1

2. Lynnville-Sully 2-0 51 2

3. Woodbury Central (1) 2-0 45 2

4. East Buchanan 1-1 40 5

5. Saint Ansgar 2-0 36 4

T-6. Madrid 2-0 17 7

T-6. South Central Calhoun 2-0 17 —

8. Nashua-Plainfield 2-0 14 8

9. Maquoketa Valley 2-0 11 10

T-10. Columbus Community 1-1 9 —

T-10. North Linn 2-0 9 9

Dropped out: Southwest Valley (6).

Others receiving votes: Lake Mills 6, Logan-Magnolia 6, Mount Ayr 5, Guthrie Center ACGC 4, Lisbon 1.

8-PLAYER W-L Pts Pvs

1. Gladbrook-Reinbeck (4) 2-0 57 1

2. Winfield-Mount Union 2-0 49 2

3. Anita CAM (1) 2-0 46 2

4. Lenox 2-0 39 4

5. WACO 2-0 34 5

T-6. Central City 1-1 29 7

T-6. Remsen St. Mary’s (1) 2-0 29 5

8. Bedford 2-0 22 9

9. Ruthven GTRA 2-0 6 10

T-10. Don Bosco 1-1 4 —

T-10. Lansing Kee 2-0 4 —

Dropped out: Montezuma (8), Iowa Valley (10).

Others receiving votes: Edgewood-Colesburg 3, East Union 3, Fort Dodge St. Edmond 3, Moravia 2, Clarksville 1, Montezuma 1.

Comments: jeff.linder@thegazette.com