Iowa high school football scores: How the ranked teams fared in Week 6 (Oct. 4, 2024)

Here’s how all 71 Iowa high school football teams ranked in this week’s Gazette poll fared in Week 6 games Friday night.

What’s the biggest headline from a dramatic night?

West Des Moines Dowling’s triple-overtime win over Ankeny Centennial in a top-five 5A clash? Benton Community taking down 3A No. 1 Solon as the teams traded late, go-ahead touchdowns?

Those aren’t the only candidates, as you’ll see below.

Class 5A

No. 1 West Des Moines Valley beat Waukee Northwest, 45-21

No. 2 West Des Moines Dowling beat No. 5 Ankeny Centennial, 41-35 (3OT)

No. 3 Bettendorf beat Cedar Rapids Kennedy, 33-14

No. 4 Pleasant Valley beat Cedar Falls, 51-28

No. 5 Ankeny Centennial lost to No. 2 West Des Moines Dowling, 41-35 (3OT)

No. 6 Southeast Polk lost to No. 9 Johnston, 34-0

No. 7 Linn-Mar beat Muscatine, 47-7

No. 8 Iowa City Liberty beat Cedar Rapids Washington, 27-22

No. 9 Johnston beat No. 6 Southeast Polk, 34-0

No. 10 Sioux City East beat Council Bluffs Lincoln, 63-35

Class 4A

No. 1 Lewis Central beat Council Bluffs Jefferson, 56-6

No. 2 Pella beat No. 9 Newton, 35-28

No. 3 North Polk beat No. 10 Ballard, 29-8

No. 4 Gilbert beat Carlisle, 41-10

No. 5 Decorah beat Waverly-Shell Rock, 28-7

No. 6 Adel ADM beat Des Moines North, 56-14

No. 7 North Scott lost to No. 8 Cedar Rapids Xavier, 28-21

No. 8 Cedar Rapids Xavier beat No. 7 North Scott, 28-21

No. 9 Newton lost to No. 2 Pella, 35-28

No. 10 Ballard lost to No. 3 North Polk, 29-8

Class 3A

No. 1 Solon lost to Benton Community, 21-20

No. 2 Algona beat No. 8 Clear Lake, 28-7

No. 3 Williamsburg beat Fairfield, 54-12

No. 4 Dubuque Wahlert beat No. 7 Independence, 17-10

No. 5 Mount Vernon beat Davenport Assumption, 46-14

No. 5 Sergeant Bluff-Luton beat MOC-Floyd Valley, 45-21

No. 7 Independence lost to No. 4 Dubuque Wahlert, 17-10

No. 8 Clear Lake lost to No. 2 Algona, 28-7

No. 9 Humboldt beat Charles City, 42-0

No. 10 Nevada beat Knoxville, 49-0

No. 10 Sioux City Heelan beat Carroll, 45-21

Class 2A

No. 1 West Lyon beat No. 8 Cherokee, 46-6

No. 2 Monroe PCM beat Vinton-Shellsburg, 52-8

No. 3 Spirit Lake beat Estherville-Lincoln Central, 49-7

No. 4 Van Meter beat Chariton, 38-3

No. 5 Carroll Kuemper beat Des Moines Christian, 29-20

No. 6 North Fayette Valley beat New Hampton, 46-13

No. 7 Northeast beat West Liberty, 35-34

No. 8 Cherokee lost to No. 1 West Lyon, 46-6

No. 9 Central Lyon/George-Little Rock beat Unity Christian, 28-19

No. 10 Roland-Story beat Greene County, 34-6

Class 1A

No. 1 Grundy Center beat No. 5 South Hardin, 35-0

No. 2 Wilton beat Cascade, 30-0

No. 3 Dike-New Hartford beat No. 10 MFL MarMac, 34-0

No. 4 Emmetsburg beat Pocahontas Area, 51-6

No. 5 South Hardin lost to No. 1 Grundy Center, 35-0

No. 6 Iowa City Regina beat West Branch, 28-10

No. 7 Ida Grove OABCIG beat West Sioux, 21-7

No. 8 Sigourney-Keota beat Pella Christian, 42-21

No. 8 Treynor beat Underwood, 24-23 (OT)

No. 10 MFL MarMac lost to No. 3 Dike-New Hartford, 34-0

Class A

No. 1 Guthrie Center ACGC beat IKM-Manning, 56-28

No. 2 West Hancock beat South Central Calhoun, 47-0

No. 3 Saint Ansgar beat Mason City Newman, 60-0

No. 4 Lisbon beat Wapello, 49-0

No. 5 Earlham beat Panorama, 42-7

No. 6 Le Mars Gehlen beat Sibley-Ocheyedan, 34-26

No. 7 Tri-Center beat Council Bluffs St. Albert, 49-16

No. 7 Woodbury Central beat Kingsley-Pierson, 48-22

No. 9 North Linn beat Clayton Ridge, 39-0

No. 10 Madrid beat Central Decatur, 49-0

8-Player

No. 1 Remsen St. Mary’s beat Ar-We-Va, 43-0

No. 2 Algona Garrigan beat Siouxland Christian, 71-20

No. 3 Audubon beat Glidden-Ralston, 54-28

No. 4 Don Bosco beat Midland, 78-6

No. 5 Lenox beat Murray, 72-8

No. 6 Iowa Valley beat Winfield-Mount Union, 72-30

No. 7 Anita CAM beat Sidney, 30-28 (2OT)

No. 8 Gladbrook-Reinbeck beat BGM, 48-6

No. 9 Bedford beat Stanton/Essex, 85-0

No. 10 Woodbine beat West Harrison/Whiting, 62-6

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