Dowling replaces Xavier in 4A

 Goodbye, perfect season. And farewell, No. 1.

Cedar Rapids Xavier's six-week ride atop the Class 4A rankings came to an end Monday, three days after the Saints suffered a shocking 26-10 loss to Cedar Rapids Washington at Saints Field.

Xavier (5-1) slid four spots to No. 5 in The Gazette's weekly poll.

West Des Moines Dowling assumed the top spot after handling Ankeny Centennial, 42-10. The Maroons (6-0) are followed by Iowa City West, Pleasant Valley and Ames -- all 6-0 -- then the Saints.

West rallied past Dubuque Hempstead, 39-35, last week, scoring on Micah Kelsay's 3-yard touchdown run with 8 seconds remaining. The Trojans are at Iowa City High in the annual Battle for the Boot this week.

The other No. 1 teams stayed the same.

Sioux City Heelan remains on top in 3A. Likewise Waukon (2A), Iowa City Regina (1A), BGM (Class A) and Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton (8-Man). All are 6-0.

Dowling, Heelan, Regina and Exira-EHK are unanimous in their top spots.

Heelan and Regina face tricky tests this week. Heelan hosts 3A No. 8 Carroll (5-1), which already has victories over top-10s Harlan and Spencer this season. Regina puts a 48-game win streak on the line at 1A No. 4 Wilton (6-0).

North Fayette Valley made the biggest move this week, climbing from No. 10 in 1A to a share of No. 5 after toppling then-No. 4 South Winneshiek, 44-34. South Winn slipped to ninth.

Two ranked teams are in action Monday night after their Week 6 games were postponed Friday due to weather. Class A No. 2 West Lyon (5-0) hosts Alta-Aurelia, and Class A No. 4 Ackley AGWSR (6-0) is at Mason City Newman. Monday's results will be reflected in next week's poll.  

THE GAZETTE WEEKLY FOOTBALL POLL

Week 6, Oct. 7(First-place votes in parentheses)

Class 4A

W-L

Pts

Last

1. West Des Moines Dowling (4)

6-0

40

2

2. Iowa City West

6-0

35

3

3. Pleasant Valley

6-0

32

4

4. Ames

6-0

26

6

5. Cedar Rapids Xavier

5-1

24

1

6. Waukee

5-1

18

7

7. Bettendorf

5-1

12

9

8. Davenport Assumption

5-1

11

8

9. Sioux City East

5-1

6

10T

(tie) Urbandale

4-2

6 

5

(tie) West Des Moines Valley

4-2

6

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Dropped out: Southeast Polk (10).Others receiving votes: Iowa City High 4. 

Class 3A

W-L

Pts

Last

1. Sioux City Heelan (4)

6-0

40

1

2. Decorah

6-0

35

3

3. Clear Lake

6-0

31

4

4. Pella

6-0

27

5

5. Boone

6-0

21

7T

6. Spencer

5-1

18

2

7. Washington

5-1

16

9

8. Carroll

5-1

12

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9. Harlan

5-1

11

10

10. Webster City

5-1

9 

6

Dropped out: Williamsburg (7).Others receiving votes: None. 

Class 2A

W-L

Pts

Last

1. Waukon (3)

6-0

39

1

2. Carroll Kuemper (1)

6-0

37 

2

3. West Marshall

6-0

32

3

4. Albia

6-0

27

4

5. Mediapolis

6-0

21

5

6. New Hampton

6-0

20

6

7. Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley

5-1

18

7

8. Spirit Lake

5-1

14

8

9. Cascade

5-1

5

10

10. Garner-Hayfield/Ventura

5-1

3 

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Dropped out: Union (9).Others receiving votes: North Polk 2, Dyersville Beckman 1, Mid-Prairie 1. 

Class 1A

W-L

Pts

Last

1. Iowa City Regina (4)

6-0

40

1

2. Dike-New Hartford

6-0

35

2

3. Council Bluffs St. Albert

6-0

33

3

4. Wilton

6-0

27

5

5. Maquoketa Valley

6-0

21 

7

(tie) North Fayette Valley

6-0

21

10

7. Van Meter

6-0

19

8

8. Fort Dodge St. Edmond

6-0

12

9

9. South Winneshiek

5-1

7

4

10. Mount Ayr

5-1

4

6

Dropped out: None.Others receiving votes: Clayton Ridge 1. 

Class A

W-L

Pts

Last

1. BGM (3)

6-0

39

1

2. West Lyon (1)

5-0

37

2

3. Wapsie Valley

6-0

31

3

4. Ackley AGWSR

6-0

29 

4

5. Montezuma

6-0

22

5

6. Avoca AHST

6-0

20

6

7. Lawton-Bronson

5-1

13

7

(tie) Lisbon

4-2

13

8

9. Pekin

5-1

12 

9

10. Algona Garrigan

4-2

4

10T

Dropped out: Belmond-Klemme (10).Others receiving votes: None. 

Eight Man

W-L

Pts

Last

1. Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton (4) 

6-0

40

1

2. Don Bosco

7-0

34

2

3. Newell-Fonda

6-0

31

3

4. Adair-Casey

7-0

27

4

5. Springville

7-0

25

5

6. West Bend-Mallard

7-0

22

6

7. Glidden-Ralston

5-1

13

7T

8. River Valley

6-0

12

7T

9. HLV

6-1

8

9

10. Janesville

5-1

5 

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Dropped out: Coon Rapids-Bayard (10).Others receiving votes: Marcus MMC 2, Coon Rapids-Bayard 1.