Shakeup in Class A rankings

Five in, five out.That's the new look of the Class A top 10 in The Gazette's weekly football rankings.Half of last week's ranked teams were defeated and fell out, making way for five new teams. Included in that group is Akron-Westfield (2-0), which debuts at No. 5.There is one minor change at the top of the six classes.Waukon (2-0), which moved into a first-place tie in Class 2A with Carroll Kuemper (2-0) last week, took sole possession of the No. 1 spot this week after handling Charles City. The Indians have started with two straight shutouts of 3A competition.Four teams are unanimous No. 1s.Cedar Rapids Xavier (2-0) received all four votes in Class 4A after blanking Cedar Rapids Jefferson, 44-0, last week. Sioux City Heelan (2-0) defeated its second straight intracity rival last week, and is unanimous in 3A.Iowa City Regina (2-0) won its 44th straight game in convincing fashion -- 38-0 over Solon -- and garnered all the first-place votes in 1A, and Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton (2-0) is unanimous in Eight Man.BGM (2-0) remains No. 1 in Class A, just ahead of West Lyon.Defending 3A champion Decorah (2-0) climbed into a tie for second in that class after handling Marion, 34-7. 

THE GAZETTE WEEKLY FOOTBALL POLL

Week 2, Sept. 9

(First-place votes in parentheses)

Class 4A

W-L

Pts

Last

1. Cedar Rapids Xavier (4)

2-0

40

1

2. West Des Moines Dowling

2-0

36

2

3. Iowa City West

2-0

29

3T

(tie) Urbandale

2-0

29

3T

5. Pleasant Valley

2-0

23

6

6. West Des Moines Valley

1-1

18

5

7. Bettendorf

2-0

12

9

(tie) Cedar Falls

2-0

12

7

9. Ames

2-0

9

8

10. Ankeny Centennial

2-0

5

--

(tie) Waukee

1-1

5

--

Dropped out: Cedar Rapids Prairie (10).

Others receiving votes: Cedar Rapids Kennedy 2. 

Class 3A

W-L

Pts

Last

1. Sioux City Heelan (4)

2-0

40

1

2. Decorah

2-0

29

4

(tie) Grinnell

2-0

29

2

4. Spencer

2-0

27

3

5. Harlan

2-0

24

6

6. Clear Lake

2-0

21

5

7. Pella

2-0

19

7

8. Webster City

2-0

14

8

9. Williamsburg

1-1

8

10

10. Boone

2-0

6

--

Dropped out: Washington (9).

Others receiving votes: Norwalk 2, Washington 1. 

Class 2A

W-L

Pts

Last

1. Waukon (3)

2-0

39

1T

2. Carroll Kuemper (1)

2-0

36

1T

3. West Marshall

2-0

31

4

4. Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley

2-0

28

5

5. Spirit Lake

2-0

21

8

(tie) Union

2-0

21

7

7. Albia

2-0

18

6

8. Dyersville Beckman

1-1

8

3

(tie) Mediapolis

2-0

8

9T

10. New Hampton

2-0

6

--

Dropped out: Louisa-Muscatine (9).

Others receiving votes: Monroe PCM 3, Garner-Hayfield/Ventura 1. 

Class 1A

W-L

Pts

Last

1. Iowa City Regina (4)

2-0

40

1

2. Council Bluffs St. Albert

2-0

32

3

3. Dike-New Hartford

2-0

31

2

4. South Winneshiek

2-0

29

4

5. Mount Ayr

2-0

18

5

6. Sigourney-Keota

2-0

14

7T

(tie) Wilton

2-0

14

7T

8. Maquoketa Valley

2-0

10

--

9. West Branch

2-0

7

10

10. Aplington-Parkersburg

1-1

6

6

(tie) Clayton Ridge

2-0

6

--

(tie) Saint Ansgar

2-0

6

--

Dropped out: Emmetsburg (7).

Others receiving votes: South O'Brien 3, North Fayette Valley 2, Van Meter 2. 

Class A

W-L

Pts

Last

1. BGM (3)

2-0

39

1

2. West Lyon (1)

2-0

37

2

3. Wapsie Valley

2-0

31

3

4. Ackley AGWSR

3-0

28

7

5. Akron-Westfield

2-0

18

--

6. Montezuma

2-0

16

--

7. Hinton

1-1

9

4

(tie) Woodward-Granger

1-1

9

--

9. Avoca AHST

2-0

7

--

(tie) Belmond-Klemme

2-0

7

--

Dropped out: Logan-Magnolia (5), Lisbon (6), Madrid (8), Pekin (9), Lynnville-Sully (10).

Others receiving votes: East Mills 5, Logan-Magnolia 5, Lawton-Bronson 3, Lisbon 3, Pekin 2, Westwood 1. 

Eight Man

W-L

Pts

Last

1. Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton (4)

2-0

40

1

2. Don Bosco

3-0

32

2T

3. Newell-Fonda

2-0

27

2T

4. Glidden-Ralston

2-0

26

4

5. Adair-Casey

3-0

24

5

6. West Bend-Mallard

3-0

20

9

7. Springville

3-0

19

7

8. Murray

2-1

13

6

9. Riceville

3-0

5

--

10. HLV

2-1

4

--

Dropped out: Marcus MMC (8), Sidney (10).

Others receiving votes: Easton Valley 3, West Harrison 3, Lenox 2, River Valley 1, Sidney 1.