Iowa High School Football Rankings – Monday, September 15, 2014

Thirteen Northeast Iowa teams are featured in the latest Associated Press high school football rankings, released on Monday (September 15, 2014).

Defending state champion Don Bosco of Gilbertville remains top-ranked in 8-player football for the third-straight week and is the highest rated team from the area. The eight-player poll also has Janesville at No. 5 and Turkey Valley of Jackson Junction at No. 7.

Despite winning last week, South Winneshiek of Calmar falls one spot from second to third in the Class-1A rankings. The Warriors are 3-0.

Four of the top 10 teams in the Class-2A poll are from Northeast Iowa. Among them is New Hampton, which is ranked third and received one first-place vote.

The others are seventh-ranked Hampton-Dumont and eighth-rated Center Point-Urbana. The Stormin' Pointer debut in the poll this week after upsetting second-ranked North Fayette Valley. The TigerHawks are now rated ninth.

In Class-3A, West Delaware of Manchester is now ranked third following Friday's win over fifth-ranked Waverly-Shell Rock. The Hawks have moved up one spot to third this week, while the Go-Hawks have fallen five spots to 10th.

The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school football polls of the 2014 season with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right:

Class-4A

1. West Des Moines Dowling (13) 3-0 130 1
2. Bettendorf 3-0 117 3
3. Cedar Rapids Washington 3-0 98 4
4. Ankeny Centennial 3-0 85 5
5. Johnston 3-0 60 7
(tie) Waukee 2-1 60 2
7. Eldridge North Scott 3-0 50 8
(tie) West Des Moines Valley 2-1 50 6
9. Sioux City East 3-0 36 9
10. Marion Linn-Mar 3-0 20 10

Others receiving votes: 11, Ames 7. 12, Dubuque Senior 2.

Class-3A

1. Pella (7) 3-0 121 1
2. Cedar Rapids Xavier (5) 2-1 116 2
3. Manchester West Delaware (1) 3-0 107 4
4. Carroll 3-0 73 6
5. Gilbert 3-0 64 8
6. Sioux City Heelan 2-1 60 7
7. Solon 2-1 46 3
(tie) Humboldt 3-0 46 9
9. Huxley Ballard 3-0 33 10
10. Waverly-Shell Rock 2-1 30 5

Others receiving votes: 11, Newton 9. 12, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 6. 13, Davenport Assumption 2. 14, Dallas Center-Grimes 1. 14, Chariton 1.

Class-2A

1. Clear Lake (11) 3-0 127 1
2. Spirit Lake 3-0 108 4
3. New Hampton (1) 3-0 104 3
4. Sioux Center (1) 3-0 78 6
5. Williamsburg 3-0 70 5
6. Albia 3-0 55 7
7. Hampton-Dumont 3-0 46 10
8. Center Point-Urbana 3-0 39 NR
9. West Union North Fayette 2-1 35 2
10. Mediapolis 2-1 14 9

Others receiving votes: 11, Baxter CMB 8. 11, Central Lyon-GLR 8. 13, Cascade 7. 14, Clarion-Goldfield 6. 15, Donnellson Central Lee 5. 16, Tama South Tama 4. 17, Forest City 1.

Class-1A

1. Iowa City Regina (9) 2-1 126 1
2. Fort Dodge St. Edmond (3) 3-0 110 3
3. Calmar South Winneshiek 3-0 105 2
4. West Branch (1) 3-0 86 4
5. St. Ansgar 3-0 83 5
6. IKM Manning 3-0 45 7
(tie) Ogden 3-0 45 8
8. Hinton 3-0 31 10
9. Inwood West Lyon 2-1 28 9
10. Madrid 3-0 20 NR

Others receiving votes: 11, Manson-NW Webster 13. 12, O-A/BCIG 7. 13, Emmetsburg 6. 14, Dike-New Hartford 5. 14, Stanwood North Cedar 5.

Class-A

1. Delhi Maquoketa Valley (8) 3-0 119 1
2. Logan-Magnolia (4) 3-0 113 4
3. Nashua-Plainfield 3-0 92 6
4. Ackley AGWSR (1) 3-0 89 3
5. Packwood Pekin 3-0 88 5
6. Gladbrook-Reinbeck 2-1 51 8
7. Council Bluffs St. Albert 2-1 35 2
8. Hawarden West Sioux 3-0 34 9
9. Montezuma 3-0 33 10
10. Belle Plaine 3-0 18 NR

Others receiving votes: 11, Sloan Westwood 10. 12, Wapsie Valley (Fairbank) 8. 13, Bedford 7. 14, Audubon 6. 15, Algona Garrigan 4. 16, Colfax-Mingo 3. 17, Britt West Hancock 2. 17, Earlham 2.

8-Player 

1. Gilbertville-Don Bosco (7) 3-0 107 1
2. Elk Horn-Kimballton Exira (4) 3-0 106 2
3. Fremont Mills, Tabor (1) 3-0 98 3
4. East Mills 3-0 70 4
5. Janesville 3-0 62 5
6. HLV, Victor 3-0 43 6
7. Jackson Junction Turkey Valley 3-0 39 7
8. Glidden-Ralston 3-0 34 8
9. Coon Rapids-Bayard 3-0 27 10
10. West Bend-Mallard 3-0 24 9

Others receiving votes: 11, Central Community (Elkader) 13. 11, Kingsley-Pierson 13. 13, Marcus MMC 8. 14, Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire 6. 15, Dunlap Boyer Valley 4. 16, Corydon Wayne 3. 17, Lamoni 2. 18, Lenox 1.