The Gazette high school football poll, post-Week 5
(First-place votes in parentheses)
CLASS 5A W-L Pts. Pvs
1. Ankeny (2) 4-1 54 1
2. WDM Dowling (2) 4-1 53 2
3. Pleasant Valley (2) 5-0 50 3
4. Southeast Polk 4-1 45 4
5. Cedar Rapids Kennedy 5-0 38 5
6. Urbandale 4-1 25 6
7. Cedar Rapids Prairie 4-1 20 8
8. West Des Moines Valley 3-2 14 9
9. Ankeny Centennial 3-2 13 9
10. Iowa City High 3-2 7 —
Dropped out: Sioux City East (7).
Others receiving votes: Sioux City East 5, Iowa City West 4, Linn-Mar 2.
CLASS 4A W-L Pts. Pvs
1. Lewis Central (6) 5-0 60 1
2. Waverly-Shell Rock 5-0 53 2
3. Cedar Rapids Xavier 5-0 49 3
4. Carlisle 4-1 36 5
5. Indianola 4-1 34 5
6. Norwalk 4-1 30 7
7. Bondurant-Farrar 4-1 21 3
(tie) Iowa City Liberty 4-1 21 9
9. Newton 5-0 12 10
10. Cedar Rapids Washington 2-3 7 —
Dropped out: North Scott (8).
Others receiving votes: North Scott 4, Le Mars 3, Spencer 1.
CLASS 3A W-L Pts. Pvs
1. Harlan (5) 4-1 59 1
2. Humboldt (1) 5-0 53 2
3. Adel ADM 5-0 50 3
4. Mount Vernon 5-0 40 4
5. North Polk 4-1 34 5
6. Creston 5-0 28 6
7. Nevada 4-1 20 7
8. Independence 5-1 18 7
9. Solon 3-2 15 9
10. Hampton-Dumont/CAL 4-1 7 —
Dropped out: MOC-Floyd Valley (10).
Others receiving votes: Carroll 3, Davenport Assumption 2, Benton Community 1.
CLASS 2A W-L Pts. Pvs
1. Central Lyon-GLR (5) 5-0 59 1
2. Williamsburg (1) 5-0 52 3
3. Spirit Lake 5-0 47 5
4. West Marshall 5-0 43 4
5. New Hampton 5-0 35 6
6. Ida Grove OABCIG 4-1 32 2
7. Dubuque Wahlert 4-1 26 7
8. West Lyon 3-2 13 10
9. Greene County 4-1 8 —
10. Estherville ELC 3-2 6 —
Dropped out: Red Oak (8), Crestwood (9).
Others receiving votes: Mid-Prairie 4, Clarion CGD 2, Crestwood 2, Monticello 1, Osage 1.
CLASS 1A W-L Pts. Pvs
1. Van Meter (2) 4-1 51 2
2. West Sioux (1) 4-1 49 3
3. West Branch (2) 5-0 48 5
4. Underwood (1) 5-0 44 4
5. Aplington-Parkersburg 5-0 39 5
6. Dike-New Hartford 4-1 30 7
7. Durant 5-0 24 8
8. Carroll Kuemper 5-0 22 8
9. Dyersville Beckman 4-1 9 —
10. Pella Christian 4-1 8 1
Dropped out: Mediapolis (10).
Others receiving votes: Cascade 2, MFL MarMac 2, Sigourney-Keota 1, Western Christian 1.
CLASS A W-L Pts. Pvs
1. West Hancock (4) 5-0 57 1
2. Grundy Center 5-0 49 3
(tie) Woodbury Central (1) 5-0 49 2
4. Lynnville-Sully (1) 5-0 45 4
5. Hartley HMS 4-1 36 5
6. Avoca AHSTW 5-0 29 6
7. North Linn 4-1 20 7
8. East Buchanan 4-1 13 9
9. Le Mars Gehlen 4-1 12 8
10. Alburnett 4-1 6 —
(tie) Wapsie Valley 3-2 6 10
Dropped out: None.
Others receiving votes: Columbus Community 2, Mount Ayr 1.
8-PLAYER W-L Pts. Pvs
1. Remsen St. Mary’s (6) 5-0 60 1
2. WACO 6-0 46 2
3. Don Bosco 5-0 45 3
4. Newell-Fonda 5-0 41 4
5. Lenox 5-0 36 5
6. Easton Valley 4-1 34 6
7. Gladbrook-Reinbeck 5-0 24 7
8. Ruthven GTRA 5-0 20 8
9. West Harrison 5-0 12 9
10. Baxter 5-0 6 —
Dropped out: West Bend-Mallard (10).
Others receiving votes: Fremont-Mills 4, Southeast Warren 2.
Comments: jeff.linder@thegazette.com