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The IHSAA has a page up on their website with the final classifications and district/group assignments for 2023 and 2024: https://www.iahsaa.org/football-2023-24-districts-groups/

Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday on FNC’s “Tucker Carlson Tonight” that President Joe Biden will not run in 2024 because “there’s something wrong” with him.

It’s a pretty good race between Rahm and Koepka. Rahm just took the lead on 6. Tiger has withdrawn.

Just a little sports to break up the politics and worshiping posts.

Connor Sturgeon? bammer grad? Went off the rails in Louisville.

These are just my initial rankings without digging a ton into each class. I do my best to try to figure out who is returning lineman but that can be difficult. Anyway this is what I have.

5A
1. Southeast Polk
2. Dowling
3. Cedar Falls
4. Johnston
5. Pleasant Valley
6. Waukee NW
7. Ankeny Centennial
8. Kennedy
9. Valley
10. City High

Others: Ankeny, Liberty, Prairie, Ames

Metro dominating again, and honestly I may not have enough of the power suburb schools. I like what SEP returns as the state champ, Dowling is always a safe pick, Cedar Falls was super young and inconsistent but I think they could be a real contender, after that it is the usual suspects.

4A
1. Xavier
2. ADM
3. Lewis Central
4. Boundurant Farrar
5. Western Dubuque
6. Newton
7. Glenwood
8. Spencer
9. North Polk
10. North Scott

Others: Waverly Shell Rock, Indianola, Burlington

To me 4A is kind of open, I start with Xavier because they are always there. ADM is moving up but loaded and I don't think 4A for them will be a big deal. After that it is kind of hazy, I have Lewis Central because they have always been there, BF has a stud. Western Dubuque was very young.

3A
1. Humboldt
2. Harlan
3. Mount Vernon
4. Fort Madison
5. Independence
6. Benton
7. Solon
8. Nevada
9. Central DeWitt
10. Sioux Center

Others: Williamsburg, West Delaware, Creston, Wahlert

Very similar to 4A there isn't a team that just blows me away as a clear favorite. I like what Humboldt returns and has been very consistent the last couple of years. Harlan loses a lot but I think they're back. Mount Vernon returns their QB who was hurt for the title game, and Fort Madison may be a reach at 4 but they return a bunch from a good team dropping down. After that there are a ton of teams that I could see in the dome or maybe losing early.

2A
1. West Lyon
2. Van Meter
3. Central Lyon GLR
4. Monticello
5. Greene County
6. Spirit Lake
7. West Marshall
8. North Fayette Valley
9. Western Christian
10. Waukon

Others: DSM Christian, PCM, Roland Story, Mediapolis

I like what West Lyon returns and obviously the tradition that they have makes them an easy top pick, Van Meter I feel will continue to roll even moving up, they have been so good for so long. Central Lyon GLR still brings back a bunch but I got the feeling that they had a special senior class last year. Monticello has that guy, and Greene County brings back a bunch off of a talented team.

1A
1. Underwood
2. MFL MarMac
3. Grundy Center
4. Pella Christian
5. Sigourney Keota
6. West Sioux
7. DNH
8. Cascade
9. Treynor
10. Regina

Others: West Branch, AP, Denver, Wilton, Alburnett, AHSTW

Underwood loses their QB, but return a lot of other pieces and I think they have been very consistent as a program. I really like what MFL has been doing the last few years and I think they just continue to build. I would not be surprised at all if Grundy Center wins it all, they are moving up but they return a ton off of their title team and their younger levels have been very good. After that I think it is pretty wide open but a lot of quality teams.

Class A
1. West Hancock
2. Lynnville Sully
3. East Buchanan
4. Woodbury Central
5. ACGC
6. Columbus
7. Wapsie
8. Southwest Valley
9. South Central Calhoun
10. Southwest Valley

Others: Saint Ansgar, Madrid, LoMa, Nashua Plainfield, Lisbon, Maquoketa Valley

The top 4 teams were all very good teams last year that return a ton, honestly I am just going off how I would have ranked them at the end of the season last year, I think West Hancock is the favorite with what they bring back, but all of the top 4 could challenge, ACGC is dropping down and I think they could be a true contender, after that it is a bunch of teams who should be solid.

8 Man
1. Gladbrook Rienbeck
2. CAM
3. Don Bosco
4. Central City
5. St Marys
6. Fremont Mills
7. WACO
8. Montezuma
9. Southeast Warren
10. Newell Fonda

Others: Baxter, Lenox, Turkey Valley, Easton Valley

I will be the first to admit I struggle the most with 8 man, most of the teams are traditional teams, G-R does return a ton off of a solid team so that is why I have them at #1.

These are meant more as a conversation starter then anything else.

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This week's recruiting updates: Daniel Robinson, Braedon Tranel, Jackson Hutcheson, Kinnick Johnson, and Cole Marsh.

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Q&A with Iowa City West athlete Daniel Robinson​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play football in college, if not that than track.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve been talking to a lot of schools. A few I would say is. USD, Iowa state, University of Northern Iowa, and I talked to NDSU and a couple of others.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I’d say Iowa state they keep in contact with me. I’ve gotten a lot of mail from them.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes I did, I went to an unofficial University of Iowa visit; I went to the University of South Dakota for a junior day.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Yes I have a lot of junior days coming up, University of Northern Iowa, Iowa state, and NDSU etc.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I liked the University of Iowa because of the area I lived in.”


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Q&A with Maquoketa wide receiver Braedon Tranel​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would like to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“No colleges have reached out to me yet.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“N/A.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I went to the University of Dubuque and UW-Platteville.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I would like to visit Wartburg.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college is the University of Iowa.”


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Q&A with Mediapolis athlete Jackson Hutcheson​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to play college basketball or football. I love both sports.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“None.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“None.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I plan on trying to visit some colleges, but none specifically yet.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Iowa State has always been my favorite college growing up.”


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Q&A with Grinnell running back Kinnick Johnson​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“There have been a variety of schools from D3 D2 and NAIA. For example, Northwestern, Simpson, Minnesota Mankato, Central, Upper Iowa, and Minnesota State Moorhead.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“See above.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve gone to central and northwestern already and for upcoming ones I have a Minnesota Mankato and a northwestern one again. Then possibly upper Iowa and Minnesota State Moorhead.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“See above.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up has always been Iowa, being named Kinnick I don’t really have a choice to like another team.”


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Q&A with Waverly Shell-Rock athlete Cole Marsh​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I want to play sports in college. I am undecided between basketball and football as of right now.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I haven’t had a lot of attention from colleges for basketball but I am hoping to get some this spring/summer. For football a bunch of d2s and Iowa, Drake, NDSU and Iowa State.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I would say Iowa State has been giving me the most attention for football.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“N/A.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I am going on a football visit to Iowa State this spring and that is all I have planned for trips so far.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I never had a favorite college, I have always cheered for the schools in Iowa.”


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Find out what some of the top players in the state are saying about sports now!


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Q&A with Iowa City West athlete Daniel Robinson
How did the high school football season go overall?
“It was okay, it didn't go how we wanted to but we fought hard and had a great time with each other.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Lifting every day and track is helping me get faster and working on the field a lot.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think we will do very well. I feel like we will be one of the top teams.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“We haven’t gotten our schedule yet but we will play City Liberty and City High. Those will be great games and very exciting.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“We aren’t really worried about one individual.”

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Q&A with Maquoketa wide receiver Braedon Tranel
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Our record shows that we did not do the best last season. But personally, I feel that I had a good season.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Currently I am on track and I will be playing baseball this summer.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We will improve this season and continue to grow as a team.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think that Dewitt will be our hardest competition this year.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest player we will play will probably be Brent Yonkovic from West Delaware.”

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Q&A with Mediapolis athlete Jackson Hutcheson
How did the high school football season go overall?
“The season went really well. With only one loss in the regular season, it started off super good. We dropped a really close game in the playoffs, but that was probably the most fun game I have ever played. Overall, I was super happy with the season.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I am doing track right now. I plan on playing baseball in the summer. My summer will consist of morning lifts, shooting hoops, and a lot of baseball. Until summer I’m going to lift and do whatever I can to stay active.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I am fairly confident we will go undefeated in district play. I haven’t done much research about our district, but from the first look every game should be winnable.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think both Mid Prairie and Davis County will be our toughest games. It’s so hard to tell right now though.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“We have never played any of our district teams, and have never watched any of the players play, so I don’t know of anybody.”

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Q&A with Grinnell running back Kinnick Johnson
How did the high school football season go overall?
“The season went pretty well, we had a solid team that made it to the playoffs for the 3rd year in a row, so it’s always fun to be a part of that.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plans for sports and workouts now are dual sports track and tennis… along with getting into the weight room whenever I can.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I believe our team will be pretty good next year. Our skill guys will have more experience now, and up front there will be some holes to fill with young guys, but I’m very confident they will step up into those spots and do well. We’ll also have another year under our belts with a new coach which will help a lot.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“It’s hard to say what team exactly will be the toughest. Our new district has a lot of good teams with a lot of good returning players as well.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Once again it’s hard to say who will be the toughest. Benton has some good returning players, along with Williamsburg who has Derek, and Solon who has Brett.”

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Q&A with Waverly Shell-Rock athlete Cole Marsh
How did the high school basketball season go overall?
“I thought my high school season was successful. We had a lot of injuries throughout the year but we finished the season well making it to the substate final.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“This spring and summer I will be playing club basketball with Martin Brothers and I am working out every day to become the best I can be.”

How do you feel your team will do next basketball season?
“I think our team is going to be very competitive next year. We return most of our offense. I think we are going to be a hard team to beat.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I haven’t seen our schedule for next year but I’m hoping we can play Cedar Falls.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Ben Bockman and Trey McCain from Decorah are two very good basketball players and I am looking forward to playing them for a conference championship in my last year.”

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How did the high school basketball season go overall?
“I thought my high school season was successful. We had a lot of injuries throughout the year but we finished the season well making it to the substate final.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“This spring and summer I will be playing club basketball with Martin Brothers and I am working out every day to become the best I can be.”

How do you feel your team will do next basketball season?
“I think our team is going to be very competitive next year. We return most of our offense. I think we are going to be a hard team to beat.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I haven’t seen our schedule for next year but I’m hoping we can play Cedar Falls.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Ben Bockman and Trey McCain from Decorah are two very good basketball players and I am looking forward to playing them for a conference championship in my last year.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I want to play sports in college. I am undecided between basketball and football as of right now.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I haven’t had a lot of attention from colleges for basketball but I am hoping to get some this spring/summer. For football a bunch of d2s and Iowa, Drake, NDSU and Iowa State.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I would say Iowa State has been giving me the most attention for football.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“N/A.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I am going on a football visit to Iowa State this spring and that is all I have planned for trips so far.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I never had a favorite college, I have always cheered for the schools in Iowa.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“The season went pretty well, we had a solid team that made it to the playoffs for the 3rd year in a row, so it’s always fun to be a part of that.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plans for sports and workouts now are dual sports track and tennis… along with getting into the weight room whenever I can.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I believe our team will be pretty good next year. Our skill guys will have more experience now, and up front there will be some holes to fill with young guys, but I’m very confident they will step up into those spots and do well. We’ll also have another year under our belts with a new coach which will help a lot.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“It’s hard to say what team exactly will be the toughest. Our new district has a lot of good teams with a lot of good returning players as well.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Once again it’s hard to say who will be the toughest. Benton has some good returning players, along with Williamsburg who has Derek, and Solon who has Brett.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“There have been a variety of schools from D3 D2 and NAIA. For example, Northwestern, Simpson, Minnesota Mankato, Central, Upper Iowa, and Minnesota State Moorhead.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“See above.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve gone to central and northwestern already and for upcoming ones I have a Minnesota Mankato and a northwestern one again. Then possibly upper Iowa and Minnesota State Moorhead.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“See above.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up has always been Iowa, being named Kinnick I don’t really have a choice to like another team.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“The season went really well. With only one loss in the regular season, it started off super good. We dropped a really close game in the playoffs, but that was probably the most fun game I have ever played. Overall, I was super happy with the season.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I am doing track right now. I plan on playing baseball in the summer. My summer will consist of morning lifts, shooting hoops, and a lot of baseball. Until summer I’m going to lift and do whatever I can to stay active.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I am fairly confident we will go undefeated in district play. I haven’t done much research about our district, but from the first look every game should be winnable.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think both Mid Prairie and Davis County will be our toughest games. It’s so hard to tell right now though.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“We have never played any of our district teams, and have never watched any of the players play, so I don’t know of anybody.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to play college basketball or football. I love both sports.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“None.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“None.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I plan on trying to visit some colleges, but none specifically yet.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Iowa State has always been my favorite college growing up.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“Our record shows that we did not do the best last season. But personally, I feel that I had a good season.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Currently I am on track and I will be playing baseball this summer.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We will improve this season and continue to grow as a team.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think that Dewitt will be our hardest competition this year.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest player we will play will probably be Brent Yonkovic from West Delaware.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would like to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“No colleges have reached out to me yet.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“N/A.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I went to the University of Dubuque and UW-Platteville.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I would like to visit Wartburg.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college is the University of Iowa.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“It was okay, it didn't go how we wanted to but we fought hard and had a great time with each other.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Lifting every day and track is helping me get faster and working on the field a lot.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think we will do very well. I feel like we will be one of the top teams.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“We haven’t gotten our schedule yet but we will play City Liberty and City High. Those will be great games and very exciting.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“We aren’t really worried about one individual.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play football in college, if not that than track.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve been talking to a lot of schools. A few I would say is. USD, Iowa state, University of Northern Iowa, and I talked to NDSU and a couple of others.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I’d say Iowa state they keep in contact with me. I’ve gotten a lot of mail from them.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes I did, I went to an unofficial University of Iowa visit; I went to the University of South Dakota for a junior day.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Yes I have a lot of junior days coming up, University of Northern Iowa, Iowa state, and NDSU etc.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I liked the University of Iowa because of the area I lived in.”

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