Iowa Preps dives inside the Class 3A football ranks. We take a look at the teams we feel are serious title contenders, a few pretenders, look ahead to week seven, games to watch, and look back at what athletes stood out from over the weekend. Get insider coverage that you will not find anywhere else now!
Title Contenders (rated by predicted chance as of today)
Pella
Cedar Rapids Xavier
West Delaware
Sergeant Bluff-Luton
Dallas Center-Grimes
Webster City
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Title Pretenders (teams that we feel have not proven that they can make a deep playoff run)
Algona
Chariton
Glenwood
Independence
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Playoff Dark Horses (teams that may be peaking at the right time to make a run)
Carroll
Davenport Assumption
Decorah
Solon
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Top Performers
Ryan Rathje, Perry
141 yards passing
Noah Arrowood, Algona
237 yards rushing
Jake Unkrich, Fairfield
106 yards receiving
Mason Flynn, Dubuque Wahlert
19 tackles
James Heilman, Benton
14.5 tackles
Jack Giardino, Washington
2 interceptions
Riley Wilson, Crestwood
2 interceptions
Saybein Clark, Bishop Heelan
267 yards rushing and 6 TDs
Brandon Childs, Solon
220 yards passing and 111 yards rushing
Max Ridnour, West Delaware
236 yards rushing and 3 TDs
Coy Roussell, West Delaware
196 yards rushing and 2 TDs
Jordan Womochil, Decorah
200 yards passing and 3 TDs
Chase Shiltz, Creston
250 yards rushing and 4 TDs
Mekhi Bianchini, Bishop Heelan
212 yards passing
Elijah Williams, Davenport Assumption
170 yards rushing
Joe Argo, Davenport Assumption
132 yards rushing, 3 TDs, 122 yards rushing, 2 TDs
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Week Seven Games to Watch
Bishop Heelan at Carroll
Bondurant-Farrar at Ballard
Dubuque Wahlert at Cedar Rapids Xavier
Harlan at Creston
Nevada at Gilbert
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Week Seven Rankings
1.) Pella 6-0 (Previous: #1)
2.) Cedar Rapids Xavier 5-0 (Previous: #2)
3.) West Delaware 6-0 (Previous: #3)
4.) Webster City 6-0 (Previous: #4)
5.) Norwalk 5-1 (Previous: #5)
6.) Dallas Center-Grimes 5-1 (Previous: #6)
7.) Independence 6-0 (Previous: #7)
8.) Glenwood 6-0 (Previous: #8)
9.) Washington 5-1 (Previous: #9)
10.) Sergeant Bluff-Luton 5-1 (Previous: #10)
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Title Contenders (rated by predicted chance as of today)
Pella
Cedar Rapids Xavier
West Delaware
Sergeant Bluff-Luton
Dallas Center-Grimes
Webster City
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Title Pretenders (teams that we feel have not proven that they can make a deep playoff run)
Algona
Chariton
Glenwood
Independence
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Playoff Dark Horses (teams that may be peaking at the right time to make a run)
Carroll
Davenport Assumption
Decorah
Solon
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Top Performers
Ryan Rathje, Perry
141 yards passing
Noah Arrowood, Algona
237 yards rushing
Jake Unkrich, Fairfield
106 yards receiving
Mason Flynn, Dubuque Wahlert
19 tackles
James Heilman, Benton
14.5 tackles
Jack Giardino, Washington
2 interceptions
Riley Wilson, Crestwood
2 interceptions
Saybein Clark, Bishop Heelan
267 yards rushing and 6 TDs
Brandon Childs, Solon
220 yards passing and 111 yards rushing
Max Ridnour, West Delaware
236 yards rushing and 3 TDs
Coy Roussell, West Delaware
196 yards rushing and 2 TDs
Jordan Womochil, Decorah
200 yards passing and 3 TDs
Chase Shiltz, Creston
250 yards rushing and 4 TDs
Mekhi Bianchini, Bishop Heelan
212 yards passing
Elijah Williams, Davenport Assumption
170 yards rushing
Joe Argo, Davenport Assumption
132 yards rushing, 3 TDs, 122 yards rushing, 2 TDs
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Week Seven Games to Watch
Bishop Heelan at Carroll
Bondurant-Farrar at Ballard
Dubuque Wahlert at Cedar Rapids Xavier
Harlan at Creston
Nevada at Gilbert
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Week Seven Rankings
1.) Pella 6-0 (Previous: #1)
2.) Cedar Rapids Xavier 5-0 (Previous: #2)
3.) West Delaware 6-0 (Previous: #3)
4.) Webster City 6-0 (Previous: #4)
5.) Norwalk 5-1 (Previous: #5)
6.) Dallas Center-Grimes 5-1 (Previous: #6)
7.) Independence 6-0 (Previous: #7)
8.) Glenwood 6-0 (Previous: #8)
9.) Washington 5-1 (Previous: #9)
10.) Sergeant Bluff-Luton 5-1 (Previous: #10)
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