Iowa Preps dives inside the Class 3A football ranks. We predict the playoff seeds in each district, look ahead to week eight, 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!
Predicting the Playoff Seeds
District #1
#1 Sergeant Bluff-Luton
#2 Bishop Heelan
#3 Boyden-Hull-Rock Valley
#4 Spencer
District #2
#1 Webster City
#2 Carroll
#3 Algona
#4 Humboldt
District #3
#1 West Delaware
#2 Independence
#3 Decorah
#4 Waverly-Shell Rock
District #4
#1 Cedar Rapids Xavier
#2 Maquoketa
#3 Solon
#4 Dubuque Wahlert
District #5
#1 Davenport Assumption
#2 Washington
#3 Clear Creek-Amana
#4 Fairfield
District #6
#1 Gilbert
#2 Ballard
#3 Bondurant-Farrar
#4 Benton
District #7
#1 Pella
#2 Norwalk
#3 Oskaloosa
#4 Chariton
District #8
#1 Dallas Center-Grimes
#2 Harlan
#3 Glenwood
#4 Creston
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Top Performers
Nicholas Holt, Independence
295 yards passing
Kyle Juhl, Harlan
266 yards passing
Cameron Baumann, Fairfield
217 yards passing
Kolby Molinsky, Carroll
204 yards passing
Nick Tarney, Harlan
249 yards rushing
Hunter Wright, Ballard
244 yards rushing
Lathan Cooper, Benton
184 yards receiving
Colin Butzloff, Independence
167 yards receiving
Kyle Schiffer, Maquoketa
137 yards receiving
Colby Wadsworth, Boone
18.5 tackles
Jake Unkrich, Fairfield
2 interceptions
Malaki Wilson, Cedar Rapids Xavier
209 yards rushing
Austin Kloewer, Dallas Center-Grimes
129 yards passing, 1 TD, 129 yards rushing, and 2 TDs
Andrew Burnett, Carlisle
154 yards rushing and 2 TDs
Joe Argo, Assumption
229 yards passing and 4 TDs
Will Ontiveros, Assumption
167 yards receiving and 3 TDs
Drake Brezina, Clear Creek-Amana
244 yards rushing and 1 TD
Matt Pauk, Carroll
2 TDs
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Week Eight Games to Watch
Carroll at Algona
Cedar Rapids Xavier at Iowa City Regina
Creston at Dallas Center-Grimes
Gilbert at Grinnell
Harlan at Glenwood
Independence at West Delaware
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Week Eight Rankings
1.) Pella 7-0 (Previous: #1)
2.) Cedar Rapids Xavier 6-0 (Previous: #2)
3.) West Delaware 7-0 (Previous: #3)
4.) Webster City 7-0 (Previous: #4)
5.) Norwalk 6-1 (Previous: #5)
6.) Dallas Center-Grimes 6-1 (Previous: #6)
7.) Independence 7-0 (Previous: #7)
8.) Glenwood 7-0 (Previous: #8)
9.) Washington 6-1 (Previous: #9)
10.) Sergeant Bluff-Luton 6-1 (Previous: #10)
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Predicting the Playoff Seeds
District #1
#1 Sergeant Bluff-Luton
#2 Bishop Heelan
#3 Boyden-Hull-Rock Valley
#4 Spencer
District #2
#1 Webster City
#2 Carroll
#3 Algona
#4 Humboldt
District #3
#1 West Delaware
#2 Independence
#3 Decorah
#4 Waverly-Shell Rock
District #4
#1 Cedar Rapids Xavier
#2 Maquoketa
#3 Solon
#4 Dubuque Wahlert
District #5
#1 Davenport Assumption
#2 Washington
#3 Clear Creek-Amana
#4 Fairfield
District #6
#1 Gilbert
#2 Ballard
#3 Bondurant-Farrar
#4 Benton
District #7
#1 Pella
#2 Norwalk
#3 Oskaloosa
#4 Chariton
District #8
#1 Dallas Center-Grimes
#2 Harlan
#3 Glenwood
#4 Creston
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Top Performers
Nicholas Holt, Independence
295 yards passing
Kyle Juhl, Harlan
266 yards passing
Cameron Baumann, Fairfield
217 yards passing
Kolby Molinsky, Carroll
204 yards passing
Nick Tarney, Harlan
249 yards rushing
Hunter Wright, Ballard
244 yards rushing
Lathan Cooper, Benton
184 yards receiving
Colin Butzloff, Independence
167 yards receiving
Kyle Schiffer, Maquoketa
137 yards receiving
Colby Wadsworth, Boone
18.5 tackles
Jake Unkrich, Fairfield
2 interceptions
Malaki Wilson, Cedar Rapids Xavier
209 yards rushing
Austin Kloewer, Dallas Center-Grimes
129 yards passing, 1 TD, 129 yards rushing, and 2 TDs
Andrew Burnett, Carlisle
154 yards rushing and 2 TDs
Joe Argo, Assumption
229 yards passing and 4 TDs
Will Ontiveros, Assumption
167 yards receiving and 3 TDs
Drake Brezina, Clear Creek-Amana
244 yards rushing and 1 TD
Matt Pauk, Carroll
2 TDs
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Week Eight Games to Watch
Carroll at Algona
Cedar Rapids Xavier at Iowa City Regina
Creston at Dallas Center-Grimes
Gilbert at Grinnell
Harlan at Glenwood
Independence at West Delaware
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Week Eight Rankings
1.) Pella 7-0 (Previous: #1)
2.) Cedar Rapids Xavier 6-0 (Previous: #2)
3.) West Delaware 7-0 (Previous: #3)
4.) Webster City 7-0 (Previous: #4)
5.) Norwalk 6-1 (Previous: #5)
6.) Dallas Center-Grimes 6-1 (Previous: #6)
7.) Independence 7-0 (Previous: #7)
8.) Glenwood 7-0 (Previous: #8)
9.) Washington 6-1 (Previous: #9)
10.) Sergeant Bluff-Luton 6-1 (Previous: #10)
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