Iowa Preps dives inside the Class 3A football ranks. We predict the four playoff teams in each distirct, look ahead to week five, 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!
Our playoff picks:
District #1
Bishop Heelan
Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley
Sergeant Bluff-Luton
Spencer
District #2
Algona
Carroll
Greene County
Webster City
District #3
Crestwood
Independence
Waverly-Shell Rock
West Delaware
District #4
Cedar Rapids Xavier
Dubuque Wahlert
Maquoketa
Solon
District #5
Clear Creek-Amana
Davenport Assumption
Keokuk
Washington
District #6
Ballard
Bondurant-Farrar
Gilbert
Grinnell
District #7
Carlisle
Chariton
Norwalk
Pella
District #8
Creston
Dallas Center-Grimes
Glenwood
Harlan
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Top Performers
Bryce Schulte, Xavier
231 yards passing
Blake Whitten, Xavier
111 yards receiving
Coy Roussell, West Delaware
233 yards rushing and 4 TDs
Jordan Pierce, Carlisle
159 yards passing
Riley Pfiffner, Benton
260 yards rushing
Andrew Burnett, Carlisle
212 yards rushing
Garrett Wise, Decorah
20.5 tackles
Andrew Epley, Waverly-Shell Rock
17.5 tackles
Chance Wertz, Chariton
13.5 tackles
Zach Promes, Carroll
2 interceptions
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Week Five Games to Watch
Bishop Heelan at Sergeant Bluff-Luton
Central Lyon/ George-Little Rock at Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley
Glenwood at Creston
Solon at Washington
Xavier at Maquoketa
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Week Five Rankings
1.) Pella 4-0 (Previous: #1)
2.) Cedar Rapids Xavier 3-0 (Previous: #2)
3.) West Delaware 4-0 (Previous: #3)
4.) Bishop Heelan 4-0 (Previous: #5)
5.) Webster City 4-0 (Previous: #6)
6.) Norwalk 3-1 (Previous: #4)
7.) Dallas Center-Grimes 3-1 (Previous: #7)
8.) Independence 4-0 (Previous: Not Rated)
9.) Glenwood 4-0 (Previous: Not Rated)
10.) Washington 3-1 (Previous: Not Rated)
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Our playoff picks:
District #1
Bishop Heelan
Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley
Sergeant Bluff-Luton
Spencer
District #2
Algona
Carroll
Greene County
Webster City
District #3
Crestwood
Independence
Waverly-Shell Rock
West Delaware
District #4
Cedar Rapids Xavier
Dubuque Wahlert
Maquoketa
Solon
District #5
Clear Creek-Amana
Davenport Assumption
Keokuk
Washington
District #6
Ballard
Bondurant-Farrar
Gilbert
Grinnell
District #7
Carlisle
Chariton
Norwalk
Pella
District #8
Creston
Dallas Center-Grimes
Glenwood
Harlan
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Top Performers
Bryce Schulte, Xavier
231 yards passing
Blake Whitten, Xavier
111 yards receiving
Coy Roussell, West Delaware
233 yards rushing and 4 TDs
Jordan Pierce, Carlisle
159 yards passing
Riley Pfiffner, Benton
260 yards rushing
Andrew Burnett, Carlisle
212 yards rushing
Garrett Wise, Decorah
20.5 tackles
Andrew Epley, Waverly-Shell Rock
17.5 tackles
Chance Wertz, Chariton
13.5 tackles
Zach Promes, Carroll
2 interceptions
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Week Five Games to Watch
Bishop Heelan at Sergeant Bluff-Luton
Central Lyon/ George-Little Rock at Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley
Glenwood at Creston
Solon at Washington
Xavier at Maquoketa
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Week Five Rankings
1.) Pella 4-0 (Previous: #1)
2.) Cedar Rapids Xavier 3-0 (Previous: #2)
3.) West Delaware 4-0 (Previous: #3)
4.) Bishop Heelan 4-0 (Previous: #5)
5.) Webster City 4-0 (Previous: #6)
6.) Norwalk 3-1 (Previous: #4)
7.) Dallas Center-Grimes 3-1 (Previous: #7)
8.) Independence 4-0 (Previous: Not Rated)
9.) Glenwood 4-0 (Previous: Not Rated)
10.) Washington 3-1 (Previous: Not Rated)
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