Iowa Preps dives inside the Class 4A 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 Ankeny
#2 Southeast Polk
#3 Ames
#4 Des Moines East
District #2
#1 Dowling Catholic
#2 Johnston
#3 Lewis Central
#4 Sioux City East
District #3
#1 West Des Moines Valley
#2 Ankeny Centennial
#3 Des Moines Lincoln
#4 Des Moines Hoover
District #4
#1 Waukee
#2 Fort Dodge
#3 Urbandale
#4 Marshalltown
District #5
#1 Cedar Rapids Kennedy
#2 Linn-Mar
#3 Cedar Falls
#4 Cedar Rapids Jefferson
District #6
#1 Cedar Rapids Washington
#2 Muscatine
#3 Iowa City High
#4 Cedar Rapids Prairie
District #7
#1 Pleasant Valley
#2 Iowa City West
#3 Dubuque Hempstead
#4 Davenport North
District #8
#1 Bettendorf
#2 Clinton
#3 North Scott
#4 Dubuque Senior
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Top Performers
Connor Koza, Sioux City, East
333 yards passing
Taylen Alexander, Cedar Falls
243 yards passing
Sam Cook, Fort Dodge
281 yards rushing
Cole Hauser, Southeast Polk
205 yards rushing
Noah Lane, Des Moines North
185 yards rushing
Dom Marschel, Des Moines Hoover
225 yards receiving
Logan Hagmeier, Linn-Mar
15.5 tackkles
Luke Larkin, Clinton
14 tackles
Dax Emerson, Bettendorf
172 yards rushing and 2 TDs
Owen Ridenour, Bettendorf
191 yards passing
John Draine, Waterloo West
131 yards rushing
Jared Eivins, Cedar Rapids Jefferson
212 yards passing
Deion Clayborne, Sioux City North
157 yards passing
Tavian Williams, Sioux City North
112 yards receiving
C.J. Carter, Pleasant Valley
139 yards rushing
Terry Saul, Pleasant Valley
94 yards rushing and 119 yards passing
Kaleb Schultz, Davenport North
3 TDs
Collin Glazek, Davenport North
132 yards rushing
Devyn Sperry, Davenport North
102 yards rushing
Alphonso Soko, Muscatine
3 TDs
Luke Wichers, Muscatine
167 yards passing and 2 TDs
Isaiah Cox, Ottumwa
168 yards rushing and 3 TDs
Rocky Lombardi, West Des Moines Valley
159 yards passing
Tyler Dralle, Cedar Rapids Kennedy
138 yards rushing and 4 TDs
Nick Duehr, Cedar Rapids Kennedy
122 yards passing and 1 TD
Shaun Beyer, Cedar Rapids Kennedy
102 yards receiving
Jared Taylor, Iowa City High
191 yards passing and 2 TDs
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Week Eight Games to Watch
Ankeny Centennial at Valley, West Des Moines
Cedar Falls at Cedar Rapids, Kennedy
Cedar Rapids, Washington at Iowa City High
Fort Dodge at Waukee
Lewis Central at Johnston
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Week Eight Rankings
1.) Dowling Catholic 6-0 (Previous: #1)
2.) Bettendorf 7-0 (Previous: #2)
3.) West Des Moines Valley 6-1 (Previous: #3)
4.) Fort Dodge 7-0 (Previous: #4)
5.) Cedar Rapids Kennedy 7-0 (Previous: #5)
6.) Cedar Rapids Washington 6-1 (Previous: #8)
7.) Ankeny 6-1 (Previous: #7)
8.) Muscatine 6-1 (Previous: #10)
9.) Waukee 5-2 (Previous: Not Rated)
10.) Johnston 5-2 (Previous: #6)
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Predicting the Playoff Seeds
District #1
#1 Ankeny
#2 Southeast Polk
#3 Ames
#4 Des Moines East
District #2
#1 Dowling Catholic
#2 Johnston
#3 Lewis Central
#4 Sioux City East
District #3
#1 West Des Moines Valley
#2 Ankeny Centennial
#3 Des Moines Lincoln
#4 Des Moines Hoover
District #4
#1 Waukee
#2 Fort Dodge
#3 Urbandale
#4 Marshalltown
District #5
#1 Cedar Rapids Kennedy
#2 Linn-Mar
#3 Cedar Falls
#4 Cedar Rapids Jefferson
District #6
#1 Cedar Rapids Washington
#2 Muscatine
#3 Iowa City High
#4 Cedar Rapids Prairie
District #7
#1 Pleasant Valley
#2 Iowa City West
#3 Dubuque Hempstead
#4 Davenport North
District #8
#1 Bettendorf
#2 Clinton
#3 North Scott
#4 Dubuque Senior
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Top Performers
Connor Koza, Sioux City, East
333 yards passing
Taylen Alexander, Cedar Falls
243 yards passing
Sam Cook, Fort Dodge
281 yards rushing
Cole Hauser, Southeast Polk
205 yards rushing
Noah Lane, Des Moines North
185 yards rushing
Dom Marschel, Des Moines Hoover
225 yards receiving
Logan Hagmeier, Linn-Mar
15.5 tackkles
Luke Larkin, Clinton
14 tackles
Dax Emerson, Bettendorf
172 yards rushing and 2 TDs
Owen Ridenour, Bettendorf
191 yards passing
John Draine, Waterloo West
131 yards rushing
Jared Eivins, Cedar Rapids Jefferson
212 yards passing
Deion Clayborne, Sioux City North
157 yards passing
Tavian Williams, Sioux City North
112 yards receiving
C.J. Carter, Pleasant Valley
139 yards rushing
Terry Saul, Pleasant Valley
94 yards rushing and 119 yards passing
Kaleb Schultz, Davenport North
3 TDs
Collin Glazek, Davenport North
132 yards rushing
Devyn Sperry, Davenport North
102 yards rushing
Alphonso Soko, Muscatine
3 TDs
Luke Wichers, Muscatine
167 yards passing and 2 TDs
Isaiah Cox, Ottumwa
168 yards rushing and 3 TDs
Rocky Lombardi, West Des Moines Valley
159 yards passing
Tyler Dralle, Cedar Rapids Kennedy
138 yards rushing and 4 TDs
Nick Duehr, Cedar Rapids Kennedy
122 yards passing and 1 TD
Shaun Beyer, Cedar Rapids Kennedy
102 yards receiving
Jared Taylor, Iowa City High
191 yards passing and 2 TDs
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Week Eight Games to Watch
Ankeny Centennial at Valley, West Des Moines
Cedar Falls at Cedar Rapids, Kennedy
Cedar Rapids, Washington at Iowa City High
Fort Dodge at Waukee
Lewis Central at Johnston
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Week Eight Rankings
1.) Dowling Catholic 6-0 (Previous: #1)
2.) Bettendorf 7-0 (Previous: #2)
3.) West Des Moines Valley 6-1 (Previous: #3)
4.) Fort Dodge 7-0 (Previous: #4)
5.) Cedar Rapids Kennedy 7-0 (Previous: #5)
6.) Cedar Rapids Washington 6-1 (Previous: #8)
7.) Ankeny 6-1 (Previous: #7)
8.) Muscatine 6-1 (Previous: #10)
9.) Waukee 5-2 (Previous: Not Rated)
10.) Johnston 5-2 (Previous: #6)
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