Iowa Preps dives inside the Class 4A football ranks. We predict the four playoff teams in each district, 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
Ames
Ankeny
Des Moines East
Southeast Polk
District #2
Dowling Catholic
Johnston
Lewis Central
Sioux City East
District #3
Ankeny Centennial
Des Moines Hoover
Sioux City West
West Des Moines Valley
District #4
Fort Dodge
Indianola
Urbandale
Waukee
District #5
Cedar Falls
Cedar Rapids Jefferson
Cedar Rapids Kennedy
Waterloo West
District #6
Cedar Rapids Prairie
Cedar Rapids Washington
Iowa City High
Muscatine
District #7
Davenport North
Dubuque Hempstead
Iowa City West
Pleasant Valley
District #8
Bettendorf
Clinton
Dubuque Senior
North Scott
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Top Performers
George Reis, Urbandale
159 yards rushing, 5 TDs, 111 yards passing, and 1 TD
Devon Moore, Waterloo West
355 yards passing and 3 TDs
Owen Ridenour, Bettendorf
294 yards passing
Kurt Walding, Dowling Catholic
195 yards passing
Jacob Zachary, Dowling Catholic
142 yards rushing
Jonny Miller, Dubuque Hempstead
139 yards rushing
Dom Flemister, Sioux City, East
259 yards receiving
Tommy Wanek, Dowling Catholic
156 yards receiving
Johnson Mator, Cedar Rapids Kennedy
12 tackles
Jalen Roseland, Sioux City West
2 interceptions
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Week Five Games to Watch
Ankeny at Ames
Bettendorf at Clinton
Cedar Rapids Washington at Muscatine
Dowling Catholic at Lewis Central
North Scott at Dubuque Senior
Southeast Polk at Des Moines East
Waterloo West at Cedar Falls
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Week Five Rankings
1.) Dowling Catholic 3-0 (Previous: #4)
2.) Bettendorf 4-0 (Previous: #2)
3.) West Des Moines Valley 3-1 (Previous: #1)
4.) Fort Dodge 4-0 (Previous: #5)
5.) Cedar Rapids Kennedy 4-0 (Previous: #6)
6.) Muscatine 4-0 (Previous: #8)
7.) Johnston 3-1 (Previous: #7)
8.) Cedar Falls 3-1 (Previous: #3)
9.) Ankeny 3-1 (Previous: #10)
10.) Cedar Rapids Washington 3-1 (Previous: Not Rated)
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Our playoff picks:
District #1
Ames
Ankeny
Des Moines East
Southeast Polk
District #2
Dowling Catholic
Johnston
Lewis Central
Sioux City East
District #3
Ankeny Centennial
Des Moines Hoover
Sioux City West
West Des Moines Valley
District #4
Fort Dodge
Indianola
Urbandale
Waukee
District #5
Cedar Falls
Cedar Rapids Jefferson
Cedar Rapids Kennedy
Waterloo West
District #6
Cedar Rapids Prairie
Cedar Rapids Washington
Iowa City High
Muscatine
District #7
Davenport North
Dubuque Hempstead
Iowa City West
Pleasant Valley
District #8
Bettendorf
Clinton
Dubuque Senior
North Scott
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Top Performers
George Reis, Urbandale
159 yards rushing, 5 TDs, 111 yards passing, and 1 TD
Devon Moore, Waterloo West
355 yards passing and 3 TDs
Owen Ridenour, Bettendorf
294 yards passing
Kurt Walding, Dowling Catholic
195 yards passing
Jacob Zachary, Dowling Catholic
142 yards rushing
Jonny Miller, Dubuque Hempstead
139 yards rushing
Dom Flemister, Sioux City, East
259 yards receiving
Tommy Wanek, Dowling Catholic
156 yards receiving
Johnson Mator, Cedar Rapids Kennedy
12 tackles
Jalen Roseland, Sioux City West
2 interceptions
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Week Five Games to Watch
Ankeny at Ames
Bettendorf at Clinton
Cedar Rapids Washington at Muscatine
Dowling Catholic at Lewis Central
North Scott at Dubuque Senior
Southeast Polk at Des Moines East
Waterloo West at Cedar Falls
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Week Five Rankings
1.) Dowling Catholic 3-0 (Previous: #4)
2.) Bettendorf 4-0 (Previous: #2)
3.) West Des Moines Valley 3-1 (Previous: #1)
4.) Fort Dodge 4-0 (Previous: #5)
5.) Cedar Rapids Kennedy 4-0 (Previous: #6)
6.) Muscatine 4-0 (Previous: #8)
7.) Johnston 3-1 (Previous: #7)
8.) Cedar Falls 3-1 (Previous: #3)
9.) Ankeny 3-1 (Previous: #10)
10.) Cedar Rapids Washington 3-1 (Previous: Not Rated)
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